43 10 553 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/042fa5ac4906c091ce5cab3707d986f7.pdf 180df8bdf5023ebc70f69a5ec449a7fe PDF Text Text ���������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/48e9efee66962b3bc93622138d914ed4.pdf 86d0532846b3740da436163ac5fba729 PDF Text Text Garrison William Shadd (1839-1892) 1887-1888 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers Thursday Aug 18th 1887 Alfred Shadd begins to write here (passed Exam today) Clear but muddy under foot. J. D. & myself plowed the weed patch next little bush Charlie plowed in the 12 acre field (no 6) at other place Friday 19th Clear & warm. plowed with 3 teams in 12 acre field (no 6) at lower place in forenoon and hauled oats in afternoon from field no 3 (L.P.) C. Simson helped us Saturday 20th Clear & warm Tem 84 Father went to town took grist Chars D. & I hauled Aunt Emma Simpson's Oats James Harris Jr stacked them Monday 22th Rained off and on all day Father dug in the well near old barn (U.P.) Char, D, I plowed in no 6 (L.P.) Edde Poindexter took his mare Gin from pasture Tuesday 23th Cloudy and muddy. charlie D. & I plowed in no 6 (L.P.) Father took Mrs A. M. Hughes to Fletcher to meet the mail Wednesday 24th Clear. We plowed with 3 teams in no 6 (L.B) 198 Thursday August 25th 1887 Clear & warm Father & D cut pease at U.P. Charlie & I plowed in no 6 (L.P.) in the forenoon, hauled oats from no 3 in afternoon �Friday 26th Clear but windy. Father j repaired bridge at Drake road area Charlie & D & I plowed remainder of no 6. Saturday 27th Clear Temp in morning 44° Father went to town rest of us hauled pease. Monday 29th Clear & Warm Father and I held election for reeve in schoolhouse result Morrison 14 Williams 32 here Morrison elected by 97 in af. Other boys prepared for {illegible} Tuesday 30th Clear. A plowed all day in no 5 Charlie cut clover in no 1 William & I patched the engine from Nathan Bell Father dug in well, (U.P.) Wednesday 31st Clear Father dug in well (U.P.) I cut thistles Charlie cut clover in no 1 William & D plowed in no 5. John Houston took 3 lambs & 1 weather away. Thursday Sept 1st Rained to day. plowed with 3 teams in no 5 Father & Charlie dug in the well D & I plowed in no 5 Friday 2nd Rained all forenoon William & I dug in well Charlie & D hauled rails in little bush (UP) Sat 3th Clear Tem 80° Father went to town D & I plowed no 5 Char & William cut corn (U.P.) Monday 4th �Clear, Tem 80° We thrashed, bu 132 oats, bu 131 wheat helped by L. Grandison. J.T. Harris J. Crosby. G.B. Harris Cash Rhue F. Ehare. C Simpson Mrs. Carter & Aunt Mary. besides our selves. 7 shreave's machine 199 Tues 6th Father worked at well Wm D & I plowed in No 5 LP, FG Alf cut corn written by C. W. S. Wed 7th Father worked at well I.D began to cook Wm Alf & I plowed in No 3 LP Thur 8th Wm A & I plowed in No 3 LP, AM Alf harrowed in it PM Father Wm Flav & I helped at Aunt Emm thrash PM Fri 9th Cloudy rained heavy all AM Father Alf & I cleaned wheat AM Wm and A made a Derrick all worked at well PM Sat 10th Cloudy Father went to town Wm Alf F & I dug at well Mon 11th Cloudy Father went to town took 34 bu of wheat got 80cts per bu Alfred went in with him to go to Model School Wm & F harrowed in No 3 LP I cut Corn PM P Forhan got 12 bu of seed wheat at 85cts per Tues 13th Fair very warm Father went to O Higate’s got 2 bu of timothy seed Wm finished plowing No 3 Flav & I harrowed it Wm began to drill wheat Wed 14th �Cloudy Father bricked part well up Wm finished drilling Wheat in No 3 LP F & I harrowed in No 5 Wm scraped ditch along No 5 Thur 15th Clear warm Wm & I harrowed in No 5 AM F rolled it F and I finished harrowing No 5 PM Wm began to drill Fri 16th Fair cool Father went to town yesterday Wm finished drilling wheat in No 5 & I run out furrows AM Flav & I harrowed in No 6 Wm began to drill in it PM Sat 17th Fair cool Father went to town to market I finished harrowing No 6 Wm finished drilling in wheat in No 6 Flav & I hauled in seed clover off No 1 Mon 18th Fair Father & D bricked at well Wm & I cut at corn in No 1 UP D & I took steer to Hughston {illegible} yesterday got 22 for him Tues 19th Fair Father F & S pulled beans No 6 UP Wm & I cut corn No 1 UP Wed 20th Cloudy rained PM Father took 42 bu of wheat got 76 cts per bu Wm & I finished cutting corn No 1 UP 200 Thursday 21st September 1887 Cloudy rained steady AM cleaned up rest of Wheat bricked up rest of well PM Wm and I began to cut corn in No 3 UP Fri 23rd �Cloudy very cool Father picked Pears for market Wm cut corn in No 3 & 6 UP F pulled beans UP Sat 24 Cloudy cool Father went to town to market Wm & I cut corn in No 6 UP next line Alf came out last night he and F pulled beans Mon 25th Fair heavy frost Ther 34° Father took 17 bu 55 lbs wheat got 75 cts per bu also took 30 bu oats got 28cts per bu Wm & I cut corn F & S pulled beans Tues 26th Cloudy drizzled AM Wm & I finished corn in No 6 UP began No 3 F & Eunice pulled beans Wed 27th Cloudy Father F & Sis pulled beans Wm & I cut beans corn in No 3 UP Thur 28 Cloudy Father F & Sis pulled beans Wm & I cut corn Friday 29th Cloudy Father began to sow Timothey seed EH No 3 UP Wm & I finished cutting corn WH No 3 UP Flav Eunice & C Simpson finished pulling beans No 6 UP Alf came out this evening What else Sat 30th Cloudy rained in showers PM Father went to market Wm & Alf husked some corn I finished sowing Timothy seed in No 3 & lot 2 UP nothing else Mon 3rd October 1887 Cloudy Wm & A went to town took Aunt Sarrah Ann some wood Wm & I began to haul manure on NO 1 LP Father F & S began to pick apples �Tues 4th Cloudy drizzled rain all day Wed 5th Cloudy Father F & S picked apples UP Wm & I hauled manure LP field No 1 Thurs 6th Cloudy sprinkled some AM Wm & I hauled manure on No 1 LP Father F & Sis picked apples UP Fri 7th Clear AM Wm & I hauled manure & some wood up for thrashing LP Father turned beans PM UP F & Eunice picked apples. 201 Saturday October 8th 1887 Father bought 6 head of young cattle at Martin's sale paid $63 for the lot. Fair Father went to town Wm Alf & I built a shed for straw of poles LP hauled a load of beans from UP to LP old stable & &c Mon 10th Oc Cloudy rained AM Wm F & I put up part of line fence between us & mccart McCart Tues 11th Cloudy Father went to town to get some thing for the lot for thrashing Wm and I prepared for thrashing drawed mill over from Felix's PM &c Wed 12th Cloudy frost cool began to thrash LP assessed by A Cooper N Cooper J Harris G Harris J Mitchel J Crosby R Morhead J Brown C Simpson Aunt Mary & Aunt Emma cooked Thur 13th �Fair cool frost finished thrashing in evening had 715 bu of oats 200 of wheat Fri 14th Cloudy cool frost all moved chaff into barn LP turned beans and husked some corn PM Sat 15th Fair cool Father went to town Wm Alf F & I husked some corn hauled in AM hauled rest of beans off No 6 UP to LP barn PM Mon 17th Cloudy windy warmer Father Wm F E & I pulled beans in No 7 LP Alf walked to town this morning Tues 18th Fair frosty night all picked apples UP, AM hauled in beans LP, No 7, PM Wedn 19th Fair frosty night all thrashed thrashed LP beans with F Sheeve’s grain seprator tryed UP beans but failed Wm & I husked corn Father F & S picked apples Thurs 20th Cloudy cool windy Father F & S picked apples Wm & I husked corn AM hauled about 30 bu in UP Fri 21st X Cloudy several heavy squals of Snow Father took 94 bu 10 lbs of oats to Chatham got 28 cts per bu Wm F & I husked corn UP No 6 Sat 22st Cloudy windy cool Father Wm Alf F & I husked corn in No 6 UP Mon 24th Cloudy muddy rained hard yesterday Wm F & I husk corn No 6 UP �202 55 95 20 20 50 70 75/ 355 Tuesday 25th Oct 1887 Fair froze AM Father took 106 bu 6 lbs of oats to town got 28 cts per bu Wm F & I husked corn UP Wedn 26th Cloudy windy cool Ther 20° in morning Father Wm F & I hauled abou part of corn and fodder off of No 6 UP Thur 27th Cloudy cool all hauled in rest of corn husked in No 6 husked up other side of No 6 UP PM Father went over to F Stewart sale Fri 28th Cool windy few drops of snow Father took 47 bu 12 lb of wh Wheat to town got 76 cts per bu also 5 bu to grist rest husked in WS of No 6 UP Wm went to Sq Dillon's got apple barrels Sat 29th Cloudy cool few drops of snow Father Wm Alf & I finished husking No 6 AM drawed in all rest of fodder & rest of corn making in all about 200 bu of No 6 UP Mon 31st Clear warm Wm F & I hauled about 50 shocks of corn, fodder and all in to barn off No 7 LP Tuesday November 1st 1887 Clear warm Father Wm F & I husked corn in No 7 LP Father went to Doyle Sale PM Wedn 2nd Clear warm Father took 46 1/2 bu of wheat to Chatham got 77 cts per bu, rest husked corn No 7 LP Thurs 3rd �Clear foggy in morn Father took 78 bu of Oats out to Horace Blacks got 28 cts per bu rest husked corn Fri 4th Cloudy windy Father Wm F & I hauled b TO 55 55 bu of good corn & about 100 85 bu of culls off No 7 LP Dillon's men barreled the good apples in all 19 19 barrel Sat 5th Clear moderate Father went to town Wm Alf F & I husked corn No 7 LP hauled in about 20 bu of culls Mon 7th Clear Father Wm Flav & I husked corn LP Tues 8th Fair cool Father took the 19 barrel of apples to Fletcher Flav Wm & I husked No 7 LP Wedn 9th Cloudy began drizzling rain PM in evening all finished husking corn in LP No 7 hauled 30 bu good corn to UP Thur 10th Cloudy rain & snow mixed AM Father Wm Fla & I cleaned oats out of Kitchen LP faned them AM picked apples to keep PM Fri 11th Cloudy cool windy put 20 bu of apples into root house AM hauled about 50 bu of good corn 36 bu 70 bu culls off No 7 LP 203 total sum corn LP off No 7 385 bu & 50 shocks in barn Saturday November 12th 1887 �Cloudy moderate Father went to town Wm F & I hauled rest of corn out of No 7 (LP) culls amount 75 bu Mon Wed 14th Fair warm Father took 47 bu of oats to Horace's Blacks AM Wm F & I finished drawing fodder off No 7 (LP) all began to ditch on west line ditch UP Tues 15th cloudy rained little in morn Father Wm D & I ditched on W line ditch next 8 con McCart ditch Wed 16 Cloudy cool Father Wm D & I worked at W line ditch Thur 17th Cloudy cool Father Wm D & I finished the W line McCart ditch Friday 18th Cloudy windy Ther about 38 ° WM D & I picked & put in to root house 8 barrel of apples shucked down shocks of corn in No 1 UP Sat 19th Cloudy snowed & rained nearly all day Father went to town rest shelled some corn LP & c Mon 21st Cloudy Cold windy 1 1/2 in of snow Father & I took drove 7 hogs to Fletcher Wt 1860 lbs got $4,20 cts per cwt on foot Fletcher took Alf & 6 bu of corn to town got some meal Wm D & I got up firewood UP & LP also Tues 22nd Misty thawing all began work at center ditch UP pened fattening pigs in old barn & c Wed 23rd Cloudy all ditched at center ditch Father burnt and piled out of road of ditch Thur 24th �Cloudy rained nearly all day Fri 25th Cloudy began rain in evening all worked at center ditch Sat 26th Cloudy began rain 11 AM rained rest day Father took veal to town sold 3/4 there of rest cut some fence blocks &c Mon 28th Cloudy Ther 18° in AM about 2 in of snow (very muddy yesterday) all fanned wheat (LP, AM AM) cut stove wood in little bush PM, UP Tues 29th Clear Ther 11° above in morn chored AM cut cord and stove wood and piled brush in little bush PM UP Wedn 30th Cloudy Ther 22° Father took 24 bu 25 lbs of wheat to town for grist bought brand & shorts back & 200 lbs of 204 Wedn 30th Of flour left 679 lbs of flour there Wm fixed barn-yard fence D & I hauled manure on No 7 LP Thurs December 1st 1887 Cloudy Ther 31 ° all cleared out logs in line of Fence next McCarts hewed a stick for new well curb &c Fri 2nd Cloudy Ther 31 ° began snow AM turned to rain PM all cut and drawed up firewood UP Sat 3rd �Cloudy rained all PM Father went to town Wm D & I shelled corn UP PM went errends AM &c Mon 5th Clear moderate, snow gone, rained all yesterday all began cleaning out ditch back of No 4 LP with spade & shovel Thes 6th Clear Ther 27° to 42° all finished cleaning out ditch back No 4 LP fixed gaps and part line west west fence UP Father bought a horse colt of D Watts for $40 Wed 7th Cloudy sprinkled little PM D & I hauled out rails along W line fence, all tore out and rebuilt it PM Thur 8th Cloudy Father & Wm dug out and put another trunk in a cross lane at gate back barn LP, AM, D & I husked corn all day Wm PM in No 1 UP Father began spade ditch along lane UP Fri 9th Cloudy Ther 34° to 40° Wm D and I husked in No 1 UP Father dug at ditch along lane Sat 10th Cloudy rained nearly all day Father went to town Wm D & I husked some corn in barn LP Mon 12th Cloudy Father killed and dressed a lamb to eat AM Aunt Mary washed Wm D & I put curbs on bre wells at pond & in back orchard UP Tues 13th Fair froze a little AM Father dug at lane ditch Wm D & I husked corn No 1 UP Wed 14th �Clear warm Father dug at ditch west side of lane Wm D & Alf (who came out last night) and I husked corn No 1 UP Thurs 15 Cloudy snowed little Ther 32° AM 26° PM Father got ditch up to barn above yard and Alf went back to town Wm D & I husked corn in barn LP drawed stove wood AM UP Fri 16th Cloudy Ther 27° Father Wm D & I hauled & c pulled about 20 bu of corn off No 1 UP 205 Saturday December 17th 1887 Cloudy cool Ther 21° Father & Wm went to Chatham Alf returned from Model school D & I hauled rest of corn husked (about 20 bu) in No 1 also part of fodder UP Mon 19th Fair froze Father took 26 bu & 34 lbs of old corn to town got 55 cts per lb rest took the large furnace Kettle to UP built scafold &c prepare try to killing hogs Tues 20th Cloudy Ther 32° to 38 all killed 7 of largest pigs W N Newkirk helped GrandMother & Aunt Mary done the in side work Wed 21st Cloudy snowed about 1 inch in night stormy AM fanned beans in barn LP &C cut some fire wood Thur 22nd Cold snowing a little Father went to town took 8 pigs wt 1628 lbs got $6.25 per cwt Wm A D & I cut some wood piled some brush &c in W brush UP Fri 23rd �Cloudy Ther 18° all bushed out dry cord in little bush hauled up some drags &c, I took Kate to Fletcher got her shod Sat 24th Clear little snown Ther 24° Father went to town in Democrat rest hauled in corn (15 bu) and fodder off No 1 UP hauled some firewood & c Mon 26th Cloudy snowed little in morn fair rest of day Wm D & I fanned 10 bags of corn & 11 bu of beans took holiday Tues 27th Cloudy Father took 20 bu of old corn got 53 cts per bu also 11 1/4 bu of beans caught in frost got 53 cts per bu for them also Wm A D & I cut cord wood & rails in little bush Wed 28th Cloudy blustry snow Father & Wm went to School metting at North S house rest cut fire wood &c Thur 29th Cloudy windy Ther 10° above Z Wm put saws in order AM all cut wood & rails PM little bush UP Fri 30th Cloudy began snow in evening all hauled upe drags to wood pile wood &c of out little bush Sat 31st Cloudy snowed hard AM turned to steady heavy rain Father went to town Monday December J January 2nd Cloudy Ther 12° above Father held poles for Mane Elare team at South S house assisted by Wm rest cut wood in little �206 Tuesday January 3rd 1888 Fair Ther 20° above prepared to get c Clover thrashed I he helped L Lacocq thrash his litte Wed 4th Cloudy Ther 28° above all cut little some wood took clover clov over to L Lacocq's and got it thrashed had 2 1/2 bu of 1 load Thurs 5th Cloudy Ther 24° to 34° above D & I cut cord wood AM all cut trimed and piled PM Telegram of the death of Aunt E P S Lindsay reached here PM Fri 6th Cloudy raining to 2 PM Father went to town to arrange for funeral D took Pat and Doll to Fletcher got shod up front feet rest chored &c Sat 7th Cloudy Ther 30° all save Alf & Eunice went to town to attend funeral Aunt E P S Lindsay Mon 9th Cloudy windy Ther 20° all took 3 loads ( 2 waggons 1st load) of wood to N School Father helped Martin put New {illegible} in wd well back of grainery UP Wedn 11th Cloudy Ther 6° above Father went over to Fletcher got new tounge put in waggon 7 Wm D & A bushed out wood LP I took load of dry softwood to A G Robertson Thur 12th Cloudy windy Ther 7° above (evening 20° above) began snow Father & I two loads wood in all (3 1/8 cord (got $1.75 per cord) to A G Robertson Fletcher Wm A & D work Load of Short wood to N school I brought back bean thrasher from Higale's �Fri 13th Cloudy Ther 40° above windy turned cool, All shelled corn AM UP fanned up wheat LP, PM Sat 14th Cloudy Ther 8° above Father went to town democrat, Wm took in 41 bu 20 lbs of wheat got 80 cts per bu brought back some meal rest cut stove beach wood for school UP Mon 16th Cloudy Ther 0° in morn Wm Alf D & I cut some beach for school AM all cleared up rest of wheat LP, PM 44 bu Tues 17th Cloudy Ther 18 ° above snowed about 2 in all bushed out some woo-d LP soft cord wood cwt by Morshead & Brady Wed 18th Cloudy Father took 20 bu of wheat sold 10 bu at 80 cts per bu 207 Wed 18th January 1888 Left rest for grist got 1529 lbs of flour due at mill finished brushing out Morhead Brady cord wood 12 3/4 cords LP cut some short UP Thur 19th Cloudy little snow fell Ther 8° above Wm Alf D & I cut short wood for school UP Fri 20th Cloudy windy Ther 9° above Father got rear bob from fletcher had new put in it rest cut short wood UP Sat 21st �Clear Ther 5° below Z Father took 21 bu of old corn to town on waggon got 52 cts per bu Mrs Carter left with him for Pontiac all finished cutting school wood Mon 23rd Cloudy all took 2 waggon 1 sleigh load of short wood out to school bushed AM hauled PM Tues 24th Clear, warm sun sun, Ther 0° Father and all helped by N Newkirk killed and dressed Gladstone bull Wed 25 Cloudy Ther 15 ° above reached 32° Father went to town took pump head cross cut saw &c for reperalteration traction 1/4 of bull 212 lbs to H Black for Clover seed total weight of bull dressed 915 lbs shelled rest of old corn Thur 26th Clear windy Ther 16° Father and D took 2 loads of hickory cord wood to N Murray Chatham Wm & Alf cut some wood for Aunt Sarah Ann Fri 27th Cloudy blustry Ther 12° about 2 in of snow Father & D took two loads of hickory wood to N M Wm & Alf prepaired to kill 2 pigs killed PM wt 185 lbs and 206 lbs one for N Newkirk other J Eliot got $7.10 per cwt Sat 28th Clear Ther 2° below Z Father & D took 2 loads of wood to NM (on sleighs (as previous times) Wm & A chored Mon 30th Cloudy Ther 24° reached 36° above Father Alf and De went to town took 2 loads of dry Beach Wm bushed out to road Tues 31st �Cloudy Ther 28° reached 34° Father took a load of wood to N Murray D D took a load in to Aunt Sarah Ann Wedn February 1st 1888 Cloudy Ther reached about 36° got ready and thrashed beans assisted by Felix & Frank Sheeve had about 40 bu from the machine 208 Thursday February the 2nd 1888 Cloudy mederate Father Wm A & D cleaned up beans barn LP, AM, all husked corn No 1 UP, PM. Fri 3rd Fair Ther 18° reached 36° all cut cord little brush AM part of PM Wm filed saws rest brought up jag of hay PM Sat 4th Cloudy drizzeling rain Ther 32° Father & Alf went to town Wm put saws in oder rest chored Mon 6th Cloudy Clear Ther 16° about 1 1/2 in snow Father took 44 bu of oats to town got 41 cts per bu Wm & A cut and slashed in big brush D & I bushed cord wood out little bu Thes 7th Cloudy little snow & rain PM Ther 28° to 34° Father & D took last two loads of dry hard wood to N Murray Chatham rest cut and piled brush & cut cord wood big UP Wed 8th Clear windy Ther 12° Father took 16 bu of beans to town got $1.25 per bu, *Alf went in with him began teaching in King St School PM (Wm took 20 bu of beans to Aunt Marrys to be hand picked yesterday) Wm D & I cut & slashed big brush Thurs 9th �Clear windy cold Ther 8° below 0 4° below at noon Father Wm D & I cut cord wood AM maple logs PM in big bush UP Felix Sheive got 8 light bu of shell corn on bean thrasher Fri 11th Fair Ther 1° below Z reached about 20° above all finished cutting (down) maple trees logs Father took (pat & Polly) got shoes sharpened Sat 11th Clear warm Ther 8° above to 20° Father went to town Wm D & I hauled some fodder to stables U & LP cut trees in back back field &c Mon 13th Clear fine Ther 44° to 46° we killed pigs rest 7 in number assisted by N Newkirk Aunt Marry Aunt Emmaline & grand Mother; total weight of pigs 1470 lbs Tues 14th Cloudy Ther 41° in morn began to rain turned to snow evening Ther 16° Father took 4 pigs to town total weight of the 4 hogs; 849 lbs got $6.85 per cu Wm cut up the pork Wed 15th Clear windy Ther 6° below Z Father Wm & D slashed in 8 con field Thur 16th Clear windy Ther 3° above re evening 34° above, Father Wm & D skided out maple logs in big bush cut 9th & 10th {illegible} Fri 17th Clear Ther 24° to 36° Father got bag (2 bu) of clover seed from Horace Blacks & some beans from Aunt Marry Wm D husk 209 ed corn No 1 UP �Sat 19th Clear Ther 28° reached 40° Father took 10 bu of beans old corn & 5 bu 36 lbs of hand picked beans got per bu 53 cts for corn for beans $ 1.85 per bu Wm & D hauled off part shocks off No 1 on meadow back of it husked some of it PM Paid F, Martins note on cattle Mon 20th Cloudy warm Ther 40 ° lowered Father salted the pork Pork salted put beef in pickle Wm D & I husked some corn barn LP Tues 21st Clear Ther 27 ° to 36 ° Father got Aunt Marry & 4 bags of good 2 bags of culls beans from there Wm D & I hauled part corn shucks out 1 on meadow AM husked PM UP Wed 22nd Clear warm Father pickled beef went to Fletcher got oil barrel Wm D & I finished hauling off corn shocks on No 1 Up husked PM Thur 23rd Clear Ther 27° to about 36° Father got Aunt Marry to render Lard make sausage &c Wm D & I husked corn Fri 24th Cloudy Ther 28° in morn began raining 8 PM Father Wm D I & Wm Weaver husked and finished corn on on meadow hauled in about 32 bu of corn Sat 25th Cloudy stormy Cooler Father went to Union Hall last night into town in morn came out by train all husked corn in barn UP Mond 27th Fair Ther 8° above Z windy all cut stove wood big bush Tues 28th �Fair windy Ther 2° above Z Wm D & I hauled corn fodder off meadow AM, hauled rest of corn about 45 bu in also Wed 29th Cloudy Ther 29° to 37° all prepaired to put up ICe AM but it was not fit all husked corn No 4 UP, PM Thur March 1st 1888 Cloudy sleeting drizzling rain Wm D & I finished husking corn in barn at LP Fri 2nd Cloudy Sleeting rain Father D & I brought in load of corn (about 18 bu) out of No 4 took wheels off old scrapper &c Sat 3rd Fair windy Ther 22° Father went to town Wm & I cut stove wood big bush UP Mon 5th Few Clouds windy Father cut corn stalk AM Wm & I cut ice on pond all packed ice PM Tues 6th Fair windy Ther 6° above all cut stove wood & slashed trees in back field big bush UP 210 Wednesday March 7th 1888 Clear Ther 16° to 30° windy Father & Wm went to town D & I hauled off fod corn shocks to W side field No 3 UP Thur 8th Clear Ther 20° Father took dry beef out of pickle Wm D & I hauled part of stocks to side No 3 husked PM UP Fri 9th �Fair Ther 18° to 30° Wm D & I husked corn No 3 hauled in about 24 bu of corn Sat 10th Cloudy warm began rain PM Father went to town Wm D & I & Alf who came out last night husked corn AM Mon 12th Cloudy Windy Ther 11° above all finished cutting & slashing in back field neat 8 con cut some stove wood also Tues 13th Clear AM Cloudy PM fierce wind Ther 8° above noon 10 ° above all cut some stove wood & slashed PM big brush UP Wed 14th Cloudy turned warmer (13° Ther) all cut into cord part of hickory trees in back field next 8 con piled brush also Thur 15th Clear Ther 12° reached 40° all Father went out on plains got a Pup we got 24 bu of corn No 4 UP cut at hickory rest day Fri 16th Cloudy Ther 38° Father got a show pat on Pat at Fletcher We finished cutting hickory in back field neat 8 con Sat 17th Fair Ther reached about 36° Father went to town brought out set of smothing harrown paid $13 for them Wm D & I cut some stove wood LP slashed little UP & c Mon 19th Fair warm Ther 38° to 60° Father scraped the road Wm D & I husked corn No 4 UP �Tues 20th Cloudy rainy all cleaned up oats Wm filed saw &c LP Wedn 21st Cloudy Stormy about 10 in of Snow first considerate snow this winter Wm D & I bushed out some stove wood PM, UP Thur 22nd Cloudy windy very blustry Father went to N Buxton AM was married to M if M Higate PM We brought a load of stove wood from LP Fri 23rd Fair Ther 4° below Z Wm D & I took 8 8 maple saw logs to Barry mill Fletcher to get sawed Sat 24th Fair Ther 2° below Z Father D & I cut 4 White logs AM Wm & Father took 3 to Robertson 1 for our {illegible} to Fletcher PM D & I got a load of straw from LP Mon 26th Cloudy rained hard nearly all day snow most gone all went down to other place faned rest of Oats LP 211 Tuesday March 27th 1888 April Cloudy rained most PM all went to LP began word on a new 9 foot Roller 3 sections Wed 28th Cloudy snow and rain last night and this morn D & I went to LP Wm and us two worked on Roller, framing &c Thur 29th �Cloudy very muddy Father went to town returned by 10 Con & brought Mrs Mary Shadd home Wm D & I finished frameing the roler hauled 24 bu corn off No 4 UP Fri 30th Fair all husked corn No 4 AM hauled in about 30 bu PM Sat 31st Fair warm Wm Alf (who came out yesterday) D Flav & I husked two rows across No 4 UP Mon April 2nd 1888 Fair Ther 34° all hauled in about 70 bu of corn AM Father took single buggy to Fletcher to get repaired PM plowing beganWm & I began to plow in pong field on sod PM Tues 3rd Fair Ther 27° Father trimed at trees in orchard UP Wm, D, Flav & I husked corn No 4 UP Wed 4th Clear warm Ther 27° to 48° Father trimed trees Wm D Flav & I husked corn Thur 5th Cloudy heavy showers all day Father Wm & I worked at roller Fri 6th Fair Ther 34° to 48° Father Wm I finished making 9 foot roller D & F piled apple tree trimings Sat 7th Clear Ther 32° to 44° Father & Wm went to town D F & I hauled in about 9 80 bu of corn off No 4 UP Mon 9th Cloudy Father took sal pork out of salt D & I tried to X plow in pond field to wet all finished husking corn No 4 UP, began plowing No 1 LP sod PM �Tus 10th Cloudy showering rain all day Father hung up the pork took plow cutters to Fletcher got sharpened Wm D & I cleaned thrasher & c LP Wedn 11th Fair Wm D & I fixed fences LP, AM hauled Load hay up here hauled in some fodder PM Thur 12th Cloudy cool spit little snow wind Ther 27° WM D & I plowed in No 1 LP Fri 13th Cloudy Cool Wm D & I {faded} LP 212 Saturday April 14th 1888 Cloudy cool Father and M went to town D & I plowed No 1 LP Wm made a slide gate enterence into No 1 LP Mon 16th Clear, about 3 in of snow; fell yesterday warm PM; Wm D & I finished plowing No 1 LP Father cleaned part E line into LP Tues 17th Cloudy Cool windy Ther 30°- 38° snowed little showered some Wm & I plowed in No pond field AM all cleaned part of E line ditch LP PM Doll mare had a horse colt Wedn 18th Cloudy windy cool Father & Wm started ditch on E side Lane W UP all finished it PM, D & I fixed fence AM Thur 19th �Cloudy windy little shower Wm & I rolled Lot 2 & part of No 4 meadow LP AM plowed some in pond field started to plow No 1 Father put trunk Lane ditch cleaned it out &c Fri 20th Cloudy cool spit little snow last night Father and Wm were Cleaning at E line ditch UP, D & I plowed in No 1 UP Sat 21st Fair Ther 31° to 38° Father & Wm cleaned at ditches UP D & I plowed in No 1 AM & pond field sod PM UP Mon 23rd Cloudy cool windy spit little snow Father went to T S Counsill meeting Wm & I plowed in No 1 UP & Pond field Tue 24th Cloudy windy cool Ther 32° to 40° Wm & I plo finished plowing No 1 AM D & I began plowing No 4 Wm extended W side Lane ditch Wed 25th Clear Ther 24° warm Father D & F cleared and burnt apple trimings AM Wm & I plowed pond field; Wm sowed clover seed No 3 LP, D rolled rest of No 4 clover LP; I began smoothing harrow on Wheat in No 3 D begg began rolling it Fri 27th Clear very warm Ther 48° reached 80° in shade Wm finished sowing clover seed in No 3 I harrowed in D rolled rest of it Sat 28th Clear warm Ther reached 82° in shade Father M & Wm went into town took 51 bu 24 lbs of oats got 38 cts per bu Alf finished sowing clover on No 5, D finished harrowing & rolling it brought up a load of hay & fodder Mon 30th �Cloudy cooler rained all PM, D rolled I harrowed part of No 6 LP, AM, Father, Wm & F cleaned seed oats let S. Newman have 9 1/2 bu of seed oats at 45 cts per bu 213 Tuesday May 1st 1888 Cloudy cool spit little snow in morn Father put in some X onions Beets Turnips Redish & potatoes LP, Wm resowed clover seed on part of No 5 LP, D & I finished plowing Pond field Wedn 2nd Fair cool Father held MP election Smith vs Campbell latter elected by Wm began drilling in spring wheat n part No 1 UP I harrowed part of it D plowed some in No 4 UP Thur 3rd Cloudy cool Wm finished sowing spring wheat and Oats on No 4 UP, D & I finished harrowing it I & Herbert Black (who came at noon to plow) plowed in No 4 UP, PM Fri 4th Cloudy showery Father put in some peas & potatos near Pond Wm H Black & I finished plowing No 4 UP began plowing in field No 8 next 8 con field, D rolled in 1 Sat 5th Fair Father went to town Wm D H Black harrowed No 4 UP plowed some in No 8 D finished rolling No 1 I run out the furrows we hauled some hay & corn fodder Mon 7th Cloudy Father planted some potatos & other garden seed Wm rolled part Drilled all No 4 D & I plowed in No 8 harrowed part of it AM UP Tues 8 Cloudy rained about noon began heavy rain in evening Wm D & I plowed No 8 UP Wedn 9th �Cloudy Father planted some potato Pea Nuts & sweet corn near Pond Wm D & I struck off over to Center ditch too wet to plow No 8 & 7 UP Thur 10th Fair warm Ther reached 78° Father & Wm putt in yard gate UP, Wm rolled clover lot No 2 & No 6 I ran out for rows No 4 D & I plowed No 8 UP; PM Fri 11th Clear warm Ther reached 80° Father sowed some on No 3 UP Alf plowed in No 8 AM Wm began to Drill on No 5 D & I harrowed in No 8 Sat 12th Cloudy cool PM Father & M went to town WM & D harrowed and Drilled in oats No 8 UP Mon 14th Cloudy cool Wm D & Herbert Black plowed in No 6 & 8 Tues 15 Cloudy cool Ther 40° Wm Drilled D in rest of oats No 6 & 8 UP D & I harrowed part of it 214 Wednesday May 16th 1888 Fair Cool Wm rolled part run out furrows &c in out field D & I harrowed rest of it AM F began harrowing No 7 pond field Father took small harrows to Fletcher got them sharped Thurs 17th Fair Ther 34 ° in morn frost Father & Wm pulled stumps No 7 LP, D & I finished harrowing pond field UP AM NMP1 began harrows on No 1 and LP PM Fri 18th Cloudy rained PM Wm pulled stumps on No 7 LP, PM D & I harrowed on No 1 LP, AM shelled corn UP PM �Sat 19th Fair Father & M went to town Wm pulled stumps in No 7 D and I piled part of them LP Mon 21st Clear Father took 2 bu of oats to town & 4 bu of corn got cut of brand Wm finished pulling stumps all piled Tues 22nd Fair Father Wm & D finished gathering stumps on No 7 F & I harrowed No 1 LP Wed 23rd Fair windy Father burned stumps No 7 D & I finished harrowing No 1 all plowed some in No 7 LP Father went to Fletcher PM got single buggy from Robertson & c Thur 24th Fair Wm & D plowed & scraped down rest hills of hind 7 AM J & I plowed all day, Wm & D PM No 7 LP Fri 25th Cloudy cool rained some PM Father picked & shelled seed corn Wm D & I plowed, harrowed No 7 AM Sat 26th Cloudy rained little in morn Fair PM Father M & I went to town Wm & D plowed in No 7 LP Mon 28th Cloudy rained Wm & I plowed in No 7 D plowed pease on other side young Orchard for potatos LP solo Red cow 40 40 Tues 29th Fair Wm D & I plowed in No 7 Wedn 30th �Clear Warm Father & Father Fla planted potatos in young Orchard LP Wm & D plowed No 7 AM I got double cultivate of of H Black cultivated D & F harrowed pong field UP Thur 31st Cloudy showered in morn D & I (harrowed cross) pond field WM finished cultivating it & marked it off for corn I began planting Fri June 1st 1888 Fair Ther 42° rained in evening Father planted potatos LP Wm plowed No 7 D & F harrowed part of it LP I planted corn in pond field UP 215 Saturday June 2nd 1888 Cloudy Cool Father & M went to town brought out a Bennet iron handle plow Wm plowed AM D harrowed I finished planting corn in pond field AM, harrowed PM Mon 3rd Fair W D & I plowed No 7 LP Tues 4 Fair warm Father worked in garden I plowed D & F harrowed No 7 Wm made 2 put in side yard gate cross lane LP above barn yard Wedn 5 Clear windy Ther reached 83° Wm & D finished plowing D finished harrowing I began rolling Wm to mark off No 7 LP I began double cultivating No 1 PM LP Thur 7th Cloudy cool Ther 48° Wm marked part D finished roll-ing Father began cross marking Wm & I planting No 7 LP Fri 8th Fair Father marked Wm & I planted corn No 7 D cultivated in No 1 LP �Sat 8th Cloudy shower in evening Father & M went to town I finished marking off Wm & Alf planting No 7 LP, D rolled No 7 Wm moved side gate to bush Mon 10th Clear warm Father & Wm & Fhe shelled corn AM LP I cultivated No 1 AM harrowed pond field PM Tues 12th Clear warm Ther 44° in morn Father worked in garden LP Wm gang plowed part No 1 D cultivated I harrowed part of it finished pond field UP Wedn 12th Wm ganged rest No 1 LP I harrowed part D rolled it Thur 14 Cloudy rained heavy PM all put in a new bridge L Pat road shelled rest of corn out of old crib LP Fri 14th Clear very warm ther reached about 90° all hauled stones off 8 con field AM began planting beans on No 1 LP PM Sat 16th Clear very warm Ther reached 89° shade Father & M went to town to market WM D & I planted beans No 1 LP Mon 18th Clear hot Ther reached 94° all finished planting beans in No 1 LP Tues 19th �Clear warm Wm put in shole gate in lane to big bush UP I harrowed oats part of No 7 UP Father went after seed got a little 216 Wednesday June 20th Clear very warm Father took 55 bu of corn to town got 60 cts per bu brought Mr Branton out to build in kittle Wm & D went to Lake got 2 loads sand Thur 21st Clear warm all assisted assted assisted Mr Branton working at Kittle D & I cultivated some AM in pond field Fri 22nd Clear very warm Father Wm & Mr Branton finished kittle & repaired fireplace D cultivated some in pond field I replanted corn in pond field Sat 23rd Cloudy warm sultry rained heavy Last night Father & M went to town rest repaired 8 con field fence Mon 25th Cloudy rained all PM Father went over to Fletcher got part of lumber being sawed at Barry Mill AM shelled corn UP, PM Tues 26th Cloudy cooler Father & Wm went to Fletcher got rest of Lumber N AM Wm D & I cultivated corn LP Wed 27th Cloudy Cool drizzled little PM Father worked in garden LP WM D & I cultivated in No 7 LP all day Thur 28th �Cloudy rained all PM all shelled corn UP Fri 29th Cloudy Father & F worked in garden Wm D & I hauled up about 170 rails from LP finished reparing McMa McCart line fence land part of 8 con fence Sat 30th Fair Father W & M went to town Wm took in 50 bu of corn got 60 cts per bu D & I cultivated rest of corn one way in No 7 LP began cross Cultivating Monday July 2nd 1888 Clear warm Wm D & I began cultivating beans No 1 LP Father & Fla hoed some Tues 3rd Clear Wm D & I finished cultivating beans No 1 LP Father & F hoed, went to Fletcher got new Mapwell self Binder brought it home Wed 4 Clear very warm shower in evening Wm D I cultivated corn in No 7 LP Father & F hoed potatos & c Thur 5 Clear very warm Wm D & I finished cross cultivating Corn No 7 LP, AM Wm & I began mourn Clover & Timothy Lot No 2 & No 3 UP PM 217 Friday July 6th 1888 Fair Alf (who came out yesterday) & D finished culting No 3 Father & Wm cut fence corners I cultivated all shocked No 2 & 3 PM Sat 7th Fair Father & M went to town Wm finished culting No 6 all hauled in hay PM �Mon 9th Cloudy Alf D & I cross cultivated part of pond field AM Wm gang plowed can thistels No 5 all hauled in rest of No 3 put in old stable UP Tues 10th Fair Father went to town AM got iron for rake lever Wm D & I cultivated in pond field PM Alf & D cut hay in 8 to con field Fla raked Wm & I shocked in No 5 PM UP Wedn 11th Clear very windy all hauled out lot No 2 No 3 UP & part No 6 built a stack near old stable UP Thur 12th Cloudy rained very hard started to recultivate beans a man came out a and put up binder Fri 13th Cloudy all hoed beans AM LP raked & shock 8 con field PM UP Sat 12th Fair Father & M went to town to market all hauled hay out of 8 con field to barn at LP Mon 16th Fair all took in rakeings off 8 con field 8 rest of hay on No 6 UP hauled to barn LP Tues 17 Fair Father went to town to attend cort on the Morhead vs F Shreve Alf & D finished cutting hay No 4 LP, F tedded rest & raked part hauled in some Wed 18th Cloudy rained heavy AM cut thistles LP Father worked in garden LP Thur 19th Fair all worked in garden & beans in morn Flave teddedtedded No 4 all hauled in PM �Fri 20th Clear Father went to C Johnston's funeral AM rest worked at beans began rakeing & hauling in hay No 4 when dew was off Sat 21st Clear Father began self binder in No 5 rest hauled in rest of hay off No 4 in to barn LP Mon 23rd Fair Father finished cutting E side No 5 wheat we cradled around fields set up wheat hoed beans & c 218 M Black Tuesday July 24th 1888 Fair Wm cut most of No 6 Father cradelled around stumps we hoed set up wheat PM hauled hay rakeings off No 4 LP Mrs Wedn 25 Cloudy Wm finished cutting No 6 AM F Father cut part No 3 LP rest hoed beans set up wheat in No 6 PM Thur 26th Cloudy rained all AM showered PM hoed late potato patch Frid 27th Cloudy Father went to Fletcher got some irons for thrasher cut rest of wheat wheat in No 3 & No 5 all set it up Sat 28th Fair Father & M went to town with Aunt E Team Wm cut Aunt E wheat with binder set up all hauled in part of No 6 PM {pencil marks} �Mon 29th Fair all hauled in most of wheat out of No 5 stacked it near old stable LP Tues 31th Cloudy all with the assistance of O Kersey, P, Chase feeders, C Simpson & 3 others thrashed all of field No 5 LP hathad 170 u from machine hauled in hay out of Lot 2 & orchard Wedn August 1st 1888 Fair all hauled in wheat out of No 6 in to barn Thursday 2nd Cloudy Wm began thrashing at H Blacks assisted by P. Chase & O Kersey rest of us hauled in rest of No 6 & all of No 3 into barn Xmas Fri 3rd Fair warm Ther 92° Alf D & I cut x hay on slashed part of 8 con field shocked it PM Father & F cut thistles & c Sat 4th Fair very warm Father M & Wm went to town we cut fence corners UP Mon 6th Cloudy showered some PM Father Wm & A cleaned up a load of wheat for market AM all hauled hay from slashing 8th con field cut fence corners &c PM Tues 7th Cloudy showered PM Father went to town took 49 bu ($42.36) 50lbs got 85 cts per bu all worked at fence corners cutting & sta sather stacking part of them on top old stable stack Wedn 8th Fair Father Wm & Alf cleaned wheat for market D & I began plowing wheat stubble No 6 LP Thur 9th �Fair Father & Alf took two loads wheat to town had 8 85 bu got 87 cts per bu 219 D plowed I harrowed & plowed some in No 6 LP Fri August 10th 1888 Fair Father cut spring wheat on E part No 1 UP with binder D plowed No 6 LP A & I finished stack at stable Sat 11th Cloudy Father cut oats W part No 1 UP rained some shed evening D plowed No 6 LP I grubed stumps Wm thrashed Mon 13th Clear very wet under foot Alf & D plowed in No 6 LP Father & I finished grubing stumps No 6 LP Wm thrashing Tues 14th Clear Father cut Aunt E oats with bender D plowed No 6 A & I cut part weeds over beans No 1 LP with scythe Wed 15th Cloudy rained some in night Father & D plowed No 6 A & I cut weeds No 1 LP f Flav worked in garden Thur 16th Fair Ther reached 86 ° Father cut part oats in No 4 UP, D plowed No 6 LP A & I cut weeds shocked oats &c Fri 17th Cloudy drizzled some in morn Father finished cutting oats No 4 UP, D plowed No 6 LP all hauled some oats out of No 1 UP to LP Barn �Sat 18th Fair warm Father, M, A & I went to town to 32 1/2 bu of wheat got 90 cts per bu Mon 21st Clear warm all hauled rest of oats out of No 1 UP to LP barn & spring what wheat into old barn UP Tues 22nd Fair windy Father went to town to Doctor Springer who came out to me A, D, & F cut around oats in No 8 UP Father began cutting them PM Wedn 22nd Cloudy cooler Ther 56° to 70° Father cut oats to No 8 A, D, & F hauled part oats out No 4 UP into old Barn Thur 23rd Fair Ther 43° in morn Father cut oats in No 7 UP A D & F hauled oats out of No 4 UP, I run engine Wm went town repairs Fri 24th Clear Father went to town for binder repairs brought out Park to take steam pipe off engine &c I ran Bell's engine for Wm A, D, F set up oats cut peas with mower, thistles &c Sat 25th Clear Father & M went to town A & D plowed No 6 LP, F & I cut thistles set up oats in eve oats Mon 27th Clear I cut A & F shocked oats in No 7 UP, D. plowed No 6 LP Father went to Fletcher got twine Knife for Binder Tues 28th �Clear Ther 46° to 70° I cut A & F shocked oats 220 Tuesday August 28th 1888 Clear Ther 46° to 70° I cut oats with binder A & F shocked No 7 UP, D plowed No 6 LP Wedn 29th Fair I finished cutting oats with binder in No 7 UP, A & F shocked it up D plowed No 6 LP Thur 30th Clear warm all hauled oats out of No 7 UP into old Barn made a stack bottom by old Barn Fri 31st Cloudy cool PM Father went to town got main Belt for thrashing machine (cost $45) Uncle Amar Cooper stacked we hauled out No 7 UP built 2 stacks Sat September 1st 1888 Fair Father M went to town Aunt E's teams Alf D F and I hauled rest of oats out No 7 UP, Uncle A Cooper stacked the by old barn UP, AM covered barn with boards PM Monday Sept 3nd rd I went to A robbins for a barrel of black oil, Father burnt in little bush U.P I & D & I hauled manure Tues 4th Father took oil to seived timothy seed I hauled manure on No 1 U.P. P.M. D. cut Clov lot No 2 p.m A.M. I. D. & F pulled beans J.D commences to write the Diary Wed 5th fair. Father went to town took 7 bu 8 lbs & got $16 for it, hired one, John. Patterson at 75 cts perday Chas, Fla, john & I pulled beans at in No 1 L,P, Wedn 5th �Fair f Father opened trench at pond well Chas. Fla & I picked stones No 7 U.P. P.M & pulled beans No. 1. L.P. A.M. Thur 6th Father went to town took 7 bu 8 lbs of timothy seed sold it for $16 & hired one John Patterson at 75 cts per day Clas Fla & I pulled beans. John help Fri 8th clod Cloudy Father went to Russels to but some lambs. John. Chas. Fla & I. pulled beans P.M. it rained A.M & we done nothing Sat 8th Clear Father & mother went to town. John Pat cleared {faded} P.M Chas helped Wm 221 set valve on engine, Fla & I hauled manure PM @ UP Chas, John P, & Fla pulled beans, A.M. I went to David Thorpes for 50 bu of oats Monday 10th Father went and got 16 bus of clauson wheat From John Travis for seed PM at $1 per bu Chas. John P. Fla & I pulled beans. Tues 11th Clear father burnt in big bush U.P Chas John P. Fla. & I pulled beans. L.P. Wedn 12th " Fair Father went to town and got Wm some small things for seperator Chas. Fla. & I. hauled beans in barn at L.P. John P. I pulled beans Thur 13th " Clear Father burnt in big bush Chas. Fla & I hauled beans in the barn at L.P. John P pulled Fri 14th " �Clear Father fired stumps on No. 6 L.P. chas plowed. Fla & I harrowed. John P. pulled beanes Sat 15th " Cloudy Father & mother went to town got a pair of blind bridles Chas plowed & Fla & I harrowed in No 6 L.P. John P pulled beans in No 1 LP Monday 17th Father went to fletcher to black smith. Chas gang plowed in No 6. L.P. Fla & I harrowed in it John P pulled bean PM. rolld rolled with Aunt Emma's team, n weaned the three colts today Tues 18th Fair Father burnt roots in No 6 L.P Fla & I harrowed in it. Chas & John P plowed in No 7 U.P. Chas drilled a little wheat in No 6 LP in the evening Wedn 19th Clear Father burnt roots P.M went to town A.M. Chas finished drilling wheat in No 6 LP. John O plowed with aunt E team in No 7. UP. I plowed & Fla harrowed in No 7 UP Thur 20th Clear Father tinkered around Chas run smooth harrows over & run furrows out in No 6 LP Alf & John P plowed & Fla harrowed in No 7 UP I helped the widow Florida to thrash Fri 21st Fair Father burnt roots & shoveled out furrows & took plow points to black smith shop 222 Friday September 21st " 1888 Chas Alf, & I plowed Fla harrowed we haul in a load of beans. John P cut corn pond field UP Sat 22nd �Clear Father & mother went to Chatham Chas plowed Alf plowed PM went to town A.M. I rolled PM. plowed AM. Fla pulled beans PM. & harrowed AM. John P pulled beans PM cut corn AM Monday 24rd th Clear warm Father slept. Chas. & I plowed. Fla harrowed AM & rolled AM all of us in No 7 UP. John P cut corn in A pond field UP Tues 25th Fair warm Father went to No Buxton PM. Chas plowed till 3 AM & Fla harrowed till 3 AM then Father & Chas & Fla hauled in a load of beans I plowed in No 7 UP. John P cut corn in pond field Wedn 26 Cloudy Father went to town got some tallow & a chain tightner for engine Chas plowed & Fla harrowed & rolled, John P & I helped Uncle Amarcus Cooper to thrash Thur 27th Cloudy & damp Father picked stones, Chas & I plowed Fla harrowed & rolled all in No 7 UP John P cut corn in pond field UP. Frid 28th Frost Ther 38° Cloudy Father sunk a big stone in No 7 UP, PM Chas & I plowed & Fla harrowed in No 7 UP P.M Father hired one James Aray at $16 a month & Father Chas. I Fla. & James A. helped Aunt Emma to thresh Wm's machine John P, cut corn in No 7 LP Sat 29th Frost. Cloudy. Father and mother went to market Chas & I Sat 29th Plowed in No 7 UP Fla harrowed in it AM John P. & James Aray cut corn in No 7, LP. Monday Oct 1st �Cloudy Ther 58° Father picked stones P.M Chas & I finished ploweding in No 7 U.P P.M Fla finished harroweding in No 7 U.P P.M James Aray cut corn in No 7 LP. PM. Father Chas, James. I. & Fla started a ditch in No 7 UP A.M John P cut corn in No 7 LP 223 Tues Oct 2nd 1888 Cloudy and cool, Ther 50° Father Cha & James A Cleaned seed wheat, PM at LP, John P. Fla & I shelled corn, PM, at UP. Father went to James Harris's Sr. got 16 bu for wheat Chas, Fla, & I finished one flat ditch & started another one in No 7 UP John P. & James A husked corn PM in pond field UP Wedn 3rd " Ther 34° Cloudy, Father faned the harris wheat, Chas Fla & I finished the flat ditch in No 7 UP. & hauled a load of stones to pond P.M. Chas drilled & Fla & cross harrowed A.M. in No 7. LP. Thur 4th Clear Ther 39° Father went to town for a f belat Chas drilled wheat & Fla & I cross harrowed in No 7. UP. John. P. & James A, cut corn in No 7 LP Wm brought his engine home Fri 5th Cloudy Ther 54° Father & Fla got 6 bu 3 lbs hauled up a load of stove wood. PM tinkered around A.M. Chas finished drilling in No 7 UP & I finished harrowing, took Wm Prince Chase. Bub Kersey John P & James A. cut corn in No 7 LP, Archie Robbins got 6 bus of seed wheat Sat 6th Cloudy, Father, mother & Fla went to town to market, Wm went to town to bring out an engine from Parks Fdy, Chas, John P. & James A shelled corn P.M, U.P. Chas run out water fur-rows A,M in No 7 UP. John P. & James A cut corn AM. in No 7. LP. I. helped P. chase fix bean mill P.M at LP. shoveled furrows AM. UP Mond 8th �Cloudy & damp Father. chas. Fla. John P James A husked P.M. in Pond field. U.P. Chas. Fla, I. unloaded a load of beans at LP & hauled up 2 lbs of water from there & hauled in 44 bus of corn out of pond field UP AM John P & James A cut corn in No 7 LP AM 224 Tues. 9th Oct 1888 Frost ther 35° Father. Chas. Fla & I. fanned 22 bus of corn. & cut down a tree at LP. PM John. P. & James A cut corn in No 7 LP. PM Father went to see John Morris AM Chas. James A. & I hauled manure, UP. AM Fla pulled beans AM at LP Wedn 10 Clear Ther 25° Father went to town took 19 bu 19 10 & 10 lbs of wheat got $1.10 per bu. & 22 bus & 52 lbs of corn & got 54 cts per bu with aunts 8 team Chas James A. & I hauled manure on No 8 UP. John P husked corn in pond field UP Thur 11th Cloudy Ther 36° Father took Aunt Emma's team home PM, & went to Merlin for little pig AM, Chas. James A. & I. hauled manure on No 8 U.P, John P husked corn on pond field. Fla pulled beans LP Fri 12th Raining, Father paid John P off this morning Father, Chas, Fla. I. & James A. shelled corn UP Sat 13th Cloudy & wet Father & mother went to market, Chas, James A. Fla & I. shelled corn & hauled in 24 bus, UP. P.M. Wm. Chas. James & I. cleaned manure out of sheds, LP. A.M. Mond 15th " Cloudy rained A.M, Father went to Thomas Russels, got a suffolk sow, cost $9, & 4 lambs at 4 1/2 per head Chas. I. & James A, husked in pond field & hauled in 24 bu. Fla. dug potatoes, LP. �Tues 16th Fair. Father went to Fletcher P.M. Chas I & James. A. finished husking in pond field and hauled in 24 bu. Fla picked apples P.M LP. Wedn 17th " Cloudy. Father took 45 bu. & 10 lbs of corn & got 54 cts per bu Chas, James A. fixed line fence between. LP. & Lucas. Lecacq. P,M, hauled manure A,M on No 3 L.P. I. helped Chas & J. PM, helped Fla pick apples A.M. LP Thur 18th Fair, Father went to the plains. Chas. James & I hauled manure on No 7 L.P. Fla picked apples Fri 19 Damp. Father went to fletcher P.M. & buxton A.M 225 Friday 19th Oct 1888 Chas James. & I. hauled manure on No 1 LP. PM Chas. & I plowed in No 1 UP AM James & Fla dug potatoes AM. LP Sat 20th Cloudy snow squall this morning Father. & Mo went to Chatham to market chas James. & I. & Fla hauled some. apples. potatoes, beats & unions from LP to UP. PM. Chas. & James husked in No 7 LP. AM I plowed in No 1. UP. A.M. Mond D 22nd " Cloudy chilly & damp. chas. James. & I . hauled manure at L.P. on No 1. Father & Fla pited parsnap at LP Tues 23rd Cloudy rained little PM Chas, James A & I hauled manure No 1 LP �Wedn 24th Fair Father went to town got some things for thrashing Wm & I brought Engine & Seperator in from plains Chas hunted hands all prepared for thrashing Thur 25th Clear Wm threshed for us on UP Fri 26th Cloudy & damp finished threshing PM in rain and had 880 bus of oats & 40 bus of spring wheat, Father, Chas, & James hushed corn AM I. & Wm took bean mill to Cubit Martins AM towtwo teams Sat 27th Cloudy Father & Mother went to market Chas James Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP. & hauled in 40 bu. Wm went to town, paid James off Mond 29th Clear. Father helped Wm to haul engine to Cubit Martin, PM, Chas, Fla, & I. husked corn in No 7 LP, Father husked AM we hauled in 32 bu some LP some UP Tues 30th Clear. Father burnt stubbles in No 5 LP Chas & I hauled manure on No 1 & 3 L.P. Wedn 31st Clear, Father burnt weeds on No 1 LP chas Fla & I hauled manure on it Thur November 1st 1888 Fair Father sold rose cow & a curley hefier for $35 to Mike Doyle Chas & I hauled manure on No 1 LP Fri 2nd Fair we all threshed beans at LP we had about 75 bus done t it with the bean mill �226 Sat November 3rd 1888 Fair Father & mother went to market. Wm went to town Chas Alf Fla & I got up noon & fixed the shed & got ready to thresh & husked hauled about 20 bus of corn all done at LP Mond 5th Fair. threshed at LP. 366 bus of fall wheat & 164 bus of oats Tues 6th Cloudy & damp Father Wm Chas & I faned some 80 bus of oats 940 bus of beans at Lp. Fla took Kate & Pat to fletcher & got them shod Wedn 7th Cloudy. Father Wm & Chas, took 75- bus 30 lbs of oats & 42 bus 10 lbs of beans to Chatham & got 33 cts for oats per bu. & $1.30 per bu for beans. Fla & I husked corn at LP Thur 8th " Cloudy & wet. Father Wm. Fla. & I, husked corn in F No 7 LP & hauled in about 42 bu Charley left this morning for Grenville Mrs Mise Fri 9th " Damp. Father. Wm. Fla & I hauled up 30 bu of corn PM, & cleaned 80 bus of wheat at LP, AM Sat 10th " Wet & ugly. Father & mother went to chatham Wm. & I spread straw PM on LP barn yard & Fla helped us A.M. to fan wheat LP. Mon 12th Clear. Ther 32° Father went to fletcher & got 8 bus of potatoes Mr Newkirk Wm. Fla & I. husked corn in No 7, LP �Tues 13th " Clear. Ther 36°, Father. Wm Fla & I husked corn No 7, LP Wedn 14th " Clear Father went to the plains PM Wm Fla & I husked till 3 AM then hauled in 70 bus out of No 7 LP Thur 15th " Cloudy we Father, Wm Fla. I. cleaned up the barn floor & tried threshing corn & which proved successful at L.P. APM, & hauled in 120 bus of corn out of No 7 LP Fri 16 Snow 1/2 inch Ther 36° Wm husked corn P.M. Fla & I husked all day in No 7 LP, Father Wm took 80 bus of wheat to fletcher & gt $1.08 per bus Sat 17th Snow 1/2 inch Ther 25° Father & mother went to market. Wm Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP. 227 Monday November 19th 1888 Cloudy Ther 40°, Father, Wm Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP Tues 20th " Clear Ther 26° Father Wm. F & I husked in No 7 LP Wed 21st Clear Ther 19° Father went to town took 28 bus & 5 lbs of wheat to 94 bus of corn brought back 200 lbs of flour & bran & shorts & left 839 lbs of flour at mill. he got 1 bl of salt & one bed stead. Wm Fla. & I. hauled in 90 bus of corn out of No 1 LP Thur 22nd �Clear Ther 19°, Father Wm Fla & I husked corn in No 7 LP. & hauled in 16 bus of corn. Fri 23rd Clear Ther 32° Father Wm Fla & I husked corn No 7 UP Sat 24th Clear Ther 18° Father & mother went to market. Wm. F. & I husked corn in No 7 LP AM. & hauled in 56 bus of corn PM Mond 26th Cloudy snowed 1/2 in PM Ther 24 ° Father Wm. F. & I. husked corn in No 7 LP, Amab husked at 4 cts {faded} Tues 27th Cloudy snow 1 inch Ther 32° Father. Wm. F. & I hauled in 182 bus of corn out of No 7 LP Wed 28th “ Cloudy snow 1 in Ther 32° Father. Wm, Fla. & I hauled 124 bus of corn out of No 7 LP, Tom & Alf Alf & Tom Prince husked for 4 cts per bu in No 7 LP Thur 29th : Cloudy & damp Father, Wm, F, & I husked corn Fri 30th " Cloudy, Father. Wm. F. & I. husked corn in No 7, L,P, Alf & Tom Prince & Amab Elare husked corn in No 7 LP for 4 cts per bu Sat December 1st 1888 Father & mother went to market & Wm Fla & I. hauled in 90 bus of corn out of No 7 LP Mon 3rd Cloudy Ther 32° Father Wm Fla. & I huskedhauled 188 bus of corn out of No 7 LP Alphus & Thomas Prince husked in No 7 LP �Tues 4th Cloudy Ther 30°. Father went to fletcher AM got a shoe put on pats right forefoot & telagraphed to chatham toBogart. Vet. Sur. Shanks was sick. Bogart come & said she had infirmate on the lungs, rest hauled in 140 bus of corn 228 Wednesday December 5th 1888 Father took Mrs Peakers pork to Chatham. Wm. & I commenced cleaning out east line ditch with 1 team, UP. between us & John Lecocq Thur 6th " Ther 28° Father. Wm. Prince chase & I worked on the line ditch with two teams Fri 7th Cloudy Ther 30° Father, Wm, Fla, & I faned beans, AM, L,P Father picked & baged some of them P,M, Wm, Fla & I, ditched at the line ditch PM, Sat 8th " Cloudy Ther 38° Father & mother went to market, Wm, took, 27 bu 10 lbs of f beans to Chatham, Fla & I hauled up wood. Mon 10th Fair Ther 39° Father cleaned out ditches Wm & I plowed all in No 1 L,P, Tues 11th Fair, Ther 32° Father went to Mrs Peakers bee, Wm, & I plowed in No 1 LP Wed 12th Cloudy, Ther 24° Father cut weeds in west line ditch, Wm, & I plowed in No 1 LP. Thur 13th �Fair I Ther 18°, all Fla took Kate to fletchers dgot 1 shoe put on fore foot AM rest tinkered around A.M. Wm, & I , plowed in No 1 U,P, Fri 14th Clear, Ther 18° All faned wheat AM, Wm & I took 60 bus & 45 lbs of wheat to fletcher got 96 cts per bus PM & Father went to school examination. Sat 15th Cloudy Ther 27° Father & mother went to market in chatham, Wm, Fla & I, hauled up some wood & in some fodder Mon 17th Cloudy, Ther 42° Father, Wm, Fla & I Tues 18faned up wheat & beans at L.P. Tues 18 Blustry snow 2 in Ther 22° Father sewed on sewing machine, Fla & I hauled up two logs for back logs AM, & Wm & I baged up 51 bus of wheat Wed 19th Cloudy Thr 22° Father we took 31 bus & 50 lbs of wheat to town got $1.03 Wm took Dick & Jin to fletcher got them shod & tinkered about I fixed stable UP 229 Thursday December 20th 1888 Cloudy Ther 11 ° Father tinkered about Wm, Fla & I hauled in fodder 2 loads, UP, & 2 loads LP Fri 21st Cloudy Ther 30 ° noon 18 ° even Father Wm Fla & I fanned, & Father & Wm took 165 bus of oats to fletcher Sat 22nd �Fair, Ther 8 ° Father mother & Wm went to town, Alf come out, Fla & I hauled up one load of corn from LP, & a load of wood from big bush Mon 24th " Fairm Ther 28 ° Father, Wm, Alf, Fla & I fanned oats & Father & Wm took 84 bus & 8 lbs of oats oats to fletcher Wed 26th Cloudy & damp Ther 50 ° Father & Wm went to trustee meeting rest hauled up a load of corn from LP Thur 27th Blustry Ther 30 ° Father sewed on sewing machine, Wm, Alf, Fla & I fanned about 80 bus of oats Fri 28th Fair Ther 29 ° Nemimiah Zebbs & Prince Chase hel & Newkirk helped us to kill 15 pigs P Chase took one weight 93 lbs Mr Eliot took one weight 204 lbs other 13 weightd 2736, Sat 29th " Fair Ther 27 ° Father & Wm took fletcher weight 2798 lbs of pork to fletcher & got $6.75 per cwt mother, Fla & I went to town Mon 31st Cloudy, Ther 38 ° Father & Wm took 26-1 bus of wheat to town, Alf, Fla & I cut fire wood UP Tuesday January 1st 1889, Clear Ther 30 ° holiday Wednes 2nd Clear Ther 28 °, Father went to fletcher AM & Mrs Peaker PM Wm, Alf Fla & I hauled corn fodder off of No 7 LP �Thur 3rd Clear Ther 28 ° Father went to Normans Coopers sale got a calf for $3.50, Alf began school on plains, Wm Fla & I cut apple trees out of way of Barn in back orchard UP Fri 4th Clear Ther 30 ° Father & Fla brought calf home, Wm & I finished cutting in orchard trees Sat 5th Damp Ther 40 ° Father & mother went to town brought out about 200 lbs of flour & left {faded} 39 lbs left at mill 230 Saturday January 5th 1889 Wm & I powed Am, rained PM & we done nothing Mon 7 6th Cloudy Ther 32 ° Father act as deputy returning officer, & u Wm as pole clerk at municipal election, Fla & I picked beans & done chores, Tues 8th Cloudy ther 38 ° Father sewed on sewing machine, Wm & I fenced off new barn yard at UP Wed 9th " Cloudy rain Ther 40 ° Father let water off from around sable & sewed in house, Wm & I picked beans at LP Thur 10th " Cloudy, Ther 23 ° snow 2 in, Father sewed on sewing machine, Wm, & I, made a watering trough UP Fri 11th Fair, Ther 23 °, Wm, & I, hauled up drags UP �Sat 12th Clear, Ther 25 ° Father & mother went to mar-ket, Wm & I began to cut soft maple saw logs for barn sheeting Min 14th Clear, Ther 27 ° Father got a load of corn from LP, P AM & took Pat & got his fore shoes reset, Wm & I cut maple logs to be used sheeting & mow flooring in barn UP Tues 15th Cloudy Ther 22 °, Father Wm, Newkirk & D, dressed a comm coming four year old heff hefier for own use Wedn 16th Cloudy & wet Ther 38°, Father sewed in house & Wm & I hauled 1 load of wood from LP AM, all picked beans PM Thur 17th Cloudy, Ther 38 °, Father let water off UP & LP both, I spread straw on barn yard AM & Wm & I put up fence wind blowed on UP Fri 18th Cloudy Ther 24 ° Father took hind quarter of beef to A G Robertson, Wm & I cut saw logs in bug bush for barn lumber Sat 19th Cloudy Ther 12 °, Father went to chatham Wm & I cut 2 red oak & 1 black ash trees for barn lumber Mon 21st Cloudy Ther 22 ° st snow 1 1/2 inches Father went to fletcher, F A Wm & I, skidded y up l saw logs, Tues 22nd �Clear, Ther 20 °, got John Brady & Art Morton & Newkirk to help us & killed 14 pigs wght 2389 home weight Wed 23rd Clear Ther 29 ° Father & Wm took the pork to chatham 2360 chatham wght got $6.35 trimed up old down apple trees Thur 24th Clear Ther 30 °, Father & Wm took 90 bus & 40 lbs got $1.00 per bus I bushed out hickory would out of back field UP 231 Friday January 25 1889 Clear Ther 24 °, Father went to fletcher bought a cow for $18, Wm & I cut logs in little bush UP Sat 26th Clear, Ther 22 ° Father went to town took 3 bags of beans got $1.15 per bu Wm & skidded out logs in bug bush Mon 28th Blustry Ther 20 ° snow 5 inches Wm & I hauled 7 red oak 9 maple logs to fletcher Tues 29th Clear Ther 2 ° Wm & I hauled 14 logs to fletcher Wed 30th Cloudy Ther 23 °, Father went to Chatham to get a roller out in front blue bob, Wm went to help Aunt Emma kill pigs, & I hauled 4 logs to fletcher AM, & hauled up firewood PM Thur 31st Cloudy Ther 33 °, Father went to Mrs Peakers Wm cut more logs for barn use �Friday February 1st 1889 Clear Ther 9 ° Father went to buxton, & Wm & I hauled logs to fletcher from UP. Sat 2nd " Cloudy Ther 28 ° Father went to town Wm & I hauled logs from to fletcher from UP Mon 4th " Fair Ther 26 °, Father sewed in house Wm & I hauled 4 logs to fletcher from LP Tues 5th Blustry Ther 2 ° chores & get wood is all we done Wed 6th Blustry Ther 3 ° below z Dr Duncan came to see ma Thur 7th Fair Ther 11 ° Father went to get some woman to keep house, got Ellin Harden, Wm & I cut stove wood Fri 8th Cloudy Ther 22 ° Father, Wm & I hauled up from LP 2 loads of corn out of crib & some stove wood Sat 9th Clear, Ther 22 ° Father went to Chatham, Wm Fla & I hauled in fodder Mon 11th ther 32 ° Cloudy, Father went to took 31 bus & 40 lbs of wheat to chatham got $1.00 per bus, Wm, got engine ready to go town, I took, Dick & Jin & polly & got there shoes sharp Tues 12th �Cloudy Ther 20 °, Father went took pat & got his fore shoes sharpened, Wm & I hauled up barn timber Wed 13th Clear F Ther 12 ° Father & u Wm took the engine to chatham to get repaired Thur 14 Clear Ther 2 ° below z, got N Zebbs & Newkirk to to help us kill 7 pigs Newkirk got 1 wght 175 wght of rest {faded} 232 Friday Febuary 15th 1889 Clear Ther 20 °, Father went to fletcher; Wm & I hauled up barn timber for barn Sat 16th Raining, Father Wm, F, & I pet picked beans Am, & Father & Wm, cut up pork PM UP Mon 18th Snowed 4 inches Ther 28 °, Father salted pork AM UP, Wm & I brought 3 sows from LP AM, Father & Wm went to fletcher, PM, Tues 19th Clear & windy Ther 10 ° Father took 25- bus 40 lbs of wheat to for flour & 194 lbs of pork to chatham left 1188 lbs of flour at mill & got $6.30 per hd wgh for pork Wm & I bushed out wood out of big & little bush UP Wed 20th Clear, Ther 6 ° Father went over to John McCaneCane to look at some sheep, Wm & I started to put up ice UP Thur 21st �Clear, Ther 18 ° Father, Wm & I went to John Mc, Cane & got 3 sheep at $5 a head, & finished putting puting up ice Fri 22nd Clear & Windy F Ther 35 ° noon & 14 ° eve Father & Wm took 2 teams & brought out of 3028 ft of pine lumber from town got it of Piggott I spread straw on barnyard Sat 23rd Clear, Ther 7 ° below Z Father went to market Wm & I went to town & got 3000 ft more pine lumber for barn Mon 25th Clear Ther 2 ° Father & Wm brought out remainder of 7344 ft of pine lumber for barn & stable & 1671 ft of hemlock for flooring, & I cut wood, Tues 26th Snowing Ther 28 °, Father went fletcher Wm & I fixed hay racks F Wed 27th Fair, Ther 8 27 ° Father & I took 2 cords of dry hickory wood in chatham to Mr J W Kersey & brought out 3000 of shingles for barn & stable got them from Piggott, Wm Chored Thur 28th Clear Ther 20 °, Father cl trimmed a big hickory AM sewed on in housed PM, Wm went to move Joe Carter, I went to look for a lost bundle of shingles AM, hauled drags PM Friday March 1st 1889 Cloudy Ther 28° Polly mare died Father sewed in house, Wm hauled polly out AM & I trimmed in big bush AM, Wm & I bushed out wood PM UP 233 Saturday March 2nd 1889 �Misty & damp Ther 37 ° Father went to market, Wm & I hauled in fodder at LP & hauled a load of hay to UP Mon 4th Clear Ther 28 ° Father went to fletcher Wm & I hauled fodder at LP P AM & fixed barnyard fence & cut wood UP PM Tues 5th Fair Ther 30 ° Father sewed in house & salt hogs heads & feet Wm fixed fence AM LP & I cut wood AM UP Wm & I cut wood UP PM Wed 6th Fair Ther 30 °, Father went & got a pup fro Geo Lewis AM & trimed in bug bush, PM, UP, Wm, went to town, I trimed in bug bush UP Thur 7th Fair Ther 35 ° Father went to Col Martin's sale, Wm & I cut wood in yard UP, Fri 8th Cloudy Ther 25 ° Father took saw to Amab A Elare to get it filed AM Wm & I Tinkered AM cut stove wood UP, PM Sat 9th Cloudy Ther 20 °, Father went to town Wm & I hauled out barn & stable timber Mon 11th Clear, Ther 28 ° Father took 2 bags of corn & 14 bus & 5 lbs of wheat to town & got $1.01 per bus for wheat, Wm, & I finished hauling out barn stable timbers UP Tus 12th Clear & warm Ther 38 ° Father went to town & brought out Mr J W Kersey & Will to work on barn Wm & I hauled fodder out of No 7 LP �Wed 13th Clear Ther 28 °, Father went to get hands to work or on barn & stable frame, & got Prince Chase & Bub Kersey Mr Kersey & Will worked on stable frame, Wm & I helped them Thur 14th Fair Ther 30 ° Father went to fletcher to see about the lumber, Wm & I gathered stones for barn & stable foundations Mr Kersey, Will, P Chase & Bub Kersey worked on framing Fri 15th Clear Ther 32 ° Father & Wm helped Mr Kersey & Will on stable frame, PrinceL & Bub helped to, I gathered stones Sat 16th Clear Ther 34 °, Father went to town, W Mr Kersey & Will went with him, Wm & I gathered stones Mon 18th Clear Ther 40 ° Father Wm, I took 3 teams & went to town & got 10 lbs of sand & 2 bags of cement W Bub Kersey & Prince Chase worked AM Tues 19th Clear Ther 38 ° Mr Kersey & Will Prince & Bub worked all day 234 Tuesday March 19th 1889 Wm & I moved things out of road for barn & Stable UP AM Wm dug holes for stable foundation PM I gathered stones PM Father laid off for stable & barn AM & went to town PM & brought out Mr Branton & a man to put down foundation Wed 20th �Fair Ther 36 ° Father dug holes for barn foundation Wm, went to lake & got sand, I gathered stones, Mr Kersey, Will, Prince & Bub worked on barn & Mr Branton & his man worked on stable foundation, Thur 21st Cloudy raining PM Wm & I gathered stones AM, Mrs Peaker died this morning and Father went to town for her coffin Mr Kersey & Will worked on frames, Prince & Bub worked AM Mr Branton & his man worked till 3 PM Fri 22nd Fair Ther 39 °, Father dug holes for barn foundation Wm, & I haul stones to them, Branton & his man worked at putting it down J Kersey & Will, & Prince & Bub framed Sat 23rd Clear Ther 30 ° Father went to town, Wm & I hauled a load of fodder from LP, AM & some more stable timber PM UP Mon 25th Clear Ther 38 ° Father went to stable town & brought out Kersey & Will & their blacks & table, Wm, & I hauled a load of fodder & 1 of hay AM, & I plowed in little lot front PM Thur Tues 26th Clear Ther 32 ° Father & I hauled some lumber from fletcher, Wm helped Mr Branton, finish foundation Mr Kersey Will & Bub Kersey worked on barn Wed 27th Clear Ther 38 °, Father, Wm & I hauled lumber from fletcher AM & Wm & I PM, Father helped J Kersey, Will Prince Chase & Bub on barn Thur 28th Cloudy Ther 28 ° Father & I cut mud sills for barn AM & he worked traboy leg PM while Wm & I hauled lumber from fletcher, J Kersey Will, Prince Chase & Bub Kersey worked on barn Fri 29th �Snowed AM Ther 30 ° Father went to to Peakers AM Wm & I fixed traboy AM, Father & I bushed out mud sills PM Jo Carpenters quit at 10-20 then Prince & Bub went home, Kersey & WIll worked from 3. PM out Sat 30° Clear Ther 15 ° Father went to town Wm & I hauled fodder Monday fodder April 1st Snow 2 inches Ther 34 °, Father went to town, Wm & I piled ar our lumber at fletcher & brought some home 235 Tuesday April 2nd 1889 Cloudy & Father made a sawbuck AM let off water PM Kersey & w Will worked on framing & I helped them Wed 3rd Cloudy, Kersey, Will, worked on framing Father Wm, & I helped them Thur 4th Clear Ther 32 ° Father acted as Deputy Returning Officer for Scot Act, Kersey Will, Prince Chase & Bub Kersey commenced putting barn & stable frames together, Wm & I helped them Fri 4 5th Cloudy rained PM, Father Wm & I helped Kersey, Will Prince & Bub put together frame, all quit at noon on account of rain Sat 6th Snow 3 inches ther 32 °, Father went to town we tinkered about Monday 9th �Clear Ther 32 °, Father Wm & I took 2 teams & went to Fletcher & brought home some lumber AM, & hued out a post for barn that got broke in putting it together Tuesday 9th Clear Ther 40 ° Father went to Horace Blacks d & got 4 bags of potatoes AM & helped on frame P PM, Wm & I helped Kersey Will & Prince Chase on frames Wednesday 10th Clear Ther 40 ° Kersey commenced to raising ba buildings, Kersey Will, Prince Fred Zebbs, Ezekil Collins, Morrice Hardeing Charlie Simpson Horace Black & George & Father, Wm & I helped them Thursday 11th Cloudy rain PM Kersey, WIll, Prince Fred Zebbs, Egekil Collins Morrice Harding C Simpson & G Black, & Father, Wm & I helped then at ra to rain A to raise part of barn we worked till 2 OClock PM Friday 12th Raining & we all done nothing but chores Saturday 13th Clear Ther 32 °, Kersey Will, Prince, Fred Zebbs, Morrice Harding C Simpson, Father, Wm & I finished raising barn at 3 PM, then Father went to chatham Monday 15th Clear Father went to Mr Thompson's funeral, Wm, Prince Chase & I sided in stable. 236 Tuesday April 16th Father went to town, Wm, Prince Chase & Fred Zebbs sided all but a little of barn, I helped at barn AM went to fletcher for rafters PM Wednesday 17th �Clear Ther reached 70 ° Father got a load of lumber from fletcher AM, took Horaace Blacks Chains home PM, I finished plowing in lot front of house Thur 18th Clear Ther reached 72 °, Prince Chase worked on stable Father worked with Prince till noon, & then went to fletcher and got a load of lumber, I plowed in back field, Dan McCoig brought out & set up a dud double cultivator Friday 19th Warm rained PM, Father went & brought a load of lumber from fletcher AM, & plowed in back field PM, I plowed in back field, Prince Chase worked three quarters of a day on stable Saturday 20th Clear, Ther 68 °, Father went to town, I hauled lumber from fletcher Monday 22nd Clear Ther 34 ° in morn Father went to town, I plowed in No 1 Bub Kersey took the job of finishing stable & commenced this morn Tuesday 23rd Clear Ther 40 ° Father hauled lumber from fletcher I plowed in No 1 UP F Wednesday 24th Cloudy rained PM, Father cultivated in No 1 & I drilled spring wheat, AM, Father went to Mr Sicipio's funeral Thursday 25th Cloudy Father started to fix water trough on stable Fla & I fixed fence Friday 26th Cloudy, Father fixed around stable, Wm & I finished hauling out lumber from fletcher AM & put down mud sills PM �Saturday 27 Cloudy Father went to town, Wm took in 48 bu 27 lbs of oats to Dan McCoig & got 35 cts per bus on cultivator Flave & I fixed fence 237 Monday April 29th 1889 Cloudy Ther 42 °, Father took a saw log to fletcher & got it cut in scantlen & brought them home, I finished cultivating & drilling spring on the fall plowing in No 1 being about 3 1/2 acres Tuesday 30th Cloudy. Father took some scantlen to town to get plained off for track in barn & p brought out some flooring I harrowed spring wheat ground helped Wm Haul a load of hay & fodder Wednesday May 1st Clear Frost Father watched Bub, Fla rolled No 3 & I plowed in No 1 Thursday 2nd Cloudy rained PM, Father was with bub at barn, I finished plowing in No 1 AM Flav harrowed garden lot No 2 Friday 3rd Clear Father & I went up to Smiths mill in tub Tilbourg & got 1280 ft of lumber for barn sheeting I commenced to cultivate & sow clover seed on wheat in No 7 this evens evening Saturday 6th Fair, Father went to town; I cultivated & sowed Clover seed in No 7 AM, & harrowed & rolled what I seeded PM Monday 6th Clear Ther 70 ° Father worked at putting track up in barn, I cultivated with drill & sowed Clover seed, in wheat field No 7, Fla followed with harrow & roller alternately �Tuesday 7th Clear Ther 85 ° Father & Wm went to town, I went on pitching clover seed on No 7 AM, & d broadcasted oats on No 1 LP PM Fla harrowed in and rolled in No 7 Wednesday 8th Clear Ther 86 ° Father was around barn AM, went to Peaker place PM, F Fla harrowed in No 1, I went down to LP & harrowed in No 1 Wm drilled in oats Thursday 9th Clear Ther 82 ° Father & Prince Chase got out 14 sleepers for barn Fla & I finished harrowing & rolling & sewing Clover seed on No 7 AM & harrowed in No 1 PM 238 Friday May 10th 1889 Clear Ther 80 ° Father, Fla & I went to LP & cleaned up 18 bus of seed oats then Father went on down to Peakers & I drilled rest of No 1 in oats, & Fla cut cornstalk Saturday 11th Clear Ther 80 °, Father & P Chase finished getting out sleepers for barn mows, I plowed with gang plow in pond field Tuesday 14th Clear Ther 76 ° Father worked in garden I gang plowed part of line & part of the time Fla & I harrowed in pond field then commenced sowing oats Fla harrowed in pond field PM Thursday 16th Cloudy rained PM, I finished drilli sowing oats in pond field Father & Fla, brought up cattle & colts from LP & turned them out, then Father burnt bush in No 6 & worked at stable Fla harrowed in pond field Friday 17th �Clear Ther 88 °, Father worked a stable & made a chicken coop Fla harrowed in pond field K AM, & gathered stones PM I run out furrows in pond field, AM plowed in a corner in No 6, Saturday 18th Clear Ther 89 ° Father went to town, I finished plowed in conner of No 6 & harrowed it, Fla tinkered Monday 19 20th Cloudy & showery, Father & Fla gathered stones, I drilled the little conner conn in peas & rolled it Am, & helped gather stones Tuesday 21st Cloudy, Father Fla & I hauled stones AM, Father & I went to fletcher, Father went to got a telagram to go to Windsor that Charlie was sick, & he went 239 Wednesday May 22nd 1889 Cloudy & cool, I plowed in back field, Fla tinkered AM, harrowed PM Thursday 23rd Fair Frost heavy I plowed in back field Fla harrowed in at Prince Chase got 500 lbs of hay Friday 24th Cloudy I plowed in back field AM, & harrowed down at LP, PM, Fla harrowed in back field Saturday 25th Fair Fla harrowed in back field, I harrowed at LP Monday 27th Cloudy & drizzling rain, Brother Charlie died at Windsor at 1.30 PM U I harrowed at LP, Fla harrowed at LP PM �Tuesday 28th Fair but cool, Father & Aunt Emma brought Charlies corpse to Buxton this morn, Alf & I went to town & got neccessities for funeral Wednesday 29th Cloudy rained p PM, funeral took place at 2 PM Rev Elder Washington of BM, E Church Buxton conducted services Thursday 30th Rained all day, Father, Wm, & I worked on inside of stable Friday 31st Cloudy Father went to town took a grist & get medicine for himself Wm Fla & I cleaned trash from barn put down stable gangways, & let water off of fields Saturday May June 1st 1889 Cloudy Father went to town, Wm, Fla & I hauled up Sleeper for barn & started to log lot in back field Monday June 3rd Fair Wm, Fla & I finished loging lot in back field & Cleaning up trash around barn, & fixed west line fren fence between us & John McCart Tuesday 4th Cloudy & showery, Wm, Fla & I piled manure at Lower P T Wednesday 5th Cloudy & showery Father & Prince laid sleeper in barn Wm & I plowed in back field UP 240 Dates of breeding & births of stock of 1889 & 1890 Goliah boor breed to white sow Feb 7th �Doll & Nell mares bred to Pat Barry's General Brock stallion, trotter April 29th D Doll mare rebred to Pat Barry's horse May 27th Kate mare bred to Pardo's l general purpose horse Young Bloom field June 4th Russel Russel, sow had 4 pigs June 15th Doll mare rerebred to Pat Barry's horse June 17th Cherry cow had a calf July 12th Skimmer cow had a calf July 15th Roan " " " " " 17th Dinah " " " " " 18th Sill hefiers heifer " " " " 25th Boss " " " " " 29th Pink cow bred to AP Pattersons Bull August 6th Flower cow " " " " " 20th Got A B Pattersons September 17th Year 1890 Nell mare had a mare colt from Barry's horse April 2nd Russel sow bred to L Goliah boor April 13th Little white sow " " " " " 16th Kate mare had a mare colt Pardon's horse May 8th Jin mare bred to own horse P Dick May 6th Kate mare to Pardo's hore Young Robbin Kate mare bred to Pardo's horse Young Bloomfield May 20 Doll mare has a horse colt Barry's Rooker May 21st �Nell mare bred to T Taylor's Clevland Bay horse May 23rd Mack " " " John Huston's Young Rooker May 23 D Doll " " " Taylors Cleveland Bay May 29th Nell " " " " " " June 13th Russel sow had 8 pigs august 6th little white sow had 9 pigs august 12th big white sow had pigs March 22 1891 241 Thursday June 16th 1888 Clear Father & Prince Chase finished layno laing sleepers in barn & finished putting floor over head down in horse stable Wm & I plowed in back field Friday 7th Cloudy rained PM, Father gardened AM & laid mow floor PM in barn, Wm & I plowed in back field AM, helped Father Pm Saturday 8th Showery Father & Wm went to Chatham Monday 10th Cloudy Father & I went to Peaker place to got a cultivator spinning wheel table & a few things, then father went to bridge sale at Newmans & I went to LP & helped Wm ditch Tuesday 11th Fair Father & Fla worked in garden & Wm & I tinkered AM Father Wm & I let water off of back field PM UP Wednesday 12th �Clear Ther 76 ° Father worked in garden AM & then took ma to Mrs Harris's Fla & I tinkered AM, Wm & I planted PM corn in the back field Thursday 13th Clear Ther 78 ° Father & Americus Cooper sheared sheep Wm & I planted corn, U,P, P AM & LP, PM Father Friday 14th Clear Ther 82 ° Father worked in garden AM, Wm plowed & I harrowed in back field AM Fla pulled mustard AM, Father & Wm worked barn doors PM, I plowed & Fla, harrowed in back field PM Saturday 15th Cloudy rained PM, Father went to town, Wm & Fla, put {cut off} For more information on Garrison Shadd, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Shadd Diary & Transcription, 1881-1889: Alfred, Charles, & Isaac, 1887-1888 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred, Charles, & Isaac Shadd Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Buxton National Historic Site & Museum Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Kent County, Raleigh Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1887 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Garrison Shadd Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/34db2a4d61c652c32ca9491d06fa286b.pdf a55b57c305f2eab6691d42abc509e961 PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6c0cc1185e3732bbc81033a3ec9b62a2.pdf 8063e1b016648c5cea5f7d3c40100d5b PDF Text Text Garrison William Shadd (1839-1892) 1885-1887 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers 126 Monday 2nd February 1885 Cold Snowing Ter 2 below Z. Wm & I hauled load of hay and of straw to stable & a load of fodder to barn a load of bolts to Buxton & half cord of dry wood to Lodge Father went up to see bolt man Wm Morhead got 1 cord of soft dry wood, Chas comenced to write Diary. Tuesday 3 Feb Cloudy Ther 24 above Z Wm and I took sawdust out of wood shed & drove mice Miss Nell to Fletcher to see if ice on pool was good Father went to Buxton to see bolts measured Wednesday 4 Feb Cloudy snowed and drizled rain Ther 26 Father and Mother went to Chatham Wm and I hauled a load of bolts to Buxton and a load of ice from Fletcher Thursday 4 Feb 5 Clear, Ther 22 above Z Wm and I hauled two loads of ice from Fletcher, Chas Simpson got a load of corn fodder Windermuts men started to haul hickory & White ash out of half next Paterson's Friday Feb 6 Clear, cold, Ther 14 below Z Wm and I took a few bolts to Buxton and brought back two loads of saw dust for ice Wm drove colts to ninth concession Saturday Feb 7 Cloudy, Ther 12 above Z, Father went to Ann Arbor to get medicine for himself Mother & Joseph Wm and I hauled tow loads of bolts the last to Buxton Monday 6 Feb 8 9 �Cloudy, rained all afternoon, Ther 20 above Z, Wm put new plunger in pump I went down and got aunt Mary and Bushed out some hickory wood Tusday Feb 7 10 Cold blustry, Ther 1 below Z, Father came home from Ann Arbor with medicine from Dr White for himself, Mother & Josh, we shelled 8 bus of corn for grist Very cold blustery Wensday Feb 8 11 Ther 16 below Z, chores hauled couple bags of fodder 127 Thursday February 192th 1885 Cloudy, Ther 10 above Z, bushed out cord wood, faned corn to go to Merlin for grist. Friday 10 13th Februar {faded} Clear, cold, Ther 14 below Z, Wm and I bushed out all cut hickory wood hauled two load of straw to stable and one of fodder to barn Father went to Merlin with grist but did not get it ground Saturday Feburary 14 Clear, cold, Ther 16 blow Z Father and Willie went to town and took 6 BM of wheat Brought back 210 lbs of flour, I hauled up some tops Sunday Feb 15 Cloudy, pleasant, warm, Ther 17 above Z Monday Feb 16 Cloudy, windy, turning cold, Ther 12 above Z, Wm, De, Flavius, I thrashed beans in barn, afternoon Father went to Merlin and got meal grist Tuesday Feburary 17 Clear, cold, Ther 10 below Z Wm & I thrashed beans in the barn with horses. Tim & George & Kate & bet, D & Flave rode horses �Wensday Feb 18 Cloudy Ther Z thrashed beans in the barn with horses Thursday Feb 19 Clear, cold, Ther 2 below Z we finished thrashing beans Father and Mother went to Buxton took some yarn to Mamie Kersey toand donation to Elder Brown Friday 20 Feb Clear, Cold, Changed the Thermometer from portch to back of kitchen making diff of from 8 to 19 this morning 4 below Z Father went to town with 30 bu of wheat for grist got due bill and brand Wm and I faned up beans Clear, Ther 13 below Z, Saturday 21st Feb Father and I went to town took 50 bus of beans got .85 cts. per bu Wm and De hauled to some tops for wood a load of fodder to barn & hay to 128 Monday Feburary 23 1885 Clear, sun shining bright thawing about noon morning temperature 10 degrees below Z Willie and I hauled up wood for fires Tusday Fed 24 Cloudy warm Ther 7 degrees above Z Thawing about noon Willie & I hauled load of hay and of straw to stable after dinner hauled two loads smal logs to Kersey Mill to get sawed Wensday Feb 25 Clear, pleasant sun shining bright Ther 8 degrees above Z reached 40 degrees above Z during day Willie and I hauled 3 maple logs to mill after noon Wm took up fourth log I got a load of sawdust Thursday Feb 26 �Cloudy, Warm, thawing, Ther 20 degrees above Z, Father and Mon picked beans Wm and I hauled out some hickory wood Willie picked beans Willie hauled with Mic and Nell and some fodder to barn Friday Febar 27 Cloudy snowing, Ther 30 degrees above Z Wm and I put some sawdust around ice and hauled up some fire wood Saturday Feb 28 Clear Ther 20 degrees above Z Father and Alfred went to town took 200 lb bag got $6 per b cut Willie and I sawed fire wood afternoon bushed out some hickory wood off of line Jane West began wash this morning Monday 1st March 2nd Clear, snowed during night a little Ther 20 degrees above Z Wm Alfred & I hauled fodder into barn all day Chas Simpson got a load of fodder Tuesday March 2 nd 3 3rd Cloudy, Snowing, blustering, Ther 28 degrees above Z Father Mother and all picked beans in the forenoon Willie Alf and I hauled fodder in aftern Wensday March 3rd 4th Snowed a little in the morning Ther 30 degrees above Z Willie Alf and I hauled rest of fodder off of field Jane West left Thursday March 5th Some Scattered Clouds Ther 24 degrees above Z WIllie and I got a load of saw dust each from Buxton papa picked some beans went to the literary society tonight as usual O Shadd Wm {page rip} 129 Friday March 5th 6 1885 �Clear Ther 12 degrees above Z Willie and I bushed out some hickory wood Father went to Buxton got $5 from colt man Wm finished cutting pigs up Saturday March 7th Cloudy, little snow last night Ther 20 degrees above Z Father and Mother went to Chatham Willie and I bushed out some hickory wood Tidy heifer had a calf this morn Mr Richard Peaker died this Evg at 20 min to 7 oclock Monday March 9th Clear cold windy, ther 12 degrees above Z Father Willie and Alfred went to Mr Peaker's funeral (Sold Mic and Nell to Thorps for $200) Changed stals and fixed stable a little Tusday March 10th Clear cold Ther 16 degrees above Z I went down and got Aunt Mary and GrandMother come and the rendered lard Willie and I began to saw stove wood to dry Wensday March 11th Clear cold Ther 6 degrees above Z Father went to town Willie bushed out rest of hickory wood making about 23 1/2 cords Thursday March 12 Cloudy cold Ther 16 degrees above Z Willie and I sawed stove wood Friday March 13 Clear few clouds Cold Ther 6 degrees above Z Willie and I loaded a load of hay put it in stable Father and Wm Salted up the pork Snowed a little Saturday March 14 Clear cold in morning rained in evening string wind from South Ther 4 degrees above Z Father and I went to town Monday March 16 few clouds cold Ther 6 degrees above Z Wm and I sawed stove wood �Tuesday March 17 clear cold Ther 7 degrees above Z Willie and I sawed stove wood all day Wednesday March 18th Cloudy Ther 12 degrees above Z snowed hard morning and evening Wm & I hauled out hickory wood about last, makeing about over 25 cords also some rails along western line fence Father went to Pekers tos 130 Bull Account 1885 Aug 11th Amer Cooper one Cow to Bull Aug 28th Amer Cooper one Cow to Bull Sept 2nd Amer Cooper one Cow to Bull Sept 20th Amer Cooper one Cow to Bull Nov 10th Felix Shreve two 2 cows to Bull 1886 March 11th one 1, John Orton 1 Cow to Bull April 1st Orton one Cow returned May 12th Tohmas Clark 2 heffiers to bull May 26th Patrck Forhan 1 cow to bull May 27th Emab Ebar 1, cow to bull June 2nd P. Forhan 1 cow to bull June 4th C Simpson 1 cow to bull June 6 John Orton 1 cow to bull �June 10th Thomas Clarish one cow to bull . 10th C Simpson 1 cow to bull also June 11th Dennie Griffin 1 cow to bull account taken from Diary 1887 Dates for breeding of stock for year 1887 May 3rd breed Gin to Young Wonder, Wheeler & Smithes horse May 5th breed Polly to Young Lord Hadds May 12th breed Kate to Lord Hadds May 17th breed Dolly Doll to Young Wonder June 2nd rebreed Kate to Hadds 1888 Dates of berths of Stock 1888 April 17th Doll mare had a horse colt Nan April 24th Gin had a horse colt & breed Doll mare to Dick breed May 3rd Kate to Young Wonder & Gin to Dick ReBreed May 9th Doll mare to Dick May 26 rebreed Gin to Dick June 21st re Breed Doll to Young Wonder cows to bull 1888 July 8th Dinah & bloss cows to Thomas Clarks bull July 18th a heffier to bull August 1st Dolly ba heffier to T Clarks bull, august 14th a heffier (White) to T C- bull 131 Dates of breading and births of stock of 1886 Breed March 26th one sow to J John Lecocq's boar "April 3rd Essex sow to John Lacocq's Boar "May 10th breed Jewel mare to our own Dick colt "May 12th Kate to Henson's horse at Fletchers Aunt E Beau beant also " May 14th Jin; mare; to Dick, May 19th Aunt E Kate to Henson's horse �Births May 1st Jewel 3 yr colt bought at Tilbury center last spring had a mare colt May 10th Shimmer cow had a calf May 22nd Dinah cow had a calf June 12th Flower cow had a calf June 28th Rose cow had a calf April 4th 1888 breed Aunt E Kate mare to our Dick Return Breeding; jewel colt to Dick June 6 "June 7th gin colt to Dick "June 9th breed Kate to Henson's horse first breeding June 11th Joseph Rice one mare to Dick June 22nd bred a mare for John Orton to Dick June 23rd breed a mare for John Orton to Dick June 26 breed a mare for Joseph Rice to Dick Dates of Births stock for year 1887 March 7th a littler of pigs of Essex sow April 11th a heifer got at Rice's sale had a calf April 22nd Bloss hiffier had a calf April 25 Shimmer cow had a calf June 15 Rose cow had a calf October 4 Cherry heffier had a calf 2 sows had 12 pigs 6 6 each; June 20th Essen sow had 13 pigs 3 die X Dates of Births of stock for the year 1888 X �Febarary 12 Dolly cow had a calf February the 12th May 15th Flower cow & Pink heffier had a heffier calf each May 20th sp Shimmer cow of a calf May 23rd 2 sows had 6 - 9 pigs June 20th Essex sow had 12 pigs 3 died 132 Tursday March 19th XX 1885 Clear cold Ther 1 degree below Z Willie and I hauled 400 rails out around west and north lines Friday March 20th Clear cold snowed little during night Ther 4 degrees ab below Z Willie and I chopped down and piled brush of smal trees hauled load of Saturday March 21st Clear cold Ther 5 degrees below warming 24 degrees about noon previous morning 10 degrees below Z Father went to town Aunt Emmaline Simpson went with him P Willie and I hauled out 482 rails Tuesday March 24th Cloudy warm Ther 26 degrees above Z Snowed some this after noon Willie went up and got Rachel, James after Father and him went to Kennedy Sale bought, 1, one 2 year old colt, mare for $78 and at Bull $35 Wednesday March 25th Clear cold Ther Z Father went took Mrs Peaker to town Willie and I went to Kennedy's and got the bull Thursday March 26 26th �Cloudy Warm Ther 30 degrees above Z rained during day to 52 degrees above Z Willie went down and drawed out rail cuts for GrandMother Alf and I hauled out 240 rails Friday 27th March Cloudy Warm Ther 40 degrees above Z Wm Alf and I hauled a load of hay and of straw to the stable Father took Rachel James horse Saturday 28th March Cloudy Ther 30 degrees above Z Father went to town Willie and made Fravoy bushed out soft wood on it in after noon Monday 29th March 30th Cloudy snowed hard in morning Ther 20 degrees above Z Willie sharpened little croscut saw made two pokes for horses, small handle Tuesday March 31st 1884 Cloudy rained this morning Ther 36 degrees above Z Willie and I washed Dick Sam and Bet all over first with Lie then with disinfectant 133 1885 Wensday March April 1st Clear Ther 32 degrees above Z Willie and I took 5 bu of potatos and sawed some stove wood Thursday April 2nd Cloudy Ther 33 degrees above Z Willie and I sawed stove wood rained in afternoon Rose cow had a calf Friday April 3rd Stormy snowed heavy Ther 28 degrees above Z Willie and Emal Ebare sawed stove wood on shares in afternoon rest picked beans Saturday March 4th �Clear 20 degrees above Z Wm Emal and I sawed stove wood and har Monday April 6th Clear 34 degrees above Z Willie went to town for medicine for Mother and Joseph horse back I sawed stove wood with Emal on shares rest picked beans father let some water off the wheat Tuesday April 7th Cloudy Drisling rain Ther 38 degrees above Z Willie Emal and I sawed stove wood in afternoon James & Harris began to trim apple trees Wednesday April 8 Cloudy Ther 36 degrees above Z Willie Emal and sawed stove wood Thursday April 9 Clear Ther 24 degrees above Z hauled load of straw and of hay to stable Willie and Emal sawed January Ebar and I split stove wood Friday April 10th Clear Ther 22 degrees above Z got grist of corn ready Father took it to merlin got it ground took out some potatos Saturday April 11th Cloudy Stormy snowed about 6 in during night and today Ther 32 degrees above Z all picked a few beans Monday April 13th Cloudy blustry snowed a little Ther 29 degrees above Z all picked a few beans Tuesday 14th April X Clear Ther 29 degrees above Z cloudy in afternoon snowed a little Willie and I bushed out stove wood in forenoon fixed lieleach Began X to Plow tryed them in field back of house in �sod x January Ebar began to pile brush James Harris finished trimming trees in young orchard 134 Thursday April 15th 1885 Cloudy Stormy snowed a little in morning rained nearly allday Ther 35 degrees above Z picked last of beans Paterson helped us ring the bulls father Willie and I faned oats rest of day Friday April 16th Clear Ther 35 degrees above Z Willie took plows points and cutters to Fletcher got them sharpened cleaned out some ditch in afternoon January Ebar filed brush in slashing Friday April 17th Cloudy snow all gone Father went to town Willie J D and I hauled load of straw and of hay to stable Willie let some water off cornfield, plowed some Dollie cow had a calf Saturday April 18 18th Clear in morn cloudy afternoon Ther 40 degrees above Z Willie and I plowed in sod back of house rest cleaned trimming of trees out of orchard Monday April 20th Clear morn cloudy very warm Ther reached 70 degrees above Z Willie and I plowed in sod sod Father sold Billy steer and Lilly heifer for $45 Teusday April 21st Cloudy very warm Ther reached 82 degrees above Z morn ton temperature 54 degrees above Z Willie and I plowed in sod Wenesday Wesday April 22nd Few clouds very warm Ther reched 81 degrees above Z Willie and AJ plowed in sod Thursday April 23rd �Cloudy very warm Ther reached 83 degrees above Z Father went to town to attend before the master on a summons brought out by Dennis sent doctor Springer out to see Mother Willie plowed in sod I took out 2nd but of potatos but of beats and some carrots Friday April 24th Cloudy Ther 62 degrees above Z, noon 59 degrees above Z hot wind last night rained shower in morning heavy mist Father went to town to attend Chancery Corbet Willie finished plowing sod plowed strip of sod in cornfield I took out carrots Saturday April 25th Cloudy cool Willie went to town to spring Fair horseback Father and Flavius shined clover fields HD rolled one east of orchard portion of other 135 1885 Monday April 27th Clear beautiful Ther highest 62 degrees abovest Z, Willie scraped the road in forenoon plowed in No 2 finished rolling clover in No 5 began to roll sod in No 4 Tuesday April 28th Clear in morning Cloudy windy shower of cold rain and hail Ther 40 degrees Willie sowed clover seed in part of No 1 I harrowed it JD rolled it also for benefit of wheat, harrowed in No 4, cleaned seed oats in afternoon Wedenesday April 30th Cloudy Ther 52 degrees Willie sowed baresputs in No 3 clover I and JD harrowed and rolled began to sow Oats on sod in No 4 a long continued rain began this evening Father got 2 shots hogs from Uncle Mack Friday May 1st Cloudy Cold Frosted little Ther 36 degrees Father went to town got some flour and medicine Willie and I put a Slide gate into cornfield fixed line fence between us and Lucas Lacocq Saturday May 2nd �Few clouds changed cool Willie sowed oats in No 4 JD and I harrowed them in Monday May 4th Few clouds cool Ther 40 degrees (yesterday was cold froze some heavy frost rained in night) Father took up the school Desks Willie and I took out the pit of seed potatos Father and I took Desks and other things over to new school house Willie plowed rest of No 2 and garden removed fence off it to orchard Tuesday May 5th Cloudy rained showers Willie and I went down to Uncle Amarcus's and got two shoots bags fro he recently bought shelled 30 bu of corn D and F the cobs Wednesday May 6th Cloudy sprinkled rain alittle Father and Alf went 136 May 6th 1885 to town took Aunt Sarah Ann Willie and I washed Dick Sam & Bet with disinfectant put up rails on fence between us and Lucas Thursday May 7th Cloudy cool Ther 50 degrees rained heavy last night Willie and I plowed school lot for Emal, hung up the meat meat, Father let some water of wheat in No 5 Friday May 8th Cloudy, very cool, windy, Ther 40 degrees Willie and I ditched with Shade on back of corn field No 6, D and F cut corn stalks, began cold ram this evening Saturday May 9th X Cloudy "Snow" Blizzards, heavy but of short duration windy turned to rain and snow in afternoon Ther 39 degrees Father went to town took 31 bu of corn got 50 cts per bu, had Bet's teeth fil filled Willie and I ditched up back of corn field �Monday May 11th Clear pleasant frosty in morn Ther 34 degrees Willie and I ditcher up back of corn field to lane started up towards barn Tuesday May 12th Cloudy showered in afternoon Ther 40 degrees Father went after some chickens Willie and I ditched in corn field Wednesday M 13th May Clear foggy Ther 40 degrees warm pleasant Willie and I finished the ditch in cornfield up to barn forenoon plowed sod for potato patch in young orchard Thursday May 14th Clear heavy fog, Ther 39 degrees reched 63 degrees buds are beginning to unfold on apple trees Willie sowed few Oats in No 2 De harrowed it I cultivated it afternoon Wm fixed part of back line fence JD and harrowed sod for beans in No 4 smallest bought Uncle Mack died Father sawed garden seeds, Onions, Lettuce, Parsnip Friday 15 May Clear warm Ther reached 81 degrees Father drilled in some carrots & parsnips seeds I got scraper from Rices took Grandmother home {illegible} and Mother D harrowed potato patch Willie and I began to Plow corn field No 6 137 1885 Saturday May 16th Clear, warm, Ther reached 83 degrees Father went to town got some medicine for Mother and Joe, Willie plowed in corn field I put up Election Bills he Wm and I pulled stumps in afternoon Monday May 18th �Clear very warm Ther reached about 82 degrees began a shower this evening Father and Willie held Election in Old School I got a load of saw dust from Buxton put on ice cultivated potato in garden JD harrowed sod over again for Beans in No 4 Tuesday May 19th Cloudy Cool Ther 52 degrees Father sowed carrots, Peas, Wm, JD, C, I pulled out stumps and heaped them in corn field No 6 Wednesday May 20th Cloudy Cool in morn, warm, Ther 42 degrees Father cut & planted potatos Willie De and I pulled and hauled stumps in cornfield finished pulled 200 or over Thursday May 21st Misty Cloudy sultry Ther reached 78 degrees Father grubbed a tree and set some fires in corn field Willie and I plowed scraped down same hills in No 6 Father and Wm took Cate and Bet to Chinick's to Young Wonder were not in season Friday May 22nd Cloudy, rained, drizzled all day Father Wm and I cleaned up rest of oats Saturday May 23rd Cloudy, Ther 62 degrees to 78 degrees, Father went to town I plowed with Cate and Bet in corn field, Willie dug around currant bushes Monday May 25th Cloudy Ther reached 76 degrees trees in full blossom Father raked garden burnt stumps in cornfield Willie and I scraped down hills in AM plowed PM in cornfield and scraped back ditch camp there Tuesday May 26th Clear, few clouds, Ther 50 degrees morn, to noon 80 degrees Father burnt stumps Willie and (I C with gin and George all day) plowed in corn field �138 Tuesday May 26th 1885 Sold Jin and George for $170 Dinah cow and a calf Wednesday May 27th Cloudy Ther reached 75 degrees Father took Jin and George to town to buyer Willie hitched up Pat and gin (colt bought at Kennedy's sale) colts the first time drove around yard a while then harrow little in corn field I plowed with Kate and Bet in corn field Thtursday 28th Cloudy, Cool, Ther 48 degrees to 72 degrees I plowed in corn until noon afternoon I planted potatoes in orchard W.A took Kate & Bet up to Chinick's and put them to Stallions young Wonder owned by Whiaeler & Smith Father took a sow over to Pattersons Boar this morning Friday 29th Cloudy, Cool, Ther 56 degrees rained little I plowed in corn field with Kate and Bet Willie harrowed with Colts Pat and Jin Father cut some potatoes went to Buxton afternoon got the mail hoed some of the spring wheat and some onions Saturday 30th Variable Father went to town on the cars got {illegible} and medicine for Mother came out with Shreve to the plans then walked in Bill harrowing with Colts Pat and Gin. I D harrowing with Kate and Bet I planted some potatoes J shelled 8 bu of corn for grist and chop Monday June 1st Clear, warm, Father cut some potatos worked in garden Willie drove colts (Pat and Gin) to town yesterday brought Aunt Sarah Ann to day took grand Mother home made a corn marker I plowed in corn field Tuesday 2nd �Clear cool in morn Ther 42 degrees to 76 degrees Father and Willie took grist to Merlin with colts, worked in garden marked off corn rows some Alfred telegraphed for Dr Springer he got here before noon to see Mother I finished plowing for corn crossharrowed half of it Wednesday 3rd Cloudy rained in showers all day De crossharrowed some in corn field 139 Wednesday June 3rd 1885 Father Willie and I picked and shelled seed corn planted some potatoes Thursday 4th Cloudy rained a little Father went to town got Kate and oats shod some medicine for mothers buggy spring we loaded &c Willie marked off some corn rows I planted sweet corn in potato patch washed Dick and Sam with soap suds Friday 5th Cloudy rained very hard last night Willie let off some water washed Dick and Sam with Disinfectant Saturday 6th Clear Cool in morn, Ther 46 reached 72 degrees Father went to town took Aunt Sarah Ann bought a pair of harrows “Supple Jack” Willie and I pilled manure in barn yard Sunday 7th Clear very warm Ther reached 88 degrees and 90 degrees Willie drive Kate to town for Doctor Springer he came out to see Mother Monday 8th Cloudy very cold drizzled rain in morn highest Temp 62 degrees Wm made slide gate across the lane got seed corn 1 1/2 bu from Lucas Father and I planted some potatos, weeded in garden �Tuesday 9 clear cool night I finished harrowing cross in corn field Wm marked it if long way with colts Father began marking off with chain Willie and I planted corn after him Wednesday 10th Clear Ther 70 degrees noon Father went to town to get some medicine for mother Bought 2 pumps B Martins Wm and I planted corn De marked off some Flower planted Squash seed Thursday 11 Clear Father marked off Wand I finished planting corn No 6 Wm took Kate and Bet to Chinick horse hither one in season Father De and I planted potatoes. 140* Friday June 12th Clear very warm Ther reached 90 degrees cultivated harrowed and dull in the beans the beans W-H No 4 Saturday 13th Cloudy warm rained little Father and Willie went to town took Aunt Sarah Ann she has been here 2 weeks brought Sussy De Al and I worked in garden grand mother came this evening 140 *Sunday 14th June Clear Ther reached 93 degrees Dear Mother passed from this life at 15 min to 5 O'clock A.M Wm got Aunt Mary and Aunt Emmaline also Mrs Morhead and H. Kessey Uncle Amarcus sent telegraph to Windsor to Rev S.D.W Smith and others, to Xenia Monday 15th Father went to town to make nessary arrangements for the funeral brought Aunt Sarah Ann out, Uncle Horace Black brought out coffin Tuesday 16th �Cloudy rained little Funeral started at 2 Oclock RU Rev Seth DW Smith preached sermon and preformed services assisted by Elder Brown Wednesday 17th Willie De and I planted povae potatos Thursday 18th Father went to town to get knew buggy spring and other things on return stoped at Chinichs put Bet to young Wonder second time Wm and I finished planting potatos began to replant corn Friday 19th Friday Wm and I finished replanting corn AM hauled 40 rails to back line fence finished fixing it Saturday 20th Cloudy rained heavy D.M Father went to town took Aunt Sarah Ann and Sussy home Wm and I finished fixing line fence West half began building summer kitchen 141 Monday June 22nd 1885 Few chores cool in morn Ther 45 degrees Willie and I finished building summer kitchen Friday 23rd Clear cool Ther 42 degrees in morn Father hoed sweet corn Wm and I cultivated west half cornfield De and Flavius uncorned Wednesday 24th Clear cool morn Ther 48 degrees w 78 Father went to town took Joseph to stay a week Aunt Sarah Ann's 5 bu beans last an strawberries and Aunt Emmaline Wm began to cultivate beans I erect scarecrow in cornfield re planted sweet corn Thursday 25th �Pureloads Wm cultivated beans J, D, Flave and I uncovered with hoes Friday 26 Few clouds Ther 76 degrees Father hoed potatos in garden Wm cultivated some beans him De Fla and I uncovered, more rain Saturday 27th Few clouds Father went to town took Aunt Emmaline and marketing Willee, De, Fla, and I uncovered beans Monday 29 Clear cool Ther 46 degrees yesterday turned windy showered Ther Ther 90 degrees to 52 degrees, Willie and I cultivated corn in morn cut field No 3 of clover Tuesday 30th Clear cool Ther 44 degrees Wm and I cultivated corn in morn I cut part of field No 5 of clover, Father and Wm cut fence corners Wednesday 1st July Father took Aunt Emmaline and strawberries to to town with alts (Pat and Jin) Wm De and I raked apple orchard and and part of clover in No 3 snook up the rest Thursday 2nd Clear moderate Father Wm De and I shook rest of B No and eat past of No 5 shocked part of No 3 142 Friday July 3rd 1885 Clear warm Ther reached 84 degrees Father Wm and I shocked hay rest of No 3 part of No 5 began to haul into barn P.M 7 loads Saturday 4th �Few clouds warm Ther reached 86 degrees Wm D A and I haled rest of field No 3 5 loads making 12 loads on No 3 alas 4 loads of No 5 Alfred went to town to try 3rd C Exam Monday 6th Clear hot in morn rained heavy P of U I finished cutting No 5 rest took up hauled 3 loads Tuesday 7 Clear warm Father took scraper and lard to Fletcher and shook out hay Wednesday 8 Finished shaking out and hauled in 4 loads of hay Thursday 9th Finished Ther reached 94 degrees hauling hay 3 loads making 14 loads in No 5, hay in all 26 loads, 4 in stable, I recut down part of No 5 Wm cut fence corners Friday 10th Few clouds Ther 82 degrees Wm and I cultivated corn finished one way began other De reraked fields of hay Saturday 11th Clear cool Father went to town brought Alf out Wm De F and I hauled reraking and cutting 5 3 loads had beans rest is done Monday 13th Few clouds rained hard with heavy wind in afternoon Father cut fence corners Wm and I cultivated corn sill rain Tuesday 14th Cloudy cool Ther 76 degrees Father Wm De Fl & I weeded in garden Wednesday 15th Cloudy warm Father cut fence corners Wm and I cultivated corn �Thursday 16th (finished cultivated beans) Misty clouds Ther reached 84 degrees Father cut fence corners Wm and I finished cross cultivating corn. hight of corn average 14 in inches 143 57 degrees Friday July 17th 1885 Warm clear Ther reached 94 degrees all hoed some beans hauled in load of fence corner hay Father got Cradle fixed at Fletcher cut bound and shocked a little rd wheat in No 1 Saturday 18th Clear warm Ther reached 90 degrees Father went to town Wm helped grand Mother haul hay rest hoed beans Monday 20th Clear sultry warmest day this summer got Ther highest Temperature 98 degrees Father began reaping wheat in No 1 Wm D. F and I bound Sold Spot cow for $25 went to town in eve meet Mrs N Rosier at dusk who commenced work in morning got 200 cwt of clover Tuesday 21st Clear cloudy threatened rain in afternoon, breezey all day Ther reached 110 degrees bound wheat in No 1 Father cut some fence corners Cultivated and hoed some corn Mrs N Rosier began wash Wednesday 22nd Few clouds warm Ther 88 degrees Father cut some fence corners Wm and I cultivated corn Alf De, F hoed Thursday 23rd Few Clouds Ther reached 88 degrees Father cut some fence corners Wm and I cultivated I, A, F hoed corn, A.M in P.M. all downed wheat Father co cut �Friday 24th Clear warm in morn cloudy rained heavy {faded} here crossed corn field Father reached W half No 4, Wm Al De Fla and I bound and shocked it Saturday 25th Cloudy Ther reached 82 degrees Father went to town Bet to S. Bogast Vt Surgen Rest bound some W Half No 4 after hoed sweet corn and potatos Monday 27th Clear, cold Ther reached 89 degrees Wm reaped Wheat No 1 rest with Kate’s colts {illegible} 144 Friday July 3rd 1885 clear very warm Ther reached 84 degrees, Father Wm and I shocked rest of No 3 part of No 5 began to haul into the barn, P, M hauled 7 loads, Saturday 4th few clouds very warm Ther reached 86 degrees Alfred went to town to try Examination Father Wm De, Fla and I hauled hay into barn, loads, Tuesday 28th Clear cool in morn Ther 57 degrees reached 93 degrees Father helped Uncle much bind wheat Wm Alf De and I bound rest of No 1 set most up sow taken to Paterson's boar Wednesday 29th Few clouds rained little last night Ther rea 91 degrees all began to haul wheat hauled field WH No 4 closon wheat Thursday 30th Cloudy rained last night little today Father went to town drive Kate and gin, got brand for Bet rest cut Thistles and weeds in old slashing base cwt Gladstone �Friday 31st Few clouds got Aunt Emmaline Team and Charlie to help draw wheat drawed all to one load and rakings of No 1 August 1st Sturday Cloudy rained little Father went to town drove Aunt Emma Kate and ours we finished hauling Wheat and rakings into barn a sow had 10 Pigs Monday 3rd Cloudy showered heavy all night and today til al and noon Tuesday 4th Cloudy cool in morn Ther 65 degrees W 75 degrees all moved fence around garden began to haul up stove wood rained little Wednesday 5th Father cut Aunt Emmaline Oats few clouds cold in morn Ther 60 degrees W to 74 degrees all hauled stove wood Thursday 6th Cloudy cut spring wheat cut about blocks to go under fence William made some rails to {page rip} know slashing 145 Mary Mary H Friday August 7th 1885 Cloudy moderate Father bought a 2 year old colt from Theodre Marchan give Tidy cow and $40 all began along fence line next woods of slashing Saturday 8th �Cloudy Father and De drove Kate & gin to town in PM marketing rest luged PM turned Aunt Emmaline Oats Sunday warm heavy showers very wet Marchan took Tidy Monday 10th Few clouds, warm very wet ground Father and Willie went to Detroit on Excursion, per CSR, rest pull fields clear of weeds out of Onions and garden & potatos Tuesday 11th A Copper brought a cow to Gladston Clear warm Ther reached about a 85 degrees all picked up in clearing 7 in forenoon bought and set up Aunt Emmaline's Oats PM Wednesday 12th Clear warm Ther reached 84 degrees Father and Wm went to Tilbury Center and got 2 yrs old Colt bought off Marchan rest picked up in bush Thursday 13th Cloudy rained in showers PM Wm cut around Oats all picked up in the slashing Friday 14th Cloudy very cool Wm cut field 2 and most of No 4 with Kate and bet, rest cut weeds house yard and fence Saturday 15th Clear very cool in morn Ther from 46 degrees to 76 degrees Father drove Kate and bet to town, Marketing, Wm took plows to Fletcher with colts to be repaired we bound Oats No 2 and part of field 4 Sunday 16th Aug Brought Sam Colt age 1 year 3 mots, up this morn sick took {illegible} Wild road Kate to town sent Dr Hall VS out he died before arrival of VS Monday 17th �Cloudy moderate built log pile over colt S barn finished cutting Oats in field No 4 bound and set up one 146 Tuesday 18th August 1885 Cloudy threatened rain Wm Alf De Fla and I bound and set up Oats until 4 Oclock PM W. g. A. D and I went to see Fireworks in Chatham Wednesday 19th Clear misty Ther from 65 degrees to 78 degrees Father took Mrs Peaker to town. Willie took 25 bu 30 cts per bu of Oats and 18 of wheat 80 cts per bu to town with K and bet, rest bound last of the Oats, field No 4 Thursday 20th Father and Willie went to Fletcher and got plows and scraper Father went to Mrs Peakers to sell 25 ac ground W plowed PM,I, plowed AM with Kate & bet in stubble No 5, Wand A stacked Aunt Emmaline's Oats in the afternoon cut some weeds in eve Friday 21st Cloudy warm Ther 80 degrees rained very heavy accompanied with strong wind and heavy hail, Father brought calves home from Morheads took 5 bu of Oats off Siberian trees cut some weeds 22nd Cloudy Father drove out Kate and Emmaline's Kate to town sent Dr Hall out to Examine Bet split wood cut new Monday 24th Cloudy rained heavy all night and in showers today Ther 70 degrees cut 10 posts for a Waggonshed in L Lecoq & J Ellit valued hay {illegible} on tack yesterday Tuesday 28th Cloudy cool Wm Alfred and I worked on timber hauld hauled up for shed �Wednesday 26th Cloudy cool Ther from 52 degrees to 66 degrees straightened up Oats and worked on timber finished Father attended some business for Mrs Morhead & J. Grant bought a single buggy of J. Williams Thursday 27th Clear warm cloudy cool Ther 44 degrees Wm Alf De and I worked in timber for shed 147 Friday August 28th 1885 Cloudy cool Ther 46 degrees Alf & De began to haul in Oats with Kate Pat & Jin together, I went down and got Aunt Emmaline's Team ploughed PM with them Saturday 29th Cloudy Father and De went to town drove Aunt Emmaline's Team Wm Alf Fla & I hauled in the rest of the Oats from field No 4 & 21 Wm brought single buggy from J Williams Monday 31st Cloudy cool heavy shower of hail and rain in evening Wm and I began to plow in No 5, W with Kate gin and Pat, I with Aunt Emmaline's team Tuesday 1st September 1st Cloudy cool Ther reached 64 degrees rained a shower PM Father went to town drove Kate Wm and I finished plowing in No 5 began in No 2 Wednesday 2nd Clear in morn cloudy Ther 40 degrees slight frost Wm and I finished ploughing lot No 2, began to E, lot No 4 Alf De and Fla began to pull beans WH of No 4 Father & Alf took the Democrat buggy to Shaws to be repainted Thursday 3rd Cloudy Wm and I plowed in No 4 De Alf and Fla shelled beans �Friday 4th Cloudy rained with all shelled corn until noon Plowed a little PM both teams Saturday 5th Cloudy Father drive Kate to town single I plowed with Aunt Emma Team Wm and rest worked at Waggonshed Monday 6 7th 7 Cloudy (Sunday morn clear frost Ther 34 degrees) Wm and I finished ploughing stubble in No 4, de finished work on Waggonshed raised Father bought a Wisner seed drill for $84 148 Tuesday 8th September 1885 Cloudy rained all day with short intermissions Willie drove Kate to town got some medicine for Aunt Emmaline, rest Shelled corn Wednesday 9th Cloudy several misty showers Willie Alf De Fla & I finished raising the Waggonshed Thursday 10th Cloudy Ther 74 degrees went to town for Aunt Emmaline we all worked at Waggonshed sided it in Friday 11th Brought double buggy from Buxton Cloudy Wm Alf and I got rafters finished out of bush worked at them and places for them D and F pulled bean Saturday 12 Cloudy Father and I took 30 bu of dry shell corn got 52 Wm shaped and pull up the rafters A, D and F pulled beans Monday 14th �Clear Father went to town yesterday to Conference came out tonight Wa, Alf and I worked on sideing and roofing shed Tuesday 15th Few Clouds Father got 12 bu seed wheat, Wm harrowed WH No 5 and lot No 2 A,D,F pulled beans, I went down and began Plowing for Aunt Emmaline Wednesday 16th Clear cool Ther 50 degrees Wm drilled lot No 2 and WH of No 5 in Wheat, A, D &, F pulled beans, I plowed for Aunt E with team Thursday 17th Misty cool Ther 38 degrees frost some places Wm harrowed all day I with Aunt E team also until noon in No 4 rest pulled beans Friday 18th Clear warm Wm got 12 bu of Oats from Paterson hauled in 2 loads of beans rest pulled beans I plowed for Aunt E Saturday 19th Clear foggy cool nights Ther reached 75 degrees Father drove Kate to town & all hands pulled beans today 149 Monday September 21st 1885 Clear heavy dew warm I got Aunt Emmaline team and rolled E, H, No 4 Wm harrowed half of it with Kate and colts A, D and F, pulled beans Tuesday 22nd Cloudy Ther 66 degrees went to town Wm and I harrowed afternoon Wm began drill in wheat in No 4, I followed with harrow De Alf & F pulled beans Wednesday 23rd �Cloudy warm in morn turned windy cold Ther 40 degrees Wm finished drilling wheat in No 4, A, M, went down and plowed for Aunt Emmaline both teams, D, A, F, pulled beans Thursday 24th Clear cool in morn Willie and I finished plowing Aunt Emma Alf, De and Flav finished pulling the beans in No 4 Friday 25th Few clouds warm Ther reached 80 degrees Willie and I harrowed ground down at Aunt Emmaline, Father and I got 16 bu of seed wheat Saturday 26 27th 26 Few clouds very warm Ther reached 90 degrees Father went to town with Mrs Peakers horse Willie and I drilled and harrowed after 7 1/2 bu of wheat at Aunt Emmalines A and D began to dig potatos Monday 28th 28 Clear warm Ther reached 78 degrees Wm run out water furrows on wheat at Aunt E, A, D and I hauled in rest of beans with, Kate and bet, both plowed PM in beans ground in No 4 put a nine little pigs in the Pen to wean Tuesday 29th 29 Clear warm Ther reached 80 degrees Wmn and I plowed in No 4 AM Father helped Aunt Emmaline thrash A cut first of grapes Wednesday 30th Few clouds slight breezes warm Father Wm and I went to town to Fair took some marketing Thursday October 1st Misty clouds, warm Wm and I plowed in No 4 and harrowed 150 October Friday 2nd 1885 �Cloudy moderate Ther 74 degrees turned cooler Wm and I finished plowing in all field No 4 harrowed and began cultivating it Saturday 3rd Cloudy cool rained about noon till 2 Friday Father drove colts to town Wm harrowed and cultivated No 4 with (Kate and Kate and bet) A, D, and I cut corn first cut Monday 5th Cloudy cool Ther 37 degrees rained slowly till noon we shelled corn fanned seed wheat Wand I fanned 4 bu of wheat for Aunt E brought team up Tuesday 6th Cloudy cool Ther 36 degrees, first, snowed little Father took grist for Aunt E, and D Flav and Eunice for Vaccination to town, Wm drilled part of WH of No 4 in wheat, Alf and I cut corn Wednesday 7th Cloudy cool Ther 27 degrees Wm finished drilling wheat in No 4 I harrowed with Aunt E team finished all Furrows & c by 3 PM, all cut corn rest of day Thursday 8th Few clouds fl rained heavy during night Wm Alf De and I cut corn Friday 9th Clear heavy frost Ther 29 degrees Father went to D. Fletchers sale got 2 two grade and one Thoroughbred Heifers price $74, all cut corn Saturday 10th Clear Frost and fig in morn Ther 34 degrees Father drive Kate to town Wm De and I got 3 heifers from Fletcher's, hauled had punkins up for pigs, all cut corn rest of day Monday 12th Cloud began raining last night rained nearly all day Wm A and I put the gable end in waggon shed �Wednesday 14th Cloudy rained drisly in forenoon Father went to town drive Kate Wm and Alf and I greased gin and pats harness 151 Thursday October 15 1885 Few clouds moderate Father and I Wm A and I put some roof on waggon shed Friday 16th Few clouds Father and I took 39bu of corn got 48 cts per bu to town with Aunt E Kate and out Wm Cut some of clover for seed in No 3 Saturday 17th Few clouds warm Ther reached 65 degrees Father drove Aunt E team to town Wm cut rest of clover in No 3 and part of No 5 A and I husked some corn hauled 2 loads punkins Aunt E Pat weaned here De and F cut corn stalks Monday 19th Cloudy rained hard last night drizzled some today Father Wm and I went down and cleaned 30 bu of wheat for Aunt E Father went to town hall took a petition we began to haul manure on No 3 Tuesday 20th Cloudy cool in eve windy Father drove Kate and beauty took 30 bu of wheat to town for Aunt E, Wm and I hauled manure With (Kate and Bet) Went rest of clover in No 5 Wednesday 21st Clear cool, Wm, Alf, De, and I, hauled manure all day on No 3 with both teams, Kate bealit Thursday 22nd Cloudy cool all hauled manure from barn yard, ice in morn �Friday 23rd Cloudy cool, Ther 32 degrees morn, Father and I went to Fletcher got 413 ft of lumber for waggon shed, AM, Father took 12 bu of corn to Merlin to get ground did not get it ground, Wm and Alf helped A Uncle Mack to Thrash in the afternoon Saturday 24 Clear heavy frost last night Father went to town in the democrat got 100 cwt of flour settled Kennedy note Chas Alf and I put some roof on the shed and hauled in some dirt and turned some of the clover 152 Monday 26th October 1885 Clear frosty in morn Father went to Merlin got grist Wm, Alf and De went down and helped Uncle Mack to thrash I layed up with vaccination Tuesday 27th Misty Wm and Alf made general arrangements for thrashing cleaned Barn, granary hauled wood & De and Fla gathered apples Wednesday 28th Cloudy Father went to town got necessities for thrashing rest tinkered about got engine and machine over and {faded} Thursday 29th Cloudy rained heavy last night and drizzled all day stoped our thrashing Wm made piks for colts Friday 30th Cloudy cool windy snowed all A.M, several hands gathered to thrash but failed Father and Wm drove (Kate and Bet) to Buxton hauled our logs to gangway of Kersey Mill Saturday 31st �Clear in morn cool Ther 20 degrees Father went to town market Wm, A, D and I dug and pitted about 16 bu of carrots Monday 2nd November Cloudy cool, one short shower, we began to thrash first wheat Clawson, Democrat, Reliable, resp, in all 286 bu, set for oats Tuesday 3rd Cloudy cool, hail last night, Ther 37 degrees, we thrashed oats 214 bu A.M, Father went to Buxton PM to get logs sawed failed Wednesday 4th Cloudy rained Father went Buxton got a cant hook from S-haw we picked apples in Old orchard pitted rest of carrots and beats Thursday 5th Cloudy rained continuous PM, very muddy finished picking apples in old orchard Friday 6th Cloudy {page torn} most of day Father piled lumber sawed a Kersey Mill 153 Friday November 6th 1885 We fanned up all of Reliable Wheat Saturday 7th Cloudy warm Ther 60 degrees very muddy Father went to town single buggy Wm and I went to Buxton W brought back lumber to finish shed I remained and piled rest of lumber as sawed rest gathered some apples finished roofing W Monday 8th 9th Cloudy cool Wm, Alf, De, Flave, and I began to husk corn �Tuesday 9th 10 Cloudy cleared off PM all husked corn Wednesday Friday 10th Clear Ther 39 degrees Wm took Mrs Peaker 40 bu of corn AM drawed 40 in from field all began to turn clover over Thursday 12th Cloudy turned windy and cool we turned over rest of seed clover in No 5 hauled in 3 waggonloads Friday 13th Cloudy cool rained during night we hauled up a load of squash and punkins and 40 bu of corn turned clover in No 3 Saturday 14th 14 Cloudy cool heavy blustering snow storms Ther 30 degrees Father drove Aunt E team to town took 4 bu of Wheat for grist, we daubed stable stalls Monday 16th Cloudy cool windy we shook up seed clover in No 5 and hauled in rest of it, 3 loads Tuesday 17th Clear AM cloudy PM warm Ther 24 degrees reached 60 degrees turned and hauled 2 loads of No 3 seed clover Father sold all Elm on east side lane for $60 Wednesday 18th Cloudy rained nearly all day Father Wand I measured and bined Reliable Wheat 118 bu fanned most of Democrat, hauled a of hay to stable a sow had 9 pigs Thursday 19th Cloudy, moderate, Father and I made roads in slashing to some rails W got barrel of plaster from Rices, all husked some corn �154 Friday November 20th 1885 Cloudy, cool, all husked corn Saturday 21st Cloudy Ther 36 degrees Father drove (Kate and Pat) to town market we all husked corn Monday 23rd Cloudy cool we hauled in 3 loads of corn Tuesday 24th Cloudy cool snowed 1/2 inch Wm went to town on Kate A, D, & I hauled corn Wednesday 25th Cloudy cool Ther 34 degrees snowed about 1 1/2 or 2 in Wm with colts, I Kate hauled out 400 rails west bettwen between clearing and bush A, D, helped. I. James Harris patched plaster in house Thursday 26th Cloudy moderate we hauled out 329 rails from slashing Friday 27th Cloudy cool, we hauled out last of rails 57 rails and 19 poles hauled also 50 bu of corn P.M Saturday 28th Clear warm Ther 22 degrees Father went to town single buggy Wm and I bushed out soft wood in slashing all hashed some corn PM ba Barry's men began cutting Elm in slashing, all woods east of home Monday 30th Clear warm Ther 26 degrees Willie rode Kate to town started to take Bet got to Scipio's on 6th con, A, D, and I husked corn turned seed clover left �Thursday December 1st Cloudy rained little in morn warm Father shoveled some in E line ditch rest all husked Wednesday 2nd Cloudy warm all husked corn F Thursday 3rd Cloudy windy cool we hauled in 3 1/2 loads of corn 1 load the last of seed clover from No 3 Bet mare died at Scipio's Friday 4th Cloudy, little snow in morn rained at night Wm D and I husked corn Cousin Arminta and George came here from Windsor 155 Saturday December 5 1885 Stormy heavy blustry snow storm nearly all day Ther 22 degrees could not go to town Wand I put stalls in stable rest picked wood Monday 7th Clear cold Ther 3 degrees above Z (preceding day very stormy heavy snow blizzards Ther 18 degrees fell to 10 degrees) Wm and I hauled 2 loads of hay to stable F, S here brought engine we began to tash thrash clover seed about 4 O'clock PM, Tuesday 8th Clouded in morn Ther 2 degrees about Z reached 34 degrees snowed turned to sleety rain Father went to Chatham to attend cort on Cooper vs Webb case, We finished thrashing clover seed about 4h 30m PM had about 13 bu from machine Wednesday 9th Cloudy moderate showered some rained all night high water Father went to town to attend cort Wm took 23 bu of Wheat to town got 80 cts per bu We cleaned barn after mill �Thursday 10th Cloudy cooler windy Ther 28 degrees Ftaher stayed in town awaiting trial Cooper vs Webb, Wm and Alf took engine out to H. Blacks with Kate and Aunt E Kate, We hauled 30 bu of corn Friday 11th Cloudy Ther 19 degrees Father went to town on trial Cooper vs Webb Wm went to Buxton got a load of lumber sawed for us at Kersey Mill we hauled out 167 rails, trial came off Webb had damages to pay Saturday 12th Cloudy Ther 10 degrees evening 30 degrees, Father drove pat and gin to town, Wm drove (Kate and jewel) to Buxton got load of lumber AM hauled in 50 bu of corn to Barn Monday 14th Cloudy snowed about 5 in yesterday and this morn hauled in some fodder Tuesday 15th Cloudy Blustry Ther 16 degrees Wm and I hauled 4 loads 2 each rest of lumber from Buxton hauled 2 loads of soft wood up to hewkirks with teams (Pat and Gin) (Kate and Jewel) 156 Wednesday December 16th 1885 Clear in morn pleasant Ther 10 degrees Wm Alf and I I hauled rest of 5 cord of soft wood to hewkirks got a grist of 6 bu of corn ready Thursday 17th Cloudy Ther reached 40 degrees we hauled corn fodder into Barn Friday 18th Cloudy little snow Ther 32 degrees we hauled up fire wood all day Father took 6 bu of corn to Merlin for a grist with pat and gin �Saturday 19th Clear in morn windy Ther 32 degrees Father took 31 bu of wheat to town got 76 cts per bu (with Kate Aunt E Kate) Wm went to Merlin and got yesterday's grist Monday 21st Cloudy turning warm we fanned up the last of Democrat wheat in all 81 bu and commenced in Clawson fixed one wood rack to haul the waggon (Brought mare coming 4, Polly) home we got from Chatham Tuesday 22nd Cloudy warm Ther reached 50 degrees Father drove Kate and Polly to town took 33 3/4 bu of wheat got 76 cts per bu hauled load of fodder into barn and a load of hay into stable and others chores L Wednesday 23rd LLLLL Cloudy, very muddy, we put up beams in shed waggons put up rake plows & c got some white flint ready to pound into {illegible} Thursday 24rd Cloudy Ther 28 degrees Father took cousin Arminta and Mrs Rossier to town, Latter left, Wm went to Stockton's for cider press did not get it, took 10 bu of apples to Rices got them ground Saturday 26th Clear, warm Sun, Ther 14 degrees Father and Alf went to town drove (Kate and Polly team) Willie and I put up a crane in waggon shed fixed stye put in little pigs Monday 28th Cloudy Ther 34 degrees to 40 degrees Father went to Buxton to meet Post O. Inspector We fanned up rest of Clawson in all 111 bu other wood rack to haul in the waggon 157 Tuesday December 29th 1885-1886 �Cloudy Ther 34 degrees Father posted bills of sale of old home-stead in south and north Buxton We hauled a load of hay into stable hauled part of manure pile in garden spread it on No 4 Wednesday 30th Cloudy Ther 38 degrees (48 degrees in eve) rained some Father went to School meeting was elected trustee We culled corn in cribs pilled and choped and slashing Thursday 31st Cloudy Ther 40 degrees We spread manure in No 3 Friday January 1st 1886 AD Cloudy We spread rest of manure on No3 Wm sharpened little crosscut Sat Jan 2nd Cloudy Ther 44 degrees very muddy rained in eve Father went to town We got up pole for waggon shed sawed some stove wood in slashing Monday 4th Cloudy rained nearly all day Ther 50 degrees at 9AM 34 degrees 6 PM Father and Wm held municipal election at old school Alf and I let off water culed some corn &c Tuesday 5th Cloudy Ther 30 degrees snowed PM Father took election returns to Fletcher We took heated fodder ofit of mow sawed some stove wood began to fan clover seed Friday 6th Wednesday 6th Cloud Ther 12 degrees we began to thrash beans in barn with horses Thursday 7th Cloudy snowed little Ther 14 degrees we thrashed beans Friday 7 th 8 �Clear in morn snowed little Ther 5 degrees above We finished thrashing beans and fanned them about 42 bu Saturday 8th 9 Cloudy blustry Ther 9 degrees Father and Wm went to down in sleigh I and Alf hauled a load of hay into stable &c Monday 11th 11 Cloudy blustry Ther 6 degrees below Z snowed PM Wm and I hauled one load each of hickory wood to Buxton on sleighs 158 Tuesday Dec Jan 11th 1886 Clear in morn Ther 13 degrees below Z hauled hickory wood to Buxton in sleighs Wednesday 13th Clear Ther 4 degrees below Z we hauled wood to Buxton on waggons Thursday 14th Clear warm Ther 10 degrees above Z we made 3 trips with hickory wood on waggons to Buxton Friday 15th 15 Cloudy drizzled little in evening Ther 16 degrees above reached 38 degrees we made two trips to Buxton with wood took cousin Arminta Hughs to Fletcher to go home on rail Saturday 16th Cloudy warm Ther 38 degrees rained considerable Father went to town with Aunt Emmaline, We made 3 trips each to Buxton Monday 18th �Cloudy snowed little Ther 14 degrees Wm and I made one last trip to Buxton, all on waggons with hickory wood had in all 25 1/2 cords got $2.75 per cord, loaded one waggon with 20 in Beach Wednesday 20th Cloudy blustry turned to rain in evening Wm and I took load each of 20 in Beach for Dr Springer to Chatham Thursday 21st Cloudy little snow sleeted in night Ther 28 degrees we shedded a few few maple saw logs Friday 22nd Cloudy blustry snow storm storm in eve Ther 14 degrees Wm and Alf took rest of 20 in stove wood in all 8 single cords to Dr Springer on the sleighs Saturday 23rd Clear cold Ther 2 degrees below Z reached 10 above Father went to town on sleigh Wm and Alf took a load of hay from barn to stable we drawed up some firewood &&c 159 Imp Monday J January 25th 1886 Cloudy moderate very little snow sleety roads Wm and Alf made 4 trips each to Fletcher with Maple saw log to Barry's Tuesday 26th Cloudy drizzled some Wm and Alf Father took rest of maple logs to Barry's to be sawed Father Wm and I went to Buxton PM and rolled three large White Oak logs up to the skidway of Kersey's mill maple logs to Barry's 14 Wednesday 27th �Cloudy Ther 30 degrees to 38 degrees Father and Wm went to town on waggon took 7 bu 29 lbs of clover seed got $6.50 per bu 11 bu 11 of beans got 65 cts per bu Alf and I bushed out some soft cord wood and fire wood Thursday 28th Cloudy drizzled rain a little Ther 32 degrees to 36 degrees Wm and Alf bushed out 340 rails I finished bushing out soft wood cut by E, Elare Friday 29th Cloudy Ther 24 degrees to 34 degrees Wm and I got one load each of ice from Fletcher to pack Saturday 30th Cloudy snowed about 2 in Ther 18 degrees Father and Wm went to town Ordered P a Traction Engine built at D. Park and sons Alf and I hauled a load of hay to stable built fence around cow yard Monday 1st February 1886 Cloudy moderate Wm and Alf packed ice I took 10 bu to Aunt Emmaline and 10 bu to Aunt Mary of beans brought a load of sawdust from Buxton Tuesday 2nd Cloudy snowed about 2 1/2 in most got to lay on road this winter Wm and I began to cut maple logs to get sawed by Barry Wednesday 3rd Clear Ther 8 degrees below Z Wm and I sawed rest of maple logs all 9 began to cut some elm Thursday 4th Clear Windy Ther 7 degrees below Z noon 4 degrees above Wm and I hauled 8 maple logs to Fletcher �160 Friday Februay 5th 1885 Clear calm Ther 16 degrees below Z Wm and I hauled one maple last, making in all 23 maple logs 5 to get sawed also 9 Elms for sale Saturday 6th Cloudy blustry snowed about 3 in Ther 14 degrees Father and Wm went to town A and I got up a load of limbs to heat kittle for Hog killing Monday 8th Clear warm Sun, Ther 25 degrees above reached 42 degrees snow going fast & Father Wm Alf and I cut 4 Elm logs AM hauled them PM one tree 1640 feet Tuesday 9th Few clouds Ther 28 degrees reached 48 degrees We killed our pigs 4 Wt 355-154-135-115 lbs respectively, hauled a load of hay to stable Wednesday 10th Few clouds Ther 30 degrees to 52 degrees Wm Alf and I husked some corn hauled it in Thursday 11th Cloudy Ther 38 degrees to 42 degrees Father and Willie cut up and salted pork got Aunt Mary who rendered lard; W and I sawed some cord wood Friday 12th Cloudy rained in night and AM misty very muddy Ther 40 degrees to 44 degrees Wm sharpened both saws Saturday 13th Cloudy misty drizzled little Ther 38 degrees to 40 degrees Father went to town in buggy we sawed wood, stove, cord, and firewood took sow to Patterson's boar �Monday 15th Cloudy snowed 1 in windy Ther 26 degrees Father Wm Alf and I sawed wood of all kinds and slashed and filed brush Tuesday 16th Clear cool Ther 8 degrees Wm Alf and I sawed cord wood all day Wednesday 17th Few clouds Ther 5 degrees during night, 22 degrees to 32 AM, We hauled a load of hay from barn to stable Wm got rest of hand picked beans from Aunt Emmalines some from Aunt Mary's cut cord wood PM Thursday 18th Cloudy Ther 40 degrees little skiff of snow Wm A and I sawed cord wood 161 Friday February 19th 1886 Cloudy rained Wm cleaned up Clock and Organ we picked beans Saturday 20th Cloudy blustry Ther 4 degrees above Z Father and Wm took 10 bu of bean hand picked got $1.00 per bu we picked some beans got up some wood Monday 22nd Cloudy Snowed yeasterday little today about 3 in snow has not exceeded 4 in in depth this winter Father went to town in sleigh Wm and Alf hauled manure from stable and spread on wheat in No 4 Tuesday 23rd Clear, cloudy in morn Ther 32 degrees thawing PM Wm and Alf hauled manure from stable spread on wheat in field No 4, cut some wood Aunt E's PM �Wednesday 24th Clear Ther 10 degrees reached 32 38 degrees Wm and Alf hauled manure on No 4 Thursday 25 Cloudy and very windy Tem 28 degrees this morning but turned cold we hauled the last of the hay from the East mow of the barn and put it in the stable very muddy Friday 26th Clear little skiff of snow very muddy windy Ther 8 degrees above we hauled in a load of fodder cut cord PM Saturday Friday 27 Clear warm sun Ther 6 degrees above Father and Wm went to town in the buggy A and I piled some cord wood, cut firewood & c Monday March 1st Clear windy at times Ther 4 degrees above Z Father Wm Alf and I cut cord wood and rail cuts Tuesday 2nd Clear windy Ther 8 degrees above Wm Alf and I cut cord wood AM, fanned and shelled 6 bu of old a corn for grist Wednesday 3rd Cloudy Ther 12 degrees above Father went to town in democrat took 6 bu of corn got grist Wm A and I cut cord wood Thursday 3rd 4th Clear Ther 20 degrees reached 36 degrees We hauled in rest of corn fodder the ground is bare frozen dry, snow has not exceeded 4 in this winter 162 �Friday March 5th 1886 Clear Ther 16 degrees reached 40 degrees We hauled the remaining corn shocks into Barn Wm went tor Rileys got 4 bu of seed corn from E bar got rest of bean from Aunt Mary's Saturday 6th Clear Ther 16 degrees reached 40 degrees (Father took 25 bu of wheat for grist -to town) We sawed cord wood some stove wood also, Monday 8th Cloudy Clear intervals skifs of snow Ther 34 degrees Wm and I hauled and spread manure on wheat in No 4, AM, all cut wood in slashing PM Tuesday 9th Cloudy some wind Ther 24 degrees to 36 degrees all hauled up firewood M AM Cut in wood PM Wednesday 10th Few clouds Ther 24 degrees to 36 degrees Father Wm Alf and I cut in slashing firewood 68 c PM Wm and I scattered blocks for fence around clearing hauled out 128 rails Thursday 11th Cloudy windy Ther about 36 degrees Father Willie and Alf cut in slashing Friday 12 Cloudy & cool Tem 36 degrees slight skiff of snow this morning Father went to Fletcher Chasunwell we did not do much Saturday 13 Cloudy Tem 38 degrees Father went to Town put in a tender for the Shadd homestead of $5500 Chasunwell Alf and I husked some corn in the barn &c Monday 15 �Clear and warm becoming very muddy Alf and I cut some stovewood in the woods Father helped us Tuesday 16 Clear and warm Alf and I sawed some stovewood in the woods Wednesday 17 Clear and warm Father and I went to town in the buggie roads very heavy Thursday 18 Cloudy and raining I filed the saw we done not much 163 March Friday 19 1886 Showered some this morning Alf and I hauled the first load of hay from west mow to the stable Father went to Fletcher heavy thunder storm night before last Saturday 20 Cloudy & showery very muddy Father scouring ditches Alf and I sawed some stovewood Monday 22nd 22nd Cloudy snowed about 2 in Wm and Alf wood sawed cord and stove Tuesday 23rd Few clouds Father Wm and Alf sawed wood in slashing Wednesday 24th Few clouds Ther 40 degrees to 50 degrees Father Wm and Alf sawed wood Thursday 25th Few clouds moderate Father Wm and Alf sawed wood �Friday 26th Cloudy windy Ther 40 degrees to 32 degrees Father burned grass along line ditch Wm and Alf trimed some trees in young orchard took out some carrots Saturday 27 Cloudy Tem 28 Father went to town where he found that his tender of 5300 $ for the homestead was accepted Alf and Wm trimmed treess all day Monday 29th Cloudy and showery Alf and Wm finished husking corn in the barn Tuesday 30 Cloudy & damp Alf and Wm hauled in a load of hay trimmed some trees & c Wednesday 31 Heavy frost Tem 22 Clear & warm in the day Father & W.A went to town in the Buggie Roads very muddy Thursday 1 April Snowing Raining & c W.A hung up the pork 164 April Friday 2 1886 Cloudy and Cool Alf and W.A fixing up fences Saturday 3 Clear but Cool Father Aunt Emma and WA went to town in the Buggie roads very heavy Monday 5 Cloudy and cool Father and WA sowed clover Chaff on lot No 2 Father went to Wilsons sale Alf and W.A went to cut down & piled up 4 old apple trees & fixed fences �Tuesday 6 Snowed all day snow very deep over a foot we did not do much cool Ther 22 Wednesday 7 Alf and W.A hauled out some manure from the garden on to No 1 Thursday 8 Is cool this morning Alf and WA hauled out some manure to No 1 got soft and we had to quit we then hauled out rails from garden fence onto the road Father went to town hall to division court Friday 9 Clear and warm very muddy snow going fast we hauled some rails on to Lacocq & hauled up some wood Saturday 10 Clear Father and Aunt Emma went to town D Hall took a large splint from Kates breast Alf and W.A trimmed trees at upper place Monday 12 Cloudy & showery Alf and W.A let off water took out carrots parsnips & beets & shelled corn 165 Tuesday 13 1886 Clear Alf and W.A hauled some Hay to Aunt Emma's trimmed grape vines &c Wednesday 14 Clear Alf and WA trimmed trees at upper place Williams, Moore, & Mathews Cut wood Thursday 15th 15 Clear warm Father W,a and I went to trim Father to attend cort court on summons, I went to Doctor brought out 200 lbs of flour roads beginning to dry up some heavy yet �Friday 16 Clear very warm Ther reached 75 degrees Father returned from town this evening Wm and Alf trimed trees on upper place Saturday 17th Clear warm Ther reached 72 degrees Wa and Alf trimed trees on upper place Monday 19th Clear very warm Ther reached 80 degrees shade Father took 22 bu of White wheat to town got 78 cts per bu Wm and Alf fixed fence along front of place Tuesday 20th Clear AM rained a heavy shower PM Father drove colts to town took 24 bu of wheat got 8 cts per bu Wm fixed fences on upper place Alf got Aunt Emma team being roling meadow in No 1 Wednesday 21st Clear Ther reached 78 degrees Wm took 10 bu of oats and Dull to upper place and bed stead Ge to cultivate and sow field Alf finished Roling No 1 began No 5 Thursday 22nd Clear warm Wm finished cultivating began to Drill in oats PM on upper place Alf and Flave gathered stones on clover on upper place PM A finished roling clover in No 5 home AM 166 Saturday 24th April 1886 Intermitting clouds Fatehr drove Aunt Emma team to town took 30 bu of wheat got 80 cts per bu Wm finished drilling oats Alf roled clover on upper place Monday 26th Cloudy Ther reached 65 degrees Wm cultivated and drilled in Oats for Aunt Emmaline Alf and C Simpson harrow and roled what on east side of lane on the upper place �Tuesday 27th Cloudy cool windy Wm plowed; Alf harrowed, C Simpson roled wheat C roled meadow also on upper place Wednesday 28th Clear warm Ther 70 degrees Wm harrowed wheat in No 4 home with Pat gin and Dick, latter added today, C Simpson finished wheat roling on upper place began roling in No 4 Alf plowed on upper place Father flave and I picked tree trimming on upper place Thursday 29th Cloudy cool windy Wm finished harrowing wheat in No 4 lot 2 & EH of No 5 C Simpson roled it Father sowed clover seed on lot No 2 and EH of No 5 Alf plowed on upper place AM began harrowing wheat down at Aunt Emmalines' Friday 30th Cloudy cold drizzly rain all day Father sold all of the Elm and Basswood on the upper place to PT Barrey for 300 to be taken off within 3 years from date April 30th 1886 May 1st 1886 Saturday May 1st Cloudy warm Ther 70 degrees rained PM Father went to town Wm Alf scraped the road from townline to Drakes road with colts & Aunt E team Monday 3rd Cloudy Father sowed clover at Aunt Emma's Alf and C Simpson harrowed and roled wheat down at Aunt E Wm plowed on upper place Teusday 4th Cloudy rained PM Wm Alf and C Simpson ploughed and har-rowed on upper place Dick cold broke and worked some this week 167 �Wednesday May 5th 1886 Cloudy cooler Wm Alf and C Simpson Plowed on upper place Father went to town Thursday 6th Few Clouds Wm Alf and C Simpson Drilled in and harrowed land rolled oats on upper place Father and I burnt part of the bush in orchard Friday 7th Clear warm Ther reached 78 degrees Father Fla and I finished burning brush trimings in Orchard on upper place Wm Alf and C Simpson plowed for Oats down at Aunt Emmalines Saturday 8th Clear Ther 76 degrees Father went to town S buggy Wm Alf finished putting in oats at Aunt Emmalines worked dick Monday 10th Cloudy heavy rain last night AM we loged up some log piles in slashing PM Wm and Alf plowed for corn at Aunt Emmaline's Oliver Higate put 24 had head of cattle X and calves in E bush on upper place to pasture one Month Tuesday 11th Cloudy Am Ther 70 degrees PM Wm and Alf finished plowing for corn down at Aunt Emmaline Wednesday 12th Clear warm Ther reached 80 degrees in shade Wm drove Pat to town to horse Doctor De Alf and C Simpson began to plow for corn in field No 6 some garden potatos planted Thursday 13th Few clouds Ther 76 degrees Wm & Alf and C Simpson plowed in No 6 for corn Father went to town Mr Hacket's funeral F & I picked up chunks Friday 14th �Cloudy warm Ther 76 degrees rained heavy in eve and night Wm and Alf plowed in No 6 Kate and Polly and Aunt E team Saturday 15th Cloudy rained drizzly AM Father went to town Wm Alf De and Flave Cleaned up house and barn on upper place Monday 17th Cloudy Wm Alf & C Simpson plowed for corn in No 6 to be right to make him work out the amount and consider it a christian act Argument on Slavery Mrs I. D. Shadds Argument on the 28th March 28 was that if she were to buy a slave that she believes it to be her right to hold him until which time as it takes the slave to remunerate her and that if the slave runs away that she would have him brought back she said she would not sell him but she would scourge and whip him; this she considers Christianity and right, thereby admitting the right to buy men under all such circumstance. If a master was to sell a slave she has would buy him to keep him from going south but, would believe it 168 Tuesday May 18th 1886 Clear Frost this and yeasterday morn Ther 36 degrees and 40 rest Wm Alf and C Simpson plowed in No 6 Father burnt in slashing Wednesday 19th Clear Wm Alf and C Simpson finished plowing for corn in No 6 Father loged and burnt in slashing I bagged up rest of the Closon Wheat 22 bu Thursday 20th Clear warm Wm Alf and C Simpson finished harrowing and marked off one way field No 6 began planting in evening Friday 21st �Clear warm Father marked we planted all of field No 6 in corn C Simpson roled part of it Saturday 22nd Clear very warm Ther reached 9 86 degrees in shade Father went to town took 36 bu of wheat got 76 cts per bu Wm Alf and C Simpson & I finished roling corn in No 6 and went to Aunt E and harrowed marked off and planted 4 acres for her Monday 24th May Clear we began to move part of things to upper place all but Willie and Flave moved up, PM Wm and A plowed Tuesday 25th Clear Wm A and C Simpson harrowed oats Father took a load of 25 bu; got 76 cts for 5 bu left rest there in Chatham also 2 heavy plows for repair Wednesday 26th Clear Father went to town hall to council meeting got assesment on upper place changed in to his name Wm got gin shod at b Buxton brought road scraper from shaws C Simpson plowed Thursday 27th Cloudy heavy shower last night Wm Alf and I hauled out 278 rails from W bush on upper place AM plowed PM for summerfallow C Simpson plowed also Friday 28th Few clouds Wm C Simpson and I finished plowing summerfallow scraped at the road & fixed line fence bt us DJ Lacey 169 Saturday May 29th 1886 Clear Father and Wm went to town Alf and I planted some garden down home sweet corn &c Monday 31st �Clear warm Father and Wm measured off upper place and layed off ditches Alf and I cleaned and while washed root house Tuesday June 1st Clear very warm AM Father went to town brought Mrs Anga Carter Wm Alf and C Simpson began to ditch along line fence SE gate quarter next 8 con Wednesday 2nd Cloudy rained shower PM Father went to town and got Mrs Carter's furniture Wm Alf and C Simpson ditched SE, q next 8th con Thursday 3rd Few clouds cool Father put away pork Wm Alf and C Simpson plowed for beans on upper place De and I cut rubbish in fence corners Friday 4th Few clouds Ther 72 degrees Father and De scraped road from townline to 12 and 13 sideroad Wm and A finished working ground and out it in beans AM W, A, CS, D I cut rye in Aunt E wheat Saturday 5th Clear AM rained shower PM Ther 74 degrees Father went to town Wm Alf and De ditched, 2 teams, I replanted part of field No 6 in corn Monday 7th Few clouds rained in morning Ther reached 80 degrees Wm Alf De and C Simpson ditched, hauled out 82 rails also I p replanted some in No 6 Father cut rye at Aunt E Tuesday 8th Few clouds Ther 72 degrees Wm Alf, De, & C Simpson finished the ditch on SW half line up here began to haul out manure on summerfallow I finished replanting corn in No 6 down home Father finished rye at Aunt E Wednesday 9th �Few clouds warm boys hauled manure on summerfallow roled it and harrowed it I replanted corn down at Aunt Emma 170 Tuesday 10th June 1886 Few clouds A, D and I hauled manure on summer follow AM Wm Alf and I began to cultivate corn on lower place PM Friday 11th Few clouds Ther reached 78 degrees Wm Alf and I finished cultivating corn in No 6 on lower place David Tuncovern Saturday 12th Few clouds warm father went to town we fixed fence for lit behind the barn for Dick Monday 14th Few clouds very warm Ther reached 89 degrees in shade Wm Alf and I began a track behind slashing for Ditch and fence Tuesday 15th Few clouds very warm Ther 89 degrees Father went to town took iron plow for repairs brought out a hay Fedder, Wm and Alf began to cultivate corn in No 6 I cultivated at Aunt E's Thomas Sulivan put 2 horses in bu to pasture Wednesday 16th Few clouds very warm Ther 90 degrees Wm Alf cultivated corn in No 6 C Simpson and I finished corn at Aunt Emmaline's brought horses up Thursday 17th Cloudy warm rained last night Wm Alf De and I finished cross cultivating corn in No 6 began to Ditch between slashing and bush on lower place Friday 18th �Cloudy cool Wm Alf De & I loged AM ditched PM along back of slashing Saturday 19th Few clouds Ther 74 degrees Father and Wm went to town De and I finished ditch behind slashing A pulled mustard from oats &c Monday 21st Cloudy rained in showers PM Wm went to town We cut some thistles in old slashing Tuesday 22nd Cloudy misty Father Alf and boys loged Wm and I began fence around slashing on lower place 171 Wednesday 23rd June 1886 Few clouds We put up some fence loged some Am began cutting clover PM on lower place in No 5 Thursday 24th Cloudy rained PM and night Wm and Alf cultivated corn in No 6 rest dressed and thined corn A finished cutting clover PM in 5 Friday 25th Cloudy rained some PM We fixed some fence cultivated some corn PM Saturday 26th Cloudy AM Father went to town with Aunt Emma's team Wm and Alf began cutting clover in No 1 AM all raked and shocked up clover in No 5 Wm got mower of Aunt E's yeasterday Monday 28th Clear Father went to town got clover for horse rake & c Wm and C Simpson finished mowing No 1 we raked and coocked part of cut saturday, hauled in clover in No 5 to barn �Tuesday 29th Clear Father tedded and raked EH of No 1 We began to haul to barn and stable WH No 1, Isadore Elare moved into house Wednesday 30th Clear We hauled rest of No 1 in AM C Simpson raked stubble PM Wm and Alf began cutting on upper place PM Thursday June 1st Clear Alf and De mowed rest of Clover on upper place Wm and I cut fence corners C Simpson tedded all cacked some PM Friday June 2nd Misty Sultry all worked at hay hauled to old stable PM shook and coocked some Saturday 3rd Few clouds warm Ther 80 degrees Father drove Pat and gin to town C Simpson helped all to coock and haul clover on upper place Monday 5th Clear warm Ther reached 90 degrees in shade We finished raking up clover in upper place and hauled it in 172 Tuesday 6th July 1886 Clear very warm We cut fence corners and old orchard in AM cut new orchard also Also cut and bound Wheat in lot No 2 Wednesday 7th Clear very warm Ther 70 degrees morn all cultivated and hoed corn on lower place in No 6 Thursday 8th �Clear Father and rest of us hoed corn Alf and Wm cutting Friday 9th Clear very warm Wm and Alf cultivated corn Father and rest hoed Saturday 10th Few clouds Wm went to town, father and rest hoed corn Alf finished cultivating corn in No 6 Lucas Lecocq put 2 cows in bush to pasture Monday 12th Cloudy Father took Democrat to Fletcher to tyers cut Alf began cutting Timmothy hay on upper place rest finished hoeing corn in No 6 finished Timothy and cut fence corners around it Tuesday 13 Cloudy little shower in evening Father went to Fletcher and got load of fence lumber at Barry mill rest hauled in Timothy hay part to barn lower place Thomas Sulivan put 7 head of cattle in bush to pasture Wednesday 14 Clear this morning heavy rain this Evg Wm cultivated beans until noon Chats & Father ground knives and cradle rest hoed beans afternoon we commenced cutting wheat in No 5A W.AS Thursday 15 Clear but damp we set up wheat until noon when we finished cutting No 5A and cut cut some in No 4A Friday 16 Clear we finished cutting East half of No 4 and Commenced Cutting Aunt Emma's 173 Saturday 17 July 1886 �Tolerable clear Father, Aunt Emma Mrs Carter and I went to town to go cut thistles in the Evg we cut some wheat at Aunt Emma's Monday 19 I finished Cultivating the beans and cut some fence corners Father and Chas cut fence corners Flave raked timothy stubble and we hauled the rakings in, rest hoed beans Tuesday 20 We cut fence corners & c until noon aft noon we finished Aunt Emmas wheat and cut some on upper place Wednesday 21 Cool night, Clear day, we finished Cutting wheat at lower place & cut on at upper place Thursday 22 Clear we hauled in wheat from No 5 & finished Cutting wheat this afternoon Friday 23 Clear we stacked Aunt Emma wheat and hauled in some from No 4 Saturday 24 Clear Father went to town we Cut fence corners and hauled in some wheat Monday 26 Showery this morning Chas and Alf cut fence corners & weeds Father shot a Black squirrel & weasel after noon he sowed some turnips in the garden and helped us log some Tuesday 27 Foggy this morning we finished hauling in out wheat and hauled some fence corner hay Wednesday 28 �Clear Alf & D Commenced ploughing this morning in No 4 with Kate & Pollie, and Aunt Emma's team Chas loaded & I hauled cut & spread manure on No 4 Father & Flave burning in clearing Thursday 29 A shower this afternoon we hauled out manure and ploughed in No 4 Friday 30 Clear we hauling manure & ploughing in No 4 Father burning 174 August Saturday July 31st 1886 Clear and warm Father drove Kate to Chatham in single buggie Chas Alf & I hauled manure on to No 4 JD ploughed in No 4 Father burned in the clearing Tuesday 3 Clear and Cool Chas Flave and I hauling manure JD ploughing No 4 Father & Alf burning in the clearing Wednesday 4 Clear and Cool Father went to town in the buggie took 4 bu corn & 6 bu wheat for grist also took the hay tedder in and got another I hauled some stone some dirt & c to bull stall and ploughed some with Kate & Marsham Chas & Alf hauled some manure Thursday 5 Showers all day I built a stall in the shed at the barn and a feed trough Friday 6 Clear and Cool we JD and I ploughed in No 4 all day I drove Kate and Marsham {illegible} Saturday 7 �Father Aunt Emma & I went to town in buggie other boys hauled manure on to No 4 Monday 9 Clear Father cut some oats at Aunt Emma's and Attended Old Mrs Hixes Funeral this Evg Chas & Alf hauled manure JD burned & I ploughed in No 4 with our Kate & Bute Tuesday 10 Father cut some oats at Other place Chas and Alf bound I ploughed until noon after noon JD and I went down and bound Oats at Aunt Emmas Wednesday 11 Very warm tem 94 degrees Father cut some Oats Chas Alf J.D. and I ploughed rest finished binding the Oats corn & spread manure red fletcher heiffer calved Friday 13 ilea heavy shower this morning we logged all day in the clearing 175 Mary Saturday 12 August 1886 Clear and warm Father Aunt Emma and I went to town boys hauled some wood ploughed and harrowed some in summerfallow upper place Monday 16 Rained some this morning we put up some oats Father commenced Cutting After noon we ploughed some in orchard Tuesday 17 Clear we bound Oats most of the day Father finished Cutting Oats Wednesday 18 �Cloudy this morning we Cut finished binding our own and almost finished Aunt Emmas Father put up Aunt Emmas Clothesline posts Thursday 19 Clear & warm we commenced hauling in oats today hauled the spring wheat Father got a job of Ditching on the Shadd drain which was sold today Friday 20 Clear we hauled Oats most of the day Chas and Alf ploughed some this morning in summerfallow Saturday 21 Tolerable Clear Father Aunt Emma & I went to town in the democrat this morning Father took 1 1/4 bu of plums got 10 per qt Monday 23 Tolerable clear we finished hauling in our Oats and laid out a ditch through the center of the upper place Tuesday 24 Cloudy but warm we hauled in stacked Aunt Emma's Oats and Commenced work on the center ditch Wednesday 25 Clear and warm we worked all day on the Centre ditch with 3 teams Thursday 26 Clear and very warm we worked all day on the centre ditch on the upper place Friday 27 Clear and warm we worked all day on the ditch Except that Chas hauled some water for Aunt Emma, Father went down and Cleaned out her pool �176 Saturday August 28th 1886 Very hot some heavy showers in Tilbury father Aunt Emma Ada and I went to town in the democrat Chas Alf and JD worked on the ditch Monday 30 Cloudy and damp this morning we finished the first piece of centre ditch and scraped some in the road put there was too much water to clean it out Tuesday 31 Clear and Cool we worked at the Centre Ditch all day Wednesday 1st September 1886 Clear and cool JD harrowed all day in No 4 Alf & I cut clover seed with mowers Chas & Father worked in the clearing Thursday 2 Clear and cool Alf and I cut clover until noon JD harrowed, afternoon Chas and Alf finished cutting clover JD sulkey raked & Chas Simpson Flave Morrise & I cocked it up Friday 3 Clear Alf & D finished harrowing No 4 we cleaned up balance of Old wheat 25 bu & then cocked up clover seed Saturday 4 Clear Father Aunt Emma & I went to town in buggie took 5 bu 45 lbs lb wheat got 218 lbs flour boys harrowed summerfallow & out up balance of clover Monday 6 Clear and warm we hauled in Clover seed all day Father dug some in Aunt Emmas pool and the helped in clover �Tuesday 7 Clear and warm we scraped mud out of pond until noon and then finished hauling in Clover Wednesday 8 Clear and very warm we scraped mud out of the pond all day with 3 teams 177 September Thursday 9 Clear a shower this Evg we finished scraping the mud out of the pond and commenced harrowing No 4 I commenced drilling reliable wheat on it 1 bu per acre also sowing timothy 6 lbs per acre Friday 10 Clear a shower this Evg JD finished harrowing & I finished drilling No 4 took 10 bu of wheat Father measured the field 9 5/8 acres Alf and Father went for water down the townline Chas & others pulled beans Saturday 11 Clear & pleasent Father Aunt Emma and I went to town boys hauled 2 loads water & piled some lumber at Fletcher we drilled lot front of house on upper place the Evg in reliable wheat 28 26 pua Monday 13 Clear & cool a shower this Evg we helped Aunt Emma thrash she had 196 bu Oats & 102 bu of wheat Tuesday 14 Clear & cool Chas and Alf got a load of water this morning I run out farrows in No 4 After noon we ditched on Centre ditch Wednesday 15 �Clear we ditched until noon after noon Father Alf & Morrise went to help uncle mack thrash rest hauled in two loads of beans & ditched some Thursday 16 Showery Al Chas & Alf hauled two loads of lumber from Fletcher Father helped uncle mack Thrash I went to town in single buggie to get some harness fixed Friday 17 Heavy rain last night we cleaned up a load of wheat this morning afternoon we ploughed some at Aunt Emmas Saturday Tolerable Clear father and Aunt Emma went to town in the buggie I took 26 bu wheat in it weighed 27 bu got 72 c per bu 178 Monday 20 September 1886 Clear we ploughed and harrowed at Aunt Emmas all day for wheat Tuesday 21 Clear I drilled in 4 bu of reliable wheat at Aunt Emmas 1 bu per Ac, Jd finished harrowing Alf ploughed on upper place afternoon we all worked on centre ditch Father helped uncle mack thrash Chas cut some corn Wednesday 22 Clear we worked on the centre ditch all day Thursday 23 Clear Father went to Old Mr Cooper's funeral he was 100 years old I’ve finished the front part of centre ditch and commenced ploughing rest of summerfallow for wheat Friday 24 �We scraped a flat ditch across summerfallow and I commenced to drill reliable wheat on N 7 half picks per Ac Saturday 25 Father went to town this morning in democrat I finished drilling Summerfallow took 4 3/4 bu after noon Chas and I went to town in single buggie Alf got in rest of beans JD ploughed Monday 27 Father and I went to town took 44 bu of Oats for Aunt Emma Also 17 bu wheat got 26 c for Oats 70 c for wheat Alf & D ploughed After noon some Chas cut some corn Tuesday 28 Cloudy drizzled rain after noon we commenced ploughing for wheat in No 5 with 3 teams Wednesday 29 Tolerable Clear & Cool we ploughed in No 5 most of the day with 4 teams J working Dick and Pollie Thursday 30 Frost last night Cool Alf harrowed some on upper place rest ploughed in No 5 Pat had colie at noon and did not work after 179 Friday October 1886 Rained some last night Cloudy & cool I drilled 2 1/2 bu beaury wheat on centre ditch back & 1 bu puge & commenced drilling in No 5 Alf & D harrowed in No 5 & Chas finished ploughing it Saturday 2 Clear & cool Father went to town Alf & d finished harrowing No 5 Alf run out furr{cut off} & I drilled in 9 bu of Beaury wheat on it had not quite Enough to finish C 1 bu per ac Monday 4 �Cloudy & showery I finished drilling this morning we then commenced hauling manure from back of barn on upper place on to field beyond the house Alf commenced ploughing in it Father went to S Woods to sale and bought 6 pigs C 6.75 Each Tuesday 5 Father went to town in single buggie Alf ploughed rest hauled manure from behind Old barn Wednesday 6 Clear & Cool Alf ploughed rest hauled manure Thursday 7 Clear and pleasant Father Chas Alf and I went in Chatham to the fair JD hauled up some pumpkins & c Friday 8 Clear we thrashed a flooring of beans after noon we ploughed & harrowed some on upper place beyond the Orchard Saturday 9 Clear and warm Father and Aunt Emma went to town in single buggie I took in a load of wheat 26 bu & 10 bu of beans also took out iron plow & other plow irons to get fixed Alf harrowed on upper place boys hunted a lost pig Monday 11 Clear and pleasant we hauled up wood water & c for thrashing Father got 3 lambs from T Sullivan for $2.75 Each I also hauled in 14 bu of Corn from Henry 180 Tuesday Oct 12th 1886 Clear & pleasant we commenced thrashing about 9 Oclock at upper place Louis Granduson Isac Williams Uncle Mack Jobe River & J T harris helped us finnished at upper place and thrashed at had 180 Oats & 115 Wheat Also thrashed Oats at lower place had 205 bu Oats �Wednesday 13 Clear & pleasant Ive finnished thrashing had 225 bu wheat at lower place Thursday 14 Rained a little this morning heavy wind this after noon Father took 40 bu of wheat to town, blew front barn doors off and blew down a great deal of fence &c we faned up some wheat after noon I took 7 bu of wheat down to uncle Macks for seed he paid me $5.00 for it Friday 15 Clear and windy we fixed up fence all day Saturday 16 Father Aunt Emma & Mrs Carter went to town in the democrat I took 40 bu of wheat got 68 C Monday 18 Clear & cool we husked Corn all day Tuesday 19 Clear & Cool we husked Corn until noon after noon we hauled in 35 bu Corn & 30 bu Culls Father measured the field 12 ac 18 {illegible} Wednesday 20 Clear & pleasant Father and I went to town to see my Engine tried took 36 bu wheat got 68 C boys hauled 40 bu corn Thursday 21 Clear we put in a bridge at upper place over the road ditch Friday 22 Clear and Cool we husked Corn all day Saturday 23 �Clear and Cool we hauled in Corn all day Father went to town in the single buggie 181 Monday 25 October 1886 Clear & Cool Father went to town took a load of Oats for Aunt Emma we husked corn all day Tuesday 26 Cloudy & Cool Chaz & Father Assisted the surveyor me George on the line ditch between us and McCart rest husked Corn Wednesday 27 Cloudy rained all the Afternoon we husked Corn until noon after noon F boarded up a stall for slick in shed by the barn Thursday 28 Cloudy & damp we husked Corn most of the day Friday 29 Cloudy we hauled in Corn 200 bu of good Corn & 6 bu Culls Father ween to Joe Rices sale this afternoon Saturday 30 Clear and pleasant Father Aunt Emma And I went to town in the democrat took 4 bu Culls Monday November 1st Clear we straightened up the Corn Cribs at upper place and hauled up 50 bu of Ebeir's husking And put in them Tuesday 2nd Clear and pleasant we husked Corn all day Wednesday 3 �Clear & pleasant fodder very dry we husked all day Thursday 4 We finnished husking about noon after noon we hauled in ballance of Ebeir's husking he husked 219 bu Friday 5 We finished hauling in our Corn had 1057 bu off the field 539 bu good Corn 993 Culls And 225 bu unculled 182 Saturday 6 November 1886 About 2 inches of snowfall this morning Father went to town in democrat we hauled up some wood Cleaned up some wheat &c snowing again this Evg Monday 8 Cloudy and damp we laid a bridge across Center ditch in Crosslane & loged up some in bush preparing for work on our part of McCart drain Tuesday 9 Cloudy and damp Chas Alf & D hauled 4 loads of lumber from Fletcher I ploughed some with Dick & Pollie in the Evg we cleaned up some wheat Father put in some window glass &c Wednesday 10 Clear Father went to town took 36 bu of wheat got 70 C Chas D and J Commence ditching on the McCart drain Alf grubbed some in some roots Thursday 11 Cloudy we finished ploughing and harrowing a piece of ground for timothy seed Just beyond the house weed Aunt Emmas team Afternoon we ditched some with two teams Friday 12 �Tolerable pleasant we ditched all day with 4 teams Saturday 13 Cloudy & damp Father drove Kate and Pollie to Chatham J. D. took Aunt Emmas team home J got 32 bu of corn from henrys field hauled up some pumpkins wood &c afternoon J went to town Alf ploughed some with Pat & Shays Monday 14 Tolerable clear we ditched all day with 4 teams Tuesday 16 Toler Clear Clear we ditched all day with 3 teams Father went to the plains to a trustee meeting this Evg Wednesday 17 Rained all day we Cleaned up some wheat &c Thursday 18 Cloudy and blustery Occasional snow squalls we ditched some in the afternoon 183 November 1886 Friday 19 Cloudy we ditched on the McCart ditch all day with 3 teams Saturday 20 Tolerable Clear Muddy Father went to town in the democrat we ditched with tow teams after dinner J went up to Buxton and got some plaster for patching Alf ploughed Monday 22 Cloudy and frosty we finished scraping on the McCart drain �Tuesday 23 Cloudy we ploughed most of the day on upper place rained this Evg and we had to quit Wednesday 24 Cloudy and Cool very muddy we ploughed on upper place beyond the house finished front Thursday 25 Cloudy we ploughed over behind the orchard on upper place finished about 7 acres Friday 26 Cloudy and Crusty we hauled in 12 loads of fodder from No 6 Saturday 27 Cloudy Father went to town in democrat we hauled in 12 loads of fodder from No 6 Monday 29 Cloudy snowed some this morning we ploughed most of the day in sodfield in upper place Tuesday 30 Cool and windy frozen too hard to plough Father and I went to town took 21 bu of wheat boys hauled in the ballance of the fodder out of our field Wednesday 1 December snowing & blustery all day we cleaned up some timothy seed & c Thursday 2 Cold and windy Tem 4 degrees we got two loads about 900 ft of white Oak lumber from Kerseys Mill which was sawed from our logs on shares Kersey got 700 ft for sawing Friday 3 Cold Them 14 we bushed our wood sled & Flave hauled 3 Cords of Ash for Copfield �Saturday 4 Clear & cold Father went to town we finished hauling out wood and hauled 4 loads of fodder from Henrys field 184 Monday 6 Clear & pleasant J D & I went down and helped Chas Simpson haul in his fodder Alf & Chas hauled up some wood water &c Tuesday 7 Clear & pleasant we commensed thrashing clover this morning with Gillulak's machine Thrashing all day & got 2 1/2 bags Father went to Mrs James Steels funeral this afternoon Wednesday 8 Clear & Cool we finished Thrashing Clover had 7 1/2 bags I took the Engine over to J Dillons this Evg Thursday 9 Clear Father took James Harris’s 6 bu of Corn over we cleaned up the barn floor put some Chaff in the mow &c Friday 10 We killed Woods Hogs 5 & one other woods hogs weighed 977 lbs and other one 213 also cleaned 26 bu wheat & shifted other hogs into the pen Saturday 11 Clear & pleasant, muddy, Father went to town took 28 bu of wheat we hauled 55 bu of Corn from Henrys field and I took 5 hogs down to Fletcher this Evg weight 989 lbs got $5.50 per cwt largest hog weighed 210 Monday 13 Very muddy Father rode old Kate out to the Council we ground axes fanned wheat &c �Tuesday 14 Tuesday froze up during last night Isador moved away up to Sleds we commensed getting out timber for a shed to go on the west side of the barn Father cut up a hog Wednesday 15 Snowed some last Evg Father went to town took 20 bu of wheat for grist got 6 bags of brand also got a draft for $20 for me to send Munn & Co. we hewed a piece of timber for the shed and cut some wood X Thursday 16 Cold we framed some at the shed X Friday 17 Writing of Diary by Chas Cold Tem 4 degrees below we finished framing at the shed and set up 4 posts Mrs Carter left Father took her over to Rues Saturday 18th Father went to town diary written by CW 185 December 20th 1886 Jan 1st 1887 took 20 bu of wheat to town to for grist Monday 20th Father took some wheat to town got 73 cts per bu Wm De and I worked on shed (took 30 bu) Tuesday 21st Father Wm also took x a load of oats to town for Aunt Emmaline We worked on hauled up some firewood &c Wednesday 22nd �Wm De and I sawed some logs in lower place worked on shed PM Thursday 23rd All faned up clover seed about 10 bu when clean Father went up to counsil meeting got $44 back tax on Shadd drain 70 cts on Deary Rice Drain Friday 24th Snowed heavy Father went to town to Xmas market Monday 27th We cut a few Elm logs hauled up some fire wood we Tuesday 28th Cold Ther 4 degrees above Father held the Provincial Election at E Elare of div 2 Wm and I cut down Elm logs in bush an on lower place Wednesday 29th Snowed some Father attended school meeting Wm and I finished cutting down helm Thursday 30th Father and J D, C I and De made 2 trips with 2 teams to Fletcher with Elm logs. Wa and I cut {illegible} to logs Friday 31st Snowed and blowed heavely today Father and I made one trip to Fletcher with logs Wm sharpened saw Saturday January 1st 1887 1887 Snowed heaivly heaveily Father wen took 30 bushel of wheat to town got 79 cts per bu rest tinkered Mon 2 3rd �Father and Wm held Municipal Elect in south {?} house De and I hauled 4 cord of softwood to Wm Newkirk Tues 3rd 4th Father went to town I took two loads of logs to F, PM Wed 4th 5th De and I hauld logs to Fletcher made 3 trips Thurs 6th Father and De finished drawing down elm logs to F Wm and I cut smalest of the 2 white oaks in NW corner on lower place Frid 7th Clear cold Ther 12 degrees below Z Father and De took two white oak logs of tree to Chatham had 1100ft got $12 per thousand Wm and I cut 3 red oak and remaining 1 w oak log Satu 8th Cold Ther 18 degrees below Z Father went to town with Aunt E 186 Wm & Alf took 1 white oak 3 red oak logs to Chatham got $6 per thousand all around Mon 10th Cold windy Killed 9 of big hog Nem Zebbs and AB upper helped Aunt Mary and Emmaline ridded entrails Tues 11th Father took 2228 lbs of pork got $5.75 per cut to town Wm and De took 5 1/2 cord 40 in wood to Dr Springer Wedn 12th �Father and De took 3 cord of dry wood to N. Murray Wm and I cut down last large white oak on lower place Thur 13th Father and De took two white oak logs of 817 ft 675 rest got A Elare to cut up the tree. Wm and I cut 4 red oaks Fri 14th Warm drizzled rain AM snowed PM Father went to Fletcher Sat 15th Father went to town to work it took 4 bu of corn for grist Wm and De took 4 red oaks had J 8.00 ft Mon 17th Snowed blustry Father and De took 2 more white oak logs of tree to lower had 1175 ft got $8 per thousand ft Wm and I cut 3 red oak logs on upper place Tues 18th Blustry Ther 0 degrees all hauled out fire wood and loaded red oaks for Chatham Wed 19th Ther 13 degrees above Father & De took 3 red oaks to Chatham Wm & I cut two maples Thurs 20th Warm Ther reached 45 degrees above Z Father Wm De and Uncle {illegible} Cooper brought out 4 crads of 3100 brick from Chatham to upper place Frid 21st Warm Ther 24 degrees above in mirn thawed Father and Wm went to Chatham brought out 1100 brick Sat 22nd �Warm Ther reached 52 degrees above Father took 65 bu of Clover seed got $5 per bu 2 bu of Timothy seed got $3.50 Wm & De took two maple logs 907 feet to town Mon 24th Thawed some snow gone from roads Father went to Fletcher to settle with Barry Wm De and I {faded} washed of x on shed out lower place Tues 25th Father we to Fletcher Wm De and I worked on sheep shed Wed 26th Father took {faded} Wm De and I thrashed seed of beans and faned them worked on shed PM Thurs 27th Ther 10 degrees {faded} all ground {faded} Wm piled 187 January 28th 1887 AD Saw, went to little bush PM to cut slash and pile brush Frid 28th Ther 38 degrees above rained in evening Wm and I cut 4 maple logs in lower place Father C De slashed Sat 29th Fair Ther reached 42 degrees Father went to town to market Wm De and I tore old locard fence to front gateaway and renewed it Mon 31st Cloudy blustry Ther 1 degree above Z hauled up lot of firewood PM Tuesday 1st Febuary �Cloudy blustry Ther 2 degrees above all took teams and hauled 10 maple logs to Buxton for Aunt E Simpson Wed 2nd Cloudy Wm De & I faned 20 bu of oats for mardmarket all slashed and piled brush in little bush Thurs 3rd Cloudy I and WM cut rail cuts De bushed them Fri 4th Cloudy Ther 10 degrees above hauled 4 maple logs length 12, 16, 16th rest dime 20, 22, 16, 22 in Sat 5th Cloudy snowed PM Ther 10 degrees Father and Wm went to town De and I hauled some wood up to hills on LP and a load of hay from barn there to stable on UP Mon 7th Cloudy rained showers all day I went down got Aunt mary Mary to wash Wm De and I faned up oats at LP Tues 8th Cloudy rained heavy in showers all day Wed 9th Clear Ther 26 degrees warm very high water Father and all cut slashed and piled brush on UP Thur 10th Cloudy moderate Killed 5 little size pigs wt 1000lbs and 1 large one for Aunt Emma wt 350 lbs N. Zebbs helped us �Fri 11th Cloudy rained Father cut up the pork Sat 12th Cloudy Ther 6 degrees above Z Wm De and I cut and slashed Mon 14th Cloudy rained PM Ther 20 degrees cut & slashed Father got Aunt Mary to render lard Tues 15th Father salted some of pork we got out timber for a {faded} Wed 16th Fair Father finished salting pork Wm De and I cut slashed and pied brush Thur 17th Clear AM cloudy PM Father took 36 bu of oats to {faded} got 28 cts per bu Wm and I sowed clover seed clearing of EH of field No 4 P John Carter and family moved into house LP Fri 18th Cloudy rained heavy PM Father {faded} 188 February 19th 1887 We hauled a light load of hay and a load of fodder to UP Wm let up some water & c Sat 19th Cloudy cold Father went to town dob we put a fence around barn yard on LP &c Mon 20th 21st �Cloudy Wm sowed clover seed on rest of No 4 began in No 5 De and I shelled 3 bags of corn for T Sullivan fixed up down pieces of fence Tues 22nd Cloudy Father held polls at E Elare's Smith VS Campbell majority for latter 51, Wm finished sowed some clover in No 4 De and I brought rest of cord wood up some fodder drw drew up some wood Wed 23rd Cloudy Ther 22 degrees rained PM WM took 42 bu of oats to town got 28 cts per bu Father came out with him De and I drew up wood Thur 24th Fair Wm De and I sawed some cord wood cut and piled brush Friday 25th Cloudy Wm De and I cut some cord wood Piled some bush &c Sat 26th Cloudy rained PM Father went to town we brought 8 a load of fodder up cut and put up ice to keep Mon 27th Clear AM Cloudy began snow Ther 9 degrees above Z all shelled and 1st March Fanned corn at LP 28th Father took 36 1/2 bu of corn to town got 44 cts per bu Wm De and I hauled 3 loads of hay from LP to UP Wed 2nd March �Clear warm Wm De and I cut stove wood in little bush Thur 3rd Fair cool Wm De and I cut cord wood in little bush Fri 4th Cloudy Ther 25 degrees Wm De and I cut cord wood in little bush Sat 5th Cloudy Ther 18 degrees snowed all day began rain in evening Father got went to Fletcher Mon 7th Fair Wm De and I cut wood in bush drew a coup Kerrys {faded} up today Tues 8th Fair Wm De and I cut wood in fixed up fences on LP De and I took 10 bu of corn over to E Elare Wed 9th Cloudy warm Ther 58 degrees We cut some stove wood took top off Lacocq line fence finished covering in the ice Thur 10 Fair I sowed some clover and Timothy seed of in back field on UP we cut wood trimmed and pied brush & c Fri 11th Clear Father and Wm killed and dressed pig at LP {faded} lbs I sowed some clover & Timothy seed of back field Sat 12th Clear windy Father went to town took pig got 5.75 per cwt I sowed some clover & Timothy seed all cut and slashed in back field �189 March 14 1887 Mon 14th Cloudy Ther 20 degrees Wm De and I cut wood &c Tues 15th Fair Ther 19th weighed out a ton of hay for D Martin cut some wood &c PM Wed 16th Fair cool Wm I and De fixed fence along W side of lane on LP Father got 40 bu of seed oat of D Young Thur 17th Windy cool I sowed clover suden wheat field back of orchard Wm & De bushed out some hickory wood cut by E Elare all cut in bush PM Fri 18 Cloudy cool we slashed in bush from cross lane back Sat 19th Cloudy Father went town took wooden handled plow for repairs I sowed clover lot in front of house UP we slashed Mon 21st Cloudy cool Ther 29 degrees snowed evening Father scraped the road we trimmed trees in front of house UP shelled some corn Tues 22nd Cloudy snowed a little Wm De & I shelled corn AM at LP cut and slashed in back at UP. PM Wed 23rd �Clear Father sowed some pots of clover seed on field No 1 LP I finished sowing Lot in front of house UP we all cut cut and slashed in bush Thur 24th Cloudy began rain in evening we slashed in bush Fri 25th Fair cool Father and De got last of corn 7 1/2 bu from field No 3 worked by H Parson at LP Wm and I hauled out rest of rail cuts AM, all cut and slashed PM Sat 26th Fair cool Father & Wm went to town JD & I cut stove wood Mon 28th Cloudy blustry Ther 28 degrees Wm De and I bushed out hickory wood out y E Elare AM cut Elm logs PM T Sullivan got 12 bu of shelled corn Tues 29th Cloudy blustry AM Ther 8 degrees above Z Wm De and I finished cutting Elm logs of Barry's in little bush cut rail cuts PM Wednes 30th Cloudy all bushed out cord wood and hauled out some rails Cuts, cut The rails of down timber in pond bush Thur 31st Fair moderate we hauled out rail cuts sent in pond bush along 8th con AM cut those in little bush to single cut Friday April 1st Fair warm all cut and slashed in little bush Beatman Crosby began to split rails Sat 2nd �Clear warm Father went to town We cut {faded} slashed 1 field backed 8 con 190 Monday April 3rd 4th 1887 X Clear warm windy Wm De & I began to plow X in field No 3 LP Tues 5th Cloudy blustery Ther 18 degrees above Wm plowed AM at LP De and I hauled a load of manure on garden UP all dug at a watering PM Up Wed 6th Fair windy cool Wm De & I finished all to head lands plowing No 3 LP, I rolled part of wheat in No 4 AM Thur 7th Clear warm Wm dug at trough De and I plowed in No {faded} Fri 8th Fair warm Wm & De plowed in the No 6 I rolled No 4 Sat 9th Clear Ther reached 70 degrees Father wen to town Wm & I spread manure on garden Wm plowed at LP, De plowed in {faded} Mon 11th Fair warm AM cooler PM Wm plowed in No6 De harrowed wheat I rolled in No5 I began an l roling clover in No 7 Tues 12th Fair cooler Father put in a trunk at road in center ditch UP, Wm & De plowed in No 6 I finished roling field No Wedn 13th �1 and 2 lot garden at LP was plowed yesterday harrowed to day Thurs 9 Fair Ther reached 59 Degrees Wm & De plowed in No6 Father {faded} at garden I finished roling wheat on UP Father sowed onion seed in garden at LP Thur 14th X Fair windy Father planted some Beets Turnips Parsnips & Carrots in garden at LP Wm De and I finished plowing field No6 LP, AM began plowing on UP in clover next back field PM sold Rice hefier to Mrs Morhead for $15 Frid 15th Cloudy cool showered a little Wm De and I plowed in clover next back field UP Sat 16th Cloudy drizzled a little in morn Father went to town {faded} W gang plough from Wm Dosston's (bought at sale) Wm & De plowed in clover field UP I finished digging {faded} Mon 18th Cloudy windy Ther {faded} degrees Wm De & I plowed in field out to backfield Tues 19th Clear Ther 23 degrees AM Wm De & I finished plowing fields next to cornfield Wm manured part of garden on UP Wed 20th Fair Wm & D began to harrow field No6 LP, I plowed potato field on UP Wm began to {faded} Oats in No6 191 Thursday April 21 3rd 1887 �Fair Father went to Fletcher got some {faded} Hughs Wm and I went to get lumber sawed at Barry's AM drilled Oats D and I harrowed in No 6 22nd Fri Cloudy cool showered some Wm finished drilling in Oats D and I finished harrowing and run out {faded} in No 6 LP Father put in a trunk Sat 23rd Cloudy windy Father went to town Wm & D plowed UP in fall plowing E side of center ditch Mon 25 Cloudy Wm D & I finished plowing front field next house E side of C ditch AM harrowed it PM Tues 26th Fair showered little Wm drilled E side center ditch field in Oats D & I harrowed field No 3 LP Wedn 27 Fair warmer Ther reached 54 degrees showered morn Father and Wm went to town D & I finished harrowing No 3 LP, AM, D plowed front field E side of lane I roled ES lane Thur 28 Cloudy rained heavy all shelled some corn at LP Fri 29th Cloudy windy cool Father took 20 bu of corn got 45 cts for bu Wm & I went in also to get engine to fair round Sat 30th Fair Ther reached 54 degrees Father went to town Fair & market Wm & D plowed ES of lane part field UP Monday May 2nd Cloudy rained little rained very heavy yesterday we shelled some corn AM loged some PM �Tues 3rd Fair warm Wm & De took mares gin & Doll to Fletcher to Young Wonder gin was in season & breed Father & Wm weighed out a ton of hay to Wm Rice all greased harness Wed 4th Fair warm Father went to town took 25 bu of corn got 45 cts per bu Wm D & I {faded} some board fence along back of yard UP Breed Polly to Thur 5th Fair warm Wm D & I {faded} weigh stands in back ditch behind clearing No 7 LP loged in it PM Fri 6th Fair Ther reached 79 degrees Father and all loged in clearing No 7 Sat 7th Fair warm rained in evening Father went to town X Wm Drilled D harrowed field No 3 LP in oats 192 Monday May 9th 1887 Fair warm Wm D & I loged in clearing No 7 LP Tues 10th Fair warm Father and all loged helped by Isaac Williams and Job Piecce sr in clearing No 7 LP Wed 11th Clear warm Father and all loged AM helped by Isaac Williams & Job Pierce latter and Wm hauled manure PM Thur 12th �Clear warm Ther reached 80 degrees Wm hauled manure on ridge for potato patch &c J Pierce loded it D and I harrowed in back field nat 8 con field for peas Fri 13th Fair warm Father & Job Pierce finished shearing sheep AM Wm drilled in Peas on field next 8 con field D harrowed I plowed potato &c patch on ridge harrowed J it Sat 14th Fair cooler wind Father went to town Wm plowed D harrowed rest front field finished for coin UP Monday 16th Clear Ther reached 76 degrees Wm went to town AM I rolled pea ground in back field next 8 con field I D cross harrowed cornfield both finished it PM, Wm marked it off Tues 17th Cloudy rained little PM Wm finished cross marking cornfield I planted part of it Wm & D plowed part of front field west side of center ditch Wedn 18th Fair warm Wm D & I plowed rest of front field west of center ditch Father and F planted some potatos Thur 19th Fair warm Ther about 80 degrees Father and Wm went to town to bring out traction engine but got through that 12 & 13 bridge I finished planting corn in field E G of lane UP, D harrowed W side of center ditch Fri 20th Clear warm all went and got engine out of bridge and sun it home helped by F Shreeve & W Morhead Sat 21st �Fair warm Father went to town Wm marked off WS center ditch field D and I planted part of it Mon 23rd Clear Ther 85 degrees Wm & I finished WS center ditch field in corn plowed & harrowed garden put in some sweet corn and squash F planted pumpkins in cornfield Tues 24th Clear Am cloudy PM rained heavy shower Father went to Mr Rhece's funeral Wm & D harrowed part of sod field 8 con field I planted some mellons and potatos 193 Wednesday 25th May 1887 Cloudy showered little in evening Father weed in garden at LP, I planted some mellons cucumbers & potatoes Wm doble cultivated sod in part, D, & I harrowed Thur 26th Cloudy showered PM Father went up to town hall to council meting Wm cultivated De harrowed in sod for corn in back field next to cornfield Fri 27th Cloudy showered some in evening I finished cultivating De finished harrowing & Wm marking off back field next to cornfield I began planting corn in it PM Sat 28th Fair Ther 47degrees to 73 degrees Father went to town Wm & D began to plow clearing at LP, No 7 I finished planting corn in back field next to cornfield UP Mond 30th Fair AM cloudy began rain in evening Wm & D plowed AM in Clearing fixed fence around clearing PM, LP I rolled corn ground in back field next to cornfield Tues 31st �Cloudy rained most of day D & I greased 1 set double harness and single harness Wm shelled some corn Wedn June 1st Cloudy rained all AM, Wm D and I greased other set double harness, shelled corn PM Father culled it Thur 2nd Fair rained toward evening Father & I plowed in clearing No 7 Wm & D cut blocks to go under fence Friday 3rd Fair Father took rye out of wheat LP D & I plowed in clearing Wm worked at fence Sat 4th Clear warm Ther reached 86 degrees father went to town D and I plowed in clearing Wm & I finished laying fence aloud back of clearing No 7 Mon 6th Cloudy rained PM Wm D and I plowed in clearing Tues 7th Fair warm Father took park Bros tank back to town Wm & D plowed in Clearing LP X I replanted field No 1 UP Wed 8th Clear AM rained PM Wm D & I finished half of clea- 194 Wednesday June 8th 1887 -ing LP planted part of it PM Thur 9th �Fair turned cooler Father D & F worked in garden Wm & I planted part of Clearing LP Fri 10 Fair warm Wm & I finished planting plowed part of cornfield No 1 LP, D double cultivated bean ground UP Sat 11th Fair warm Father went to town Wm & I cultivated corn on UP field No 1 Mon 13th Fair warm Wm & I finished (1 way) corn in No 1 UP D harrowed bean ground Father Wm & I planted bean PM in field No 5 6 UP S Tues 14th Fair warm Father Wm & I finished planting LP beans in No 5 UP D finished roling corn No 1 2 Wedn 15 Fair warm Wm & I cultivated corn No 3 UP D U plowed for sorgum in garden patch Thurs 16th Fair warm Father and all logged in Clearing No 7 LP Fri 17th Fair warm Ther 85 degrees all loged in Clearing No 7 LP Sat 18th Clear warm Ther 90 degrees Father went to town to market rest finished loging in clearing LP Mon 20th Cloudy showered in evening Wm plowed in Clearing LP, D & I cultivated corn in field No 6 UP �Tues 21st Cloudy rained Am Father took Kate to Fletcher to get shoe {illegible} Wm & D PM plowed in corn field No 7 LP for beans I began to plant beans PM Wed 22nd Fair shower AM Father got some beans of {faded} Wm & D plowed I planted Father helped PM Thur 23rd Cloudy cooled heavy shower some hail D finished plowing for beans Wm & I finished planting No 7 Fri 24 Fair cooler Father cut fence corners & c Wm D & I cultivated corn in No 1 & EH No 2 UP Sat 25th Fair Ther 50 degrees to 74 degrees Father went to town Wm D & I cultivated rest of corn in EH No 2 & planted No 5 UP Mon 27th Fair warm Wm D & I cultivated corn No 7 UP Tues 28th Fair warm Wm D & I cultivated corn in No 2 EH, UP Wed 29th Fair warm Wm D & I cultivated part of beans AM UP began 195 29th June 1887 Wed 29th �To cut hay in N1 & 2 LP Thurs 30th Father went up to Town Hall to council got $30 $30 for engine going through bridge Wm & I finished cutting clover hay in No 1 & 2 LP raked and corked some Friday 1st July Fair warm Father & all hauled hay into barn LP A Emal Elare helped us PM Sat 2nd Clear warm Ther reached 95 degrees in shade Father went to town rest hauled rest of hay into barn LP Mon 4th Wm D & I finished cultivating beans field No 6 UP Tues 5th Clear Wm D & I finished corn (1 way) in No 6 UP began cultivating in No 1 UP Wed 6th Fair father cut Aunt Emmaline's clover Wm D & I cradled around No 4 wheat LP also No 3 UP Thur 7th Fair all cut raked & shocked Timothy hay in No 4 UP Fri 8th Fair warm Ther reached 95 degrees all hauled Timothy to stable UP Sat 9th Clear AM cloudy rained heavy PM Father went to town Flav cut Wm D & I bound wheat part of No 4 LP �Mon 11th Clear Father cut wheat took Alfred to town in evening to try examination all bound wheat No 4 LP Chas Simpson helped (finished field) Tues 12th All shocked wheat AM LP began to cut No 3 UP Wed 13th Finished cutting & binding No 3 and lot in front of house Thurs 14th All cut bound & shocked wheat of Aunt Emmaline Friday 15th Father cut rest bound (C Simpson helped) part of No 5 LP Sat 16th Father & Wm went to town Alf returned D & I finished cutting weeds & shocked wheat in No 5 LP Mon 18th Clear very warm Ther reached 102 degrees yesterday all hauled X wheat No 4 LP, Father began to dig a well by Pond UP Cous Araninta Hughs came up from Windsor Tues 19th Father finished digging well by pond all hauled wheat into barn UP from field No 4 C S helped 196 Wednesday 20th July 1887 Wm went to haul Aunt Emmaline wheat AM rest took brick out of well behind orchard UP Father layed them in pond well, all finished stacking Aunt E wheat �Thur 21st Cloudy all hauled wheat (our share) from 8 corn field of H Parson's to LP barn hauld wheat out of No 5 LP Fri 22nd Cloudy rained during night Wm cultivated cane rest hoed it Father cut some fence corners Sat 23rd Clear Father & cou Araminta went to town rest cut fence corners Up & LP D {faded} C Mon 28th Cut some fence corners & hay lot in 8 cornfield Tues 26th Hauled hay from back 8 cornfield & wheat rakings Wed 27th Father began to cut oats on No 3 UP rest hauled rakings off LP wheat fields Thur 27 Father began cut oats for Aunt Emma rest bound & shocked No 3 UP Fri 29 Father finished cutting oats for Aunt Emma all tied part of hers Sat 30th Father & I began to cut oats in No 6 LP rest finished binding for Aunt Emmaline Monday 1st August 1887 Clear warm Father cut rest bound in No 6 oats Tues 2nd Clear warm father cut oats rest bound & shocked �Wed 3rd Clear Ther about 93 degrees in shade Father cut oats rest bound & shocked C Simpson helped Thur 4th Clear warm all bound & shocked oats in No 6 Fri 5th Cloudy rained PM Father finished cutting oats in No 3 rest finished binding & shocking No 6 LP Sat 6th Fair Father went to town rest bound little in No 3 Monday 7th Dear Joseph died at 8:15 this morning Father went to town made arrangements for funeral Tues 8th Funeral took PM services conducted by Rev C. A. Washington Wed 9th All bound & set up oats in No 3 LP Thur 10th D went to Fletcher got tires set on waggon 1 rest 197 -finished oats AM, LP cleared out west line fence UP Fri 11th All began to haul oats from field No 6 LP �Sat 12th Father & R Hughs went to town town rest hauled rest of oats from No 6 LP 13th Monday Cloudy rained Am Father took 26 bu of corn to town got 50 cts per bu Wm and F Shrieve took Engine up on middle road to thrash rest built fence around orchard removed from between 3 & 4 LP Tues 14th Hauled some oats in from No 3 UP pulled stones into well at pond &c Wed 15th Cloudy rained PM finished hauling oats out of No 3 UP C Simpson helped preceeding week and the {cut off} For more information on Garrison Shadd, 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. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2122036857ceed687a895d15b655970d.pdf 44b6ef69f6c1015a465899dc82d753c0 PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/90de159ed3e59d04c50156ee2d7793d7.pdf 97eff1127057ea877bf06d691aed79d8 PDF Text Text James Bowman (1863-1944) 1894 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Vol. 2 FEB 3.-1892-/AP.6 1898 {The book is a bound ledger with 3 columns for money entries on right side of page.} {The book is a ledger and there are 3 columns on the left side of page with a record of money spent and received. Only the diary part has been transcribed, not the numbers in the columns.} {The following abbreviations are used throughout the diary - p. paid; np. not paid; SS. Sunday School; recd. received; bgt. bought; C. Charlie; M. Mina; E. Elmira; Pr. Paris; Aunt M. Aunt Maggie; T. thunder; W. Willie; F. Father; bu. bushel; C. oil. Coal oil; col. collection} 99 Thursday 27th wet in aft Finished taking in stack straw and Took Andrew to Town in afternoon, paid him $85.00 on note, that I owe him Friday 28th Dry & Cold Choring killed lamb wet in morning Father & Charlie in swamp cutting wood. Saturday 29th Cold took four bags wheat, to mill, 4⅓ bags potatoes to Mr. Dawson, & 14¾ lbs Lamb @ 8.94 94 sold Skin to Hewer, 85 recd. pay for Ducks $1.50 bgt. Groceries 75¢ 12½ lbs Lamb to Aunt Jane, $1.00 np 12¾ lbs to Miss McDonald @ $1.02 / 8 Sunday 30th fine Mr Blight, Mina & I went to Church col 25¢, Heard Dr. Henderson preach. Monday 1st Jan 1894 Went out for Mr. Leadleys family and Aunt Jane in morning and in af paid Tom Smith 50¢ for helping at thrashing. in afternoon Polled my vote Tuesday 2nd for Dry Plebicite and got two other men out. Tuesday 2nd fine did the chores and took a load of hay to Mr. Cull. 2075 lbs at $7.78 np came home and we went over to Mr Aitchesons in evening 100 Wensday 3rd Jan 1894 fine �went to town in morning went around fair ground saw how stock were selling paid Blacksmith bill 75¢ work today 50¢, bgt file 10¢ got a load of manure. Thursday 4th Dull have been sick all day and did not do much Friday 5th Dull killed three lambs in morning Hauled up wood in afternoon Saturday, 6th fine Went to Town with lamb, sold ¼ to musselman 10 lb at 9.90 np, ¼ to S Ryan,15, 8. $1.20 np {15 lbs. @ 8¢ $1.20 not paid} ¼ to, Miss McDonald 11¾ @ 8.92 ½ to Mr Leadley 26 lbs $2.08 np ¼ to J. Taylor, 12½ $1.00 np ¼ to eisele 8 lbs 65¢ p bgt, yarn, 30¢, Sunday 7th cold Father, Mr Blight, Mina & Charley went to Church. col. 15¢, Mary & I stayed at home all day Monday 8th fine & cold cleaned grist in morning took it to mill in afternoon chopping 55¢ Mr Caldwell called for Mr. B in evening Tuesday 9th fine Went to Town in morning bgt. hardware 25¢ Groceries, $1.87 p sold a load of wheat at 59¢ if it does not go less then 58 lb per bu Sold 40 lambs to Barber in afternoon for $4.50 each. recd. $5.00 101 Wensday 10th Jan 1894 fine Dull working at wood & doing the chores, sold two steer to Mr Shortreed for $29.00 Thursday 11th a little Stormy Went to Town with lambs in morning recd. $175.00 took steers to Mr Shortreed, recd $29.00. bgt. rubbers & Socks for Charlie $1.45 The lambs averaged 112½ lbs sundries 19 Friday 12th Stormy Father & I cleaned up clover seed after I had finished killing chickens Saturday 13th fine Went to Town with chickens and lamb, sold 1 chicken for 35¢ and 8 par @ 60 $4.80 3 doz & 3 eggs 18 61, bgt 1 Turkey, $1.25 np, 14 lbs lamb @ 9 $1.25 9¼ lbs @ 9 = 83¢ p, 8 lbs @ 7½ 60¢ np Sheep skin 85¢, 14¼ lbs @ 9 = &1.28 recd from Mr. Tolton 60¢ chickens W {Ryan} $1.35 lamb Sent a draft to Andrew for $40.00 Deposited $20.00 in Bank, bgt groceries $1.43 Hardware 10¢, Drugs 05, sundries 15¢, Gro. np 28¢. paid R. Shortreed 1.00 Bull Service Sunday 14th fine �Father Mary & I went to Church heard Dr Henderson Ruskie Preach, Missionary sermon Text, (The Love of Christ Constraineth us,) it was very good & well put, 102 Monday 15th June 1894 wet Father and I cleaning up Timothy and seed & seed peas Took Slaters Fanning mill home Tuesday 16th Soft & Mild Cleared up ton bags of wheat and worked at wood till evening Wensday 17 working at wood all day Thursday 18th Dull working at wood in morning choring in afternoon. pair of stockings & mits 50¢ p Friday 19th very fine working at wood all day Father and I Saturday 20th fine went to town in the morning deposited 2.00 in Bank for Mina, Sold 22 bu + 15 lbs wheat to Mr Cheyne @ 57¢ per bu $12.68 sold 4⅔ bags potatoes @ 50. 2.33 recd. $3.00 from him, on account went to recd. 93¢ from Mr Taylor recd. $7.70 from Mr Call for hay. bgt 87 lbs beef on market $4.87 paid taxes $21.78. Kyma had a Bull Calf today bgt copy pens & Exercise book for Mina & Charlie 16. Sunday 21st stormy Father Mina & Charlie went to Church col. 20. Mr Blight Mary & I stayed at home all day 103 Monday JAN 22nd 1894 Dull Mr Blight went & I went up to Mount Forest stayed at Mr Jacksons for don dinner had quite a good time went on and arrived at Hollie Hill just as they were at tea Tuesday 23rd fine Took a look around farms & bush in morning and after dinner I went with Jim Barton up to Township Clark paid Jimmie $150.00 Spent the evening at home Wensday 24th Stormy did not like to start in such rough weather but about ten oclock it got a little better and I started about eleven. J. McDougall was down we had a little Chat, I arrived home about, 8.30, PM, expense at Fergus 20¢ Thursday 25th fine �Father & I hauling up wood all day, went up to Jims in morn evening with Miss Gibson Arranged to saw on Monday, bgt oatmeal & coal oil, 33¢ Friday 26th fine Father and I hauling wood all day. Saturday 27th fine went to Town in morning bgt, Gro 25¢ stamps 15¢, 6¢ Mina bgt dry goods $1.00. Hardware 27¢ Finished hauling up wood. 104 January 28th 1894, Fine Father Mary & I went to church heard the Cornish Evangelist he was very good. Charlie & Mina went to S. School Monday 29th Dull we sawed wood all day I Charged $4.00 for the saw & teams & man Tuesday 30th Dull splitting wood all day & putting it into cellar went to entertainment in evening Wensday 31st stormy Working at wood most of the day, Bessie Freeman Calved a heifer calf today Thursday 1st Feb Went to Mill with 11 bags of grain to be chopped 66 ¢ p. C oil 28 ¢ p chored in afternoon. Friday 2nd clear & cold Went to Town in morning and got groceries, shoe mended, 10 ¢. drew $10.00 out of bank, paid Jas Simpson on account, $10.00 bal due him $6.25, brought home a load of manure Saturday 3rd fine Hauled in bal of straw stack & went to town in evening, paid Jas Taylor $5.00 saw McKenzie about Manure got 49 lbs Bran 35¢ 105 Sunday Feb 4th 1894 cold & clear Mary Father Mina & Charlie went to Church, col. 45¢ Mary & I went out in evening heard a very good sermon on (Their rock is not as our rock) Monday 5th cold & clear went to town in morning for a load of manure put it around apple trees and split wood till chore time Tuesday 6th fine �went to town for a load of manure got Frank shod, 50¢, sent $9.50 to Harvey Illinois. to get Kyma 3rd and Lord Aberdeen 2nd pedigree got manure. Wensday 7th fine soft went to town for a load of manure bgt pencil for Mina 05 pair of pants for Charlie 60¢. Thursday 8th very fine went to town for a load of manure in morning. sold eggs 55¢, bgt Caul fat 60¢ Apples 25, went to Newstad to sale, in afternoon bgt small things 60¢, Friday 9th wet choring in barn all day fixing up roots, Father turning potatoes in morning and making axe handle in afternoon 106 Saturday Feb 10th 1894 Charlie & I cleaning grain Father splitting wood Stockings for Charlie. 30¢ Sunday 11th cold Mary Father and I went to Church heard Dr Henderson preach col. 05. Mary Mina & I went out again in evening Monday 12th very stormy Chored all day fixed things in root house cleaned grain till 3 p.m. fixed chaff, Tuesday 13th cold Put Mysie to bull Lord Aberdeen 2nd went to town in morning did not do much business stamps for Mina 12¢ in afternoon worked around barn ect, Wensday 14th fine Hauling turnips into roothouse from pit, Father and I. Thursday 15th fine went to Town in morning with straw for manure also a rooster and two hens to exchange for Bramahas, two bags turnips to Mr Lawson & one to M Landley on Charity account 50¢ potatoes for beggars, got pedigrees signed at College. Stamps for Mr G. 04 Friday 16th cold & clear chored in morning went to sale in afternoon Mr Cummings bgt small things. 45. Skate for Mina & Charlie 20¢ drill $35.50 gave note for $36.30 due in ten months sold small things 107 Saturday Feb 17th 1894 �went to town in morning. bgt. Books and pencils & Ink for Mina & Charlie. 53¢, collar for C 25¢, Ink for ourselves 05, Laces for Mina 10¢ went for drill to Mr Cummings, got it fixed at blacksmith shop 15 got chain fixed 10¢, paid for shoeing that was done in fall, 90¢. Came home and did the chores stamps, 06¢ Sunday 18th cold Mary Father and I went to Church heard Mr Browning preach on (As The Eagle Stirreth up her nest & fluttereth of over her young.) It was very good also in the evening he preached a good sermon on, (David and Goliath) There were quite a number forward, Col 25¢ & 50¢ for Mr Browning Monday 19th fine went to school meeting I was Chairman for first time we did not do much business owing to a mistake in notice Took a load of Turnips to Town to Evans. 39 90 + 10.50 = brought home manure Tuesday 20th cold went to Town with a box load of straw and left it at flax mill brought home a load of manure from Scroggies, am to get two loads manure from Flax Mill and take Mr S a box load of straw 108 Wensday 21st Feb 1894 went to town for a load of manure in morning went to Mill with grist of Chop in morning and worked in barn in afternoon clearing straw off part of hay mow paid for Chopping 60¢ Thursday 22nd fine cold went to town with a load of hay, to Mr Partridge 25 25lbs @ 8.00 per ton = $10.10 Friday 23rd fine took a load of turnips to Shultz for Shelley Young 46¢ Saturday 24th fine & very cold went to town with a load of Turnips to Shultz, and started with another but Had to bring it back as there was no room for it. Sunday 25th fine went to Church all except Mina Heard Dr. Potts on (Philip & the Eunich) he is a very powerful reasoner a very strong speaker, col 25, E Fund promised $1.00 Monday 26th fine went to Town with load of Turnips to Evans, recd. from him $9.27. for two loads and 1030 from Mr Shultz for two loads. 1030 paid for weighing 40¢ {Fa} R. Shore called today working for Farmers Advocate 109 �Tuesday Feb 27th 1894 went up to Jim's in morning went to McCarthy's sale in afternoon, paid Jim $35.00 on note Wensday 28th fine went to Town in morning, did went to Aunt Jane's for dinner. went to Hall's sale in afternoon bgt a pail. 05, paid for having horse in stable, 20. recd 1.00 from A Jane Thursday 1st March fine went to town with two loads of turnips, did no other business Friday 2nd fine Hauled 4 loads of turnips to Shultz. Had a man and team from Mr Baleys helping sundries $ 20 Meat ect. 65 Saturday 3rd fine Hauled two loads Turnips to Shultz. postcard & stamps 8¢ Sunday 4th fine Father Charlie & I went to Church heard a young man preach, col. 25¢ Monday 5th fine soft went to Fisk's to see about turnips in morning, also went to Town did no business of any account went to town in evening recd $44.80 from Mr. Shultz for Turnips Tuesday 6th wet & dull went up to Mr Thompson's Sale took 10 bags potatoes to Mill, $6.00 np. paid Jas Simpson $13.00 gave Father $5.00 {Towel} 60¢, Mary 1.00 110 Wensday 7th fine March 1894 choring around all day did not accomplish a great deal Mary got home all right. Thursday 8th fine choring all day. Friday 9th fine choring and chopping wood in morning went to Town in afternoon Saturday 10th fine choring & cutting Furnace wood Jim was here to cut straw but broke horse power Sunday 11th fine Mary, Charlie & I went to Church heard Rev Harris. preach. col. 25¢, C, Mina went to Sunday School, col 02. Monday 12th fine �went to J McIntosh's bgt 30 bush Oats at 35¢ for seed, went to Town took 13 bu wheat to Cheyene's Mill, paid him for 220 lbs flour & 125 lbs Bran that I got before, and {tired}, 80 lbs Bran also bgt. 60¢ worth, there is still 248 lbs flour coming to Me, bgt Barley & Corn, $5.85¢ Thursday 13th Dull & wet choring around fixing implements {--} later was at Shortreets thrashing for us today, Wensday 14th cold chopping wood in swamp & doing chores Thursday 15th cold working in swamp & doing chores 111 Friday March 16th Dull went to town in morning traded eggs for Groceries bgt stationary 05¢ bgt canvas for making Sheets for Cattle 60¢, meat. hardware 60 went up to Cowans after dinner and settled for Cows to bull $5.00, Saturday 17th Dull cutting wood in swamp and doing chores Sunday 18th fine Mina and I went to church col. 15¢, heard Mr {Nalrin} preach and M & C went to Sunday School. col 02 Monday 19th fine working in swamp in morning choring after dinner went to Town in evening, stamps. 03 Tuesday 20th fine Dull working in swamp and doing chores tried to cultivate rape patch but it would not work Wensday 21st Dull did chores and went to Town with a load of hay 1885 lbs at $18.00 per ton, = $7.54 sold Butter & Eggs to Scroggie sold load of hay to Williamson for tomorrow at 8.00 112 Thursday March 22nd 1894 did chores and went to Town with a load of hay to Williamson 1990 lbs @ 8.00 = $7.96 bgt Candies 05 Good Friday, 23rd did chores and some small odd jobs around house and barn Friday 23rd wet working at chores and fixing things up in general �Saturday 24th Dull Charlie and I went to Town took Turnips to Leadleys sold Eggs 17¢ 1 doz eggs & goose to Dawson. 70 Took Charlie to Doctor got papers filled out for cow served by Model Farm Bull recd $5.00 from F.W. Hudson Sunday 25th Dull Charlie & I went to Church heard Dr Henderson preach an Easter Sermon Mary Mina and I went to Sunday School col today 18¢ Monday 26th cold Charlie and I working at wood all day Andrew came up Tuesday 24th cold went to Mill with a Grist 10 bags 60¢ p. Took Andrew to Town in afternoon, Took plow to be fixed. 113 March 1894 Wensday 28th fine was sick with a cold and did very little work Thursday 29th fine went to Town for plow bgt Mr fixing cost $2.05 meat. 60. recd $7.54 from Mr Wakefield Deposited some in $26.00 in Bank bgt Stationary 15¢ 10¢ for Mina Toweling 50¢ Will Came this evening sold him Allie Mays Roan Bull Calf for $40.00 I pay for pedigree also some potatoes, sold Bessie's Calf to Mr Wakefield, for $6.00 Friday 30th fine Started Will off in morning and then killed old Bessey. Although she was about Sixteen years old she was as healthy looking inside as a two year old felt sorry to kill her. had cow to Angus Bull, also put Kyma to Lord Aberdeen Saturday 31st Dull picking stones and choring in morning working around Barn & stable in Afternoon went to Town in evening bgt 1pr. shoes & soles $1.00 1 pr for Charlie $1.20 1 for Mina $1.20 got Certificate of registry for Kyma 3rd & Lord Aberdeen 2nd 114 Sunday 1st April 1894 fine Mary & I went to Church in morning. heard Dr Henderson preach quite a practical sermon col. 03 col. 25 C & Mina went to S.S. Monday 2nd fine picking stones in morning and hauling manure in afternoon �Tuesday 3rd fine Hauling manure all day 12 loads Drawing Book for Mina 05 Wensday 4th Dull & warm went to town in morning bgt Oatmeal 62¢, Skimmer fixed 20¢ got their Pedigrees signed by Owner's of bulls, received $8.62 from Mr Baley for Milk Thursday 5th Dull spread manure a while in morning and chored got wheels cleaned ready to oil wet in afternoon Friday 6th fine went to town with a load of hay $8.26¢ 2065 lbs @ 8.00 per ton to Miss McDonald recd $5.00 bgt stationary & Books for Mina & C .25 sent order for $3.75 to H Wade to get 3 certificates of registry of 4 Bulls bal due me on hay $3.26 Jas. 20¢ P. order 02 Saturday 4th fine Dull & cold Took a load of hay to Miss McDonald 1880 lbs @ 8.00 $7.52 115 Sunday April 8th 1894 fine & cool Charlie & I went to Church heard Dr Henderson preach anniversary sermon A on The House of God, it was very good, in Evening Mr North and W McCrae came along. Jimmie Barton Came last night and also Tom & W. {Bensen?} col today ch 15. SS 02 Monday 9th cold Jimmie Barton started off this morning with about 40 bags of potatoes I hauled manure in morning and plowed sod in afternoon. Tuesday 10th Stormy hauling manure and choring all plowing in morning in afternoon oiled wheels and chored Wensday 11th Dull went for salt $1.96¢ and did syrup 45 Oats, $4.80, stamp 03, hardware 05 traded butter & eggs for Groceries, got 30¢, barrels 30¢. & 60¢ on Bcn & Egss {bacon & eggs} put advertisement in Mercury $1.00 Thursday 12th fine went to sleeman's in morning for Malt {Comings} and a Keg to pack eggs in got 10 bags at $1.50/15 keg 75¢ Took grist of chop to Mill in afternoon 12 bags 6 = 72, 3 gals C oil @ 13 = 38¢ 116 Friday April 13th 1894 fine plowing sod all day �Saturday 14th fine cultivating with one team and plowing sod with other in morning Harrowing & sowing oats in afternoon with b 3½ acres back of Elmira road Sunday 15th fine went to Church in morning heard Dr Henderson was at Class also Col 25 SS 02 Monday 16th fine plowing sod most of day cultivated a little Charlie passed into fourth Book Tuesday 17th fine plowing sod all day back of Elmira road Wensday 18th fine plowing sod finished and started to cultivate Mr Baley came over and exchanged feed oats for seed 384 lbs Thursday 19th Dull Cultivating Harrowing and picking stones off patch behind barn Friday 20th Dull sowed the patch behind barn with oats, & cloves & Timothy went to town in evening bgt meat, 35¢, np. Sugar 10¢, sent two bags of potatoes to The W. Weld Co. London, $1.70. stamps for Mina 05 117 Saturday 21st April 1894 fine cool put a notice up at the Elmira road of Bull & potatoes for sale finished harrowing over the sod first time C. cultivating along side of lane to E. road sowed about three acres with Golden Giant oats, sold Calf to Wakefield $5.50 Sunday 22nd fine Mary, Charlie & I went to Church heard Rev Moyer preach C. & Mina went to Sunday School col. 1.00 for Educational fund 1.00 for missionaries 15¢ in envelope 02 to SS Monday 23rd fine Sowed small patch back near Hammond's with Blk oats and cultivated a little at swamp took Nellie to Cowans Bull Tuesday 24th fine hauling manure for potatoes all da and hauled two loads of straw into loft for cattle Wensday 25th fine plowing in manure and cultivating swamp field Thursday 26th fine bgt 5 bu Barley @ 50 = $2.50 cultivated and harrowed swamp and sowed about two & half acres. �Friday 27th fine Finished sowing the swamp field and started to harrow sod for peas. 118 Saturday April 28th 1894 Dull Choring a while, Baleys got a load of hay 2100 lbs @ $7.00 {--}. per ton sold 10 bags potatoes to Jas Simpson @ 65¢ he is to come for them bgt, cloth for Ch cloth for C pants 96¢, pencils & book for Mina 10¢ Groceries, 35¢ C. oil can 10¢ stamps ect. 10¢ Sunday 29th fine Mina Charlie & I went to Church heard Dr Henderson preach stayed for fellowship meeting col 25. S.S. 02 Monday 30th fine rolled in morning harrowed pea land and sowed some in evening Tuesday 1st May 1894 Finished sowing peas and harrowed them went to Shortreeds raising Wensday 2nd went to Town. recd. $5.00 from Geo Binnie for potatoes with adresses of several customers bgt. Seeds $1.95. Shoes $1.50 exchanged Butter for Groceries Flax $1.25 pd 25¢ for advertising Bull & potatoes, pencils for Charlie 05 Book 05 meat, ect. 65¢ recd $6.75 from J. Anderson for 9 bags potatoes Thursday 3rd fine plowing for mangels and carrots all day Friday May 4th 1984 fine preparing ground and sowing carrots and mangels sowed 16 drills of C & bal of 1½ acres of mangels. went to town with Mary. Saturday 5th Dull Finished sowing mangels and rolled peas land Mary bgt Dress goods Sunday 6th Dull we did not go to church Mina and Charlie went to church S. School, col 02. Monday 7th fine I went to Town with 6 bags potatoes shipped them to Durham went dow bgt, got horses shod 40¢, bgt bags. $1.05 Came home and took grist to Mill 6 bags 66¢ np. Lumber 30 p. Tuesday 8th fine �took 16 bags potatoes to station shipped 15 to Will and one to Geo Binnie. also saddle to Will exchanged shoes .25¢ envelopes 20 recd $100.00 from Will. bgt seed. 15¢ post cards, 02, meat, 59 np. Wensday 9th fine Took load of straw to Thorp recd. $4.00 paid for sugar cane 75 meat 59, buggy fix 50¢ horse shoeing 25 came home and hauled manure Thursday 10th fine Hauling manure in morning and till 3pm. then spread and plowed in till night 120 Friday 11th fine & cool Father plowing and harrowing I spread manure and went into Town and paid rent to Mr. Simpson $184.00 bgt retd mangel seed 20¢ Borrowed $60.00 from Bank of Commerce for 1 Month, @ 7% recd. $59.00. Saturday 12th fine Hauling manure and preparing corn ground Coat for Charlie, $2.00. Sunday 13th fine Father Mary and I went to Church, col 20¢ heard Dr Willoughby preach C & M went to Sunday School. Monday 14th Dull Hauling manure hauled 12 loads, and chored while it was wet. Tuesday 15th Dull Hauling manure all day Geo North brought a cow to bull 1.00 np. Wensday 16th fine hauling manure all day Thursday 17th Dull heavy storm of rain last night spreading and plowing in manure all day and choring Friday 18th Dull spreading & plowing in manure sold young Bull and heifer 121 Friday 18th May 1894 recd 2.00 to a N.W. buyer for $125.00 to be delivered next week went to Town in evening bgt corn 65¢, bag, 15. S'corn, 10¢. Clover Seed 39, meat, 50¢ Saturday 19th May wet �Hauled Manure in morning chored in afternoon Allie May Calved today Sunday 20th wet Dull Father, Mina and Charlie went to Church in morning & Father Mary and I in evening heard Mrs Mountford on Jesus from Bethlehem to Calvery, col, today 05¢ Monday 21st wet Father and I cut potatoes all day. Tuesday 22nd wet we cut potatoes till one pm then cleaned up grist of chop & took it to mill 9 bags, pd. 54¢. Wensday 23rd Took Lord Aberdeen and Lady Forest to Elmira for Mr. Peterson. recd. $123.00 bgt rope, 38¢ p. put it in L. Bank at Elmira to draw in Guelph .25¢ got home about 9 pm Thursday 24th Dull Took home pig rack, Father plowing in manure & I choring generally did sowed Lucerne where pits were 122 May 1894 Friday 25th Dull & warm Father plowing potato ground I went to Town bgt milk pans ect $1.50 stamps ect @ 05, went to O.A.C. saw Tom saw Tubercolosis Cattle went to to see Kyma's Lassie at Mr. McDougalls he does not want to sell. Saturday 26th fine Father and I hauled manure all day dress for Mina $7.45 Duster 55 for Mina Sunday 27th fine Father Mary and I went to Church. col. 30¢ SS 03 heard Dr Henderson preach He also read the rules of Church. Monday 28th fine & cold Hauling manure in morning and plowing in afternoon with both traces, sold 500 lbs hay to Slater 2.00 Tuesday 29th cool plowing & sowing Sorghum and raising drills for potatoes in afternoon & fixing fence Wensday 30th cool finished raising drills and started to plant potatoes had D Slater in afternoon. Thursday 31st Dull planting potatoes in morning and cutting and choring in afternoon 123 �Friday June 1st 1894 Dull Finished planting potatoes planted about 22 bags, went to town took some straw to Scroggie shipped 3 bags potatoes to Will and pair of Jaws for rice, 2.95 bgt stationary, for M & C 21¢ Gro 60, meat, 50 Shoes for Mary 2.20 Saturday 2nd wet Mending harness and Choring all day. Mr. Bender was here and has arranged to take Kyma's Bull Calf at $50 to go in a month Sunday 3rd Mina Father and Charlie went to Church, all but Father went to Sunday School col. 08 Monday 4th fine spudded thistles and sowed corn paid R. Shortreed $2.00 1.50 for rice and 50¢ on Exhibition ticket Tuesday 5th cold & dry Sowed some corn in morning went to town for manure in afternoon sold Butter, 15 lb @ 13 $1.95¢, bgt gro. 110. cash 85¢ stamps & lumber 09. Wensday 6th fine & cool went to Town for load of manure got 3 scantlings 2 x 5 -12 at Stewarts, in afternoon I took Frank in to sell but could not get a market for him, recd. 11.00 from Miss McDonald, Yarn & needles for M. bgt. bran, 75¢ Shoes for C. 75. Shoes for Father returned a pair 1.00 paid cash 60 124 Thursday Father and I working at road work all day Friday Father spudding thistles and I worked at road work paid S. Slater 25¢ Saturday sold Calf to Mr. Bender recd. 30.00 bal to be paid by July 1st Father Charlie and I spudding thistles Sunday 10th Father Mary and I went to church, heard Dr Henderson preach on (I seek not yours but you) col. 25¢ SS 03 Monday 11th Choring all day. got a load of manure Sold Butter 10 lb @ 13 = 130 bgt. gro. ect. paid note due on 14 Tuesday 12th Chored in morning and fixed Brush fence in afternoon with Scroggie Wensday 13th went up to Cowans with Aly May to bull, and plowed in evening �Thursday 14th plowing most of day on rape ground Friday 15th went to Town in morning got note got mail 125 June Friday 15th fine & warm went to Town in morning bgt. Turnip & rape seed $1.20 Hat for C. 10¢ me for self 15¢ meat. 63¢ Saturday 16th fine sowed all our Turnips but 11 drills bees swarmed today Sunday 17th fine Mina, Father and Charlie went to Church, Col. 20¢ all but Father went to Sunday School Monday 18th fine went to Town in morning got some 1 lb Turnip seed 20 and humbug for bull, 15. rope, 30¢. sowed the bal of Turnips, and Chored Father plowing Mr. Burt called Tuesday 19th fine fixing bees and putting on sections, scuffling carrots and mangels Father plowing ect. went to mill with grist Wensday 20th fine I went to Guelph and then bgt. sundries 15¢, borrowed $7.00 from Scroggie started for Mr. Burts arrived there at noon went on to Mr McKinnon after dinner, looked at cattle and went back to Burts, then on To Sharp's He has some very good cattle, called at McNichols and then went on to John's got there about dark 126 Thursday June 21st fine & warm Started for New Lowel this morning Ticket 3.45. Insurance ticket 25. arrived there about 12.15 P.M. and met Mr Davidson at station Took dinner at hotel nearby and went to see stock did not buy any but had a real good talk with Mr Davidson left about 4 P.M. got to Chingacousay before dark Friday 22nd fine & warm Started to Mr Sharp's got there about 9 A.M. and looked around the stock also Mr Kirkwoods saw Some fine cattle a particular good grade Mr S offered me two yearling heifers at $75 and $85 each, did not buy any, came home by Mr Burt & McKinnons did not do any business. Saturday 23rd fine �went to town in morning sold Butter, 252 bgt. gro. 34 meat, 50¢, drew $10.00 out of Bank paid scroggie $7.00. in afternoon Father started for home Sunday 24th fine C & M went to Sundy School Mary & I went to Marden at night heard Mr Colwell, col. only 12 Monday 25th went up to Bender's with Calf did not find him at home so left the bal. due to me $20.00 hoeing mangels in evening 127 Tuesday 26th hoeing mangels in morning went to vote in afternoon hoeing till night Wensday 27th fine Father & I hoeing mangels most of the day. Thursday 28th fine went to Town with Mina gave her $1.00 to pay her fee then went to Mosborough to see Jas Taylor about {cow feed} carrots with Father & Mr Simpson recd. $125.00 from O. German Friday 29th fine Hoeing & Thinning carrots & mangels, till teatime & Father & Mr S in morning. They went to closing exercises in afternoon I went over to Marden got mower knife fixed, 30¢ p. Saturday 30th fine cut hay on ridge went to see about cow, and put hay in piles, Mr S came this evening Sunday 1st July 1894 Mary Father and I went to Church Heard Dr Henderson preach col. 30¢. Mina, C & I went to Sunday School, recd. Monday 2nd fine Father scuffling and Charlie trimming mangels & I plowing for rape Hauled in a load of hay Tuesday 3rd fine Cutting wild grass on flat Father & C. working at roots 128 July Wensday 4th fine & cool Finished cutting wild grass on flat and then pile raked & hauled in two loads Thursday 5th Mowed grass in orchard and Hauled in bal of wild hay & cut clover back of Elmira road Friday 6th �Sowed rape & grey stone turnips & Cut part of ridge Saturday 7th Cutting Hauling and kiling hay, 3 loads went to town in evening Sold butter 64¢, bgt. gro. 99 meat $1.00 sundries. 25 sold 5 lbs butter Baleys Sunday 8th fine Father M. & C, went to church & I went to S.S. with Mina and C. col. Monday 9th fine Cutting hay till noon then Father & Charlie working at roots Hauled 3 loads of clover hay after dinner and then kill kiled till night Tuesday 10th Hauled hay all day got in all that was cut. Wensday 11th fine went to Town in morning bgt. shoes for Mary $1.20 Flax $2.10 np. potatoes 25¢ p. Bran & chopping 50¢, postage 6¢ Friday Thursday 13th fine Finished cutting flat behind barn and hoed turnips & kiled flat Mr S. ½ day 129 July 1894 Thursday 12th Dull Hoed Turnips most of the day Mr S all day. kiled up part of flat behind barn Sat Friday 14th cut half of pach towards swamp from Barn Hauled 4 loads off flat behind barn and kiled the patch cut Sunday 15th Father Mary & I went to church heard Dr Henderson, col. 75 Monday 16th Hauled in 5 loads off hay cut the balance of field and kiled it, Tuesday 17th Cut a while in morning Hauled after dinner & kiled after tea Wensday 18 Cut last of hay this morning Hauled 4 loads & kiled balance Thursday 19th Finished hauling hay & got Fall wheat cut, we have 47 loads of hay went to Town last night bgt. gro. 20, Ale for Mr S 20, F Paris Green 72. Friday 20th putting paris green on potatoes �Sat 21st Father & I at Baleys hauling hay 17 loads & put off 18 130 Sunday 22nd July 1894 Mina, C, & I went to church & S.S. col. 18¢ Monday 23rd fine chored a while in morning and Hauled wheat rest of day Father hoeing. Tuesday 24th Dull we had a good rain last night and things look fresh Mary & I went to Town bgt. Pr. Green 18. Watch Chain 10 {--}, 67 postage, for M & C, 06 4 C. book 05 pail fixed, 10, postage 5¢ Wensday 25th fine quite a rain last night, things look quite fresh. Father scuffled Turnips & Mr Simpson & I hoed after tea we raked up the grain & hay I cut last night Thursday, 26th fine Mr S. C, & I hoed turnips most of day Father scuffling and we hauled in a load of hay & 3 loads of wheat, Stockings & Shoes, $1.20. 40 Socks Mina 1 dress & making another $1.00 Friday 27th fine Father Scuffling potatoes in morning C. hoeing I raking wheat stubble, in Afternoon we hauled the bal. of wheat 2 loads sheaves & one load rakings went to post in evening 131 Saturday July 28th 1894 fine Finished hoeing Turnips second time also moulding potatoes second time put off load rakings, Took Father and Charlie to station and went to per Fathers fare $1.65 Charlies $1.40, gave Father 60¢. bgt. guards and bolts, 15¢. sent $2.60¢ for Caponizing Instruments Postage 03 Hardware 42¢. Skinner 40 went to see about p {polled} Angus cow did not buy any came home and did chores and took 21 Sections of comb honey from bees Sunday July 29th fine Mary, Mina, & I went to Church and heard a good Sermon on Gods dealings with Man in the beginning. col 25¢ SS col. 02 Monday 30th fine went Plowing til Teatime and hauling rails to ditch since & doing chores Tuesday 31st fine plowing all day on Fall wheat stubble got 14 lbs sugar from Mr Baley �Wensday 1st August 1894 plowing most of day Mr McDougall came to see cattle but could not make a bargain for his heifer Mrs Fords men were here to see cow and see about trading 132 Thursday 2nd Aug 1894 W Barton & Charlie came yesterday and Aunt Maggie today. I got Hardware, $1.25 Groceries 78¢, drew $5.00 out of bank. chopping bag oats, $6 meat 62¢ Went to Ford's with Trixie & got a polled Angus cow for her. Willie plowing and harrowing all day. Charlie weeding I put paris green on potatoes in evening Friday 3rd Dull Willie finished plowing and harrowing the Fall wheat ground I went to town with Aunt M to station. got Frank shod, 50¢ canvas 15¢, stamp 03. Rape seed 50¢, Saturday 4th fine Choring in morning sowed about 2½ acres of rape Willie & Charlie working at potatoes W. at Dawsons Thrashing from ten till 2 pm Baley cut patch of D. banner Oats and a patch of Joanette, about six acres Sunday 5th fine Mary Charlie W. & I went to Church, heard Dr Henderson on Christ toward man, took Sacrament Dr Lorance was there, collection, 25 133 Monday Aug 6th 1894 Finished sowing Rape W. at Baleys all day, He finished cutting the oats behind barn I got, flour and bran exchanged wheat for flour and paid for bran 37¢ bread 05¢ Tuesday 7th fine Wm rolled bal of rape and took home roller chored till noon, went to Town bgt. {shereed} 45 & basket & pail, 30, chisel. 15¢ Duty on caponizing instruments 50¢ went to McCrae's to see about car for cattle to exhibition did not settle it, came home and after tea and chores went up to Jim's for a short time Wensday 8th fine hoed mangels in morning and plowed in afternoon C. hoeing all day. Willie at Baleys all day, has been all this week Thursday 9th fine �Had a T. storm last night plowing sod till teatime then hauled two loads of B {Barley} oats Charlie finished roots today Friday 10th fine Hauled two loads of oats in morning went to town after dinner. sent $5.55 to H.J. Hill Toronto being entry fees for our Cattle. Yeast cakes, 04. Harness fixed, 34¢ Baley cut 1 acre of oats in evening 134 Saturday, Aug 11th 1894 fine Cutting peas with Harvester till 3 PM then hauled three loads of oats, Joanette, recd. $1.25 from a negro for keeping his horse that strayed, W has been six days at Sun Baleys @ 600/100 stamp 06 Sunday Aug 12th Nina, C, W & I went to Church heard Dr Henderson preach, Col, 25 SS 03 Monday 13th fine Finished cutting peas and hauled in two loads of oats Mr S at Whittakers in morning Tuesday 14th Dull Hauled four loads of peas and did chores pared bulls feet. Wensday 15th Went to Sharp's for a polled Angus heifer a.m. to pay $115.00 and go for Lee Thursday 16th Hauled in peas in afternoon 5 loads Turned peas ect. in morning Friday 17th Finished peas and hauled one load of oats, got ready to go for heifer paid for heifer $115.00 blacksmithing 40. Cow carier 2.10 Saturday 18th fine started about 3 a.m. for Mr Sharps got there about 10 am. sundries at erin 35¢, got home about ten p.m. all safe. got grist of chop 57 135 Sunday Aug 19th 1894 fine Mary, Willie & Charlie went to church, col. 15¢. Mina, C & I went to Sunday school, 03 Monday 20th Hauled in a small load of oats Willie plowing. W was at Baleys all last week. Tuesday 21st Went to Town in morning paid Scroggie $3.10. Sent $100.00 to Mr Blight, borrowed $25.00 for three months at Bank of Commerce. Sold a load of hay to Thorp @ $8.50 per ton. had on 1870 lbs did not �get pay, weigh bill 10 Hauled in two loads of Oats and Willie plowed in forenoon recd. entry Tickets for Toronto Wensday 22nd fine W plowing & I cultivating with the other team. Proff Day & Mr Rennie came out to see the Bull and wanted to know the price but we left the matter over till Toronto Show. Thursday 23rd washing cattle till two p.m. then went to Town, bgt Gro 90. Flax $1.75 np Bran 37 W plowing all day 136 Friday Aug 24th fine W plowing all day I chored in morning and went to town after dinner bgt. brush for Mina 17¢, gogles, 10¢, went to Whitlaws and we are going in one car to Toronto Fair Saturday 25th fine W at Aitcheson's Thrashing C & M cleaning school I chored in morning and plowed after dinner Sunday 26th fine Mina C, W, & I went to church col. 15¢, Heard Dr Henderson, on, Different states of happines or Glory in Heaven. Mary, Mina, & Charlie went to S.S. Monday 27th fine W Took wagon to Marden to get tires set, & Harness mended $2.00, np I went to town bgt meat, $1.74 np Books for Mina 1.00 Tuesday 28th fine We Thrashed all day, had Aitchesons machine, 1 hand from Shortreed, 1 from porter 1 from Aitcheson 1 from Slater 1 from Dawson 2 a Team from Baley, John Morrel 75 Wensday 29th Dull We finished about 9.30 a.m. kept 1 hand from Shortreed 1 from Baley till & 1 from Aitcheson till noon. Charge for Thrashing $9.00 137 Thursday 30th fine Deer Grain Turned out fairly well about 450 bushels of oats 150 of wheat, 90 of peas, oats are good wheat & peas fair, W plowed all day & half day yesterday. Friday 31st fine W plowing all day I chored and hauled wood. Dr Henderson & Mrs was here today we enjoyed their visit Saturday 1st Sept 1894 �W plowing all day, C & I went to Town, bgt humbug, 10¢, recd $2.85 from Thorp, bgt Canvas at Ryan's, 25¢, stamps 05 for Mina. Braces 60¢. p, groceries Shoes $2.60 p. saw about car we are to get a combination car for $16 to Toronto, will ship on Friday Morning Sunday 2nd fine Mary, W, C & I went to Church col. 25. Heard Dr Henderson on the Blessing of God on the home that worships him it was real good we also had a good class Monday 3rd fine W Plowing all day I did chores went to Marden got Cutting box fixed and Buggy tires set, paid 15¢. $1.80 for tire setting np recd $1.25 C. Harrowing in afternoon 138 Tuesday Sept 4th 1894 choring all day W at Shortreeds thrashing. Mr S had our team for a load of tiles paid me 1.00 Wensday 5th went to Town in morning with 5 bags of wheat to chop 7½ bags oats, 2½ bags wheat for Flour got 35½ lbs flour to bushel, and feed paid 10¢ per bushel for grinding bgt Oil stove $7.00 to be paid in six months, bgt Flax 75 lbs @ 1.87/1.50 np groceries 33¢, paid Pump maker 75¢, meat 55¢ np, paid for grist, 52¢. Thursday 6th fine spent all day getting ready for the show, rope for packing 75¢. Lumber, 30¢. Chopping 78¢ Friday 7th Dull We took the Cattle to Toronto today. price of Car 8.00 delivering feed to shed 65¢ getting oil stove up to station 15¢. Saturday 8th Dull fixing things up in general all day, C oil, Sauce pan Brush, wicks for oil stove Sug $1.10. Sugar, C oil 08¢ Sunday 9th fine attended to stock and did the chores ourselves went to church in afternoon 139 Monday 10th sept 1894 we did our usual feeding & cleaning preparing for the morrow Tuesday 11th fine we were preparing all day for the show ring started the Bulls about 5 P.M. we got 1st on each of our Bulls, So we are well satisfied with todays work �Wensday 12th fine we went through the usual preparation and started into the ring with females about 1 P.M. we got 3rd for Kyma 2nd and third for herd Our prize Money comes to sixty five dollars Thursday 13th Dull we attended stock and looked around a little looking for buyers but did not sell anything Friday 14th fine we got ready for the parade and after that was over we started to pack up our camps set and it was a continual move till about 3 A.M. on Sat 15 fine when we got settled in the car again and about day light started for Guelph where we arrived about noon 140 Sat 15th Sept 1894 got the stock home also the outfit about night I feel pretty tough expenses today, 20¢. Sun 16th fine Stayed at home all day Mary, Mina & Charlie went to Church. M & C to S.S. Mon 17th fine working all day getting things ready for the show W harrowing in morning & helping me in afternoon Tuesday 18th fine Took things into the show and came back & got stock ready paid for meat, 72¢, entered the stock chickens 60 Took Cattle Wensday in in evening paid Dol Baley 15¢ Wensday 19th fine Showed cattle today got 5 first and one 2nd prize. Oil for cattle 60¢ refreshments, 15¢ Thursday 20th Dull & wet morning Attending to stock in general and got things home again expense today 25¢. Friday 21st fine Willie started to haul manure I put ring in Bull nose and then went to Town Sent $20 to Mr Blight and $20 to Will bgt gro 08¢. Orders 141 Friday sept 21st 1894 fine got plow fixed 100 np co bgt things book for Charlie 05 Sold a load of hay to Grand Trunk men @ $9.00 2213 = $9.95 Saturday 22nd Changeable �Plowed a while in morning then went to town with Willies Trunk, bgt his ticket 1.65 Shoes & braces for him things for Mina & C 08 gave Willie 10 got seed rye, 7 bushels @ 56¢ = 3.92 Sunday 23rd Mary, C & I went to Church heard a Stranger preach a good sermon, on, What Seest Thou. I see a rod of an almond tree. C, M & I went to SS. Monday 24th Dull I went to O.A.C in morning to see Dr Mills about bull also traded Frank for Scroggies mare, got $10 Cash and am to get $5 in groceries, meat 35 Came home and plowed in afternoon Tuesday 25th fine plowing sod on flat all day Wensday 26th fine Finished plowing & rolling sod on Flat, had man at Baleys thrashing 40¢ np 142 September 1894 Thursday 27th fine Harrowing and sowing rye on Flat, Mr McDougall had a T. B. Polled Angus cow to our bull, 5.00 np. went to meeting in evening at school to see about entertainment Friday 28th fine Finished sowing rye and then cut corn till evening Saturday 29th fine picking stones a while in morning went to town about 10 am, bgt humbug 10, whips, 35¢, Fruit 50¢, Stamps, 23 ¢, Truss for C $1.25 recd. Prize Money, $12.75 Paid Aitcheson $9.00 for Thrashing Meat 75¢, Came home and bound up corn and shocked a little Sunday 30th Dull Mina, C, & I went to Church Heard the Black Knight, it was very good, Mary and I went out in evening. Monday, 1st Oct 1894 put up Corn, Trimmed hedge hauled up bal of furnace wood paid black smithing, 30¢. Tuesday, 2nd Dull Cleaning out ditch, all day Wensday 3rd Dull went to O.A.C. sale bgt. 3 Dorset Ewes and two dorset rams for $26 and Leicester ram, for $26.25 143 Oct 3rd 1894 Wensday 3rd Contd. �Sold, Our Young bull Lord Aberdeen 2nd for $181.25 Thursday 4th Dull Took bull to Farm and brought home the rams signed premium note for fifty Dollars for Insurance bgt, Shoes & Laces for Mina & C 2.50 Friday 5th Dull plowing Fall wheat ground all day second time sent 8 bags of oats to mill to get chopped pd. 48¢ Saturday 6th Cool & Dull fine I plowed most of the day and fixed fence between White and us. Charlie chored around barn. Sunday 7th fine Went to Church in the morning heard Dr Henderson on The Conference work it was very good, and instructive went to Sunday School in afternoon Monday 8th fine plowing all day in back field Kyma 3rd calved today heifer calf Tuesday 9th plowing till noon ten A.M., then started potatoes took up 28 bags had two boys helping 35 np. 144 October Wensday 10th fine Taking up potatoes all day 58 bags had 5 boys, @ 40, 35, 35, 30, 20 np. Thursday 11th showery Taking up potatoes 55 bags had, 4 boys, 35, 30, 20, 20. Friday 12th fine finished potatoes 6 bags Total 147 bags had one boy 40¢ pulled & hauled in 4 loads of mangels W & Hanah came this evening with Douglas & Bes. Saturday 13th wet went to Model farm in morning to try and sell bull, did not sell. recd. my two notes $60.25 and $125.00 Cash for Bull recd. $5.00 from Mr S for board, bgt groceries, $1.05 {Chqd} Hardware $1.35 paid W. Wells 65¢. J. Hassan $1.25 W. & H started home after dinner I have bgt. 12 sheep from him @ $3.75 per 100 lb 5% shrink on all but lambs. I have Douglas @ $150.00 of Principal that W owes me & I traded Bes for his colt and he keeps it till next spring we also traded Turkeys Sunday 14th Cold & Dull Mina, Charlie & I went to Church heard an Educational Sermon it was good went to Sunday School in afternoon 145 �Monday 15th Oct 1894 Working at mangels had Jonnie Hassan all day. Tuesday 16th fine went to meet Will & get lambs & sheep recd. $110.00 from him to pay intrest and 4 shearling ewes, 4 ewe lambs and four wethers, expenses today. 12¢ Baley Hal Johnie hassan today Wensday 17th fine went to Town in morning sent draft of $260.00 to Canada Life Assurance co Hamilton paid two supscritons to Guardian $2.00 one for Bessie Mountain and one for ourselves sold Skin 30¢ Jonnie here today Thursday 18th fine Finished pulling and hauling mangels, and pulled twelve drills carrots, hauled one load we have about 10½ loads mangels sold hay 25¢ Friday 19th fine Taking up carrots & hauling them all day hauled 4 loads Jonnie 7 days this week & W two. Saturday Oct. 20th went to Town with Mary in morning to get her teeth extracted had Dr Howitt give her an Anesthetic fee $2.00. Teeth to be $15.00, paid when put in, Washers 08, Stamps for Mina 12, sundries 6 Paper for Mina 10 146 Saturday Oct. 20th 1894 paid, Jonnie $2.10, Willie 85¢. bgt hymn book 60¢ got receipts on the sheep transaction I owe W. $59.20 Sunday 21st fine Mina, C, & I went to Church heard Dr Henderson on col in evening C, M & I went to hear Mrs Mountford on the True life of {--} Monday 22nd fine fixing pits and pulling Turnips hauled one load Tuesday 23rd fine pulling & hauling Turnips 8 loads Wensday 24th fine pulling & hauling Turnips 2 loads Thursday 25th fine pulling & hauling Turnips seven loads Friday 26th fine �pulling & hauling Turnips 1 load Saturday, O 27th fine went to Town in morning paid insurance $3.63, paid for new Insurance 2.00, sold Egss, @ 15¢ bg paid Scroggie $3.00, I had borrowed, Johnie Hassan has been here all week, $2.40 np. 147 Sunday 28th Oct. 1894 very fine Mary Charlie & I went to church in morning heard Dr Henderson on Deut 6 {part} of 6 & 7 14 & 15 it was very good showing the duty of Parents to Children, were also at class all went to sunday school. Monday 29th fine Jonnie & I working at Turnips all day, got in two loads also two loads Corn stalks, {-} White told me where to get 13 lambs am to cut the rams at his risk, Tuesday 30th wet Mak Chored in morning Jonnie here till ten A.M. Made potato screen & screened potatoes rest of day. Wensday 31st Dull screening potatoes in Morning and picking Turnips in Afternoon 3 loads shipping two of Culls. Thursday 1st Nov 1894 pulling & hauling turnips 1 load shipping two culls have 37 loads Turnips Friday 2nd fine Covering Turnip pit & hauling rails to fence it. Sat, 3rd Dull went for lambs in morning am got 13, weight 1780 lbs. 148 Sat, November 3rd 1894 Dull Continued from 147. Arranged with Jas Simpson to take his young cattle, to pasture on rape at 3¢ and give them back 3¼ when rape is done went to town in afternoon, with 10 bu and five lbs wheat to grist also 3 bags oats to chop bgt Gro 85¢ sold eggs 128, stamps 08¢, Sunday 4th Dull Mary Henry & I went to Church, Heard Dr Henderson stayed to Sacrament. & M, C, H & I went to Sunday School Monday 5th Dull plowing all day went to patron meeting in evening, Sold rape & some pasture to J. L. Simpson for $30.00 to be paid when convenient �Tuesday 6th Dull. plowing most of the day got coal oil at mill 18 @ {--} np. bgt. 13 lambs from White for $35.00 Wensday 7th Dull went to town with six rams to fair so did not sell any borrowed $5 from Scroggie paid J. Hassan $2.85 castrated 9 lambs Thursday 8th cold & Dull almost to frosty to plow plowed most of the day, Friday 9th cold East wind ground to hard to plow finished putting wood in cellar and fixed up sheep pen the castrated lambs are doing well 149 Saturday 10th Nov 1894 clear & cold went to town in morning Traded eggs for groceries got 17¢ per doz, Sold Rock & Nell to a Yankie buyer for $120.00 recd. $5.00 to be delivered on Monday, bgt underclothes for Charlie, $1.30, shoes for myself 85 Ropes for halters, 90¢. stamps for Mina 06 Book 65 sold 13 Turkeys to Mitchell to be delivered next Sat, and five to Watson all at 10¢ per lb. Sunday 11th cold Mina Charlie & I went to Church heard a stranger preach on, We are to come boldly to the Throne of Grace, I did not go to Sunday School Monday 12th cold went to town in morning with Rock & Nell to deliver them but in their examination Nell's eyes did not stand the test so the bargain was broken, I paid back the $5.00 borrowed $7.00 from Scroggie got worked around barn after I came home Tuesday 13th mild & Dull went to town with 4 bags of turnips to Mr Leadleys and two bags of potatoes, Turnips $1.00 potatoes $1.00 also took some turnips to Aunt Jane bgt a small load of manure and Lambs from Station Freight $2.88 Lambs 150 Wensday 14th November 1894 Dull Took a load of straw to Mr Cross recd. $4.00 sent $2.50 to Thos McFarlane to register Mysie's bull calf, bgt. Figs 07¢. Thursday 15th mild & Dull �went to town with a load of straw sold it to Field & Hackman for $4.00 bgt stamp 03. sold a load of straw to Dary for what manure he has and will make this winter, plowed all afternoon Friday 16th fine killed 18 turkeys in morning & plowed the rest of the day. Saturday 17th fine had White's man plowing in forenoon I took Turkeys to town, weighed 185½ lbs @ 10 $18.55 got 25 lbs Lamb from Wakefield to return and give him two lbs sold 5 turkeys to Watson & 2 to Buckle to be delivered on wensday Sunday 18th Cold Mary, Henry & I went to Church col Heard Dr Henderson, on pr The influence of Christian Example it was very good Monday 19th cold went to Town with load of straw to Dary the Grocer, I am to get what manure he has and what he will make all winter, 151 Nov 1894 Tuesday 20th cold killing Turkeys and cleaning up grist in morning went to Aitcheson's sale in Afternoon bgt a cow, for $22.00 Wensday 21st Dull went to Town with Turkeys sold six, 64 lbs @ 8 ct $5.12, eggs 9½ doz @ 15 $1.42 bgt groceries recd. $25.00 from W. Wakefield on Aly May Thursday 22nd fine plowing all day it was rather hard in morning but got better. Friday 23rd Dull plowing all day had two teams going after 10.30 a.m. had Jonnie Hassan helping me paid him 25¢. went to patrons meeting in evening heard a debate on {Rep} Dircet taxation the best way to use raise the revinue of the country, the Affirmative beat, that is our lodge. Saturday 24th Stormy plowing till about 4 p.m. finished all that I was particular about, Jas. Simpson put his cattle on the rape tonight. Sunday 25th Cold went to church heard Rev Magwood on, Our bodies are the Temple of christ. 152 �Monday Nov 26th 1894. Dull & cold Chored most of the day, went to see Thompson's lambs Laid low brought 180 here to feed on rape I put twenty lambs on Jim's rape at 5¢ per week each Tuesday 27th fine Chored and went to see Jim about putting Cattle on rape he charges 40¢ per day for 8 head went to town in afternoon got letter from uncle R, & certificate of registry of Lord Aberdeen 3rd & certificate of transfer of Lord Aberdeen 2nd Wednesday 28th cold choring in morning helped Metcaff with fence for an hour Took cow to butcher, there is a bal of $7 coming to me. Thursday 29th cold after I did the chores I helped Metcaff to stake a fence till noon in afternoon I trimmed sheep till chore time took Friday 30th mild & soft Clipping sheep in morning & choring in afternoon Tom went for sheep to model farm. got the two Imported ewes & did not bring Saturday 2 1st Dec 1894 Chored in morning went to town in afternoon, entered the stock for Fat stock show. Fees, $12.00 will pay at show. 153 Sunday Dec 2nd 1894 fine Stayed at home till evening Mina went to S. School. I went to Church in evening, heard a very good sermon on Temprance Monday 3rd fine went over to Cleghorn's & McCorkindale's in morning to see lambs & ducks went to Lewis' for ducks paid $1.12 then went to mill bgt bran 45 Grd Flax 50 lbs @ $1.20 /2.40 np. bgt duck for 40 & traded what I had for 3 more & gave 30¢ to boot. Tuesday 4th fine doing chores and fixing things up for the Show. Wensday 5th fine We chored in morning Tom Took Mysie to Model Farm in afternoon Thursday 6th fine Tom went for a load of manure & got some fixtures for harness 1.10¢, condition Powder 50. Friday 7th Dull fine �Tom went to Baleys thrashing and I went to see Thompson's lambs we traded four I have to pay $2.63 of a balance our four weighed 447, his 422 bal 75 lbs @ 3½¢ = $2.63 Saturday 7th Dull Tom to a load of straw to Tatham recd. $4.50 I worked at lambs ect. Charlie helped Thompson with lambs hauled 1 load of manure 154 December Sunday 9th fine Stayed at home in the morning. went to Sunday School Monday 10th Dull. getting ready for the show all day picking poultry most of the time. Tuesday 11th wet. Took the stock to the show paid Fees $10.00 got shoes fixed 10 bgt socks, 55, recd. $75 from Mr German Wensday 12th wet getting stock ready to show and attending to things in general Will was Thu there and he took stock of the sheep for me. Thursday 13th rough we took the stock into the ring got 2nd for Shearling Ewe, got 1st for Luckey Cockerels 2nd for Pullets 3rd for best dressed, 3rd for collection 2nd for Fowls Cockerels, Total 1st for Polled Angus 2nd for P. Angus sold a lamb Friday 14th to Wright for $6.75, Sold poultry to Brill Turkeys & chickens @ 8½ and Duck & geese @ 7 Total 18.00 pair Chickens to Mr Miller pair Turkeys to Register $2.97 Loaned Aunt Jane $60.00 for three months. Friday 14th very fine Took Kyma of Tweed hill to Model Farm bull Tom went home 155 Saturday 15th Dec 1894 went to town in morning sold Skin 60¢. bgt Groceries paid Taxes $25.74 bgt present for Mr McKenzie, 5.00 I paid Mina 20 & Charlie 25, & 50 on present bgt underclothes for Charlie 3.20 recd. $2.50 from Geo North for cows to bull $2.50. stamps for Mr German 5¢ rubbers for Charlie $1.10 Sunday 16th mild & Dull Mary & Charlie went to Church Mina, C, & I went to S.S. Monday 17th Dull I did chores and plowed the corn patch & lane behind house �Tuesday 18th fine went to mill with ten bags ¾ oats ¼ wheat, paid for chopping 50¢. hauled two loads of manure in afternoon sold Turkey to Aunt Esther 85¢ Wensday 19th very fine Took, a small load of straw to Scroggie and then went to experimental union meeting and brought home a dorset horned Ewe lamb, bgt gro. Thursday 20th fine Father & Will came down last night W. went over to Phinn's sale and bgt some sheep, 5 for $29.00 Father & I hauled manure all day 156 December 1894 Friday 21st Dull Father & I hauled manure all day Will got home about Eleven A.M. Fixed up his rig and started off for Mt. Forest about 1.30 P.M. Saturday 22nd fine Mary and Charlie went to town bgt. dry goods ect. $1.50, sugar 75¢. sold eggs fresh @ 17¢. packed 15¢. paid note for Cow bgt at Aitchesons sale $20.68, paid Mr Baley for thrashing & sugar, & he paid my account & also for cow to bull my his my account 6.50-5.00=1.50 Sunday 23rd fine Father, Mina, & Charlie went to Church. Mary, Mina & I went to sunday school. Monday 24th Dull Just as we were ready to go to work yes Will & Tom came down and we had a talk about our arrangements it is decided that Father Mother and Hannah Live along at brick house, get $70 rent for Brookside $30 intrest for stock Will has of Father's, Will also to supply them with milk, wood, and take them to Church Father to help them in busy time when he is able. Tuesday 25th cold Father went to Church, Charlie I went to see some polled Angus Cattle, Also to see Mr Sorby about selling horses, Chored in Afternoon Mr Simpson was here for dinner and Mr Whittaker & Mr Campbell in evening 157 December 1894 Wensday 26th Cold east wind Father & Charlie hauling manure in morning and I went to school meeting put G.D. Hood & I Audited the books and found them correct, Then I was moved to the Chair and business gone through and �Auditors report adopted The Election of Trustees came on, R. Shortreed & I were ties and I gave my casting vote in his favor the meeting adjourned, Father & I hauled manure in afternoon four loads. Thursday 27th windy & Cold Hauling manure all day quite a cold job. Friday 28th Cold F & C Hauling manure all day I butched two lambs in morning Saturday 29th cold Father & Charlie hauling Manure and covering Turnip pit with coarse manure. I went to Town in afternoon, Sold Eggs, P 10⅓. 155¢. 3.10/12 F @ 66/17, bgt gro 138, Flour 25¢. lb np, apples 20¢. np oranges, 13¢. np nails 35¢. wash dish 35¢. axe 90¢. school bag 50. postage for M 3¢. sold meat, 25½ lbs at 204/8 left a carcase of lamb at Wakefields half for him and half for Dr Henderson Sunday 30th Cold Father Mina & I went to Church & Class. Heard Dr Henderson, Mary M & C went to S.S. Put Kyma 3rd to Lord Aberdeen 3rd 158 Monday Dec 31st 1894 fine Father putting handle in axe and chopping in swamp, I Trimmed lambs Chored generally Cleaned up a grist of wheat, six bags paid Mina 10¢. Tuesday Jan 1st 1895 Choring around barn all day Father & Charlie in swamp cutting wood. Wensday 2nd fine Went to Town in morning took a grist to Presents Mill 815 lbs recd. 514 lbs Flour 272 Mids bag bran, bgt coat for Mina, $7.00 Mina's Shoes mended 10¢. Hardware, 55¢. stove mended, 25¢. Mr Wakefield paid for bal on cow & lamb $7.15 I paid my account 2.85 came home & got a hand to go to Aitchesons Thrashing Thursday 3rd fine Dull Father and I cutting wood all day, Mr Morrel at Aitchesons thrashing all day for me Friday 4th fine & Cold butched a lamb in morning Father Chopping wood all day & I part of the time, Saturday 25th East Wind Stormy Took lamb to town sold 1 gr to Mr Gokey recd. $1.00 bal 20, ¼ to Mr Saunders $1.89 ¼ to Mr Swayer $1.22, ¼ to Mr Barker $1.68 skin 70¢. Eggs & chicken 67¢. bgt gro $1.00 pants for Father & I $2.55 Cap for myself 45 overshoes $1.35 yarn 25 Father & Charlie cutting wood �159 Sunday 5th Jan 1895 Mary, Father & Charlie went to Church Mina, C, & I went to sunday school. Kyma 2nd, bull calf Monday 7th fine Election day. I voted for Amos, Laidlaw and Whitlaw the reeve & deputy are in by aclimation, Mary & I went to Miss Websters funeral in Afternoon our Imp Dorset, H. Ewe lambed today ram lamb Tuesday 8th cold F. working at wood all day I did not do much as I was not very well, had a bad cold Wensday 9th fine Father & I working at wood all day. Thursday 10th Dull did very little work as I have not improved much Father cutting wood. Friday 11th Dull did chores killed a lamb and read, Father chopping wood Saturday 12th fine Father & Charlie hauling wood I went to Town. Sold butter & Eggs, $1.32 L Skin, 65, 14 lbs to Shoddy mau @ 8 = 1.10 Charity 1.12 13½ lbs to pearson @ 8.108 15 lbs to Dawson at 7½ 15 lbs to Powel @ 8 $1.20 Copy paper for M @ 15¢. writing paper & stamp for Mina 10¢. hardware 15¢. drugs 15¢. Leather 25¢. S{h}oes M 20 dry goods $2.14 paid Morel for Thrashing @ Aitchesons For more information on James Bowman, 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 transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/04d52e41d717b3471650bb1cb2de173f.pdf 7127622b26c1134df3e60c35147e9e2b PDF Text Text ������������������������� Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Lenna A.M. Baker {Image of English Flag on the 3rd page} Diary Lenna Baker Jan 23rd, 1901 <u>1901.</u> Jan. 23rd: Queen Victoria died Jan 22nd, 6.55 in the morning. The Queen is dead. "Long live the king". F.S.d.L.B Jan. 24<u>th</u>. Report corroborated in all newspapers. M-B.H came. Jan 25<u>th</u> Stay at school for dinner. Mrs.Law was buried. Jan 26<u>th</u> Went down to Mr Hare's & to Jarvis in afternoon. Jan 27<u>th</u>. Went to Jarvis church, decorated with flags reversed, come home. Mar 4<u>rd</u> School as usual. Mar 5<u>th</u> Went to the reception. Got-home at 4.30. MAr 6<u>th</u>. Rather sleepy. Mar 8<u>th</u> stayed all night with Mamie. Mar. 9<u>th</u> Went over to the store at Renton. Invested in some hair pins. Went on to Mr. Nixon's for a little while, then home.{piece of bush at the end of page} Mar 11<u>th</u>. Stayed at home Mar 13<u>th</u>.The two Miss Shando & Willie in ire the evening. Awfully sleepy. Mar 15<u>th</u>. Mr. Nixon & Alfred Bauslaugh ire after school. We went down to Shands in Dover at night. Met Presby preacher & his wife. Wilie's birthday. Mar 16<u>th</u> Finished my violet centrepiece. Mar 17<u>th</u> St.Patrick's Day. Wore my sprig of green. Went to Dover Church in the morning. Over to J.Shaud's after dinner. {uncertain text} & Bruce Hair & Alfred Bauslaugh came over with us to tea. Mar 18<u>th</u> Mud & Clay, Clay & Mud. Danced the turkey dauce & bad {unfamiliar text} wrestle before we went to bed. Mar.19<u>th</u> Wallace came into school for a few minutes on way home from Selkirk & Cheapside. Mar 20<u>th</u> Rain, snow & mud. Mar 22<u>th</u> Went home. John Bock died. Only 50 first cousins left. Mar.23<u>rd</u>. Went to town about 8 o'clock. Heard from V. Lowry. Got a pair of rubber boots. Wrote to B. Reid & B. Austine. Mar.24<u>th</u>. Went to church Mrs. {uncertain text} came home wiht us. Father & Aunt Ann brought me down Sunday afternoon. Took us two hours. Mar. 28<u>th</u> Went up to Evan's at night. Mar.29<u>th</u> Read ' The Chautauqua Girls at home' & 'Judge Burnhaw's daughters'. Mar.30<u>th</u>. Nothing Mar 31<u>st</u> Went to woods with Flossie, {uncertain text} & Charlie. Found buds on hepatics and picked the first {uncertain text}. Over at J Shared's for tea. Mr & Mrs J. Hare there. Apr.1<u>st</u> April Fool's day. Wasn't fooled once. Finished "The Days of Bruce." Apr.2<u>nd</u> Flossie over with her grandmother to-night. Rennie unusually aggravating. Tired & sleepy. Apr.4<u>th</u> Last day of school. Apr.5<u>th</u> Went to church in morning. Apr.6<u>th</u> Went to town. Saw Aunt Mary. Got several new dresses. Got pictures taken. Apr.7<u>th</u> Went to church. Apr.9<u>th</u> Went to Maple Sugar Social at Grinder's. <u>Awfully</u> slow. Apr.10<u>th</u> Went to town. {uncertain text} {uncertain text} for tea. Apr.11<u>th</u> Al Bowlby's for tea Apr.12<u>th</u> Maggie Brown buried. Apr.13<u>th</u> Went to town Apr.14<u>th</u> Went to J. Shared's in afternoon Apr.15<u>th</u> School begins. Apr.16<u>th</u> Went for flowers found some hepaticas Apr.19<u>th</u> Walked par of the way home. Went to Bowlby's to church meeting at night. Snowing when we came home. Apr.20<u>th</u> Snow over a foot deep and still snowing. Apr.21<u>st</u> Raining. Snow all slush. Drive Kindergartners to church Down to J. Chand's in afternoon. Apr.22<u>nd</u> Reading the story of an African Farmer. Rather odd book. Apr.23<u>rd</u> Got a letter from Ida. Willie & {uncertain text} brought it out at night. Apr.25<u>th</u> Went to woods for flowers with Clare & Ella Brearley, Charlie & Lot Chaud, Found quite a few hepaticas some blood-root. Awfully tired at night. Apr.26<u>th</u> Census man came. Miss Thyne sang for us Didn't go home. Apr.27<u>th</u> Got a ride to {Uncertain text} Hollow with Chuad. Walked rest of way home. Planted a few flowers {Uncertain text} Apr.28<u>th</u> Lovely day. Went to church this morning. {Luit ?} & Wil came down with me & stayed for tea. We went to woods.{Uncertain text} nearly all gone. adder Tongue, Spring. Beauty and Hearts all out. Apr.29<u>th</u> Cut a wooden tooth last Friday searching how to read fortunes in a teacup. Apr.30<u>th</u> Mr. J. Shand very sick {Uncertain text} without may be dangerous slight touch of Typhoid also. Thunder shower, lightning very bright. {Uncertain text} {Uncertain text} over at Harvey Should S. Harvey Shaud here I'm sleeping in {Uncertain text} {Uncertain text}. Everything in a muddle. May-day in England to mothers Reading {Uncertain text}. May 1<u>st</u> May-day. Slick at H. Shaud. awful thunder. {Uncertain text} at night Eliyah {Uncertain text}'s {Uncertain text} himself. May 2<u>nd</u> thunder storm while at school. bolt awfully {Uncertain text} like a {Uncertain text}. Am at H. Shaud'n yet May 3<u>rd</u> Came down to uncle {Uncertain text} & Walked, aunt Liggie wet {Uncertain text} the track. Found some white violets. May 4<u>th</u> Alice S. came home from (Old her {Uncertain text}). Wore Aunt Liggie's mew print wrapper all day May 5<u>th</u> Went to church. {Uncertain text} in into {Uncertain text} 2te deep. Choir sung {Uncertain text} {Uncertain text} & going but Very pretty voice. {Uncertain text}. Beautiful to hear, slow to speak and slow to wrath. John Rodgers {Uncertain text} afternoon. Went to Shaud's at night. May 6<u>th</u> Over at Harvey Shaud's till Thursday morning. May 7<u>th</u> Read "Wife in name only" & felt her face or {Uncertain text}" Went to woods for a few minutes after {Uncertain text} & got any amount of lilises & violets. May 8<u>th</u> Read "Puzzles" May 9<u>th</u> {Uncertain text} at John Shaud's again. Started a netted daily. Cut me more wooden Tooth, two others cutting. May 10<u>th</u> marie & {Uncertain text} his {Uncertain text} went home with me. May 11<u>th</u> Went to woods in the morning. Got some big violets and a few {Uncertain text}. Went to town in afternoon. May 12<u>th</u> Went to St. Johns in morning to hear the birds. {Uncertain text} from 14 {Uncertain text} Luke 7-24 verses. Went to H. {Uncertain text}'s woods in afternoon and to {Uncertain text} at night. Saw his {Uncertain text} on sheet. Made me feel blue for a little while. May 13<u>th</u> Started test examinations. May 16<u>th</u> Visitors at school. Alina Johnson & Sadie MacPherson & Lee Fick. May 17<u>th</u> Went home. Went to Choral Concert at night. May 18<u>th</u> Went to town. Saw Dr.Wadsworth. May 19<u>th</u> Rainy. Went to church. For {Uncertain text} in afternoon. Got 2 limes {Uncertain text}ful. Down to Shaud's after tea. May 20<u>th</u> Inspector at school. Not as awfully cross. May 22<u>th</u> Curious-day. Raining and only two at school. Stopped shortly after recess. May 23<u>th</u> Swinging in afternoon. Empire Day. Walked 4 miles of the walk home. {Illegible} Petit and I went for morrels after supper May 24<u>th</u> Went to town {Illegible} à la S. Baud May 25<u>th</u> Went to Waterford with Clara and father. Saw some fine houses May 26<u>th</u> Another rainy Sunday and cold, cold. Saw a {Illegible} at night down at Shaud's. May 27<u>th</u> Housecleaning and raining May 28<u>th</u> Same story continued May 29<u>th</u> Went over To H {T or cross} Shaud's at nights. {Illegible} Brearley there too. Went to bed about 12 o' clock May 30<u>th</u> Still cold and rainy but "Wait till the clouds roll by." June 7<u>th</u> Clara came down & stay over. I went home & went to town social at Comon Young's at night made <s>50</s> 20 clear. June 9<u>th</u> Sizzie J. & Walter {Illegible} auntie went home with them. Wallace g found a new road {Illegible} June 10<u>th</u> Went to {Illegible} monday night. June 11<u>th</u> Went home Tuesday night. June 12th<u>th</u> Went to Edna's wedding. {Illegible} Dressed at aunt Lois's and swelled out airy new white organdy. Bride looked sweet. With a veil and had Gladys Hewett as maid of honor & zelwa as bridesmaid. Almost forgot the groom and had to go back & salute him. Surprised him I gues. Went down to station 8 fired nice in all directions. Went to {Illegible} Gill's at night. Put slips In her stockings {Illegible} drew Stranger. Pearl drew Stevenson & I drew f H' Didn't I dream anything {Illegible} June 13<u>th</u> {Illegible} Gill drove me down early in the morning. Saw {Illegible} Dufton. June 15<u>th</u> Walked home at night. Awfully tired. June 17<u>th</u> Went to church & wore my white dress {illegible} church for too Sunday's June 18<u>th</u> Had a row with Guss as usual. All over it by night. Am wearing my sailor suit. apr 15th - 10 1.50 apr 22nd - 26th 1.50 apr 30th - may 3d 1.50 may 6th - may 10th 1.50 may 13th - may 18th 1.50 may 20th - may {illegible} 1.50 may 27th - may {illegibke} 1.50 June 2nd - June 7th 1.50 June 10th - June 14th 1.50 June 17th - {Line} aug 19th - aug 23red 1.50 aug 26th - aug 30th 1.50 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e97bc5a7fcdfc2285224b6220fe9a5c9.pdf 3c0f23631b74ee1e26f99db1c088a72b PDF Text Text Lenna Baker (1882-1953) 1901 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Lenna A. M. Baker, {Blank page} {Blank page} {Sketch of the Union Jack flag in red and blue on a pole; pole is on right side of flag; flag is at the top of the pole} {The following inscription is done in red and blue lettering} Diary Lenna Baker, Jan. 23rd, 1901. 1901. Jan. 23rd: Queen Victoria died Jan. 22nd, 6.55 in the morning The Queen is dead. "Long live the king." F. S. & L. B. {the letters F and B are in blue pencil; S and L are in orange} Jan. 24th. Report corroborated in all newspapers. M & B.H came. Jan 25th. Stay at school for dinner. Mrs. Law was buried. Jan 26th Went down to Mr Hare’s & to Jarvis in afternoon. Jan 27th. Went to Jarvis church, decorated with flags reversed. Came home. Mar 4rd. School as usual. Mar 5th Went to the reception. Got home at 4.30. Mar 6th. Rather sleepy. Mar. 8th. Stayed all night with Marnie. Mar. 9th. Went over to the store at Renton. Invested in some hair pins. Went on to Mr. Nixon's for a little while, then home. �{A dried sprig of cedar is lying at the bottom of this page.} Mar 10th. Stayed at home Mar 13th. The two Miss Shands & Willie in in the evening. Awfully sleepy. Mar 15th. Mr. Nixon & Alfred Bauslaugh in after shcool. We went down to Shands in Dover at night. Met Presby - preacher & his wife. Willie's birthday. Mar 16th. Finished my violet centrepiece. Mar. 17th. St. Patrick's Day. Wore my sprig of green. Went to Dover Church in the morning. Over to J. Shand's after dinner. Minnie & Bruce Hair & Alfred Bauslaugh came over with us to tea. Mar. 18th Mud and clay, Clay & mud. Danced the turkey dance & had squaw wrestle before we went to bed. Mar. 19th. Wallace came into school for a few minutes on way home from Selkirk & Cheapside. Mar. 20th Rain, snow & mud. Mar 22nd. Went home. John Brock died. Only 50 first cousins left. Mar. 23rd. Went to town about 8 o'clock. Heard from V. Lowry. Got a pair of rubber boots. Wrote to B. Reid & B. Austin. Mar. 24th. Went to church Mrs. {Udell} came home with us. Father & Aunt Ann brought me down Sunday afternoon. Took us two hours. Mar. 25th Went up to Evans' at night. Mar. 29th Read ‘The Chautauqua Girls at home’ & ‘Judge Burnham's daughters.’ Mar 30th. Nothing Mar 31st Went to woods with Flossie, Marnie & Charlie. Found buds on hepatics and picked the first {bradle}. Over at J Shand's for tea. Mr & Mrs J. Hare there too. Apr. 1st. April Fool's day. Wasn't fooled once. Finished "The Days of Bruce." Apr. 2nd. Flossie over with her grandmother to-night. Rennie unusually aggravating. Tired & sleepy. �Apr. 4th. Last day of school. Apr 5th. Went to church in morning. Apr 6th Went to town. saw Aunt Mary. got several new dresses. got pictures taken Apr 7th Went to church. Apr 9th. Went to Maple Sugar Social at Trinder's. Awfully slow Apr 10th. Went to town. To Maskelyne's for tea. Apr 11th. At Bowlby's for tea Apr 12th. Maggie Brown buried. Apr 13th. Went to town Apr 14th. Went to J. Shand's in afternoon Apr 15th. School begins. Apr 16th. Went for flowers Found some hepaticas Apr 19th. Walked part of the way home. Went to Bowlby's to church meeting at night Snowing when we came home. Apr 20th Snow over a foot deep and still snowing. Apr. 21st. Raining. Snow all slush. Drive Kindergarteners to church Down to J. Shand's in afternoon. Apr 22nd. Reading ‘The story of an African Farm.’ Rather odd book. Apr. 23rd. Got a letter from Ida. Willie & Marnie brought it out at night. Apr 25th. Went to woods for flowers with Clare & Ella Brearley, Charlie & Lot Shand. Found quite a few hepaticas & some blood-root. Awfully tired at night. Apr 26th. Census man came. Miss Thyne sang for us Didn't go home. Apr 27th. Got a ride to {Ivan's} Hollow with Shand's. Walked rest of way home. Planted a few flower seeds �Apr 28th. Lovely day. Went to church this morning. Mil & Web came down with me & stayed for tea We went to woods. Hepaticas nearly all gone Adder-Tongue, Spring Beauty and Hearts all out. Apr 29th. Cut a wisdom tooth last Friday. Learning how to read fortunes in a tea-cup. Apr. 30th. Mr. J. Shand very sick, abscess in throat may be dangerous, slight touch of typhoid also. Thunder shower, lightning very bright. Mrs Nixons over at Harvey Shands. Harvey Shand here. I'm sleeping in spare room. Everything in a muddle. May-day in England to-morrow. Reading "Burns". May 1st. May-day. Sleep at H. Shand's. Awful thunder-storm at night. Elijah Decon's barn burnt. May 2nd. Thunder storm while at school. Got awfully nervous like a dunce. Am at H. Shand's yet. May 3rd. Came down to Uncle Sile's. Walked. Aunt Lizzie met me at the track. Found some white violets May 4th. Alice S. came home from Old Mr Synder's Wore Aunt Lizzie's new print wrapper all day May 5th. Went to church. Roads in ruts about 2ft. deep. Choir sing coming in & going out. Very pretty service. Text, 'Be swift to hear, slow to speak and slow to wrath.' John Rodgers up in afternoon. Went to J. Shand's at night. May 6th. Over at Harvey Shand's till Thursday morning. May 7th Read "Wife in Name only" & Jet, her face or her fortune." Went to woods for a few minutes after supper & got any amount of lilies & violets. May 8th. Read "Puzzles". May 9th. Over at John Shand's again. Started a netted doily. Cut one more wisdom tooth, two others cutting. May 10th. Marnie & Mrs. Nixon went home with me. May 11th. Went to woods in morning. Got some big violets and a few morrels. Went to town in afternoon. May 12th Went to St. Johns in morning to hear the bishop. Text from 14 Chap. Luke 7-24 verses. Went to H. Trinder's woods in afternoon and to Trinity at night. Text 'Naaman and Elijah.’ Saw Mr Smith on street. Made me feel blue for a little while. �May 13th Started test examinations. May 16th Visitors at school Alma Johnson & Sadie MacPherson & Lee Fick. May 17th. Went home. Went to Choral Concert at night. May 18th Went to town. Saw Dr. Wadsworth. May 19th Rainy. Went to Church. For morrels in afternoon. Got 2 dinner pailsful. Down to Shand's after tea. May 20th. Inspector at school. Not so awfully cross. May 22nd. Circus-day. Raining and only two at school. Stopped shortly after recess. May 23rd. Singing in afternoon. Empire Day. Walked 4 miles of the way home. {illegible} Mil. Miss Pettit and I went for morrels after supper. May 24th Went to town to hear Phinney's {illegible} Band. May 25th Went to Waterford with Clara and father. Saw some fine houses May 26th. Another rainy Sunday and cold, cold. Saw A. Dunneth at night down at Shand's. May 27th Housecleaning & raining. May 28th Same story continued May 29th. Went over to H.T Shand's at nights. Evanses and Brearleys there too. Went to bed about 12 o'clock. May 30th. Still cold and rainy but "Wait till the clouds roll by." June 7th. Clara came down to stay over. I went home & went to lawn social at Canon Young's at night. Made $20 clear. June 9th Lizzie J. & Walter up. Auntie went home with them. Wallace & I found a new road down June 10th. Went to {illegible} Monday night. June 11th. Went home Tuesday night. �June 12th. Went to Edna's wedding. Mac's & all of us went down in a livery rig. Dressed at Aunt Lois's and swelled out in my new white organdy. Bride looked sweet. Wore a veil and had Gladys Hewitt as maid of honor & Zelma as bridesmaid. Almost forgot the groom & had to go back & salute him Surprised him I guess. Went down to station & fired rice in all directions Went to McGill's at night. Put slips in our stockings Mil drew Stranger, Pearl drew Stevenson & I drew F.H. Didn't dream anything sensible, though. June 13th Mr McGill drove me down early in the morning. Saw Jim Dufton. June 15th. Walked home at night. Awfully tired. June 17th. Went to church & wore my white dress no church for two Sundays now anyway. June 18th Had a row with Guss as usual. All over it by night Am wearing my sailorsuit. 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Title A name given to the resource Lenna Baker Diary & Transcription, 1901 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lenna Baker Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Norfolk County, Woodhouse Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1901 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Lenna Baker Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Donor Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> Lenna A.M. Baker </pre> <p>{Image of English Flag on the 3rd page}</p> <p><br /> Diary Lenna Baker Jan 23rd, 1901</p> <p><br />1901.</p> <p><br /> Jan. 23rd: Queen Victoria died Jan 22nd, 6.55 in the morning. The Queen is dead. "Long live the king". F.S.d.L.B</p> <p>Jan. 24th. Report corroborated in all newspapers. M-B.H came.</p> <p>Jan 25th Stay at school for dinner. Mrs.Law was buried.</p> <p>Jan 26th Went down to Mr Hare's &amp; to Jarvis in afternoon.</p> <p>Jan 27th. Went to Jarvis church, decorated with flags reversed, come home.</p> <p>Mar 4rd School as usual.</p> <p>Mar 5th Went to the reception. Got-home at 4.30.</p> <p>MAr 6th. Rather sleepy.</p> <p>Mar 8th stayed all night with Mamie.</p> <p>Mar. 9th Went over to the store at Renton. Invested in some hair pins. Went on to Mr. Nixon's for a little while, then home.{piece of bush at the end of page}</p> <p>Mar 11th. Stayed at home</p> <p>Mar 13th.The two Miss Shando &amp; Willie in ire the evening. Awfully sleepy.</p> <p>Mar 15th. Mr. Nixon &amp; Alfred Bauslaugh ire after school. We went down to Shands in Dover at night. Met Presby preacher &amp; his wife. Wilie's birthday.</p> <p>Mar 16th Finished my violet centrepiece.</p> <p>Mar 17th St.Patrick's Day. Wore my sprig of green. Went to Dover Church in the morning. Over to J.Shaud's after dinner. {uncertain text} &amp; Bruce Hair &amp; Alfred Bauslaugh came over with us to tea.</p> <p>Mar 18th Mud &amp; Clay, Clay &amp; Mud. Danced the turkey dauce &amp; bad {unfamiliar text} wrestle before we went to bed.</p> <p>Mar.19th Wallace came into school for a few minutes on way home from Selkirk &amp; Cheapside.</p> <p>Mar 20th Rain, snow &amp; mud.</p> <p>Mar 22th Went home. John Bock died. Only 50 first cousins left.</p> <p>Mar.23rd. Went to town about 8 o'clock. Heard from V. Lowry. Got a pair of rubber boots. Wrote to B. Reid &amp; B. Austine.</p> <p>Mar.24th. Went to church Mrs. {uncertain text} came home wiht us. Father &amp; Aunt Ann brought me down Sunday afternoon. Took us two hours.</p> <p>Mar. 28th Went up to Evan's at night.</p> <p>Mar.29th Read ' The Chautauqua Girls at home' &amp; 'Judge Burnhaw's daughters'.</p> <p>Mar.30th. Nothing</p> <p>Mar 31st Went to woods with Flossie, {uncertain text} &amp; Charlie. Found buds on hepatics and picked the first {uncertain text}. Over at J Shared's for tea. Mr &amp; Mrs J. Hare there.</p> <p>Apr.1st April Fool's day. Wasn't fooled once. Finished "The Days of Bruce."</p> <p>Apr.2nd Flossie over with her grandmother to-night. Rennie unusually aggravating. Tired &amp; sleepy.</p> <p>Apr.4th Last day of school.</p> <p>Apr.5th Went to church in morning.</p> <p>Apr.6th Went to town. Saw Aunt Mary. Got several new dresses. Got pictures taken.</p> <p>Apr.7th Went to church.</p> <p>Apr.9th Went to Maple Sugar Social at Grinder's. Awfully slow.</p> <p>Apr.10th Went to town. {uncertain text} {uncertain text} for tea.</p> <p>Apr.11th Al Bowlby's for tea</p> <p>Apr.12th Maggie Brown buried.</p> <p>Apr.13th Went to town</p> <p>Apr.14th Went to J. Shared's in afternoon</p> <p>Apr.15th School begins.</p> <p>Apr.16th Went for flowers found some hepaticas</p> <p>Apr.19th Walked par of the way home. Went to Bowlby's to church meeting at night. Snowing when we came home.</p> <p>Apr.20th Snow over a foot deep and still snowing.</p> <p>Apr.21st Raining. Snow all slush. Drive Kindergartners to church Down to J. Chand's in afternoon.</p> <p>Apr.22nd Reading the story of an African Farmer. Rather odd book.</p> <p>Apr.23rd Got a letter from Ida. Willie &amp; {uncertain text} brought it out at night.</p> <p>Apr.25th Went to woods for flowers with Clare &amp; Ella Brearley, Charlie &amp; Lot Chaud, Found quite a few hepaticas some blood-root. Awfully tired at night.</p> <p>Apr.26th Census man came. Miss Thyne sang for us Didn't go home.</p> <p>Apr.27th Got a ride to {Uncertain text} Hollow with Chuad. Walked rest of way home. Planted a few flowers {Uncertain text}</p> <p>Apr.28th Lovely day. Went to church this morning. {Luit ?} &amp; Wil came down with me &amp; stayed for tea. We went to woods.{Uncertain text} nearly all gone. adder Tongue, Spring. Beauty and Hearts all out.</p> <p>Apr.29th Cut a wooden tooth last Friday searching how to read fortunes in a teacup.</p> <p>Apr.30th Mr. J. Shand very sick {Uncertain text} without may be dangerous slight touch of Typhoid also. Thunder shower, lightning very bright. {Uncertain text} {Uncertain text} over at Harvey Should S. Harvey Shaud here I'm sleeping in {Uncertain text} {Uncertain text}. Everything in a muddle. May-day in England to mothers Reading {Uncertain text}.</p> <p>May 1st May-day. Slick at H. Shaud. awful thunder. {Uncertain text} at night Eliyah {Uncertain text}'s {Uncertain text} himself.</p> <p>May 2nd thunder storm while at school. bolt awfully {Uncertain text} like a {Uncertain text}. Am at H. Shaud'n yet</p> <p>May 3rd Came down to uncle {Uncertain text} &amp; Walked, aunt Liggie wet {Uncertain text} the track. Found some white violets.</p> <p>May 4th Alice S. came home from (Old her {Uncertain text}). Wore Aunt Liggie's mew print wrapper all day</p> <p>May 5th Went to church. {Uncertain text} in into {Uncertain text} 2te deep. Choir sung {Uncertain text} {Uncertain text} &amp; going but Very pretty voice. {Uncertain text}. Beautiful to hear, slow to speak and slow to wrath. John Rodgers {Uncertain text} afternoon. Went to Shaud's at night.</p> <p>May 6th Over at Harvey Shaud's till Thursday morning.</p> <p>May 7th Read "Wife in name only" &amp; felt her face or {Uncertain text}" Went to woods for a few minutes after {Uncertain text} &amp; got any amount of lilises &amp; violets.</p> <p>May 8th Read "Puzzles"</p> <p>May 9th {Uncertain text} at John Shaud's again. Started a netted daily. Cut me more wooden Tooth, two others cutting.</p> <p>May 10th marie &amp; {Uncertain text} his {Uncertain text} went home with me.</p> <p>May 11th Went to woods in the morning. Got some big violets and a few {Uncertain text}. Went to town in afternoon.</p> <p>May 12th Went to St. Johns in morning to hear the birds. {Uncertain text} from 14 {Uncertain text} Luke 7-24 verses. Went to H. {Uncertain text}'s woods in afternoon and to {Uncertain text} at night. Saw his {Uncertain text} on sheet. Made me feel blue for a little while.</p> <p>May 13th Started test examinations.</p> <p>May 16th Visitors at school. Alina Johnson &amp; Sadie MacPherson &amp; Lee Fick.</p> <p>May 17th Went home. Went to Choral Concert at night.</p> <p>May 18th Went to town. Saw Dr.Wadsworth.</p> <p>May 19th Rainy. Went to church. For {Uncertain text} in afternoon. Got 2 limes {Uncertain text}ful. Down to Shaud's after tea.</p> <p>May 20th Inspector at school. Not as awfully cross.</p> <p>May 22th Curious-day. Raining and only two at school. Stopped shortly after recess.</p> <p>May 23th Swinging in afternoon. Empire Day. Walked 4 miles of the walk home. {Illegible} Petit and I went for morrels after supper</p> <p>May 24th Went to town {Illegible} à la S. Baud</p> <p>May 25th Went to Waterford with Clara and father. Saw some fine houses</p> <p>May 26th Another rainy Sunday and cold, cold. Saw a {Illegible} at night down at Shaud's.</p> <p>May 27th Housecleaning and raining</p> <p>May 28th Same story continued</p> <p>May 29th Went over To H {T or cross} Shaud's at nights. {Illegible} Brearley there too. Went to bed about 12 o' clock</p> <p>May 30th Still cold and rainy but "Wait till the clouds roll by."</p> <p>June 7th Clara came down &amp; stay over. I went home &amp; went to town social at Comon Young's at night made 50 20 clear.</p> <p>June 9th Sizzie J. &amp; Walter {Illegible} auntie went home with them. Wallace g found a new road {Illegible}</p> <p>June 10th Went to {Illegible} monday night.</p> <p>June 11th Went home Tuesday night.</p> <p>June 12thth Went to Edna's wedding. {Illegible} Dressed at aunt Lois's and swelled out airy new white organdy. Bride looked sweet. With a veil and had Gladys Hewett as maid of honor &amp; zelwa as bridesmaid. Almost forgot the groom and had to go back &amp; salute him. Surprised him I gues. Went down to station 8 fired nice in all directions. Went to {Illegible} Gill's at night. Put slips In her stockings {Illegible} drew Stranger. Pearl drew Stevenson &amp; I drew f H' Didn't I dream anything {Illegible}</p> <p>June 13th {Illegible} Gill drove me down early in the morning. Saw {Illegible} Dufton.</p> <p>June 15th Walked home at night. Awfully tired.</p> <p>June 17th Went to church &amp; wore my white dress {illegible} church for too Sunday's</p> <p>June 18th Had a row with Guss as usual. All over it by night. Am wearing my sailor suit.</p> <p>apr 15th - 10 1.50</p> <p>apr 22nd - 26th 1.50</p> <p>apr 30th - may 3d 1.50</p> <p>may 6th - may 10th 1.50</p> <p>may 13th - may 18th 1.50</p> <p>may 20th - may {illegible} 1.50</p> <p>may 27th - may {illegibke} 1.50</p> <p>June 2nd - June 7th 1.50</p> <p>June 10th - June 14th 1.50</p> <p>June 17th -</p> <p>{Line}</p> <p>aug 19th - aug 23red 1.50</p> <p>aug 26th - aug 30th 1.50</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fc5e34c765ec98be1bfd28b8bc074597.pdf 66f618b9d777f395e58bb19efd9b18b2 PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/37870dfe9bd7eb62177da778bf8f832f.pdf f813a0349dbc332202863827fb613a58 PDF Text Text Alice Corless Treffry (1832-1914) 1900-1901 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers DIARY 1900 JANUARY (New Year's Day - Dominion) MONDAY 1 (1-364) 1900 New Yrs. dinner A lovely winter day stormed in eve. Pa home all day he writes his own Diary now. Boys choring & got grist ready to go to Mill tomorrow & they voted for Reeve's & Councillors. & Mrs. Harris Mrs. McCrimmin Hi Lill & Gerty Alice & Carrie Mott all here to dine & tea, except Mrs. Harris & Elsie they went to Kents to tea. we had 3 large fowls roasted, plum puddings mince pies &c. &c. Geo. T. & wife at Mrs. Howells to dinner, Alice Pennington went with them as far as Thos. Penningtons she intends attending a Concert there this eve Mary Duff call'd for napkins as she is going to have a party this eve. M.D. Carder call'd in eve to see Pa about the Carder farm. Maud Briggs came to Geo. T.s there all night JANUARY TUESDAY 2 (2-363) 1900 Duffs & their fds. here) (Will went to Mill took 2400 oats & brot. 300 flour) Miss W. returned in eve. A stormy day Pa took Alice & Carrie Mott to morn. train to go to Norwich he writes his own diary now he was home all day. Will went to Delhi to Quances Mill & took 2400 lbs. oats & got it chopped for cows & he brot. 300 lbs. flour for us. Hi & Geo. T. went to Norwich to Farmers Institute they dined at Alice Motts (Mr. & Mrs. Reed at Hi's, there all night) girls washed in morn. Geo. O. help'd them & he done the chores all day - in aft. Mr. & Mrs. Duff & daughter Miss McKensie Miss Mullen & Bessie Kent all here to tea & eve. Mr. Duff played on his fiddle & Mary Duff on organ Will McGregor called in eve. & took Bessy Kent to Delhi in eve. Hi met Miss Woodrow. her school starts in morn. JANUARY WEDNESDAY 3 (3-362) 1900 canned apples) fine day Pa home all day busy in office about Milldale burying ground see his Diary. Will choring. Hi mostly visiting with those who came here yesterday (they left in aft.) Geo. O. �drawing up summer wood. Ma & girls pealing & canning apples as they are rotting badly Ma fears there will be none left in a few wks, so we are trying to save some we canned 23 qts. JANUARY THURSDAY 4 (4-361) 1900 A nice winter day Pa went to Per. Mt. & in aft he took Ma to Hawtrey she took 2 doz. eggs got 17 cts. doz. she bot lining cost 45 cts for Marianna 25 cts. soap & $ sugar & spools all cost $1.54 besides the eggs. Ma call'd on Kate & Lilly to. Will choring Hi took cream to Bookton milk whd. 1254 lbs Herb Kent went with his team & took ours & his & Hi also & Hi chored Geo. O. drawing wood from South woods & he got bob sleighs from Clark they have new shoes on but by some mistake the part of them are iron instead of steel which will be an inconvenience as they will draw hard it was all bot. for steel in Woodstock (in eve. Ed. & Alice Pennington & Mrs Jackson (she is Mrs. McCrackens daughter) came they brot Alice P. staid until 9 in eve. Alice stayed all night Marianna making over her blk. dress that she dyed Ma & Emma done house work) JANUARY FRIDAY 5 (5-360) 1900 ordered photo's from Mr. Jones) A mild day Pa in office all morn & in aft. he went to Delhi he took bags for boys to Mill to fill & he pd. for Emma Haights Dr. Wells bill she sent the money he also went to Bank to get P.O. order, & checks. Will choring & fixing sleigh Hi same Geo. O. drawing wood out of South woods. Emma ironed, Ma working about house Marianna swept up both stairs & sewed on her blk dress. Mr. Jones call'd to show his copy's of photos & Ma ordered copy of dear Maggies & Miles photo's & she pd. $ towards paying for them he charges 90 cts. each in aft Mr. Haggerman brot. Clara Smith she staid all night in eve, all girls went to Hi's JANUARY (Epiphany - Quebec) SATURDAY 6 (6-359) 1900 (Hi got chop at Delhi & corn A lovely bright day Pa got his horse (Maud) shod in morn. in aft. H.A. Sutton & girls call'd for a while - Will choring & Hi in morn. went to Delhi for lime to fix his chimney & he got corn from Quance he got 27 bus. & 28 lbs corn & 925 lbs c. chop all cost $18-40 cts. (his chimney took fire this morn. & is not thought safe so Fred Bachelor will rebuild it mon. Geo. O. drawing wood. Miss McFarlane gave Miss Woodrow her music lesson Geo. O. got a load of sand in aft. for Hi's chimney. �JANUARY SUNDAY 7 (7-358) 1900 A nice day Pa & Clara Smith went in pheaton to Mt. & Marianna & Miss Woodrow in Hi's rig. Alice & Emma Pennington went with Geo. T. & wife to Mt. Edd. & Joy Pennington came here to dinner Alice & Alma Pennington also here to dinner. (Will sick in bed all day) & Hi has a bad cold JANUARY MONDAY 8 (8-357) 1900 Alice left. Mrs. H came also Johnie Treffry) (Hi & Fred building Hi's chimney A lovely day Pa went to Woodstock see his diary Alice Pennington left for Rockwood in morn. & Mrs. Luke Humphrey came from Dover on morn. train she will go to Norwich in morn. Clara Smith left in aft. to go to Delhi she went with Geo. T. (in aft. Johnie Treffry came, here all night. Will sick did not do anything all day he feels better than yesterday. Hi & Fred Bachelor rebuilding Hi's house chimney as it is defective they fear it might set fire. Geo. O. doing the chores he help'd Marianna wash got done before 6 in morn. he got up before 3. JANUARY TUESDAY 9 (9-356) 1900 A lovely day Pa home all day he was in his office writing his diary & in aft. burning apple brush. Mrs. Humphrey left on morn. train for Norwich Johnie Treffry went to Hawtrey in aft. Ma went to call on Lill & Kate took mince pies to Lill Kate gave me a piece of beef to stew Hi & Fred. Bachelor finished building Hi's house chimney. Will better he got Rodney shod Geo. O. done chores. after school Emma took Miss Woodrow to Ott. for Miss W. to get a wedding present for Miss Arthur as she is to be married tomorrow aft. & Miss Woodrow is invited JANUARY WEDNESDAY 10 (10-355) 1900 A nice day Pa & Marianna went to Ms. Mt. they dined at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs Will done chores, Hi fixed stable down at Forman's & drew a load of wood. Geo. O. picked up some stones & drew some wood. (in aft. Miss Woodrow went to wedding Mr. Duff came for her at Wm. Arthur's their daughter Mary is married this aft. (Ma wrote to Bernard & Mary Silverthorn) JANUARY THURSDAY 11 (11-354) 1900 M. made 4 caps for Ma. Snowed fast in aft. it will be sleighing in morn. Pa home all day, in aft. Geo. T. & wife came & the boys went over their accts. & nearly settled up they did not seem to think alike but I hope �they will next time for final accts. Boys choring & fixing for to get sleigh rigged up Marianna made over 4 caps for Ma. JANUARY FRIDAY 12 (12-353) 1900 A bright day 8 inches of snow fell last night & yes. aft. Pa intended to go to meet Moses Corless at Rush's but he did not like to break the road. but in aft. he went to Hagermans, Will looking up accts. of flour & so as to settle all up with Geo. T. & he done chores Hi & Geo. O. loading & took some logs to Thos. Penningtons Mill (in aft. Marianna went with cutter & got Lill & Gerty & at 4 she took them for a drive then home as it was so snowy Will) took teacher & Emma to shool Ma mending pants most of day JANUARY SATURDAY 13 (13-352) 1900 girls at Miss. Mt. A lovely day Pa home all day except he went to P.O. Will went to blacksmiths for sleighs they were not done & he chored Hi & Geo O. drawing saw logs & wood (in aft. Mr Duff brot. a hind qr. beef it whd. 112 lbs. at 5 cts lb. a yr. old) (in aft. Emma & Marianna went to Miss Mt. at Hederick's) Miss McFarlane came after 4 & gave Miss Woodrow her music lesson JANUARY SUNDAY 14 (14-351) 1900 A mild day & quite good sleighing Pa & Miss Woodrow went in cutter to Mt. & Will Marianna & little Emma went in Hi's cutter to Mt. & in aft. Geo. O. got the light bob sleighs down in driving house & took Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow & Kate to Summerville Mt. & after Marianna took Lill & Gerty for a cutter ride as far as Summerville JANUARY MONDAY 15 (15-350) 1900 very mild snowed in aft. in snow Pa took Dr. Wells to Delhi he came to Hi's early this morn. to see Lilly. Ma there to she came home in aft. Will & Geo. O drawing logs to T. Penningtons Hi done the chores at barns girls washed done before breakfast Ma got a letter from Mr. Campbell snowing fast in eve. JANUARY TUESDAY 16 (16-349) 1900 Boys at sale got Mary shod �soft & sloppy Pa home in morn. in aft he went to Norwich Bank with {illegible} in aft. see his diary Will & Geo. O. drawing logs in morn. as yes. & in aft. Geo. O. got Mary shod all around at Howey's. Hi in morn. done chores & in aft. he & Will went to Mrs. Abrams sale. 2 cattle buyers here to dinner (Livingstone & Parks) we had pea soup &c. Emma H took some down to Hi's. Ma. ripping & mending Hi's light cloth overcoat she intends turning it. Lill got letter from Bernard saying his cousin was coming here to work in short time from England JANUARY WEDNESDAY 17 (17-348) 1900 Will got horses shod) (canned beef A bracy morn. raw east wind & about 5 in aft it began to rain & freeze Pa home in morn. he cut up the qr. of beef we got from Duff sat. in aft. he sent $8 in cash & 76 cts in Postal notes to Bruce Taylor for blb. of American coal oil Emma H. ironed & took, she went in cutter, some bags to H. Kent also went to Duffs to see about Hi's some beef & Pa got it in aft. she also went to Blk. smiths with chain home to dinner. Will & Geo. O. drawing logs & Will got his horses shod to. in morn. Marianna cut up beef to can & in aft. we canned 10 cans 2 broke. (in aft. Lill walked up Pa took her home) Ma made mince pies bread &c. Hi done the chores & helped load logs) JANUARY THURSDAY 18 (18-347) 1900 visitors here) (got. blb. coal oil thawing & sloppy Pa home all day & in morn. Thos Pennington & wife also Mrs. McCracken & daughter (Mrs. Jackson) came all here to dinner left after 4 Pa also went to Ott. he took Mrs. Jackson as they only had cutter. Thos. P. lost his gloves & came back found them near our barn. Will & Geo. O. drew logs in morn. & in aft. they chored as snow is so soft Hi done the morn. chores & he went to M.C.R. & got a blb. of American coal oil cost $8.76 (freight 84 cts.) over 40 gal. Marianna emptied all the lamps & fill'd them with the American oil got from Welland & Bruce Taylor. Ma & Emma P. wrote to Alice Pennington in eve. JANUARY FRIDAY 19 (19-346) 1900 girls at Formans) (cleaned stove pipes Still thawing sleighing spoilt Pa home all day Geo. T. had Pa's horse for him & Kate to go to Mrs. Howell's Geo. T. is to kill a beef for them to day Will went to Delhi to Bank & went to see Quance about our flour acct. he also took Hi's cutter to Clark to get new shoes on Hi choring Geo. O. drew some wood in wood shed & some out of swamp down south (in aft. Emma H. �Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Formans to tea & eve. (Ma fixing over Hi's light cloth overcoat & doing house work) the girls & Will cleaned office & dining room stove pipes, & Emma made oatmeal & other cake Marianna swept up both stairs Emma took {illegible} & got oatmeal &c. JANUARY SATURDAY 20 (20-345) 1900 rained all morn. Pa home all day assorting his papers & he went to P.O. & mail'd a letter to Herbert Nicholson Boys choring in morn. & in aft. Will & Geo. O. went with team on Anderson place to move some stumps & in eve. Will & Geo. O. went to Ott. to get traces did not get any Will in aft. sold Tilson to Ott. butcher for $__ _. he is to go next Thursday Butcher backed out so did not take him Miss McFarlane did not come to day Mrs. Wm. Almosts son came & pd. $9.70 Pa's acct. JANUARY SUNDAY 21 (21-344) 1900 Chas. Walker & wife here) A nice day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. & Will Emma H. Emma P. & Marianna went in democrat to Mt. & when they got as far as Mrs. Irelands one horse lost his shoe & as it was froze hard he cld. not go so they came back & put another in his place & went on to Mt. Chas. Walker & wife were at Mt. & dined at Hedricks & came here to tea & all night JANUARY MONDAY 22 (22-343) 1900 Chas. & wife left in aft.) Will went to mill in Delhi (Mary Duff here A lovely day Pa home all day he wrote Chas. Walker's will & after an early tea they left for home Mary Duff came over in aft. & staid to tea Will choring & boys cleaned some oats & in aft. he went to Delhi to mill & got 4600 shorts @ $17. a ton he did not get home until 7. JANUARY TUESDAY 23 (23-342) 1900 Phebe Mott came) (Hi burnt our chimneys out quite mild Pa {illegible} in morn. & in aft. he went in pheaton to Norwich & also went to Catherine Motts to dinner & brot. Phebe Mott here for a visit he also went to Bank (Will & Geo. O. putting stumps in line fence between Becks & us all day. Hi done the chores. he burnt our chimney's out with paper the dining room chimney was very full of soot & flames �went high in the air. in aft. Ma fixed Pa's vest for Will. in morn. Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash done before breakfast. JANUARY WEDNESDAY 24 (24-341) 1900 A cold day Pa & Emma attended old Mr. Squances funeral at Summerville H.A. Sutton preached. Will & Geo. O. putting stumps in fence between us & Becks got nearly done to night. Hi done all the chores he brot. Gerty here in morn. she was here most of day & was very good. (Phebe began putting Ma's knitted quilt together (the Octagon pattern) JANUARY THURSDAY 25 (25-340) 1900 girls at Duffs) thrashers here clover seed) Mr. Foss here to) quite cool snowed in aft. Pa home in morn. had early dinner & went to Norwich Bank Joe. Dertinger came in morn. & brot. $532. for Pa to send to Sam. Graham to pay his Joe's Mortgage Pa deposited it & got check for same to send him. Pa also calld to see P. Kirkley who is very sick, he also call'd on Mary Ann Treffry to see how she is now. Alice told Pa Bob Treffry has pneumonia in aft. Geo. Hagerman came & pd. $4.60 for Stuart for insurance & $1.65 for Pa. (in morn Marianna took Ma to S. Innis & 5½ doz eggs @ 17 cts doz. she brot. some shoes for Emma H. but they don't suit so will return them (in morn Emma H. Marianna & Phebe Mott went to Duff's to dinner & Pa call'd for Phebe at 4 in aft.) (Paul Lapier & 2 men came to dinner & thrashed clover seed we had 3 bus. & Mr. Foss was here to dinner to) Will helping Geo. O. in morn move stumps for Beck Geo. O. there all day, in aft. Will & Hi helping thrash Hi done chores in morn. JANUARY FRIDAY 26 (26-339) 1900 Pa & Mrs. H. at funeral) (Boys drawing manure A very cold day high north west wind them 6/0. Pa home in morn. & in aft. he & Mrs. Harris attended funeral of Sexton Ransom service at the house Si Pettit & wife came in morn. & signed Mortgage. (Will & Geo. O. drew manure north of house, & Hi took cream to Bookton in morn. & Hi done chores in aft. JANUARY SATURDAY 27 (27-338) 1900 �milder Pa walked down to C.S.R. & put 2 letters on train 1 to Sam Graham 1 to Stuart sent check to Graham see his diary Will & Geo. O. drew manure North of house Hi done the chores JANUARY SUNDAY 28 (28-337) 1900 A real cold day them. 0/8. Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. they went early as Miss Woodrow is Blk. board teacher at Milldale S.S. & likes to get it ready before S.S. Emma H. & Marianna went to Mt. in Hi's rig & in aft. Emma H. took Mrs. Harris to Summerville M. Mt. & Marianna went & staid with Lill until they returned Ma staid home & got dinner, Phebe Mott here. JANUARY MONDAY 29 (29-336) 1900 very cold them 0/8. Pa home all day except he went to P.O. & to I.B. Smiths to get paper proved he took 3½ doz. eggs to S. Innis @ 17 cts. doz. he got sugar for it. Hi & Geo. O. drawing wood out of South woods Will doing chores & split some wood Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash they got done before breakfast (Ma got a letter from Mary Silverthorn) Phebe Mott putting Ma's Octagon quilt together JANUARY TUESDAY 30 (30-335) 1900 Clara came) (girls at Geo's & Hi's A very stormy day snowing & blowing Pa went to Edward Kelly's to write his will. home at 4. Will done chores & when not storming too much. Hi & Geo. O. drawing wood out of South woods. (in morn. Emma H. Marianna & Phebe Mott went to Geo's to dinner & Hi's to tea got here at 8 in eve. in aft. Clara Smith came here all night JANUARY WEDNESDAY 31 (31-334) 1900 girls went to S. Lossings) A very cold day them. 0/16 little wind Pa home all day see his diary (Jno. Atkins came here to dinner he came to try & get a man to hire for the yr. in morn. Emma H. Marianna & Phebe Mott went to Solomn Lossings to dinner home to tea Clara Smith sewing on her gowns here all night. Ma doing house work FEBRUARY THURSDAY 1 (32-333) 1900 �(Rev. James Webb here Still very cold Pa attended Per. Mt. Geo. T. also there, they had business about the burying ground. Hi & Geo. O. drawing out wood from South woods. Will doing chores in aft. Clara Smith went to Geo's to tea. & in aft. (Rev. James Webb came here to tea he is travelling for Pelham Nursery, & selling D.W. Moody's life he staid all night to after calling on Geo's Ts & at Hi's Marianna altered Phebe Motts coat sleeves & done other sewing. Ma in aft. sewing on Hi's drab cloth overcoat FEBRUARY FRIDAY 2 (33-332) 1900 not quite so cold. Pa visiting part of morn. with Rev. James Webb he left at 10. Then Pa wrote letters. Will done the chores. Hi Geo. O. & man drawing out wood from south woods. (Mr. Hagerman came for Clara Smith in aft.) Ma went to Hi's to tea. Gerty here most of day FEBRUARY SATURDAY 3 (34-331) 1900 {The following entry, in italics, is written by someone other than the diarist} Brassy morning. Them -8 cloudy most of the day. Hiram and Geo. O. drawing out wood the had Chambers to help them Will doing chores. Mrs. Harris Lilly and Gertie came up in the afternoon Marianna took them home in the Buggy and drove on to the Post Office Miss Woodrow went to the Post Office for the noon Mail John H. Atkins drove down in the Cart to see for a hand to work one of the McCurdy boys who told the boys that he was going to work out this summer but did not say he would not hire until April so John his drive for nothing Hiram went down with John who did not come into the House. A little snow in the evening enough to keep the Brassy mornin {live} Mother not feeling very well went to bed early had the back rub'd well with coal oil and mustard FEBRUARY SUNDAY 4 (35-330) 1900 A very stormy day snowing all day & last night snow 14 inches deep (No one went to Mt. Charlie Pennington here to dinner (Ma feeling poorly) went early to bed. FEBRUARY MONDAY 5 (36-329) 1900 (girls at Fairchilds A bright day Pa home all day he was shovelling snow &c. Will & Geo. O. took Bull (Tilson) to Ott. the boys sold him to Willson for $36. Hi done chores Will took 3 pails to Ott. to get �mended cost 25 cts. (in aft. Will took Emma H. (Marianna & Phebe Mott over to Fairchilds for visit & in eve. Geo. O went for them.) girls churned 2 meses of cream as we are nearly out of butter it whd. 11 lbs. Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash got done before breakfast. Will went to Mill & got feed & flour) Will pd. S. Innis in full to date & got receipt A lovely day Pa home all day he was fixing seats in light bob sleigh Will went to Delhi Mill & took 17 bags oats whd. 1600. & brot 1020 lbs bran 1 ton buckwheat shorts 200 flour 25 lbs corn meal Geo. O. & Hi done chores & Geo. O. sawed some wood. (Emma H. went in morn. to see how Gerty is, she is very sick vomiting all the time Marianna went at noon to see her she was there to dinner, Ma went in aft. there to tea. Marianna went again in eve. staid till 9. Geo. O. went to Ott. in eve. & got Castoria for Gerty (lots of snow & good sleighing) Will pd. S. Innis in full to date & got receipt for same FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 7 (38-327) 1900 {sentence illegible} 23rd Jany. A nice morn. rained in aft. thawing fast Pa took Phebe Mott home & went to Mo. Mt. he dined at Catherine Motts. Will & Hi getting sleighs fixed in morn. & rained in aft. so they did not use them so they kill'd two deacons &c. Geo O. sawed some round sticks & chored, Emma H. went in morn. to see how Gerty is found her better & Marianna went in aft. FEBRUARY THURSDAY 8 (39-326) 1900 A warm foggy morn. snow nearly all gone water running every-where Pa home all day it rained to day to Boys breaking Pete colt they hitched him to cutter & went around the block he went well for a colt in aft. Hi & Geo O. began drawing manure at Hi's rain stopped them so just done chores Ma in aft. went to see Gerty went on sleigh thro. a lot of water. found Gerty better. rained in eve. Will choring FEBRUARY FRIDAY 9 (40-325) 1900 water mostly gone & froze up Pa home in morn. in aft. he went with Geo. T. down in Middleton to see a farm Geo. T. was going to invest Penningtons money on but they neither thought it best to do so as they did not like. Will & Hi choring & clipped Pete colt Geo. O. splitting summer wood all day on wood pile in morn. Ett. Fairchilds came over to see Emma H. staid until after 11. FEBRUARY SATURDAY 10 (41-324) 1900 �A bright mild day Pa went to Norwich & Alice Mott returned with him he dined at Catherine Motts (Hi came for Ma at 11 last night & Lilly was confined at 2 A.M. of a fine girl. Boys clipping colts & Hi drew a load with Pete colt & another horse & they were choring Ma came home from Hi's at 10 in morn. & Emma H. went there to help about house work. for a few days. FEBRUARY SUNDAY 11 (42-323) 1900 A nice day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. & Marianna & Emma P. went in Hi's rig Charlie Pennington here to dinner Will complaining went to bed & had no dinner better in eve. in aft. Pa Ma & Alice Mott went to Geo. T's. to tea & they call'd on Hi & Lill, baby & Mother doing nicely FEBRUARY MONDAY 12 (43-322) 1900 Pa bot. 5 lb. tea cost $1.00) A cloudy day Pa took Alice Mott to her Mothers & they call'd at Norwich to see about getting a house for Alice Mott to move in did not find any. (Pa bot. 5 lbs tea at Mills cost $1.00) Boys clipped Rodney horse & chored & Geo. O. drew out some wood (Will & Hi drove Pete colt to M.C.R. & got telegram saying Edwin Marriage was coming here from Eng. this eve. Pa went in eve. to meet him but he did not come in eve. Hi & Geo. O. drove to Ott. with democrat to get Mrs. Harris she went there this morn. as Elsie was confined this morn. of a daughter her father came for her (Mary Duff came in morn. here all day as her folks went to visit Mrs. Ferris who is ill Geo. O. helpd Marianna wash done before breakfast Dr. Wells wife & Baby called Dr. at Hi's {illegible} FEBRUARY TUESDAY 13 (44-321) 1900 J. Atkins came) (Ed. Marriage came A windy day also rained Pa home all day see his diary. John Atkins came here to dinner & tea, in aft. Hi took the colts Pete & Dick & democrat & John Atkins to look for a man for John they went to Martins & Almosts & John hired Charlie Almost at $15. a mo. for 8 mo's (Edwin Marriage came on M.C.R. in morn. & in aft. Hi got his trunk &c.) Emma H. came home in aft. from Hi's they dont need her any more. Marianna ironed, Ma baked bread & got dinner ready FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 14 (45-320) 1900 got 80 lb. beef) (attended funeral �All froze up hard good wheeling Pa & Emma H. attended the funeral in aft of Mr. Singer Senr. sermon at Ott. they took tea at Singers & Pa read the will they did not get home until ½ past 9 in eve. Geo. T. & Will & Hi went to Ephriam Monks sale there all day & did not buy anything Geo. O. & Ted Marriage choring all day Herb Kent brot. a hind qr. beef it whd. 80 lbs @ 5 cts. lb. in aft. Ett. Fairchilds came, here & her boys were here to tea & eve. FEBRUARY THURSDAY 15 (46-319) 1900 Stormy, snowing Pa went to Woodstock about John Singers will getting papers for Probate returned in eve. he bot Ma a pr. felt slippers. Will & Hi choring Geo. O. & Ted Marriage drawing wood out of South woods - in aft. Hi took Mrs. Harris to Ott. to attend to Elsie as her baby is cross & she is nervous she will stay until Sun. Emma H. is taking care of Lill & attending house Ma not feeling well she takes quinine. little Emma feeling poorly did not go to School FEBRUARY FRIDAY 16 (47-318) 1900 A cold bright day Pa home all day Will & Sarah Tapley came in morn. & Sarah had Pa write a deed of 24 acres of land to Will Tapley from her they were here to dinner. Will choring Hi Geo. O. & Ted Marriage drawing wood out of South woods Marianna swept up stairs &c. Ma getting dinner & baked bread. Emma at Hi's (Gerty here she is very good) Ma mending in aft. FEBRUARY SATURDAY 17 (48-317) 1900 Sold 10 cattle {illegible} & 11 pigs. @ $4.60 {The following part entry, in italics, is written by someone other than the diarist} A fine cold day. Hi. Geo O. & Ted drawing out wood from South woods. Will doing chores and split wood. Sold 11 hogs to Styker at $4.60 pr cwt. sold 10 head of young cattle to go to Norwich (got $140 for cattle) next Monday. Hogs to go Monday too hogs pd. 1900 lbs Pa went in morn. to Singers to get papers executed for Probate he dined there home for tea Ma baked pies & got dinner Marianna done the cleaning. Emma H. down to Hi's doing the work there Gerty here she has crying spells like pain we gave her castoria Ma took her down to see her Ma in aft. FEBRUARY SUNDAY 18 (49-316) 1900 (splendid wheeling) �A nice winter day quite cold Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. & Will & Ted Marriage went in Hi's rig to Mt. Marianna staid home to take care of Gerty as she was fretful until medecine operated. Hi sick in bed most of day Emma H. at Hi's. in aft. Geo. O. drove to Ott. & brot. Mrs. Harris she went the 15th to attend Elsie she now is nicely Emma H. came home in eve. here all night. in eve Marianna & Miss Woodrow went over to see how Mrs. Duff is she has a bad cough & cold. FEBRUARY MONDAY 19 (50-315) 1900 took 10 cattle to Norwich took 11 pigs to Delhi A cold morn. milder in aft. Pa home all day (see his diary) Will went to Delhi took 11 pigs they whd. 1900 @ $4.60 - a 100 & Hi Geo. O. & Ted Marriage went to Norwich & took 10 young cattle Will sold the 17th for $140. in aft. Geo. O. helped Marianna wash & he sawed some wood & Will & rest choring Emma H. went to help at Hi's she came home to stay in aft. (we churned to day had 10¾ - 2 messes of milk) Ma baked bread & got dinner FEBRUARY TUESDAY 20 (51-314) 1900 canned beef M. went to Endeavor A lovely bright day Pa went to Norwich to write Godfrey Waud's will he dined there, home to tea (splendid wheeling) all Boys loading & drawing manure on field east of the house & they done chores to (girls canned 7 cans of beef (we got beef from H. Kent) & Emma in morn. took {blank} lbs butter to Hi's at noon Wm. Kent & {man} brot. 2 fur coats to try & sell them Mrs. Harris bot. one she traded her buggy & is to have $21 cash in aft. Marianna took 4½ doz eggs 16 cts doz. to Hawtrey (16 cts. doz.) got oatmeal currants blueing yeast cakes & apron for herself (& in eve. she went with Kate & Charlie P. to C. Endeavors at Milldale little Gerty went home this eve she has been here since the 10th. FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 21 (52-313) 1900 (Sutton's & Mrs. Nobbs here Cloudy & east wind Pa in morn. went to see Mr. Shaw, he is very ill not expected to live. & H. A. Sutton wife & youngest boy also Mrs. Wm. Nobbs came in morn. all here to dinner & tea. (in aft. Mrs. Sutton Mrs. Wm. Nobbs & Marianna went down to see Lill's baby. All the Boys loading & drawing out manure on the east field. Snowing & blowing in eve. & part of aft. FEBRUARY THURSDAY 22 (53-312) 1900 �Mr. Caryle here to dinner) A very stormy day but not cold snowing all day (wet snow) Pa home all day except he drove to P.O. & Ma rode down as far as Hi's for little while Will & Hi choring & Geo. O. & Ted getting oats ready to take to Kents to exchange & in aft. Will & Geo. O. got 88 bus. oats (for Pa's horse) from Geo. T. & they took a ton to Kents as they got some the other day for exchange in aft Hi fixing his Bike too stormy to work out. Will took Miss Woodrow to school & after he took Marianna over to Duff's & she was there most of day making her hair in a switch out of combings Mrs. Duff showed her & help'd her. Mr. Caryle here to dinner he took Miss Woodrow to school on the 8th {Con}. FEBRUARY FRIDAY 23 (54-311) 1900 A nice day & mild Pa home all day in morn. (Geo. Longstreet came to get his dead dog he & Tip were fighting Sun. morn. & he died it is thought he was hurt with pitch fork or something as the marks on him showed it in eve. Will & Geo. O. & Ted went to see him after Clark skinned him its not known who done it. Hi Geo. O. & Ted drew some wood out in morn. & in aft. Geo. O. & Ted took part of cord of 4 ft. wood to Milldale Mt. from South woods Will choring, he took Miss Woodrow to school & girls & at 4 train she went home Kate gave us some Spitinburg apples & we canned them 8 qts. FEBRUARY SATURDAY 24 (55-310) 1900 Cheese Mt.) A stormy day snowing & blowing all day Pa home all day Boys just choring & split some wood & in aft. Will Hi & Geo. T. went to cheese Mt. Geo. T. was put in Sect. & Treasurer again. Will took Ma to S. Innis she took 7 doz eggs @18 cts. doz. & got stuff for aprons buscuits & cod fish & Ma got cottonade 6 yds. & lining for Geo. O's pants Will pays for his FEBRUARY SUNDAY 25 (56-309) 1900 A very stormy day & high west wind & very cold them. 0/10 Pa Will Ted Marriage & Marianna started to go to Mt. lane drifted & Will drove against a big stone & broke both whiffletrees near Hi's Geo. T. lent his, & Will Ted & Marianna went on to Mt. Pa wld. not go on acct. of being so late & stormy. (Miss Woodrow was at Mt. & returned with them, Charlie Pennington here to dinner. none at Geo. T's went to Mt. on acct. of storm FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 28 (59-306) 1900 �Hi went to Rice's Sale) A very stormy day snowing fast all day Pa in morn. went down to Shaws to hear when funeral is to be he is to be burried tomorrow aft. at the English Church burying ground & Pa brot. Lilly & baby Elsie here for the day first trip for baby Will took her home, Gerty stays here. Hi went on train to Rice's Sale at Curries crossing home on eve. train. Will & other boys just choring Will snoozing part of day as he was so late out last night. Geo. O. split some wood in aft. & Boys drew some for us from North woods. in aft. (Marianna made a cake with raisin icing expected to go to Coopers surprise but it stormed so they did not go. Ma got dinner washed dishes &c. M. sweeping &c. MARCH THURSDAY 1 (60-305) 1900 snow fall 12 inches) A very very stormy day blowing & snowing Pa intended to go to Shaw's funeral but roads are so drifted no one can travel Joe Fish undertook to bring his hearse to Shaw's but had to go back on acct. of drifts & they have put off the funeral until Sun. Geo. O. took Miss Woodrow & Alma & Emma P. to school with big sleigh & team very big snow drifts to go through Geo. T. brot. Miss Woodrow & children home Boys just choring. Marianna made oat meal cakes also ginger snaps & doing other things Ma got dinner &c. little Gerty still here Emma P. at Maggie Dicksons' MARCH FRIDAY 2 (61-305) 1900 Emma P. returned) A fine day {illegible} but very deep drifts Pa home all day - Will & Hi doing chores Geo. O. took cream to Bookton he did not get home until 2 in aft. on acct. of the deep drifts he took Miss Woodrow & Emma P. to school & he went after them at 4 Marianna swept up both stairs Ma got dinner & baked bread &c. in eve. Geo O. went to Hawtrey Station & met Emma H. she has been to Holbrook MARCH SATURDAY 3 (61-303) 1900 {sentence illegible} A bright day Pa home all day - in morn. Connolly Addison came & pd. $124 Mrs. Hales money $100 principal. $24. int in aft. Rob. Shaw came to see Pa about his father's will. Will & Hi went down & settled up with Geo. T. & Hi went (to Norwich in cutter & deposited $120 for Mrs. Hale what Pa got from Connolly Addison & Boys deposited for themselves $116.76 cts �he got back at 2 in aft. Pa sent a check of $30 to Phebe Mott by him he put in P.O. (in aft Boys drew a load of straw from Forman Barn with the colts (Pete & Dick) & choring (in aft. Hi & Lill went to Ott. to see Elsie & they left both their children here babe was very good it is 3 wks. old. Gerty stays here Hi & Lill here to tea. (Ted & Marianna cleaned chicken house & put fresh straw in.) MARCH SUNDAY 4 (63-302)1900 Stormy Snowing & blowing Pa & Will attended Mr. Shaw's funeral he was burried at English Church burying ground & as they cld. not get their horse under cover & it stormed so they came home before the service after going to the Church Hi, Ted Marriage, Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow Emma & Alma Pennington & Kate all went to Milldale Mt. in sleigh & in aft. Geo. O. Took Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow to Summerville M. Mt. (they took Gerty home in morn.) Emma P. at Geo's to dinner. (Charlie Pennington went in morn. to Norwich) home in eve. MARCH MONDAY 5 (64-301) 1900 A nice morn. snowing and blowing in aft. far too much snow for sleighing Pa in morn took Mr. Shaws will to read to his heirs Pa & two Mr. McKnights are Executors Pa is to get the will probated &c. Will choring Geo. O. drew a load of wood for us & one for Hi he split some to Hi choring at home in morn. & in aft. he fixed horse stable &c. Ted help'd Marianna wash after breakfast & they got done by 10 in morn. & then he was choring. snowing again fast in eve. MARCH TUESDAY 6 (65-300) 1900 Surprise party at Coopers) A stormy day rain & freezing & snowed last night a lot Pa intended to go to Woodstock but morn. train did not go up until 20 mins past 10 on acct. of snow drifts & the noon train did not come atal on acct. of snow. Boys just choring as it is so stormy had sick heifer to attend to (in eve. Geo. O. took Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow Kate, Charlie Pennington also others rode on big sleighs to surprise Party at Coopers about 50 of the neighbors went as Coopers are going to move away they got home at 2 in morn. had a pleasant & jolly time our girls took loaf bread, butter, Salmon & iced cake raisin icing MARCH WEDNESDAY 7 (66-299) 1900 �froze up them 26/0 Pa went to Woodstock to get Probate papers for Shaws's will & got {illegible} executed by Melissa Parks for Wm. Pettinger Melissa was in hospital Dr. Welford took Pa to see her at hospital Will just choring (Hi took Lill to Ott. in aft. to see her sister & Mother & she traded some Hi got Mary shod. Geo. O. split some wood Ted choring & he split some wood at Hi's Lill left the children here, baby fussy Gerty here all night. Ma finished making pr. cottonade pants for Geo. O. for Geo. O. MARCH THURSDAY 8 (67-298) 1900 Ted moved to Hi's) (Ma at Fairchilds (Will got 2 pr. boots 1 for Ted 1 for himself) A lovely day Pa in morn. took Ma over to Ett. Fairchilds to spend the day & after he went to McKnights to get them to sign Shaws will but they were not home & after dinner Pa went to Norwich to get Johnie Treffry to affirm as he was witness to Shaw's will Will & Geo. O. splitting wood in morn. & in aft. Will went to Ott. & got a pr. of boots for him & Ted Marriage & he brot. Mrs. Harris to Hi's Hi doing chores Ted splitting wood for Hi & Ted moved his things to Hi's Geo. O. went over to Fairchilds in eve. for Ma. Mr. Jno. White sent 2 fur coats 1 for Marianna 1 for Miss Woodrow but Miss Woodrows does not fit too short in waist & sleeves so will send it back the other all right price $26. each MARCH FRIDAY 9 (68-297) 1900 Ma at Geo's & Hi's) (Will went to Mill A nice day thawing lots of snow to melt James & Andrew McKnight came & Pa & them drove to Ott. & Pa went with them before Paxton to get papers proved for probate of Shaws will & Pa call'd to see Chas. Addison about Melissa Parks bus. Will took 2400 lbs. oats to Quances Mill for chop for cows he went in morn. he got back at 4. Hi choring & in aft. help'd Geo. T. cut cows horns off Geo. O also choring Ted splitting wood at Hi's (Ma went to Hi's to dinner & to Geo's to tea. (Kate was coloring carpet rags) (girls churned 10¼ butter this morn.) (Will pd. Mrs. Harris $100 & int. by check money borrowed by Will & Hi (due now)) Herb Kent took the cream to Bookton to day. MARCH SATURDAY 10 (69-296) 1900 Cloudy & thawing roads bad neither sleighing or wheeling Pa home all day he sent acct. & book to Jno. Mott & sent $10 to Surogate Court Simcoe with the papers of Shaws will. Will choring, Hi same & he split wood in aft. for himself. Ted split at Hi's in morn. & in aft. he got �jip shod & chored Geo. O. split wood here. Barney House got a big ham it whd. 31 lbs. @ 6 cts MARCH SUNDAY 11 (70-295) 1900 Monday 12th This is for Monday Ma made mistake A fine winter day them. 0/6. Pa home all day he had head ache he wrote on Shaws estate bus. did not do much laid by in aft. Will done some chores Hi help'd his wife wash & after, he & Will went up (to Jno. Atkins for dinner & they went to see Retties cattle in aft.) Geo. O. split some wood in our wood shed & Ted help'd Marianna wash & after dinner Geo. O. & Ted drew some straw from Formans barn up to this (& Mrs. Harris Flo. & boy & Lill & her two children rode up on the straw all here to tea. Will & Hi returned at 6 - & after tea Will & Ted Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went over to Duffs to spend the night & to play checkers Will took them over. MARCH MONDAY 12 (71-294) 1900 Sunday 11th This is for Sunday A fine cold day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in cutter to Mt. they went by town line on acct. of ice & water they returned by Ott. which they found was best. Hi, Emma H, Marianna, Miss Woodrow Kate & Alma went in sleigh to Mt. in aft. Charlie Pennington & Ted went to Summerville to Mt. in cutter. Mrs. Harris & Flo. also went in cutters. in eve. Ma wrote to Alice Mott & Clara Silverthorn. MARCH TUESDAY 13 (72-293) 1900 A nice day Pa & Ma went over to Duffs to dinner home for tea Pa got telegram in aft. informing us of the death of Adam Stover. funeral Thursday Will choring. Hi & wife & Flo went to Kents on a visit. Geo. O. split wood here & Ted split wood at Hi's {The following entry, in italics, is written by someone other than the diarist} Marianna got a letter from Jno {illegible} Woodstock saying as Alma's {illegible} {illegible} to be shoddy to bring it back either this year or next fall & he would give her a new one for it & he expressed his disapent in goods & thanks M. for telling him. Says its German make & thinks he will have to with draw largely dealing in their goods - Also got nice letter from Mrs. Binford to M. H. I - from Japan. �Geo. & Kate took carpet rags to Mrs Foss to make carpet. Girls working on hooked mat, red border & hit&miss center. MARCH WEDNESDAY 14 (73-292) 1900 A cold day north west wind 0/5 Pa & Ma went up to Stovers to see Adam Stover's widow as we felt much sympathy for her, they came home to dinner. Will went to Delhi in morn. to get some notices put in paper on Shaws estate bus. he also got a thick glass in his watch, in aft. choring, in morn. Geo. O. choring & in morn Ted splitting wood at Hi's, in aft. Hi Geo. O & Ted went to McCauleys (it is south of Catholic church) & got 95 posts (cedar posts) for fence $8 a 100. they bot them of Quance Brothers they had 2 teams to draw. in aft. Pa feeling poorly, has bad head ache & laid by all aft. MARCH THURSDAY 15 (74-291) 1900 (Hi and girls at funeral of A. Stover Another cold day 0/6 Pa feeling a little better he did not get up until 9. Will choring. Hi Geo. O. & Ted in morn. went for more fence posts as yesterday they got 105 with 2 teams posts got home at noon, & in aft. Hi took Emma H. & Marianna to Adam Stovers funeral held at Hicksite Mt. in Ott. (Geo. T. & wife at funeral to) the Mt. house was very cold as there had not been Mt. held in it for a yr. (Ma not feeling well had head ache in aft.) (in aft. Mary Duff came here to tea & in eve. Mr. & Mrs. Duff came also Albert. & Austin Sherwood also came he, Will, Albert, & Hi played checkers Will got games from Austin, & Miss Woodrow Marianna Mary Duff & Ted played Crokonole left after 9.) MARCH FRIDAY 16 (75-290) 1900 girls at Geo's) A very cold day again them 0/4 0/2 Pa home all day he is not feeling well so did not do much of anything Will chored in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi to Quances & took 14 bags spring wheat is to get flour he brot. 1100 bran @ $16 ton. & he got the horses shod (Rodney & Mary) Hi, Geo. O. & Ted cleaned up the wheat & in aft. Geo. O. & Ted drew out wood from South woods Hi choring in aft. (in aft. Emma & Marianna went to Geo's to tea they had pancakes Ted there to to eat pancakes Charlie Pennington took cream to Bookton this morn. MARCH SATURDAY 17 (76-289) 1900 �Another very cold day them. 0/4 & high west wind it blew hard all night Pa still feeling poorly laid by in aft. Will choring. Hi Geo. O. & Ted all drawing wood out of south woods & Hi & Geo. O drew some for Isaac Rowe as he was needing it badly. lots of snow too deep in places & other places not enough. MARCH SUNDAY 18 (77-288) 1900 moderate weather to day & snowing fast in morn. Pa & Ma staid home also Will & Hi. Geo. O. drove team to Mt. & Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow Emma P. & Geo. T. went to Mt. there was a foreign Miss. collection at Mt. they collected $19.50 towards paying Gurney Binford & wifes expenses in Japan (right after dinner Hi, Ted Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow & Lillie they all went to Summerville S.S. & Mt.) Mrs. Harris kept the children Gerty came up with Hi both here to tea. Charlie & Edd. Pennington call'd in aft. a while MARCH MONDAY 19 (78-287) 1900 (sleighing about all gone quite mild rained hard in aft. Pa went to Norwich in morn home at dark see his diary Will chored & churned also help'd a little with washing but bothered Marianna a good deal, while doing it. Hi, Geo. O. & Ted drawing out wood from south Beck & Barney House help'd in aft. rain hindered them sleighing about gone lots of water on the roads & bare ground in many places (Miss Shaw & girl here to tea came to see Pa but he had not got home. Ma finished the 2nd pr. of cottonade pants for Geo. O. in aft. (in eve. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow took 9 doz eggs to Hawtrey at 12 cts. doz. they got oat meal 25 cts. soap 25. rice 25 B. strap Biscuits &c. traded it all out.) MARCH TUESDAY 20 (79-286) 1900 Moses Corless & wife here) Snowed often thro. the day Pa home all day he copied probate & will of Robert Shaws will. in aft. Moses Corless & wife came here all night. Will doing chores. Hi, Geo. O. & Ted, drawing out wood from south woods. Wilson came to try & buy cows from boys did not get any Geo. T. got light bobs & took Mrs. Forman & Deliah Forman to Stephen Lynes funeral at Norwich. Will went to S. Innes in aft. & got a wringer cost $2. also got Bills of sale for R. Shaws farm implements stock &c. MARCH WEDNESDAY 21 (80-285) 1900 �Moses & wife left in aft. nice day Pa & Moses Corless visiting together until 4 in aft. then he & wife left for home. in morn. Moses & wife went to Hi's to see the baby here to dinner Will doing chores. Hi posting up bills for R. Shaws sale, all day at it. Geo. O. & Ted drawing out wood as yesterday Gerty here all day. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to call on Kate & Lillie in eve. MARCH THURSDAY 22 (81-284) 1900 Youngsters at Jno. Atkins) Geo T. at M. Corless's A nice day except at times a little blustry. Pa home all day he ans. C. O. Corless's letter that he sent from Montreal to Pa & Pa also wrote to Elias Rogers on C. O. Corless behalf about getting a job in mining in holidays Will choring. Hi took his wife & children & sisters to John Atkins for visit they came home to tea he drove the colts Pete & Dick with light bobs got home before 6 they found John Atkins real poorly with Grippe Geo. O. & Ted drawing out wood all day from south woods. (Geo. T. got Pa's horse & cutter & he & Kate went to Moses Corless's staid there to dinner & tea got home after 9 - sleighing not very good they went thro. our woods so did Hi & his load. MARCH FRIDAY 23 (82-283) 1900 cleaned office pipe not any of the rest) (tapped some trees) A nice day thawing a little Pa home all day except he went in morn. to P. O. & in aft. he had head ache so laid by - Will choring. Hi Bryan House Geo. O. & Ted in morn. tapped some trees in aft. they drew manure on east field as it was too cool for sap to run. (in morn. Mrs. Harris & Lillie & baby went to see how Elsie was at David Smiths she is quite poorly so is her baby Mrs. Harris drove had jip & cutter David Smith pd. Pa for Mrs. Hele $82.50 int. to date. (in morn Will & girls cleaned Pa's office stove pipe did not clean any other (Herb Kent took cream to Bookton MARCH SATURDAY 24 (83-282) 1900 Mr. Pool brot. Clara) Will pd. S. Innis (Mrs. Harris & Lillie here A lovely bright day Pa home all day he is not feeling very well he was writing a deed for Geo. T. of his farm Mr. Pool brot. Clara Smith they were here to dinner Clara is going to work for Mrs. Howell shortly Will choring the others were cleaning out stables at Hi's & drawing it in field & drew some from up here to (in aft. Mrs. Harris Lillie & baby Elsie came here to tea also Hi & Ted Gerty staid at Geo's with Alma) in aft. Will took 4½ doz. eggs to Hawtry got 12 cts doz he bot. Marianna pr. rubbers & he got 27 yds factory at 6 cts. yd he also paid our �store bill at Innis's $5.90 this pays to date. Ted's cottonade suits included & Geo. O. stuff for cottonade pants 2 pr. & lining. MARCH SUNDAY 25 (84-281) 1900 A nice day. Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi Marianna Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. there was lots of ice & water on North & South roads. Charlie P. Kate & Alma went in their carriage to Mt. it is review to day. (in aft. Mrs. Harris & Lillie went to Summerville Mt. they left the children here Charlie P. & Ted also went to Summerville Mt. after tea Marianna went to call on Kate & Kate came here with her for a call & Emma & Miss Woodrow went over to Duff's for the eve. MARCH MONDAY 26 (85-280) 1900 Bert Hill came) A dull morn. snowing fast in aft. Pa went to see Miss Shaw about the sale tomorrow he is not feeling well is taking quinine. Boys drawing manure on sleigh on east field for corn (Bert Hill came on noon train wants to see Pa about their divisions he is here all night he came from Chas. Walkers to day. in aft. Will went to Bookton to see about drawing milk he took some cream to. Marianna & Ted washed & she cut & made 3 pr. factory drawers for herself Emma & Ma doing house work. MARCH TUESDAY 27 (86-279) 1900 Bert Hill left.) Shaws sale A bright day Bert Hill left on morn. train for Chas. Walkers Pa & Will went to Shaws sale they did not buy anything farm sold for $2975. bot. by Donohue (Pa is one of the Executors) Will & Hi done chores in morn. Hi washed the seperator & after dinner he took Mrs. Harris Lillie & children to Duffs on a visit & he went over there to tea. (Hi went to Ott. drove Mary) Marianna making underwaists for herself Ma cut 2 pr. blue cottonade pants for Geo. T. Emma doing different things & so was Ma. Ma turned her tick petticoat up side down as it was worn around bottoms. MARCH WEDNESDAY 28 (87-278) 1900 A bright day Pa went to Simcoe with Donohue to examine title of Shaws farm as Donohue is buying it Will choring Hi Geo. O. & Ted piling wood down south they had dinner & tea at Hi's (Gerty here all day as it is her birth day 2 yrs. old & they began housecleaning Emma H. �went to S. Innis's & bot. Gerty a new dress apron & nighty Ma pd. for apron Emma H. pd. for dress Marianna for nighty Marianna made dress & apron & the girls took her home after tea. (Mrs. Patterson & baby came in aft. she pd. $7½ int. for Mrs. Hele she staid to tea, drove herself MARCH THURSDAY 29 (88-277) 1900 (Hi got ton shorts $18 A nice day but cool Pa home all day {illegible...} Geo. T. came up in morn. & Pa & Ma talked over about the shares our boys aught to each pay towards their parents maintenance not settled yet. Geo. O. & Ted as yes. Will done chores. Hi went to Delhi for shorts he got a ton @ $18. ton (& boys pd. wood cutters in full for what they cut except Barney Ma making Geo. T's. blue cotton pants in aft. Mary Duff call'd & in eve. Marianna & Emma H. went over to see Mrs. Duffs & Mary's new dresse's bot. at Delhi - in eve Hi &Geo. O. went to Ott. with calf hides (drove colts) Pete & Dick Gerty here again all day as they are housecleaning too early Ma thinks for health Hi & Geo. O. went to medicine concert in Ott. did not get home in until after 11 MARCH FRIDAY 30 (89-276) Kate here to tea) (Miss Woodrow at Kings A fine day thawing, Pa in morn. went to see Donohue about a note he wanted executors to accept on part payment of Shaws farm, they decline doing so. Will & Hi choring Geo. O & Ted split wood down to Hi's & they dined there. in morn. Marianna swept up stairs & she went down & swept Uncle Wms house as he will soon be home. Hi brot. Gerty here in morn. & she & Roy Churchill were here all day Mrs. Harris went to David Smiths as Mrs. D. Smith is sick & Elsie & baby poorly to. Mrs Harris. was cleaning house for Lill she Lill finished bed room in aft. (Kate came, here to tea) Miss Woodrow left on aft. train to go to Kings they will meet here in Ott MARCH SATURDAY 31 (90-275) 1900 {Illegible} A fine day Pa & Marianna went to Woodstock Marianna bot. a blk. serge dress @ 75 cts. yd. & white sailor hat Ma gave her $10 out of board money & boys & Pa pd. $26 for her fur coat Pa went to settle up for the two probates (Singers & Shaws) to Ball & Ball Pa came home in eve. Marianna came at noon Will choring, Hi in morn. took cream to Bookton, & in aft he Geo. O. & Ted gathered sap they tapped the 23rd. this is the first gathered as it has been too �cold. in morn. Geo. O. & Ted split wood at Hi's they dined there. Hi here Emma P. went to Hi's to rock the baby for Lillie as her Mother has gone to David Smiths. she got 5 cts. for it & was very proud over it. APRIL SUNDAY 1 (91-274) 1900 A mild day Pa & Ma Will & Marianna went in democrat to Mt. & Miss Woodrow returned with us she has been to Kings on a visit she went fri. aft. & in aft. Hi, Lillie & Gerty went to Summerville Mt. the baby Elsie staid here & was very good, & after tea Hi brot. up Lillie & children, & Gerty staid here all night. in eve they played on organ & sang hymns Ted here to Emma H. staid home with little Emma as she has swell'd face had tooth ache. APRIL MONDAY 2 (92-273) 1900 (Will took 609 lbs milk to Summerville this is the first for cheese & first to Summerville this Spring Thawing getting real muddy, Pa home all day he rewrote Mrs. Hele's Will & he wrote letters to. Will choring Boys drew a load hay from Forman Barn & put sleigh & cutters up in drive house Geo. O. got up early & help'd Marianna work they finished before breakfast. Hi went up in sugar bush & found (some persons had boil'd sap & took syrup, we wish we had seen them they wld. have been looked after) Emma P. staid home from school on acct. of her face & it was raining to. Gerty here all day Hi took her home for tea. Ted here to dinner & tea (Will took milk to Summerville 609 lbs. they separated milk for calves & we will churn the cream. first milk for cheese APRIL TUESDAY 3 (93-272) 1900 (Emma went to Norwich) A fine day Pa in morn. went to Thos. Penningtons & bot. 24½ lbs. shoulder @ 9 cts. lb came to $2.20. 28½ ham @ 10 cts came to $2.85. & 39½ lbs lards @ 8 cts lb $3.16. Ma gave Pa the money for meat & lard out of board money it all came to $8.21. & in aft. Pa wrote to Herbert Nicholson in England. Will choring in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi to look at some store pigs did not buy any & he sold to Willson 3 cows for $107½ they are to take them to Ott. station tomorrow. Hi Geo. O. & Ted up in sugar bush most of day Hi & here to meals & Ted to tea (Marianna took Emma H. to Station in aft. she is going to Norwich to help Alice Mott move Mrs. Harris & Elsie & baby came to Hi's to day Elsie came for a wk. or two. APRIL WEDNESDAY 4 (94-271) 1900 �Ma at Hi's.) (Will got 10 pigs for $50. A fine day Pa home all morn. in aft. he went to McKnights he had head ache so did not do much. Will in morn. went to Delhi to Stigikers & bot. 10 pigs pd. $50. for them home at noon, & after dinner he & Geo. O. took the 3 cows to Ott. that Will sold to Willson yes. Hi in sugar bush all day & Geo. O. in morn. Ted done chores. Hi here to dinner Ted here to tea. (in aft. Ma went to Hi's to tea Elsie & baby there to, Ma baked bread & got dinner in morn. Marianna ironed & swept. (in eve. Hi took the syrup home for themselves) in eve Mrs. Duff came for a skirt pattern Miss Woodrow & Marianna escorted her home. APRIL THURSDAY 5 (95-270) 1900 Will got eggs for sitting at Delhi) (Wm came / boys chopping oats (Marianna made over 4 caps for Ma) A fine day Pa went to Per. Mt. & call'd at Hendricks he pd. $150 on principal for C. Huxley Will choring in morn. (& in aft. the boys were chopping oats at Geo's place for the boys here they chopped over a ton (boys pd. Geo. T. a $ for chopping) in morn. got grist ready & in aft. Hi Geo. O. & Ted gathered sap it runs good to day. (in eve. Will & Ted went to Delhi to get some eggs for sitting. got 26 white leghorns cost 50 cts. Wm. Treffry came from Chicago this aft. he was here to tea after tea Wm. & Marianna went to Station for Wm. valises they drove Maud - Emma Pennington over to Duffs all to night (Emma H. at Norwich / Ma got dinner Marianna made over 4 caps for Ma) Martins at Hi's - & Mr. Sutton & wife & Mrs Nobbs at Geo. T APRIL FRIDAY 6 (96-269) 1900 got 26 white leghorns A dull morn. rained in aft. & eve. Pa home in morn. two Mr. McKnights & Donohue came about settling for Shaws farm Donohue pd. $2975 in notes & cash & Pa & Ma went to Delhi in aft. & Pa deposited part there, & will deposit some notes in Norwich Ma made affirmation before Whitsides as she was witness to the deed & as Pa is one of the Executors he cant prove it. Will choring Hi & Geo. O. in Bush gathering sap Ted also helped & chored Hi also boiled sap Geo. T. & wife visited at Mrs. Howell's (Wm. had dinner here) Mary Duff here in aft. Hi takes the cream down there all of the milk. to pack their butter. Will churned this morn. it whd. {blank} lbs. Hi had tea here. Job Church pd. Pa $35 int. for Wm Pettinger. Ed. Churchill got $125 of Mrs. Harris money she loans it to his father Marianna got a hen in morn. & Will got one in eve APRIL SATURDAY 7 (97-268) 1900 �A fine warm day no frost & no sap Pa home all day writing see his diary Will choring & went to Geo. Ts. to see his sick cow Tooley was there they fear she will not live Pa went in eve. to see how she was found her no better Hi in sugar bush all day & in eve. they brot. the syrup here. (Geo. O. drew a load of hard wood here in morn. & done chore's Ted split some wood here & at Hi's & boiled sap awhile Hi here to dinner (Ted here to dinner & tea. in aft. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Ott. they bot. a lamp for Alfred Moore & wife for wooden wedding present see 27th Feby. (Ma baked bread pies & got meals Marianna done the cleaning. Hi took all the cream down home to pack butter for summer. APRIL SUNDAY 8 (98-267) 1900 A nice day roads bad in places Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt & Marianna Miss Woodrow & Emma P - went in Hi's rig to Mt. only Will home (Emma H. is at Norwich) in aft. Wm came here to tea & eve. & after tea Mary Duff & Stella Tufford came for a while & then they all went to Wms home & he showed them pictures he had taken Charlie Fairchilds here to tea & eve. Ted & Charlie Pennington also here in eve Alma here to tea & the children had a sing together in kitchen in eve. APRIL MONDAY 9 (99-266) 1900 {illegible} this is our first syrup Hi did some home) (youngsters {at} Summerville A nice day but cold it is all froze up Pa home all day except he went to P.O. & took 3½ doz. eggs & got oat meal he also took letters to P. O. Will took milk to Summerville & after he Geo. O. & Ted drew manure east Geo. O. helped Marianna wash they got done before breakfast & after Marianna & Hi cleansed syrup about 11 gal. got done before dinner then Hi chored &c. in aft. P. Kirkley came to see Rodney horse as he is lame he thinks its a gravel in foot he was here to tea & (in eve. Hi, Lilly Marianna & Miss Woodrow & Wm. went to Summerville to Magic lantern & Will & Mary Duff to the same APRIL TUESDAY 10 (100-265) 1900 Assessor came) (Mrs. Harris Elsie & baby here A bright morn. cloudy & cool in aft. Pa home all day except he went to P. O. took 2 doz. @ 12 cts doz. eggs & got 2 qts pickles cost 25 cts. he also wrote letters. Boys drawing manure on east field for corn (& in aft. the Assessor came & Hi gave in their Assessment & Geo. Ts. to as he is not home he went to Delhi for Tooley to come & see his cow as she is very sick. in aft. Mrs. Harris & Elsie & baby came here to tea, & Marianna & Miss Woodrow went home with them & then they went over to Duffs to see their dressmaker's work (Miss Lavine) as �Marianna thinks of getting her to cut & fit her blk. serge Marianna ironed. Ma ironed small things & got dinner Gerty here all day / Ted here to dinner to day. APRIL WEDNESDAY 11 (101-264) 1900 A dull day & cool Pa went to Mo. Mt. Ma went with him & staid at Alice Motts (good wheeling) Pa & Ma were to Alice Motts to dinner & tea, & Moses Corless & wife there to. Emma Haight is there helping Alice Mott about moving. Will took milk to Summerville it whd. (2 days milk) 623 lbs. they seperated about 75 lbs. in 2 days for calves & he, Hi, Geo. O. & Ted drew manure in east field. (Hi also done the chores) in aft. Mr. Shaw came to see Pa about his fathers estate staid til Pa came home & Charlie & Luther Hussey also came Charlie Hussey wants his will written & deeds for his boys he & wife will come friday APRIL THURSDAY 12 (102-263) 1900 Miss Woodrow left) (Thos. Hill came on morn. train A dull day Pa in morn. went to Rush's (he lives on late Elias Motts farm) to meet Moses Corless as the fences need fixing (they are the Executors) Rush pd. $100 by check for the rent this is only part payment they were there to dinner Thos. Hill came on morn. train he will be here a few days for Easter holidays Will complaining has sore throat Hi, Geo. O. & Ted gathered sap & Hi boild some in aft. - (Marianna cut her blk. serge dress she bot. the 31st March & in eve. she went over to Duffs to get Miss Lavine to fit her, Miss Lavine is sewing for Mrs. Duff) Ma getting meals. Miss Woodrow left for home on aft. train to spend Easter she will return the 22nd. school opens 23rd. APRIL (Good Friday-Dominion) FRIDAY 13 (103-262) 1900 {illegible} quite a flurry of snow in morn & a dull day sap run a little Pa home all day. in aft. Charlie Hussey wife & son Luther came Charlie Hussey & wife are giving their boys deeds of their farms & Charlie had Pa write his will Will feels a little better done some chores Hi boiling sap all day (Thos. Hill went up in bush to, a while Geo. O. & Ted drew hay & straw from Forman barn & help'd gather sap &c. (in eve Pa met Emma Haight at station she has been up to Norwich to help Alice Mott move. Hi here to meals to day as he was in bush too far to go home. in eve. girls went to call on Lill & Kate Pa & Thos. Hill also went. �Hi & M. cleansed syrup Emma went to Brownsville APRIL SATURDAY 14 (104-261) 1900 Hi & {illegible) cleansed syrup) (Emma went to Brownsville A cool morn. Pa & Thos. Hill went to John Atkins & dined & after dinner Pa went to Catherine Motts & met Jno. Mott Thos. Hill staid to Jno. Atkins & Jno. Mott rode to Norwich with Pa, & Pa call'd to see Mary Ann Treffry who is quite ill, Marianna Harris is at her Mothers Will took Rodney horse to Ott. & got her shod he in morn got whey which he forgot yesterday (Hi help'd cleanse syrup for themselves & also help'd Marianna cleanse some here & he chored. Geo. O. & Ted spread manure on east field & chored. Emma Haight went on morn. train to Brownsville to visit Mrs. Gibson. Marianna done cleaning & Ma got meals & baked bread. (Geo. Kate & Ellwood went to Woodstock Geo. bot. suit for him & Ellwood, & Kate a dress a $ yd. Frank Baughs brother came to try & buy a horse he had his dinner & horse fed did not find a horse here APRIL Easter-SUNDAY 15 (105-260) 1900 A fine day Pa & Ma & Emma P. went to Mt. in pheaton & Hi & Marianna only went to S. S. he drove his rig & (Pete colt) & after dinner he took Lilly & Gerty to Ott. to see how Mrs. Albert Titus is. the baby staid here was very good (Emma Haight is at Brownsville) in eve. Marianna Emma P. & Pa went down to Hi's & Geo's he Geo. T. lost a cow this eve. she has been sick a good while. Geo. O. help'd skin her APRIL (Easter Monday-Dominion) MONDAY 16 (106-259) 1900 Emma Haight came) Got bll white sugar Brot. in buckets) (Thos. Hill came A dull day rained in eve. Pa home all day he raked in door yard Marianna raking door yard after she & Geo. O. got washing done they got done before breakfast Will choring in morn. & in aft. he went to Ott. & got 6 blls. salt at 90 cts. bll. & 1 bll. white sugar @ $4.95 a 100. Hi in bush all day & he Ted & Geo. O. brot. in all the buckets & spiles as we have got enough syrup for house use in aft. Pa went to Station & met Emma Haight she came from Brownsville & Thos. Hill came on eve. train he has been to visit Jno. Atkins. Marianna cleansed the skinnings in aft. APRIL TUESDAY 17 (107-258) 1900 �took potatoes to Ott.) (Began cleaning house) last syrup brot. down. A dull morn. & rainy aft. Pa home except in aft. he took Thos. Hill to Station he went home Wm. Parson came to see Pa about Gilletts bus. wants it closed up as heirs are of age & Mr. & Mrs. Dunn calld to sign Mort. but Pa was not ready for them so they will come again Will took 30 bus. of potatoes @ 35 cts. bus. to Ott. sold to Clark for bll. white sugar cost $14.95 bot. yes. he pd. cash by check $3.95 & Will got Mike shod he bot. 2 dippers large one & qt. one & got copper dipper handle put on copper dipper Hi boiling sap all day he got very wet, so did Will. Hi brot. syrup down this is the last for this spring Geo. O. help'd bag potatoes & chored Ted doing different things Mrs. Stringham came in morn. to help clean house she & Marianna cleaning front up stairs she has {illegible} a day Emma ironed Ma mended Geo. O's straw {illegible} put a new top on it & Geo. O. fill'd it. Ma done dishes &c. APRIL WEDNESDAY 18 (108-257) 1900 Cleaned kitchen & pantry A dull morn. & warm Pa home most of day he, in eve. went to Byron Moore's to get his int. due two mo's he pd. Pa, Will doing chores Geo. O. & Ted drawing rails to fix fence down south, Hi got the whey done chores & help'd Lill cleanse syrup the last it is very dark. in eve. Geo. O. took 9 doz eggs at 10 cts. doz to S. Innis & got due bill 90 cts. (Marianna whitened the kitchen ceiling & Mrs Stringham cleaned the paint Marianna cleaned & papered the flour bin Mrs. S. also blacked kitchen stove she brot. her little boy with her Emma & Ma got meals & Emma help'd clean to Ma did not feel well had to lay a while Mrs Stringham & Marianna also cleaned pantry Mary Duff here in eve APRIL THURSDAY 19 (109-250) 1900 cleaned spare room & parlor) Ma bot wall. paper at Hills Ott. A nice day Pa home in morn. & in aft. he went to Norwich Bank see his diary he call'd to see Mary Ann Treffry who is very poorly Agusta Marshall & her daughter Janette were there also Marianna Harris - in morn. Will took Ma to Ott. to (get paper for Pa's bed room & ceiling of the dining room Ma pd. $2.23 for it out of board money got back by 10 A. M. / after Will (done chores (in morn. Geo. O. & Ted got a load of hay from Forman barn & in aft. Hi & Geo. O. worked on the roads Albert Snyder used road scraper had Geo. T.'s team & ours & 2 others Ted raking door yard for Lill in aft. Marianna & Mrs. Stringham cleaned spare room & parlor took up both carpets cleaned stove washed lace curtains &c. Emma help'd clean stove put carpets down &c. Mrs. S. has headache has ironed curtains got meals &c. in eve. Wm. Sherwood here about chattle Mortgage. �APRIL FRIDAY 20 (110-255) 1900 Mrs Harris here.) (Will got 4 bags flour 1 left at Hi's he got shorts to A nice day Pa home in morn. H. Sutton & son came for box elder trees they were here to dinner. in eve Pa went to Station & met Marianna Harris she was here all night. Hi & Geo. O. working on the roads with road machine Will help'd in morn. a while & in aft. Will went to Delhi he got 4 bags flour & 900 lbs shorts he left a bag at Hi's (in aft. morn. they had road machine on our lane Hi plough'd nr. his house for early potatoes in aft. Will drove r. machine Marianna & Mrs. Stringham cleaned the celler & passage also whitewashed it Ma & Emma done house work & Emma churned (in aft Emma sugared off made some little cakes. & taffy. APRIL MONDAY 23 (113-252) 1900 Pa & Ma at Woodstock) A very foggy morn. cleared up at noon Pa & Ma went to Woodstock Pa went to see about letting a loan & he took bags for corn to Smouce he found it all right at register office so lent him $100. of Mrs. Hele's money to be applied on his Mortgage Pa bot. Ma a good dress mixed brown goods at $ a yd. she got 6 yds & linings (Pa bot. a summer over coat it cost $10) Ma bot 2 blue shirts for Will, towels, table cloths curtains & shoes & rubbers for Gerty also pr. for herself &c. Boys sowed clover seed on North field & rolled &c. &c. Ted help'd wash & he churned in morn to. Geo. O. at W. Fairchilds all night again (in aft. Lill took Elsie & {illegible} to Ott. she left her both babies here APRIL TUESDAY 24 (114-251) 1900 papered dining room ceiling) (Janette Marshall (that was) came A very nice day Pa home all day writing Mort. for Dunn & one for Smouce on loans Boys working on Anderson place cultivating dragging & rolling. Will doing chores &c. in aft. Frank Hussey came & pd. Pa for his deed Luther owes for his yet in morn. Wm help'd Marianna paper dining room ceiling; (here to dinner) sides did not need it. (Ted here to dinner & tea) They put same paper on ceiling as sides. (Mrs. Stringham here helping clean house) (in aft. Janette Marshall (that was) came she left on aft. train to go to Norwich to see Mary Ann who is ill. Pa walked down to Station with her Emma ironed Ma seeing to meals &c. in eve. Ma pd. Mrs. Stringham 50 cts Geo. O. at Fairchilds all night again. Lill & her babies came for a while APRIL WEDNESDAY 25 (115-250) 1900 �papered Pa's bed room) A lovely day Pa home all day he wrote letters & finished writing a long Mortgage from Dunn to P. Kirkley Boys working on Anderson place Will done chores &c. Emma Marianna & Mrs. Stringham papering & cleaning Pa's bed room Mrs. Stringham left this eve. Ma pd. her all up to go to Mrs. Mason's Ma getting meals &c. Wm. help'd paper the ceiling of Pa's bed room Marianna help'd him APRIL THURSDAY 26 (116-249) 1900 put dining carpet down) (first drilling a few oats north house & east of hog pen Another lovely day Pa home all day he wrote on Shaws estate bus - Will done chores & he went to Bookton to McIllworth & got check of $50. Hi (he went on his wheel) Hi, Geo. O. & Ted working on Anderson place Hi cultivated & drilled in some oats east hog pen Marianna & Emma put dining room carpet down put curtains up in parlor dining & bed room & straightened things up in general. up stairs is to straighten yet & sweep. (Ma made some pumkin pies) (pumkin Kate gave me) & Emma Hi & Miss Woodrow took one over to Ett. as she a while ago sent one here Ma got dinner & washed dishes - in eve. Lill & babies came. Emma Hi & Miss Woodrow went to S. Innis took due bills & got oatmeal sugar for cake &c. &c. APRIL FRIDAY 27 (117-248) 1900 Emma helping paper at Hi's) (milk whd. 851 lbs) Hi drilling in oats. Another lovely day Pa in morn. went to Ott. to pay Fish as undertaker of Mr. Shaw & calld on Wm. Parson for him to sign check for Miss Gillett & in aft. he went to Delhi to pay claims on Shaw's estate Will took milk to factory it whd. 851 lbs. & he chored. Hi drilled in oats on Anderson & up North Geo. O. bagged up some oats cleaned some clover seed & took a load of oats to Quances to get chopped he will have to go again for chop Ted churned 2 churnings in all 26 lbs. & Marianna packed it for Summer use Ted also doing different things. Emma H. went to Hi's to help paper their dining room Wm also help'd Emma P. also went to take care of Lills baby Elsie (Gerty here all day Marianna swept up both stairs & put lace curtains up in big room, Ma getting meals (Pa brot. a bag of {coarse} flour from Quances for calves APRIL SATURDAY 28 (118-247) 1900 (had asparagus for dinner first time) Pa planted early potatoes) (opened Bll. w. sugar. �Another lovely day Pa home all day he was working in the garden planted some early potatoes & put in gooseberries & raspberries which came to day from Bruce at Hamilton he also ordered 100 roots of asparagus from them they only sent 1 doz. he pd. a $ he will write about it Will took the milk to Summerville it whd. 432 & done chores Hi finished drilling in oats in corn field, in all 20 acres including on Anderson place Geo. O. & Ted working on the ground for seeding (Ma cleaned the shop out it was very dirty Emma Pennington help'd her) girls done the cleaning for sat. (in eve. Mary Duff call'd (Opened bll. white sugar Hi got 2 qts pail full one Miss Woodrow takes her dinner to school in, in stormy times) APRIL SUNDAY 29 (119-246) 1900 A fine day Pa & Ma attended Mrs. {K? illegible} funeral {illegible} at the house & Hi, Marianna & Miss Woodrow also Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. & Emma Haight & Lilly & baby Elsie went to see James Wood who is ill they were here to tea also Hi, Ted Wm & Alma Pennington here to tea to. APRIL MONDAY 30 (120-245) 1900 Will went to Delhi to mill) (milk whd. 887 lbs dull & cloudy in morn. Pa working in garden in morn. & in aft. he took Maud & got her shod at Howey's Ott. Will took the milk to {illegible} it whd. 887 lbs. & then he went to Delhi & got the chop. & 850 lbs shorts he pd. for shorts $8.11 & for the chopping oats included Hi cultivating for oats Geo. O. same Ted help'd Marianna wash after breakfast & he done chores. & spread manure in aft. Marianna cleared the lumber room out & is going to clean the back up stairs Emma & Ma doing the house work Ma made wash towels & tablecloth {illegible} tea Emma H. & Miss Woodrow took {illegible} eggs to S. Innis & pd. up our bill got broom {illegible} Lill also went to store took 8 doz. eggs {illegible} children here MAY TUESDAY 1 (121-244) 1900 Wm. & Ma went to Norwich) (M. cleaned back up stairs) A fine day Pa home all day he was making up {illegible} for Shaws estate. O'Brien drew the milk for first this morn. Will drawing brush that {Lu Motts} cut from apple trees & burning it Ted help'd Hi & Geo. O. cultivating on oat ground north of house, after an early dinner Wm. & Ma drove to Norwich with Maud & pheaton they call'd to see Mary Ann who keeps very poorly also saw Agusta Marshall there, they took tea at Alice Motts. Ma bot. stuff for Ted 2 shirts & lining at Hulet's also stuff for Will cottonade 2 pr pants & lining Marianna cleaned �back up stairs & papered B. house Emma ironed &c. Mrs. Duff & Mary call'd in eve. & Lill & babies to. MAY WEDNESDAY 2 (122-243) 1900 washed buckets in morn.) (washed rugs this aft. A fine day Pa wrote {illegible} morn. & in aft. he & Emma H. washed the pheatons little buggy & democrat. Will done chores (Hi drilled in oats on Anderson place Geo. O. dragging Ted helped about buckets in morn. he knocked them apart & Emma & Marianna washed them & Ted cleaned the chips out of woodshed. after dinner he spread manure nr. House's. in aft. Marianna began cleaning Pa's office did not finish it Mr. Barber (minister) call'd in aft. Ma getting meals &c. also she cut 2 blue striped shirts for Ted in eve. Kate calld & brot. some multiplier onions to plant Pa sent Alice Mott a check of $20. this aft. MAY THURSDAY 3 (123-242) 1900 hard frost to night froze water in wash hut. A {illegible} cool day in morn. Mrs {illegible} came & got check of $100 left to her by her father (Mr Innes & her son got $10 for some work & then Pa went to Per. Mt. in aft. Pa writing Will chored in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi to get some pease from canning factory (pd. $1.50 for ½ bus) $3. bus. Hi & Geo. O. working in the gardens planting potatoes dragging &c. Ted rolling he has sore hand cut it & took cold he will poultice it to night he cant milk (in aft. Ma Lilly & Emma P. went to Ott. (Emma P. birth day 9 yrs. old) Lilly drove Ma bot. Emma P. a pr. shoes cost $1.50 & left her old ones there to be mended (Ma bot. stuff for Pa white shirts Pa pd for it) Hi & family here to tea Lilly left the children here they were good. (in eve. Pa went to Mrs Hamiltons to give Miss Shaw her check $12 & odd for residue of households MAY FRIDAY 4 (124-241) 1900 Another hard frost. (Arbor day) A dull day & snow flurries in aft. it is real cold Pa wrote to Herbert Nicholson & in aft. he went to Mrs. N. Tapley's to give her $35. that Herbert Nicholson allowed her. snowed hard while he drove there after he left home WIll & Hi drove to Ott. to T. Penningtons Mill to see about sawing their logs they bot. a horse collar 19 inch one for Geo. O's colt (a man came name |Saunders| from Burford dealer in stock he is stock importer (he was found to be a fraud) just came from England (he said) Will & Hi went around farm with him he was here to dinner. Geo. O. doing chores. Ted rolling on Anderson place his hand is swell'd & painful. Ma sewed �on Ted's pants & shirts Marianna fixing her things made a lace front &c. Emma doing different things. it is Arbor day little Emma home all day teacher gave ½ holiday. MAY SATURDAY 5 (125-240) 1900 Another {illegible} Pa home all day he sent a letter to Herbert Nicholson Eng. in morn. & in aft. Drake came & brot. some currants & raspberries & Pa planted them, also put in some multiplier onions. Will Hi & Geo. O. fixing line fence south between us & Penningtons going to have a wire fence. Ted rolling right after dinner Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Norwich they took tea at Alice Motts & did not get home until 9. Marianna & Miss Woodrow bot. a new pr. shoes Emma H. bot. a waist MAY SUNDAY 6 (126-239) 1900 (froze the ground last night) A cool fine day Pa & Ma went to {illegible} Emma H. Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went {illegible} Mrs. {illegible} home & kept house (in aft. Hi, Lilly, Gerty, Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Ott. Babptist church all here to tea - in aft. (Geo. Sherwood came & staid a while, Ma took care of Lilly's baby Elsie while they went to Church she was pretty good MAY MONDAY 7 (127-238) 1900 A fine {cool} day Pa working in garden in morn. in aft. {rested} a while & Wm. Shaw came & Pa pd. him his legacy from his fathers estate note he got to $6.30 with notes & check amounting to $471.39 cts & he signed release for Pa & his heirs Will Hi & Geo. O. cutting fence posts in down South between us & Penningtons they intend putting a wire fence there, Ted after breakfast help'd Marianna wash & after he done the chores. after washing Marianna sewed on her blk. serge dress, Ma making Ted's blue striped shirts after tea Ma call'd at Hi's & Geo's. Ma took Gerty home she was here most of day & was very good MAY TUESDAY 8 (128-237) 1900 Geo. O. at J. Nolds all day. A warm cloudy day {illegible} very hard in eve. Pa home in morn. he wrote to Edwin Harris answering his letter about {starting?} {illegible} & in aft. he went to Delhi Bank to see if Wm. Shaw had been there as there was $6.30 due Pa from him Pa left acct. with Banker. (a mistake Pa made yes.) Will & Hi were down South fixing wire fence did not do much as Wm. �{Arthur} came there wanting the boys to buy the strip of land of them next C.S.R & next their land they did not decide Geo. O at Jno. Nolds all day fixing their barn to raise for stables under. (Hi there to in aft. Will & Ted fixing fence) in aft & choring Marianna as yesterday Emma H. & Ma done house work ironed &c. {Repeat of PDF 63} {Repeat of PDF 64} MAY WEDNESDAY 9 (129-236) 1900 Emma at Mo. Mt.) A {illegible} windy day Pa went to Woodstock to see Ball of {illegible} crossing on M. C. R. for Arthurs & he gave Jane Kingsford $22 int. from {Conform?} (Emma went to Mo. Mt. Wm. rode to Norwich with her to get his coat fitted they both dined at Alice Motts home for tea. Will, Hi & Ted fixing fence as yes. Geo. O. spread manure, Marianna finished her blk. serge dress, & tried little Emma's summer dresses on, found them got too small so is going to alter them (Ma done house work) Lill call'd in aft left her children here while she went to Hawtrey & she got 50 eggs up in North barn MAY THURSDAY 10 (130-235) 1900 (Ett. & Mrs. Shultz here A cool day Pa home all day he rewrote Mr. Mc{illegible}'s will in aft. {illegible} writing in morn. Will Hi & {illegible} down south {illegible} & done chores, in aft. Ett Fairchilds & Mrs. Shultz here to tea, Wm also here to tea Ted here to {illegible} Charlie & Milton Fairchilds Mary Duff call'd in morn. a while Ma bot. doz. pick. herring cost 30 cts. MAY FRIDAY 11 (131-234) 1900 A dull rainy day Pa in morn. went to P.O. & calld on Young about Lings payment & in aft. he planted asparagus he got from Bruce & Co. Will Geo. O. & Ted pulling out apple tree roots in morn. Mike kicked hard instead of pulling did not like his mate his shoulder to, was sore, Mary is lame has a swell'd leg got sprained. Hi cleaned hog pen & fed them in aft. Geo. O. & Ted got load of hay from Forman barn, Will & Hi making out orders for wire fence from Welland & Will took it to P. O. on his wheel. Marianna has head ache she made a blk. watered petticoat for Emma Haight Ma finished Teds pants &c. Emma doing house work & in �eve. she & Miss Woodrow went to Hawtrey with eggs got oatmeal soap &c. had fresh herrings for dinner MAY SATURDAY 12 (132-233) 1900 (Mrs. Clark came) A fine day Pa home all day he cleaned out B. houses & sett up leash for Ma Will went to Quances for shorts he got Hi & Geo. O. began ploughing in east field for corn Ted done chores & Hi tried to learn him to plow Marianna sewing all day fixing Emma Haights light best dress altered the skirt & sleeves, Ma & Emma H. done house work. in eve. Emma H. took rig to Station & met Mrs. Clark from England she will stay awhile here Mary Duff came in eve. MAY SUNDAY 13 (133-232) 1900 Elmer Lossing here A fine warm day Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi, Emma H. Marianna Mrs. Clark Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. (& in aft. Will Emma H. Marianna Mrs. Harris & Lilly & babe Ma had Gerty went to Summerville Mt. Mr. Barber preached & Elmer Lossing came in aft. here to tea Wm. also here to tea & in eve. Hi Lill & children & Mrs. Harris here, also Mr. & Mrs. Duff & daughter, Wm. Treffry & Charlie Fairchild all here in eve. Mary Duff played on organ & they sang hymns Geo. T has lame back cld. not go to Mt. to day MAY MONDAY 14 (134-231) 1900 (Ma & Wm. Clark at Hi's also Pa & Wm. A very warm day them. 81/0 Pa went to Dunns, & Smouces he went to get Smouce & wife to sign Mort. his wife refused at first but did at last. Will & Hi fixing Silo's as they were falling to peices, Geo. O. & Ted ploughing in east field. Teds horses ran away in aft. so Hi ploughed rest of day Pa cut grass in aft. & in aft. Ma & Mrs. Clark went to Hi's to tea also Pa & Wm. Wm. & Mrs. Clarks were fixing their photo's Wm. & Mrs. Clark took them in aft. Mrs. Harris went to Ott. in aft. her father came for her. (Geo. T. very poorly with lame back cant hardly move, on bed all day. MAY TUESDAY 15 (135-230) 1900 (Ma and Mrs. Clark at Duffs A dull day & rained hard after dinner thundered & lighting Pa drove to Norwich to Bank got home at 1 just before storm (see Pa's Diary) Will & Hi fixed wind Mill up top lane in morn. & �in aft. Will fixed fence on Purtel place & Hi Geo. O. & Ted ploughing & draggin on East field in aft. Will took Ma & Mrs. Clark over to Duffs Pa & Wm. there to tea & in eve Will went for them & he drove them to Purtel place to get his coat which he left there to day. in aft. Marianna & Emma P. went to Ott. to get print dresses for Alma P. & Emma P. & white for Emma P. to (Geo. T. very poorly with lame back he had Dr. Wells this morn Geo. T. gave Marianna $5 in check for Alma & Emma P. clothes & pd. for Emma Ps shoes to Ma got 24 lbs shoulder from Duff at 8 cts we owe them $1-9. MAY WEDNESDAY 16 (136-229) 1900 Ma Mrs. C. & Emma went up North) A fine day Pa home all day Jack Hillier came for Pa to write his will Jack was here to dinner Boys except Will he chored their best calf died to day thro. feeding it drank too greedy & bloated all up. (in morn. (Ma, Mrs. Clark, & Emma Haight went to Bishops for dinner & tea & went to John Atkins & staid there all night.) Marianna making Emma P. blac cotton dress & making her a white one to. Emma H. went to Bank in Norwich & got Pa's check accepted & sent it by morn mail to him for H. Shaw & we went on to Bishops MAY SATURDAY 19 (139-226) 1900 A fine cool day Pa & Emma Pennington went to Delhi Pa went to Dr. Wells for medecine for Geo. T. he is better, & Pa took cheese check for Geo. T. to Bank & Emma P. put her money of $3 she had in her little iron bank in Delhi Bank (all Boys drawing & spreading manure down in South-east corner field next to Houses Emma & Marianna doing house work & cleaning (Ma feeling poorly she was making Will a pr. cottonade pants after tea Marianna drove Mrs. Clark to call on Janette Beecraft old Mrs. Innis & Mrs. Warren Sherwood, (in morn. Mrs. Clark went down to Wms to get lessons on kodak taking & in aft. he came here & they took snap shots MAY SUNDAY 20 (140-225) 1900 A fine day Pa & Mrs. Clark went in pheaton to Mt. & Will, Emma H. Marianna, Miss Woodrow, Ted Marriage & Emma Pennington went in democrat to Mt. Ma not feeling very well so staid home & got dinner ready. after dinner Hi, wife & baby Elsie attended James Woods funeral, in Methodist Church on 10th Con. nr. Derham line. Gerty here this aft. & all night she is very good. Wm. here in eve. Geo. T. better able to sit up in dining room. MAY MONDAY 21 (141-224) 1900 �Will took 15 hogs to Delhi & brot 5 home pd. $5.60. 100 (Ma & Mrs. Clark at Sherwoods A fine cool day Pa went to McKnights to pay them as Executors to Shaw Estate Will took 15 pigs to Delhi they whd. 2550 lbs @ $5.70 a cwt. Will pd. Emma Haight $105 they borrowed $100 & there is $5 int. they gave their note for same rest Boys drawing manure from Forman Barn on south east field next Houses (in aft. Emma Haight took Ma & Mrs. Clark to Warren Sherwoods for tea & Pa & Wm. also there to tea. & Mr. Sabine & son there to tea to. Will bot. 5 store pigs from Stiycker pd. $5.60 a 100. MAY TUESDAY 22 (142-223) 1900 (Ma & Wm. Clark at Geo's A fine cool day Pa went to see Miss Shaw to give her explanation about her due & he got Maud shoe sett. home to dinner. Boys as yesterday getting corn ground ready. in aft. Pa working in garden (in aft. Ma & Mrs. Clark went to Geo's to tea Mrs. Harris there to after tea Emma H. & Marianna went to Delhi & Pa gave them money for a croquet sett they gave $1.25 for it also brot. dish pan it has new bottom cost 20 cts. & box buscuits cost 25 cts MAY FRIDAY 25 (145-220) 1900 Alice & Carrie left also Miss Rorke) girls at S. S. Con. (Thos. Hill left. Ellis Dildine call'd, A fine day Pa home all day except he walked with Thos. Hill to M.C.R. Station & Thos. Hill left for home. (in morn. Emma H. & Marianna went to S.S. Con. held in Springford they dined at Williams home for tea.) Boys working on corn ground did not drill in any to day. Alice & Carrie Mott also Miss Rorke left for Norwich on morn. train. Emma H. walked down with them to Station. Mrs. Clark went with them to & after she went to get ferns wanted maiden hair ones Miss Woodrow left on aft. train for home will return Sun. (in eve. (Ellis Tildine) came staid until after 9. he came to see his sister who is very ill in Hamilton he came from St. Pauls Minn. MAY SATURDAY 26 (146-219) 1900 A fine day Pa in morn. went to Delhi to Bank & he bot. a watering pot for himself pd. 50 cts. for it. home to dinner in aft. he rested & worked in garden. Boys as yesterday working on corn ground. Ted sprouting potatoes &c. in morn. Mrs. Clark went down to Wm. & he help'd her take Kodaks of Geo. T.s & Hi's house she went down in aft. also.) Marianna made a white waist for herself. (no more company to day) MAY SUNDAY 27 (147-218) 1900 �A cloudy day & rained in morn. Pa & Mrs. Clark went in pheaton to Mt. They went early so as to visit the burying ground as. Mrs Clark wants to have tomb stones on her nephew graves (Will, Ma, Marianna & Emma Pennington went in democrat to Mt. Miss Woodrow returned with them as it rained only 25 to S.S. Emma H. staid home in morn & in aft. Hi, Lill, Gerty Emma H. Marianna Mrs. Harris & Miss Woodrow went to Summerville M. Mt. Wm. & Gerty here to tea, Ma took care of baby Elsie while they were gone to Mt. & in eve. Geo. Kate & Alma came also Hi Lill & children & Mrs. Harris came to see Mrs. Clark as she leaves in morn. (will sail the 9th of June for England.) MAY MONDAY 28 (148-217) 1900 Hi got chop) Eclipse of Sun. (Mrs. Clark left A cloudy day & rained Pa home all day working in garden & rested in aft. he took Mrs. Clark to Station in morn. Marianna & Miss Woodrow also went to see her off Will & Geo. O. ploughing for corn north of house (Hi went to Delhi for chop he got 1248 lbs shorts @ $18 a ton Hi pd. for it Ted help'd Emma H. wash & he washed milk cans & Hi's buggy. Marianna nearly cut & nearly & finished Emma H.'s light print wrapper Ma & Emma H. doing house work (we had lettuce for dinner first time MAY TUESDAY 29 (149-216) 1900 girls took crock to Mrs. Nold to fill with butter) (girls at S.S. Con. at Bookton Another cloudy day Pa home all day he worked in garden planted Stowells ever green corn, beans, radishes & lettuce. Boys working on corn ground north & east of house, Hi & Ted hoed potatoes & several other things (I dont know what) Marianna sewing on Emma H. shirt waist blue striped one in morn. (& after dinner Emma & Marianna went to S.S. Con. held in Presbyterian Church, Bookton there was a full house Ma & Emma ironed & done house work (in eve. Marianna & Miss Woodrow took crock to Mrs. Jno. Nold for her to fill with butter crock whd. 18 lbs without the lid MAY WEDNESDAY 30 (150-215) 1900 Ma made a caldron full of soap) (Marianna as yes. &c. sewing A warm cloudy day Pa in his office most of day he wrote to Howard Nicholson & Jno. Mott & looked over Bank accts. was in garden a little while Hi planted melon seeds in our garden fed pigs &c. &c. Will. & Geo. O. working on corn ground as yes. Ted hoed the strawberries washed cans &c. Ma made a caldron full of soap in morn. & done other things. Emma finished ironing & tidied up the celler (Marianna sewing at Geo. T.s making Kates best dress �has to make Alma's & waists for Kate Wm. poorly with pain in back (Boys has the fields ready for planting) they have planted field next House's next road planted it the 24th. MAY THURSDAY 31 (151-214) 1900 Will drilling in corn in east & north fields) (Pa & Ma at M. Corless A cloudy day Pa & Ma went to Norwich for Alice Mott & they 3 went to Moses Corless's to dinner home to tea they also call'd at Bert Walkers to see their new baby Boys except Hi, working on corn ground Will drilling in corn in east & north fields Hi cleaned out our strawberries & doing other things to, Ted dragging corn ground. in eve. Miss Woodrow & Emma H. went over to Duffs & got a setting of guinea eggs. (Marianna sewing at Geo's all day. (Wm. Treffry real poorly has bad pains in back and sides.) (there was great rejoicing all over to day on acct. of the British victory over the Boers the news came this morn. that they have Petoria) so hope the war will cease. JUNE FRIDAY 1 (151-213) 1900 A rainy day Pa home all day he pruned peach trees & mowed a little grass when not raining. Boys not doing much they got load of hay from barn top of lane, Geo. T. went to Norwich for seed corn cld. not get right kind. Will & Hi got seed corn from Woodstock but let Geo. T. & Kent also J. Atkins have & made themselves come short so now have to send to Hamilton for it which will make it late I fear. in aft. Hi went to Ott. & telephoned to Hamilton about it & sent an order for 6 bus. (by letter) (Marianna as yes.) (Wm. Treffry feeling very poorly has pains in back & sides is taking medecine from Dr. Wells he has not been able to sleep much with the pains for 4 nights, he says. JUNE SATURDAY 2 (153-212) 1900 Hi & Ted at Addisons barn raising) (Pa took Wm. to Dr. Brighter in morn, cloudy & windy in aft. Pa home in morn. Joe Kelly came in morn. to see about his brother E. Kelly's will as his brother wished him to do so as he felt uncertain how he had it written & Pa cut grass on lawn did not finish it he also planted 35 cabbage plants got from Hi. (right after dinner Pa took Wm. down to Delhi to see Dr. Wells as he is very poorly with pains in back & sides Dr. gave him medecine he cant sleep nights with pains in morn. Will, Hi & Geo. O ploughing for corn in 2nd field North, Ted doing odd things in morn. in aft. Hi & Ted went to Peter Addisons big barn raising. Emma H. & Lill & Gerty went to Ott. in aft. to trade Em took 8 doz eggs @ 11 cts. doz Lill also took a lot Em had sick head ache �in morn. & last night so Marianna did not sew at Kates to day. Ma emptied soap & put soap in Lills tub but it leaks so did not put much in it. Ma baked &c. M. cleaned up for Sat. JUNE SUNDAY 3 (154-211) 1900 A fine cool day Pa & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Will Emma H. Marianna, & Miss Woodrow went in democrat to Mt. Ma staid home & got dinner. Gerty & Roy Churchill here to dinner, after tea Pa & Ma went down to see how Wm. is, he feels better still has a pain in his side JUNE MONDAY 4 (155-210) 1900 A lovely day Pa took Wm. to Delhi to see the Dr. he gave him medecine he feels better, & he took his Kodak & took two snap shots on their way home Will got word from Bruce (Hamilton) saying he had not the corn they sent for so Boys are going to put in what Geo. T. got for them at Norwich on the 1st inst. they have to drag ground all over as rain has packed it they are busy getting ground ready to day Ted is sprouting potatoes at Hi's (Marianna & Ted done washing done before breakfast & after Marianna went to Geo's to sew for Kate & Alma. Ma & Emma H. doing house work, after tea Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went down to call on Wm., Kate & Lill JUNE TUESDAY 5 (156-209) 1900 (finished drilling corn A very warm day Pa home all day he was pruning trees in back yard & mowing (& rested in aft.) Boys getting corn ground ready & they finished drilling corn in North fields it was very hot up there in aft. nearly overcome Will he had to lie down in shade a while. (Ted sprouted potatoes & cut 4 blls. down at Hi's ready to plant for winter use. (Marianna sewing for Kate all day in eve. she cut Wm.s lawn for him as he is very poorly he is a little better to day) Emma H. ironed Ma getting dinner & washed dishes &c. (in aft. Ma cut two white shirts for Pa. in eve. Ma & Emma P. went down to see how Wm. is, found him a little better JUNE WEDNESDAY 6 (157-208) 1900 Bell Connolly came in eve.) A cloudy day Pa home all day trimming & piling brush & cut some grass around house & he rested in aft. Will went to Ott. got Mary shod & he took 6½ @ 11 cts doz doz. eggs to Smiley's & got buscuits & Oatmeal & 2 spools. Boys getting potato ground ready they �planted some Wm. still keeps very poorly has no appetite Marianna sewing for Kate or Alma all day & Kate pd. her all up in eve. Bell Connolly came no one met her as her card did not come to tell us Emma H. & Ma doing the house work JUNE THURSDAY 7 (158-207) 1900 Em took Wm. to Dr.) (finished planting potatoes for winter Another dull day & rained in eve. Pa went to Per. Mt. rested in aft. Boys planted potatoes for winter use & finished them. right after dinner Emma H. drove Wm. to Delhi to see Dr. Wells Dr. said he has the shingles gave him salve to apply on. in aft. Lilly, baby Elsie, & Bell Connolly drove to Ott. to visit Albert Titus's & Mrs. Harris, the latter is at her Father's Gerty here all day & night. Mrs. Howell & Clara came to Geo's & Clara came here to dinner left at 4. Smiley (rag pedlar) came Ma got vessel cost 35 cts. pd. in rags & eggs JUNE FRIDAY 8 (159-206) 1900 Emma H. & Bell at Delhi) (Wm. came here A lovely day every-thing looks lovely Pa busy trimming trees & burning the brush & Pa rested in aft. to (Boys began road work to day) in morn. Pa went down for Wm. as he is very poorly cant walk so far, he did not scarce sleep any last night, so will stay here a while he staid here all night. in aft. Emma H. & Bell Connolly went to Delhi to see the Dr. for Wm. & they got strawberries at 12½ ct qt. & fancy buscuits for Wm. Dr. will come in morn. to see him JUNE SATURDAY 9 (160-205) 1900 girls at Miss Ms.) Dr. here to see Wm. (finished road work A lovely day Pa home all day he worked all day without resting cut grass, weeds & he & Will put up two swings in walnut trees for children. Will fixing wire fence in lane. Hi cultivating corn. Geo. O. & Ted finished road work at noon Geo. O. went for whey in aft. & dragged some. Ted rolled in aft. in east field (Wm. feels better Dr. Wells came to visit him he says he is doing nicely now, his wife & baby also came for the drive) in aft. Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Miss. Mt. at Hedricks (Bell Connolly went to Hi's to tea Ma went for her after tea. Geo. T. has a very sick cow he thinks she will die sure girls & Mary Duff played croquet in eve also Will. JUNE SUNDAY 10 (161-204) 1900 we had strawberries for tea first time �A lovely day Pa & Bell went to Ott. before Mt. Bell wanted to see Melly Tisdale to ask her to go to Simcoe to morrow with her & Will, Ma, Marianna, Miss Woodrow, & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. Ma rode back with Pa Emma H. staid home & got dinner Charles & Edd. Pennington were here to dinner & Thos. Pennington came in aft to see how Wm. was. (in aft. Will, Emma H. Marianna, Bell Connolly Mrs. Harris & Lill & baby all went to Summerville M. Mt. (Gerty here) - in eve. Emma H. Marianna, Bell & Miss Woodrow went to Duffs to spend the eve. (Alma & Emma P. picked enough strawberries for our tea for all of us this is our first picking this yr. JUNE MONDAY 22 (162-203) 1900 (Hi & Lill at Norwich A cool day Pa home all day he cultivated the early potatoes & planted a pail full of potatoes in garden. Will in morn. fixing wire fence in lane & in aft. he cultivated corn in east field Hi cultivated corn in morn. & (in aft. he took Lill to Norwich to get her teeth fill'd (Gerty here all day) Geo. O. cultivating corn all day Ted help'd Marianna wash & after, rolling corn ground, & got whey. Wm. had poor night last night he feels little better to day Hugh Connolly sent him 6 boxes of strawberries from Windsor Bell Connolly went to Simcoe on eve. train to visit her Uncle Walker Tisdale back here wed. (Geo. T's. holstein cow died of lung fever) Ma & Emma H. doing house work Marianna making Emma Hs blue striped shirt waist. JUNE TUESDAY 12 (163-202) 1900 Will ordered suit) A lovely day Pa home all day he is not feeling very well. Wm. still very poorly. in aft. Emma & Marianna went to Delhi they got medecine for Wm. from Dr. & Emma H. bot. a hat trimmed. & in (aft. Will & Ma went to Ott. bot. stuff of worsted for Will a suit & he got Cless. Harris to make it for him it will cost $15.50 Will also got Nell shod at Howey's in morn. Will & Geo. O. cultivating corn in morn (Hi & Ted went to Paul Lapiers for cutting box & after they hoed Hi's garden (girls after tea picked 6 baskets of strawberries in pear orchard Emma H. & Marianna ironed Ma got dinner JUNE WEDNESDAY 13 (164-201) 1900 Will & Geo. T. at Tilsonburg) (Geo. O. ploughed for his brother A warm day & cloudy in aft. rain in eve. Pa went to Mo. Mt. he dined at Alice Motts Moses Corless & wife there to. (Will got early dinner & he went to Tilsonburg with Geo. T. he bot. yearling Bull from Tilson cost $30. is to go for him friday Hi & Ted planted some potatoes in �corn field &c. Geo. O. ploughing on his brothers place all day - in aft. Lilly & baby came she went to meet Bell Connolly on the 4 train she came from Simcoe she went the 11th (Gerty here all day) (Emma H. had head ache had to lay by) (Marianna made her blk. merino skirt Emma gave her we all had a big mess of strawberries for tea Ma busy about house work & washed Wills cottonade pants also shirt & vest that he wore in pig pen this morn. Wm. has had a very poor day little appetite & in pain it wears on him. Mrs. Duff calld to see Wm. in aft. JUNE THURSDAY 14 (165-200) 1900 Alma Dale came) (Pa in eve. took Bell to Ott. A lovely day Pa home except after tea he took Bell Connolly to Ott. in morn. he planted 52 tomato plants out & over 100 cabbage plants. in morn Will went to Delhi for irons for waggon box & got money out of bank for pigs he bot. 7 pigs of Geo. T. they whd. 307 lbs is to pay $18.95 cts Geo. T. got 6. whd 304 lbs larger pigs. he bot. 13 from Italian & sold the 7 to Will. Hi & Ted hoed in his Hi's garden in morn & in aft. he took 4 bus. potatoes of his to Ott. got 35 cts. bus. Geo. O. cultivated corn. Wm. still very poorly (Dr. came in aft. left medicine he had poor night again & has poor appetite. (Alma Dale came in eve. Marianna met her) Ma & Bell at Geo's to tea. Emma H. feeling poorly we had strawberries for dinner & breakfast to JUNE FRIDAY 15 (166-199) 1900 A lovely day Pa planted some cabbage plants he got from Hi in morn. & in aft. Pa & Ma went to Mt. of Ministry & oversight at old Brick they took tea at H. A. Sutton's Pa got tomato plants there (Will & Hi went to Tilsonburg to get Bull Will bargained for last wed. Geo. O. cultivating corn Ted sprouted potatoes down to Hi's &c. Marianna & Alma Dale & little Gerty went to Delhi to see Dr. about Wm. (Dr. said he wld. come to night which he did at 10. it was too late to cup Wm.s side & it was easier so said he wld. come again tomorrow Marianna got a new main spring in her watch cost $. (we had strawberries 3 times to day) JUNE SATURDAY 16 (167-198) 1900 Q. Mt.A lovely day Pa went on train to Q. Mt. & Emma & Alma Dale went in Pa's carriage & Pa brot. it home after he had his dinner at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs Emma & Alma dined at Thos. Walkers Wm. keeps very poorly (Dr. came in eve,& cupped his side as it pains so much Dr. also put hypertomic needle in his back to releive him Will & Geo. O. cultivating corn in east field Ted put some corn in with planter where Will missed in drilling & weeded in Hi's garden (in eve. Pa mowed Wms door yard with lawn mower (in aft. Marianna Alma & Emma P. �picked 20 qts strawberries & Ma canned 6 qts we have saucers full for each meal. (in eve. Will took Miss Woodrow & Mary Duff to old Brick to hear Alma Dale tell about the Dukeboers where she has been. JUNE SUNDAY 17 (168-197) 1900 Q. Mt. Bell came again. A lovely day Pa & Ma staid home Pa feels so tired he rested all morn. Ma staid home to take care of Wm. who keeps very poorly Marianna went to Brick Mt. in morn. as Alma Dale is there, & she & Alma Dale dined at Derbyshires & then went to Beaconsfield as Alma had to attend Mt. there, they staid at Chas. Walkers all night. Geo. & Kate went to Brick to & Emma Haight & them went to went with them to Jno. Atkins to dinner she rode home with them & after tea Emma Haight went to Ott. & brot. Bell Connolly here (Dr. Wells wife & baby came he came to see Wm. used hyportomic needle to ease him (in aft. Will & Miss Woodrow went to Summerville S.S. it was a poor affair as teachers & Supt. were absent. JUNE MONDAY 18 (169-196) 1900 Alma Dale left.) Another lovely day Pa home all day he wrote deed Singer to Singer & rested Will cultivated corn & chored. Hi same Geo. O. same Ted help'd Emma wash & picked strawberries in morn. & washed 6 cans &c. Marianna & Alma Dale returned at ½ past 11 from Chas. Walkers & (in aft. Marianna took Alma Dale to Station she is going to Paris to see her sister. (Bell went to Hi's to tea Bertha Fish & her intended were there & after tea Emma, Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to call on them. Ma getting dinner &c. in eve Will went on his wheel to Ott. to try on his suit but Cless. Harris was away so did not get them he has to go again. JUNE TUESDAY 19 (170-195) 1900 (Pa took Bell to station, train so late brot. her back A lovely day Pa home all day he was writing deed & Mortgage between Singer & Singer & Wyaat (& in aft. Pa took Bell to Station but train was so late Pa brot. her back & in eve. Bell, Marianna, Miss Woodrow & Will played croquet (in morn. Will took Ma to Ott. to see how his clothes fit as tailor wanted to see before finishing. Will bot. best pr. shoes cost $3. & pr. for Ted his cost $2 in aft. Will tearing stable up is going to cement floor Hi & Geo. O. cultivating corn east of house Ted helping Will & in eve. Ted picked strawberries & Emma H. milked while he picked. in eve. Dr. Wells & Mother also baby came he injected needle with opium to releive Wm. as he had such a poor night last night had such severe pain in back and side. in �eve. Marianna made some maple sugar patty cakes to send to Roy & May Connolly in Detroit. Ma took 7½ doz. eggs to Smiley's got canned tomatoes pease & corn & box of buscuits JUNE WEDNESDAY 20 (171-194) 1900 Bell left. A lovely day Pa in morn. took Bell Connolly to Station she is going to Ingersoll & leaves there for Detroit this eve. & in aft. Pa went to Singers home for tea Will went to Hawtrey for paint oil & turpentine & Hi painting lumber waggon red. Will rubbed dirt of it. Geo. O. cultivating corn Ted picked strawberries for Lill in morn. & in aft. working in stable as yesterday (Marianna making her gray check silk waist Ma & Emma doing house work & Ma canned 5 cans stawberries Wm. a little better has better appetite several called to see him. Jno. Cornell came to see Pa in eve. JUNE TUESDAY 21 (172-193) 1900 (Moses & wife & sister here) (Will went to Mill got 400 flour & 1050 shorts. Another lovely day Pa home all day as Moses Corless & wife & Alice Mott came here to dinner & tea. Will went to Delhi to mill brot. 4 bags flour & brot. 3 here & 1 to Hi had 400 flour in all & 1050 shorts @ $18 a ton for pig feed Hi painting lumber waggon &c. & in eve. they went to see ball play at Hawtrey (we got a card from Bell Connolly saying she sent a basket & in eve. Emma H. went for it there was, new potatoes, green pease, ripe tomatoes, & pine apple all for Wm. he keeps very poorly with the Shingles. (in eve Dr. Wells came to see Wm. gave him an injection with hyprotomic needle with morphy. in or somthing soothing Sold 9 fat hogs to be delivered July 2nd @ $6.45 per cwt. JUNE FRIDAY 22 (173-192) 1900 A dull rainy day Pa & Geo. T. attended Edward Kellys funeral Boys finished painting waggon & they were pulling down stable they intend altering it & cementing the floor Marianna sewing for herself getting ready for Y. Mt. Ma & Emma doing house work. & Ma mending Will's pants in aft. Wm. feeling a little better Dr. Wells came in eve. to put needle in his back to sooth him thro. the night JUNE SATURDAY 23 (174-191) 1900 (Will & Hi at M. Corless's & other barns �A cloudy morn. but soon came out bright Pa went to Woodstock getting papers for probate of Edward Kelly's will & he went to see Mrs. Hele on bus. got home on eve. train. Will & Hi went up to see Moses Corless's barn they dined there, then they went to see Hartley's & Simons & Benson Palmers barns they got home for tea. they intend fixing our barn somthing like these. Wm. feels better he sent telegram for Dr. not to come to night. Geo. Sherwood call'd to see Wm. in eve. Mrs. Harris came to Hi's this eve from London Emma H. met her as Hi had not come yet they call'd here to see Wm. in eve. Will pd. Mrs. Jno. Nold for crock butter he pd. $6.56 for butter and $1.30 for wheat 2 bush. for G. Osborne JUNE SUNDAY 24 (175-190) 1900 A fine day Pa & Ma & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went in Hi's rig & in aft. Hi Lillie & Gerty went to Summerville to Mt. Mrs. Harris is at Hi's so took care of baby Elsie in aft. Jno. Atkins little Ellen & Emma Walker came, here to tea & in eve. Dr. Wells came to see Wm. he keeps very poorly he used the needle to insert soothing stuff in his back. JUNE MONDAY 25 (176-189) 1900 A hot day them. 92/0 in shade Pa home in morn. & in aft. he went to Wm. Ransoms on Kelly estate bus. getting papers signed for probate Will & Hi pulling down stables & are going to have it fixed over Geo. O. cultivating corn. Ted help'd Marianna wash & after he help'd about stables. (Emma P. is real poorly vomiting laid by all day) in aft. Emma H. & Marianna ironed shirt waists collars &c. (in eve Dr. Wells came to see Wm. & inject the needle to soothe him) JUNE THURSDAY 28 (179-186) 1900 Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. A warm day Ma & Mrs. Harris attended the funeral of Bert & Emma Walkers infant they dined at Alice Motts Geo. T. & wife also went to funeral they dined at Levi's Will & Hi working in stable & hay (Ted left in morn. & went to Becks & in aft. returned & talked it over with our boys & returned to stay here) in eve. Dr. Wells wife & Mother came Dr. injected the needle in Wm. back & made him easy for the night JUNE FRIDAY 29 (180-185) 1900 Miss Woodrow paid her board up to 29th June �A cool windy day Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. Boys in morn. hoeing corn & in aft. working in the hay drew in 2 loads its too windy to load good. Miss Woodrow closed school at noon & left for home on aft. train Geo. O. took her trunk & valise to Station (in eve. Ma wrote to Pa at Newmarket he is boarding at James Pearsons.) Ma also wrote to Alice Pennington JUNE TUESDAY 26 (177-188) 1900 Hi began cutting hay) (Hi & wife at wedding in aft. Another hot day them. 92/0 we had more breeze Pa drove to Norwich to Bank to get money for Y. Mt. purposes & he calld on H. A. Sutton to get the Q. Mt. Minutes for Y. Mt. he got home after 1- then rested & had bath &c. Will went to Omsteads to get Jacks to raise barn but he lent them in Delhi which causes a bother in waiting as they are the boys in morn. Hi began cutting hay back of barn & (in aft. he & Lillie attended Bert. Fish's wedding at Ott. Church. Mrs. Harris returned with them Lill left both children here they were very good Geo. O. cultivating corn Ted hoeing potatoes Emma H. & Marianna finished ironing & M. fixing to go to Y. Mt. Ma getting dinner &c. we canned 2 qts mulberry's (Miss Woodrow pd. her board to night up to 29th June) Emma P. better but cld. not go to school JUNE WEDNESDAY 27 (178-187) 1900 first hay drew in) (Mr. Harrison came A dull day thundered & lightened in eve. & rained. Pa & Marianna left on morn. train for Y. Mt. held at Newmarket Will Hi & boys working in Stable in morn. & in aft. they drew in two loads of hay the first this yr. then it rained, & stopped them. in aft. Mr. Harrison came on his wheel from Drumbo he staid at Jno. Atkins last night. (we got notice this aft. of Bert. & Emma Walker's infants death to be burried tomorrow morn.) JUNE SATURDAY 30 (181-184) 1900 Emma & Mrs. Harris at Ott) A cool day slight frost last night Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. in Newmarket Will Hi Geo. O. & Ted working in the corn in morn.) & in aft. they were fixing the Silo's as they were nearly falling to peices with shrinking so, they tightened all the hoops & think they will stand a while (in aft. Emma H. & Mrs. Harris went to Ott. Emma took 4 doz eggs got fruit & plain buscuits & she got Will's clothes that Cless. Harris made for him pd. him $6.50 for making Wm. seems better walked down home twice to day (Ma got meals. Emma done cleaning) we got letters from Pa & Marianna to day. �JULY (DOMINION DAY - DOMINION) SUNDAY 1 (182-183) 1900 A fine day Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. at Newmarket. Will, Emma H. & Emma P. went to Milldale Mt. in Pa's pheaton, & Hi & Lill went to same in their rig, & Geo. & Kate also went in theirs. in aft. Emma H. & Mrs. Harris went to Summerville M. Mt. Mr. Harrison call'd in aft. & he went to Summerville Mt. on his wheel. Lill calld in aft. & children (Ma staid home with Wm. & got dinner ready.) Charlie Pennington here to dinner Milton Fairchilds here to tea JULY MONDAY 2 (183-182) 1900 took 9 pigs to Delhi) (picked the gooseberries A fine day Pa & Marianna at Y. Mt. Will took 9 pigs to Delhi they whd. 1650 lbs @ $6.25 cts a 100 lbs they came to $103.10 cts. he pd Quance in full to date for feed $18-50- he got feed to day chop &c. I dont know how much. Hi cut hay in morn. North of barn, & in aft cultivated Geo. O. & Ted hoeing corn in morn. Ted help'd Emma wash & after, Emma H. & Emma P. picked the gooseberries & Ma & them nipped them Ma got meals Emma H. ironed some in aft. in aft. Wm. walked over to Duffs to see how John is as he has neuraliga in his face (Dr. Wells came late as he was away on cars in aft. JULY TUESDAY 3 (184-181) 1900 74/0 them. A very hot day Pa & M. at Y. Mt. them. {74/0} Boys busy in hay cutting & drawing got 6 loads in, in aft. Mr. Harrison here to dinner & after he & Emma H. went to visit Flo Churchill, Lill & baby Elsie, also went. they will stay until Sun. Harrison & Emma H. did not get home until ½ past 10 Kate call'd in eve. Emma H. ironed &c. &c. Ma got meals &c. Geo. O. went after milking to cut his grass is going to stay to Fairchilds all night JULY FRIDAY 6 (187-178) 1900 Pa got Maud shod) (Mary Duff here to tea Not quite so hot them. 94/0 & a little breeze Pa in morn. went to Ott. & got Maud shod cost 45 cts. shoeing & he bot. 4 shoes cost 25 cts. little Emma went with him she stayed at Thos. Penningtons until Pa was ready they got home for dinner Boys busy in corn & hay drew in to. Mr. Harrison staid here last night he pumped water for Wms flower garden then staid to Hi's to dinner & came here after & in aft. Mary Duff came here to tea & after, the youngsters play'd croquet Emma H. went over to Duffs in eve. & picked currants & Mr. Harrison & Marianna & Mary Duff went over for her (I got a letter from Walter this eve Gregory informing �us of the death of Herbert Gregory he was kill'd on troley car it jumped track & went over an embankment. JULY SATURDAY 7 (188-177) 1900 Still very warm showery in aft. Pa home he cut door yard grass with lawn mower & worked in his garden & rested. Boys working in the corn & in aft. in hay Mr. Harrison here & after tea he Emma H. Marianna & Mary Duff went over to Hawtrey to see the Ball play Harrison played & got over-heated & Will & Geo. O. also went after milking JULY WEDNESDAY 4 (185-180) 1900 A very hot day them 98/0 in shade Pa & Marianna returned in eve. from Y. Mt. Emma H. met them Will & Geo. O. hoed corn in morn. Hi mowing, Ted raking hay &c. in aft. they drew in 2 loads then it rained just enough to stop drawing in. Gerty here all day. Wm. seems better walked down to his place in morn. we had chicken for dinner it seems too hot to work JULY THURSDAY 5 (186-179) 1900 Another very hot day them 98/0 in shade & no breeze Pa home too hot to go out Boys working in hay & corn Mr. Harrison call'd in morn. & then he went over to Duffs to dinner & in aft. he went to Geo T.s to tea & Emma H. & Marianna also went there to tea & after Mr. Harrison & Marianna went to Casey's with pheaton to see about getting cherries they are to be ready next monday in eve Dr. Well's wife & baby came Dr. injected the needle in Wms side. he feels much better & intends going to see to see the Dr. on Sat. himself JULY SUNDAY 8 (189-176) 1900 A warm & showery day Pa & Ma & little Emma went in pheaton to Mt. & Mr. Harrison & Marianna went in Hi's rig to Mt. & in aft. Emma H. & Mrs. Harris went to Summerville to Mt. with Pa's rig - & Hi & Gerty went to Ed. Churchills & got Lill & baby they had been there since tuesday Wm. still very poorly his side pains him a good deal Drs medecine does not help him much he says. in eve. Mrs. Harris Lilly & children came & our youngsters & Mr. Harrison accompanied them home (Ma wrote to Walter & Alice Gregory in eve. JULY MONDAY 9 (190-175) 1900 got 20 qts cherries at Casey's) (Harrison left �A dull day & showery again Pa home all day in aft. Jno. Cornell & Lui Nolds girls came John Cornell is paying the eldest girl some money & Pa is arranging the note for them Pa worked in garden to & he was assorting his papers (Wm. had a poor night & feels discouraged that he does not get better faster. Boys cultivating corn & wheeled bricks out of barn getting ready to cement floors. (Mr. Harrison left in aft. & went to Burgessville to visit Jno. Corless & wife in aft. Emma H. drove to Delhi to get a vapour bath for Wm. but Dr. was away & it was not there, after her return Marianna & Lill went for Cherries M. got 20 qts Lill got 14 qts at 5 cts. qt. JULY TUESDAY 10 (191-174) 1900 A cool cloudy day Pa went to Norwich & he took Ma to Mrs. Adam Stovers she was there to dinner & tea Pa came there to tea to, he dined at Alice Motts. Will in morn. went to blk. smiths to get wagon box fixed & in aft. he went to Delhi he got 1½ tons of shorts @ $18 a ton) Hi cultivating & got binder together Geo. O. cultivated in morn. & in aft. he was getting his own hay in at Wallace's Ted mowing in North field all day Emma ironed &c. &c. Marianna canned 13 cans cherries &c. (in eve. Dr. Well's came & brot. Wms vapour bath & used the needle to ease Wm. back. Pa got school money out of Bank for Hi to put in Delhi Bank. JULY WEDNESDAY 11 (192-173) 1900 Wm. had his vapor bath (began cutting wheat A nice day showers in eve. Pa not feeling well has bronchitus he did not get up til 9 he painted the lumber wagon box green Will Hi Geo. O. & Ted drew 8 loads hay in barn & Hi began cutting cutting wheat in aft. in aft. Mrs. Harris & Emma P. went to Delhi Bank to put school money Pa brot. yes. from Bank in they also went to Ott. to Albert Titus's (Marianna cleaned the celler in morn. & in aft she made 4 aprons Ma & Emma H. doing house work. in eve. Geo. T. & Kate came & Geo. help'd about giving Wm. a vapour bath then he Wm. went right to bed. JULY THURSDAY 12 (193-172) 1900 picked blk currants & raspberries A lovely cool day Pa still feeling poorly he did not get up for our breakfast as he had a poor night with his throat & cough Pa wrote to his brother Edwin as it is his 80th birth day. Will Geo. O. & Ted busy in the hay they drew in several loads. Hi cutting wheat (in morn. Emma H. & Marianna picked blk. currants & raspberries & Mrs. Harris & Lilly came & picked blk currants for themselves children here to after tea Emma H. & Marianna went over to Duffs �Ma busy in the house in eve. Geo. T. went to Norwich Pa sent by him $35 check to Alice Mott Boys drew in 3 loads of hay after milking it is in nice order & bright moonlight. Wm's side still painful does not improve much JULY Sat. 14th FRIDAY 13 (194-171)1900 mistake this is for Sat. (Emma H. & Emma P. at Miss. Mt. A lovely day quite cool Pa poorly all day laid by all day (Wm. better) Will went to Blk. smiths in Hawtrey & got Mike shod & went again with harness & got it fixed. & boys drew hay & shocked wheat & hoed garden in aft. a little) in eve. Geo. O. raked down south the hay left in it for himself we had supper before 5 - & after milking they had the rest of time. (Wm. went on his wheel in aft. first time in 6 wks. in aft. Emma H. & Emma P. went to Miss. Mt. at Kings they staid to tea got home after 8. girls picked raspberries in morn. & we canned 4 qts. JULY SATURDAY 14 (195-170) 1900 A hot day Pa poorly with his throat & cough had to lay by -. Boys finished the hay that was cut & Geo. O. & Ted hoed garden in aft. in morn. Will got Mike shod at Clarks - in aft. Emma H. &. Friday. 13th A hot day Pa poorly laid by Hi cut wheat south railroad & in aft. they drew in hay from Anderson place. in aft. Emma H. took Wm. to Dr. Wells & Wm. pd. him his bill. in eve Wm. went over to Duffs - he seems much better in eve. Mrs. Forman & Deliah came Geo. T. helpd. Wm. take his vapor bath again JULY SUNDAY 15 (196-169) 1900 hot morn. thundered & lightened & heavy rain at noon it struck stump fence between us & Becks boys & Beck drew stump out of fence (Pa poorly & he & Ma staid home Ma got dinner. Emma H. Marianna & Emma P. went in Pa's rig to Mt. (very hot) - in eve. Mary Duff & Miss McKenzie came. Pa & Ma call'd at Geo Ts. (Geo. O. took his colt & Pa's open buggy & went to see his brother) Wm. much improved. JULY MONDAY 16 (197-168) 1900 Wm. up to our breakfast first time) �A hot day Pa feeling better he was writing agreement between him & sons. & cut some weeds Will in morn. went to Delhi with Dick to get his shoulder fixed as it has lump on but vetenery was away Hi cultivated corn & potatoes in morn Geo. O. same, Ted hoed & cut hay Will hoed to in aft. & Byricks boy to in aft. but he got sick & vomited as he ate green apples. Ted helpd Marianna wash & she & Emma picked the raspberries & canned 4 qts. Ma busy about house work. & Gerty here all day, in eve. Lill & babe & Mrs. Harris came & picked pease for themselves Wm. took vapor bath all alone to night he feels much better. JULY TUESDAY 17 (198-167) 1900 (Carl Ames came from Chicago A hot day & high wind Pa & Ma went to Jno. Atkins to dinner Pa also call'd on Fred. Deller to see about his Mortgage & we also call'd on Alice Mott & Rush's home for tea. Will, Hi, Geo. O. & Ted drawing in hay & began drawing the wheat but wind too high to draw Carl Ames came on noon train Marianna met her she will stay until thursday. - girls doing house work Wm's back quite painful this eve. Emma {illegible} his side he did not have a bath this eve. JULY WEDNESDAY 18 (199-166) 1900 M. Carl Ames, & Emma P. at Ott. Park. in aft. A lovely day rained hard last night Pa went down in morn. to Mrs. Almosts to see her about her int. due 1st July to Mrs. Woodruff he got home to dinner All Boys working in corn cultivating & hoeing. in aft. Marianna, Carl Ames & Emma P. went to Ott. had a boat ride & had a lunch in the Park & they call'd at Sherwoods & Deil Tuffords in eve. Emma H. took 7 doz. eggs at 12 cts doz. she got oatmeal, soap, & biscuits - Gerty here in aft. Ma took her home in eve. Ma wrote to Bell at Orion, & to Hugh at Detroit, also to Mrs. Clark in England JULY THURSDAY 19 (200-165) 1900 Cryl Ames left A very warm day Pa home all day he fixed horse block steps & wrote letters (All Boys in the corn east of house thining it out as it is too thick & in aft. (Hi went to Station & got a new bike for Barney House he gives his note $31- I think in aft. Marianna Alma & Emma P. went with Cryl Ames to Station as she is going to Woodstock to visit her Grandpa in aft. Mrs. Almost came & pd. Pa her int. for Mrs. Woodruff, to date. JULY FRIDAY 20 (201-164) 1900 �Marianna Harris & Alice Pennington came) A very warm sultry day Pa home all day except he went to meet Wm. on noon train Wm. went on morn. train to see Dr. St. Clair returned on noon train Boys in the corn in morn. & in aft. they drew in wheat (in eve. Will, Hi & Ted went to Summerville to load cheese so as to be ready for morn. Geo O. went to his place - in eve. Marianna Harris, & Alice Pennington, came Marianna H. staid here Alice Pennington went to stay with Alma all night Wm. still here. JULY SATURDAY 21 (202-163) 1900 Carrie Mott came) (M. Harris left. (Wm. left this eve. A nice cool day Pa visiting with Marianna Harris in morn. Geo. T. here a while in morn. to talk with Marianna Harris about Alice Pennington going to Pickering & in aft. Pa took Marianna Harris to Norwich & he brot. Carrie Mott here for a few days. in morn. Will took 47 boxes cheese to Delhi & brot. 15 blls. Thorold cement for cementing stable floors. rest boys cut wheat & drew in nearly all. Wm. left us this eve. is going to sleep at his own house to night & board at Geo. T.s JULY SUNDAY 22 (203-162) 1900 A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Marianna & Alice P. went to Mt. in open buggy Hi wife & Gerty went in Hi's rig. Carrie Mott Emma H. & Will staid home & in aft. Will, Emma H. & Carrie Mott went to Summerville Mt. in Pa's rig & Marianna & Mrs. Harris went to Summerville Mt. in Hi's rig Alice Pennington here to tea (in aft. after Mt. Emma H. Marianna & Carrie Mott went to Hi's to tea JULY MONDAY 23 (204-161) 1900 A very warm day Pa home all day he wrote to Ed. Harris & J.W. Treffry at Quebec & he cut weeds (H. A. Sutton came in aft. here to tea Will cutting weeds & fixed some fence Hi cultivating corn, Geo. O. cultivated & mowed some hay on Anderson place (in aft. Mary Duff & Miss McKenzie came here to tea & after the youngsters played croquet Wm. & Alice Pennington & Carrie Mott also here to tea & Gerty to. Ted. help'd Marianna wash & Emma milked. Marianna has head ache. Emma H. & Carrie Mott picked some raspberries in morn. Ma seeing to dinner &c. (in eve. Wallace Fairchilds wife & boys call'd in eve. he is going to start to British Columbia in morn & came to say good bye JULY TUESDAY 24 (205-160) 1900 �girls at Geo. T's.) A dull close warm day rained in eve. Pa home all day he rested & worked in garden. Will fixed fence behind house Hi cultivating in morn. Geo. O. & Ted & drew load hay from Anderson place Will sold rest to Geo. O. & put it in Geo.Os barn - in aft. Hi went to Ott. to get check cashed but Paxton cld. not cash it (in aft. Emma H. Marianna & Carrie Mott went to Geo. Ts for tea rained hard in eve. - in morn. Emma & Marianna ironed. Ma got dinner Ma wrote to Mary Gregory in Washington JULY WEDNESDAY 25 (206-159) 1900 Lilly & Mother at Ott. to tea Em & Carrie Mott went for a drive to.) (Excursion to Dover Ted went A dull morn & rainy cleared before noon. Pa home all day he was working in the garden most of day. (Will, Hi, Geo. O. drew 2 loads of gravel for cementing stables or getting ready for it. from Irwins, Ted went on Excursion to Dover away all day. (Gerty here all day in aft. Mrs. Harris & Lilly & baby went to Ott. staid to tea at Albert Titus's. & Ett Fairchilds took Wm. with her horse & carriage to Bookton they had tea at Mr. Fairchilds there. & after tea Emma took Carrie Mott for a drive they drove to Ott. & came home through the fernery. (Alice & Emma Pennington went in aft. with their Uncle Geo. to Delhi & they went thro. the new grist Mill Geo. T. brot plank home. JULY THURSDAY 26 (207-158) 1900 Ma & Mrs. Harris at G. Sherwoods in aft.) (had cabbage for first time) quite cool for July Pa & Emma H. went up to Fred. Dellers to see about their renewal of Mortgages they got home for tea they dined at Jno. Atkins - Will, Hi, & Geo. O. drew 4 loads of gravel for cementing stables. Ted hoeing in Hi's garden (we had cabbage for dinner (from Lill) first time this summer (in aft. Carrie Mott drove Mrs. Harris & Ma over to Geo. Sherwoods for a visit & in eve. Carrie went for them. Alice Alma & Emma Pennington were to Hi's for aft. & tea. Alice P. here to dinner Marianna began making Emma Hs brown silk waist Ma got dinner &c. Ma took 3 doz eggs at 11 cts doz to S. Innis & got stuff for Emma P. 2 aprons JULY FRIDAY 27 (208-157) 1900 (Pa & Ma at funeral �Another lovely day Pa & Ma attended Mrs. Heywood Senrs funeral at English Church in Ott. large funeral Rev. Mr. Wright preached funeral sermon. Will & Geo. O. drew 2 loads of gravel & Will pd. Mrs. Irwin 85 cts. for what they drew yes. & to day & on Wednesday Hi drew some posts from Ott. from Thos. Penningtons Mill (Ted digging post holes) Will Hi & Geo. O. working in stable getting ready for man to cement floors. Milton Fairchilds here to tea. JULY SATURDAY 28 (209-156) 1900 Emma took Carrie Mott home Another lovely day Pa went to Woodstock to examine titles on Dellers estate as they are going to have their Mortgage renewed to Fred. Nicholson in Toronto All boys fixing stables for cementing putting posts in, &c. as man is expected monday to cement floors. right after dinner Emma H. took Carrie Mott home to Norwich. Emma took tea at Alice Motts she got Mrs. Harris watering pot mended (last night there was a fire in Norwich of Haken's drug store also burnt Norwich library & Miss Mills dressmaker lost a good deal) in morn. Marianna went to stay with Mary Duff as her folks are gone to Paris. JULY SUNDAY 29 (210-155) 1900 A lovely day Pa took Alice & Emma Pennington to Mt. & Emma H. Marianna & Mary Duff went in Hi's rig to Mt. Mary Duff was here to dinner & after Mrs. Harris, Marianna & Mary Duff went to Summerville S.S. & Mt. Alice Pennington also here to dinner, & Emma P. went to Geo's to tea with her sister Alice. in eve. Geo. T. & wife call'd calld in eve JULY MONDAY 30 (211-154) 1900 Mr. Hagar came to cement stables.) A nice day not very hot Pa home all day writing, John Cornell & step mother came in aft. Pa wrote her will Pa also finished writing Mortgages of Dellers to Fred. Nicholson see his diary Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash & Emma H. milked Ted. had head ache Boys preparing Stables for cementing & at noon train (Mr. Hagar came from Burlington & began cementing stable floors. in eve. Marianna & Kate drove to Ott. M. took 5 doz eggs @ 11 cts. doz. to Smileys & got pepper, blueing & oat meal they call'd at Thos. Penningtons to see if he was quite willing for Alice Pennington to go to Pickering College he gave consent at last. so Marianna will get her ready. JULY TUESDAY 31 (212-153) 1900 �(Marianna took guests to Norwich quite cool for summer Pa home all day finishing up his papers & he went to P. O. in eve. All the boys very busy about cementing stables Mr. Hager here all day cementing. after dinner Marianna took in Pa's rig, Alice, Alma, & Emma Pennington to Norwich, they took tea to Alice Motts & will stay at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs to night Marianna came home alone got here little after 8. Ma bot. 6 herrings & cleaned them. (Ma mending in aft.) girls ironed Ma getting dinner thunder storm at noon cleared up by 2 - then girls went. AUGUST WEDNESDAY 1 (213-152) 1900 A nice day Pa went to Norwich & to Dellers Pa went to Dellers to get Mortgages executed to F. Nicholson he dined at Jno. Atkins & took tea at James Stovers got home after 8 All hands busy helping Hagar cement stable floors (in aft. Ett Fairchilds & Mrs. Marshall Carder call'd for a while. Gerty here all day as her Mother is painting floor in kitchen.) (Ling here ½ day hoeing garden Pa left a $1, to pay him in full for ½ day yes. & ½ to day. $ a day.) Marianna making Emma's brown silk waist Ma & Emma about house work Emma milked 6 cows in eve. as boys are so busy. AUGUST THURSDAY 2 (214-151) 1900 A lovely cool day for summer Pa went to Per. Mt. & rested. All hands as yesterday Mr. Hagar got severe head ache cld. not work in aft. boys finished stable floors but have not finished the mangers yet. after tea Will took Mr. Hagar to Delhi so he cld. telephone to his boss to know where he must go next he has to go to Burlington in morn. to help build a Silo Will pd. him $6 in full of his work. (in aft. Marianna drove to Norwich to bring home Alice, Alma, & Emma Pennington they went tuesday Marianna had tea at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs got home after 8.) in morn. Mrs. Huggins came & pd. their int. due yes. $ in aft. Ma went to Geo's to shorten his best pants as they were too long Ma was there to tea had celery from Lill AUGUST FRIDAY 3 (215-150) 1900 began cutting oats) quite cool again Pa home he wrote an agreement for S. A. Innis & wrote letters &c. Hi began cutting oats up North finished the field Geo. O. & Ted setting up oats. Will choring (Mr. Hagar left on morn. train for Burlington). girls & Ma getting garments ready to send to Moscow to Mary Lety Gowdie to distribute amongst the needy ones there. Mrs. Harris & Lill also sending & also Kate we are going to send a bll full for them. Alice Pennington here in aft. & eve.) �Emma H. & Marianna went over with rig in eve. to Duffs to get what they will send to Moscow but they had not got them picked up yet. they call'd for the things from Lills, cutting oats AUGUST SATURDAY 4 (216-149) 1900 cutting oats A fine day Pa in morn. went to Delhi Bank to draw $100. for Wm. Pettinger out of Pa's S. B. acct. & $160. out of Emma H. S. B. acct. to pay Deller's int. to Fred. Nicholson it is a temporary loan to them as their pigs are not ready to sell Will choring got whey 4 cans here 3 for Geo. T. Hi cutting oats all day on Anderson place. Geo. O. & Ted setting up oats all day & (after milking Will, Geo. O. Hi & Ted finished setting up the oats. (after 5 in aft. Mrs. Harris & Lill drove Maud to Ott. Mrs. Harris staid there as it is their Q. Mt. at Ott. tomorrow they left children here Hi, Ted, also here to tea & Alice Pennington to. Mrs. Duff brot. some of her Marys cast offs for to send to Moscow for the needy ones & Kate also brot. some to send to same they want to send a sugar bll. full the clothes are good & hope they will do good AUGUST SUNDAY 5 (217-148) 1900 A very hot day Pa, Ma & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi took democrat & took his wife baby, Marianna, Alice & Alma Pennington to Mt. Gerty staid home with Emma H. & all aft. to AUGUST MONDAY 6 (218-147) 1900 Will thrashed at Sherwoods) (Ma at Hi's to tea Coukes there to A very hot day them. 96/0 in shade Pa drove to Norwich to see Chas. Hall's wife & pd. her, her int. from Pettitt she is willing to renew the Mort. & let him have money at 5 per ct. Pa got home about 1. Will went to Warren Sherwoods to thrash ½ day came home feeling poorly & took medecine Hi cutting oats on Anderson place Geo. O. & Ted setting up in morn., & in aft. Geo. O. thrashed at Jno. Nolds in aft. Marshall Carder calld & Pa drove him to Station Marshall sold Carder farm to Angotti an Italian for $3125. all to be pd. this fall (in aft. Ma went to Hi's to tea Mr. & Mrs. Couke & Mrs. Kent were there to. Marianna sewing on Emma P.s aprons. Ted help'd Marianna wash in morn.) AUGUST TUESDAY 7 (219-146) 1900 Ett. Purvis & Jennie Cornell came) (Florence Blake came �A very hot day them. 96/0 in shade & we heard thro. Pa & paper it was 99/0 in Woodstock Pa went to Woodstock to examine title of Carden farm & village property he came home in eve. & Florence Blake came with him Hi finished cutting oats on Andersen place. Will feeling poorly laid by - Geo. O. finished thrashing at Jno. Nolds & started at Geo. T. s before dinner got done about 4. Ted thrashed at Geo. T.s) (in aft. Ett. Purvis & Jennie Cornell came here to tea Wm. here to tea to. (too hot to work) AUGUST WEDNESDAY 8 (220-145) 1900 Mrs. Howell S. Grey & Clara here) Pd. butcher all up to date (Lucy & Emma Tapley here Another hot day them. 96/0 in shade Boys finished shocking up oats put binder away & in aft. Hi went to Ott. to try & get a carpenter to fix stables did not find any all engaged at other jobs in morn. Lucy & Emma Tapley came here to dinner & tea. & Mrs Howell, Sarah Grey, & Clara Smith all here to tea. Wm. & Florence Blake here to dinner to - Pa took his pheaton to Clark in Hawtrey & got the wheels (spokes) fixed & got bll. to pack clothes in to send to Moscow to the poor people there pd. 10 cts for it Lucy Tapley brot. some clothes & so did Emma Tapley to for to send there Alice Alma & Emma at Duffs on visit. Ma pd. Butcher in full to date he said we owed him 60 cts. from last yr. so pd. him all up AUGUST THURSDAY 9 (221-144) 1900 Thrashers here) A very hot day them. 98/0 in shade Pa home all day writing he wrote to Fred. Nicholson. & Mortgage for Pettitt Boys fixing for thrashers & Hi went for them they came at 2 in aft. & thrashed 383 bus. of oats up North, east side of lane, they thrashed out doors (Paul Lapier done the thrashing) they intend thrashing wheat in morn. Ma & girls busy about house cooking for thrashers & Pic nic in aft. Mrs. Harris came & help'd Marianna pack 2 blls of clothes to send to Mary Gowdie in Moscow Ont. for the poor there she & Wm. here to tea in all 22 here to tea (Alice Alma & Emma Pennington at Fairchilds in aft. and eve.) AUGUST FRIDAY 10 (222-143) 1900 Pic nic at Ott. Farm) (Thrashers here Another very hot day them. 97/0. Pa & Emma H. went to Pic nic in pheaton, & Marianna Alma & Emma Pennington went in Hi's rig & Kate, Alice Pennington & Ellwood Butts went in Geo. T.s rig all had a nice time only twas so very hot, Petchel Walker went in to bathe & nearly got drowned. Florence Blake felt not well enough to go. (Thrashers here 17 here to �dinner & Mrs. Harris Lilly & children & Wm. also here to dinner & tea Mrs. Harris & Lilly help'd Ma get dinner 23 in all to dine they thrashed 167 bus. of wheat by noon (Ma feels quite overcome with the great heat) (Ted Marriage & Charlie Pennington went to Pic-nic after dinner, (after thrashing) AUGUST SATURDAY 11 (223-142) 1900 A very hot day again them. 96/0 in shade Pa home all day he wrote letters &c. he sent check to Alice Mott of $35. Boys drawing in oats they drew in 6 loads. (It rained thundered & lightened in eve (in eve. Emma H. & Florence Blake went to S. Innis store took 6 ½ doz. eggs @ 11 cts. doz. they got 1 lb. tea & rest in currants Wm. & Hi here to tea Wm. still feeling poorly - with his shingles AUGUST SUNDAY 12 (224-141) 1900 Cool cloudy & showery in aft. Pa & Florence Blake went in pheaton to Mt. & Hi, Lill & Gerty Emma H. Marianna & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. (Ma staid home & got dinner) Will home to. (Ma wrote to Mrs. Clark & Hugh Connolly). after tea Emma H. Marianna & Florence Blake went over to Duffs to spend the eve. & Florence played on their new piano. in eve. Edd. Pennington came staid all night he has his hands poisoned so cant work. AUGUST MONDAY 13 (225-140) 1900 Another cool cloudy day Pa feeling poorly did not get up to our breakfast & laid by most of day he felt better in eve. Boys cant draw in oats to day as it is too wet they were clearing around barn yard & Hi went to get Wm. Smith to fix the stables he came back with Hi & staid there all night Ted help'd Marianna wash a big washing (in aft. Ett. Mr. & Mrs. Sills & Mrs. Fairchilds from Brantford came all here to tea milk weighed 775 lbs dry pasture AUGUST TUESDAY 14 (226-139) 1900 A cloudy warm day Pa went down to Pettitts to get them to sign renewal of Mortgage to Catherine Hall in Norwich Boys drawing in oats drew in 5 loads Hi helping Wm. Smith making stalls & mangers in cow stables. (girls ironing, large ironing) Edd. Pennington help'd about drawing in oats his hands seems better. Mr. & Mrs. Green & boy at Geo. T.s from St. George no visitors here to day except Florence Blake. AUGUST WEDNESDAY 15 (227-138) 1900 �Mrs. H. & Lill at Flo's) A cloudy day & warm Pa & Florence Blake went to visit James Kettle & family at or near Willsonville 16 miles from here they returned in eve. had supper here. Boys drawing in oats 6 loads most of day after they dried out. (Wm. Smith working in stables) Mrs. Harris Lill & children went to visit Flo Churchill they were there to dinner & tea so her men were here in eve. Kate & Marianna drove to Ott. Kate took her horse & carriage Marianna got lining for Alice Penningtons, Alice P. returned to Geo. Ts this eve, dress that M. Harris gave her, she took 4 doz eggs at 11 cts doz. she got oatmeal & codfish little Emma at Geo's to tea (Edd. Pennington left in morn. & went to Thos. Pennington's his hands are better they were poisoned he came here Sun. eve.) AUGUST THURSDAY 16 (228-137) 1900 finished drawing oats) (Florence B. & Em went North A warm day them. 88/0. in shade Pa home all day he feels tired from yes. trip. Emma & Florence Blake went to visit Alice Mott, Mary Ann Treffry, & intend staying at Jno. Atkins all night Boys finished drawing in oats drew in 4 loads & Wm. Smith finished his job in stables Will pd. him up $3.75. for 3 days work. Marianna making Alice Penningtons all wool dress Marianna Harris gave her Ma doing house work getting meals &c. in eve. Kate call'd & gave us some candy from Rochester N. Y. AUGUST FRIDAY 17 (229-136) 1900 C. Corless & family here) (Emma H. & Florence returned A warm day Pa in morn. went to I. B. Smiths to get a paper proved Will & Hi clearing out stables of trash after carpenting & drew some sand to put in gang way - Geo. O. ploughing north of barn for wheat. Ted & team helping Geo. T. draw in oats from Somers place (in aft. Emma H. & Florence Blake returned from Norwich & Jno. Atkins's.) (& Charlie Corless wife & daughter came here to tea & all night.) Marianna sewing on Alice Penningtons dress Ma getting meals &c. AUGUST SATURDAY 18 (230-135) 1900 Miss Woodrow came on eve train) (Charlie & Milton Fairchilds here to tea A warm day them. 92/0. Pa visiting with Charlie Corless & wife they left about 4 in aft. after which Hi got Pa's new buggy top from Station & put it on Pa's open buggy as Pa finds it too hot to ride in uncovered. Boys Will and Hi trying to find out why the water did not run from pipe top of lane they dug & found it full of straw they also drew sand Geo. O. ploughing for �wheat. Ted & team drawing oats from Somers place for Geo T. (in aft. Charlie & Milton Fairchilds here on visit, Alice & Alma Pennington also here, they all had supper on the lawn) Miss Woodrow came on eve. train. School begins next monday. AUGUST SUNDAY 19 (231-134) 1900 Cloudy & cool for summer Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton {Achsah} Kenyon & Anna Ray were at Mt. (Western fds.) Hi, Lilly, Gerty, Marianna, Florence Blake & Miss Woodrow went in democrat to Mt (in aft. Will took democrat & took Emma H. Marianna Miss Woodrow & Mrs. Harris to Summerville Mt. to hear a Persian preach & on their return stopped at Hi's to tea. except Will he came home AUGUST MONDAY 20 (232-133) 1900 A cloudy & showery day rained in eve. Pa drove to Norwich Florence Blake went with with him Pa went to Bank & he sent check for buggy top. they got home at 1. Will & Hi fixing stables ready for cows Geo. O. ploughing for wheat. Ted drew sand for stables & he help'd Marianna wash. Emma H. milked in his place. in aft. Marianna & Florence Blake went to Delhi got bag flour & they went through the Mill & canning factory & then went to Ett Fairchilds to tea Wm. & Miss Woodrow also there to tea. in aft. H. A. Sutton brot. the two Western fds. who where at Mt. yes. they were here all night. (Geo. O. took democrat & went to Fairchilds for the folks in eve. as it was raining AUGUST TUESDAY 21 (233-132) 1900 A fine day Pa visiting with Western fds. they left on aft. train for Welland Pa took their luggage & Emma H. took them to Station Will & Hi cementing the bottom of cow mangers Ted helping mix the cement Geo. O. finished ploughing for wheat Florence Blake at Geo. T.s for dinner & tea. Miss Woodrow & Emma H. also there for tea. Emma H. ironed in morn. Marianna & Florence made cakes for pic nic tomorrow Ma getting dinner &c. AUGUST WEDNESDAY 22 (234-131) 1900 (Pic nic A warm day Pa painting his open buggy as he has a new top for it. Will & Hi Emma H. Marianna & Florence Blake went to Pic nic at Sulphur Springs 5 miles south from here Ted getting stables ready for whitewashing they got home just in time for tea Geo. O. working on summer fallow. folks came from Pic nic in time for tea. �AUGUST THURSDAY 23 (235-130) 1900 Hi at Mill) (Bishops came A warm day Pa painting his buggy a while in morn. & Wm. Bishop & wife came they were here to dinner & tea so Pa visited all rest of day with them. Hi went to Delhi Mill for chop he got 2100 $17 - a ton & he took. {blank} wheat & got Geo. O. working on wheat ground Ted doing different things (Will sick laid by all day pic nic did not agree with him. Marianna had sick head ache she laid by to Ma & Emma H. doing house work. AUGUST FRIDAY 24 (236-129) 1900 Hi at Ott.) (Florence left on aft. train A very warm day Pa giving his buggy 2nd. coat paint. Will fixing about stable Ted helping (Hi & Geo. O. at Ott. all day as it is Civic holiday & there are games there, Hi had his dinner at H. A. Titus's Geo. O. came back quite full & was away all night. (in aft. Will & Emma took Florence Blake & baggage to Station she left on aft. train for Oelwein her home we gave her some fine pears to take home. Ma feeling poorly in morn. had poor night Marianna swept up stairs & after, sewing for Alice Pennington Ma also worked button holes over, in her underclothes that were bot. at Woodstock ready made. (No one came to day) Mrs. Hicks calld in eve. to see Pa about administring her husbands will August Saturday 25 (237-128) 1900 A hot day Pa home all day he went to Hawtrey for bolts & he put a new shaft on his buggy & painted shafts Will putting or fixing a wall in corner of barn Geo. O. helping Ted also. & Hi helping Geo. T. about the pump in wind Mill at his place as it wont work (Geo. T. had to bring his milk in eve, up here to cool as they did not get the pump fixed August Sunday 26 (238-127) 1900 A very warm day Pa & Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Emma H. & Marianna went in Hi's rig & Kate & Deliah Forman in Geo. T s rig & Deliah heard at Mt. her Aunt Margaret Titus was to be burried at old fds. Mt. this morn. so she & Marianna went to funeral Marianna dined at M. A. Treffrys & took tea at Alice Motts it was 9 Oclk. when they returned home it thundered lightened & rained hard in the night. Ed. Churchill & family at Hi's all day Ma & Will home all day. Mrs. Harris Lilly & children here in eve. Charlie Fairchilds here to tea. AUGUST MONDAY 27 (239-126) 1900 �picked Bartlett Pears) A dull rainy day Pa went to Woodstock he went to get Administer papers for Mrs. Hicks he returned in eve. Will & Geo. O. in morn. fixing wall in barn Ted help'd Marianna wash & after he picked Bartlett pears & Emma H. help'd all aft. & eve. Marianna also help'd after tea they picked in all about 12 bus. Hi help'd Geo. T. about the pump in morn. in aft. he was working in stable AUGUST TUESDAY 28 (240-125) 1900 Em brot Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs) (Ted & M. took pears to Delhi A very hot day them 94/0. no breeze Pa home all day he was writing mortgagaes &c. Will & Hi fixing stable wall as yes. Geo. O. helping. (Ted & Emma H. picking Bartlett pears until noon. & after dinner Ted & Marianna took them to Delhi canning factory 13 ½ bus. they got 50 cts. bus. Marianna got $3 sugar at S. Innis's $I she left at Hi's also got 1lb. tea 25 cts. after dinner Emma H. drove to Norwich & brot. Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs for a few days visit they stopped at Hi's to tea here all night AUGUST WEDNESDAY 29 (241-124) 1900 Cooler & bright Pa in morn. went to Luther Hussey got him & wife to sign Mortgages to executors of Miles Pennington's Estate & in aft. he was going to Mrs. Hicks's but he. met her so cld. not do bus. will meet her in Ott. next fri. Will & Hi working in stable Geo. O. & Ted working on summer fallow in aft. Ma Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs went to Geo. T.s to tea after tea Emma H. & Kate Jacobs went to Elias Smiths & took ½ 1 bus. bus. of Bartlett Pears @ 50 cts. bus. then they took a drive around the block. AUGUST THURSDAY 30 (242-123) 1900 Thrashing at Duffs) (Emma took Alice M. & Kate Jacobs to Norwich) Cooler Pa home all day he was working in garden as it is very weedy Will & Hi fixing doors in stable Geo. O. & Ted thrashing at Duffs all day - (in aft. Emma took Alice Mott & Kate Jacobs to Norwich they came tuesday. Marianna making Alice Penningtons red waist Ma also helping fix her things it takes a lot of time to get her ready for Pickering College she will go next monday D. V. (Ma got 4 large herrings in eve. & cleaned them AUGUST FRIDAY 31 (243-122) 1900 canned 13 qts plums.) �A real hot day Pa in morn went to Milldale Mt. as the Mt. house is getting plastered in places where plaster is off Peter Kirkley & H. A. Sutton were there sweeping out they talk of papering it. in aft. Pa went to Ott. to meet Mrs. Hicks Chas. Antice & Wm. Bell they signed application for Administration papers for Hicks estate Will in aft. & Ted went to Delhi they got 2 loads bran Will bargained for 10 tons bran. at $12 a ton Hi in morn. help'd finish thrashing at Duffs Geo. O. thrashing at M. Smiths Ted thrashing in morn. at Duffs. (A man brot. some plums Pa bot. 2 baskets pd $ for them (Emma canned 13 qt. cans in aft. in eve. she went to Duffs & took water melon & brot. some tomatoes & sweet apples. Marianna at Geo. T.s to dinner she was fixing Alice P.s clothes for College Mrs. Howell & her brother in law there to dinner & tea Miss Woodrow went home on aft. train. SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 1 (244-121) 1900 Boys at F. Clares) (M. Gundry & Miss Cox came very hot them 96/0 in shade Pa writing in morn. & after dinner he went to Select Mt. at Brick. call'd at Alice Motts home for tea. Will went on his wheel to Ott. & Geo. T. & Hi took the corn Silo cutting box to Frank Clare's as he cld. not get any any one else & Geo. T. & Hi help'd him all day (& Will was there in aft. to see how they got on. Geo. O. went to Delhi & got 2400 of bran Ted doing different things. Marianna met the eve. train & Mary Gundry & Miss Cox came from Goderich for a few days. Ma feeling tired as the heat overcomes her SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 2 (254-120) 1900 A very warm day Pa & Ma went in pheaton to Mt. & Emma H. & Emma P. went in Pa's buggy that has new cover on, to Mt. & Geo. T. Alice & Alma Pennington went in Geo. T.s rig to Mt. in aft. Will & Miss Gundry went to Summerville Mt. & Marianna & Miss Cox went to same & after they all except Will went to Hi's to tea & eve. Emma H. also went to Hi's to tea. Charlie & Edd. Pennington here to dinner Alice & Alma Pennington also here to tea. Mr. & Mrs. Duff here in eve. SEPTEMBER (Labor Day-Dominion) MONDAY 3 (246-119) 1900 Mrs. Harris Lill & children here also Kate Wm. Miss G. & Cox) (Geo T. took A. Pennington to College) Wms. birth day 73. Cooler & Showery Pa home all day he was working in his garden fixing to plant strawberries for next summer Will went to Ott. & got Mike shod & Nell shoe sett & he went to Clare's to see how Hi got on at Clare's they finished filling Clare's Silo's began Sat. Clare pd. Hi $6. for filling the two - Geo. O. went to Delhi & got load bran it whd. 3380 lbs a big load Geo. O. �help'd Emma H. wash they got done before breakfast Ted doing different things. in morn. Marianna went to Delhi to get Tooley to come to see sick cow Miss Gundry & Miss Cox went with her & went to see the sulphur spring nr. Delhi. in aft. Mrs. Harris Lill & children here to tea also Kate Wm. Hi & Ted Miss Cox & Miss Gundry. (Geo. T. took Alice Pennington to Pickering College he will visit Toronto Show to. (we had roast chickens this yes. for dinner they were very nice) Miss Woodrow came on eve. train SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 4 (247-118) 1900 M. Gundry & Miss Cox left) A nice day Pa home all day he was working in garden & planting strawberries. Will choring in morn. Hi went up to Clare's cut a little corn & Geo. O. & Ted went there for the cutting box they got their dinners there & in aft. got Geo. Ts engine & cut some corn here for cows now. Ma & Marianna pealing & canning flemish beauties (pears) they canned 12 qts. Emma doing house work. (in morn Marianna took Mary Gundry & Miss Cox to Station & they went home to Goderich Marianna took 11 doz. eggs at 12 cts. doz. to S. Innis's & got spices & sugar also vinegar from Kate for pickling pears SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 5 (248-117) 1900 (Deliah & cousin here A nice day in morn. Mr. & Mrs. Garratt came she got her Mortgages will collect themselves Pa was writing in office all morn. in aft. he rested & worked in garden he also recd. a letter from M. D. Carder & ans. it at once Will & Hi fixing up cutting knivs & in aft. Hi went to Norwich took an old plow & brot. a new one & pd. the difference Ted working with the boys, Geo. O. went to Delhi for a load bran he brot. 2500 a big load & he unloaded it Ted help'd. in aft. Deliah Forman & her cousin from Tilsonburg came here to tea & after they, Marianna, Miss Woodrow & Emma H. Emma P. played croquet. Geo. T. returned at noon been to Pickering with Alice Pennington SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 6 (249-116) 1900 sold Pete calf for $73 3 yrs old) A hot day them 92/0 Pa went to Woodstock to see Ball on Carder estate accts & on other things also about settling the Mason Estate the only heirs are two women who married Dellers. home on noon train Will & Hi making hog rack &c. & they sold Pete colt for $73. cash Geo. O. & Ted thrashed at Wm. Sherwoods in morn. & in aft. they worked on Summer fallow Ma & Emma H. pealed tomatoes & Emma canned 13 qts. & they got dinner &c. Marianna & �Gerty went to Per. Mt M. took patterns of wall paper for Mt. house for those interested to select from as they intend having it papered (John Treffry died last night) in eve. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to inform Henry Lossing of John Treffrys death they got some pickling onions SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 7 (250-115) 1900 (attended Jno. Treffrys funeral a good deal cooler Pa Ma & Emma Pennington went in pheaton to John Treffry's funeral (Hi went on his wheel & they or we dined at Alice Motts Mr. Plowman conducted the funeral had service at the house & at the grave at Milldale. Geo. T. & Uncle Wm. went on Geo's rig to funeral in aft & Emma H. Marianna & Lill went in Pa's buggy to funeral Will stayed home he was fixing rack for hogs Geo. O. & Ted in aft. thrashing at Becks Geo. O. in morn. got a load of bran 2900 lbs from Delhi. Ted thrashing in morn. at Mrs. Irelands for Fred Bachelor. (Mrs. Harris & children staid here in aft. & kept house she, Lilly Hi, & children here to tea. Emma H. canned 5 qts tomatoes SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 8 (251-114) 1900 Thrashed at Geo. Ts) A nice day Pa in morn. went down to Delhi & Angott went with him to get his money to pay for Carder farm near $3000. Pa Will & Hi doing different things Geo. O. & Ted thrashing at Becks & they came to Geo. Ts in aft. after 2 Oclk. Pa rested in aft. he is not feeling well in aft. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Miss. Mt. at Hedericks. in aft. Emma H. went down to help Kate as they have thrashers SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 9 (252-113) 1900 (Luke Humphrey came A warm day Pa Ma & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Marianna & Miss Woodrow went in Pa's covered buggy. the rest staid home, Kate went in her rig alone & Luke Humphrey rode home with her he staid there to dinner, came here to tea & all night Mary Duff came here in eve. a while SEPTEMBER MONDAY 10 (253-112) 1900 a very warm day Pa & Emma went to Norwich Pa went to Bank & got money to go to {Q}. Mt. & Emma's to put in Delhi he also call'd at Nobbs to see what paper they chose for Mt. house �they chose plain so do we it is cheaper & more suitable to the rest of Mt. house they came home for dinner Will Hi & Luke Humphrey went to Delhi with two loads of hogs they got $5.60 - they whd {blank} lbs came to {blank} (in aft. Luke Humphrey went up North with rig to get his working clothes as he is going to help our boys to fill Silos, our boys began cutting next to Houses in aft.) Geo. O. helpd Marianna wash got done before breakfast Will brot. home a small basket of peaches (poor things) we canned some & some pickled 3 qts. altogether. SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 11 (254-111) 1900 Sarah Tapley here) (began filling Silo to day Pa's birth day 75 yrs A very warm day in morn. Pa went to Delhi to put money in bank for Emma H. which he took out of Molson bank at Norwich that Dellers put in for her he came home to dinner (Sarah Tapley came after he left she waited for him was here to dinner, after he wrote her will she left about 4 in aft. Wm. was here to dinner but felt too poorly to eat much he intended going to London this morn. but was not well enough Boys began filling our Silo finished field next to Houses's & cut quite a bit north of house nearly fill'd one Silo. (Pa took 7 ½ doz. eggs to S. Innis he got 10 cts of yeast cakes the rest in light sugar eggs 12 cts. doz. sold 11 doz the 4th SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 12 (255-110) 1900 quite a bit cooler Pa went to Mo. Mt. he came home to dinner & rested & wrote to. all hands filling Silos here, Will Nold, Luke Humphrey, & Geo. T. here to dinner. (Kate went to see her Mother to day). Wm. went to London to visit Foxe's & Show he is not feeling very well. Ma & Emma doing house work. Marianna made a blue figured shirt waist for Emma H. to day Pa & her intend going to Q. Mt. tomorrow at Pelham SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 13 (256-109) 1900 Hugh Connolly came) (A. Mott Mrs. Mott Alice Leffry Mrs here quite cool & bright, in morn. Pa went in morn to see Angott about the Insurance on Carder farm & in aft. Pa & Emma H. went on aft. train to Q. Mt. at Pelham Boys all at Geo's until carriers on machine got broke then all had to stop & get it fixed. in morn. Alice Mott Mrs. Jno. Mott, Mrs. Mason & Alice Leffry all here to dinner & tea except Alice Leffry she left on aft. train for Norwich. Hugh Connolly came on eve. train from Detroit to stay a while for rest. Geo. T.s. birth day 45 yrs. �SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 14 (257-108) 1900 A nice day Pa & Emma H. at Q. Mt. Boys down to Geo's cutting corn for Silo's & in aft. they broke down again Clark in Hawtrey fixing it will have it done tomorrow forenoon Marianna making over Ma's caps done 4 of them. Ma getting meals in eve. Marianna & Hugh Connolly drove to Duffs for pumpkins got 1 for us 1 each for Hi's & 1 for Geo. T. in aft. Hugh & Marianna were hunting eggs tried to break hens from sitting SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 15 (258-107) 1900 Boys at Kents cutting corn) (Jno. Atkins here to tea drilled wheat A nice day Pa & Emma at Q. Mt. in Pelham Boys fill'd one Silo for Geo. T. by noon & afternoon they went to cut corn for Herb Kent or his Silo it will take two days yet for his they worked late to night Luke worked on wheat ground here he drilled in some in aft. Geo. O. also worked on some in aft. Jno. Atkins came to pay money to Geo. T. he borrowed, he was here to tea & played croquet 1 game with Marianna Miss Woodrow & Hugh Connolly. (Marianna done the cleaning, Ma done baking bread, pies, & cake. Wm. returned from London feeling very poorly with his bowels SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 16 (256-106) 1900 Cloudy Pa & Emma H. at Q. Mt. at Pelham. No one went to Mt. at Milldale as Mt. house is being repaired by painting & papering. in morn. Geo. T. & wife came & Geo. T. staid to dinner. in aft. Marianna, Miss Woodrow, & Hugh Connolly went to Summerville Mt. Wm. came in aft. & staid to tea & in eve. Miss Woodrow played on organ & Luke Humphrey sang hymns Alma here to tea SEPTEMBER MONDAY 17 (260-105) 1900 Boys at Kents cutting corn) (Luke finished drilling in the wheat Another cloudy cool day had fire in parlor Hugh Connolly went to Station in morn. to meet Pa & Emma H. they returned from Q. Mt. & Pa & Hugh Connolly went to Milldale to see Sam. Trowell about fixing Mt. house they got home to dinner. (Geo. T. Will Hi, & Geo. O. up to Herb Kents all day cutting corn with their engine & cutting box Luke Humphrey finished drilling in the wheat north of barn at noon & in aft. Luke H. & Ted sharpening cutting knives for corn they were very dull Pa took 5 doz eggs to S. Innis got 13 cts a doz. got white sugar for it. Geo. O. help'd Marianna wash got done before breakfast & after she cut out Ma's best dress Pa bot. her in Woodstock at $ yd brown mixed goods Ma & Emma doing house work. �SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 20 (263-102) 1900 Cloudy & showery Pa went to Woodstock home on eve. train he went to search Geary's title, get papers registered & he wrote Jane Kingsfords will. (Hugh Connolly & Marianna went to Jno. Atkins to dinner had to go in Milldale Shed on their return as it rained so hard they got home for tea Boys filling Silo as yesterday until stopped by rain Will McGregor here to dinner. in eve, Hi went to Ott. to order stuff for a new Silo they have nr. fill'd two in eve. Lill came for Marianna to take her measure for her new dress SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 21 (264-101) 1900 (Kate Blair here to dinner & tea fine & cool in morn. Pa went to Springford to see Chas. Anstice about Hicks estate also he went to see Mrs. Hicks about Administration papers as she will be adminstratar he came home to dinner & Kate Blair (was Sherwood) came in morn. for Pa to write her will Pa wrote it for her in aft. she was here to dinner & tea. Boys finishing fill the two Silos engine gave out just before finishing Geo. Sherwood Will McGregor here extra (in aft. Emma & Marianna went to Delhi to see for a fall hat did not get any they took (4 doz. eggs to S. Innis got oatmeal & velvet ribbon ribbon for trimming Marianna's dressing jacket Emma gave her eggs 13. a doz. (Ma wrote to Neal Corless) Wm. here to dinner & tea he, Hugh Miss Woodrow Emma P. played croquet after school. SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 22 (265-100) 1900 girls at Bachelors) (Hugh left. A fine cool day in morn. Hugh Connolly left on morn. train for Detroit Pa took him to train & then Pa went to Norwich he went to {the following approx. 8 lines from "the Bank" to "H.S. to Milldale" were written by someone else, possibly Charles John Treffrey aka "Pa"} the Bank deposited $400 recd from Mrs. Heles S.B. Book this is to loan to Chas Geary, call'd Dep $24 cash and got a cheque - marked for Edith A Harris for $29-12 missionary money (Japan) calld on H A Sutton & Peter Hukley about the {repairs} of the Meeting House dined at P.K. then drove with H.S to Milldale Boys at Geo's cutting corn finished it Hi & Luke went to Ott & got lumber for another Silo & new tracks cost $35. Luke took irons to Clark to fix for hoops to for Silo. Marianna fixed Alice's P. dress for Alma & in aft. Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Fred. Bachelors for tea & eve. SEPTEMBER 24 SUNDAY 23 (266-99) 1900 �this is for Monday A nice day Pa home all day Mr. Geary & wife came & signed Mortgage to Mrs. Hele for $400 & he had $400 before in all $800 & Pa wrote to Howard Nicholson about his loan to Montmorency as he want to pay it off. & Pa wants to hear whether he wants it in Eng. or not Boys making a new Silo they cut hoops too short, so had to get them spliced & had to put some on after dark for fear they wld. fall in. Ted help'd Marianna wash & Marianna was making a dressing red sack after (in morn. Emma H. went to Ott. & bot. a carpet for platform in Milldale Mt. house she pd. for it herself & she bot. a rug for buggy to. Ma got dinner &c. SEPTEMBER 23rd. MONDAY 24 (267-98) 1900 this is for - Sunday No one went to Mt. at Milldale as the Mt. house is being repaired in aft. Pa, Ma & Emma H. went to Summerville M. Mt. it rained fast on their return. Geo T. & Kate went to Wm. Tapleys in morn. & to M. Mt. at Gore in aft. SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 25 (268-97) 1900 A very warm day just like summer Pa went to Woodstock to get papers from Ball for Mrs. Denis Hicks for guardianship to her children he came home in eve. Geo. & Kate went to Norwich dined at M. A. Leffry's & Boys finished building the 3rd Silo in morn. & in aft. Will cut corn east of house it is very large & heavy Geo. O. help'd him take sheave off machine Ted & Geo. O. drew some manure in morn up north (sow had 11 pigs up North to day all white but 2. in eve Kate call'd, SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 26 (269-96) 1900 Will & Miss W - at surprise at Duffs) A very warm day them. 88/0. in shade in morn. Pa went to Delhi Bank got checks cashed the boys gave for Marianna to go to Chicago she starts D. V. in morn. Boys, also Geo. T. Charles P. here cutting corn it is very hard work they are tired of the job. (in eve. Mary Duff call'd Ma gave her a handercheif as it is her 17th birthday & the youngsters got up a surprise for her for this eve. Will & Miss Woodrow went about 24 there spent the eve playing games &c. SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 27 (270-95) 1900 �(Marianna left {for} Chicago. quite cool Pa & Ma went to Moses Corless's they went thro. Norwich & call'd for Alice Mott to go with them, but she cld. not as her Mother & Catherine Huxley are there, Will cutting down corn in morn. & in aft. helping load & unload rest boys Charlie P drawing corn Geo. T. at the engine as usual (in morn. Ted took Marianna to M.C.R station to go to Chicago to visit her Aunt) & cousins & sew for them (make dresses &c. &c.) Pa gave a check of $15 to Alice Mott for Phebe Mott, as Phebe is in Coburg visiting. Alice Mott will write to her & send it to her. SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 28 (271-94) 1900 A fine cool day Pa went to Milldale Mt. & took the platform carpet Emma H. bot. & made for it he got home to dinner Boys cut 3 loads in morn of corn & & in aft. they nearly finished filling Silos only two loads to put in now. in eve. Will pd. Frank O. Brien up for working in the corn. Geo. T. & Charlie here to in aft. in morn. Emma H. drove to Hawtrey & took 6 doz eggs 13 cts doz. also took due bill of 80 cts. she got some sugar currants soap onions & peppers SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 29 (273-93) 1900 Emma H & Miss W. went to Newton Heights for the night) (finished Silos this aft. rained last night & this morn. Pa went to Woodstock to search Chas. Addisons title as he wants a loan, it was not satisfactory so Pa wrote him this aft. (after it stopped raining Boys finished their Silos & got cutting box loaded up to put away, in eve. (Boys seperated the eve's milk as we are near out of butter & cant get any it is 25 cts. lb. we are going to keep 3 messes 2 for us & 1 for Hi. (in aft. Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to Newton Heights for the night (Ma scrubbed churn & butter bowl as they had been down celler all summer & were mouldy. Alma came & staid all night with her Sister Emma Boys fill'd 7 Silos this fall 2 for Frank Clare 1 for Herb Kent 1 for Geo. T. & 3 here & built 1 here. SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 30 (273-92) 1900 A nice day no one went to Milldale as Mt. house is not yet ready it is being papered & seats stained in aft. Pa & Ma went to Summerville Mt. also Mrs. Harris Lill & baby, Gerty staid here with Alma & Emma P. in eve at 7 Emma H. & Miss Woodrow returned from Newtown Heights where they went yes. aft. (Luke Humphrey feeds little pigs with sweet warm milk often as the sow is sick & may die he is trying to save them they take the milk quite well since learnt OCTOBER MONDAY 1 (274-91) 1900 �A nice day Pa home in morn. in aft. he drove to Ott. on bus. Will & Hi in morn. went up to Frank Davis to see about a second hand reaper did not get it as it not suit them they went to Jno. Atkins to dinner & tea they also went to Retties to see their stock Luke & Ted picking up corn in east field where it was left or dropped when cutting & drawing for Silos they got several wagons full. Geo. O. ploughing near by houses. Ma had chill & fever in aft. & was very poorly all night she took 2 pills in eve. OCTOBER TUESDAY 2 (275-90) 1900 A real warm day Pa had an early dinner & went to Rush's to meet Moses Corless to examine a fence on late Elias Motts farm Rush rents it now. in morn Stephen McCurdy wife & son came & pd. of remainder of their Mort. for Mrs. Hele pd. $133. Will doing different things (Will churned twice as we are out of butter & boys Hi cutting clover seed / Luke Humphrey seperated 3 messes of milk sat. night & Sunday's & Ted picking up corn as yes. Geo. O. in morn thrashing at Fred Bachelors & in aft. thrashing at Geo. T s buckwheat Geo. O. had his buckwheat there to thrash & Beck had his there to, so thrashers are to Geo. T. s to tea only thrashers staid to Geo's rest went home Miss Woodrow went down & help'd Kate wash dishes in eve. Ma feeling real poorly all day had to lay by. OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 3 (276-89) 1900 A very warm day for Oct. them. 88/0 & no breeze Pa went to Woodstock on Chas. Addisons bus. searching his titles copying abstracts &c. he came home on eve. train. Will fixing fence nr. corn crib & hung gate &c. Hi cut clover seed, Luke & Ted picking up corn. (Geo. O. thrashing at Jno. Nolds all day) Emma H. ironed Ma feeling better able to work a little OCTOBER THURSDAY 4 (277-88) 1900 Another very warm day Pa attended Per. Mt. & they decided about expenses of *Pa went in aft. to meet Anstice, Bell & Mrs. Hicks in aft. at Ott. on Hicks estate bus.* Mt. will give envelopes Will & Luke drew some manure in field north barn Hi raking clover seed up & help'd put it in Will & Luke help'd draw in to, finished drawing it in barn they picked up some apples so as to put cows in east field. in eve Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went to S. Inniss & took 8 doz eggs @ 13 cts. doz they got salmon oat meal & sugar Ma feeling some better but very poorly yet OCTOBER FRIDAY 5 (278-87) 1900 �Hi & Wm. at Ott. show) (Will at Delhi with cheese very warm them 88/0 & no breeze Pa home all day writing Will doctering a cow in morn she eat too much silo &c. bloated very much he gave her soda but did not help her so he went to Geo's & got receipt of Brady's, turpentine & raw linseed oil which helped her I dont know quanties it is on first page of (Home Cook Book) after dinner (Will went to Delhi with load of cheese. in morn. Hi took apples & quinces to Ott. show he got first prize on quinces Hi & Wm. also took flowers to show for Wm. he went to he got 5 prizes on them in aft. Hi went again to Ott. show to see prizes Luke Humphrey & Geo. O. ploughing down by Houses. (Ma feeling real poorly all day took more pills. Emma baking & swept up stairs OCTOBER SATURDAY 6 (279-86) 1900 Ott fair day) A very warm day Pa & Ma feeling poorly, in morn. Hi, Geo. O & Ted went to Ott. fair they took Bull, calves, & colt they got 1st prize on Bull, 3rd on calf, Will took Emma H. & Miss Woodrow, after an early dinner to Ott. fair in eve. John Corless wife & son came & staid all night little Emma went to stay with Alma OCTOBER SUNDAY 7 (280-85) 1900 first time to Mt. since repairing it) Cloudy & showery day Pa & Luke Humphrey went to Mt. first since repairing it in pheaton & Emma H. Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in buggy to Mt Geo. Kate & Alma went to Mt. in their rig & after Mt. Geo. & Kate went to Mrs. Howells to dinner, & they took Emma P. with them Alma came home. (in morn. Jno. Corless & Wm. went on bikes to Abby's at junction & came back in time for dinner - Ma staid home & got dinner. Jno's wife & baby also here baby has bad cough like whooping cough they left for home at 4 in aft. it rained when they left. Ed. Churchill & wife at Hi's Ma wrote to Marianna in eve. at Chicago OCTOBER MONDAY 8 (281-84) 1900 thrashers came) A lovely bright cool day Pa feeling poorly he rested & wrote letters & finished deeds & Mortgages (see his Diary) Thrashers came in morn. there were 16 men here to dinner & 20 to supper they thrashed 635 635 bus. of oats. we had 3 large plymouth roasters killd for dinner pumkin & apple pies also rice pudding &c. &c. they finished at 5. Lill & children here all day helping (thrashing made Will quite sick & Lukes head ached & had chill they went to bed at 7 - Will took pills �OCTOBER TUESDAY 9 (282-83) 1900 Miss Woodrow pd her board to 30th Septr pd $11-50 cts Another lovely day Pa went to Ott in morn. he got Maud shod he pd. 50 cts for her also went to Chas. Addison about his loan & he & wife executed Mort. of $600 to M.J. Pennington Estate. Pa feels better, rested in aft. (Will sick all morn. did not work to day. Hi, Geo. O. & Ted clearing up barn so as to put clover seed back in barn as they run it out in waggons yes. while thrashing (Luke putting in rye by Houses two men came to buy cows they were here to dinner did not buy any. Geo. O. help'd Emma wash after breakfast & in *aft. he took team to his place to clean out his barn so Fred Bachelor can put wall under it he was there all night in aft. Miss Woodrow pd. her board to 30th. of Septr she goes tomorrow to teachers Convention. she pd $11-50 50 cts off for being away. in eve. Geo. Kate & Miss Woodrow went to Endeanns at Milldale Miss Woodrow leads it Emma H. at Hi's all eve. *(Geo. O. took over team in aft. & went over to his place to draw out manure from his barn as he intends to have it raised & a wall put under it OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 10 (283-82) 1900 Boys dug potatoes) A fine day Pa feeling poorly laid by most of day different ones came & pd. int. &c. see his diary. Hi, & Ted digging potatoes in morn. & Will & them picked up in aft. & Will & Ted took a wagon load to Hi's in morn Will drew a load manure in morn. & he went to blk. smiths with trucks to fix Luke Humphrey ploughing {two words crossed out-illegible} south railroad. Geo. O. at his place all day & night OCTOBER THURSDAY 11 (284-81) 1900 A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Norwich & they dined & took tea at Alice Motts it is the anniversary of their wedding 46 yrs. ago. Pa also went to Bank & deposited he also call'd on Bob Treffry to tell him about his title on his land Hi & Ted digging potatoes as yes. in aft. picking up & took another load to Hi in aft. (in aft. Si Pettitt came & boys bargained with him to enclose Silos & roofing them he charges $20. for the job. (Geo. O. still at his place) Luke ploughing south railroad all day & night OCTOBER FRIDAY 12 (285-80) 1900 finished digging potatoes) (Hi's birth day �A lovely day in morn. Peter Addison came to get Pa to rewrite his will. & in aft. Pa & Ma drove down to Stephen McCurdys for him & wife & son to sign deeds they pd. Pa to register them Will, Hi, & Ted finished digging potatoes & put 1 load down our celler Luke ploughing south railroad all day. (Geo. O. still at his place.) Ma mending Emma H. doing house work. Emma P. at Hi's to dinner & took tea at Geo. Ts it is Hi's birth day 31 yrs. (Marianna still at Chicago.) OCTOBER SATURDAY 13 (286-79) 1900 (Ted commenced picking apples Another lovely day Pa not well Stephen McCurdy wife & son came before Pa was up & before we had breakfast they came because the son wanted an agreement written about stock & implements Pa made a memo. & will write one they are coming tues. eve. to sign it Pa. also rewrote Peter Addisons will & he came in aft. & signed it Emma H. & Will witnessed Will & Hi in morn. loaded some logs & in aft. Hi took them out to Ott. to get sawed to enclose the Silos Si Pettitt is to do the work Will in aft. fixed some shelves in celler for to put apples on & Ted commenced picking apples (Luke ploughing as yesterday) Geo. O. still at his place about his barn Miss Woodrow returned from teachers Con. on eve. train. (Gerty here all night) as Hi Lill & baby went to surprise in eve. at Herb Kents as it is his birthday & Will Emma H. & Miss Woodrow also went they came home at ½ past 12 - nearly Sunday we got $1-12 cts butter from Sam Innis OCTOBER SUNDAY 14 (287-78) 1900 A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Emma H. Miss Woodrow & Emma P. went in buggy Hi went on his wheel to Mt. Luke & Will staid home Pa not feeling well Ma wrote to Marianna in Chicago in eve. OCTOBER MONDAY 15 (288-77) 1900 (Boys began filling car with wood A lovely day Pa writing in morn. he wrote agreement between Stephen McCurdy & son & sent order for fruit trees & in aft. (Pa Ma & Emma P. went to Ott. got Emma P. measured for school shoes & they got 2 bus. of onions from Wm. Parsons @ 65 cts. bus. & soap grease from butcher @ 5 cts lb. got 16 lbs. cost 80 cts. Will over helping Geo. O. near all day raise his barn Hi took logs in morn. to saw to enclose Silos in aft he went to blk. smiths Geo. O. still at his place day & night Luke ploughing until 3 in aft. then Will Hi Luke & �Ted began to fill a car with wood sold to man named Dunn for $1.35 cord (to day Will pd. Stuart $7.75 this pays all our insurances until next spring OCTOBER TUESDAY 16 (289-76) 1900 Boys finished filling car with wood) A great change in weather real cool to day. Pa went to Delhi in morn. to get money out of Bank for Emma H. as she is going to Woodstock in morn. Will, Hi, Luke, Ted & Geo. O. filling car with wood they finished filling it in time for 4 Oclk. train so it went to Ingersoll to Jno. Ross wood buyer Dunn buys for him they get $1.35 cord they put 35 cords in the car. The wood is 16 inches long Emma ironed Ma working in house work. OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 17 (290-75) 1900 A lovely day Pa, Ma, & Emma H. went to Woodstock Pa took Miss Jones Will up to Ball he said it must be Probated they returned on eve. train Emma bot. hat, blk. dress, underwear, french flannels, for waists &c. Ma bot. 32 yds. sheeting 10 cts yd (single fold) stuff for every day gown 25cts. yd. under wear for Will also cap pr. shoes for herself &c. & stuff for nighties Will & Hi drawing lumber & logs - Luke ploughing, Ted picked some apples Geo. O. working at his barn. OCTOBER Thanksgiving THURSDAY 18 (291-74) 1900 Mrs. H. & Flo here) (Miss Woodrow went home on aft. train Another lovely day Pa, Hi, Luke Geo. T. went up to Milldale to fix up a wire fence around grave yard & to fix wood shed up they took their dinners they did not finish as there were not many there (Geo. O. went up in aft.) Will in aft. went to Delhi Mill & got 3400 shorts @ $15. a ton Ted picking some apples. in morn. Lill & children came, here to dinner & Mrs Harris & Flo, Churchill came they were here to dinner to, we had lovely roast chickens &c. &c. Miss Woodrow left on aft. train for home will be back sat. or Sun. OCTOBER FRIDAY 19 (292-73) 1900 Marianna returned) (Hi finished wire fence at Milldale Another lovely day M.D. Carder came early in morn & settled up with Pa & in aft. Pa & Hi went to Milldale Mt. & Hi finished the wire fence there Will Hi in morn Luke & Geo. O. & Ted fill'd the 2nd car this car is smaller than the 1st the boys finished filling car & sent it on the 4 Oclk. train to Ingersoll to Jno. Ross wood buyer [in aft. Kate took Ma to call on �Fanny Quance as she has been ill she was gone to Delhi so they came home [& Emma H. (went to M.C.R. & met Marianna she returned from Chicago been gone 3 wks. she call'd at Detroit to see Bill Mrs. Harrison came here all night OCTOBER SATURDAY 20 (293-72) 1900 A lovely day Pa at Milldale Mt. all day he was rebuilding the steps at back of Mt. house, he took his dinner with him. Will went to Delhi Mill & got 2700 shorts @ $15. a ton. Hi drawing stuff for enclosing Silo's from Thos. Penningtons. Luke & Ted picking apples for Hi. [Geo. O. got our team to draw lime for himself & sand but got drunk so did not do much) - in aft. Mr. Harrison Emma H. & Marianna went up in woods to get chesnuts. Wm. & Mary Duff went to on their wheels. Mr. Harrison here all night OCTOBER SUNDAY 21 (294-71) 1900 A fine day Pa & Emma P. went in pheaton to Milldale Mt. & Emma H. & Marianna went in buggy to Mt. Miss Woodrow returned with them she went home thursday aft. she rode home with Pa. [Mr Harrison left in morn. on his wheel for home. after tea Emma H. & Marianna & Miss Woodrow & Gerty went to call on Fairchilds, Gerty here all night, as Hi Lill & babe are visiting at Herb Kents this eve. Luke Humphrey had horse & buggy & went to Clare's his Brotherinlaw's got back before 9. OCTOBER MONDAY 22 (295-70) 1900 Will took 2 hogs whd. 830 lbs @ $5.50) A showery day Pa & Wm. went to Milldale to fix up their Mothers grave & our childrens they came home for dinner & after Lewis Mason came for his deed pd. for it & Geo. Parker & Mr. Harford Harwood came they were here to tea Mr. Harford Harwood came to see about Mortgage on Mrs. Lavitts house & lots in Hawtrey how much there is back on it. Will went to Delhi & took 5 hogs weighed 830 @ 5.50 - Will also got Mike shod in aft.) Hi burned brush down South & he fixed bins in his celler for apples Luke ploughed Geo. O. working for himself at his barn here to meals, Marianna fixing over Emma's best dress putting new satin front (brown) & she went to Geo. T. to tea Ma & Emma done housework Jno. Corless here all night he came to enquire about Waud estate. OCTOBER TUESDAY 23 (296-69) 1900 (Ben. Corless came from Michigan �rained last night & some to day Pa home all day except he went to P.O. he wrote letters one to Jno. Treffrys son in Quebec one to Mrs. Woodruff one to Alvenia Cooper in N.Y. & Ben. Corless went with him to get his valise at M.C.R. Ben. Corless came in morn. on mail train he has not been here for 24 yrs. so he sees a great difference in all of us he is changed to he will stay a while Luke Humphrey ploughing north of house Hi same - Geo. O. working for himself but eats here. Will & Ted working at chores fixed fence &c. Marianna sewing for Emma H. all day Ma & Emma H. doing house work OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 24 (297-68) 1900 A lovely day Pa went to Mrs. Hicks & to Miss Jones's (see his diary) in aft. Mrs. Lavity came to get Pa to write a deed as she is selling an acre in Hawtry for $20 to Deane Will went to Lapier's see about pig & to Bill Bowmans to try & get gravel for fixing around barn - Hi & Luke ploughing north of house Geo. O. & Ted cleaning out calf stables. Ma & Ben. Corless went to Geo. Ts for dinner Ben. stayed there to tea & eve OCTOBER THURSDAY 25 (298-67) 1900 (Ma & Ben Corless at Norwich Fogy morn. cleared up bright about 10. A.M. Pa went to Woodstock to examine titles &c. home on noon train Will & Luke drawing gravel from Bill Bowmans 2 loads Luke drew one of them it was hard job to get it. [Geo. O. helping Geo. T. & Charlie Pennington fill a car with wood to go to Woodstock. Ted doing different things Hi helping Si Pettitt put top on Silos in aft. in morn. Hi ploughed & Luke ploughed some to in aft. in morn. Ben. Corless & Ma drove to Norwich & dined with Alice Mott they call'd on M.A. Treffry to & got plow point for Geo. T. OCTOBER FRIDAY 26 (299-66) 1900 Ma & Ben. Corless call'd on Duff's) A dull warm day Pa drove to Norwich to see Peter Kirkley about a loan he dined there then Pa went to Ott. to see Geo. Parsons but he was at Woodstock on jury he wittnessed Miss Jones will & Pa wanted his affadavit on it Will & Luke ploughing Hi helping Si Pettitt & son about inclosing Silos Ted doing different things [Geo. O. at his place all day helping Wallace Fairchilds pack up as they are moving to Brantford next wk. in aft. Ma & Ben. Corless call'd at Duff's Ma got 4 lbs lard from Mrs. Duff & 2 we had before Ma pd. her 65 cts. for all Charlie & Milton Fairchilds here all night �OCTOBER SATURDAY 27 (300-65) 1900 A cloudy warm day in morn. Pa went to Hawtrey for trees that came from Pelham, after he cleaned out goosberry bushes & Asparagus bed. Will & Luke ploughing east of house all day Hi in aft help'd Si Pettitt about enclosing Silos in morn - he dug stones out of east field &c. Ted picked a few snow apples & cleaned stables Geo. O. helping Fairchilds all day move to Brantford [Marianna. Alma & Emma Pennington went to Woodstock Alma & Emma came on noon train Marianna on eve. train Alma got (red) hat dress & coat Marianna got hat &c. Ma & Emma done the house work Ben Corless dined at Geo. Longstreets here to tea. [Wallace Fairchilds & wife came at 12 Oclk. at night & staid rest of night they are going to go to Brantford on monday to live there.] OCTOBER SUNDAY 28 (301-64) 1900 A warm day Pa & Emma P. went in pheaton to Mt. & Luke Humphrey Ben. Corless Emma H. & Miss Woodrow went in democrat to Mt. Ben. dined at Geo. Ts & Geo. T. took him to Summerville Mt. in aft. & he, Pa & Ma took tea at Hi's [Marianna had a bad sick head ache all day had to lay by]. Ma staid home & got dinner ready. Wallace Farchilds & wife left after breakfast. [in morn. Hi & family went to Ed. Churchills they had a baby boy born this morn. Charlie & Milton Fairchilds here all night OCTOBER MONDAY 29 (302-63) 1900 Pa & Ben. at Ott. (Pa got can of Castor oil) Geo. O. left. A dull morn. fine aft. in morn. Pa sett up the leech & in aft. he drove to Ott. Ben Corless went with him Ben. staid to Thos. Pennningtons all night. Pa went to get probate paper signed by Geo. Parsons on Miss Jones will bus. [Will & Hi discharged Geo. O. as he was drunk again last night so they cannot depend a bit on him.] Will & Luke ploughing in east field Hi helping Si Pettitt about Silos. Ted picking apples. [Pa got a can full of Castor oil at druggists for greasing wagons he pd. $1-42 cts. (Ted helpd Emma wash). Marianna began cutting Emma Hs blk dress to go to Iowa her head is much better (Gerty here all day) Charlie & Milton Fairchilds left on train for Brantford in morn. OCTOBER TUESDAY 30 (303-62) 1900 A cloudy & showery day Pa home all day writing letters &c. see his diary Will Hi & & Luke mixed cement for putting seperator on, when needed & put up a partition, Ted also help'd Hi �also help'd Si Pettitt a while in morn. about covering Silo & the rain stopped all work in aft. outside Ma & Marianna sewing on Emma Hs blk. dress Emma H. ironed. OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 31 (304-61) 1900 A lovely warm day Pay went to Woodstock home on eve. train he went with Lewis Mason on his late fathers estate bus. to arrange for settlement they went to Ball & Ball for advice Pa got wall paper for Kate 7 cts roll to paper her dining room Luke & Ted ploughing Hi & Will made cement sill in cow stable & fixing stable up top of lane Marianna & Ma sewing on Emma H. blk. dress all day Marianna also cut her Aunt Lizzies gown that Emma intends taking to her which Uncle Wm. & Marianna bot. NOVEMBER (All Saints' Day - Quebec) THURSDAY 1 (305-60) 1900 nice morn. cloudy nr. noon & rained in aft. Pa & Ma went to Per. Mt. & then went to Norwich & dined at Alice Motts Nellie Shaw there Pa went to {following written in another hand possibly Pa} Duncan's office & received two cheques one for $2000 to pay off the principal of Robt D Moutinoreny's Mortgage & another of $100 for Interest Gave him Discharge placed the principal to my Credit in my savingsbank a/c. and $100 to my current a/c. Will & Ben. Corless went to Dellers to bargain for tile they our boys intend drawing them sat. in aft. he Will got Nell & Rodney shod at Ott. at Boucher's. Hi & Luke working at stable up top of lane in morn. Hi went to Ott. for lumber. Ted doing different things in morn. Ted & Luke drew some manure Marianna cut & making her Aunt Lizzies gown Emma H. is going to take it to her next wk. Emma H. done house work. Ben. Corless went in aft. to Geo. Sherwoods & staid all night NOVEMBER FRIDAY 2 (306-59) 1900 Will went to Mill got 500 flour 200 left for Hi.) (cleaned stove pipes A lovely day Pa in the garden most of day he planted 4 cherry trees that he got from Page at Pelham Pa also putting radishes & beets & carrots away for winter use Will up to Jno. Nolds in morn. & in aft. he went to Delhi Mill he got 500 lbs flour he left 200 at Hi's, Hi helping Si Pettitt all day enclosing Silos & shingling them Luke & Ted drawing manure west of hog pen. (Will help'd girls clean stove pipes in morn.) Marianna swept up both stairs & put summer things away also picked up Geo. O. clothes for him to take away [Ma trying to make soap it did not seem to come right she hopes it will Ma & Emma done house work, in aft. Ma mending we got 5¾ lbs butter cost $1-15. cash from S. Innis Ben. Corless came back to tea he does not feel very well �NOVEMBER SATURDAY 3 (307-58) 1900 A lovely day Pa getting beets carrots &c. ready to put in celler did not put any in celler Will & Ted in morn - drawing manure & in aft. unloading tile 450. 12 inch tile blemished ones at $50 a 1000. Luke ploughed in morn. & in aft. he to, unloaded tile they did not finish unloading this eve. (Geo. O. unloaded his bricks for his barn had Nell & his Dick he is not here now.) Ma's soap is not good she boild it over & it seems to need more grease which she has not. [in aft. Emma H. Marianna Emma P. & Gerty went to see Flo. Churchill & baby Flo. is not feeling well Emma H. & M. & children also call'd at Ott. got postal notes for Pa. (Ben. Corless went to Bachelors to dinner Ann Randall was there) NOVEMBER SUNDAY 4 (308-57) 1900 A lovely day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in Pheaton & Luke Humphrey, Ben. Corless, Emma H. Marianna, Miss Woodrow, & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. Ben. staid to Geo. T s to dinner & tea here for the night. Charlie Pennington & Ted Marriage here to dinner. (in aft. Geo. Sherwood came for a while) & Emma H. Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Duffs to tea Mary Duff came over for Will & he went there to tea they got home at 9. NOVEMBER MONDAY 5 (309-56) 1900 Ma & Ben. at Ott. also Emma P.) (Ma cleaned shop & emptied soap &c. A nice morn & part of aft. Pa home all day getting garden stuff in. Will Hi & Ted finished drawing tile in morn. (Geo. O. got Nell to draw his brick) & in aft. Boys putting cement floor around Silos. Luke began digging east ditch in aft. Ben. Corless Ma & Emma P. went to Ott. to get Emma P. remeasured at Durkee's as the pr. he made was too small. as they were coming home there was a wind storm with rain which frightened Ma, Ma bot. 20 cts blueing & Dome lead. (in morn. Ma cleaned out the shop & emptied the soap & cleaned the caldron) Emma H. & Marianna washed in aft Emma H. ironed part of clothes Marianna lining Emma Hs fur collar in aft. (Gerty here all day & night. NOVEMBER TUESDAY 6 (310-55) 1900 A nice day Pa home all day as yesterday & in aft. Mrs. Hicks came about her late husbands bus. & guardianship for her children. Will & Hi put cement troughs in stables & Will & Geo. T. counted tile over again as they bot. together & there was a mistake in number. (Luke digging ditch east of house.) Ted cleaning pig pens &c. (in morn. Emma H. & Ben. Corless went to Norwich & to John Atkins to dinner, Emma Walker & Ellen were away so Emma H. got dinner �there they also call'd on Alice Mott. Marianna fixing the sleeves in Emma Hs dress & made a collar for her. Ma got dinner &c. NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 7 (311-54) 1900 A cloudy day rained last night Pa home all day except he went to {work.} he was assorting letters & papers. Will & Luke ditching in east field Hi choring & he set up the seperator in the barn where it is cemented. Ted help'd ditch. (Hi Lill & children & Ted here to tea) Marianna lined Emm's muff & fixing her things ready to leave for Iowa in morn. (Ma getting meals) Ben. Corless went up to old Mrs. Innis's in aft staid to tea Will & Hi voted for King in opposition to Cartwright for member of the Commons. NOVEMBER THURSDAY 8 (312-53) 1900 Ben. Corless & Ma at Sherwoods) (Emma H. left for Iowa A cold raw day in morn Pa assorting his papers & after an early dinner he & Wm. went to Norwich Wm. went to see Dr. Shaw about the shingles he has. Pa call'd on H. Suttons & Alice Mott. Will & Luke at the ditch laying tile east of house. Hi went to Delhi with oats to get chopped & done chores. Ted doing different jobs. (Emma H. left for Iowa on morn. train). in aft. Ma & Ben. Corless went to Warren Sherwoods on visit. Mr. Duff call'd in eve. to hear how election run Grits in again too bad as there needs a change. NOVEMBER FRIDAY 9 (313-52) 1900 cemented the hearth) A dull day Pa home all day he wrote deed for Geo. Longstreet from Alice Treffry as he is buying her house & lot in Hawtrey pays $70 for it. *Boys took up brick hearth in dining room & put cement there instead. in aft. Hi cut glass for windows in cow stables Luke finished ditch in east field. Ted picked the quinces & chored Will done different things in aft. Ben. Corless at Geo. Ts. for dinner here for tea & all night. Ma got meals Marianna swept up stairs & help'd boys about fixing the hearth NOVEMBER SATURDAY 10 (314-51) 1900 Miss T. at Miss Mt.) (Fairchilds here A raw cold day Pa drove to Ott. to try & sell some Carder lots to Jno. Wyaat but he did not want to pay the price placed on them Pa brot. a new ordered pr. of shoes from Durkee for Emma P. & Ma's mended shoes he came home to dinner & after he went to Norwich & �got Alice Treffry to sign deed to Geo. Longstreet. Will & Luke fixing fence nr. barn top of lane. Hi & Ben. Corless putying glass in windows for cow stables all morn. Hi fitted them in in aft. Ted took 2 loads of fire wood to Abby's at La Sallette & chored. (in morn. Ett Fairchilds came from Brantford (drove) Wallace went to Tilsonburg & in aft. she met him at Station & they came here to tea they left at 7. & went to {Tulls} for the night. in aft. Miss Woodrow went to Miss Mt. at M. Siples she rode up with Pa.(Ma got dinner &c. Marianna done cleaning (in eve. Marianna cut profiles of the folks all good ones) NOVEMBER SUNDAY 11 (315-50) 1900 A cold day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Hi, Ben. Corless, Luke Humphrey, Miss Woodrow Marianna Emma P. & Gerty went in democrat to Mt. James Johnson & bride were at Mt. to. after dinner Ma & Lilly & baby Elsie went to Ed. Churchill's to see the babe found them getting on finely. Gerty staid here was very good. Emma H. in Oelwein Iowa. NOVEMBER MONDAY 12 (316-49) 1900 Boys kill'd a beef a yearling) (M. cleaned & changed front up stairs A dull cold day Pa home all day writing. he wrote to Howard Nicholson & getting papers ready to go to Brantford in morn. Will in morn. helpd Luke draw some manure out of pig pens top of lane Luke drew manure himself in aft. Hi fixed fence south in morn. Ted help'd Marianna wash & he cleaned chicken house after. & in aft. Will Hi & Ted kill'd a beef (a yearling) Hi took a fore qr. to Duff's & one fore qr. to Geo. Ts they whd. 97 for Geo T. & 85 for Duff after washing Marianna changed & cleaned front up stairs Ma got meals &c. Emma P. now has an inner room to herself Emma H. & Marianna has big room for them Ben. Corless went to Duffs to tea here by 9. Ma wrote to Emma H. in Iowa in eve. NOVEMBER TUESDAY 13 (317-48) 1900 Snowing all day Pa went to Brantford on bus. he dined at Wallace Fairchilds Pa went to get registrating done & went to get Marakles to sign deed of his property in Hawtrey to S. Innis subject to paying Mortgage. Boys getting young cattle in from down South & fixing windows &c. for winter, ground all covered with snow for first time. Ted went over to Duffs & got some horse radish to put with cabbage & in aft. Marianna grated it, Miss Woodrow & Emma P. help'd after school (in morn Marianna ironed Ma got dinner &c. baked bread &c. NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 14 (318-47) 1900 �A cold blustry day, Pa went to Mo. Mt. dined at Alice Motts wore his fur overcoat first time this fall, Will doing chores Luke also choring & changed the hens around. Hi & Luke Ted took 2 loads of soft wood to James Smiley Junr. (in aft. Boys loading a car with wood. in aft. Ben Corless & Ma drove to Delhi as Ben. wanted to call on Robert Nobbs we staid there about 1 hr. then came home to tea Mall calld at S. Innis's & bot. $ sugar, 4 lbs lard at 12½ cts 4 lbs butter at 20 cts. $sugar Marianna cut cabbage up & put horse radish with it for winter use Ma made flat cakes & got dinner Gerty here all day & night NOVEMBER THURSDAY 15 (319-46) 1900 Marianna & Ben went to Moses Corless's) Snowed & cold wind Pa home all day writing, deed between Mrs. A. P. Miller. to Peter Kirkley she sold house & lot for $1150 Boys loading a car with wood to go to Ingersoll, finished it, Charlie Pennington also loaded one Geo. T. help'd Geo. O. was going to help but got drunk instead. Marianna & Ben. Corless went to Moses Corless's they dined at Bert. Walkers as Melissa had been to Cathcart taking care of the sick there Lill Corless & Mother & brother has thypoid fever there Ma done house work to day. Boys seperate all the milk now for butter Hi has it NOVEMBER FRIDAY 16 (320-45) 1900 A nice bright day Pa went to M.C.R. in morn. & met from Pelham Jno. Webb, Frank Muirhead, & Miss Beckett, they all came to attend Q. Mt. & after an early dinner Pa took them to Mt. of Ministers & oversight he returned alone to tea Will & Hi drew wood in our wood shed in morn. & in aft. Hi took over 3 cords wood to Smiley in Ott. they are to pay for trucks in wood. Luke doing different things busy every day (Ben. Corless went to Hiram Parkers for tea returned before 9 Ma baked bread, pies (pumpkin & raspberries) & many things besides Marianna very busy to boys seperate the milk now we have the cream to night for first Hi has had 3 meses of cream NOVEMBER SATURDAY 17 (321-44) 1900 Q. Mt. snowing fast all day Pa & Ma attended Q. Mt. Wm. I. Moore from Toronto, & Jno. Webb from Pelham ministers) & Miss Beckett from Pelham. & F. Muirhead were at Mt. Pa & Ma dined at Mrs. Wm. Nobbs home for tea. Boys & girls picked 18 chickens & Will took them to S. Innis he gave a due bill for them for $4.40 Boys just choring as it is so stormy �NOVEMBER SUNDAY 18 (322-43) 1900 Q. Mt. A very dull morn. & rained in aft. & eve. Marianna & Miss Woodrow & Hi & Ben Corless attended Q. Mt. at Brick they each had covered rigs of their own as it was rainy they all came here to dinner towards eve. it rained hard & done so all night. Wm. I. Moore & Jno. Webb had Mt. at Milldale in eve. & as we expected Pelham fds. Luke, Marianna & Miss Woodrow went to Milldale Mt. & brot. Miss Beckett here after Mt. F. Muirhead staid at Hedericks at Milldale. (Lill & children here all day) NOVEMBER MONDAY 19 (323-42) 1900 A very rainy day Pa home all day visiting with Miss Beckett, Hederick brot. Frank Muirhead, in aft. & Marianna took them to Station in aft. through hard rain Boys choring not doing much to day as it is so very rainy NOVEMBER TUESDAY 20 (324-41) 1900 Luke trimmed quince tree & cleaned up around) (Kill'd 30 fowls at Hi's) (Ben left in morn Another rainy day Pa home in morn. he wrote to M.D. Carden & wrote an agreement for Wyaat to sign as he is intending buying Carden estate lots in Ott. in aft. Pa drove to Ott. to see S. Smiley as he wants a loan & wants to sell a Mortgage of $4000. on Duncan farm, Smiley was away so nothing was done Will, Hi Wm. Lilly, & Marianna dress'd 30 fowls in morn. & Will took them to S. Innis they whd. 100 lbs at 6 cts lb. Geo. T took 24 fowls to S. Innis at same price ours & Hi's were all done at Hi's (Ted help'd Marianna wash) she did not hang them out as it rained so. in aft. Marianna cleaned spare room & parlor Ma getting meals & baked bread & cleaned out clothes cubbord in kitchen (Ben. Corless left in morn. on M.C.R. to go to see Mary T. he came the 20th. of last mo. Will took him to Station Luke trimmed quince tree & cleaned up around nicely) NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 21 (325-40) 1900 A showery & very windy day Pa home all day finished deed for Wyaat & wrote affadavitts. Will choring Hi churned twice for us in morn. about 44 lbs. & he put some windows in stable &c. Luke cleaning wood pile north of house & burning rubbish & Ted help'd him bring wood in our shed in morn. (Ma baked flat cakes & got dinner Marianna attended butter & cleaned celler & assorted the fruit she put old fruit on the floors. (in eve. Luke put walnuts in bags & �then they stamped on them to get the outside shells off then rinsed them off & put them in lumber room to dry NOVEMBER THURSDAY 22 (326-39) 1900 M. cleaned back up stairs A dull showery day Pa home all day he was writing letters &c. & he went to P.O. in aft. (Will choring Hi & Ted went to Smileys in Ott. with a load each of wood in morn. & same in aft.) Luke cleaning up rubbish all around behind shop & wood pile. Marianna cleaning up back up stairs she took a lot of old papers out of lumber room & burnt them on the pile Luke is burning, & she finished the back up stairs & in aft. she & Lill ironed Hi Lill & Children & Ted all here to tea, Gerty here all night Will kill'd a Guinea fowl & Ma roasted it we all liked it. Ma busy doing house work all day NOVEMBER FRIDAY 23 (327-38) 1900 I. Moore & Jno. Webb here) (canned some beef quite cool & nicer day than any this wk. Pa home all day, H. Sutton brot. Wm. I. Moore & Jno. Webb Pa visiting with them they were here to dinner & tea Jno. Webb left for Welland in aft. Will choring, Hi took harness to Durkee to get mended & Pa sent back Mortgage to Smiley. in aft. Hi & Lill went to Ed. Churchill's for small stove for M. but they cant spare it & Hi went to Mrs. Hicks sale near there Ted got wood & put in our shed in morn. in aft. ploughed) Luke ploughing up North all day Ma doing house work Marianna canned 12 qt. cans beef & help'd get meals in eve. Ted took Marianna & Miss Woodrow to revival Mt. by Wm. I. Moore at Milldale NOVEMBER SATURDAY 24 (328-37) 1900 got little stove) (Will bot. a cow from Lapier & calf for $25. Cloudy & windy & florries of snow in eve. Pa home all day writing letters &c. Will choring in morn. & he went to Delhi in aft. to see Quance about shorts & he went to Paul Lapiers & bot. a cow for $20. they will get her mon. calf $5. Hi home all day doing different things Luke & Ted ploughing up North in morn. Mrs. Harris & Flo came to Hi's they brot. a small 2nd hand stove for Marianna one Ed. Churchill bot. Pa pd. $1.25 for it it is for the big room up stairs for winter Ma baked bread & pies & got dinner. Marianna done the cleaning Ma got a letter from Emma H. from Iowa Will got a platform to put under the little stove & elbow. platform cost $. elbow shilling. �NOVEMBER SUNDAY 25 (329-36) 1900 A very stormy day snowing & blowing No one went to Mt. Charlie Pennington here to dinner Geo. T. call'd in aft. a while. Marianna took tea at Hi's & Hi had tea here Ma wrote to Mrs. Clark in England NOVEMBER MONDAY 26 (330-35) 1900 rainy all morn. Pa home all day he wrote to Howard Nicholson to inform him about his money here in Bank & sent him receipt for the same in aft. he was copying Jno. Corless lease to him from Mrs. Waud & children. Will in aft. went to Delhi & got 2200 bran @ $13. ton Hi churned 4 times in morn. & got 79½ lbs butter he was here to dinner, Luke choring Ted came & piled some wood in Hi's shed he help'd Marianna wash before Hi churned (Marianna & Ma busy all day) Marianna got her little stove put up in her bed room NOVEMBER TUESDAY 27 (331-34) 1900 Hi & M. at Ott.) (Hi & M. washed bedding) A nice day Pa went to Ott. in morn. to collect for the lots he sold for M. D. Carden to Wyaat for $90. he pd. Pa. in aft. Lewis Mason came to see Pa & Pa wrote to Ball. Will choring. Hi helpd Marianna wash bedding 12 blankets 2 quilts & 4 counterpanes & after he help'd Will with the chores. (in aft. Hi & Marianna & Gerty went to Ott. he got harness that was fixed & made sale for a big hog for 7 cts. lb to Smiley for hams shoulders & side meat. Marianna got paper for kitchen 4½ cts. roll. Luke & Ted ploughing up North & in eve. Ted & Miss Woodrow went to revival Mt. by Wm. I. Moore at Milldale Ma baked & got meals. in aft. Lill & baby came & Hi Lill & children & Ted here to supper NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 28 (332-33) 1900 (Mrs. Duff & M. papering kitchen ceiling A bracy morn. & dull day a little rain in eve. Pa home all day he fixed porch on west door & finished copying Jno. Corless lease Will & Hi tore up floor under the cook stove as it was sinking & after dinner Luke & Ted drew dirt & stone & brick to fill in & will in morn. put gravel on & then cement it so as to make it solid. (in morn. Luke & Ted finished ploughing up North) in eve. Ted took team & democrat & took Kate, Miss Woodrow, Mary Duff to revival Mt. at Milldale by Wm. I. Moore. Marianna has sick headache so cld. not go she went to bed before 7 without any supper. she & Ma cleaned wood work in kitchen & in aft. Mrs. Duff came & she & Marianna papered the kitchen ceiling Marianna very tired in eve. & so is Ma �NOVEMBER THURSDAY 29 (333-32) 1900 M. finished papering kitchen) A cloudy mild day Pa went to Norwich after an early dinner he went to Bank & deposited $340. Mrs. Hales & M.D. Cardens moneys home at dusk. Will, Hi, Luke, & Ted cementing under the kitchen stove in morn. & in aft. they drew {blank} load of coal cinders to put around doors where it is muddy they intend to get more to put at stable doors as it is so muddy Marianna finished papering kitchen Ma got meals & ironed in aft. Emma P. staid home from school to help as we are so very busy & in eve. Ted took Marianna & Emma P. to revival Mt. at Milldale NOVEMBER FRIDAY 30 (334-31) 1900 Kate here in aft. A dull day Pa went to Woodstock got registering done & calld on Mrs. Hile on her bus. & calld on Bean about sleigh runners for H. Sutton home on eve train Boys drawing ties from M.C.R. that railroad men are taking up they give them away & offered them to the boys Hi doing chores - Ma getting meals Marianna cleaning floors & in aft. she blackened the kitchen stove in aft. Kate Blair (was Sherwood) came, here to tea & in eve. her brother Geo. Sherwood came for her (in eve. Marianna & Ted went to revival Mt. at Milldale (he decided). this is the last night Wm. I. Moore will be there) in aft. Mrs. Hicks came & left $50. for Pa to pay F.R Ball for his work. Ling left $2. for {Seater} Miss Woodrow went on aft. train will return {Soon} to Milldale DECEMBER SATURDAY 1 (335-30) 1900 A dull day again roads quite muddy after an early dinner Pa & Ma went to Norwich they went to call on Nellie Shaw & her Mother, Nellie leaves for London on monday they came home for tea Boys drawing ties as yesterday Hi choring. Moses Corless was there to at Alice Motts (in aft. they put cook stove east side of kitchen dish table North changed things in general while Ma was away & (Emma P. made a cake in aft. her first attempt & it was all right Ma made bread & pies in morn - Marianna done the cleaning in eve. Lu Butts came to cut boys hair Will paid him 35 cts. DECEMBER SUNDAY 2 (336-29) 1900 A nice day Pa & Ma went to Mt. in pheaton & Hi, Ted Marianna Lill, Gerty & Emma P. went in democrat to Mt. Miss Woodrow returned with them she went home fri. aft. eve. in aft. �Mrs. Harris & Lill went to Summerville Mt. left the children here, & Hi Lill & children Mrs. Harris & Ted here to tea, & in eve. Ted took Marianna, Miss Woodrow Mrs. Harris, Mary Duff, & Deliah Forman to Milldale Mt. got home ½ past 10. DECEMBER MONDAY 3 (337-28) 1900 Hi at raising ) (churned 106¾ butter to day A lovely day Pa home all day he trimmed the edge & writing Ted helpd Marianna wash & after Ted churned 2 churnings Hi helpd load ties & Will & Luke drew them & then he churned twice in all 106¾ in aft Marianna & Lill made 24 rolls lbs in 2 & 3 lb rolls $5. worth of butter to be sent to Toronto in aft. Hi went to Mike O. Briens raising, Luke & Will drew ties in morn. & in aft he drew 6½ cords wood to La Sallette to Mr. Baker @ $1-35 cord. Ma made flat cakes & got meals DECEMBER TUESDAY 4 (338-27) 1900 A rainy day Pa home all day writing & resting Boys not doing very much as it is so wet Luke took wood down to La Sallette to Baker 3½ cords he pd. for it $1-35 a cord for soft wood Ted oiled the chain harness he was here to dinner (Si Pettett & 3 men began pulling barn down on Gregory place & are going to build it on Hirams place they were) hindered by the rain. they packed $5. worth butter in box for Luke's sister in Toronto @ 20 cts. lb. to go in morn. Ma made bread & got meals Marianna ironed & swept up. DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 5 (339-26) 1900 at Con.) (pulling barn down) (loading car A dull day Pa took Marianna in morn. to Ott. to Christian Endeavor Convention Pa came home to dinner she staid there & in eve. Will, Miss Woodrow & Mary Duff went & brot. her home - in morn - (Will took Lukes sisters butter to station for Toronto) 20 cts. lb. Luke is making her a present of 26 lbs. Si Pettet & 3 others are pulling barn down Luke & Hi are drawing it on Hi's place to rebuild. Ted is helping to Will doing chores & in aft. boys were loading a car with wood for Ross in Ingersoll. Ma busy doing house work all day. (Will brot. Emma Corless Walker & May Walker here with our folks from Con. & in eve. Sam Innis came & gave Pa $200 for Mrs. Javitts as he bot. her house & land in Hawtrey. DECEMBER THURSDAY 6 (340-25) 1900 �A cloudy day Pa attended Per. Mt. he is not feeling well has cold & cough so laid by in aft. & visited with Emma C. W & May Walker they left for home on aft. train Marianna took them to train (Gerty here all day & night Lill not feeling well -) Boys busy loading another car & drawing the old barn from Gregory place to Hi's Geo. T. here a while in eve. in aft. Mrs. Javitts came & Pa pd. her the $200 Sam Innis left here for her last eve. (we had pancakes for tea this eve) Ma got letter from Ron's wife this aft. DECEMBER FRIDAY 7 (341-24) 1900 Still dull Pa real poorly had poor night sore throat & cough did not get up until 10 Oclock & laid by all day feels achy & has head ache to. Ma rubbed coal oil & mustard on his throat. Boys finished loading car so have two ready to go to Ingersoll & in aft. they went. Boys also drawing the barn from Gregory farm & in aft. Hi went to Thos. Penningtons to get siding for his barn Ma getting meals & baked bread Marianna swept up both stairs & made a cake for Emma Nobbs surprise her class are making her a present of ladies companion case this eve. & Will took Miss Woodrow to it they got home at ½ past 1. they spent a very pleasant eve. & had abundance of good things to eat. Kate came in eve, & went up stairs to visit Marianna in her room she has a stove there now all to herself DECEMBER (Conception Day - Quebec) SATURDAY 8 (342-23) 1900 A nice day Pa real poorly laid by again to day he coughs a good deal & has sore throat Will choring in morn. & in aft. he & Ted went over to Duffs to cut feed Duff got our cutting box & Geo. Ts engine & him to Luke helping draw the barn to Hi's in morn. & in aft. done chores Hi drawing to & helping about it all day Si Pettett & men at it to, Si expects to raise it tues. or Wed. if fine Ma baked pies & getting dinner &c. Marianna done cleaning & in aft. she & Miss Woodrow went to Miss. Mt at Geo. Mc Clean's got home at dusk we were eating supper. Boys has a very sick cow name (lop horn) DECEMBER SUNDAY 9 (343-22) 1900 (very sick cow) Peter & girls here rather blustry Pa real poorly did not get up until 10. Ma staid home took care of Pa & got dinner Ted Marianna & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. Boys has a very sick cow name (lop horn) she cant hold her head up they think she cant live so sent for Peter Kirkley by Marianna, he came after Mt. & brot. his daughter Florence & Emma Nobbs they were all here to dinner & tea Peter left medecine to be given cow every 3 hrs. so Will & Luke sat up till ½ past 11. then thot. cow was dying so went to bed & in morn. cow was better so Will �went up to Norwich before breakfast to tell Peter & he came & gave more medecine & staid to dinner on monday Gerty here all day & night {writing erased and scored out} DECEMBER MONDAY 10 (342-21) 1900 Hi took cream to Bookton first this fall) (kill'd big hog. real cold raw N.W. wind Pa feeling better did not get up until after 9 - Will returned from Norwich about 9 - cow seems better can hold her head up Peter thinks she will recover now. Boys fixing to kill a big hog & in aft. Geo. T. & them killd him he whd 500 lbs & Hi took cream to Bookton first this fall Si Pettett not working on Hi's barn timber to day. Ma getting meals Marianna washed towels & aprons she intends trying to leave the washing for 2 wks - in winter first time for us she swept all up to Mrs. Harris got 20 lbs. butter @ 20 cts. lb. DECEMBER TUESDAY 11 (345-20) 1900 cutting fat.) (Hi Lill & M. at Ott. with pig A cold day Pa feeling a little better Geo T. came up & cut up the hog & in aft. Hi took it out to Ott. & sold it to Durkee & S. Smiley & Marianna & Lill also went to Ott. Marianna got groceries & oilcloths (Hi pd. our taxes this aft.) Hi took 36¾ butter to H. A. Titus he pd. for it Will choring Luke, Hi & Ted loading a car with wood expect to fill it tomorrow. Ma & Marianna cutting fat up in morn. & Ma finished it in aft. Hi & Marianna got home at dark the sick cow seems better cant stand up yet. we got a letter from Emma H. saying Morton Blake is going to hospital in Chicago to have opperation they all feel very anxious about him. DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 12 (346-19) 1900 quite cold Pa up to our breakfast he fixed the celler door so it wld. latch & fixed his candle lantern as wire was broken Will chored. Hi Ted & Luke finished filling another car & Luke brot. 2 loads wood here rough wood nice dry hard wood round sticks. we have 54 lbs. lard from the hog Ma getting meals & made head cheese & ironed Marianna & Ted cut meat for sausage &c. &c. the machine broke so they had a bother with it & it took so long they cut 15 lbs. Charlie Pennington went to Guelph model farm to fat cattle show & Mrs. Harris went to London for the winter DECEMBER THURSDAY 13 (347-18) 1900 �A cold raw wind all day. Pa feeling better he fixed latch on celler door Will took oats to Delhi to get chopped Hi & Ted drew wood in Hi s wood shed Luke took Maud in morn. & buggy & went to Norwich to see his folks & had bus. there to he staid all night Gerty here all day. Ma made Xmas cakes & got dinner Marianna mopped & made ginger snaps DECEMBER FRIDAY 14 (348-17) 1900 A real cold day them. 0/2 Pa feeling better in aft. he was trimming edge Boys choring & filling car did not finish filling it, Luke came home in eve. about 8 Oclk (Kate came a while in eve.) Ma made bread & got dinner. Marianna swept up both stairs &c. (Emma Pennington went over to Duffs after school & staid all night Gerty here all day Lill & baby came in aft. DECEMBER SATURDAY 15 (349-16) 1900 A real cold day 12/0 & cold wind Pa home all day writing & reading Boys busy filling car finished it & drew some wood in our & Hi's wood sheds Luke helping in every thing Ma baked pumkin & apple pies & got dinner Marianna done the cleaning she is not feeling very well. Alma P. here to tea. Ma got a letter from Bell DECEMBER SUNDAY 16 (350-15) 1900 A nice day Pa & Miss Woodrow went in pheaton to Mt. Will & Marianna went in little buggy to Mt. & Hi Lill & Gerty went in Hi's rig, Gerty here after Mt. until after tea & Hi wife & children & Ted here to tea they went at 8 in eve. (Ma staid home & got dinner). in aft. Will took Miss Woodrow & Marianna to Summerville Mt. they presented Mr. Martin the Suptr with an easy chair Wm. read the address to it, (Geo. O. came got his old boots lines of harness & a big chicken he ought to get them another day not on Sunday. Charlie Pennington & Ted here to dinner DECEMBER MONDAY 17 (351-14) 1900 A lovely morn. Pa home all day H. A. Sutton came to see about wood & Pa & him went down on Pennington place & Pa bot. 15 cords of wood (4 ft. wood) from Charlie Pennington for H. A. Sutton he was here to dinner. in aft. Wm. Hederick & wife came & James Johnson & wife they were here to tea & eve. Wm. & James came to audit Mt. books at Geo's. as he is Sectr. & Treasur in morn. Will went to Mill did not get home until 2. (Hi Luke & Ted drew wood & choring) Mrs. Hele wished her money taken out of Delhi Bank & put in Norwich Bank which �Pa will do tomorrow so Will brok it $412-29 cts Ted help'd Marianna wash & in aft. she & Ma ironed until the company came DECEMBER TUESDAY 18 (352-13) 1900 A dull warm day Pa & Ma went to Norwich Pa deposited $412 Mrs. Heles money Ma tried to get suet but cld. not find any she got 5 lbs beef to make mince pies with got home for tea Boys killd the sick cow (lop horn) as she lost use of her legs she is in good condition they got quite a bit of tallon. in aft. Hi & Ted drawing timbers for his barn & the men are at Hi's framing it Luke choring Will drawing wood. (in eve. Marianna & Miss Woodrow settled up for Miss Woodrows board it is settled up to next fri night) DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 19 (352-12) 1900 Moses Corless & Alice Mott here) (Jno. Atkins & Emma Walker {here} A nice day Pa home all day he trimmed hedge & wrote letters & rested Jno. Atkins Jno. changed {??} & Emma Walker came at noon left at 4 - Will & Hi took the cream down to Hi's & churned it, 7 days milk they got 95 lbs butter put it up in lb. pats they are going to send it to Simpsons in Toronto in aft. Hi & Ted drawing stuff for Hi's barn. Luke done chores. (in morn Marianna went to Woodstock for Xmas things for children she got home on eve. train she got a lot of things she got sausage cutter it works well cost $1.50. Moses Corless & Alice Mott came at 6 in eve. had tea & here all night (in eve. Emma P. went with her brother Charlie to Summerville to Concert got home ½ past 12.) DECEMBER (Christmas Day - Dominion) TUESDAY 25 (359-6) 1900 Xmas A nice day all our children except (Emma Haight who is in Iowa) - & Grandchildren & Jno. Atkins dined with us numbered 22 in all as Luke Humphrey & Ted Marriage were also here & Ellwood Butts to. we had 4 large plymouth roosters & beef plum puddings mince pies fried cakes cherries & pickles &c. &c. & had each a plate of candies & nuts in aft. Jno. Atkins left his children here for a holiday visit DECEMBER SATURDAY 29 (363-2) 1900 A lovely day in morn. Pa took Norman & Ellen Atkins home, they came Xmas & Pa went to Moses Corless's to see him about selling late Elias Motts farm he dined there home for tea, Luke Humphrey left on morn train for Toronto he took the 10 fowls Will & Ted drew manure �Hi done chores in aft. Peter McIntosh came with bulbs Marianna bot. 25 cts. worth of them (in eve. Marianna & Richard Harris came from Rockwood) DECEMBER SUNDAY 30 (364-I) 1900 A mild day snow flurries Pa & Marianna Harris went in pheaton to Mt. & Ted, Richard Harris, Marianna & Alice Pennington went in democrat to Mt. coming home Kate & Alma rode home with them as Geo. T. wanted to go to Norwich to get medecine for a cow in aft. Pa & Ma also Marianna Harris went to Hi's to tea Richard Harris went to Geo. T. for tea & Alice Pennington returned here in eve. with him & staid all night she has a sore eye like inflamation DECEMBER MONDAY 31 (365) 1900 Snow flurries & mild Pa home all day he wrote letters. Marianna & Richard Harris left on morn. train for Norwich to visit M. A. Treffry. & our Marianna went to Woodstock to get Alice Pennington a new coat she brot. 2 one did not fit she pd $4. for the other it fits she came home on noon train & Ted & her washed in aft. in morn. Jno. Atkins came for heifers & cow he bot. from our boys he cld. not drive them so he got jip & put her beside his & took his stock in our wagon will send them jip & wagon back in day or two. (in aft. Hi took 3 cans of cream to Bookton to be made up in butter. Ted & Will drew some manure &c. Hi done chores in morn. to This ends Ma's Diary for 1900 she has tried to keep it correct oft. finds it a task when tired & oft. feels age creeping on fast she has many blessings & feels very grateful to the Giver of all good for them may we all be united & give Him the first place in our hearts then He will indeed bless & keep us ever more in love & unity. farewell 1900. MEMORANDA. the winter so far is very mild only flurries of snow sometimes, splendid wheeling all winter so far this ends this yr. RECEIVABLE. Lizzie Snyders address is 1311 W. Ravenswood PK. Chicago, Il. U.S. Ma wrote Marianna there 9/30. 1900 the Octagon block when ready to {rest of line illegible} Phebe Mott says Ma needs for Octagon quilt 16 - blocks square ones 7 - large ones 2 - half ones Alice Motts address is 147 Winslow Ave. Buffalo N. Y. Clare Silverthorn's address now is 3004 De Groff Way No. 3/1900 Kansas City Mo. Belle Sharpe's address is 38 Forest Drive Leytonstone London England. �For more information on Alice Corless Treffry, 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 Photocopy of Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3606471921eb314a58dc58bf8aa9e994.pdf 6ad21d270e5de9aa76fa972c199e8070 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/231689f4bcfcb8f87a80dd01ff64f026.pdf 3f363ef8700b36393eb3f0d7cbdbea43 PDF Text Text Victoria “Tory” Middagh (1861-1934) 1887 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Collins' Scribbling Diary for 1887 1887 Torie had her 26th birthday during this year. Showing a Week at an Opening. Victoria Jamieson's diary Married in 1891 London and Glasgow: WILLIAM COLLINS, SONS, & CO., Limited. MEMORANDA FROM 1886 MEMORANDA FROM 1886. JANUARY 1887. 1 Saturday (1-364) New Year's Day. Bank Holiday in Scotland. This is a cold stormy day Frank and I are spending the day at Mr Bowers had a turkey dinner enjoyed myself very well Miss Loncks came to spend the evening Mr Payne was here for dinner The day spring from on high hath visited us 2 Sunday (2-363) We went to the Dominion Church heard Mr. Carson preach had a very nice sermon. I must be about my Father's business �3 Monday (3-362) It has been very stormy to-day the roads are very bad. We went for a drive to the City Miss Bower and I Thou art my beloved Son 4 Tuesday (4-361) We drove in to the City Frank, Ira, Sarah, and Ettie and I I had some photos taken had lots of fun while we were there got home about dark the two Miss Websters came to spend the evening had quite a pleasant time Man shall not live by bread alone 5 Wednesday (5-360) Went to the City again to-day my Photos weren’t good so I had them taken again we drove around through the City went to see the water works we spent a very pleasant afternoon At thy word I will let down the net 6 Thursday (6-359) We were at Mr Swertfagers to-day for dinner and drove home in the afternoon it was storming most all the way. We had practice at our place that night for our missionary meeting. Mr Gilroy and sister were here and Peter Fraser and Electa Sam V and Clark Bathwill and Miss Scoville and Mr B{cut off} Minne and Nellie are here have been here since Christmas. I got a letter from Lucy to-day. and one from Miss Rose Love ye your enemies and do good 7 Friday (7-358) It is pretty cold to-day Sam was over to practice a little tonight Her sins which are many are forgiven 8 Saturday (8-357) �Charles & Min went down to Winchester to-day and took Min and Nell home they were beginning to get homesick. Charles is going to Morrisburg Mother is writing to William to-day Fear not. believe only 9 Sunday (9-356) Went to Church to-day heard Mr Robertson preach he and Mr. McArthur changed pulpits Mr VanAllens and us went together. Mother is not very well tonight has cold chills Let him deny himself and take up his cross 10 Monday (10-355) Mother is no better to-day has been in bed all day has a very severe headache we were to have practice here tonight but we could'nt on account of Mother being sick I hope she will soon be better Ezra and Min went down to the Grange to practice for the missionary meeting in the Presbyterian Church. Charles went down to South Morriston I have been working initials in Sam's and Ezra's caps. Mr Simser was down to pay the rent for the place he has from Lucy. I sent a letter to Bell and one to Carrie to-day The harvest truly is great. but the laborers are few 11 Tuesday (11-354) This has been a very fine day almost too nice to stay in the house but it has turned out stormy tonight we went down to missionary meeting Sam and Ezra and I there was only a few there the speakers were Mr Conley and Mr Furgeson Mr Shaw was chairman Mother is a good deal better to-day although not able to sit up much. Tim Workman was working for Charles to-day in the woods and a limb fell down him and hurt him pretty bad cut his head and hurt his shoulder. the Musical Convention started to-day How much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit 12 Wednesday (12-353) �It is storming yet to-day but it is a great deal warmer Charles has just gone to the Office I sent for my photos Mr Ferguson and Sam Van Allen called here to-day. the boys began to cut ice to-day. sent a letter to Lucy All these things shall be added 13 Thursday (13-352) It has been very cold to-day but Sam and I did'nt mind it much as we drove down to Alex Hyndmans for a visit Amanda Smith and here mother were here while we were gone I was very sorry that I was away. we just got home after they had started. Charles and Ezra are cutting ice to-day again Ezra and Min have gone down to missionary meeting tonight in the Presbyterian Church Sam VanAllen started for Beachburg to-day Strive to enter in at the strait gate 14 Friday (14-351) This is a very stormy day has been storming all day and blowing the roads will be blocked. there was to be a concert in Kemptville to-night but i dont think any person can get there as it is so rough it seems to bad for I think it would have been pretty good the Convention lasted four days and was to end tonight with a concert. Jim Clark was here for dinner Sam is down to Aleck Hydmans to-day. I dont know when he will be home. Go out into the highways and hedges 15 Saturday (15-350) Our folk was sawing wood to-day Jim Clark was sawing for us they finished tonight Alick and Tibbie came up this afternoon and the children they had a hard time getting through as the roads are so bad My Son was dead and is alive again 16 Sunday (16-349) This is a lovely day but the roads are very bad we did'nt get out to Church in the morning but Eck Christie called for us to go to the Baptist Church in the evening and Sam and I went with them but there was no preaching. this is Ezras last Sunday at home it dont seem possible Frank and Jake and Leib Christie were here to-day �17 Monday (17-348) This is a very stormy day not very pleasant to be out. the boys have just gone to Kemptville to take Ezra out to the station oh how hard it was to part with him our dear brother but we part with the hope of meeting him again. my dear Mother feels so bad to have him go. it was a sad parting it was harder to part with her then all the rest. what love can be compared with a Mothers love. but I hope we will all meet here on earth again. and God grant that we will all meet in Heaven where there is no more parting, it seems good that he is not going among strangers he is going to be right with my brother Will and wife and Lucy I know they will be glad to see him. Where are the nine? 18 Tuesday (18-347) We went up to the The Convention started to-day it is such a stormy day we could'nt go. Prof[illegible} Beal is holding the Convention Suffer little children to come unto me. 19 Wednesday (19-346) We went to the Convention this afternoon Sam and Min and Frank and I I staid up for tea and Sam came up in the evening Jake got us each a ticket and Frank joined too Annie Coleman came home with us The Son of Man is come to seek and to save 20 Thursday (20-345) Sam and Annie Coleman and Frank and I went up to the Convention to-day took our lunch and did'nt come home till after evening service we had a splendid time. Annie came home with us again Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken 21 Friday (21-344) We went again this morning to the Convention the four of us took our lunch we have three sessions each day. I think he is a splendid teacher I dont like to miss one session I intended �staying till after the concert but John McKinder and his mother came up to our place and he and Charles went up to the Church in the afternoon and I came home with them and he and I went up to the concert we all had to sing that attended the Convention we got along pretty sang over twenty pieces Until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled 22 Saturday (22-343) John and his mother went away this afternoon. it is raining to-day, Charles has gone back to Kirkwoods to-day to an Auction This cup is the new testament in my blood 23 Sunday (23-342) It has been raining nearly all day but Sam and I went up to the Baptist Church the had Song Service there Mr Beal was there Father, into they hands I commend my spirit 24 Monday (24-341) This has been a stormy day we washed to-day had a large washing. Mrs VanAllen was over this afternoon for a visit Frank came up in the evening and Rob Beggs was here Ought not Christ to have suffered these things 25 Tuesday (25-340) Charles and I went to Kemptville to-day it was pleasant when we started but before we got far it began to storm and stormed all the way there We came home with Alick Clark Ye shall be witnesses unto me 26 Wednesday (26-339) This has been a very cold day but pleasant Min and I went back to Martha Smiths to a quilting bee Frank took his Mother and us back in the cutter and Charles came after us. Annie Clark and Martha and Mary Jane Brown were up here for a visit Mother had them all to herself they were gone home before we got home �He hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear 27 Thursday (27-338) Peter Fraser was here this evening a little while Such as I have give I thee 28 Friday (28-337) This has been a very nice day but stormed a little in the afternoon. Mrs VanAllen and Min and I went up to Mr Blairs for a visit and Sam and I went over to Mr VanAllens in the evening We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard 29 Saturday (29-336) This has been a very pleasant day Sam and I went down to Alick Hyndmans I staid all night Alick and Libbie and I went down to Lucretia Hyndmans to spend the evening Mr Graham was there Rejoicing that they were counted worthy 30 Sunday (30-335) We went to Church to the Presbyterian Mr Cameron preached Men of honest report full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom 31 Monday (31-334) This has been a very nice day we washed this forenoon and I went over to Mr VanAllens to twist some yarn staid there for tea Sam got home from Beachburg to-day Lord lay not this sin to their charge Feb 1 Tuesday (32-333) �This has been a very pleasant day. Mrs Smith and Mrs Fraser were here for dinner went over to Mr VanAllens for tea Mother went over with them the first she has been out this winter. Aunt Cloe came here tonight Mr Camel brought her from the Station we did not know her at first when Mother came home she knew her right away. Alick Hyndman is helping Charles draw logs out to Kemptville He was led as a sheep to the slaughter 2 Wednesday (33-332) Candlemas. Scotch Quarter Day. This has been a very rough day we were dissapointed in going to Winchester there was two loads of us intended going about forty going down to the skating rink Frank was over here this afternoon to see if we were going but we will have to put it off till another day when it will be pleasanter I am Jesus whom thou persecuted February 1887. 3 Thursday (34-331) This has been a very fine day nice and warm I got a letter from Annie B{illegible} God is no respecter of persons 4 Friday (35-330) Went to Winchester to-day two loads of us there was Jim Beggs and Bob Alick Clark Will Jim Mattie Annie Mary Jane Brown Andrew Christie Lib Hattie Beach Sam and I Frank Van Allen Jacke Martha McCargan John Charles and Miss Bobbie Hyndman Rob Bryne Joe Bower Minnie Carrol Carrie Carnel Esther Hyndman Jennie Dougall Clark Balkwill Lizzie Ag[illegible} Mr Barrington Jennie Black Cassie Miss Justice. we all had our tea at the Bowen House when we got down there and then went to the skating rink staid there till half past ten then went over to the tobogan slide I went down the slide four times then we all came back had oysters and started for home about half past four in the morning �A good man and full of the Holy Ghost 5 Saturday (36-329) I feel pretty sleepy to-day after being up nearly all night I went down to Uncle Alicks a little while this afternoon. John Workman was buried to-day I got a letter from Aunt Abbie to-day Prayer was made without ceasing for him 6 Sunday (37-328) Went down to Hallville to Church to-day Mr. Conly preached. Sam went out to Kemptville to hear Miss Scott speak tonight By Him all that believe are justified from all things 7 Monday (38-327) Charles and Sam went to Kemptville to-day. Frank V was over here this morning. 8 Tuesday (39-326) It has been raining nearly all day but Sid Shaw and his wife and Amelia Gurnsey were here for dinner. Sam went over to Mr. Van Allens tonight Frank was over here to-day a little while 9 Wednesday (40-325) Sam went to Kemptville to-day and Charles and Frank and Sam and Jake are amusing themselves skating this afternoon. 10 Thursday (41-324) Mr Froons has an auction to-day Min and Mrs Van Allen went back to Mrs Frasers to-day, Sam Van Allen and I went down to Van Camp Church they are having revival meetings there now 11 Friday (43-323) This has been a very stormy day. Charles went up to the office Mother got a letter from Leney �12 Saturday (43-322) The roads are blocked up to-day with the storm yesterday. Charles is helping Mr. VanAllens saw wood to-day 13 Sunday (44-321) This has been a beatiful day but the roads are bad Sam and Min and I went down to the Presbyterian Church this morning and Sam and I went down to Uncle Alecks this afternoon and went down to Church with them in the evening 14 Monday (45-320) This has been a lovely day Sam went to Prescott to-day had Miss Scott for company on the train he got back tonight 15 Tuesday (46-319) This has been a stormy forenoon but it cleared off nicely this afternoon and Sam Van Allen and I went down to Van Camps Church this afternoon to meeting and went to Mr Roses for tea and then came back for evening service they are having good meetings there 16 Wednesday (47-318) Sam and I went to Winchester to-day staid at Willie Hyndmans all night found them all well 17 Thursday (48-317) This has been a lovely day Sam and I left Willie's this afternoon and went to Mr McKuchers for tea and staid all night went to the skating rink in the evening I did'nt put on the skates but Sam did 18 Friday (49-316) It is pretty stormy to-day so rough the they wouldn't let us start for home before dinner so John went out after Jane and we all went to the rink in the afternoon Sam and John and I put on the skates Nan Pelton went with us she was stopping at Mr Mercills we had a very nice time we started home after tea. Andrew Christie was at the rink too. 19 Saturday (50-315) �Sam and I went to Kemptville to-day although I didn't feel very well I was sick nearly all night last night I went to see Georgie Mills she is real poorly not able to do anything scarcely he has to do the work we call'd at Martins coming home 20 Sunday (51-314) This is a very pleasant day Sam and Min and I went down to the Presbyterian Church. Alfred Tomkins and Ben came here in the afternoon and Cassie and Jennie Black were all here for tea this is Sams last night at home for awhile 21 Monday (52-313) Sam started for California to-day it was hard to part with him but I hope we will all meet again. Mr and Mrs Froon and Nannie came here this afternoon and Ambrose Swardfager and Millie they all spent the evening here and Ambrose and Millie staid all night and we went over to Mr Van Allens the next day for dinner 22 Tuesday (53-312) This is election day and there is quite a lot of drive on the road Frank went to Morrisburg today Charles and Andrew Christie went to Kemptville to night 23 Wednesday (54-311) This has been a lovely day Min and I went over to prayermeeting to night 24 Thursday (55-310) This has been a dreadful stormy day and very rough but we started out in it Charles took Mrs VanAllen and Cassie and Martha McCargar and Min and I over to Mr Froons to a quilting bee and we went over to Mrs Frasers in the evening to practice singing for the concert 25 Friday (56-309) This has been a very pleasant day Mother and Aunt Chloe went down to Mr Christies to spend the afternoon Jake VanAllen and I went up to the Baptist Church in the evening Mr Kelly preached 26 Saturday (57-308) �We had singing practice here tonight. Anderson Cumming and Edith and Ed Gilroy and Minnie Alethia Peter Fraser and Eleeta and Sam VanAllen and Jake and Cassie were here and Mr and Mrs Pelton sent a letter to Bell 27 Sunday (58-307) This has been a terrible stormy day it has been blowing all day we didnt get to Church 28 Monday (59-306) The wind is still blowing the roads are blocked up we were to have practice tonight at Mr Frasers to night but I guess we wont be able to get through wrote a letter to Annie Beach March 1 Tuesday (60-305) (Attached note: Mar 1/87 Sam, Annie & Torie fall out of back seat of a sleigh twice!) We went back to Mr Frasers to practice tonight the roads were very bad. Sam VanAllen went down after Annie Shaver this afternoon and brought her up here she is to be organist at the Concert. Sam and Annie and I sat on the back seat and we fell out going back there was no back to the seat and it wasnt hard to fall out and coming home we done the same thing but we we werent hurt much I hurt my head a little 2 Wednesday (61-304) Mattie Clark and Annie were up here this afternoon we had prayermeeting here tonight there was quite a number here March 1887 3 Thursday (62-303) This has been a very pleasant day we had practice here tonight Annie Shaver went home with Electa Fraser. Miss Gilroy staid with me all night 4 Friday (63-302) �We all went down to Hallville this afternoon to have a practice in the Church took our lunch with us we had a very good Concert the entertainment was good but there wasnt many there only made fifteen dollars 5 Saturday (64-301) Mr Hyndman and Libbie and Jasper were here this afternoon 6 Sunday (65-300) This has been a very stormy day but Charles and I went up to the Baptist Church this afternoon Frank was over here a little while this evening 7 Monday (66-299) We have done a large washing to-day. Jim Clark was here tonight wrote a letter to John 8 Tuesday (67-298) This is a lovely day Charles went to Kemptville he took Aunt Chloe out to the Station she was going to Ottawa. Min went up to Joe Clarks 9 Wednesday (68-297) This has been a very pleasant day we had company tonight Mrs Pelton Haskal and Dewey and Miss Dixon and Elija Lockwood Lib Christie and Cassie and Frank were here Mrs Smith has a young daughter 10 Thursday (69-296) Min and I drove over to Mr VanAllens to-day I took my bird over and we came back to Mr Smiths for dinner we had a very nice visit Jimmie Ballwill was there. Sid Shaw and his wife were here when we were gone I got a letter from Lucy one from Carrie Wileck and from Tib Armstrong tonight 11 Friday (70-295) �This has been a lovely day Charles went to Winchester to-day went as far a Mr Shavers with him Annie was alone I had a very nice visit she and I went over to Mr Pienders for a call 12 Saturday (71-294) Charles went out to Town to-day for lumber. I got a letter from Lillie Christie. my first letter from her I must answer it soon 13 Sunday (72-293) Went up to the Baptist Church with Frank this morning Mother and I went down to Hallville Church this afternoon and Peter Fraser and I went down to South Mountain tonight Mr. Conley is holding revival service there now 14 Monday (73-292) This is another nice day Charles took a load of us up to Mr Peltons tonight Elija Lockwood Lib Christie and Andrew Frank and Cassie and Min and I we had a very nice time it was after one Oclock when we got home 15 Tuesday (74-291) This is another fine day Mr Martins have an auction to-day Charles went to it. I went down to Uncle Alicks for a visit 16 Wednesday (75-290) Charles took Mother down to Alick Hyndmans to-day she is going to stay awhile 17 Thursday (76-289) This has been a fine day Robert Hyndman was here Charles went to Kemptville this afternoon 18 Friday (77-288) Another nice day 19 Saturday (78-287) �Charles and I went to Kemptville to-day I got trimming for my dress Jim Clark was here this evening 20 Sunday (79-286) Charles and Min and I went up to the Baptist Church there was five immersed among the number was S. Meyer Mr Coleman the Church was well filled 21 Monday (80-285) Min and I washed to-day Charles went to Kemptville 22 Tuesday (81-284) This has been a stormy day Mr Latunnel was here this morning for hay. Mr Beach was here to let us know that the factory wouldnt go on at Peltons corners and John Grant and and Mr Scott were here tonight to get our cows for their factory. Charles went to Kemptville to-day Sold Jessie to a Mr Adams got $100 I felt sorry to see her going away 23 Wednesday (82-283) Alex Hyndman came up after me this morning they had a small party had a turkey dinner had a very pleasant day 24 Thursday (83-282) I staid at Mr Hyndmans all night helped Tibbie make a silk jacket to-day she and Alex and Mother and I went over to prayermeeting and I came home with Sam VanAllen it rained on our road home 25 Friday (84-281) Lady Day. We were invited to a quilting bee to-day at Joe Clarks I went there was quite a number there ladies and the gentlemen came in the {scribbled out} I feel very tired to night 26 Saturday (85-280) I was over to Mrs Van Allens to-day a little while to see Mrs Smith it has been quite a pleasant day 27 Sunday (86-279) �Charles and I went down to Hallville Church this afternoon and Frank and I went down to South Mountain to Church tonight. Mr Hyndman died last night 28 Monday (87-278) Frank and I were out on a begging turn to-day we are trying to get Miss Fraser a present for her services as organist in the Methodist Church we went all around we had a very stormy day for it and bad roads but we done pretty well we got $7.25 we havent made up our minds what we will get yet we had our dinner at Mr Guests 29 Tuesday (88-277) This is a very rough day the roads are drifted full again Mr William Hyndman was buried today they buried him right by the house they would have such a hard time getting through to the graveyard Charles and Sam VanAllen went to the funeral together 30 Wednesday (89-276) This is a very rough day the snow is blowing the roads are completely filled up and it is very cold too it dont seem much like spring 31 Thursday (90-275) Min and I went down to Mr Christies this afternoon to visit Eliza Backwood is visiting there now Charles came down for us in the evening we came home on the crust the snow was so deep we walked right over the fences it seemed rather strange wrote a letter to Kate April 1 Friday (91-274) Frank and I went to Kemptville to get the present for Miss Fraser we got an album at six dollars it is a very nice one we called at S. Mills going out to see George she is very much better then she was a while ago when we were driving out of there we upset both went out and the robes to I dont think they saw us upset but they came to the door after we were out and had a good laugh at us and when we were turning in our own yard we upset again everything went out of the cutter but we werent hurt at all 2 Saturday (92-273) Parties residing abroad should now order this Diary for 1888. �This has been a very pleasant day it has been thawing all day Charles went to Kemptville today 3 Sunday (93-272) I went down to Church to-day with Mr VanAllens Mr Aude preached there was no organist there. Sam and Cassie were over here this afternoon April 1887 4 Monday (94-271) Mr Shaver and Annie Came up here this forenoon and stopped for dinner and then wanted me to go around with them to get up a music class we went as far as Mr Colemans and it rained so hard we turned around and came home George Balkwill came here to-day to work. I started to make my dress to-day I sent a letter to Lillie Christie and one to Kate to-day 5 Tuesday (95-270) Eliza Lockwood came up here this morning and staid nearly all day. and Mr and Mrs Cameron called they are a very nice couple 6 Wednesday (96-269) I was over to Mrs VanAllens a little while this afternoon Sam and Cass and I went up to Mrs McCargars tonight to prayermeeting there wasnt very many there Charles and George tapped to-day 7 Thursday (97-268) They had a cheese meeting of this street here tonight Mr Scott and Thomson are the men that are buidling the factory but I guess they intend sending the milk to Rose 8 Friday (98-267) Good Friday. Bank Holiday. Charles and I went to Kemptville to-day. I called at Mrs Martins they are very comfortable Annie Coleman rode home with us Frank and Sam were here a little while tonight. Annie & Mother were there visiting to-day. we had a letter from Lucy tonight �9 Saturday (99-266) This is a regular spring day the roads are getting bad. Charles is boiling to-day in the bush they had a nice lot of syrup 10 Sunday (100-265) The roads are very bad to-day we didnt get to Church at all Sam V was here this evening 11 Monday (101-264) Bank Holiday in England and Ireland. The boys are boiling to-day Mr Mctavish and Rose were here to-day and Hugh Martin came here this afternoon we boiled some sugar tonight and had lots of taffy we have plenty of snow for it it is hard to get around in the bush 12 Tuesday (102-263) It froze some last night this looks like a sap day although the boys are not in the bush Charles and Frank and Cass went to Kemptville Charles took eight gallons of syrup and got $1.25 per Gallon I called on Mrs Woods to-day the little girl came home with me and staid for tea we heard that John Black started for Cal to-day Robbie is very sick there they dont expect him to get better the train went down to-day the first for a good while it had a passenger car attached the first that has been on this road 13 Wednesday (103-262) 14 Thursday (104-261) Charles has been boiling to-day. Mrs Woods and little girl were here this evening and Jim Clark the roads are very bad about impossible to get around bare ground in some places and lots of snow other places 15 Friday (105-260) It has been raining to-day Joe Clark and Mollie and Berton were here and spent the afternoon he is a stirring little fellow he sang quite a few tunes for us they looked again today had a nice lot of syrup 16 Saturday (106-259) �Cassie came here to-day staid all night. Emma Wood and Lizzie were most of the afternoon they are not very backward girls 17 Sunday (107-258) This is a lovely day but the roads are so bad we cannot go to Church Charles walked down to the stone Church 18 Monday (108-257) They are boiling in the bush to-day Mattie & Annie & Bell Wilson were here this afternoon and Cass and Mr Christie & Jim & Will and Jimmie Beggs came up in the evening we boiled some sugar had a very pleasant time 19 Tuesday (109-256) They are boiling to-day Cass is here yet she is making a lawn dress. I am making over my black cashmere 20 Wednesday (110-255) This has been a lovely day Cassie and I went down to Dick Beggs walked down the railroad we saw the young daughter Mac McIntyre and Mary Anne Cumming were married tonight had one wedding 21 Thursday (111-254) Charles and Cass went to Kemptville to-day he took 18 gal of syrup and got $1.25 per Gal for it 22 Friday (112-253) Charles and Jim Clark went down to West Winchester the flood was high this spring it came right up to Jim Middaghs doorstep got a letter from Lucy 23 Saturday (113-252) Jim Clark was up here to-day got 2 Gal of syrup. Cass just left here to-day she went down to Mr Christies I finished my dress to-day �24 Sunday (114-251) This has been a nice day but very bad roads I didnt get to Church Sam V was over here this afternoon 25 Monday (115-250) We have been washing blankets to-day. Charles & Min went to Kemptville to-day. Cass was here for tea I sent a letter to Lucy to-day 26 Tuesday (116-249) They are working on the railroad to-day they are putting gravel on just in front of our place there is a lot of men 27 Wednesday (117-248) I went back to Eck Christies to-day for a visit staid all day had a nice visit with Maggie she has a very stirring boy Hugh Cleland and Miss Kerr were married tonight 28 Thursday (118-247) Mother & I drove back to see Mrs Cumming to-day she is very poorly I dont think she will live any time Edith has the measles Sent a letter to Sam & Lib Armstrong 29 Friday (119-246) It has been a wet day rained nearly all day 30 Saturday (120-245) Sid Shaw and his wife were here and spent the afternoon May 1 Sunday (121-244) �Mrs VanAllen and Sam and Mother and I went down to South Mountain to Quarterly Meeting to-day stopped at Mr Gilroys for dinner May 1887 2 Monday (122-243) Bank Holiday in Scotland. We washed the buckets to-day and Min and I went down to Uncle Alex this afternoon we all went down to see Alexs new house he has a very nice house everything handy about it 3 Tuesday (123-242) Charles went to Kemptville to-day Mother went up to Mr Colemans and Mr Blairs. Mrs Wood was down here for a visit. Lizzie was down after she came home from school. I gave her a hat to wear to Sunday School she felt very proud of it 4 Wednesday (124-241) Mr Shaver and Anne were here to-day and wanted me to go back to Mr Cummings she is getting up a music class she got six scholars we were over to Mr VanAllens to prayermeeting tonight there wasnt very many there 5 Thursday (125-240) Tommie Holmes was here for dinner to-day it has been a lovely day 6 Friday (126-239) We made garden to-day and I made a flower bed didnt sow many flowers though 7 Saturday (127-238) Charles and I went to Kemptville to-day I got a hat at Miss Courtenays 8 Sunday (128-237) We went down to Hallville Church tonight I intended playing but was too late they had sang twice when we got there Mr. Penly is preaching on the Lords Prayer now 9 Monday (129-236) �This has been a lovely day Sade Smith was over here this afternoon had the baby with her she has a real nice little baby 10 Tuesday (130-235) I walked down to Mr Hyndmans to-day they were busy cleaning house I helped her paper a room 11 Wednesday (131-234) I came home from Tibbies to-day. Mr Hyndman bought one part of the way home they are very busy in springs work it is nice weather for it 12 Thursday (132-233) Mr Conley had a meeting in the school house tonight to organize the sabbath school it will begin next Sunday we are having lovely weather 13 Friday (133-232) Mother went down to see Mrs Beggs to-day 14 Saturday (134-231) This has been a lovely day Charlie Hyndman walked up here this afternoon 15 Sunday (135-230) WHITSUNDAY. Scotch Quarter Day. Mother and I drove down to Hallville to church to-day Mr Conely called for me but we were getting ready to go with our own rig. I presided at the organ for the first time in Church to-day got along all right this was our first day for sunday school this year I was put in as a teacher 16 Monday (136-229) Annie Shaver came up to-day to start her music class I took a lesson this afternoon she walked home tonight 17 Tuesday (137-228) We washed to-day Charles went to Winchester to-day on the train and walked all the way home Willie VanAllen was married to night at eight oclock had a large wedding �18 Wednesday (138-227) I was down to Uncle Alexs a little while this afternoon they are busy cleaning house 19 Thursday (139-226) Mother went back to Mrs Balkwills and Mrs Smiths this to-day and Mrs Cameron and Tibbie were here this afternoon. Mother was very sorry she was away she thinks a great deal of Mrs Cameron she is a very nice woman 20 Friday (140-225) This is nice weather we are having but very dry we havent had only one little shower since the snow went off. Mrs Woods was down here tonight 21 Saturday (141-224) 22 Sunday (142-223) I went to Sabbath School this forenoon and down to church this afternoon Arthur Mills preached he done well there was a good many there 23 Monday (143-222) Annie Shaver was up to-day to give us our lessons I took Ligels March 24 Tuesday (144-221) The boys were planting potatoes to-day May Ising was Alex Gibson and May Irong were married tonight it rained most of the day 25 Wednesday (145-220) Sid Shaw and Alma were here this evening we had a little rain to-day 26 Thursday (146-219) Got a letter from Maggie to-day 27 Friday (147-218) This is my birthday �it has been raining most of the day I didnt get a ducking for some thing new I have been at him all day 28 Saturday (148-217) Min and I went up to the graveyard to-day and around to Sid Shaws we were pretty tired when we got there Sid brought us home they want me to go out to Prescott with them this next week I think I will go if nothing happens I got a letter from Belle to-day 29 Sunday (149-216) Min and I went down to Church this morning I went to Sunday School this afternoon it has been a pleasant day there was no preaching at Hallville to-day 30 Monday (150-215) Bank Holiday in England and Ireland. Jim Middagh and Vick came up this morning went home tonight Annie Shaver was up to-day to give us our lessons I went back after my bird and brought it home I was glad to get it home again this is the last lesson Annie is going to give she didnt get a large enough class 31 Tuesday (151-214) John Parker came up here tonight to stay all night and go to the fair June 1 Wednesday (152-213) This is fair day but it rained all forenoon Charles and George went out this afternoon it cleared off John Parker was here for tea June 1887 2 Thursday (153-212) I intended to go to Prescott to-day with Sid Shaw and Alma they were going to drive on and wanted me to go with them but one of their horses got sick and they couldnt go. we had heavy rain to-day Sent a letter to Maggie and one to Jennie Milhan �3 Friday (154-211) Charles started to tear down the woodshed to-day he first tore down enough to get around the house to move it Mother and I went down to Mrs Blacks this afternoon to see Bobbie and his mother they first got home from California monday they went to visit Will which they were there so we heard all the news from there Maggie Christie was here a little while this evening 4 Saturday (155-210) This has been a very pleasant day the boys are drawing sand now for the house 5 Sunday (156-209) I went to Sunday school this afternoon went down to Church tonight Mother & Frank and I came home together and Sam and Mother 6 Monday (157-208) Uncle Alex is sick I went down this evening to see him he is some better. Mary Jane Brown is there sewing 7 Tuesday (158-207) Martha and Mary Jane were here tonight called for me to go over to VanAllens with them. Mr Guest came up this morning and they have started to move the house they have it off the foundation to-day 8 Wednesday (159-206) They finished moving the house to-day it seems strange to have it turned around it makes quite a mess they had nice days to move it it took seven men Mrs VanAllen and Sade and Mrs Woods were here this afternoon to see them moving the house 9 Thursday (160-205) This is a fine day Clark Balkwill is here to-day Mr Blair has a ploughing bee this afternoon George went Mrs Loncks and Mrs VanAllen were here this afternoon Mrs Loncks staid all night Charles and Clark Balkwill went to Ottawa to-day to get lumber for the house 12 Sunday (163-202) �We all went to Church this morning Frank and I went to Heckston in the evening 13 Monday (164-201) The mason came to-day to build up the cellar wall. Sam VanAllen and I went down to Mr Armstrongs this afternoon 14 Tuesday (165-200) Alma and I went to Prescott to-day on the train her sister met us at the station 15 Wednesday (166-199) I got a letter from Lucy to-day 16 Thursday (167-198) Mother and Mrs VanAllen went up to Mr Frantser and Mr Colemans to-day 17 Friday (168-197) Charles went to Town and Mother went up to the graveyard 18 Saturday (169-196) Got a letter from Ezra to-day Mother and Min went to Kemptville to-day 19 Sunday (170-195) Went to Church in Prescott to-day 20 Monday (171-194) Mr Canning and Sid Shaw were here for dinner 21 Tuesday (172-193) I just got home from Prescott to-night I made quite a long visit we went to an excursion yesterday up to Kingston in the boat it was just grand we had about five hours to stay we visited the penitentiary there is about six hundred prisoners there mostly young men they were busy at all kinds of work Robert Parker and wife and sisters were here to-day. I got a new dress at Kingston �22 Wednesday (173-192) commenced my dress to-day Alex and Tibbie were up tonight the strawberries are ripe now we have quite a few 23 Thursday (174-191) finished my dress to-day had to work pretty steady at it to get it done I wanted to finish it to wear to the social at Mrs VanAllens tomorrow night Clark Balkwill and Robbie came tonight I got a letter from Maggie tonight 24 Friday (175-190) Midsummer Day. I was baking all forenoon for the social and went over to help make sandwiches this afternoon, it rained this afternoon I thought there wouldnt be any person at those but there was over a hundred there we made $17 it was only 15 cts we made enough to pay for our library the Carpenters commenced to work at the house to-day 25 Saturday (176-189) I had to go over to Mr VanAllens and help pack the dishes this morning Martha was there too. Mother and Min went down to Alex Hyndmans this afternoon 26 Sunday (177-188) I went to Church this morning Mr Conley talked to the sabbath school this morning had a review he intends doing that every three months 27 Monday (178-187) We started mothers dress to-day this has been a warm day I have a cold 28 Tuesday (179-186) We finished the dress to-day and we washed Campmeeting starts to-day �29 Wednesday (180-185) Mother and I went up to Campmeeting to-day. Mother staid. I drove home alone 30 Thursday (181-184) Min and I went down to Tibbies to-day she was busy baking for the picnic I made two lemon pie for her to take we went over to prayermeeting this evening went over to Mr Camerons a little while before prayermeeting I got very hoarse while I was sitting there I wouldnt speak above a whisper I thought I was going to be laid up for the picnic July 1 Friday (182-183) My cold is not much better to-day but I went to the picnic there was a great many there had quite a nice time 2 Saturday (182-182) Mother just got home from Campmeeting. we had some rain to-day the roads were very dusty 3 Sunday (184-181) I didnt go to Campmeeting to-day I have only been up once I had to bad a cold to go to-day July 1887 Wrote a letter to Mother October 16 x “ “ “ “ “ “ 26 x “ “ “ “ “ Nov. 2 x “ “ “ “ “ Nov. 9 x “ “ “ “ “ Nov. 16 x “ “ “ “ “ Nov. 23 x Dec. 1 x Dec. 7 x Dec. 14 x �Dec. 21 x Dec 29 4 Monday (185-180) Wrote to Sally. Oct 22 answer Nov 24 another Wrote to Tibbie. Oct 22d x Nov 11th x Dec x Wrote to Lucy. Nov 7th x Dec Wrote to Ezra. Nov 8th Wrote to Min. Nov 17th answer 26th/23d Dec Wrote to Mattie Clark Nov 15th got answer Dec 14th Wrote to Edith Cumming 18th got answer 25th Got a letter from Nellie H Dec 9th ans Dec 14 Wrote to Walda Johnson got an answer got a letter from Sam VanAllen Got a letter from Maggie to-day Got a letter from Sam VanAllen Dec 7th ans 23d Dec Got a letter from Joe Fulton Nov 24th answered it 5 Tuesday (186-179) 6 Wednesday (187-178) Mother and Mrs VanAllen went out to Morrisburg to-day for a visit got a letter from Minnie Hyndman Dec 30th 7 Thursday (188-177) They have been moving the house up to the new one to-day we are going to have a picnic tomorrow back on the rideau I intend going 8 Friday (189-176) �We went to the picnic to-day and have a very nice time we were out on the water a good deal I enjoyed that very much there was about twenty five or thirty there 9 Saturday (190-175) I feel pretty sleepy to day and tired after my trip yesterday. Tib Armstrong and Louise and Rob Beggs came up here tonight Tib staid all night 10 Sunday (191-174) Tib and I went down to Church at Hallville this morning and up to sunday school this afternoon Frank was over here this evening 11 Monday (192-173) We washed this forenoon and went to pick berries this afternoon I was nearly tired out. Mother and Mrs VanAllen got home tonight Frank and I went down to Uncle Alicks tonight got a letter from Annie Beach and one from John wanting me to come there to make them a visit 12 Tuesday (193-172) Sade Smith and Min and I went picking berries to-day Mattie and Annie Clark and Maine Brown were here tonight and Sam VanAllen and Martha McCargar and Sarah 13 Wednesday (194-171) This is another hot day the boys are drawing in hay there was a man here to-day to get the job of painting the house his name is Holdenfelt he is to come in about two weeks 14 Thursday (195-170) Sam VanAllen and his mother and I went down to Hallville tonight Mr Conely had a meeting there Annie Coleman died to-day after a short illness will be buried saturday 15 Friday (196-169) 16 Saturday (197-168) �Charles and Min and I were at the funeral to-day it was quite a wet forenoon but cleared off in the afternoon 17 Sunday (198-167) This has been a wet day I didn't get to Church or sabbath school Sam VanAllen was here for tea 18 Monday (199-166) We washed this forenoon and went picking berries this afternoon 19 Tuesday (200-165) This is a very hot day to warm for comfort there is a social tonight at James Shaws 20 Wednesday (201-164) We went to the Social there was a good many there they made twenty dollars we had a good time too, twas a very fine night I feel a little tired to-day on a count of being out so late last night 21 Thursday (202-163) Mother and I went down to Winchester this afternoon started after tea got there before dark 22 Friday (203-162) Mother staid at Willies and Nellie came home with me it was dark when we got home I dont know how long Nell will stay 23 Saturday (204-161) 24 Sunday (205-160) I have been at home all day to-day it has been quite wet Nellie and George and I went to Church this forenoon and Nell and I went to Sabbath School 25 Monday (206-159) 26 Tuesday (207-158) �27 Wednesday (208-157) 28 Thursday (209-156) Mrs McTavish and Annie Clark were here this afternoon and Martha Smith and Sade we are having very dry weather 29 Friday (210-155) Charles and Min went to Kemptville to-day I got company for dinner. Mrs Coleman and Mrs Blair were here they got home from Town when I had dinner ready and Min went over to Mrs VanAllens with them for tea 30 Saturday (211-154) Sade and I went to Kemptville this afternoon drove ourselves twas after dark when we got home 31 Sunday (212-153) Min and Nell and I went down to the Presbyterian Church this morning. Nellie and I went to sunday school this afternoon and Frank and I went to Hallville to Church tonight August 1887 1 Monday (213-152) Lammas. Bank Holiday. Scotch Quarter Day. We washed to-day Mr Nordenfeldt came here tonight 2 Tuesday (214-151) He started to paint the house to-day. Miss McTavish and Annie & Mattie were here to spend the evening 3 Wednesday (215-150) Annie & Mattie & I went down to Mr McTavishes this afternoon we took Maggie home it has been very warm to-day 4 Thursday (216-149) �Mattie & I went picking long blackberries to-day we didnt get very many they seem to be dried up on the bushes we have such dry weather I just got enough to make one half gallon can and I was just tired out 5 Friday (217-148) There is a circus in town to-day Charles went out 6 Saturday (218-147) We had a nice rain last night every thing looks fresh to-day we needed rain very badly. Charles took Nellie home to-day and the painter went too he got through with the first coat. I am lonesome without mother I will be glad when she comes 7 Sunday (219-146) I went to Hallville Church this morning and Sunday school this afternoon 8 Monday (220-145) I was just getting ready to wash this morning when Annie Clark came along and wanted me to go and pick blackberries again to-day I went and got about the same as I did yesterday the other day I was there there was about as many pickers as berries 9 Tuesday (221-144) I picked some plums to-day and made them in preserves the plums are not extra good this year 10 Wednesday (222-143) 11 Thursday (223-142) Sam VanAllen and I went down to Hallville to Church tonight Mr Conley preached 12 Friday (224-141) Tommie Holmes and his boy came up to put up the cave sprouts to-day and Jim Griffin came to build the chimneys we had lots of men 13 Saturday (225-140) �Holmes finished his job to-day the Mason has to come back Monday 14 Sunday (226-139) Min and I drove down to Church this morning Frank was over here this afternoon 15 Monday (227-138) Sam VanAllen was helping Charles draw in this forenoon and Jake and Mr Woods and Luther helped him this afternoon 16 Tuesday (228-137) Tim Workman is building a stack here to-day Mother isnt home yet I am very lonesome for her 17 Wednesday (229-136) Jake VanAllen went after Sade to-day. Maud came back with them 18 Thursday (230-135) 19 Friday (231-134) 20 Saturday (232-133) 21 Sunday (233-132) I went down to church with VanAllens at Hallville and to Sunday School this afternoon stopped at VanAllens for tea 22 Monday (234-131) Mattie and Annie came up and called for me to go over to VanAllens with them 23 Tuesday (235-130) Maud and Sade were over here this afternoon for a visit there is to be a picnic in McCargers bush Thursday afternoon 24 Wednesday (236-129) �Willie Campbell and Jennie Dougall get married this evening quite a large wedding it rained quite a lot to-day 25 Thursday (237-128) The picnic came off this afternoon there was quite a few there we had a very good time 26 Friday (238-127) Mr Mordenfeldt came upon the train to-day to paint the house he has part of it painted 27 Saturday (239-126) Mother came home on the train to-day Charles met her at the station I was awful glad to see her I got lonesome without her she was gone over five weeks 28 Sunday (240-125) I went down to Church tonight with Frank V Mr. Conly was preaching when we got there 29 Monday (241-124) 30 Tuesday (242-123) 31 Wednesday (243-122) September 1887 1 Thursday (244-121) 2 Friday (245-120) Mother is not very well to-day but I hope she will feel better tomorrow 3 Saturday (246-119) Mother is no better to-day she has been in bed all day and the Carpenters made such a noise hammering she can scarcely stand it 4 Sunday (247-118) �I went down to Church tonight Mr. VanAllens Mr. Nordenfeldt went too Mother and I went down to Church this morning although Mother is not very well yet I took her to Mr.Hyndooey and she is going to stay there a week out of the noise 5 Monday (248-117) This has been a very nice day snowed just a little 6 Tuesday (249-116) This has been another nice day the washwoman was here and washed it snowed a little today 7 Wednesday (250-115) This has been a pleasant day Mrs Chamberlin was in this morning and afternoon to get me to address a letter for Mrs Vanec she was here this evening held thy baby a long time she is quite a nurse Flora comes down for dinner now Wrote to Mother tonight 8 Thursday (251-114) I had a sleigh ride to-day the first since I been here it seemed so nice I enjoyed it even so much Mr & Mrs Chamberlin took me the sleighing is not very good though Mrs Vance came over and staid with them while we were gone 9 Friday (252-113) There is sleighs and buggies both on the streets now it is very icy Tuesday this is a stormy day John was invited out to supper tonight at the proprietors house tonight he had all the foremen of the prison there 10 Saturday (253-112) Got a letter from Mother to-day and one from Min Sunday John and the children and I went to sabbath school subject was society (a pleasant day) �Monday Mrs Hall and her daughter called here to-day they are very nice invited me one to call on them John took Charlie down street and got his hair cut 11 Sunday (254-111) Mother and I went down by I went down to Church with VanAllens tonight Mr Vandenfeldt went too Minnie Casselman is visiting there now 12 Monday (255-110) Mother and I went down on the 6 o'clock train tonight to Winchester Sally and Nell met us at the station 13 Tuesday (256-109) Willie and Sally and I went back to the fair this morning took some things back 14 Wednesday (257-108) I staid at Forths all night and went up to the fair ground next day I got first prize on a mat I took and first on a pair of stockings and second on a pair of socks. I came home from the fair with Peter Fraser we stopped at Mr Boses for tea Mr. Nordenfeldt got through painting the house to-day and went down to the fair with Charles but he has to come back to paint the verandah 15 Thursday (258-107) Min And Mrs VanAllen went back to Mrs Balkwills this forenoon and to Eck Christies this afternoon 16 Friday (259-106) Min went up to Ted Shaws this afternoon 17 Saturday (260-105) 18 Sunday (261-104) Went down to church 19 Monday (262-103) 20 Tuesday (263-102) �21 Wednesday (264-101) $1.25 - satchel .80 - dress and apron 90 - for Mins dress and mine 45 - for navy blue 2.00 for shoes 30 - for stamps 15 - for paper 25 - pills 50 - 1/2 yd felt 63 - 1/2 - plush 22 Thursday (265-100) 23 Friday (266-99) 24 Saturday (267-98) 25 Sunday (268-97) Went down to Mr. Camerons Church this morning to Sabbath school this afternoon 26 Monday (269-96) Tests of love (1) Willingness to renew an engagement if it be supposed to be broken off. (2) Unforced tending to form a resolution never to belong to another. we must make a distinction between fancy & love (3) The transmutation of selfishness into delight in self sacrifice for the person we love (4) The interchange of eyes in many morals. the changing of the eyes is a proof of the existence of a supreme affection but it must be an interchange in many moods 27 Tuesday (270-95) (5) The opinion of friends who know the whole case. Unwise parented interference is to be denounced; but wise is of course is to be praised (6) The effect of absence, revelry and time (7) The advice of science as to mental and physical adaptation (8) A knowledge of what position in life one wishes or is likely to fill or a choice of occupation Choose your place in life before you choose a wife �(9) Assent of the other powerful passions until you have chosen your occupation there is no knowing what your most powerful passions may be 28 Wednesday (271-94) (10) Opportunity to know the worst of each other. How long one must wait for such an opportunity in the present evil world. Let circumstances decide but let the experience of George Herbert in marrying after an acquaintance of three days tell us how long it would be necessary to wait in a natural way that is in a conscientious world. Love is not love which alters when it atteration finds. Love surfeits not lust like a glutton dies. There is a solemnity in the undying force of virtuous passions. When a supreme affection is given us we are to take it as a divine sign that God intends a certain course in life for us. 29 Thursday (272-93) Michaelmas Day • The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests but the bee-lover has no home. • Those words were sacred - be careful of wresting them from the inspired original. How shall I blazen here with proper vividness the infamy of a mistaken social pride which will not marry until it can equal the display of some parent who has had a life in which to accumulate a fortune. Science has sometimes affirmed that a man to whom to whom a supreme affection has been sent is married it is taught by some that the whole physical form is changed by a supreme affection 30 Friday (273-92) Love which is susceptible of withdrawal is not love. Genuine love is possible only to the conscientious or regenerate Marriage is the doubling of our duties and the halving of our rights Oct. 1 Saturday (274-91) Published this day, this diary for 1888. May be ordered of all Booksellers and Stationers. 2 Sunday (275-90) October 1887 �3 Monday (276-89) 4 Tuesday (277-88) 5 Wednesday (278-87) [Pages for October 6-12 missing] 13 Thursday (286-79) Started for Jackson to-day went down to Winchester on the 5 o'clock train and went out to Willies and he and Sally took me back to the station and I started at midnight I felt rather lonely starting it was hard to bid mother goodbye 14 Friday (287-78) I got in Toronto this morning about half past eight changed cars there and got in St Thomas 12.30 had to wait there about two hours got in Detroit about eight I think had to wait there nearly an hour but it was a nice place to wait the nicest station I ever saw it was just grand lit with electric lights I arrived in Jackson about 10.40 John was there to meet me 15 Saturday (288-77) John got off to his work this morning before I seen him he has to be there by seven and I was pretty tired and slept pretty late but we had lots to talk about tonight 16 Sunday (289-76) I wrote to Mother to-day We didnt go to Church to-day we went out walking this afternoon This is a fine city but some of them dont seem to regard the sabbath as they should now there was a lecture here tonight courtship and marriage just think of it on sunday 17 Monday (290-75) Flora and the children and I went down street to-day I bought a gingham dress 10 yds at 6 3/4 cts and an apron 2 1/4 yds at the same price the wash woman was here and washed today 18 Tuesday (291-74) �The children and I went down street to-day Flora had me get gingham for Charlie dresses. I wheel the baby in her carriage and Charlie walks with me 19 Wednesday (292-73) I have been making my dress to-day and apron 20 Thursday (293-72) I ironed for Flora to-day 21 Friday (294-71) John took me down to the Opera house tonight the play was Muggs Landing it was splendid we both enjoyed it very much Mrs. Stacey and her daughter called this evening 22 Saturday (295-70) Wrote to Sally and Tib to-day took them to the office The children and I were down street to day I got a penknife 25 cts 23 Sunday (296-69) It has been raining all day to-day just cleared off tonight for John and I do go to Church they didn't have {illegible} they had their Harvest Festival for the Sabbath school twas in the Unitarian Church that is where John and Flora go to Church 24 Monday (297-68) This is a nice morning after the rain. I like it here very much it is very pleasant John has lots of questions to ask me about home 25 Tuesday (298-67) John and I went down street tonight we were in a crockery store it was the loveliest store I ever saw you wouldn't know what half of the things were for it was just grand 26 Wednesday (299-66) �Got a letter from Mother this morning, answered it this afternoon I was very much pleased to get it I ironed to-day we are having lovely weather here now but cold the ground froze hard last night 27 Thursday (300-65) This has been a lovely day I intended to go down street to-day but Mrs Stacey came to spend the afternoon and I did not go will put it off till tomorrow 28 Friday (301-64) I went down street this forenoon had a little shopping to do for Flora and this afternoon Charlie and Florence and I went to the prison John to us to come and ask to see him and they would send for him and he took us all around and I tell you its a sight worth seeing I could put in a whole day there and then not see all there is over 700 prisoners there and to see them making shoes and brooms and farming implements it is quite a sight Charlie staid and came home with his papa and Florence and I came home I was almost tired out when I got home walking so much I would just like to go again 29 Saturday (302-63) This has been another lovely day John and I went to the Opera house again tonight the play was Our Irish Visitors it was splendid there was a great many there the Opera House was packed full 30 Sunday (303-62) John and I went to the Unitarian Church this morning and he came home and got the children for sabbath school Charlie goes in a class 31 Monday (304-61) John and I went down street tonight he took me to the building where the electric lights come from that is quite a sight Nov. 1 Tuesday (305-60) I went down street this forenoon got some yarn to knit Charlie some stockings I was over Mr Chamberlains a few moments I set up Charlies stockings this afternoon �2 Wednesday (306-59) I was down street again to-day Mrs Elliot and Mrs Fontaine called here this evening. I ironed to-day I got a letter from Mother to-day was very glad to hear from her. She wrote that John Thomson was killed with a horse. I answered her letter to-day November 1887 3 Thursday (307-58) I went down town this forenoon took Florence with me I got a package of letter paper and envelopes 30 cts at the bazaar John and I went to Mr Tinders to a social that had a very large house they had a nice supper they had scalloped oysters and cold beef celery brown bread with biscuit iced jelly cake and jelly we had a very good time they seemed all strangers to me although they seemed friendly 4 Friday (308-57) This is Tibbies birthday it is a beautiful day. Florence and I went down street to-day 5 Saturday (309-56) This is another lovely day we are having beautiful weather here if it only continues so Sam VanAllen sent me my Bible notes got them to-day 6 Sunday (310-55) John and I went to Church to-day and he came home and got the children and we went to sabbath school this afternoon we went to the cemetary that is lovely 7 Monday (311-54) I wrote to Lucy this afternoon 8 Tuesday (312-53) Florence and I went down to the depot to see Mrs Tom Thumb and her husband Count Magri we saw him he walked up ahead of us all the way but she came in her little carriage �I received the bible notes from Sam to-day write to Ezra to-day 9 Wednesday (313-52) Got a letter from Mother was ever so glad to hear from her I wrote to Mother to-day 10 Thursday (314-51) Flora and the children and I went over to Mrs Chamberlains to-day Flora played some and we had a little sing I enjoyed it very much it seemed like home Flora sings alto 11 Friday (315-50) Martinmas. Scotch Quarter Day. Florence and I went down street to-day done some trading for Flora and I got Min and I each a dress 6 3/4 yds for each evst 91 cts I did not get Heathers to-day I wrote to TIbbie to-day 12 Saturday (316-49) 13 Sunday (317-48) John and I went to the Unitarian Church this morning and sabbath school and we went to the First Methodist Church this evening it is the largest Church in the City and the largest congregation 14 Monday (318-47) 15 Tuesday (319-46) 16 Wednesday (320-45) 17 Thursday (321-44) 18 Friday (322-43) 19 Saturday (323-42) 20 Sunday (324-41) �21 Monday (325-40) Went down street to-day Got a letter from Mother to-day saying that Tibbie had a young daughter the 15th of Nov baby - Esther Elizabeth 22 Tuesday (326-39) Flora and I went went up to Mr Staceys and the children this afternoon I went down to mail a letter to Mother Clark went down street to-day was invited to Mr Chamberlains tonight to a candy pull had a nice time 23 Wednesday (327-38) Got a letter from Mother to-day answered it this afternoon. Floras nurse was here this afternoon and Mrs Chamberlain was here most of the afternoon and Mrs Stacey called. Mrs Chamberlain has been taking a dancing lesson she invited us in to see her dressed as Topsy wrote a letter to Mother to-day 24 Thursday (328-37) Wrote to Min to-day John and I went to an entertainment in the Unitarian Church they acted a play called the Bonafide travellers twas very good but not very suitable in a church To-day is thanksgiving got letter from Mother and Sally and Eva Fulton 25 Friday (329-36) Flora got sick this morning about three oclock and John went after nurse but the baby wasnt here till next morning about two oclock the Doctor was here three times this forenoon and John went after him tonight about nine oclock and he staid till after the baby was born she took chloroform Got a letter from Edith Cumming to-day �[Attached Note:] this would be the birth of John Flora's 3rd child 26 Saturday (330-35) Flora is real smart and baby too the Dr called here to-day I don't feel well at all I think it is a bilious attack I wrote to Mother and Mrs Pronty and Mrs Pendleton to-day got a letter from Min to-day 27 Sunday (331-34) I feel a little better to-day but not much. Dr was here to-day I didn't go to Church to-day John went in the morning 28 Monday (332-33) The wash woman came this evening about eight oclock and washed she got done by dinner time and had her dinner here she charged one dollar I thought that was pretty good pay for half a day the Dr was here again to-day Flora is doing nicely 29 Tuesday (333-32) I ironed to-day had lots to do but didnt finish, the Doctor was here to-day the baby is real cross Nurse didnt get much sleep with her 30 Wednesday (334-31) I have been ironing again to-day Dr was here to-day Wrote to Floras Mother to-day Got John Thomson is dead December 1887 1 Thursday (335-30) �Got a letter from Mother to-day Answered it was glad to hear from her the Doctor was here to-day 2 Friday (336-29) It is snowing to-day the Dr was here at noon Flora seems to be getting along nicely I have got altogether better own the children keep me quite busy they are so stirring 3 Saturday (337-28) This has been a wet day rather lonesome 4 Sunday (338-27) It has been raining to-day I didn't go to Church John and Children went to sabbath school the Doctor was here to-day 5 Monday (339-26) 6 Tuesday (340-25) The wash woman was here to-day I went to meeting to the Unitarian Church this afternoon evening they have Conference here this year it lasts three days 7 Wednesday (341-24) The Doctor was here to-day I ironed all forenoon Flossie and I went down street this afternoon got a nice card in the Bazaar the stores are lovely now Got a letter from Mother and one from Sam VanAllen and my bible notes 8 Thursday (342-23) I ironed all forenoon to-day and some this afternoon I feel pretty tired this afternoon. I went to Conference tonight with Mr and Mrs Chamberlin they had a reception after the service in the new parlors we had our tea there it was very nice and they had served tarts 9 Friday (343-22) Flora is getting along nicely Mrs Chamberlin went away to-day to travel with a show �Got a letter from Nell to-day 10 Saturday (344-21) It has been raining to-day got a letter from Wilda Johnson to-day 11 Sunday (345-20) I didn't go to Church to-day Miss Beebe and I went to Church for a walk this evening to her rooms on Trail St. Flora took her dinner down stairs to-day John carried her down and up 12 Monday (346-19) The Church fair commenced tonight John went he bought an apron for Flora Nurse and I are going tomorrow I was down street this afternoon got some yarn for a cap 13 Tuesday (347-18) 14 Wednesday (348-17) John and I got a letter from Mother I answered it to-day also got one from Mattie Clark and one from Mrs Chamberlin sent one to Nellie Neil McIntyre wife is dead 15 Thursday (349-16) Mrs Mrs Barber called here I was down street to-day Mrs Lane and another lady called also 16 Friday (350-15) Mrs Elliot and Mrs Tricker called to-day 17 Saturday (351-14) Flora is not so well to-day the Doctor was here to-day she has a fever 18 Sunday (352-13) The Dr was here to-day Miss Beebe and the children and I went to the Baptist Sunday school to-day and she and I went to Young peoples prayer meeting and preaching tonight �19 Monday (353-12) Miss Beebe went to Chicago to-day she go a telegram from her brother it seems rather lonesome without her Flora is in bed yet I will have to take care of her and the baby even I dont know how I will get along I had to undress the baby tonight I got along pretty well for the first Flora is in bed yet 20 Tuesday (354-11) the washwoman was here to-day we had quite a number of callers to-day Miss Stacey called to have me go down street with her tonight but I couldnot go very well I am kept pretty busy taking care of Flora and the children besides the house work Got a letter from Maggie to-day the baby was real good last night slept all John gave me a beatiful plush album for a xmas present I think a great deal of it it just suits me [Attached note: Would this be the maroon plush album which we have?] 21 Wednesday (355-10) Flora got an oil painting from her sister Baby is real good I wrote to Mother to-day 22 Thursday (356-9) Miss Stacy and I went down town tonight there is lots of nice things to see now 23 Friday (357-8) Wrote to Min and Sam V to-day got a letter from Mother tonight 24 Saturday (358-7) �John and I went down street tonight to get somethings to put in the childrens stockings the stores were crowded so you could scarcily get through they have sixty in the bazaar 25 Sunday (359-6) Christmas Day. this is a lovely not sleighing through The children were awfully pleased with what Santa Claus bought them Flora and I got a wood basket I went to the First Baptist Church tonight 26 Monday (360-5) Bank Holiday in England and Ireland. John had a holiday to-day it seemed good to have him at home I was at home all day thought of Mother a good many times 27 Tuesday (361-4) The wash woman was here to-day Mr & Mrs Chamberlin went away to-day left the house in our charge Flora dont gain much I fell down stairs with the baby in my arms didnt get hurt 28 Wednesday (362-3) The Dr was here to-day we have had quite a number of callers lately 29 Thursday (363-2) John and I went down street tonight to see the markets they have them all decorated they are worth going to see they had a hog weighed 868 pounds and a pair of steers one of them 2 360 lb and the other not quite so much wrote to Mother to-day 30 Friday (364-1) The Dr was here to-day Flora is gaining slowly Mrs Willie was here for tea tonight got a letter from Mother Tibbie and Min 31 Saturday (365) �Mr and Mrs Chamberlin came home to-day I prepared a turkey for dinner tomorrow Sunday I didn't go to Church to-day we had a turkey for dinner I prepared it it was splendid Mrs Willie and Mrs Vance were here this evening For more information on Victoria “Tory” Middagh, check out the “Meet the Diarists” under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Victoria "Tory" Middagh Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Victoria "Tory" Middagh Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-1888 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, Dundas County, Mountain Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Victoria "Tory" Middagh Diary & Transcription, 1887 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 Victoria "Tory" Middagh Diary & Transcription, 1887 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Victoria "Tory" Middagh Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Collection 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, Dundas County, Mountain Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1887 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Victoria "Tory" Middagh Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9809b13b74f6c2a2599410bffd0c5934.pdf c191cb2fdb8ddfcf786b79e0017b58b4 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fb7bf9b91eec6b1e8a98db245414e14b.pdf 27d9df1b6d2187949142a88ca3f9c431 PDF Text Text Lucy Middagh (1822-1900) 1888-1889 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Daily Journal 1888 Daily Journal for 1888 From the collection of Debbie Hoermann 524 Eagle Pt Dr. Tom's River NJ 08753 2004 Toronto: Published by Brown Brothers, Manufacturing Stationers. DATE BILLS PAYABLE - OCTOBER DOLLS. CTS. Contents • 1 Names of Parents • 2 Names of Children • 3 Parents RECEIVABLE. Married • 4 Children Married Names of Parents John Middagh Born August 23 1813 Died May 5 1885 Lucy Arvilla Rosseter Born Oct 22, 1822 " Nov. 22 1900 Names of Children John Harvey M Born Sep, 30, 1844 " Oct 19 1912 Mary Middagh Born Jan, 11, 1846 Died October 22 1880 1880 {1880 is written above the scratched out date} Charles Henry M Born Aug, 23, 1847 Died September 23 1901 Sally Middagh Born Apr, 28, 1849 Died August 22 1928 �Lucy Aurilla Born Mar 3 1851 Died August 18 1852 Lucy Aurilla Born Dec, 2, 1852 Died September 27 1921 Dinah Elizabeth Born Nov 4 1854 Died Jun 31 1896 William Ambrose Born May 8 1857 Samuel Middagh Born Apr, 8, 1859 Victoria Abigail Born May, 27, 1861 Died Nov 19 1934 Sylvester John Born July 18, 1863 Died August 17 1884 Ezra Sipes Born Feb, 26, 1864 William Hyndman Born September 20 1847 - Died August 11-1935 Parents RECEIVABLE. Married {Receivable is printed title and she has written Parents and Married on either side of it.} John Middaght & Lucy Arvilla October 1 1843 Children Married John Harvey Middagh & Florence Prouty September 14 1881 Mary Middagh & Robert Parker October 27 1876 Charles Henry Middagh & Mary An Shaw September 24 1877 Sally Middagh & William Hyndman March 30 30 1871 Lucy Aurilla Middagh & James Carson June 10 1878 Dinah Elizabeth Middagh & Alexander Hyndman June 11 1873 William Ambrose Middagh & Maggie Belingham January 7 1884 Samuel Middagh & Laury Daus March 10 1887 �Victoria A Middagh & Thomas Jamieson September 9 1891 Ezra Middagh and Mary Lane 1888 Joseph Hyndman born Jun 1808 at Ballymena Ireland Died at Hallville Ont. May 11 - 1897. Aged 89 years 4 mos. Came to Canada July 12 - 1829. got a Letter from Lucy the 24 of December got a Letter from Tory the 24 of December got a Letter from Tory the 3 of January got a Letter from Ezra the 3 of January got a Letter from John the 0 5 of January got a Letter from Tory the 7 of January got a Letter from Tory the 14 of January got a Letter from Abigail the 19 of January got a Letter from Sam the 28 of January got a Letter from Tory the 28 of January got a Letter from Willia the 3 of Febuary got a Letter from Tory the 5 of Febuary got a Letter from John the 9 of Febuary got a Letter from Tory the 11 of Febuary got a Letter from Tory the 19 of Febuary got 55 DIARY 1888 {Printed title} �Sent a Letter to Tory the 29 of December Sent a Letter to Lucy the 31 of December Sent a Letter to Tory the 3 of January Sent a Letter to Tory the 10 of January Sent a Letter to John the 16 of January Sent a Letter to Tory the 19 of January Sent a Letter to Aurilla the 19 of January Sent a Letter to Samy the 19 of January Sent a Letter to Em Ezra the 28 of January Sent a Letter to Tory the 28 of January Sent a Letter to Ezra the 2 of Febuary Sent a Letter to John and Sam the 65 of Febuary Sent a Letter to Tory the 9 of Febuary Sent a Letter to Tory the 14 of Febuary A Present from Charles Middaagh to his Mother on Christmas 1887 Sent a letter to Tory the 20 of Febuary Sent a letter to Tory the 29 Febuary Sent a letter to Tory the 5 of March Sent a letter to John the 12 of March Sent a letter to Lucy the 12 of March Sent a letter to Samy the 27 of March Sent a letter to Will the 1 of April �Sent a letter to Ezra the 1 of April Sent a letter to Will the 17 of April Sent 500 Dollars to Ezra the 9 of June Sent a Letter to Ezra the 25 of June Sent 52 I got a Letter from Tory the 18 of Febuary Got a Letter from Tory the 26 of Febuary Got a Letter from Tory the 27 of Febuary Got a Letter from Lucy the 29 of Febuary Got a Letter from Tory the 4 5 of March Got a Letter from Sam the 9 of March Got a Letter from Abigail the 9 of March Got a Letter from Magy the 10 of March Got a Letter from Tory the 10 of March Got a Letter from Tory the 17 of March Got a Letter from Sam the 13 of March Got a Letter from John the 7 of April Got a Letter from John Ezra the 14 of April Got a Letter from Lucy the 22 of April Got a Letter from John the 17 of April JANUARY MONDAY 2 (2-364) 1888 �This is a verry nice day yesterday was the first day of the New Year it rained so we could not go to Church help me Heavenly Father to spend my time in serving the better than I have ever done before help me to serve the as I would wish I had when I come to Die Charles and Min went to William Hyndmans last friday and Min and Nell and Bill Middaghs two Girls came up with them Saturday and staid till to night and went town on the Cars we had a Turkey for Diner drew 5 loads wood {the} day Spring from on high hath visited us TUESDAY 3 (3-363) I must be I got a very nice xmas preasent a Fir Coat and this book I am very thankful to the givers Min gave me the Coat and Charles the book the Boys went to the woods and a limb fel on George and cut his face pretty bad it was well he was not killed he ought to be thankful Got a letter from Tory and one from Ezra last night I think so much about them Min and Charles wet up to Mr Speiks last to night Charles drew some wood to the School house to day it is a very nice day Min washed to day drew 3 I must be about my Fathers business WEDNESDAY 4 (4-362) Georges face is a little better Charles drew 4 loads of wood to day Min washed the flanel clothes this morning we painted 4 Chairs have read a good many Chapters to night Frank got the cutter yesterday Jacob got the cutter to night I knit a while and then read awhile James Louse was here to day selling skirt boards Eck Christy was here to night good by till tomorrow Ben Tomkins is Married to day Thou art my beloved Son JANUARY THURSDAY 5 (5-361) This is a very nice day George went home to day Charles went to an Auction at Mr James Mills and Min went to William John Hyndmans for a visit and I am all alone It seems so long since Tory went away I wonder does think as often about me as I do about her I gess she does but she cant get away very well I wish Tiby would come up someday Good by Man shall not live by bread alone �FRIDAY 6 (6-360) a nice Morning I went down to Mr Clarks to day Sally Ratherford was there Charles came after me it Stormed in the Afternoon I got sick to night had my old complaint pain in my breast could not lay down till near 5 in the Morning it was a long night to be in Pain but it is for my good it brings me nearer to God got a letter from John last night Flora is getting bet the Lord be paised was at Clarks to day At thy word I will let down the net SATURDAY 7 (7-359) it is raining this morning a dull looking day I am feeling some better to day for which I am very thankful it seems I could not Stand such pain very long Min is cleaning while I am writing it seems so lonesome since George went home only three of us I wish Tory was home it seems so long since Lucy went away Charles went to Town Min went to Vanelens Love ye your enemies and do good JANUARY MONDAY 9 (9-357) 1883 There is no place here for Sunday so I will write on Monday Charles & Min went to Church I did not feel well enough to go read 2 Sermons at home good ones to it is a nice day not very cold Sid Shaw and his wife and Ida Gernsey was here Sunday this is a nice day to McKeene was here grinding hog feed we are having the lovely weather my breast is well I hope I am thankful to my Maker for all his goodness to me the Sleighing is Splendid I got a letter from Tory Saturday Charles Ground 124 Bushel Her sins which are many are forgiven TUESDAY 10 (10-356) Min Washed to day Mr Christy was here to day I sent a letter to Tory to day Frank Vanallen went to Otawa to day it is Snowing a little but is nice weather Charles went back to Mrs Ralkwells this Afternoon I am not feeling very well have go a lame Back Min is Painting a Box how I wish Tiby would come up home it is a long time since she has bee home I don't know when Tory will come home Charles & Min went to Mr Gests tonight Let him deny himself and take up his cross �WEDNESDAY 11 (11-355) this is a blustery morning Charles put up nails for pictures Mr Mills was here Charles went to Town this Afternoon Tomy Homes staid here all night to night George came back to night his face is getting better I finished a pair of socks to night it is pretty cold 13 Below zero Mr Reed and Miss Bates gets Married at 5 to night the Afternoon has turned out fine the Methodus Church was set on fire this week The harvest truly is great but the laborers are few JANUARY THURSDAY 12 (12-354) 1888 this is a cold Morning but very nice Tomy Homes went away this Morning the Boys went to the Woods I hope nothing will happen to them they drew 4 loads to day Charles went to Oxford Mills this Afternoon I went to Sid Shawn he sold his place yesterday for 48 Hundred had a good visit they are going to move to Prescot the 1 of March May McNelige is poorly keeps her Bed All these things shall be aded FRIDAY 13 (13-353) the Boys drew 4 loads this forenoon the snow is Blowing prety well the Boys helped Vanallens kill a Beef this Afternoon and then went down to Mr Mills Jade Smith is sick has got the Erysiplas in her Face Charles and Min went down to Mr Christys this Evening to eat Oysters My Back was to lame to go Mr Christy was 69 Thursday Strive to enter in at the strait gate SATURDAY 14 (14-352) this is a lovely day I faced 2 pair of Mittins to day Lisa Woods & Bessy V Willia Vanalen was here this Afternoon I have not had a letter this Week how I do like to get Letters from the Children I wish Tiby would come home the Boys are in the Woods they drew 5 loads to day I got a letter from Tory to night go out into the highways and hedges JANUARY MONDAY 16 (16-350) 1888 �Charles & Min went to Church yesterday morning this is a cold Morning but it is very nice this Afternoon George helped Mr Woods saw wood Charles went down to the Station this forenoon and went to the shop in the Afternoon my Back is not much better Min hung some Pictures May MeNelage is very low how thankful we ought to be for health I hope I am thankful for all his Blesings My Son was dead and is alive again TUESDAY 17 (17-349) George helped saw this forenoon Charles and Sam each got a loa went for Ice Charles got 1 load Sam 1 load Charles took Hay to Mr Scot it snowed all the Afternoon and all night Fear no believe only WEDNESDAY 18 (18-348) Charles drew 3 load of Ice and Sam 1 the Roads are heavy Cas came here this forenoon the snow is prety deep the snow plough went down and up to day it makes the snow fly good a party from Kemptville went to Bob Blacks to night went home after 2 in the morning suffer little children to come unto me JANUARY THURSDAY 19 (19-347) 1888 Charles & Sam each drew a load of Ice they think they have got enough Charles drew 4 loads of wood this Afternoon he has gone to the Office to night I hope he will get a letter for me I like to get letters from my Children may the Lord Bless them and keep them very near to him Lord give me more Faith The son of Man is come to seek and to save FRIDAY 20 (20-346) Charles drew 6 load of wood to day Min went up to see Mrs Woods She is sick with a cold She went in to see Jade Smith she is getting better Mary Sheik was here yesterday Cas went away to ni last night Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken �SATURDAY 21 (21-345) Charles drew 1 load of wood to day that is 40 load he has up it is very cold weather but it is clear and pleasant Charles went to Town this Afternoon Mrs Car was Buried to day This cup is the new testament in my blood JANUARY MONDAY 23 (23-343) 1888 Charles and Min went to Churt this Morning it was sacrement Sunday 24 below zero Mr Charles sawed wood this Afternoon it snowed all the Afternoon but is warmer than it was we had 9 Men did not get a letter from Tory Saturday the first time she has missed I always got one on Saturday before I feel so disapointed hope she is not sick Father into Thy hands I commend my spirit TUESDAY 24 (24-342) we finished sawing this forenoon I is prety cold to day the weather changes so often it is cold but clear the Boys went to the woods this Afternoon I dont know what they went for they went to cut wood for the sugar bush ye shall be witnesses unto me WEDNESDAY 25 (25-341) it is very cold yet the Boys are cutting shingle Bolts Min went to Mr Vanalens this Afternoon Charles went this Evening got home at 9 Oclock the Express went down as they came home it is very unregular whatever is the cause such as I have give I unto thee JANUARY THURSDAY 26 (26-340) 1888 the Boys got out Shingle Bolts this forenoon and Charles drew 2 loads of stove wood to the School House in the Afternoon it is very Blustery and Stormy and very cold I wish I was in Some warmer Country than this is in the Winter got no Letter this week yet Rejoicing that they were counted worthy �FRIDAY 27 (27-339) the Boys have gone to the Bush this morning it is very cold yet but not Storming I wish I could hear from Aurilla I almost dread to hear it is blowing very hard the roads are drifting full Men of honest report full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom SATURDAY 28 (28-338) I Still blowing this morning no travail on the roads no mail Since last Saturday have had 2 Letters over a week and cant get them mailed they Shoveled out the road to day on this beat Lord lay not this sin to their charge JANUARY MONDAY 30 (30-336) 1888 it does not blow to day Charles & George went to Church the roads are very bad this this is a nice morning the Boys went to the Bush for Shingle Bolts He hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear TUESDAY 31 (31-335) Tuesd it is prety cold yet Charles and Sid Shaw went to the Election this After noon Alma came down here George went home to day Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 1 (32-334) Tib was here to day her Baby is growing fast it seemed good to have her home again Mr Hyndman brought her up and Alec went to Kemptville and come this way home Jade Smith and Cas was here this Afternoon Charles went to Lenixes Bee Ada Mackdugal was Buried to day He was led as a sheep to the slaughter FEBRUARY THURSDAY 2 (33-333) 1888 �this is a nice day Charles and Min went to Kemptville to day this is Candlemas day and it is very bright no one here to d I was alone all the Afternoon Frank Vanallen came to me to night I am Jesus whom thou persecutest FRIDAY 3 (34-332) a lovely day Mrs Wood and Baby was here to day She is a busy Child ch Charles went to the ofice this Afternoon I have got a bad cold the young people had a surprise party at WilliamsClarks to night God is no respector of persons SATURDAY 4 (35-331) it is snowing a little Bessy Smith was here this Afternoon Charles killed the Cow she could not eat good my cold is a little better I finshed a pair of socks to day set up a pair of stockings A good Man and full of the Holy Ghost FEBRUARY Numbers MONDAY 6 (37-329) 1888 I went to Church to day to the Stone Churck Text in Deautoromy 10 Chapter 29 30 31 32 verses had a good sermon I enjoyed it so much have not been to Church before this Winter it is prety cold to day Monday there is no place to write for Sunday so I take make Monday do them both Min washed Charles killed a Cow for Dog feed Prayr was made without ceasing for him TUESDAY 7 (38-328) I made a foot spread to day it is very cold weather I stay prety close to the stove my health is very good this Winter I hope I am truly thankful to my Heavenly Father for all the Blessings that I receive the Children are all good to me Duncan Cunings Boy was buried to day with Deptheria By Him all that believe are justified from all things WEDNESDAY 8 (39-327) �this is a stormy morning Mr Hyndman came up for me this Morning they are going to have a few there Mr & Mrs Alonso Bowen Mr & Mrs Nelson Bowen Mr & Mrs James Hyndman & Mr Merclay and my self had a Turky Diner Mrs Smith & Mrs Fraser was here this forenoon Sory I was away He left not Hymself without witness FEBRUARY THURSDAY 9 (40-326) 1888 it is very cold I am knitting Edging and taking care of Baby the Baby is very good the Children all go to school it seems so good and quiet when they are at School they they dont seem to mind it but they make me nearly Crazy Some times Known unto God are all His works FRIDAY 10 (41-325) Mr Cameron was here to day and Christened the Baby her Name is Esther Elizabeth a good big name for a little Girl She is a very healthy Baby last night and to day is the coldest weather we had this winter it was 30 Degrees below zero Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ SATURDAY 11 (42-324) it is still prety cold Alec went to Kemptville to day am still knitting and nursing Baby got a letter from John and one fn from Tory this week Duncan Cumings lost another Boy with Deptheria Be not afraid but speak FEBRUARY MONDAY 13 (44-322) 1888 Tiby washed to day it is a I went to Church Sunday morning the Text was in Gallations 3 Chapter 1 wirse and went in the Evening the Text was in Collossions 4 Chapter 3 verse Monday Tiby washed to day and Baked pies we are going down to Winchester to morrow night at 5 oclock we are going on the Train Alec was at South Mountain got the Baby a cap Anne Martin Married In Him we live and move and have our being �TUESDAY 14 (45-321) it rained last night and is raining this morning Mr Hyndman & Alec & Tib got an Invitation to a Wedding yesterday Bella Wison & Mr Clark is to be Married the 22 well we came down to Willias to night Willia had to come to the Station twice we took a Cat down to Nell Charles brought it to the Station Tib and the Cat went out the 1 load I went the 2 Load Min went to Clarks So mightily grew the word of God WEDNESDAY 15 (46-320) it is very cold to day and blustery Sally cooked Herings and they were splendid the roads are full of pick holes from the Station to Willias the Baby is a little cross Albert Roses Wife was Buried to day she Died Sunday morning at the hospital in Montreal It is more blessed to give than to receive FEBRUARY THURSDAY 16 (47-319) 1888 Adala & Mercy Hut came to Willias this Morning and staid all day Robert Parker & Wife came in the Afternoon and staid the Evning they have got a Baby Girl at James Irvins I would have liked to of went and seen it but it was stormy and the roads were bad Ready to die for the name of the Lord Jesus FRIDAY 17 (48-318) it is a nice morning and is not cold Sally got an early Diner and Willie took us to the Station we had to wait more than half an hour found Alec at the station waiting for us we were glad to get home the baby was a good deal better when she got home Charles and Min went to Town The God of our fathers hath chosen thee SATURDAY 18 (49-317) Mr James Steward was Buried to day at 11 oclock and his son is very low they dont expect him to live Mr Cameron is sick sent for the Doctor to day the Doctor says it is his Liver �The Lord stood by him FEBRUARY MONDAY 20 (51-315) 1888 Aleck and I went back to the Hallville Church this morning to hear Mr Conly his Text was in Leviticus 10 Chapter 1 to 10 verse came home after Diner May McNilige was Buried to day Charles and Min was at the funeral Monday it is raining to day I am glad to get home again Charles and Min have gone up to Sid Shaws Sid gave Min his Oleander Anne Clark was here to day staid the Evening To the Jews have I done no rong TUESDAY 21 (52-314) this is a nice day Min washed to day Charles washed his Harness this forenoon and drew a load of wood to Town this Afternoon Min went to a quilting Bee to Mr Woods this Afternoon I have got a stif neck Mr Cameron is no better God hath given thee all them that sail with thee WEDNESDAY 22 (53-313) this is a very nice day Sandy Clark and Bella Wilson was Married to night at 6 John Sheik and May and Alace and Lisa Henion And Jacob Vanallen & Mina Casalman & Jeny Vanallen were all here this Evening Mr Vanallen and Edy were here in the Afternoon Charles drew a load of woe The Gospel the power of God unto Salvation FEBRUARY THURSDAY 23 (54-312) 1888 this is a stormy day Charles drew a load of wood this forenoon Mr Martin and Jane Graham will be Married to night Mr Christy was here this forenoon my neck is no better the weather is mild to day Mr Cameron is no better Cas came here to night staid all night Laura had a Baby a little Girl The goodness of God leadeth the to repentence FRIDAY 24 (55-311) �a butiful day nice and warm Charles is helping Vanallens saw wood to day Robert Stewart was Buried to day at half past 10 Cas went away this forenoon Mr Cameron is no better Father Spare his life if it is consistant with thy holy will There is none righteous no not one SATURDAY 25 (56-310) a stormy morning snowed all the forenoon Charles drew a load of wood this Afternoon another Funeral Mr Robison was Buried this Afternoon at 1 it is very Sickly I wonder who will be the next God only knows Mr Cameron Died to night rest in peace Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ FEBRUARY MONDAY 27 (58-308) 1888 Charles and Min went to the Baptist Church this Morning Sid Shaw and Alma and Amelia Gernsey & Sam Vanalen & Jim Clark here this Afternoon Monday it is a bright Morning but prety cold Charles is helping Vanalens saw wood to day Mrs Christie & Kity Lockwood was here this Afternoon Tory sent Min and I a Colar Dead indeed unto sin but alive unto God TUESDAY 28 (59-307) It is a cold day Mr the Reverand Mr Cameron was Buried to day the Reverand Mr Stewart Preached his a Sermon from 2 Timothy 4 Chapter 7 & 8 verses they took him to Otawa and put him in a vault till spring took him on the Cars William Reed Aleck Hyndmand Aleck Clark & Charles Middagh went down to Ottawa with the Corps he will be missed so much When I would do good evil is preasent with me WEDNESDAY 29 (60-306) I is a prety cold day Neal Kenion and Wife were here to day Charles came home on the 5 oclock Train Clark Balkwell went for him It is of faith that it might be by grace MARCH THURSDAY 1 (61-305) 1888 �this is a very nice day Charles and Min went up to Sid Shaws this Afternoon Drew a load of wood to the Station in the forenoon If God be for us who can be againist us FRIDAY 2 (62-304) I went to Mr Beggs this forenoon Charles took me there and came after me Charles Drew a load of wood this Aftern it is a prety cold Stormy day Cas was here to day and sent with Charles for some things The riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy SATURDAY 3 (63-303) It is a stormy Morning Sid Shaw was here after the sleigh Charles went to the shop this forenoon Martha Smith and Miss Homes the tameson the Teacher was here this Afternoon Charles went to an Auction to Mr Whalys at Hexton Mrs McDermit was Buried to day {written up the right side of page: a calf to day} The same Lord over all is rich unto all MARCH MONDAY 5 (65-301) 1888 this is a lovely Morning but prety cold Charles & Min went to Church Mondy Charles went to Prescot with a load for Sid Shaw a nice day but very cold Jake Vanalen does the chores Cas went to John Vanalens to day Present your bodies a living sacrifise TUESDAY 6 (66-300) this is a lovely day Charles will have a nice day to come home got home before dark John Middagh and Wife came here to night Staid all night had a pleasant Evening The night is far spent the day is at hand WEDNESDAY 7 (67-299) �this is a lovely day John and Marget went home after Diner Charles went to the fair had another Calf to night the work is begun Follow after the things which make for peace MARCH THURSDAY 8 (68-298) 1888 this is a nice morning a little cold had another Calf this morning Charles went down to the Mill for some Bran Alec and Tib were hear to day the Baby is growing finely Alec & Charles went to Sid Shaws Auction Charles has a bad Cold The God of peace shall bruise saten under your feet FRIDAY 9 (69-297) Charles & Min went up to Sids Shaws this forenoon I went to Mr Christies this Afternoon Sid came down here to night Staid all night Mr Ross and Alec Clark was here to night it has been a lovely day Charles cold is no better world by wisdom new no God SATURDAY 10 (70-296) this is a beautiful day looks like spring Sid Shaw went up after Diner Min is baking Mince Pies Charles Cold is a little better Sid staid here all night it is a year to day Since Samy was Married We have the mind of Christ MARCH MONDAY 12 (72-294) 1888 We were at home all day Sunday it is very stormy to day Sid Shaw went home to day Charles took him to the Station Charles has a bad cold had to get Jake to do the chores he felt so bad had a nother calf this Morning If any mans work abide he shall recieve a reward TUESDAY 13 (73-293) �This is a dreatful stormy Morning it blowed all night and it is snowing and blowing very hard now killed a Calf to day Jake staid all night is doing the chorse the roads are all blocked up the Train did not go up till 2 Oclock He that judgeth me is the Lord WEDNESDAY 14 (74-292) {written down left side of page: 3 Engines went down & up with the snow plough to day} the wind is abated a little Charles drove the Horses up to the Town line and down to Mr Christys it is the worst Storm we had this year Jake went home to night had another Calf last night Sam Vanallen here this Afternoon Charles is not much better Purge out therefore the old leaven MARCH THURSDAY 15 (75-291) 1888 Dinah & Matty Middaugh came up yesterday to Clarks Charles went to see the Doctor to day Frank Vanallen went with him the weather is Moderated it is nice and warm All things are not expedient for me FRIDAY 16 (76-290) Martha Clark & Dinah & Matta Middagh came here this Morning Staid all day Robert Hyndman was here Sessing to day Aleck Hyndman was here to day Charles is not so well I have a bad cold and sore throat the Girls went to Bill Clarks to night Jake went with them Through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish SATURDAY 17 (77-289) this is a nice day but prety cold the Girls went to Mrs McCargers to day Min is Baking Sam Vanalen went to Morisburg to day Mina Caselman went home Charles is a little better expect Tory home next week Flora laid an Egg to day Whatsoever ye do do all to the glory of God MARCH MONDAY 19 (79-287) 1888 �Dinah & Maty went home to day Sunday Mr McCuit came for them Frank Vanal was here to d a nice day Monday Min Washed to day Mr Wood was here this Afternoon Mr Christy here to day John Workman is helping Charles this week had another Calf yesterday Aleck Hyndman and Charle was here yesterday This do in remembrence of me TUESDAY 20 (80-286) Charles is drawing Chingle Bolts down to the Station Churned to day for the first Charles went to a Cheese Meting Mr Christy went with him Charles went to the Sugar bush and brought out the pan it raine this Afternoon The body is one and hath many members WEDNESDAY 21 (81-285) I went with Mr & Mrs Christy back to Eek Christys to see Mrs Martin the roads are very bad Charles went to the Station to get stuf ground for the Cows we had another Calf to day John Workman came here this Afternoon The greatest of these is charity MARCH THURSDAY 22 (82-284) 1888 Charles and Min went to Town to day it is a cold raw wind to day it is very cold he got the Cornish for the Parler I am all alone We shall all bear the imige of the heavenly FRIDAY 23 (83-283) T Tory came to day and brought Charley with her I tell you it was a surprise we never new he was coming I was glad to see them both it is a nice little Boy their Trunks went on to Winchester and came up at noon Sam and Taid here to night Alec and Tib here to see Tory & Mr Christy "Watch ye stand fast in the faith SATURDAY 24 (84-282) �Saturday it is a very cold day Charles killed a Calf and took it to Town it was a good one An & Martha Clark came to see Tory Besy & Willia Smith was here all the Afternoon to see Charley thay had a big time We are the epistle of Christ MARCH SUNDAY MONDAY 26 (86-280) 1888 thay all went to Church this Morning went to Hyndmans for Diner Mrs Vanallen & Frank & Jim & Aleck Clark & Tib & Ande Christy here in the Afternoon Monday prety cold snowed in the Morning turned round and rained in the Afternoon Charles went to Town with a load of wood We are unto God a sweet savour of Christ TUESDAY 27 (87-279) Clark Balkwell put the cornish up in the P Parlour Mr Furgison and Mr Gilroy & Willia & Sally here to day Tory & Charly went home with them Charles & Min went to Halville to a Temperance Lecture to night The inward man is renewed day by day WEDNESDAY 28 (88-278) Mr & Mrs Conly was here this Afternoon it rained all the day a drisly rain Jeny Balkwell was Married to Samy Christy to night at 7 they had a bad day In understanding be men MARCH THURSDAY 29 (89-277) Tory came home to day Charles sent a tub of Butter to Otawa Charles taped part of the Trees to day Bob Beegs & Miss Black was Married this Morning at 9 Oclock and went to Niagira falls I have a very bad cold Charles sent a Tub of Butter to day We must all apear before the judgment seat of Christ FRIDAY 30 (90-276) �Charles finished taping the Bush to day had quite a fall of snow to night Tory went down to Clarks to day and was in at Mr Christys Mr Wood helped Charles tap the Bush Charles and Sam got a load of saw dust I dwell in them and walk in them SATURDAY 31 (91-275) Charles is Boiling sap to day Luther Wood is helping him Tory & Charley went to Mrs Vanallens a little while my cold is no better All Israel shall be saved APRIL MONDAY 2 1888 (93-2730) Charles and Tory went to church this morning Charles and Charley went to the Baptist Church. Monday the boys Boiled Sap to day the girls washed Mrs. Wood was here this Afternoon we Boiled down the Syrup had 6 Galon and a ½ George came to day Perfecting holiness in the fear of God. TUESDAY 3 (94-272) Boiled down Syrup to day had 7 Galon and a ½ Charles took 7 Gallons of Syrup to Town to day For your sakes he became poor WEDNESDAY 4 (95-271) we filled 18 half Galons Cans and a bottle holds 3 quarts. Min & Tory & Mrs. Vanalen & Frank and {Dany?} went to the Funeral Sam Mills Wife was Buried to day It has Rained most all day God loveth a cherful giver APRIL THURSDAY 5 (96-270) 1888 Charles took some Syrup to Town - took 7 Galons it is thawing to day I will be glad when the Snow is gone the sap is not runing to day �FRIDAY 6 (97-269) Sowed Tomatoes no sap to day it is to cold took 10 Bushels of Potatoes down to the Station Master An & Martha Clark here this afternoon Jim and {Kiah?} & Jim Beggs& Frank and Sam Vanallen all here in the Evening we Sugard off for them Charles took 9 Galons of Syrup to Town to day. Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. SATURDAY 7 (98-268) they was in the Bush to day Alec Rose & John McTavish was here yesterday Charles went to the office to night got a letter from John Charly was well pleased to hear from home My grace is sufficient for thee APRIL MONDAY 9 (100-266) 1888 Charles walked down to Church the sap did not run any yesterday Tory and Charley went down to Aleck to day Charles Sent a Tub of Butter to day took a Bool to Mr Jhoneston Charles drew a load of Lumber from Hallville to the Station The gospel which was preached of me is not after Man TUESDAY 10 (101-265) they are Boiling Sap to day it is a good Sap day it run good last night the first Buggy went past to day it looks like Rain it rained to night Jim Clark was here to night Vanallens had a little colt to night The law our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ WEDNESDAY 11 (102-264) it rained most all day it cleard of near night and is very nice had a nice bach of Syrup the Sap runs Splendid it is a good Sugar Year Not I but Christ liveth in me APRIL THURSDAY 12 (103-263) 1888 �a nice morning had a little Snow Storm this morning we Boiled a good bach of Syrup to day Tory and Charley came home this forenoon Thou art no more a servant but a son FRIDAY 13 (104-262) Charles went to Town this Afternoon took 7 Galons of Syrup and some veal Min went to John Peter Smiths Hannah and Frank Parker came here and staid all night had 2 Caves to day Tory took her Bird down to Christys to learn to sing The fruit of the Spirit is love joy and peace SATURDAY 14 (105-261) it snowed nearly all day the sap run well to day we sugared off to day Hanah and Frank Parker went home to night on the Train the Boys was in the Bush till half past 11 and lots of Sap in the Bush We shall reap if we faint not APRIL MONDAY 16 (107-259) 1888 Charles and Frank walked up to the Baptist Church Yesterday they had a good days Boiling to day had another Calf to day That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith TUESDAY 17 (108-258) the Snow is going very slow we Sugared of to day John McTavish and Maty Clark was here. Charles gave me 25 Dollars to Day Grieve not the holy Spirit WEDNESDAY 18 (109-257) Charles went to Iraquois to day it rained a little Bessy and Willia her to day Put on the whole armour of God. �APRIL THURSDAY 19 (110-256) 1888 Tory wet to Christys and brought her Bird home Walk in love as Christ also hath loved us FRIDAY 20 (111-255) F they Boild down Sap to day the Sugar weather is about over I pray that your love may abound yet more SATURDAY 21 (112-254) we had a bucker of Syrup it is Stormy looking to day Charles and Min went to Mr. Sheiks Charles took Potatoes to the Station The excellency of the knowledge of Christ APRIL MONDAY 23 (114-252) 1888 they all went to Church yesterday they gathered in the Buckets and the Girls washed them Mr. Higgins & Gim & Ane & Matty Clark here to night we sugared of for them Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling TUESDAY 24 (115-251) Charles Sold a Hog to Mr Johnson to day it is prety cold Sam and Tory went to Mr Cumings to night we had 9 pigs to night The peace of God that passeth all understanding WEDNESDAY 25 (116-250) Charles & Min went to Town to day George and Tory went to the Wedding Hillia Balkwell & Martha Hyndman was Married to night at 7 oclock a beautiful day Gid Smith came home to night is looking well Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly �MAY MONDAY 14 (135-231 1888 Tory and I went to South Mountain to Church Yesterday had a good meting the Girls washed this forenoon and papered this Afternoon Luther Wood here it rained a little is growing wether I know whome I have believed TUESDAY 15 (136-280) the Girls papered and finished cleaning house I went to see Mrs Jackson she is sick If we believe not He abideth faithful WEDNESDAY 16 (137-229) Charles Min and Tory went to Mrs. Frasers to night The Scripture is given by inspiration of God MAY THURSDAY 17 (138-228) 1888 they planted Potatoes to day it is a nice day He should live soberly righteously and godly FRIDAY 18 (139-227) Min and I went to Mr Colemans in the forenoon and Mr Blairs in the Afternoon we had a little Colt to night Sat a Hen to night Acording to His mercy He saved us SATURDAY 19 (140-226) it rained this forenoon it is very cold Tory is not very well I am now ready to be offered JUNE MONDAY 4 (156-210) 1888 �we went to Church this Morning Monday Maim Brown came here this Afternoon to help Tory to make a dress Martha Clark here to day TUESDAY 5 (157-209) Alec Hyndman came after Tory to nigh to help Tib fix for a Raising bee got a letter from Lucy and one from Ezra to day WEDNESDAY 6 (158-208) Charles went to the Fair Sid Shaw came home with him we had a big storm this Afternoon it took down 2 Maple Trees in our yard and broke a big limb of another one JUNE THURSDAY 7 (159-207) 1888 Charles and George went to Aleck Hyndmans to help rais a Barn Tory has been there 2 Days FRIDAY 8 (160-206) Tory went to a picknick to day away back to the Rideau SATURDAY 9 (161-205) this is a nice day. things are growing nicely got a Pair of Gold Specks to day a Preasant from Aleck and Tiby Hyndman JUNE MONDAY 11 (163-203) 1888 Tory and I went to Church this Morning Hugh Dougal Preached had a big rain Monday the girls washed to day it rained to day TUESDAY 12 (164-202) Charles went to Town Min and Charly went to Aleck Gregorys WEDNESDAY 13 (165-201) it rained to day I am failing prety fast June Thursday 14 (166-200) 1888 �Mr. and Mrs. Christy Mrs. Martin and I went to Hillia Pettons this afternoon Charles took elbin to Town She has gone to see her sister got a letter from John Hillia and Samy FRIDAY 15 (167-199) Painted the wire Doors and windows to day SATURDAY 16 (168-198) Painted them again to day Got young Turkeys to day I am not feeling very well Aleck Clark and Tory went to Mr Fultons this afternoon June MONDAY 18 (170-196) 1888 Tory came home last night Tory washed it is very warm Tib and Charley was here this afternoon Neil Senior here for Ted TUESDAY 19 (171-195) Still very warm Tory is Baking for a Bee. WEDNESDAY 20 (172-194) we had a Bee to day it is the warmest day we have had 27 here for Supper JUNE THURSDAY 21 (173-193) 1888 it is still warmer to day Tim Christy here this Afternoon Luther Woods here helping them to day I feel so weak Got a Letter from Lucy to night {written on the right margin: Tib & Louise Armstrong & Tub Christy here to night} FRIDAY 22 (174-192) It is very warm we have showry weather Tory was over to Vanallens to night Frasers was there SATURDAY 23 (175-191) �Still very warm it rained to day JUNE MONDAY 25 (177-189) 1888 George & Tory went to Church Charles & I went to the Baptist Monday Tory washed to day it is a little cooler this Morning Cas here to day I feel that I am failing fast TUESDAY 26 (178-188) Tory Matty Clark & Charly went to Mrs Balkwels to Back the Bird it is lonesome without it & Mr Crowders here to day WEDNESDAY 27 (179-187) I went to Mr Smiths this forenoon Mrs Smith and I went to Mrs Frasers this Afternoon Mrs Wood and Tade Smith here Luther Woods helped them hill Potatoes it is nice and cool JUNE THURSDAY 28 (180-186) 1888 Tory and Charley went up to Jo Clarks this Afternoon Min Hyndman came here this Afternoon FRIDAY 29 (181-185) Mrs Vanallen and Mrs Woods here this Afternoon the young people went down to Mr Shavers this Evening Minie went down on the Train to night Charly H & Ernest Smith went with her SATURDAY 30 (182-184) Min Came home to night we were glad to see her come one is missed so much JULY MONDAY 2 1888 (184-182) Charles Min and I were down to the Stone. Min and Tory went to Hallville church to night. Monday The girls washed today Tory went to South Mountain this afternoon Charles is putting in wood Charles went to Prescot this afternoon JULY TUESDAY 3 (185-181) �Willia Campbelle wife had a son to day a very warm time and very dry they all went down to the Station to see the executioners come in George is not well WEDNESDAY 4 (186-180) Annie and Matty and Tory went down to Robert Hyndmans to help her make a carport George is no better he went to the Doctors to night JULY THURSDAY 5 (187-179) 1888 Matty Clark & Tory & Charly went to Aleck Hyndmans this afternoon, Alvin went to Kemptville this morning after Charles FRIDAY 6 (188-178) they had a picknick in Vanallens woods Alvin Tory & Charley went Tory went to a Strawbery Social at South Moutain at night Mrs. Toure here for Tea Charles commenced Haying SATURDAY 7 (189-177) it is very windy and dry I am not feeling very well. the warm weather uses me up Mr. & Mrs. Christy went to Abadria to dayFriday JULY MONDAY 9 (191-175) 1888 we all went to Church to day Sunday they drew in Hay to day the Girles washed the Minister was here to night TUESDAY 10 (192-174) Mrs. Vanallen & I went to William Christys this Afternoon a very warm day looks like rain but dont come WEDNESDAY 11 (193-173) Mrs. Vanallen & Tory went up to Mr. Frauts to day it looks like rain we need it very much and we got it a heavy rain and a big wind it took down 2 Chimneys for us and took up 8 Apple trees and broke limbs of others and took nearly all the Apples off thankful tis no worse THURSDAY 12 (194-172) 1888 �wind is blowing very high yet hard all night I could our fences are all down keep the cows in the Barn yard get some hay up round the the Men will have lots to do FRIDAY 13 (195-171) wind has stoped Blowing damage don all over went to Mr. Blaor today SATURDAY 14 (196-170) a hay day how thankful ought to be that our is now blowed down letter from Tuey & Flora next Friday JULY MONDAY 16 (198-168) 1888 I went to Church yesterday went home with Tib and they brought me home in the Evening Charles Alvin Tory & Charley went to the Grave Yard Tib Christy Ari and Martha were here to night TUESDAY 17 (199-167) Tib Christy & Tory went down to Mr. Bowens and went Through the Mill it is quite a sight WEDNESDAY 18 (200-166) It rained this afternoon Charles had 9 Acres of Hay down but the rain wil do a great deal of good Sam and Tade were here to night JULY THURSDAY 19 (201-165) 1888 a nice day they are drawing in this afternoon Tade Smith and Tory went to Mr. Blairs this Afternoon we expect Lucy and Flora to morrow Seems as though I could not wait I hope nothing will happen to them FRIDAY 20 (202-164) they came this morning on the 5 Oclock train. Lucy is looking well they were all pretty tired John has nice Children I like his wife real well Alee & Tib came up this After noon SATURDAY 21 (203-163) a lovely day the Children has great times playing �JULY MONDAY 30 (212-154) 1888 Hillia & Sally came up Yesterday Charles Alvin Lucy & Tory all went picking Berries to day Canned them this Afternoon TUESDAY 31 (213-153) the Girls washed this forenoon I got the pain in my breast last night Flora is not well to day I am no better to day AUGUST WEDNESDAY 1 (214-152) George took very sick had to stop at Aleck Rosses Charles and Alvin had to go down the Docktor says it is inflamation in the Bowels he is very bad AUGUST THURSDAY 2 (215-151) 1888 Flora Lucy Flosa & Baby went to Aleck Hyndmans this afternoon yesterday George is a little better Martha Clark and Tory went to Town this Afternoon FRIDAY 3 (216-150) I am not well have been sick all this week Alvin is not very well we have very dry weather George is a little better I have made a mistake turned over 2 leaves so have wrote on the rong pages I dont know how I will get it right SATURDAY 4 (217-149) Charles saw Mr. Hyndman at the Station he said Flossie was very sick last night George is not as well this morning Charles sees him every day when he goes with the Milk Charles is cutting a piece of wheat for Mr. Wood AUGUST MONDAY 6 (219-147) 1888 the girls washed to day They went to the Burying Ground yesterday with Alec and Tib and all their Children TUESDAY 7 (220-146) Lucy & Tory went to Mrs. Frasers & Mr. Smiths �WEDNESDAY 8 (221-145) Lucy Flora and Tory went to Mr. Clarks Flora and I went to the Bush this Forenoon AUGUST MONDAY 13 (226-140) 1888 Charles Lucy & Alvin went to Heston to Church yesterday Lucy staid to go Carsons it rained last night George and Tory went to Church in the Evening it rained all day to day it will do lots of good the Girls had a big wash TUESDAY 14 (227-139) Flora Tory Charlie and Flosy and Baby went to Winchester on the Cars it is a lovely day Dinah Middagh was Married to Mr. McCuit to day WEDNESDAY 15 (228-138) I went up to Mr. Woods this afternoon they built the wall under the wood shed wed out the strawberries AUGUST THURSDAY 16 (229-137) 1888 it is raining to day it seems good to have the house still George is putting in wood Hillia Camels Baby was Buried today FRIDAY 17 (230-136) I went to Mrs. Vanallens this Afternoon it rained again to day SATURDAY 18 (231-135) it is a lovely Morning \Charles & George is helping Jim Clark this Afternoon I moved the sand AUGUST MONDAY 20 (233-133) 1888 Charles and I went to Quarterley Meeting yesterday he took the Sacrement I was so pleased Lucy came home to nigh I sent to South Mountain this Afternoon Mrs. Crowder had a young Son last night TUESDAY 21 (234-132) �Mrs. Adams and I went to Ventner to day to see Mrs. Adams that came home with Lucy I like her well think she is a fine woman WEDNESDAY 22 (235-131) went to see Mrs. Frasers took diner with her and came on the Stage at 4 Oclock to our Station went to see Mr. Shaver he is a little better George came after me AUGUST THURSDAY 23 (236-130) 1888 I went to see the young Son to day Ann Clark went with me Stoped to Clarks for diner Mr Hyndma and Tib here this Afternoon the Baby can take 2 or 3 steps it is 9 Months old FRIDAY 24 (237-129) they came home from Winchester to day our quiet time is done they had a Social at Mr. Frauts to night Charles George Lucy Flora & Tory went in and I kept the Baby SATURDAY 25 (288-128) Charles drew in the last of his Grain to day there was a great rain to night heavy Thunder and Sharp Lightning MISSING AUGUST 26-31 AND SEPTEMBER 1-9 SEPTEMBER MONDAY 10 (254-112) 1888 The girls washed to day Camp meting begins to morrow I hope they will have a good Meting TUESDAY 11 (255-111) Lucy Flora Baby & I went to Mr Beggs Mr & Mrs Vanlinder came there Camp Meeting began to day Charles sowed faul wheat to day WEDNESDAY 12 (256-110) they dug some potatoes to day Broder Workman helped them Flora & Tory went to Vanallens SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 13 (257-109) 1888 �this is a nice morning but cold Charles Alvin Lucy Flora and I went to Camp Meeting Frank and Tory went to Camp Meeting FRIDAY 14 (258-108) Charles Alvin Lucy Flora & I went to Camp Meeting Sid Shaw & Mattie Clark here to day Lucy staid SATURDAY 15 (369-107) Charles Alvin & Flora went to town MISSING SEPTEMBER 16-23 !!! SEPTEMBER MONDAY 24 (268-98) 1888 went to Church Sunday and to the Cimetry they washed and went to Jo Clarks Charles went to town TUESDAY 25 (269-97) Charles drove to Winchester to the fair Min went down on the train Mr Bowene was here to day they all went to see Min off WEDNESDAY 26 (270-96) Andrew and Tib Christy and Tory went to the fair to day George and Flora went after dinner after dark when they came home SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 27 (271-95) 1888 Min came home to day on the train Charles went to Merickville fair to day not a pleasant day Mrs Vanallen & Mrs Stanford here to day we had some hail FRIDAY 28 (272-94) Lucy Flora Tory Flory & baby went to check Hyndmans to day Min & Charly went to the post office George and Lucy went to John Peters to a haring Bee An & Martha Clark here to night SATURDAY 29 (273-93) �they came home from Alecks to nighh OCTOBER MONDAY 1 (275-91) 1888 Flora Flora & Tory went to Halville Church Charles Alvin & Charly went to the Stone Church TUESDAY 2 (276-90) Charles went to Town this Morning WEDNESDAY 3 (277-89) Charles Lucy and Alvin went to Kemptville fair Mr. Higgins An & Martha & Cas & Clark and Wife and birt OCTOBER THURSDAY 4 (278-88) 1888 Flora & the children started for home to night it is a dark night we will miss her so much Charles killed 3 pigs to day FRIDAY 5 (279-87) Charles and Alec Hyndman went to Otawa I went down to Tibs going to Hay Till Saturday SATURDAY 6 (280-86) it rained this Afternoons it was so dark I did not come home MISSING OCTOBER 7-28 !!! October MONDAY 29 (303-63) 1888 Willid and Sally went to the Corners to night for Lucy they were to the Salvation Army Lucy took a bad cold TUESDAY 30 (304-62) Miny Lucy and Sally went to a quilting bee this Afternoon An Ervin was here to day and Spent the Evening WEDNESDAY 31 (305-61) �we staid at home to day its rains nearly every day or night NOVEMBER THURSDAY 1 (306-60) 1888 at home to day raining as usual FRIDAY 2 (307-59) went to Mr Algates to day it rained at dark Willia came down with the lantern I staid all night Sally & Lucy went to the springs this forenoon SATURDAY 3 (308-58) Went to Mr. George Huts in the Bugy NOVEMBER MONDAY 5 (310-56) 1888 Hilly Sally & Lucy to Church at the Corners Monday Sally washed to day then they cut out a dress for Sally TUESDAY 6 (311-55) We went to Mr. Cris Ervins this Afternoons Willia and Mr. Alt came for Tea and spent the Evening it raind all the afternoon and Evening WEDNESDAY 7 (312-54) we went to the corners this Morning I got a pair of Boots then Sally brought us to the Station Sally got a root of a tooth out thank fortune we are home again Mein went to Clarks Charles went in the Evening NOVEMBER THURSDAY 8 (313-53) 1888 it is snowing this Afternoon it seems god t get home again they are burning up the trees that blew over with the storm FRIDAY 9 (314-52) it rained to day and is cold the rods are in a Fearful State SATURDAY 10 (315-51) �it rained harder than ever t d the fields were floded NOVEMBER MONDAY 12 (317-49) 1888 Sunday it snowed to night Sam Tade & Cas was here in the afternoon for Tea Monday Tory washed Charles went to South Mountain I have got a lame back TUESDAY 13 (318-48) Mame Brown came here to day to sou-help Alvin Arthur Hood is here working WEDNESDAY 14 (319-47) this is a lovely morning have had n rain since Saturday the snow has not gone off yet Willia Hyndman & Mr. Alt here for dinner NOVEMBER THURSDAY 15 (320-46) 1888 Willia and Mr. Alt here for Supper Lucy & Tory went to Thanksgiving Meting this Afternoon Mr Alt went home this Evening Willia staid the Snow is gone FRIDAY 16 (321-45) I was sick with cold chills last night was in bed all day Willie went home on the 5 Oclock Train Sarah Bower Sarah Smith & Sam was here this Evening SATURDAY 17 (322-44) Min & Lucy went down and called on Maud this Afternoon Mrs. Stanford and An Clark here this Afternoon MISSING NOVEMBER 18-25!!! NOVEMBER MONDAY 26 (331-35) 1888 they all went to Church but me Monday Tory washed it snowed Charles helped Sam thrash to day TUESDAY 27 (332-34) �Charles went to the Shop this Morning they all went down to the Church this Evening Mr Cameron gave then a Lecture and Execursion over the Rocky Mountains with a Magic Lantern WEDNESDAY 28 (338-33) it is raining this Morning Tib Armstrong was Married to day NOVEMBER THURSDAY 29 (334-32) 1888 Charles went after Alvin to day She did not come Mr Cameron here for Tea FRIDAY 30 (335-31) Charles went after Alvin to day and got her Manda Smith here to day DECEMBER SATURDAY 1 (336-30) a nice day I went to Mrs Vanallens this Afternoon Ema & Liza Hood here for Tea DECEMBER MONDAY 3 (338-28) 1888 we all went to the Stone Church Monday - a nice day Charles helped Sam thrash Lucy & Tory went to Town Andrew & Ema Rose here seling Tickets for the Aniversary TUESDAY 4 (339-27) Bill & Elen Middagh came up WEDNESDAY 5 (340-26) Willia Hyndman came up and the 3 went to the Fair DECEMBER THURSDAY 6 (341-25) 1888 Bill & Ellen went to Mrs McCargers came back here to night Ollie & Maud here this Evening a pedler staid here all night Charles killed his pig it weighted 2 hundred & 42 pounds FRIDAY 7 (342-24) �Bill Middagh went home to day Martha Clark & Anne Shaver here this Afternoon they had practice here to night for a Tea Meting at Hallville the thrashing Machine came to night SATURDAY 8 (343-23) Alvin & Lucy went to Town to day we have the thrashers it is a lovely day so nice and bright DECEMBER MONDAY 10 (345-21) 1888 we all went to Church to day Tory and I went to Halville Sunday the 9 James Anderson died this morning Monday the Girls washed Tory and Martha Clark went to Town John Mae is helping Charles clean up Buckwheat Mr Higgins and Mrs Hood was here TUESDAY 11 (346-20) Mr James Anderson was Buried to day Lucy & Alvin went to the Funeral it is a nice warm day Tory went to practice at Mr Shavers Tib & Aleck here to night WEDNESDAY 12 (347-19) it is very cold to day I went to Mr Christys this afternoon Charles went to South Mountain to the fair DECEMBER THURSDAY 13 (348-18) 1888 it is still very cold it is very nice wheeling Charles is getting a boil on his hand FRIDAY 14 (349-17) They had practice at Clarks it is still very cold Tory was at Mrs Vanalens this Afternoon SATURDAY 15 (350-16) I went to Mr Woods this Afternoon they had pratice at Mr Shavers it is warm to day Charles hand is prety sore DECEMBER MONDAY 17 (352-14) 1888 {written above entry: it is raining} we all went to Church Lucy staid at Tibs Monday a heavy fog and mist it is very warm it snowed and blowed to night they had practice at Mr Louse to night �TUESDAY 18 (352-13) it is prety cold this Morning Charles hand is no better WEDNESDAY 19 (354-12) it is nice to day Charles hand is no better DECEMBER THURSDAY 20 (355-11) 1888 Tory went to town with Clarks it is prety cold the ladies met at the Church they are gelling {getting} up a society they call the willing worters {workers} to meet every Month FRIDAY 21(356-10) it was very stormy they had their tea meting Alec Hyndman got his foot smashed to day and Charley H. got hurt with pouder the Doctor had to pick it out of his face SATURDAY 22 (357-9) Charles went down to Alec and Lucy came up with him his hand broke yesterday Frank came home to night DECEMBER MONDAY 24 (359-7) 1888 we went to Church yesterday to day Monday we killed 4 turkeys to day Charles went to town TUESDAY 25 (360-6) Christmas had come at last and it is past never to return our children and their families were all here there was 16 of us I wonder will we all be spared to meet next X god only knows we had a X tree old Santy Claus took the preasants off the tree there was lots of fun and lots of preasants god be with us till we meet again WEDNESDAY 26 (361-5) Charles went to school meting our snow is all gone it thawed all day X and rained some They went to the lecture to night in the Stone Church DECEMBER THURSDAY 27 (362-4) 1888 �Lory went to the Tea Meting at the Baptist Church it is very dark nights FRIDAY 28 (363-3) it is warm to day rained a little SATURDAY 29 (364-2) Charles & Lucy went to town to day the roads are rough I Bought a book from the Reverand Mr Hamond gave 5 Dollars for it DECEMBER MONDAY 31 (366) 1888 {Lucy wrote her own headings on this page for the days of the week} 1889? Monday Charles Min & Lucy went to Church the girls washed to day 1 Tuesday This is the first day of the new year Lucy & I went down to Alec to eat a Turky diner 2 Wednesday Lucy & Min went to their meting Tory & I went to Mr Vanallens to quilt it is a nice day 3 Thursday I went to E Alec Christy to day it is a nice warm day 4 Friday Charles went Otawa this morning they had a party to Alecks Clarks 5 Saturday Charles came home from Otawa to day had nice weather brought Lucy a wach 6 Sunday Charles Lucy and Tory went to church it rained all the afternoon 7 Monday They Thrashed to day it is town meting to day Lucy & Tib came up 8 Tuesday They finished Thrashing to day had 8 men Lucy is going down to Sallys with Alec 9 Wednesday it rained all day had a pedler for diner 10 Thursday it blew hard all night and is blowing hard this morning had turned cold Lucy came home to night got tea 11 Friday it is a nice morning Charles went down to Willia Cambells this morning �12 Saturday Charles went down to the corners for a load of coal for Mr Carson 13 Sunday Charles Lucy & Tory went to Church sid shaw came here to day DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–JANUARY. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 11 Monday it snowed all day to day Lucy went down to Mr Clarks the girls washed 12 Tuesday this is a nice day Charles helped Sam get Lee yesterday Afternoon and to day Mr Higgins here for Diner Min took Lucy to the Gower 13 Wednesday this is a very cold day my Eye is no better Charles has gone to an Auction this Afternoon 14 Thursday Mr Stanford and An Clark here for diner An & Tory went around for the Bible society Charles and Min went to the Concert at the new Catholic Church in town 15 Friday the Doctor was here and cut the lump in my Eye he says he thinks I will have to go to Montreal 16 Saturday the Doctor was here this Morning Says I ought to g soon and have an operation on my Eye James Ervin and wife & Sally was here to day our Boy came to day I like his looks 17 Sunday it rained last night is raining to day Charles Min & Tory went to Church Alec Tib here 18 Monday Charles is drawing wood to day it is snow snowing today my Eye is some better 19 Tuesday Charles drew the furnance down to day it is a stormy day my Eye is getting better 20 Wednesay Charles went to look for a Horse it is prety cold he got a Colt coming 4 gave a hundred the girls went to Vanallens Mr Higgins hear 21 Thursay �21 Thursay The Charles is drawing wood Tory went to Mr {Shavers?} Charles went to singing school nice day 22 Friday it snowed and blowed all day very cold 23 Saturday it is very cold weather storming yet Charles went to the Mill a grist for the cows 24 Sunday they all went to Church Charles and Min to the Sone Church Tory to Lallvile with Sam 25 Monday This is a beautiful day Charles is drawing wood Mr Vanalen seized Mr Woods things 26 Tuesday This is Ezras birth day 25 to day I wonder what is he doing Mr Wood here to day 27 Wednesay a cold morning day Charles and Min and Tory went to town it is and very cold DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–FEBRUARY. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 28 Thursday a nice warm day Tory went down to Church with Sam we put in a Horse with Sams Andrew Rose came home with Sam here for diner 1 Friday this is the first day of March Mr Rose Sam and Tory went down to Church this Afternoon Min went at night Mr Rose came back with them and staid all night James Hyndmans wife here this Afternoon 1 Saturday Andrew Rose went home this Morning Charles and John are helping Sam saw wood a nice day 3 Sunday They all went to the Stone Church Tory went to Sunday school at the station they all went to Halville Evening 4 Monday Mr Woods things was sold to day Mrs Colemen {Cass?} and Mrs Furgison here they went down to Church 5 Tuesday a lovely morning Charles is drawing lags Tory went to Church Charles & John to singing school �6 Wednesay Charles went to the fair Sid Shaw came home with him Min Tory & John went to Church Mr Conly came home with Them and staid all night 7 Thursay Sid Shaw went home on the noon train the workers here this Afternoon Mrs A Hyndman Mifs Lima Hyndman Mrs I Clark Mrs H Clark Mrs A Clark Mifs Ane Clark Mrs I Smith Charles went to an Auction bought a cow gave 29 dollars a stormy day 8 Friday a nice morning but cold Tory Sam and Mr V went to see Mrs Crowbar she is very low Alph Tomkins was Married the 6 Lucy there 9 Saturday Charles & Lucy went to Kempville it was a cold stormy day 10 Sunday Charles Min & Lucy went ot the Stone Church Tory & Vanalens went to Hallville in the morning they all went to Hallville in the evening 11 Monday The girls washed Tory went to Church in there After 24 Sunday I got home from Alecks to day the roads are bad 25 Monday the girls washed it is a nice day Lucy & Tory went to Mr Christyes this Afternoon {Circled in bottom right corner: Boela to day} DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–MARCH. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 26 Tuesday Mr Higins here for Tea the sap dont run it is to cold 27 Wednesay Mr Higins James Begs Jim Clark Andrew tie {cri?} Frank & Jake Vanal Camel Bours An & Martha Clark Hilda Browen Tib Crisly Lisa Lockwood Chicky Cowen were all here to eat sugar 28 Thursday Charles is boiling sap sam Proser came to day he is going to work her this summer 29 Friday Mr Shaw and sister here to eat sugar Min & Lucy went to see Willian John Hyndman he is very low then went to Bill Clark �30 Saturday Charles is boiling sap to day Sunday 31 Sunday had very nice soup Sally & Nell came up Apr. 1 Monday Charles went to town took 8 galons syrup Min went to Vanalens Jake went to day 2 Tuesday Mr Higins and An & Sally & Nell here we sugared of for them Sally went home on the train William John Hyndman died this morning 3 Wednesay it rained and snowed to day but the sap run Charles boiled 4 Thursday William John Hyndman was buried to day at 10 a large funeral Mifs Lockwood here 5 Friday Charles went to the bush half past 3 this morning had a lot of sap to boil Mr Shaw & Sister here 6 Saturday Charles is in the bush sugard of 20 pound to day it is lovely weather 7 Sunday we all were to the Stone Church but Tory Mr M Williams preached 8 Monday Sugard of 20 pounds to day Robert Parker & John Mack here sugard of for them Lisa Lockwood here 2 boys from the station to eat sugar to night 9 Tuesday I went to Mr Chrislys this Afternoon Min & Tory went to Clarks they all went to singing school to night DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–APRIL. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 10 Wednesday Charles Min Lucy Tory & Gim Clark went to town to day a lovely day 11 Thursay I went to Mrs Vanalens to day Charles went to Sim Workmans to a raising bee 12 Friday Anne Shaver here to day we sugared of for her Charles went to the shop they went to singing school �13 Satuday Charles went to Mr Beggs to a raising bee the fore noon Lucy went to Alec Hyndmans 14 Sunday they all went to the Stone Church this morning Tory went to Halville this Evening nice day 15 Monday they gathered the Buckets and the girls washed them it is lovely weather 16 Tuesday we cleaned the Carige shed to day Miny {written on the right margin: socio} Carilmam here Charles Min Lucy went to the sugar 17 Wesneys {Wednesday} we cleaned the door yard Charles & Sam went to Town with a load of hay Lucy went the William John Hyndmans 18 Thursday I went to Mr Beggs the boys plowed the orchard & garden Mrs Wood here Wednesday Min went to Mr Bowens this Afternoon 19 Friday I planted some potatoes potato onions and sowed some lettice to day 20 Saturday we had a nice shower last night the graps looks green Tory went to signing {singing} school 21 Sunday Tory and I went to Halville to Church 22 Monday the girls washed the wind is blowing very hard it is nice growing weather 23 Tuesday There was a sugar social at John Colmans to night I went to Aleck Clark Min to Ravens 24 Wednesday Tory went to singing school to night it rained so {hel?} had to stay all night 25 Thursday it is raining yo day Mrs Blair had a girl to night Mrs Frauts had a son 26 Friday Anne Beach came her this Morning they all went to the concert to night but Ane 27 Srtay {Saturday} it is still raining this morning Charles and I went to Jon Grants funeral at 2 o clock DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–MAY. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} �1889 28 Sunday They all went to Church but me it rained this morning and rained all night 29 Monday it is raining still Charles started with the milk the roads are very bad Anne went to Mr Sheiks 20 Tuesday Charles sat out seders for a hedge and bought a seeder for sowing grain the girls is done cleaning up stairs papered 2 rooms May 1 Wednesday This is the first day of May the willing wor met at Clarks Mr Higings here Tuesday for tea 2 Thursday they finised {finished} cleaning house to day Mr Watson here all night 3 Friday it is cold Lucy went to John Peter Smiths 4 Saturday Lucy went down to Tibs staid all night Charles & Min went to Bob Beggs Ane Beech came here 5 Sunday Tory Anne Beech & I went to quarterly meting to day a lovely day & a good meling 6 Monday the girls washed Mrs Jade Smith had a young son to night 7 Tuesday Tory went to Winchester this morning Case Caselman here for diner 8 Wednesday the girles {isinod?} this morning painted the windows this afternoon it is warm 9 Thursday a little cooler this morning but is prety dry I have prety good health hope I am thankful 10 Friday Charles sowed some corn Min and Lucy droped it he plowed it in 11 Saturday Lucy went to the woods for flowers Charles went to town Sam got a new suit of clothes 12 Sunday Lucy went to the stone Church Charles Min & I went to the Bablist Church 13 Monday The Girls washed Mifs Macky here it is a nice day �14 Tuesday we made our garden planted sweet corn sow mangel seed till it rained set out tomatoes and cabage plants had a nice rain DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–JUNE. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 15 Wednesay Min cleaned the Cellar I finished sowing the seeds a nice day Luther cam back 16 Thursay it is raining to day rained most roads fired all day Mister Higins here for tea 17 Friday a lovely morning Min is making shirts for Sam Tory is not home yet I went to Mr Colmans 18 Saturay Ema Wood and Loise Coleman here for rub rubarb a nice day Alec H got 4 pigs 19 Sundy Min and Lucy went down to Church and up to Sunday school in the Afternoon 20 Mony the girls washed I cut the dandalions out of the door yard planted cucumbers 21 Tuesdy I got a letter from Ezra how I do like to hear from my boys Lucy went to Alec Clarks 22 Wedney it rained a little to day it is very cold Tory came home yesterday 23 Thursy I went to John Smiths in the forenoon and Willia Balkwells in the Afternoon 26 Sunday went down to Church and staid to Tibs going to stay a week 2 Sunday came home to day went to Church had a good visit Sam Andrew here 3 Monday Charles and Lucy went down to the Church they have a bee taking of line Mr Higins went home 4 Tuesdy the girls washed 28 Friday Came home from Winchester to day was there 3 weeks had a good visit 29 Satury we have had very wet weather for the last 3 weeks Tory went to Osgood with Gim Clark �30 Sundy Charles and I went to Church to day Lucy went to Sunday school it is very warm 1 Monday Tory came home to day Lucy and Min went down to help clean. The Church it rained to day 2 Tuesay The girls washed to day Lucy went to Town Alec H was here and helped Charles plough DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–JULY. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 3 Wedny Charles and Min went to Town Lucy went down to the Church 4 Thursay it is a nice day it rained heavy last night 5 Friay they girls came up form Winchester Frank Ira and Min here this evening Charles sowed Buckwheat to day 6 Satuary the girls went down to Alec Hyndmans this Afternoon tis a nice day 7 Sunday Charles Tory Grace Erving Grace Algate Miny Hyndmanwent to Camp Meting 8 Monday the girls went to Vanalens this Afternoon Mr Higins Maude and Ane Clark here 9 Tuesday Charles but a peace of Clover to day the girls went home to night 10 Wedney Mrs Eret and Neil McIntyre was here for Tea 11 Thursday John Middagh Tom McCuit George Mcphale was here staid all night 12 Friday they boys went home this morning Charles Min Lucy & Tory went to the Aniversary 13 Saturday Charles went to Town this Afternoon there was prety heavy rain some hail 14 Sunday Charles Min & Lucy went to the Stone Church Tory and I went to Halville the girls went to Sunday School at the School House 15 Monday Charles went to the gower to see about firing the burying ground �16 Lucy went to John Smiths staid all night Ed Watson here for Diner 17 Wedney I went to Mr Frasers in the forenoon Mr Smiths in the Afternoon 18 Thursy Lucy and Tory went to Mr Wood here. in the Afternoon 19 Friday Mr Hood helping Charles to day they are drawing in Hay Mr Christy is moving his barns comenced yesterday DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–AUGUST. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 20 Saturday it rained last night Charles wen to Winchester for some machinery 21 Sunday we all went to Church in the morning Lucy & Tory went to Sunday School & Church in the A Evening 22 Monday Mr & Mrs Shaver and Miſs Barnhart here it rained last night poor hay weather 23 Tuesday Tuesday it is nice to day Tory and Martha went to see Sally Hyndman 24 Wedney we are all well and nice weather 25 Thursday Min and Lucy went down to Church Lisa and Lyty May Wood here for Diner 26 Friday Mrs Martins here Min went picking beries Tory went to take a leson staid to Prayr meting 27 Saturday they got in a lot of hay yesterday all they had down in rained most all day to day 28 Sunday Tory and I went to Church at Halville Charles & Min went to the Stone Church tis their sacrament Sunday Lucy came home with them she has been to Aleck Hyndmans since Thursday 29 Monday the girls washed it rained to day 30 Tuesday Mrs {Fraits?} and Mrs Coleman here tis a good Hay day 31 Wednesay Charles took Tory to Alec Hyndmas to day Charles bought a horse the 29 �1 Thursday this is the 1day of August Mrs Blackburn and Mrs Christy here Tory yesterday Tory came home to night Min and Lucy went to Mr Colmans 2 Friday Aleck Clarks wife had a son to day Jesy Blackburn here all day 3 Satury Charles and Min went Winchester to day Mrs Blair and Mrs Vanalen here to day 4 Sunday Tory was sick last night she is no better this morning Lucy went down to Church 5 Monday the girls washed to day a nice day 6 Tuesday Magy Christy here I went to see Maud DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–SEPTEMBER. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 7 Wednesday Mrs Wood here Mr Wood helping Charles in his wheat Lucy went to the Manse 8 Thursday Mary and Agy Middagh came here and William John Hyndmands wife and girl 9 Friday Charles took the girls down to Alecks H Mr Higins got a horse to go to Spencerville 10 Saturday Mary and Agga Middagh went up to Mr McCargers Charles Min and Nell went to Town 11 Sunday they all went to Church but Min and I Tory has a bad cold 12 Monday the girls went to Jo Clarks Min and Nall went to John Peter Smiths 13 Tuesday the girls went to Bill Clarks this forenoon & to Alecs Clarks this Afternoon and then home 14 Wednesday it rained to day Nely went to Mr Clarks and had to stay all night it rained so hard �15 Thursday the girls drove back to see Ane Cumings she is a little better Min went to see Maud Nely to Colemans 16 Friday nothing in particualer hapened 17 Saturday I am no feeling well have a bad cold they drew in some grain 18 Sunday they all went to Church but Tory and I I feel worse to day Alec and Tib here for diner had a turkey 19 Monday the girls washed to day I feel a little Torys cold hangs on to her yet 20 Tuesday Nell Lucy & Ezy and Maud Coleman all went down to Winchester on the train 21 Wednesay Min made soap to day Sam helped Sam Vanalen thrash did not get done 22 Thursday helped thrash Mr Wood here helping with the Buckwheat I am feeling some better 23 Friday this is Charles Birthday 42 to day Mrs Begs Mary & Manda Smith and their cousen here there was quite a shower after tea Charles to Mr Begs home DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–OCTOBER. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 24 Saturday it is prety cold this morning Charles went to Town 25 Sunday we all went to Church to day the girls all went to Sunday School 26 Monday the girls washed Lucy went to Gid Smiths Min went to see Maud 27 Tuesday Tory and I went back to John Smiths to see Mrs James Smith 28 Wednesay Tory and Martha Clark went to Town they each got a dress 29 Thursday our folks stacked to day and yesterday 30 Friday I went to Mr Clarks this afternoon a girl staid here all night last night �31 Saturday this has been a lovely week not rained any this week goot for harvesting 1 Sunday this is the first day of September Lucy Tory & I went to Churet at Hyndmans 2 Monday the girls washed Min & Lucy 3 Tuesday Sid Shaw came here to night Monday I went to Sally Hyndmans 4 Wednesy the Boys all went to the fair I came home to day 5 Thursy Min and Lucy went to meet the wiling workers at Mr W Camel 6 Friday Charles and Sam helped Sam Vanalen Mame Brown here helping Tory make a {Trefs?} 7 Saturday we had thrashers had 13 men did not get done Mame went home to night 8 Sunday Min Lucy Tory went to the Tory and I went to Halville to Church 9 Monday Min and Tory washed they finished thrashing to day Lucy went to Vanalens 10 Tuesday Tuesday a nice day the 2 Doctors was here this Evening DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–NOVEMBER. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 Mr Higins and Martha here 11 Wednesday they are drawing gravel on the road Ane Beach came here on the Train 12 Thursay they are drawing gravil to day Tory took Ane Beach to Mr Sheaks 13 Friday they are still drawing gravel Mr Vanalen and Aunt Sary here to day 14 Saturday Ane Beach came down her and Tory went to Mr Shavers 15 Sunday They all went to the Stone Church in the Morning Tory & Ane to halville in the Evening �16 Monday Anne went to Mr Sheiks Tory went to Tib Armstrongs he came after her Martha Smith here 17 Tuesday it rained all day 18 Wednesday Mr Vanalen & I went to Gid Smiths Lisa and Bertha & Ane Carson came here to day 19 Thursday the girls went home this Afternoon Min & Lucy went to Sid Shaws this Afternoon 20 Friday it rained most all day I am all alone 21 Saturday Charles went to Town & brought in the flowers to day for fear of frost it is cold to day 22 Sunday Charles and I went to the Stone Church Tory had not got home yet I feel lonely to day 23 Monday I washed to day I am alone yet I dont feel very tired 24 Tuesday Tory came home at noon Tib fetched her I Baked and groned to d {short for today} I was glad to see Tory come Charles went to Winchester fair 25 Wednesay it is a lovely day Charles came home to night they have had nice weather 26 Thursday a rainy morning cleard off they had a Reception for Mr Myres Tory was there he brought his Bride home 27 Friday Tory went to Mr Shavers to take her leson I hung the plants down sellar to day Cas came here to night DATE. CASH ACCOUNT–DECEMBER. RECEIVED. PAID. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 28 Saturday Charles went to {Iraquoise?} after the girls Tib came here this Afternoon Cas went away �29 Sunday it rained a little to day Frank & Miny was here for Tea Charles & the girles came home 30 Monday This is John birth day 45 to day it is raining Albert Wear came here to work this morning 1 Tuesday this is the first day of October 46 year to day since we were Married time flies fast Charles went to the Kemptvill fair Min and Tory went down to Tibs to help her sew a Carpet 2 Wednesday 46 year to day since I came here it is a long time Min Tory Charles went to the fair a cold day 3 Thursday Charles went to Ogdenburg fair it rained most all day I am feeling prety well 4 Friday it is a cold windy day how I dread the cold Winter I wish it was over Torys cold is worse 5 Saturday Charles went to Town to day Lucy went to Alec Hyndmans this forenoon Min put up a quilt to day 6 Sunday it snowed half of this day no one went to church 7 Monday I went to Tibs to day to stay a week we had 12 Little pigs to day 13 Sunday went to Church from Tibs Charly and Magy brought me home 14 Monday we are having very nice weather now 15 Tuesday Lucy & Tory went to Mrs Frasers to day 16 Wednesday Mandy Smith came here this Morning staid all night Tory & I went to see An Fraser she is sick 17 Thursday Lucy and Mandy went to Mr Clarks this forenoon and to Alec Clarks this Afternoon 18 Friday I went to Mr Beggs to day Ezra Mills and Robert Parker here for diner 19 Saturday Tory and Anne Clark went to Town to day DATE. BILLS PAYABLE–JANUARY. DOLLS. CTS. �{Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 20 Sunday Tory and I went to Church & Charles & Min they went to Halville in the Evening 21 Monday the girls washed to day Lucy is sick with a cold Lucy came 22 Tuesday I am 67 years old to day I feel older than that Tory went down to Tibs this Morning 23 Wednesday I went down to Willia Hyndmans to day on the cars found them all well 29 Tuesday I came home from Sally to day Jane Tomkins came here Thursday is I went home to night they commenced metings at the station Monday night 30 Wednesday Tory went to Town with An Clark Mr Higgins here to diner Charles Min & Lucy went to Meting 31 Thursday this is the last say of the Month Tory went down to Meting to the Station 1 Friday the first day of November it is very dull weather Tory Min & Charles went down to Church 2 Saturday Mr Wear here to day they are fixing the Arch 3 Sunday Tory and I went to Halville Church in the Morning Charles Min & Lucy to the Stone Church Lucy & Tory went to Sunday School at three Charles & Tory went down to the Station in the Evening 4 Monday this is Tibs birth day 35 how fast the time flies Lucy went home with Alec Hyndman 5 Tuesday Charles and Alec H went to Otawa this Morning Mrs Smith & Mrs Fraser was here to day 6 Wednesday Mrs Wear here to do some stiching Min went to John Smiths the willing workers met there I went to prayr meting at the station Charles came home on the 5 Oclock train we had a splendid meting 7 Thursday Charles and Min went down to Church they have a thanks giving sermon �12 Tuesday I went to Alec Hyndmans to day they had a young Daughter (Nov) 1 Wednesday Sally had a young Daughter this Morning at 2 {written in pencil by another hand: May be a missing page after this last entry} DATE. BILLS PAYABLE–FEBRUARY. DOLLS. CTS. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 December 1 Sunday Came home to day with sprained wrist the Doctor splintered it it is very painful 2 Monday Sam Vanalen & Malon Beach here this Afternoon Charles went to the grave yard 3 Tuesday Charles killed a pig it weighed 280 4 Wednesday Charles went to the fair Malon Beach here for diner and tea 5 Thursday Min went down to Mr Christys this Afternoon Sid Shaw came here this Afternoon 6 Friday a very nice day good sleighing Sid went home after diner Alec Hyndman here last night Mr Higins and Robert Hyndman & Mrs Mear hear Min went to Sally Hyndmans 7 Saturday a lovely day Charles went to the shop Tory finished her jacket to day 8 Sunday Charles and Min went to Church in the morning Tory and I went to Mr Spearers she is very low 9 Monday Mrs Shaver died this Morning at 4 Tory went this Afternoon and staid all night Charles killed 14 Turkeys this forenoon 10 Tuesday Charles took his Turkey to Town Vanallens Min and Tory went to the funeral down at Vancamps Church left the house at 10 I am all alone my arm is gaining a little the sermon was preached by Mr Craig from job 5 chapter 26 and 27 verses rained to night 11 Wednesday Tory started to go to Sallys but the Train was 40 minutes late she came home Mr Higgins here for tea �12 Thursday Tibs baby is a month old to day this is a lovely day tiss prety cold Lucy came up on the noon Train they are well at Sallys 13 Friday Sallys baby is a month old to day Charles fell and hirt {probably meaning hurt} his wrists yesterday Tory went down to Church at the station charles is thrashing buckwheat Mrs Beggs here this Afternoon {Written in bottom left corner: Mrs Beggs here 19} DATE. BILLS PAYABLE–MARCH. DOLLS. CTS. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here and dates everything herself} 1889 14 Saturday Min and Tory went down to Mr Clarks this Afternoon finished thrashing 15 Sunday they all went to Church this morning Tory went to Sunday School at 3 16 Monday Sam and Tory went down to Mishonary {missionary} meting to night at Halville 17 Tuesday Charles and Sam Wortman cleaned up Buckwheat this forenoon Charles & Min went to Town this Afternoon 18 Wednesday Tory went to Vanallens to stay with Miny she is sick they went to Town to day 19 Thursday Charles Lucy and Tory went to Town to day they roads are all thawing out 20 Friday Min and Lucy went to Aleck Hyndmans Tory and Sam went to Mr Cumings to night 21 Saturday it rained to day Sam and Tory went down to Mr Shavers to practice for Sunday School 22 Sunday a very stormy Morning first it was sleet then it snowed and then it turned to rain 23 Monday we hit thrashers to day it is a lovely day Tuesday it 24 Tuesday it is a stormy day it rained and then it snowed Charles killed a Beef 25 Wednesday this xmas I got a book cost 2 dollars from Min Lucy and Tory and a Dreſs from Charls Min and Charls went to Sids Shaws �26 Thursday the wind blowed very hard to day they came home tonight 27 Friday Charles Lucy and Tory went to the Baptist tea meting 28 Saturday a nice day Charles went to Mill Tory went down to practice 29 Sunday Charles and Lucy went to Church Tory went down to the station to Church staid all night 30 Monday Tory went down to practice 31 Tuesday Willia and Ada Graham here this Afternoon they all went to the station to a concert had an Oister supper after Clarks {last line is cut off} DATE. BILLS PAYABLE–MAY. DOLLS. CTS. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here} 1 I am Monarch of all I survey my night there is none to dispute from the seuter all round to the sea I am Lord of the Fowl and the Bruit 2 O solitude where are thy charms thy sages have seen in the thy face better dwell in the midst of Alarms than Raign in the horable place 3 I am out of humanitys reach I must finish my journey alone never hear the sweet music of speech I start at the sound of my own 4 Society friendship and love dwine bestowed uppon man how soon would I reach you again 5 the beasts that roam over the plain my form of indefince see they are so uniquainted with man their tanaeness is shocking to me �DATE. BILLS PAYABLE–JUNE. DOLLS. CTS. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here} Sunday 1889 6 My sorrows I then might aswaige from the ways of Religion and Truth might learn the wisdom of Age and be cheered by the solace of youth DATE. BILLS PAYABLE–NOVEMBER. DOLLS. CTS. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here} Comenced to read the Testament New year {the following are in the left columns} 2 Chapters Sunday 2 Chapters Monday 1 Chapters Tuesday 2 Chapters Wednesday 2 Chapters Thursday 2 Chapters Friday 2 Chapters Saturday 4 Chapters Sunday 4 Chapters Monday 4 Chapters Tuesday 4 Chapters Wednesday 4 Chapters Thursday �5 Chapters Friday 6 Chapters Saturday Chapters Sunday Chapters Monday Chapters Tuesday Chapters Wednesday Chapters Thursday Chapters Friday Chapters Saturday Chapters Sunday Chapters Monday Chapters Tuesday C {the following are in the right column} 1896-1854=42 Lucy {Middagh?} 1900-1822=78 John 1912-1844=68 1928-1849=79 1925 Sally 1928-1849=79 Lucy 1921-1852=69 1878 1871 1847 1844 1948 1871 1871 �DATE. BILLS PAYABLE–NOVEMBER. DOLLS. CTS. {Lucy Middagh disregards heading in journal here} June 30 Charles and I went to Halville heard the Reverend Mr Mires preach from Timothy Chap 11 verse July 14 Tory and I heard the Reverend Mr Mires from Luke 11 Chapter 9 vers at Halville July 21 {big?} the R Mr Higins from Deut 15 Chapter 15 verse July 28 Tory and I heard the R Mr Mires from John 3 Chapter 16 verse September 1 heard a sermon from the R Mr McDermit from John 3 Chapter 16 verse September 8 heard a sermon from Mr Corigan from Corinthians 3 Chapter 21, 22, 23 verses September 22 heard a sermon the R Mr Higgins from Chronicles 28 Chapter, & 9 verse October 20 heard a sermon from the reverend Mr Myres from John 3 Chapter 16 verse November 3 heard a sermon from the R Mr Myres from Romans 12 Chapter 1 verse November 21 head a sermon from the Reverend Mr Higgins from Zachariah 12 Chapter 10 verse December 1 heard a sermon from the Reverend Mr Higgins from Romans 8 Chapter 30 vers For more information on Lucy Middagh, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Lucy Middagh Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Photocopied Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c2e558d968086cbde1495b8275a586fc.pdf f8cb9c5bc0220a9eba11d2ceb8020199 PDF Text Text ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ff32bc8b41b86c2cff143a061734483c.pdf c9a14f14e40215f41b066704efbdf3b0 PDF Text Text John Harrington Ferguson (1851-1931) 1873 Diary (Extracted from https://ontariofarmhistory.wordpress.com/) Transcribed by Teresa Casas January Wednesday 1 1873 A mild cloudy day, capital sleighing, more than a foot of snow on the level. Drove my sisters Viney and Emma in the cutter this morning up to Mrs. J.C. Snell’s residence, lot 14, they spent the day there, went up there again this evening to a small party of the young folks of “Willow Lodge” and “Rose Lea” and after a splendid supper, we spent the evening pleasantly in various games and pastimes. January Thursday 2 1873 Drove up to J.C. Snell’s today with 18 bush of barley to exchange for the same amount of theirs for seed next spring. Mr. A.F. Campbell came here this afternoon on a visit, he is looking well, is hired for another year at Palestine school. A drizzling rain from the East, the start of the January thaw. January Friday 3 1873 The rain and the thaw continued all last night, making it slushy travelling. Was engaged in threshing peas with the flail. Father and mother and Alek drove up to J.C. Snell’s for New Year’s dinner, came home again this evening. Alek is intelligent and well-read but a Tory in heart and principle. He has bought a new Cabinet Organ. January Saturday 4 1873 Egerton Ferguson and Viney went to Toronto via Grand Trunk Railway. Eggy has been here two weeks spending the holidays. Alek went back home today. Mr. James Stinson from Minto came here this evening on a visit; it is six years since he was here before. The thawing has ceased, taken away about one third of the snow. January Sunday 5 1873 Spent the forenoon at S. School Supt, John Rloraig, pres. Lesson “The Creation” Genesis I chap 25–31 verses. Handsomely illustrated gift cards were distributed among the children by the Supt. Heard Rev. John Shaw preach (sic) at Zion an impressive sermon on the value of time and good counsel for the New Year. A driving snow storm from N.E. all day. �January Monday 6 1873 The election for Deputy Reeve of this Township took place, J. P. Hutton and J. Henderson were elected by large majorities. In Brampton Dr. C.Y. Moore was elected councillor on the Temperance ticket. Spent the evening at the Lodge one initiated “Safeguard Chronicle” by Bro. M. Sipby and some readings. I today used my franchise to vote for the second time and been on the winning side. January Tuesday 7 1873 Had a visit yesterday from C. Faux and his two cousins, “Misses Janet Faux and Mary Mino, both interesting young ladies. This was a bright beautiful day, spent it at general job work, the everyday routine. Went to Ebenezer tonight to a S.S. Teachers Meeting (see below) but J.C. Snell and I were the only ones present not enough to form a quorum. January Wednesday 8 1873 The Annual School Meetings took place today in all the School Sections in our Section only 7 or 8 ratepayers present not much business to be done, a surplus of $54.00 after paying all expenses, Miss S. H. Smith is engaged for this year as teacher $280.00. A great Reform Banquet is held in Toronto tonight several Grits from this County are at it. January Thursday 9 1873 Drove sleigh to Brampton this morning for Aunts, Mrs. Trueman and Mrs. Featherstone brought them up to spend the day. Made three trips to Brampton and back one to meet Viney at RR Depot but she did not come and again tonight to take home our visitors they are two extra fine sensible old ladies. A very cold day. Mercury down to zero. January Friday 10 1873 J.C. Snell and family were here this afternoon and took tea and then we drove the sleigh down to Brampton to hear Rev. Dr. Punshon lecture on “the men of the Mayflower” it lasted 1 hour and 20 min. and was a masterpiece of eloquence. January Saturday 11 1873 Last night was bitter cold. Some that were at Dr. Punshon’s lecture had to drive 10 miles afterwards. Was pea threshing, cannot do much else these days and take care of the stock. Drove to Brampton tonight and received a postal card from Viney in Toronto she will be home on Monday. The “Casket” is a splendid little paper. �January Sunday 12 1873 Drove Mrs. J. C. S. and some of the little folks up to S. School, the Supt. Pres; lesson Genesis II, 15 to 25; subject, “In the garden of Eden” Nicholas V. Watson and his bride were present they were married on Christmas Day. Heard Reverend. J. Shaw preaching in Brampton tonight text, Joshua XXIV, 15th verse, a solemn covenant for the New Year. January Monday 13 1873 Had considerable difficulty in getting any water for the cattle in the creek, the current seems to be frozen up, there is some water under the snow along the banks. There is another thaw on hand, which will make water more plentiful. Viney came home from Toronto, was there 9 days. Spent tonight at the Lodge, the “Safeguard Chronicle” by Miss Jessie Morton. January Tuesday 14 1873 Was engaged this morning in dressing our old Berkshire sow—4 ½ years old for pork. Drove to Brampton his afternoon with 13 bush of wheat for gristing and 18 bush of barley for chopping to J. W. Maine’s Steam Grist Mill. Spent evening reading Hugh Murray’s History of British India. Received a letter from Aunt Annie Ferguson, they are in good health, but the times are dull. January Wednesday 15 1873 Went to Brampton and sold the pork to K. C. & Co. @$5.00 per cut it weighed 318 lbs. bought 126 lbs of beef @ 5cts per lb. Heard Prof. Rockwell of New York give a short lecture on horse training and exhibit a white horse that seemed to understand all he said to it and act accordingly. He got up a class for instruction in the Art. @ $5.00 each scholar January Thursday 16 1873 Rain fell in considerable quantities during last night and nearly all today from N. E. Spent the forenoon in getting the horses sharp shod as the roads are now a perfect glare of ice, got the shoeing done at Campbell’s. Was invited to a surprise party for this evening at Edmonton but the rain poured down all evening and prevented us going. January Friday 17 1873 Had a call from Thorpe Wright of Artemisia, to have a look at the stock and to buy but we came to no bargain. Spent evening at Choir Practice at Mr. Jesse Perry’s house, a pretty full attendance sang some long and difficult anthems to be used for a source next week at Mount Pleasant. �January Saturday 18 1873 Another very cold snap, down to and a little below zero. Did not do much business today beside stock feeding. Viney and I drove up to J. C. Snell’s tonight and spent two or three hours in social chat and reading the “Livestock Journal” an excellent monthly published in Chicago exclusively to improve livestock. January Sunday 19 1873 Went to S. School this morning Supt. And Sec. present. Lesson Gen. III 1 to 8, and 15th. “The Fall and the Promise”, had a large attendance of scholars. Heard Rev J. G. Scott preach at Zion at 2.30 p.m. text Isaiah IX 6th verse, he and Mr. Eli Crawford Jr. took tea here this evening. Heard Rev. W. McFadden preach at Brampton text Psalm XXVII 4th. January Monday 20 1873 Drove my sisters Emma and Ella over to day school this morning and spent the remainder of the day sawing cordwood with bucksaw. Spent the evening at Ebenezer at a Teachers’ and Scholars’ meeting for to make some necessary arrangements for the lecture on Wednesday evening. January Tuesday 21 1873 Spent forenoon same as yesterday. Drove Viney to Brampton this afternoon for her music lesson from Miss Jennie Norris. Spent an hour profitably and pleasantly in reading in Mechanic’s Reading Room. There are three Toronto dailies and a host of illustrated papers and Magazines. Had a heavy fall of snow today, soft and heavy. January Wednesday 22 1873 Spent forenoon building a platform in Zion for the lecturer tonight. Drove up to Mr. J. Pleraig’s this afternoon to repair their melodeon. VIney and I took tea “Willow Lodge” this evening also Rev. J. G. Scott and Eli Crawford. The church was more than half filled to hear Mr. Scott’s lecture it was very good lecture. A collection of $5.30. for the S. School. January Thursday 23 1873 A party at Mr. Pleraig’s “Green Grove Farm” this evening for the Teachers and larger scholars of the Ebenezer S. S. School. Viney was at it but I went to Mount pleasant with Brampton W. M. choir to sing at a Presb. Tea party, they had a crowded house and good speaking, Rev. J. Perrin , Rev. W. Little, Rev. Ewing , C. J. Moore. Got home at 12 o’clock. �January Friday 24 1873 Very cold and stormy last night. Not doing much work this week going to so many places at night and losing so much sleep it about uses a fellow up altogether. Had a visit this evening from C. Faux. Spent this evening at the Temperance Reunion held in Concert Hall Brampton the attendance was good. January Saturday 25 1873 Mr. J. Hughes of Toronto gave some excellent readings last night had also readings by Messrs. D.L. Scott, H. Morphy, J. Fleming. Music by Misses Chisolm, Dawson and E. Nichols, Messrs Marshall and Haggert. Was engaged today in pea threshing. Father went up to R. R. Craig’s and seen his fine stock. January Sunday 26 1873 Spent morning at S. School Supt., & Sec. present, lesson Gen IV 3 to 10, “Cain and Abel” J. C. Snell and family were here to tea tonight and we all drove down to Church at 6 p.m. heard Rev. W. Galloway from Yonge Street circuit preach text I Corinth XIII chap. And latter part of 12th verse. January Monday 27 1873 Spent the day fanning peas sawing firewood &c. Bright beautiful sunshine all day. Had a visit from Mr. Henry J. Modeland and his wife. Spent evening at the Lodge, one initiation, the election of Officers for next Quarter took place, J. M. Jones for W. C. J. I was re-elected to Financial Secretary. January Tuesday 28 1873 Sold to K. Chisolm & Co. 22 bush 50lbs. of Diehl wheat @ $1.31 per bush. Had a visit afternoon and evening from Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jones and their two little girls, they are a pleasant and chatty couple. A bitter cold night. Wrote a letter to Aunt Jennie Harrington. January Wednesday 29 1873 Drove to Brampton this morning and bought of Burnett the Cabinet Maker one half dozen cane bottomed chairs and two French bedsteads @ 17.00. Went at “Green Grove Farm” a short while this afternoon also at “Willow Lodge”. Viney and I drove to J. C. Snells and stayed all night. The severest frost fell this winter 32 degrees below zero at daybreak this morning. January Thursday 30 1873 �Went from J.C. S.’s at 9 a.m. to Willow Lodge and started with a sleigh load of the young folks for Bolton to attend the C. P. S. School Association’s Annual Meeting it was very successful and crowds of people attended it, the speaking and music were excellent. J. C. S. the President gave way for Mr. Hossie for next President. The sleigh drive was cold but had lots of furs. January Friday 31 1873 Arrived home from Bolton at 2 o’clock this morning very cold. Miss Jennie Faux is here on a visit. Spent the day sawing firewood. At Brampton a reunion of W. M. S. School, readings and recitations by the scholars were creditably performed they were trained by J. G. Bunting. This month has been very cold and stormy, considerable snow on the ground. February Saturday 1 1873 Was at the same work as yesterday and pea threshing. Mailed to Bro. J.M. Jones (who is one of the Auditors) the financial accounts of Safe Guard Temple, is only $4.30 in the Treasury. The Official Quar. Meeting of W. M. Church was held at Brampton at 2 p.m. they talk of having the third minister on this circuit. February Sunday 2 1873 Went to Quarterly Meeting at Brampton. Rev. J. Learoyd of Yonge Street South preached text Deut. XXIX 29th a pretty large attendance and a good meeting. Had Choir Practice at 4 pm. In the W. M. Church. Took tea with J. G. Bunting they have a cosy home, just opposite the Court House. Rev. J. Learoyd preached tonight text, Hebrews V, 9 and 10. February Monday 3 1873 Spent the day at wood sawing. Went to Brampton tonight and bought a South Sea sealskin cap at K. C. & Co. @ $7.00 it has a dome top and fur covered peak. Spent evening at the Lodge, Rev. J. Shaw installed the Officers for current Quarter Safe Guard Chronicle by sister Robb and a reading by Bro. J. J. Bunting. February Tuesday 4 1873 Thawed very fast all day a warm strong west wind cut the snow very fast. Was at the same work as yesterday. Spent the evening at J.C. Snells in social chat. Missess Sara and Kezia Snell have been spending 3 or 4 days in Toronto and had the privilege of visiting the Ontario Parliament now in session, heard the debate on the Temperance Bill. February Wednesday 5 1873 �At the buck sawing yet, getting used to it now and don’t find it so hard work as at first, J. C. Snell called here, he is enrolling the Militia. Rented our pew in Brampton Church on for another year @ 2.50 paid cash to one of the Trustees. Had a meeting at Zion tonight to arrange for starting a new Lodge of Good Templars. February Thursday 6 1873 The same work continued, have one half of the green wood sawed. Father and mother are visiting at J.W. Mains, Brampton. Spent evening casting up the Temple accounts and in working Arithmetical problems for sister Emma. The weather is beautiful, the sky cloudless by day and by night lovely moonlight. February Friday 7 1873 Had a call today from Mr. J. Williams of Eramea, a kind of quack doctor but he sells a very good article of a purely vegetable medicine @$1.00 per bottle, father bought one from him. Spent evening at Choir Practice for the approaching tea meetings. Got my hair barbered at J. E. Wood’s. February Saturday 8 1873 Was engaged at pea threshing and various other jobs. The thaw has ceased for the present and is getting very frosty again, the sleighing on the Centre Road is nearly spoiled. Spent evening reading a library entitled “New America” a lively, entertaining book by C. Hepworth Dixon about travels in the far West. February Sunday 9 1873 Went to S. School this morning Supt. and Sec. pres. Lesson Genesis IX, 8 to 17, “The Bow in the Cloud”. Was at W. M. S. School in Brampton this afternoon, about 150 scholars present. J. W. Beynon Supt. Had Choir Practice at 4 o’clock in the Church. Took tea at Mrs. Trueman’s. Heard Rev. Wood of Toronto preach tonight text, Psalms 1 XXXVII 3rd. February Monday 10 1873 Was at the wood sawing. Spent evening at Brampton at John Street Presb. Church Soiree with W. M. Choir. The singing was good and loudly applauded the speakers Rev. Breckenrige, Rev. Croll and Rev. Herridge and others. February Tuesday 11 1873 �Went to Brampton and was at a Public Meeting of the School Trustees. Spent evening at the W. M. Anniversary Tea Meeting, Brampton, was not largely attended, speakers were Rev. Jeffrey of Milton, an eloquent speaker, Rev. B. Shulock and Rev. J. H. Starr. Drove up to Willow Lodge tonight and staid all night. February Wednesday 12 1873 Started for a visit to Markham this morning at 9 o’clock a sleigh load of young folks and took dinner at Mrs. Russel’s on Yonge Street, very sociable and intelligent people large farmers, from thence we drove east 10 miles to Mr. George Millers for tea. Spent evening at a large and fashionable party at Mr. Hoope’s and had a lively time. February Thursday 13 1873 Got to bed at 5 o’clock this morning at George Millers and slept two hours, had breakfast at 10 o’clock. We drove to Markham Village and had dinner at Mr. Armstrong’s and spent afternoon at games and fun. Took tea at Mr. Wale’s the young folks there were musicians and intelligent. Staid all night at George Millers after sleigh riding nearly all evening. February Friday 14 1873 Made preparations for starting home at G. Millers, they are free, warm hearted Scotch people and lively, making lots of fun at all times. Took dinner again at Russels they are also Scotch and very warm hearted sparing no pains to make one feel at home. Got home tonight at eight o’clock. Had a most enjoyable time and pleasant weather. February Saturday 15 1873 Did not feel in working humour today and consequently did not do a great deal. Spent afternoon at Brampton, M. Shipley had a sale of Household Furniture. Bought a fashionable stand up linen collar. Was at J. R. Craig’s tonight on business and a short time at J. C. Snell’s. February Sunday 16 1873 Walked up to S. School this morning for the first time this winter. Supt. And Sec. present, lesson Gen. XI, 1 to 9. “Confusion of Tongues”. Printed copies of an address “The Seed” by Rev. Dr. Barne of Montreal were given each teacher by the Supt. Heard Rev. J. G. Scott preach at Zion text, Rev. VIII 9 and 10 verses. Heard same sermon tonight. February Monday 17 1873 �Drove over to Esquesing this morning to Bannerman’s Saw Mill (late J. Stewarts’) and left a bill of fence lumber to be sawed again Friday next 70 pieces 6 inch width 14 ft long and 60 pieces 8 inch width 14 ft long, 40 pieces 4 inch 12 ft long@ $10.00 per thousand. Brought home 400 ft cull lumber @ $4>50 per m. 192 ft 2 X 4 scantting 136 ft – 2 inch pland @ $10.00 per m. It is a very good lumber. February Tuesday 18 1873 Had a visit yesterday from Mrs. Davison and Miss Emma Dawson of Brampton. Spent last night at the Lodge “Safeguard Chronicle” by Sr Jessie Morton and several readings by other members. Father and mother were visiting all day at Mr. John Pearen on 6th line East, Mrs. Trueman was with them. The weather is most beautiful and the snow is fast disappearing under the heat of the sun’s rays. February Wednesday 19 1873 Spent forenoon at Campbell’s blacksmith’s shop getting the front shoes of “Fan” and “Charlie” sharpened. Drove up to J. R. Craig’s this afternoon and brought from thence a small load of wheat straw to Brampton for Rev. J. Shaw. Viney and Miss Susie Campbell were collecting money for the Bible Society on Centre Road they got about $7.00 we gave 75 cts. February Thursday 20 1873 Miss Susie Campbell staid here all last night, she is intelligent and good natured. Went to Brampton and sold to K. C. & Co. 32 bush of Diehl wheat @ $1.32 per bush=$43.12 bought 4 lbs of best mixed green and Black Tea. J. C. Snell and family were home for tea this evening. They bought as a present a bag of green apples. February Friday 21 1873 A few inches of snow fell last night and has drifted about furiously all day by a cold Nor Wester. Bought from Dougall Smith 10 bush of Rio Grande spring wheat @ $1.25 cts it is clean and a good sample. Put a patent hinge opening copper ring in “Oliver Twist’s” nose. Made a plank watering trough for the sheep 11 ft. long. February Saturday 22 1873 Drove sleigh to Esquesing to Douglass and Bannerman’s Steam saw mill and brought home 1,200 ft of green fence lumber, the roads were somewhat drifted and the material heavy, rather hard work for the team. J. Learment brought 200 ft for me out of the 1200 ft. Paid for the last load and this one $17.50. This ends any teaming experience for this winter I hope. �February Sunday 23 1873 A severely cold morning. Drove up to S. School at 9:38 a.m. The Supt and Sec. pres. Lesson Genesis XV 1 to 7, “God’s covenant with Adam”. Spent afternoon at home writing up the S. S. Class books. Heard Rev. J. G. Scott preach at 6 p.m. at Brampton W. M. Church, text Jeremiah XIII, first clause of 21st verse, a masterly discourse on future rewards and punishments. February Monday 24 1873 A very cold day. Drove Ella over to school this morning and went after the scholars this evening. Spent evening at the Lodge two initiations, a good attendance and a lively meeting. “Safe Guard Chronicle” by Sr. M. Robb and several comic readings. Got my library book changed at “Mechanics Institute” and paid for Members Ticket for this year $1.00. February Tuesday 25 1873 Finished sawing the dry cord wood was at it all day. Father went to Brampton to get a new zinc bottom in the churn, costing $1.00 at Peaker & Runian’s Hardware store. Spent evening reading “Life of George Stephenson” the Railway Engineer and Inventor, a very interesting and instructive book. February Wednesday 26 1873 Was training the 2 yr old colt—“Frank” getting him familiar with the bit and harness, hitched him to the sleigh for a short time. Spent evening at Brampton at the “Mechanics” Renunion, choice readings and music by some of the Amateurs of the town which were very creditably performed. February Thursday 27 1873 A driving snow storm from East last night and this morning. Spent day splitting firewood. Except Viney and I the folks were all up at J. C. Snell’s visiting. They have a fine lot of young lambs at Willow Lodge (33) strong and healthy, brilliant prospects for a great display of sheep next fall. February Friday 28 1873 Drove Emma and Ella over to school also Miss. E. Carter and Miss M. Huxley who are school mates of my sisters, were at our place all last night. Spent evening at Choir Practice, not a full attendance of members. Today was fine and bright. The weather this month has been more moderate than last month. March Saturday 1 1873 �Was threshing “Golden Vine” peas all day with the flail do not yield many peas in proportion to the straw. Mailed a letter last night to Mrs. John Mason and another to Rev. S. Rose, Toronto enclosing 20 cts for a “Bureau Question Book”. Mrs. Thomas Whitehead of Kansas City in in Brampton for a visit. March Sunday 2 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Sup and Sec, pres. , lesson Genesis XXX, 15 to 26, “Escape from Sodom”, the “S.S. Advocate” of Feb. 22 was distributed among the scholars. Heard Rev. J. Shaw preach at Zion, this morning S. S. lesson. Heard same minister tonight in Brampton, text, Matt. XXVI 21st verse. A real Methodist sermon. March Monday 3 1873 An extremely cold day, a stiff Nor Easter and the thermometer below zero. Went to Brampton and had a settlement at “Merchant’s Bank” drawing the interest due on deposit $7.78 and drawing out $50, for to use. Bought of K. C. & Co. 26 bush crown peas @75 cts, 2 bush clover seed @ $6.00 per bush and $3.00 worth of tea. March Tuesday 4 1873 Spent last evening at the Lodge, one initiation, Chronicle by Bro. G.H. Golding and some readings by other members. Took to J. W. Mains Mill 16 bush barley, 7 bush oats for chopping. Spent this evening at Mr. J. M. Jones’s at a small social party of a few Brampton folks and Sarah, Kezzie and Joe Snell and Viney, charades, readings and music till 12 o’clock. Mailed a letter to Mrs. John Ferguson. March Wednesday 5 1873 Had the first arrival of young stock yesterday in shape of a red b. calf from “Cherry”. Was splitting and piling firewood. Had a visit from Mrs. Robert Smith this afternoon, Mr. Smith is now at Ottawa at Dominion Parliament. Spent evening reading a library “The History of Wonderful Inventions” Bought yesterday off J. Woodhall one quarter beef 34 lbs @ 4 cts. March Thursday 6 1873 At Brampton this forenoon got a bushel of wheat cracked for mush or porridge. Henry Modeland’s Auction Sale of Farm Stock and Implements took place today, nearly all of it brought high prices. Our first arrival of young lambs this morning, one pair of twins. March Friday 7 1873 �A bright beautiful day. Thawing very fast . Was engaged at the wood splitting. Spent evening at Zion at Annual Missionary Meeting, very small attendance, speeches by Rev’s Shaw Scott, and Sherlock and right good ones, sensible and to the point, music by the Choir, Misses K. Snell, V. Ferguson were chosen for collectors. March Saturday 8 1873 A very high wind with snow squalls. Had a visit from Christopher Faux. The Reform party had a Committee Meeting in Brampton today on important business. Received from Toronto the Bureau Question Book for this year for use in S. Schools, a very instructive and useful article. March Sunday 9 1873 Spent forenoon at Sp. School Supt. And Sec.-pres. , lesson-Genesis XXII1st to 15th Trial of Abraham’s Faith”, one of those touching and deeply interesting incidents with which the Bible abounds. Heard Rev. John Shaw preach in Brampton this evening text Luke XlX chap 40 and 41st. The congregations there are very large the church being filled every Sunday. March Monday 10 1873 Lost a valuable ewe this morning and 3 lambs (triplets). Was engaged at splitting wood piling. Spent evening at the Lodge, two initiations. Chronicle by Bro. J. E. Starr and a good selection of readings and recitations. A committee appointed to arrange for a necktie social. March Tuesday 11 1873 Was at pretty much the same kind of work as yesterday. Had a fall of snow last night, it was somewhat resuscitated the sleighing. J. C. Snell called and took mother and Elsie up home with him for a couple of days at quilting. Spent evening reading exciting news from Ottawa Parliament now in session. March Wednesday 12 1873 A fine bright day but not thawing very fast. The livestock needs a great deal of attention at this season of the year especially sheep. There are a great number of Auction Sales of Farm Stock this Spring, several farmers are giving up the business and trying to find easier and more renumerative employment. March Thursday 13 1873 Spent most of the day sawing and splitting firewood, drove up to J.C. Snell for mother. Had a visit from Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson, 4thLine East., afternoon and evening, he is a shrewd common sense Englishman and can keep up conversation without any difficulty and very intelligently. A beautiful moonlight night calm and serene. �March Friday 14 1873 Killed and dressed a 9 month old Berkshire sow, made 195 lbs. of pork. Father and Mother drove in the cutter down to Toronto Township to visit Aleck and his little daughter, Mary Eugenie, they took tea with them at Miss Buldock’s. Spent evening at Choir Practice, Mr. Samuel Marshall was helping us to sing. Received a letter from R. Crawford. March Saturday 15 1873 Rain fell in considerable quantities last night and today, the sleighing to Brampton is about gone the waggons are running freely, sold to K.C. & Co. the pork @ $5.75 per cut, bought 1 ½ bush of timothy @ $4.00 per bush. Sent in a registered letter to Mr. R. Knight of Milton $14.00 for “Henry Clay’s” services. March Sunday 16 1873 Very high west wind all last night and this morning. Went to S. School at 9:30 a.m. Supt pres a very slim attendance of scholars, lesson, Genesis XXVII, 30 to 40th “Jacob and Esau”. Spent afternoon reading the “Guardian” and a S. School library, Heard Rev. J. G. Scott preach tonight in Brampton, text, Numbers XXIII, letter clause of 10th verse. March Monday 17 1873 Was at the wood business all day. J. C. Snell and family were here this afternoon and took tea. Received from R. Smith M. P. a copy of the Official Statistical returns for each Municipality in Ontario. From R. Crawford two copies of “the Oshawa, Ontario Reformer”. Spent the evening at the Lodge, one initiated, Chronicle by G. H. Golding. March Tuesday 18 1873 A mild day, soft snow from the East all afternoon. Finished the buck sawing of the green wood and have the wood shed nearly full of piled, split stovewood, 3 cords of dry wood outside. Spent the evening reading yesterday’s “Globe” the Parliamentary Reports are very interesting, both the Dominion and Local Houses are now in session. March Wednesday 19 1873 Drove to Brampton this morning with the spring waggon, the sleighing on the Centre Road is all gone and plenty of mud remains, bought $1.00 worth of various small articles. Spent afternoon constructing an Aeolian harp, made of waxed silk thread stretched tightly over a surrounding board to be placed in the draft of a window. �March Thursday 20 1873 Rain and snow falling all day. Was fanning and measuring oats, put up 20 bush for seed (black oats) and the rest 70 bush for feeding horses. Viney had a small quilting bee, three young ladies, Misses Susie Campbell, Maggie Sewell and Hannah Gummelson, all residents of No. 10 and close vicinity. March Friday 21 1873 A general meeting of Reformers of this county was held in Brampton today for the purpose of raising money for to defray the expenses of their candidates at general elections and to assist R. Smith M. P. in a suit pending against him protesting his lawful election to represent this County in Dominion Parliament. They got about $1,000.00 and will get a deal more yet. March Saturday 22 1873 Was at Brampton last night on horseback and dropped a letter in Post Office containing a few select pieces of poetry for the editress of “Safeguard Chronicle” and for insertion therein. Was engaged today in training our young horses and other job work. Was at “Willow Lodge” an hour on special business, they have 80 young lambs, we have 15. March Sunday 23 1873 Drove sleigh to S. School this morning. Supt. And Sec. pres. Lesson Genesis XXVIII, 10 to 22, “Jacob at Bethel”, a large attendance of scholars, the S. School Advocate distributed. J.C. Snell and family were here for tea. Heard Rev. J. G. Scott preach tonight at Brampton, text, Psalm the 1st. A most eloquent and impressive sermon. March Monday 24 1873 Spent the day in splitting dry stove wood. Some strange dogs prowling around the sheep-house. I fired at them twice and wounded two of them slightly. Spent the evening at the Lodge (“Safe Guardian Chronicle” by Bro. J. E. Starr) and at a select Choir practice for the Neck Tie social tomorrow night. March Tuesday 25 1873 A cold N.N. E. storm set in at midnight yesternight and snow is falling lightly all day. Drove the sleigh down to Brampton tonight-taking a full load of the No 10 young folks to Neck Tie Social. Had a very fair attendance, speeches and readings by Rev. G. Scott, Dr. C.T. Moore , R. W. �Craig, J. E. Starr and G. H. Golding and music by a Choir of 3 ladies and 3 Gents including myself. March Wednesday 26 1873 Each lady brought a necktie for an admission fee, the men paying a double charge of 20 cts. And were entitled to draw a necktie it created considerable merriment. The storm has not yet abated, this is the third night, snowing and blowing from N. and very cold. Drove my sisters to day school and home again. Was reading “The Life and Labours of Mr. Brassey the great contractor”. March Thursday 27 1873 Last night was fearfully stormy and cold. The side roads are almost impassable, drifts of snow 5 ft high right across the road. Made two trips to the school house in the sleigh by driving close to the fences. Completed the stove wood cutting and splitting have about 16 cords all ready for use. March Friday 28 1873 A bright beautiful day. Our folks drove to Brampton, father sat for his photograph at J. W. Cole’s. Spent most of the day caring for the livestock, have 19 lambs. Went to Choir Practice tonight part of the P.M. Choir was there and helped use to sing. Received a letter from Mrs. E. Ferguson of Toronto. March Saturday 29 1873 A drizzling rain all day from the East. Father, mother and all the little folks drove up to J. C. Snell’s and spent the day this being little Mary’s fourth birthday. Commenced work on the patent fence for the front lane, it is put together like so many gates. Proceeds of Neck Tie Social after paying all expenses $3.00. March Sunday 30 1873 Drove the sleigh up to S. School Supt. And Sec. Treas. Present, lesson A Review of all the subjects and Golden Texts for the past Quarterly Reference. Rom XV, 4th, Heard Mr. C. Watson a local preacher at Zion at 2:30 text, I Peter II, 9th, A sermon against the fashionable sermonizing of the present day. March Monday 31 1873 �Docked the tails of 17 of the young lambs, they appear to be thriving well. Was working at the hurdle fence. Drove the light waggon to Brampton tonight the roads are very muddy, spent evening at the Lodge, a large attendance and lively meeting “Chronicle” by Sr. J. C. Morton and comic reading by 3 of the brethren. April Tuesday 1 1873 A fine warm day, but an East rain storm set in this evening. The ground is nearly covered with snow yet around the fences and in lanes there are huge drifts. Was working in driving house all day making pine lumber hurdles. Spent evening reading Mayne’s “History of British Columbia and Vancouver Island”, one of the Institute library. April Wednesday 2 1873 Was engaged in picking over the “Garnet Chili” potatoes in driving house cellar, nearly all sound and in good keeping condition. Tried my hand at shooting crows killed two at one shot at a distance of 40 ft, they are very plentiful this spring also very bold about coming close to human habitations April Thursday 3 1873 Finished the job we commenced yesterday. It is thawing pretty fast these days. The winter wheat has escaped putting well except the high ground which is somewhat scorched by the bitter frosts. Father went to Brampton and got his photos one large size, 6 X 8 inches in a neat oval frame, worth $2.00. April Friday 4 1873 Spent the day making the hurdles, made 9 and several braces. Went to Brampton tonight and to Choir Practice. The “Etobicoke” is breaking. The ice being heaved up and impeding its course. Received a letter from R. R. Knight stating that he had received the money all right and enclosed a receipt. April Saturday 5 1873 Had some heavy thunder last night and today heavy rain and hail. Was cutting away snow and ice in the drains to let the standing water off the fall wheat. The “Casket” comes to hand this week improved in style and original matter and the commencement of a splendid Temperance Tale Time will Tell” April Sunday 6 1873 �The roads being very bad and the rain falling steadily, I did not go to S. School, the lesson is in Genesis XXXII 24 to 30 “Jacob’s new name Israel”, The weather cleared at noon and became quite warm, Rode on horseback up to J. C. Snell’s this afternoon. Did not go to church tonight— every appearance of a wet night. April Monday 7 1873 Spent forenoon at “Campbell’s” blacksmith’s shop getting “Charlie” shod on fore feet and getting half a dozen pig rings manufactured. Spent evening at the Lodge Chronicle by G. H. Golding and a long programme of readings and songs by several of the members. It is raining briskly all night. April Tuesday 8 1873 It has rained steadily all day but rather too cold to thaw fast the snow is slowly disappearing. Received a letter last night from Aunt Jennie Harrington and a “Carthage Banner”. My cousin Johnny Harrington was married lately, he is only just 20 years of age. April Wednesday 9 1873 Rain has continued to fall steadily all last night and all today but it has cleared this evening. Old Peter McTavish died this evening he is a wise veteran school teacher of over 30 years standing, a good sound Scotch Presbyterian and a thorough Reformer in politics, he died at the advanced age of 64 years. April Thursday 10 1873 Our women folks are busy at the semi-annual job of house cleaning, spent most of yesterday and today putting on wall paper and white washing, there is quite a knack in doing that kind of business and requires considerable practice to do it neatly. Sold to Crawforth the butcher the 3 yr old Short Horn heifer “Carrie” @ $50.00. Was at the same work as yesterday. The days are warm and very frosty nights. April Friday 11 1873 Pretty generally kept as a holiday the stores in Brampton were all closed but a good many in the farming community kept on a work as usual. Mr. McTavish’s funeral took place today, was buried at Ebenezer. Spent the evening at Primitive Methodist Choir practice, their leader S.H. Marshall is a good singer. April Saturday 12 1873 �Received a letter last night from Uncle Taylor of Oakville, he is building a new harness shop. Finished making the parts of the patent fence. Spent evening at Mr. R. Nichols, No. 10 with a few young folks, a farewell visit to his son R. J. Nichols who is going on Monday to Chicago. April Sunday 13 1873 Drove spring waggon (sic) up to the S. School with all my sisters. Supt and Sec. Treas. Were present , lesson Genesis XXXVII, 3 to 11 “Joseph’s Dreams”. Drove to J. C. Snells for dinner then horse for afternoon with R.J. Nichols. Heard Rev. J.G. Scott in Brampton tonight textPhilippians III 10th. An able sermon of an hour’s length. April Monday 14 1873 Was engaged at docking and trimming the sheep, the young lambs (21) are doing well. Some farmers have started to plow sod, the ground is drying very fast. Spent evening at “Mechanics” Reunion in New Music Hall, Brampton, the music and readings were all by Bramptonians had a fine new piano belonging to the “Institute”. Dr. Hegge was one of the singers. 893 April Tuesday 15 1873 Clear beautiful weather with a cool North wind, slight frosts at night. Inserted a prepared and sharpened horse shoe nail through the top grisle of each of our Berkshire snouts to prevent them from rooting. Took 7 bags of barley, oats and peas to J. W. Main’s Mill for chopping. April Wednesday 16 1873 Commenced plowing sod today with one team and iron plow in the field next David Wiggins and fronting the Centre Road, it is in very fair order for plowing. Plowed three quarters of an acre. Had the sheep and young lambs out in the field for a while and a lively time they had of it. April Thursday 17 1873 Another East storm of rain and some snow, it has put back the seeding time nearly a week. Was shovelling drains and letting water off the plowed land, it is now very wet. Viney is improving rapidly at playing the melodeon, she has a natural talent for music. April Friday 18 1873 Sowed 800 lbs of grey barrelled plaster on the meadow (across the Etobicoke) the young grass has come through the winter pretty safely. Spent evening at Choir Practice. Brought home both packets full of newspapers from Post among them “The People’s Press” from Carthage, containing a sermon by Rev. De Witt Talmage of New York on Corruption in High places. �“ The Best Way of Applying Plaster”, The Cultivator and Country Gentleman, May 14, 1868 April Saturday 19 1873 Yesterday was my twenty second birthday. The weather is cold and damp and nearly every person you meet has a severe cold. Tried the plowing again but have given it up, the ground is not in order yet. Sowed clover and timothy on the “Treadwell” fall wheat ground sowed 8 lbs clover and 6 lbs timothy per acre. Received a letter from Aunt Mary Mason. April Sunday 20 1873 Walked to S. School this morning. Supt. Abs. Sec. Treas. Pres. , Mr. A. Woodhall addressed the School on the lesson Genesis XXXVII 23 to 28, “Joseph Sold by his Brothers”. Spent the afternoon reading a very interesting story of the Jewish Captivity, a S.S. Library book. Heard Rev. John Shaw preach tonight in Brampton text Isaiah II 10 th and 13th April Monday 21 1873 Plowed about an acre of sod today. Sold to John Pleraig a 6 months old Berkshire boar @ $11.50. Spent this evening in Brampton at Safe Guard Lodge had several readings and songs by the brethren, Miss Mary Ellen Bunting and Viney each sang a song. About 4 inches of snow fell this evening. April Tuesday 22 1873 Had frost last night and this morning has quite a wintry appearance. Was repairing the soft water cistern, part of the brick wall having caved in by the action of the frost. Was washing the apple trees with soap suds for to destroy the bark lice. April Wednesday 23 1873 The C. P. A. Society held their Annual Spring Show of Short Horn bulls and improved stallions in quality and quantity the show was fully up to former years. Spent evening at the T.O.O. Fellows Concert and Readings, Miss Payne and Miss Freeman are both first class singers also Pr. H. M. Scott, Mr. Geo. Mutton is one of the best readers I ever heard. The Concert Hall was crowded. April Thursday 24 1873 Plowed over an acre of sod today. The weather is cold and very backward, no growth yet and the ground dries slowly. J. Snell & sons all the first prizes yesterday in the Short Horn classes. �There were some very handsome horses shown. Wrote a letter to Aunt Jennie and will mail it tomorrow. April Friday 25 1873 Sowed 12 bush of Mammoth spring wheat on 6 acres of ground, the ground is not so dry as it appears to be, gave it one stroke over with harrow and left it for the present. Spent evening at Choir practice. Had a call from J. R. Craig, he complimented us on the fine condition our stock were in. April Saturday 26 1873 Was plowing sod all day¸it is getting dry and pretty stiff. Received from J. Crawforth the remainder of the beef money $30.00. Paid to K.C. & Co. on acc/ $15.00 April Sunday 27 1873 Drove to Brampton to the 4th Quarterly Meeting of the ecclesiastical year, Rev. J. G. Scott preached text, Psalm LXV 5th verse. The love feast after the sermon the Holy Spirit seemed to rest down upon the people with great power and many spoke for the Master. Heard Rev. T. P Bradshaw preach in W. M. Church tonight-text I John 1 Chap and 2nd verse. April Monday 28 1873 Finished harrowing and furrowing the spring wheat field and seeded with 8 lb of clover and 6 of timothy per acre. Father was at Amaranth at the meeting of the Quarterly Board. Spent evening at the Lodge, one initiated, election of officers for next term, I was re-elected , J. J. Bunting to Worthy Chief Templar. April Tuesday 29 1873 Was sowing black oats, put 15 ½ bush on 5 acres of ground on “the other place” the ground is still very soft in the lowest places. Was also cultivating for barley. Sowed in the garden a teaspoonful of California spring wheat, it is a beautiful sample as bright in the color as the fall wheat. Received from Uncle Adam in St. Joe two newspapers and a card of his business. April Wednesday 30 1873 Was hard at work all day cultivating and plowing. We received the trees ordered by the agent from Guelph Nursery, 6 mountain ash, 6 scarlet maple, 7 apple trees of various kinds, 2 rose bushes and a snow ball, in all costing $5.40. Planted the ornamental trees in the front lane and a dozen chestnuts from the young stock growing in the garden. �May Thursday 1 1873 Sowed 18 bush barley on 8 ¾ acres the ground is in splendid order and pulverizes finely under the tickling influence of the harrow. The weather all the week has been very fine, the grass is starting to grow and the buds are swelling. Sowed some garden seeds such as beets, lettuce, parsnips, etc. May Friday 2 1873 A drizzling rain all day from the east, suspending seeding operations for the present Was sorting over the early potatoes, have 9 bush Early Rose, 2 bush of Early Gooderich. Went to Brampton tonight to the Post for the papers and be barbered by J. S. Woods. May Saturday 3 1873 Drove team and waggon over the to the 2nd line East to Mr. E. Hemphill’s swamp and brought from thence about 25 young cedars, tamaracks pines and balsams, planted them in front door yard and in the lane. About the first of June is generally thought to be the proper time to transplant evergreens, but we tried this as an experiment. There is some snow and frost in the swamp yet. May Sunday 4 1873 Went to S. School , Supt. And Sec. Treas. Pres. Lesson, Genesis XLI 37549, “Josehp Exalted”. Our folks went to funeral of Old Mrs. Thomas Modeland, our grand aunt Ann, she died on the 1st, was buried at Harrison’s church, sermon by Rev. J.G. Scott, Heard Rev. W. Joliffe of Streetsville preach in Brampton tonight, text, Nehmiah VII chap. 2nd May Monday 5 1873 Plowed nearly 1 ½ acres of sod today, the ground works nicely, the plow running much lighter than heretofore. Spent evening at the Lodge, “Chronicle” by Bro. H. Dawson, the Officers for the current quarter were installed Rev. J. Shant. T. Deputy. May Tuesday 6 1873 Completed the sod plowing, 8 acres. Sowed about half of the peas. Was rolling the fall wheat in front field, it promises a very uneven crop, and some large patches being entirely nude of wheat. Had a visit from Mrs. John Raine and Mrs. J. A. Modeland. The weather is clear and fine. �May Wednesday 7 1873 Finished the pea sowing, put 24 bush of peas, 18 of “crown” peas and 6 of “Golden Vine” on scarcely 8 acres. Sowed 11 drills of white carrots, 44 rods long in front field of “other place”, the ground is rich being well manured last fall. Mrs. E. Grafton of Chicago has come to Brampton with her baby son, he is very sick and not expected to live. May Thursday 8 1873 Finished seeding today except one field to roll yet but the sowing and harrowing are completed. Rained nearly all day from East with high wind a cold one. The spring wheat is up and green, the grass grows slowly the weather not being warm enough yet. The last lamb of the season came to town on Tuesday last—22 in all. May Friday 9 1873 Sold 4 bush of Early Rose and White Potatoes. Was trimming out the large willows and planting the largest limbs which generally grow by being stuck in the ground. Set up the patent fence in the lane, it looks neat and will protect the trees. Spent evening at Choir Practice. May Saturday 10 1873 Drove up to J. Snell and Sons and brought from their woods near the lake, 25 thrifty young maples, one half sugar and rest soft maples, planted along the front of the lot, Father bought at R.H. Lewis’ Sale a new buggy @ $99.00 at 6 month’s credit. May Sunday 11 1873 Drove spring waggon up to S. School Supt. And Sec. Treas. pres, lesson XVII 29 to 38, “The Report from Egypt”. Spent afternoon at home reading and writing Temperance matter. Had a call from two cousins Chris Fox and Janice Faux. Heard Rev. J. G. Scott preach in Brampton tonight text, Job XIX 25th A very able sermon. A wet evening. May Monday 12 1873 Took another jaunt after maple trees to J. Snell’s, brought home 19 and planted along the front fence. Planted a few Early Rose potatoes in the garden. Spent evening at the Lodge, a good attendance. Chronicle by the T.Sec. was well received by the brothers and sisters. Got home our new buggy, it is neat and stylish. May Tuesday 13 1873 �Was building the line fence across the Etobicoke between our neighbors on either side and repairing other fences. Drove to Brampton with Old Alex Campbell’s furniture and bedding. He and Lizzie Grafton are setting up in a house for the summer. Bought at Wilkinson’s store 1 rowdie drab hat @&1.75 and 1 pr course shoes @$1.60, neck tie @ 50 cts. May Wednesday 14 1873 Was working and trimming among the flower beds and in the garden Mr. John Snell, Mr. & Mrs. J.E. Snell and the little folks were all down here for dinner and tea, it being the anniversary of their wedding day, 5 years ago. The weather keeps cold and frosty nights. The grass grows slowly. May Thursday 15, 1873 Was rolling the meadows and the peas, they are sprouted and just coming up. Father and J.G. Snell were planting trees (maple) at Zion Church and fixing up the surroundings. Received from Carthage a copy of Carthage Banner, and the Banner of Light. May Friday 16 1873 Finished rolling the meadow and barley ground. Was picking stones off the little orchard, seeded it down with clover and orchard grass. Drove single buggy down to Derry West this evening to visit a Good Templar Lodge recently organized, there were sixteen of us down from Brampton Lodge, had readings and music. Got home at 12:30 o’clock. May Saturday 17 1873 Commenced the heaviest job of farm labor, hauling barn yard manure to “other place” on root ground, hauled 16 loads. The surveyors of Credit Valley Railway are at work, they cut through the back of our 25 acre lot, through the best hardwood part of the bush. May Sunday 18 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt and Sec. pres., lesson Genesis XLV 1 to 8, “Joseph makes himself known”. J. C. Snell read an eloquent and affecting address to Mr. & Mrs. R. Thompson, who are about moving away, they have been connected with the School nearly 20 years. Heard Rev. J.G. Scott preach in Brampton tonight text, Luke XV, 2ndverse. May Monday 19 1873 Completed the manure hauling on the root ground, put 28 loads of 2 ¾ acres. The weather is dry and not very warm for the season. Drove new buggy down to Brampton tonight, and spent �evening at the Lodge, one initiated. Chronicle by Bro. G. H. Golding, and several comic readings by other members. May Tuesday 20 1873 Was preparing the ground for potato planting, and started to plant them. 6 bush Early Rose & Goodrich, 6 bush of Garnet Chili, plow them in dropping the potatoes in every third furrow. Spent evening reading the Temperance Star, an English weekly. May Wednesday 21 1873 Was working at the root ground all day, the greater part of it works up finely. Sold to J. Woodhall $3.50 worth of eggs and poultry, and a first class sheepskin @ $1.75. He makes a business buying of the neighbors and taking the stuff to Toronto. May Thursday 22 1873 Spent the day plowing the turnip land and washing the sheep (27) in all, the Etobicoke was very warm, and scarcely 2 ft deep, it is hard to wash clean the wool when the water is so shallow. Spent evening and staid all night at J.C. Snell’s. May Friday 23 1873 Completed the plowing of the turnip ground. Took a glance at the survey of the Credit Valley R. Road, as it passes through our bush, it will take a strip of woods 5 rods wide off the back of the lot. Spent evening at Choir Practice. Mailed a copy of Peel Banner to Aunt Jennie Harrington. May Saturday 24 1873 Kept as public holiday by the greater part of the community. Was working this forenoon, but after dinner, Viney and I drove up to J. C. Snell’s, had a social chat for 3 hours, after tea we drove around by Brampton on to home. Aunt Phoebe Burke and her son Willie came this evening on a visit from Scarborough. May Sunday 25 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt. Abs., Sec, pres. Lesson Genesis XLV, 19 to 28, “Israel in Egypt”. Mr. A. Woodhall addressed the school on the lesson. Heard Rev. John Shaw preach in Brampton tonight text, Revelation III, 20th verse. Yesterday and today were exceedingly warm, and the growth of vegetation very rapid. �May Monday 26 1873 Aunt Phoebe and Willie Burke started for home this morning they took cars by Toronto and thence by Nippissing railway. Was at the sheep shearing today. Spent evening at Lodge, we were visited by a large number of members of Derry Star Temple had a good programme of readings and songs. Chronicle by Bro. Duggan. May Tuesday 27 1873 Finished shearing the sheep (26 in all), will average or little more than 8 lbs each fleece, it is clean and good quality. It requires considerable practice to make a good shearer and to do it quickly. The plum, cherries and pears are in full bloom this is by far the prettiest season of the year. The weather is dry and sultry. May Wednesday 28 1873 Drove two horse waggon over to 7th line East and brought home a load of evergreens, pine, cedar and spruce, planted the best of them in the lane, and the rest in the evergreen hedge on the North side of small orchard. They are healthy, thrifty trees growing in open, dry land. Sold 2 fat sheep to Joe Smith butcher for $7.00. May Thursday 29 1873 Had an early walk this morning up to Willow Lodge on special business. Commenced doing the statute labor on the roads, we have 9 days eight hours long to put in. Lizzie Grafton’s baby was buried today in Brampton Cemetery, aged 5 months. The first shower of rain for 17 days took place today. May Friday 30 1873 Road work continued through the entire day, this afternoon hauling gravel and repairing the gravel road below No. 10. Mr. M. Gummerson is path-master it is tiresome work shovelling all day and more especially on the public roads. Was at Brampton an hour this evening, had scarcely any practice, Mr. Perry was absent. May Saturday 31 1873 Completed the road work, put in 9 days, had the team on working two whole days. The heavy road scraper makes the road very smooth and level, it will be capital wheeling for some time. Spent evening writing the Safe Guard Chronicle. Have had white frost the past two nights. June Sunday 1 1873 �Spent forenoon at S. School Supt. and Sec. pres. Lesson, Gen XLVII chap, “Israel in Egypt” The History of Joseph is one of the most interesting and affecting of all the Bible stories. Miss Jennie Peacock spent afternoon here. Heard Mr. James Goderham preached in Brampton tonight text I Cor III chap, 22nd verse. He is a local preacher from Streetsville. June Monday 2 1873 Was engaged a drawing barn yard manure on back field of the other place. Received a letter from Aunt Jennie Harrington giving a glowing account of the appearance and prospects of Carthage. Spent evening at the Lodge. A slim attendance, Chronicle by F. S. readings and songs, two of each for members. June Tuesday 3 1873 Exchanged our old “Grover & Baker” sewing machine with M. Treadgold for an “Osborn” with all the late improvements to give $23.00 to boot. Spent afternoon dipping the lambs in a preparation of ½ lb arsenic and 6 pails of soft water for to kill the ticks. Was at J. Simpson’s bee for raising his new patent barn, 45 X 60 ft, 45 ft from the ground to the peak of the roof. McIlwraith, Looking for Old Ontario, barn design p. 177 June Wednesday 4 1873 Was manure hauling into the summer fallow all day, this job is certainly the hardest and disagreeable of all farm work, but to neglect it would soon bring the farm to poverty. J.C. Snell and were here this evening, Jennie and the children are going to stay a day or two. June Thursday 5 1873 At the same work as yesterday. We have had no hot weather yet, a cool north wind nearly every day, except light showers no rain, the spring grain is looking dry and parched. Our folks spent evening at R. Smith’s M.P. June Friday 6 1873 Completed the job of yesterday have hauled nearly 50 loads putting it on the poorest part of the field. Drove Jennie Snell and her babies up home and thence to Brampton, was at the Primitive Choir practice tonight, Mr. S. H. Marshall then leader is an accomplished player. June Saturday 7 1873 Spent forenoon spreading manure on the fallow, spent afternoon at Brampton seeing a Lacrosse Match between the Toronto club and the Bramptonians, a good game and well contested but the latter were eventually the winners of the match. �June Sunday 8 1873 Was at S. School this morning, Supt. and Sec. pre. Lesson, Genesis XLVII, 1 to 70 verses subj “Jacob and Pharaoh”. Spent afternoon reading and at music. Heard Mr. J. Walker (“local preacher“) in Brampton tonight, text, Colossians chap and 27th verse. June Monday 9 1873 Spent the day working up the turnip ground thoroughly, going over it five times, rolling cultivating and harrowing. Spent evening at the Lodge, two initiated, Chronicle by Bro.W. Dawson, the attendance of members during the summer months is rather slim. June Tuesday 10 1873 Commenced plowing the fallow it will be a serious job, it is dry and hard, considerable clover on one half of it. Received a St. Joseph daily paper from Uncle Adam containing an account of the Opening of a great bridge across the river Missouri at that city. Hired for 3 months “$5.00 per month of James O`Brien, an Irish Catholic 40 years of age and an old soldier. June Wednesday 11 1873 Our hired man started work this morning. Was drilling and sowing the turnips; 2 ¼ acres 4 ½ lbs of seed (Scurvinge’s Improved) the ground is pretty rich but rather bumpy in some places. Had a light shower of rain yesterday. June Thursday 12 1873 Was plowing all day at the fallow, Jimmie buried a large rock. Had a visit from Mr. Treadgold, the sewing machine agent, he is a friendly talkative Englishman and understands his business well. June Friday 13 1873 At the same work as yesterday. Jonathan Pearen was drowned this afternoon in the river Credit while bathing, either by taking cramps or by an affection of the heart, the water is 15 ft deep. Aged 30 yrs., leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss. Spent evening at Choir Practice. Received a St. Joe paper from Uncle Adam. June Saturday 14 1873 �At the plowing again today, the ground is getting harder every day and the weather getting hotter and dryer. The fall wheat is just shooting out in head and the clover blossoms just appearing. Bought last evening from Ambrose and Bannister “J.G.Carpenter’s Reader and Reciter” @ $1.00. June Sunday 15 1873 Drove spring waggon over to Mr. Joseph Pearen’s this morning, 4th line west, No. 6 to attend his son Jonathan’s funeral which took place at 1 o’clock. Rev. John Shaw preached text Amos IV, chap 12th verse, a very large attendance at the funeral. Heard Rev. Mr. Brown preach in Brampton tonight text Ezch. XXXIII, 9 verses. June Monday 16 1873 Was working all day in “other place” bush, splitting stakes out of lying white oak timber. The warmest day yet this summer spent evening at an Open meeting of the Lodge in the vestry of W.M. Church. Had select readings and excellent music principally by the members, not a very large attendance. June Tuesday 17 1873 Was splitting stakes in the lower bush from rock elm and slippery elm the former is rather tough splitting but are good stakes, the latter splits easily and are not worth much the timber being too soft. Dry weather prevails. June Wednesday 18 1873 Recommenced plowing operations turned over nearly 1 ½ acres. R. Smith, M.P. had a mass meeting of Reformers in the “Chisolm Hall” and gave them a satisfactory account of his doings in Ottawa. June Thursday 19 1873 The warmest day we have had this year as yet, the mercury up to 90° in the shade. Was plowing all day, warm work for the team and very dusty. Our folks were visiting our new neighbour on the Bunting farm, Mr. R. Armstrong. June Friday 20 1873 Sold our clip of wool to K. C. & Co. 265 lbs @ 36 cts per lb= $95.40. Finished splitting the elm stakes, 190 in number if the toughness of timber be any virtue against decay, these will last a �long time. Spent evening at Brampton bought a copy of the “Favorite” an illustrated magazine published at Montreal. June Saturday 21 1873 Spent this afternoon at a picnic in Mr. R. Lowe’s bush at Brampton, given for the scholars of the High school and for those that were scholars in days gone by. The time passed gaily and pleasantly with croquet and other games. June Sunday 22 1873 Spent forenoon at S.School Supt and Sec pres. lesson-Genesis I chap 15 to 26 subject “The last days of Joseph`, very busy all afternoon selecting and writing pieces for the “Chronicle”. Heard Rev. John Shaw preach in Brampton tonight, text-Hebrews II, 3rd verse. “How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation.” June Monday 23 1873 At the plowing all day. Our folks drove over to Mr. James Thompson’s on a visit 4th line East. Threatening to rain all day a slight shower tonight. Spent evening at the Lodge small attendance because of the rain, Chronicle by the Financial Secretary. June Tuesday 24 1873 Completed the first plowing of the fallow, a long and weary job it has been, took considerable care in the plowing and it looks well after it is finished. Was over to Mr. George Bell’s early this morning on business. Spent evening at No. 10 playing a game of ball with old friends and associates. The rain of last night has refreshed Nature some but needs a great deal more. June Wednesday 25 1873 Was harrowing the fallow. Had a visit from Dawson Modeland, now living in Brussels, a small town near Goderich, on the H.W. B. Railway had a good long chat with him on old times and various other topics. June Thursday 26 1873 Sowed another pound of turnip seed on the carrot ground, they having not come up, we cultivated the ground and sowed to turnips yesterday. Was rolling the fallow today it is very dry and dusty. Received a letter from Tom Mason and his picture enclosed. �June Friday 27 1873 Was moving with the scythe some grass in the fence corners around the grain fields, and grinding the mower knives and getting the machine in running order. Bought at Wilkinson’s a dark green silk umbrella @ $3.00, a white cotton coat @ $3.00, pair linen pants @ $1.00. June Saturday 28 1873 All the family except Viney and I started on a trip to Oakville at 4:30 a.m. in the spring waggon, they are going to spend two or three days at Uncle Taylor’s. The weather is very warm the mercury up to 90° in the shade. Was hay making on a small scale around the fences. June Sunday 29 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt and Sec pre, lesson, a Review of all the lessons during the past Quarter, all except the first, on the history and life of Joseph. Heard Rev John Shaw preach his farewell sermon in Brampton tonight, ext, Mark VIII chap B6 and 37 verses, he is stationed to preach in Toronto for the next year. June Monday 30 1873 The long and earnestly looked for rain came at last at 1 o’clock this morning in a heavy thunder shower, rained all forenoon and everything is swimming, all nature is refreshed and gladdened. Our folks came home tonight from Oakville, bringing 18 quts of strawberries and a quantity of plants and flowers. July Tuesday 1 1873 Took a walk early this morning to J.C. Snell’s with a basket of strawberries. Viney and I drove to Brampton to see a Lacrosse Match between the Indians and the Bramptonians, resulted in a complete victory for the latter. There were horse races on the new race course, which attracted a great concourse of people. July Wednesday 2 1873 Our hired man John Graham started work today, engaged for 1 ½ months for $40. Was mowing with the scythe the orchard grass, it’s ripe for seed and rather hard cutting. Slight westerly showers through the day. July Thursday 3 1873 �Started cutting with the mower across the creek, cut about 2 acres mostly wire grass, will not make first class hay. Was binding the orchard grass into sheaves for convenience in handling and threshing. , July Friday 4 1873 Was mowing in the orchard field, very short and light. Was tilling up the potatoes with the plow, the tops have attained a great growth. The turnips are coming up slowly. The oats are just shooting out. The peas are in full blossom. July Saturday 5 1873 Hauled in two loads of hay from across the Etobicoke. Had the mower running again today, have fully 9 acres cut. Drew in the orchard grass sheaves. Received from D. Modeland a postal card apprising me of his arrival in Brussels. Miss Alma Ferguson from Toronto is here on a visit. July Sunday 6 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt and Sec pre, lesson Matt II, 1 to 10, “The Child Jesus”, the next two quarter’s lessons will be in Matt. Heard Rev. Benj. Sherlock of Campbell’s Cross preach in Brampton tonight text Rev. XXI 1st verse. Quite cool today and this evening. July Monday 7 1873 Kept the mower busily employed all day, cut nearly 9 acres. Hauled in 4 loads of hay, rather green and heavy but will take no harm as it is distributed over all the mows. Spent evening at the Lodge. Chronicle by Bro. G.H. Golding, the attendance was small and the meeting soon brought to a close. mows: the upper level storage area in the barn. July Tuesday 8 1873 Was mowing the greater part of the day, it being a longer job this year than the drawing in, there are some part of the meadow over the creek that are very heavy and considerably lodged. Have about 10 loads now under cover. Very cool this evening, prospects are for dry weather. July Wednesday 9 1873 Had a six mile walk to “Green Grove Farm” this morning the residence of Mr. John R. Craig, on important business matters. Completed the mowing for this season. Hauled in 4 loads of hay and done a good deal of horse-raking and swath raking. �July Thursday 10 1873 Drew in a load of hay shortly after 5 o’clock this morning, have 15 loads saved. Quite a change in the weather suddenly started raining early this morning and fell in large quantities during the day. Was threshing orchard grass seed with the flail, threshed 4 bush. Mailed a letter to Aunt Jennie Harrington. Received a note of invitation to picnic at P. Credit from Mr. J.A. Morton July Friday 11 1873 Spent forenoon at Brampton in transacting business of various kinds and brought home a buggy load of groceries &,&, Was horse raking and cocking hay all afternoon until 9 o’clock at night. Sold to C.V. R. Company a strip of land 4 rods wide on the back end of “other place” @ $48.00 per acre, signed an agreement of bargain to that effect. July Saturday 12 1873 Was up this morning shortly after 4 o’clock and immediately started hauling hay from across the creek. J. Learment and team & hired boy was helping us all day, brought in 15 loads, not quite so good quality as the other hay because of the rain, but is still passable. July Sunday 13 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt. and Sec pre. lesson Matt II, 13 to 20, “The Flight into Egypt”, Mr. J. P. craig was at S.S. He is a talented young man. Spent afternoon writing up the Chronicle. J.C. Snell and family were here for tea. Heard Rev. J.G. Scott preach in Brampton tonight, text Ezekiel XXXIII, 5th verse. A warm day. July Monday 14 1873 Finished the hay harvest this morning, just before a shower of rain, have rather more than 30 loads, mostly first class hay. Was horse hoeing the turnip crop, are growing nicely now. Spent evening at the Lodge, the attendance slim because of “Dan Rice” great Show being in town. Chronicle by the Bro. F. S. A very hot day. July Tuesday 15 1873 Commenced cross plowing the fallow yesterday afternoon, it is in prime order. Was picking the Colorado potato bugs off the field potatoes, there are not a great many now, but they increase rapidly, the crop is an excellent one. Mrs. Trueman, Sen, and Hattie Modeland came this evening on a visit of a few days. July Wednesday 16 1873 �Was cross plowing all day with two plows and teams, the fallow is in good heart and looks fresh and strong. Viney paid her visit to our new neighbour Mr. Robert Armstrong and had a pleasant afternoon. July Thursday 17 1873 A heavy shower early this morning and several heavy showers this evening. Had one team plowing, started the job of thinning out the turnips, it is slow work, they are so thickly sown. A very sultry day, the spring crops are making prodigious strides. Received a letter and paper from D. Modeland. July Friday 18 1873 Spent the day in hoeing turnips, they are now growing rapidly. Drove Mrs. Trueman, Hattie and Lulu Maine in spring waggon to Brampton this evening. Was at Choir Practice an hour. Yesterday was the hottest day of the season the mercury rising to 104° in the shade. July Saturday 19 1873 Completed the fallow cross plowing. Went to Brampton and brought up old Mr. A. Campbell’s boxes and things. Lizzie Grafton having gone back to Chicago again to live. July Sunday 20 1873 Went to S. School this morning Supt and Sec pres – lesson Matt III 13 to 17, “The Baptism of Jesus Christ”, Rev. W. Burns, the new preacher was at Zion at 2 p.m. and gave them a good sermon. Heard him preach tonight in Brampton, text-Colossians I, 27th and 28th verses. July Monday 21 1873 Commenced the harvest by reaping Diehl wheat in the front field, there are several large patches of timothy where the wheat was winter killed, cut with the scythe the smaller ones and will leave the larger to ripen for seed. Went to Lodge tonight the Chronicle by Bro. H.W. Dawson. July Tuesday 22 1873 At the same work as yesterday have nearly half the field bound and cocked, it is very hard work reaping, the bottom being full of green grass, and clogs the sickle knife. Killed a garter snake 2 ft long they are now a very scarce article in this country. The weather is very fine. �July Wednesday 23 1873 Put in a very steady and hard day’s work at binding and finished the field, the appearance of the field after the reaping is very peculiar scarcely any stubble to be seen the grass being so thick. This evening is very hot consequently sleeping will be hard work. July Thursday 24 1873 Hauled in a large load of pine timothy hay out of the wheat field. Was thinning turnips the rest of the day. The raspberry season is just at its height, and buggy loads of Brampton people are seen daily passing to and fro to J. Snell’s lake and vicinity. Emma and Ella have been picking berries one day. The Reuben R. Sallows Digital Library July Friday 25 1873 Was horse hoeing the turnip crops and finished thinning them out, they are growing nicely and promise a fair yield yet. Started reaping the 3 acre patch of Treadwell wheat, it is not evenly ripened, is well filled a large plump grain. Received a letter from R. J. Nichols of Chicago. July Saturday 26 1873 Completed the Treadwell harvest and stoked it up. The weather is exceedingly warm, a great deal of lightning and thunder but not enough rain. Jinnie and Clara Taylor from Oakville came today on a visit of a week or two. Received a letter yesterday from Aunt Annie Ferguson of Osborn, M. July Sunday 27 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt and Sec. pres. lesson Matt IV 1 to 17, “The Temptations of Jesus”. The Supt made the lesson very plain and instructive. Heard Rev. W. Burns preach in Brampton tonight, text, Romans V 1st verse, a pointed and practical discourse. July Monday 28 1873 Was engaged at hauling in the Diehl wheat, had 9 loads it took up only a small space in the barn for 10 acres of wheat, the sheaves being very short and small. Every appearance of heavy rain this evening, but did not amount to much. Did not get down to the Lodge. Egerton Ferguson came here on a visit. July Tuesday 29 1873 Cut with the grass scythes and bound and stoked the timothy that was left in the wheat field for seed. Commenced reaping the barley, scarcely ripe, very short both in the heads and straw. �Received two Joplin papers from Uncle Thomas J. Harrington and “Chicago Tribune’ from E.W. Grafton. July Wednesday 30 1873 Going over the turnips the second time hand-hoeing. The potato bugs are on the increase, gathered and destroyed nearly a patent-pail-full. Finished cutting the barley and put some of the ripest into the cocks. The weather is warm and dry. July Thursday 31 1873 Took to Brampton Steam Mill a grist of 12 bush of Diehl wheat which is the last of it, the granary being entirely empty except 10 bush of oats. Hauled in the timothy and the rakings of wheat stubble. The rasperries area plentiful crop this year. August Friday 1 1873 Separated the lambs from the ewes, there are 8 bucks and 13 ewe lambs, put them in the meadow over the creek, in which the young clover is fresh and strong. Ran the scuffler through the turnip drills for the third time. No more harvest operations this week, the grain ripens rather slowly. August Saturday 2 1873 Had a heavy shower of rain this forenoon. Spent most of the day cutting thistles on the flats and in the pastures also hauling stones off the fallow. Viney and Egerton went to Toronto, she is going from there to Oakville on a two week visit for her health. Received a letter from Aunt Jennie Harrington. August Sunday 3 1873 Quarterly Meeting this morning in Brampton, was all ready to go there when we discovered that some dogs had worried 5 of our best lambs, 2 are dead, the others badly cut, too late for meeting when the doctoring was finished. Heard Rev Mr. Burns preach tonight in Brampton text, James, last verse in the epistle. August Monday 4 1873 Brought in the remainder of the Treadwell wheat, 4 loads in all, also drew in 7 loads of barley, the grain is in fine order now. Had a call this evening from Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Main. Spent evening at the lodge. Officers for the current quarter were installed. �August Tuesday 5 1873 Early yesterday morning sold to T. Crawforth 2 of the lambs that were worried by the dogs @ $3.00 each, dressed another one for our own use. Finished hauling in the barley, 12 loads in all. Old Mrs. Featherstone came this evening on a visit. The weather is cool and clear. August Wednesday 6 1873 Commenced pulling the peas scarcely ripe enough yet in some spots, there is nice clean even crop. Cut about 2 ¼ acres, two of us. James O’brien came back and started work today. Uncle Adam and little Willie came this evening from St. Joseph on a visit. August Thursday 7 1873 Rain this morning and stopped the harvest operation. Was helping J. Learment this afternoon to cut and bind spring wheat. Our hired man Graham gave up work yesterday and we have O’brien in his place. August Friday 8 1873 Three of us cutting peas this forenoon, did over 1 ½ acres. Was reaping and binding oats, are rather green and heavy on the low ground. Drove Mrs. Featherstone home this evening, she was helping in the house because of mother’s sickness. August Saturday 9 1873 Was at pretty much the same kind of work as yesterday. Mrs. J.C. Snell and family came down to stay over Sunday. Received from J. Crawforth $48.50 for fat cow, 2 lambs and 3 skins. August Sunday 10 1873 Went to S. School this morning Supt and Sec pres. lesson Matt V, 1 to 12, The Beatitudes. This afternoon drove Uncle Adam and Willie over to Tullamore to Joseph Lindsays, they are going to Orangeville via the T.G. B. Railway. Too late for church when I got home. August Monday 11 1873 Was very sick today with an attack of Cholera Mosbus and consequently was off work. Our hired man O’brien took sick and left us without any help. Father was helping Armstrong thresh grain. A. F. Campbell came here on a visit. August Tuesday 12 1873 �Pulled some peas this forenoon. A heavy rain this afternoon which stopped harvesting for today. Uncle Adam came back yesterday because of Willie’s sickness. A.F. C. drove them up to Charleston with our buggy to R.R. Station. Mailed a letter to Dawson Modeland. August Wednesday 13 1873 Rain fell last night to some extent. Mrs. J.C. S. came down to help us grain in the house, mother is still very poorly. No harvesting done today but cut a few peas. Alek and I spent the evening at No. 10 chatting with some old acquaintances. August Thursday 14 1873 With the assistance of Mr. Anderson Campbell @ $1.50 per day, we finished cutting and binding the oats. The dogs worried another ewe for us last night. A great many are still losing sheep by dogs. August Friday 15 1873 Without any hired help we cut the spring wheat 6 acres it being very ripe and bound it all but an acre, worked until very dark tonight. Bound nearly 4 acres of it myself. Alek is still here, he is agent for several Life Insurance Companies, and is doing some business in that line. August Saturday 16 1873 Assisted with team and two hands of Learment to thresh wheat. Finished binding and shocking the spring wheat. Aunt Ann Taylor and Viney arrived via railway from Oakville. The weather is fine and cool. August Sunday 17 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt and Sec present, lesson Matt VI 5 to 13, “Teaching to pray”. Our little cousins from Oakville went up with us to S.S. Heard Rev Mr. Burns preach in Brampton tonight, text Luke XiX, 41 and 42. An eloquent sermon plain and faithfully delivered. August Monday 18 1873 Cutting peas this morning before sunrise. Hauled in 9 loads of peas very dirty work, the mud being washed unto them by the late heavy rains. Working until dark tonight and so prevented from attending lodge. August Tuesday 19 1873 �Finished cutting the peas and also drew the remainder of the field in 7 loads, making 6 loads of peas in all. Those we cut this forenoon were so very ripe that they were fit to put right in the barn at once. Mailed to R.J. Nichols of Chicago a letter. August Wednesday 20 1873 Hauled in the “Mammoth” spring wheat 6 loads, also 3 loads of oats from “other place”, the oat sheaves are very solid and heavy with the weight of grain. Aunt Ann and mother were at J.C. Snells from two days and came home tonight. August Thursday 21 1873 Sang harvest home for this year, has been rather long and tedious it being a full month since the first sheaf was reaped. Finished up with the oats had six very large loads. August Friday 22 1873 Spent the day harrowing in the fallow. The weather today was very warm and this evening quite sultry. Spent evening at Choir practice, not many present. August Saturday 23 1873 Was marking out the fallow into ridges 22 ft wide, and commenced the ridging. Aunt Ann Taylor and her family of six started for home via Toronto. Uncle Adam came here, he has bought a store and lot in Amaranth. August Sunday 24 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt and Sec pres. lesson Matt VII, 22 to 29, “The two foundations”. Spent afternoon at home with J.C.S. and family and lots of music. Heard Rev. W. Burns preach in Brampton tonight text Job XXII chap 22 to 24th. August Monday 25 1873 A heavy rain early this morning. Was helping David Wiggins to thresh grain. Hired a man for one month @ $17.00. Started work today. Spent evening at the Lodge. Rev. J. Scott was initiated, had a very nice meeting and lively. August Tuesday 26 1873 �Was ridging up plowed more than 1 ½ acres. Was hauling manure on the knolls in out ground. Received yesterday from Carthage a newspaper containing some interesting matter. Paid to the Agent $2.00 for Punshon’s sermons and lectures. August Wednesday 27 1873 At the same work as yesterday and did the same amount of it. Uncle Adam is very sick and will not be able to go home this week. Spent evening at home reading my new book. August Thursday 28 1873 Still at the plowing have 2/3 of the field done, it is in splendid trim for wheat. Received a letter from Oakville telling us of Uncle Taylor’s family safe arrival and a prescription from Dr. Sutherland for medicine for Viney. Bought of John Cation 10 bush Diehl seed wheat. August Friday 29 1873 Plowing continued through the day. Spent evening in Brampton at the residence of J. M. Jones Esq. at a Moonlight Social by the Safe Guard Lodge, the brass band was present and recitations by two brethren, a song by Sr. Morton, the grounds were lighted by Chinese lanterns and a goodly crowd present. Realized $16.50. August Saturday 30 1873 An extremely warm day, the horses suffered considerably betwixt heat and ravenous flies, and the work of plowing. Mr. Robert Miller and his sister of Markham came over to “Willow Lodge” this evening on a visit of a day or two. August Sunday 31 1873 Went to S. School this morning, Supt and Sec pres, lesson Matt IX 1 to 9 “Power to Forgive Sins”. Viney and I took dinner at J.C.S.’s. Heard Rev. John G. Scott preach in Brampton tonight text Psalm CXVII 3rdverse. Rainy this morning and a warm dull day. September Monday 1 1873 Finished plowing this forenoon. Started sowing the Diehl wheat, very high winds making it very hard work sowing. Bought 7 bush Diehl wheat from John Groat for seed, it is a good clean sample. Spent evening at the Lodge, Chronicle by J. J. Bunting and readings etc. September Tuesday 2 1873 �Finished the wheat-sowing put 16 ½ bush on 9 ½ acres it harrowed in very nicely but the ground is pretty dry. Viney received yesterday a letter from Sarah Peacock of Missouri. September Wednesday 3 1873 Bought ½ bush of timothy seed and mixed with 1 bush of ? raising and sowed it on the wheat field. In company with half dozen members of Safe Guard Lodge I started for Toronto his morning to attend a Grand Temperance Demonstration for Ontario. They formed a large procession with banners and bands and marched through the principal streets of the City and held a mass meeting in the Crystal Palace, had able addresses. September Thursday 4 1873 Spent last evening at a Concert in the Music Hall, Misses Barr, Wooking and Eccleston rendered some very fine music they are splendid singers. C.W. Coates also sang very well. Staid last night with Aunt Lizzie Ferguson and part of today, she lives on Buchanan St.. Came home on this evening train had two pleasant days in Toronto. September Friday 5 1873 Was plowing barley stubble intended for sowing rye, the ground is very hard, it is hard work for both man and beast. Spent evening at Choir Practice a slim attendance. Sold to J.C. Snell 5 ram lambs @ $12.00 cash. September Saturday 6 1873 At the same work as yesterday and finished all we intend plowing at present rather more than 2 acres. Bought of R. Armstrong 3 bush of rye @ $1.00 per bush. Aunt Lizzie’s children are here tonight. Alma is going to school in Brampton, is boarding at Mr.A. Morton’s. The weather is fine and cool. September Sunday 7 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt abs, sec pre and conducted the exercises, lesson Matt X, 1 to 15, “The Twelve Called”, Mr. A. Woodhall addressed the school. A rainy afternoon, Aunt Mrs. W. Ferguson is here, came from Toronto last night. Heard Reve. J. G. Scott preach text Heb. IV, 13th, at 6 p.m. in Brampton. September Monday 8 1873 Sowed 3 bush of rye on 2 acres harrowed it and furrowed and shovelled the drains there on. Uncle Adam and Willie started for home at 12 o’clock today on the G.T.R.R. they expect to get �therein 48 hours. Spent evening at the Lodge, Chronicle by Bro. A. Martin and several readings and songs. Bought of J. Coyne pr. Kip boots @ $4.50. September Tuesday 9 1873 Was plowing all day for John Woodhall with one team. Was also helping two other neighbors at threshing. At New York Mills tomorrow that most valuable herd of Short-Horns in America are to be sold by Auction. J.C. Snell started today to travel there to attend the sale. September Wednesday 10 1873 Spent forenoon plowing at J. Woodhall’s. Fanned up 51 bush of new peas the result of 2 ½ days work with the flailing by our man. Aunt Lizzie and her family went home this evening. Had a visit from Mr. And Mrs. J. M. Jones this evening. The Great Short-Horn Sale today the cows brought from $40.00 down to $10.00. September Thursday 11 1873 Mr. Cation’s machine was threshing here all day. Have over 200 bush barley, plump and heavy, nearly 300 bush of oats. A south East wind made it very dusty work. P.J. Barnum’s large show and Menagerie from New York is in Toronto now is attracting real crowds from all parts of the country. September Friday 12 1873 Finished threshing at noon today, about 70 bush spring wheat 50 Treadwell, 120 Diehl wheat. This is only an approximation from the size and appearance of the pile. Spent afternoon helping J. Learmont to thresh. The weather very warm for this season. Barley promises to be a high price 90 cts per bush at present. September Saturday 13 1873 Threshing again today at J. Learment’s. Am nearly used up with the dust and hard work. Received a letter from R. H. Nichols of Chicago and one from A. J. Campbell of Mt. Charles. Mr. J.H. Elliot is home from Chicago on a visit. He is looking well. September Sunday 14 1873 A very cold morning. The buffalo robes felt very comfortable in our ride this morning over to Norval to attend the Camp Meeting which is being held there, heard a sermon on Bible wives from New Connexion minister and a sermon by Rev. W. Burns text: James, last verse in Epistle. A very large crowd of people present. �September Monday 15 1873 Hauled to Brampton and sold to K. Chisolm & Co. two loads of barley-120 bush @ 87 cts per bush-$104.40 it is a little dark in color but weighs very heavy, averaging more than 2 ½ bush in each bag. Spent evening at Lodge, two songs by Sr J. C. Morton and comic reading by Bro. W. Williams September Tuesday 16 1873 A nice warm rain last night the fall wheat is springing up in fine style. Sold two more loads of barley- 148 bush @ 90 cts=$128.70, have about 12 bush left, total, 275 bush barley, off 8 acres 34 ½ per acre. Spent evening and staid all night at J. Conel’s. September Wednesday 17 1873 Was cross plowing the pea stubble, have given more than half of the field a heavy coating of well rotted barn-yard manure, will be in fine trim for spring grain next season. The barley market is lively this fall with $1.10 in Toronto yesterday. September Thursday 18 1873 Went to Guelph this morning on G.T. R.R. to attend the Central Fair which is held there this week, a very large concourse of people were at it. The show live stock was very good, also the display of the great varieties in the large hall was also very good. Got home at 7 o’clock, the cars were very much crowded. September Friday 19 1873 Was cross plowing in pea stubble with both teams. Yesterday was very warm and last night some very heavy thunder and a great deal of rain. The barley is still going up in price $t20 cts per bush in Toronto September Saturday 20 1873 At the same work as yesterday. Our man Lovitt was helping R. Armstrong to thresh. Went to Brampton this evening to meet father and mother at the depot. They have been visiting Mr. Isaac Modeland of Elora, it is a thriving little town 13 miles N.W. of Guelph on the H.G. & B. R.R. September Sunday 21 1873 �Spent forenoon at S. School Supt and Sec both absent lesson, Matt XI, 25 to 30. The Gracious call. Mr. A. Woodhall conducted the exercises of the School. Heard Rev W. Burns preach in Brampton tonight, text Matt XXII, 1 to 10 September Monday 22 1873 Commenced the potato harvest by digging “Early Rose” brought in to cellar about 28 bush today. Started to rain this evening and is a very wet night. Staid at home this evening and peeled and cored apples for drying. September Tuesday 23 1873 Was chopping down and into rail lengths the young basswoods and black ash on the railroad allowance in “other place” bush. There are several gangs of navvies at work along the line. Was at J. Woodhall’s threshing this afternoon. September Wednesday 24 1873 At the same work as yesterday both forenoon and afternoon. The Provincial Exhibition is being held at London this week and is a great success; over 30,000 visitors were on the grounds today. September Thursday 25 1873 Fanned 13 bush mixed Diehl and spring wheat for grist. Another heavy rain last night and this morning. Was cross plowing all day. Hired man is chopping cord wood on the railroad allowance. September Friday 26 1873 At the potato harvest all day and finished the “Early Rose” have about 50 bush; sold 4 bags of them to T. Milner @ 50 cts. Per bag. Spent evening at Choir Practice, a good attendance, had a copy of the New Canadian Anthem Book” published in Toronto at W. M. Bookroom. September Saturday 27 1873 Miss Mary E. Banting died night before last of typhoid fever. Aged 17 yrs, she was a lively and healthy looking girl, but Death came and she had to succumb, she was fully prepared for the great change we have reason to believe. The Good Templars formed a procession at the funeral the pall bearers were young men of the Lodge, Rev. Mr. Joliffe preached text Matt. XXIV, 44. 1 p.m. Ministry September Sunday 28 1873 �Spent forenoon at S. School Supt. abs. Sec. abs. rather small attendance of scholars A. Woodhall & N.V. Watson addressed the School-lesson-Review of the past-Quarter’s lesson Golden Text I Tim. 1s – 15th verse. Heard Rev. J. G. Scott preach in Brampton tonight text Galatious III 13th verse. An exceedingly warm day the mercury at 90°. September Monday 29 1873 Received a telegram from J.C.S. who is at London wanting me to go West with them to show their sheep at St. Louis Fair. Started from Brampton at 5 o’clock and got to London at 10 p.m. J. C. and I took cars G.W. R. and got to Windsor where we met J.G. Snell in charge of the sheep (52 in all). September Tuesday 30 1873 Breakfasted at Windsor. The freight cars containing the show sheep were run on a ferry boat of immense and shipped over Detroit river to Detroit City. Started this evening on “Michigan Central R.R.” for Chicago. Had only a limited view of Detroit City, was waiting around the Railway depot October Wednesday 1 1873 Took breakfast at “Battle Creek” this morning. Was travelling all last night by cars, slept in the freight car with the sheep. Had a fine run through Michigan today, there are some large and fine looking farms through this state. Took dinner at 4 p.m. in Michigan City, on the shore of the lake, there are some immense banks of fine white sand. October Thursday 2 1873 Arrived in Chicago last night at 11 p.m. Slept in the car till morning when we unloaded the sheep from the cars and put them in stock yards. Spent most of day in S. Yards and did not see much of the city, however the Yards are a wonderful sight covering 40 acres filled with pens which contain thousands of hogs and cattle & sheep. October Friday 3 1873 Shipped last night on Chicago & Alton R. Road for St. Louis. Slept last night in van car very comfortably. Took breakfast this morning at Bloomington Illinois, from thence run all day through this state, corn is the principal crop grown nearly half the ground being covered with it. Had dinner at 7 p.m. at Canalton. October Saturday 4 1873 �Slept last night in the van and cars. Got to East St. Louis at 2 a.m., amid a heavy thunder shower. Unloaded the sheep and transferred to the large ferry, thence across the Old Mississippi to St. Louis. Drove the sheep up to Fairground a distance of 4 miles and got them all fixed up for the night. October Sunday 5 1873 This day is kept by a large class in this city but indifferently observed many of the stores are open and doing business, and a great many labourers at work. Spent forenoon at a M.E. S. School which was well conducted, heard a sermon night after school. This afternoon was at E. J. Jone’s large Mission School, a roll of 700 scholars. October Monday 6 1873 Spent the day fitting up the sheep for the show of tomorrow. Not a large show of sheep. J. Rleraig will be our principal competitor. The Fair Ground is a very handsome one, being neatly laid out-with carriage drives and fountains and a great many large trees and ornamental ones, it covers about 75 acres. October Tuesday 7 1873 There are 12 premiums offered today on Cotswolds of which 9 were won by Mrssrs Snell & Sons, blue ribbon denotes 1st prize and red 2ndprize. Have several horse races every day on a half mile track in Fair Ground which are very exciting, best time made at running race, a mile in 1 min. ? sec. October Wednesday 8 1873 Was showing some for fat sheep and gained 4 prizes out of 6 offered. The show of Short-Horns is rather limited the herd of Shropshire of Kentucky is excellent and has scared away a great many herds, so he will have most of the prizes. J. H. Pickrell of Ill. Shows some fine ShortHorns. There is a large show of hogs of every breed. October Thursday 9 1873 Snell & Sons were successful today in taking a 2 $50 prizes Sweepstakes, J.H. Pikrell took the largest share of the Short Horn premiums. J.Rleraig took the best Berkshire prizes. The Show of Farm Machinery is very extensive and varied, the reapers and threshers during the exhibition were driven by steam. October Friday 10 1873 �Fully 80,000 people on the Fair Grounds yesterday, they made a fine display in the large amphitheatre which was crowded to its utmost capacity. It is fully 200 yds in diameter. The show in Floral department was very fine. A sewing machine run by steam and a model of a locomotive in operation were among the curiosities. October Saturday 11 1873 The attendance of visitors at the Fair was not very large. There is a very large and fine collection of minerals from all parts of the “Union”, they make a handsome display. The show of Agric. Implements and machines is immense, a reaper which binds the grain itself, with a wire. Also, a great number of plows only suited for prairie work. October Sunday 12 1873 The Fair Grounds are open today, the receipts to be given to City of Memphis which is being fearfully scourged by the Yellow Fever. J.C. S. and I took dinner with Mrs. Featherstone, a lady that was born and raised in Brampton and a nice person she is. Packed up our things and shipped the stock over the Mississippi, 14 sheep, having sold 37. October Monday 13 1873 J.C.S. & I took express train from East St. Louis last night at 8 o’clock for Chicago and got there at 7 o’clock this morning. We went on home via M.C. R.R. Walked up to 58 W. Madison St. S. White’s meat store, et R. J. Nichols there took dinner at their boarding house, went on street cars out 2 miles and saw some more Canadians. October Tuesday 14 1873 R. J. Nichols and I sauntered through the South side of the city. The buildings are very grand the 3 of us (J. R. Mason) visited the city water works., the steam engines which are here are the largest in America, also a fine store tower nearly 200 ft high that we ascended by a spiral iron staircase. Staid all night with E. W. Graft they are living at 134 Erie St. October Wednesday 15 1873 We visited yesterday Lincoln Park a very handsomely laid out place lakes, mills, fountains, caves, rocks, bridges, islands and flower gardens also two buffaloes, deer, bears, wolves, and eagles. We hired a boat and had a splendid ride on the park lake, it is situated on the shore of Lake Michigan. Gathered a handful of nice stones to take home for a remembrance of things. October Thursday 16 1873 �Went to Meyer’s Opera on Tuesday night and heard some of the best music of the city and some really splendid performance all in imitation of niggers, they could act out darkey better than the niggers themselves. Went to the Academy of Music tonight, a first class theatre, the play was “Rip Van Winkle” it was grand and the printed scenery beautiful. October Friday 17 1873 Spent Wednesday night at William Wiggin’s place, 2 miles from the heart of the city. He is well situated and getting good wages in a car shop. Went to a prayer meeting with H. Hindle, the church was filled with an earnest and prayerful company, had a fellowship meeting in which many spoke freely of their progress in the narrow way the ladies took a prominent part. October Saturday 18 1873 Went to the Industrial Exposition which is held in a mammoth new building on the Lake shore right in front of the City. There was much to be seen here, a great variety of manufactures going on the making of watches and printers’ type a beautiful collection of birds from all parts of the world, the show of painting was very fine, and the best brass band I ever heard perform. October Sunday 19 1873 Went to the Centenary Church this morning, heard Rev. W. Riff of London preach text Luke V, 8 to 10th, a richly finished church inside, a large choir and magnificent organ. Mr. S. White drove us out on the Boulevards, one of the finest carriage drives on the continent. A great number of fine churches in this city. The Sabbath is well observed except among the Jews and Germans. October Monday 20 1873 Started from M. C. R.R. depot this morning at 9 o’clock for home. The weather was fine and the scenery along the way was varied and attractive. The blue waters of old Michigan were lashed into foam by a stiff breeze. Arrived at Port Huron at 10 o’clock amid a fearful storm of rain & snow the cars were put on an immense ferry boat and run over St. Clair river. October Tuesday 21 1873 Was travelling all night at a rapid rate and slept but little. Got to Brampton at 6 a.m., the ground was white with snow. Walked up home and was very surprised to see Aunt Jennie Harrington, she came here from Carthage on the 10 th. Brought from Chicago a present for each of my sisters. Have had a very enjoyable trip to the West. October Wednesday 22 1873 �Spent forenoon in Brampton got measured for a 25.00 suit of clothes in Wilkinson’s store. Received a letter for Aunt Jennie from Uncle Tom., he is in very poor health. Was shopping this afternoon at “other place” bush on the railroad land and finished hauling off the timber, there is now a strip 4 rods wide right through the bush. October Thursday 23 1873 Mr. R.E. Morton and Miss S. J. Truman married today. Spent forenoon fanning a load of Diehl wheat for a market. Started to plow sod in the orchard field, it is in fine trim for plowing. J. C. Snell and wife were in Toronto the last two days, attending the Provincial S. S. Convention, it was a great success, had addresses from men of England & France and the States. October Friday 24 1873 At the sod plowing again today. Had a team hauling wood from our bush for W. James Sewell. Aunt Jennie, Vinny and I went to Brampton tonight to attend the special services which have been going on in W. M. Church for three weeks and doing a good work. Received from Co. Gent. Officer a steel portrait of Luther Tucker Sen. October Saturday 25 1873 At the same work as yesterday the sod is tough, making it heavy work on man and beast. Our man Lovitt finished his two months work yesterday paid him his wages $31.50. Have had a great deal of rain of late, not much cold weather yet. October Sunday 26 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt. abs.Sec. pres and conducted the exercises (and gave as a good description of the Prov. S. S. Convention) lesson Matt XVIII 1 to 8. The Transfigured. Went to Choir Practice this afternoon in Brampton. Heard Rev. J. G. Scott preach tonight, text, Jeremiah XV, latter clause of 20th verse. October Monday 27 1873 Sold to K. C. & Co. 81 bush Diehl wheat @ $1.17 per bush. Bought for mother a mink set of furs @ 28.00. Mr. George Rice of Oshawa came here tonight on a visit. Spent evening at the Lodge, the election of Officers for next quarter. W. C. J. – C. H. Golding. W. S. – J. H. Ferguson October Tuesday 28 1873 A mixture of snow and rain and turning pretty cold tonight. Was plowing sod all day. Had the other team moving Lovitt’s furniture to Brampton. They are moving back to Muskoka. Spent �evening at home and had a good sing with Aunt Jennie reminding us of old times of 7 years ago. October Wednesday 29 1873 The ground white with snow this morning. Was killing and picking ducks for market, dressed 24 for sale. Was plowing sod this afternoon. Spent evening at home in writing up the S.S. Class books for the next two months. October Thursday 30 1873 Sold to K.C. & Co. 12 pairs of ducks @ 60 cts per pair. Spent forenoon plowing sod. Started the turnip harvest topping with the hoes and plowing them out, hauled in one load. Sarah Ann Bunting died last night of typhoid after two weeks of intense suffering. October Friday 31 1873 Hauled in 4 loads of turnips, the severe frosts at night and snow squalls make it very unpleasant work. Went to Brampton tonight on horseback, attended the protracted meeting in W.M. Church and heard Rev. R. Barns preach a stirring sermon, there were several forward as seekers of salvation. November Saturday 1 1873 At the same work as yesterday had James Sewell to help us hauled in 7 loads of turnips. The Quarterly Board met in Brampton this afternoon and gave a unanimous vote on the Union Question. Spent evening at Choir Practice. Bought of Wilkinson a suit of dark clothes and paid for them and kid mitts $26.25. November Sunday 2 1873 Went to Brampton at 10 a.m. to Quarterly Meeting, Rev. J. C. Scott preached a most excellent sermon. 25 new converts joined the church and 26 one week ago had a soul stirring love feast. Took dinner at J.m. Jones’. Heard Rev. Mr. Dundas of Streetsville preach tonight. Text Romans XII 1st. A wet afternoon and evening. November Monday 3 1873 Still at turnip harvest, hauled in 12 loads today the turnips are of a good size but the ground is soft and sticks to them badly. A very cold Nor Wester and freezing all day. Spent evening at the Lodge. Officers were installed by Bro. C. J. Moore, and had a long speech from him. �November Tuesday 4 1873 Had two of the Sewells and J. Learment helping us today was hauling with two wagons brought in 15 loads. A bright warm day, the ground getting considerably dryer. Spent evening at home writing up the Minutes of last night’s meeting. November Wednesday 5 1873 Completed harvest for this year by hauling in 5 more loads of turnips- total number of loads 44, about 1400 bushels. The weather has been pretty severe for the work but we went for the job lively and now it is done. Spent evening writing a letter to R. J. Nichols. Sir John A. McDonald’s government resigned office today and the Opposition will now go into power. November Thursday 6 1873 This forenoon hauled turnip tops for cattle, makes good fodder. Run out the cross and long furrows on root ground for winter. Went to Brampton tonight and heard Rev. J. G. Scott preach text Psalm CI. Today was observed as a public holiday throughout the Dominion for Thanksgiving to God for a bountiful harvest and many mercies. November Friday 7 1873 Was hauling gravel from the banks of Etobicoke and putting it on the front lane, it was cut-up with the wagons in drawing turnips. Also at the sod plowing. The Chinguacousy Annual Plowing Match took place today near Edmonton some first class work done, 27 plows at work. November Saturday 8 1873 Plowing sod this forenoon the other team hauling gravel. Drove up to J.C. Snell’s after dinner taking back one of their ram lambs and bringing home our ewe which has been up there since last spring. November Sunday 9 1873 Aunt Jennie, Viney, Dawson Modeland I drove in spring wagon this morning down to Toronto. Twp to visit Alek. Took dinner with him at this boarding place Mr. Wedgewood near Palestine. Had tea at Mrs. Baldock’s and saw there Alek’s little girl Mary Eugenie. The roads very bad and a dark night to come home. November Monday 10 1873 �After hauling a load of turnip tops (a daily job) for cattle they have a great relish for them helped J. Learment to dress three hogs. At the plowing all afternoon. Spent evening at Lodge a lively meeting but not much business done two ladies initiated. The Reuben R. Sallows Digital Library November Tuesday 11 1873 Finished gravelling the lane have put about 10 loads on it, the surface was cut up with the teaming of the turnips and needed the repairing badly. Have about 7 acres of sod plowed all that part of the field lying S.E. of the orchard. A snow storm set in at night fall. November Wednesday 12 1873 The plowing weather is over for the present. Snow fell last night to the depth of 4 inches and today is like winter freezing all day long. Fanned up 8 bags of peas and oats for chopping and father took it to Brampton after dinner. Was chopping in “other place” bush. November Thursday 13 1873 Winter weather continues. Was splitting rails from black ash and basswood timber, split over 230 today. They are very easily split not much mauling required. Had a call this evening from Robert Smith M.P. He gave us a fine description of what he saw and heard at Ottawa. November Friday 14 1873 Was chopping cordwood all day. Mostly beach, chops nice and mostly splits easily. Aunt Jennie, Viney and I drove to Brampton tonight attended Choir Practice the new “Canadian Anthem Book” contains some very choice music. November Sunday 16 1873 Dawson Modeland came up this morning and we all drove up to the S.School, Supt. pre. Sec. pres. lesson Mattt XXVI 20 to 26- The Lord’s Supper. The attendance at School was very good. Heard Rev. W. Burns preach in Brampton tonight, text Jeremiah VI 16th verse. November Monday 17 1873 Spent the day in chopping in the woods. Drove to Brampton tonight, bought of Wilkinson a pair of tweed pants for every day wear. Spent evening at the Lodge three young men initiated. Chronicle by Bro. Golding, had a lively pleasant meeting. Aunt Jennie got letter from Uncle Tom. November Tuesday 18 1873 �At the same work as yesterday. J.Coyne M.P.P. who died on Sunday was buried today in Brampton Rev. J.G. Scott preached a sermon. The funeral was largely attended, he was only 38 years old. Mailed a letter to J.C. White of Hamilton on Lodge business. November Wednesday 19 1873 At the same work, am getting pretty well used to the business now and can cut 2 ½ cords in a day but not split or pile it. Have had the stock stabled and feeding like in winter for nearly two weeks, the turnip tops are all fed but one load. November Thursday 20 1873 At the same work yesterday. The death of Mr. Coyne makes a necessity for another election to the Ontario Legislature, it’s expected that a Reform candidate will have no difficulties in securing a seat. Up to J. C. Snell’s and spent the evening. November Friday 21 1873 Snow falling all forenoon but still not enough for sleighing. Some of the church members met at Zion to repair stove pipes etc. Went to Brampton tonight and attended the Choir Practice. Bought of W. A. Mitchell a street watch guard for 20 cts. November Saturday 22 1873 Chopping all day again. Father and Aunt Jennie went to Brampton and met Mr. George Rice at the Depot. J.C. Snell and wife were her for tea it is his 33rd birthday. Alex Campbell came here late this evening. November Sunday 23 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt. pres. Sec. pres. Lesson Matt XXVI 30 to 45. In the Garden of Gethsemane. Aunt Jennie Peacock and I took dinner at J.C. Snell’s. Drove Alex down to Toronto township and heard Rev. J.G. Scott preach in Brampton tonight text II Chronicles XXXI, 21st. November Monday 24 1873 About six inches of snow fell down last night, the sleigh bells are ringing out merrily all day from the Centre Road. Was working in the sheep house lining it up inside with pine lumber. Drove sleigh to Brampton tonight and went to Lodge, Chronicle by Robbie Burns. �November Tuesday 25 1873 At the same work as yesterday, put a window in sheep pen, which makes it more bright and cheerful. George Rice left here this forenoon for Oshawa. A very wintry appearance now and pretty cold withal. November Wednesday 26 1873 Spent the day in the woods chopping beech and Elm. The snow that has fallen makes the work slower and not so pleasant. Spent the evening at home reading the Temperance papers. Our folks and Aunt Jennie were visiting at J.W. Main’s. November Thursday 27 1873 A very stormy day, snow coming fast all day from N.E. and very cold. Drove my sisters over to school with the sleigh. Completed the fitting up of the sheep pen, it is now very warm and comfortable. Spent Evening at work on Chronicle for next week. November Friday 28 1873 Spent forenoon butchering and dressing three Berkshire hogs 13 months old. They weighed 620 lbs. gross. Also dressed 9 turkeys for market, weighing 8 lbs each worth 7 cts. a lb. Heard Rev. A.E. Griffith the G.D. Sons of Temperance lecturer in Brampton tonight, he started a Division with 11 members. November Saturday 29 1873 Commenced the winter barning by hauling the old rails from “other place” to orchard field hauled nearly 300 down. The political excitement is starting once more, the election will come off in about three weeks. K Chisolm is likely to be the reform candidate. November Sunday 30 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt. pres. Sec. pres. lesson Matt. XXVI, 59 to 70. Jesus before the High Priest. Had a call this afternoon from Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Main of Brampton, heard Rev. J.G. Scott preach tonight text. Genesis III, 9th verse December Monday 1 1873 Was threshing crown peas this forenoon with the flail. Spent afternoon removing line fences over the Etobicoke between us and our neighbors. Spent Evening at the Lodge had a nice lively meeting- Chronicle by Secretary and several good readings. A very cold stormy day. Bought at Wilkinson’s pair of sheep skin mitts. @50cts. �December Tuesday 2 1873 Great change in the temperature warm and raining more or less all day. Was drawing old rails. The Reform Convention for nomination of a candidate for Ontario Parliament was held in Brampton today 8 gentlemen proposed but K. Chisolm was elected to be Reform candidate. December Wednesday 3 1873 A genuine thaw has set in the snow is fast disappearing. Was choring around the barnyard all forenoon. Went to Campbell’s blacksmith’s and had “Charlie” sharpened. Spent Evening at home at music and reading. December Thursday 4 1873 The snow has almost entirely gone. An extraordinarily high wind all last night and today which has blown a great amount of fences and unroofed some sheds for different parties. Was making a new rock elm pole for the light wagon. Spent Evening at J.C. Snell’s. December Friday 5 1873 Spent the day at chopping firewood. Went to Brampton tonight and attended a large political meeting A.W. Lauder, M.P.P. was there and spoke in opposition to the Ontario Government of J. Flemming spoke after and met every argument-the first speaker brought up. Got home at 12 o’clock. December Saturday 6 1873 At the same work as yesterday and put over 3 cords in the two day. The weather is fine now and the roads dry and almost dusty. Christopher Faux came her on a short visit. Got a letter yesterday from R.J. Nichols of Chicago. December Sunday 7 1873 Spent forenoon at S. School Supt. pres, Sec.Treas. pres. Lesson-Matt XXVII 11 to 26- Jesus before the Governor. Went to Brampton W.M.S.S. J.W. Beynon is Supt-it is a very large school and well conducted. Took tea at W.M. parsonage, Heard Rev. W. Burns preach text Luke XIII24th December Monday 8 1873 �Cutting wood this forenoon. A heavy go and raining. Viney and S. Campbell were collecting money for the Bible Society. Did not go down to Lodge tonight because of the rain. December Tuesday 9 1873 At the same work as yesterday, and finished chopping the lumber that was taken off the Railroad land. Father drove Aunt Jennie to Brampton in the buggy, the roads are very muddy. Received a St. Joseph daily paper from Uncle Adam. Bot a light neckyoke for the spring wagon. December Wednesday 10 1873 At work in the woods all day. Split a white ash and a black ash into rails that were thrown down by the wind. The weather is quite moderate and the roads muddy. Had a call this Evening from Mr. G.A. Golding of Brampton. December Thursday 11 1873 Killed and dressed for meat 3 Berkshires 6 months old weighing respectively 108, 134, 136 lbs. Spent afternoon chopping at “other place” bush a large soft maple into firewood. Spent evening at Ebenezer practising music for the approaching S.S. Anniversary. December Friday 12 1873 Sold to T. Milner of Brampton two hogs @$5.70- 240 lbs. Spent all afternoon at Nomination of K.Chisolm and S. White. A very large crowd present-Hon. Mr. Pardee, M.P.P. gave long and vaporous speeches, the two former in favor of present government and latter against. December Saturday 13 1873 A stormy day, snow fell nearly to the depth of one foot. Spent the day cleaning and oiling the harness. Went to Brampton after dinner and had a back tooth filled by W.H. Graham. Took tea at Mrs. Trueman’s. Dawson Moreland started for the west this morning. December Sunday 14 1873 At S. School this forenoon Supt.- abs. Sec. Tres. Pres. lesson Matt XXVI, 30 to 45. The Crucifixion, J.C. Snell and family spent afternoon here. Drove sleigh to Brampton tonight and heard Rev. W. Burns preach text I Timothy III, 16th verse. December Monday 15 1873 Drove sleigh up to Willow Lodge this morning on business. Spent afternoon re-erecting a board fence destroyed by the wind for Aunt Lizzie on her lot in Brampton. Spent evening at the Lodge, �chronicle by Robbie Burns. A good attendance and a lively meeting. Mailed a “Banner” to Uncle Adam. December Tuesday 16 1873 Mr. George Rice came last night on a short visit. Was hauling manure from the barnyard and on the sleigh down to the orchard field. Bought from J.C. Snell 4 Berkshires 2 months old @$2.50 each. Nice mild weather now, sleighing very poor on the roads. December Wednesday 17 1873 Spent forenoon at J. Learment’s helping to kill and dress a beef. Was hauling wood from “other place” bush for James Sewell all day. Very fine mild weather now; very little sleighing and snow getting scarcer every day. December Thursday 18 1873 Spent forenoon in the woods and finished up all the chopping there is to do in “other place” bush for this season. Received from the “Guardian” Office the two Chronos, “Wide Awake” and “FastAsleep” they are very handsome. Spent evening at S.S. Practice at Ebenezer. December Friday 19 1873 The polling of votes for the election of a candidate to be member of Ontario Parliament and represent County of Peel took place today. Father and I drove sleigh to Mayfield and voted for R. Chisolm who was elected by a majority of 250 over S. White the Tory candidate. Had bonfires and torchlight procession in Brampton tonight. December Saturday 20 1873 Not doing much work, spent the day choring around the barnyard. Sold to K.C. & Co. 14 bush Diehl wheat @$1.20 per bush. Father bought a fur cap and doeskin gloves @$3.60. Spent evening at Choir Practice, getting up some new anthems. Received a letter yesterday from Uncle Adam containing a cheque for $1,000.00. December Sunday 21 1873 Was at S. School this morning Supt pers. Sec. pres. lesson Matt. XXVIII, 1 to 8. The Ascension of Jesus Christ. A large attendance at School. K.F. Snell and Mrs. Grimshaw were present, after an absence of 3 months. Heard Rev. J.G. Scott preach in Brampton at 6 p.m. text II Corinthians VIII, 9th verse. �December Monday 22 1873 Commenced chopping in the lower bush timber blown down by the great wind storm of 3 weeks ago. The day school examination of our section came off today, a goodly number of visitors present and prizes given to the scholars. Spent Evening at Lodge, a large attendance the Chronciel by the W. Secretary. December Tuesday 23 1873 At the same work as yesterday cutting beech and maple. Father started for Orangeville early this morning in a cutter on business for Uncle Adam. Spent Evening at Ebenezer S. School singing practice the children turn out in crowds and sing very well indeed. December Wednesday 24 1873 Drove spring waggon to Brampton this afternoon and brought Mrs. Trueman & Heather Moreland to spend Christmas Day at our place. Sister Emma went to Toronto on the cars. Had the Chromos “Wide Awake” & “Fast-Asleep” framed at H. Barnett’s shop, costing $1.00. Father arrived home tonight from seeing the folks in Amaranth. December Thursday 25 1873 Christmas Day has come once more, a time honoured holiday for all classes, the high and the lowly and universal. A mild cloudy day, very little snow no sleighing on the main roads. Had dinner at home with Mrs. Trueman. Aunt Jennie & Heather as visitors. Spent evening at Brampton P. Methodist Opening Tea-Meeting. Good speaking and good singing. December Friday 26 1873 At work in the woods cutting rock elm in fence stake lengths. Aunt Jennie started for Montreal this evening on 5 o’clock train G.T. R. she will get there at noon tomorrow. Spent evening at Choir Practice, had some spirited singing at long and difficult anthems. December Saturday 27 1873 Viney and I drove up to J.C. Snell’s today for dinner. Mrs. Gimshaw, Kizzie, Richard, Emma & Tilly Snell were also there for dinner, spent afternoon in pleasant conversation and music. Spent evening at Ebenezer practicing S.School music. Snow falling gently and very slowly all day long with a heavy mist. December Sunday 28 1873 �Spent forenoon at S. School Supt. pres. Sec. pres. lesson a Review of all lessons of the past three months. Spent afternoon at Brampton W. M. S. School and at Choir Practice. Heard Rev. John Shaw of Toronto preach at 6 p.m. text Hebrews XI 8th verse. A missionary anniversary sermon. December Monday 29 1873 The nomination of councillors for next year took place today at Edmonton. T. Bowles-Reeve, E. Haggard & J. P. Hutton – Deputy Reeves. J. Modeland & J. Leslie- Councillors. Spent afternoon decorating Zion Church for the S. S. Anniversary. Spent evening at Brampton W. M. Missionary meeting, Rev.s’ W. Fadden, J. Shaw & Learoyd were the deputation, a large attendance. December Tuesday 30 1873 Drove sleigh this morning over to Mr. J. Hunters for a load of cedar boughs for decorating and spent nearly all day getting the church trimmed up for tonight. In company with two more sleighs I drove to Brampton and brought three loads of people to the tea meeting. Rev. W. Millard, D. McLean & C. Millard all of Toronto addressed the meeting. The Church was crowded. December Wednesday 31 1873 The last day of the year has come again, bringing with it a host of recollections both and sad and pleasant. 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THINGS HARD TO REMEMER Number on case of my Watch ________ " movement " __________ Make of my Bicycle ___________ Number __________ Year made _________ Number of my Bank Pass-Book _____________ My accident insurance falls due on _________ My life insurance policies fall due on ________ Size of my Shoes 5 Hosiery _____ " Collar 13½ Cuffs ________ " Hat ___________ Shirt __________ " Gloves 6 ¾ Underwear ________ �MEMORANDUM FROM 1901. Errett & I went to Mr. Jas. Mothersill's, Norval the day before Christmas. I went to Binkham public school six weeks before Christmas, when Miss Falconer gave up teaching, and Uncle Joe and Aunt Barbara McMillan gave up house keeping farming MEMORANDUM FROM 1901. meetings were held at Hillsburg in September 2 ½ weeks. result 22 baptized and we hope many were strengthened spiritually. Florence & I went to Uncle John Dolsons monday to help with threshing. JANUARY WEDNESDAY 1 1902 fine & cold. Florence & Errett and I went to see Dave Mcmillans house finished threshing at Dolsons JANUARY THURSDAY 2 1902 cold & raw morning. Flo. & I walked home. Errett went last night, turned wild and stormy at night. FRIDAY 3 Oliver M. left Errett and I over at Snelgrove. we came home. Mrs. Maltley Willie, Mrs. Hope & baby Andrew here for dinner. cold & windy. SATURDAY 4 Father & mother had tea at Mrs Lakes JANUARY SUNDAY 5 1902 we all went to church I went to Angus Thomson's and to the Hall at Hillsburg at night when Errett met me. MONDAY 6 Pa went to Hillsburg. TUESDAY 7 Pa & Ma went to Peter Thomsons. brought home flour from Grandvalley JANUARY WEDNESDAY 8 1902 Pa & Ma went to Uncle Joes. brought home side board and a lot of Aunt Barbara's things. THURSDAY 9 Pa & Ma went to Orangeville �FRIDAY 10 Pa & Ma went to Uncle Joe's JANUARY SATURDAY 11 1902 Pa at Hillsburg. Uncle Joe came here about ten at night. SUNDAY 12 Pa, Errett & I went to Church very cold and stormy MONDAY 13 uncle Joe went away this morning JANUARY TUESDAY 14 1902 {No entry} WEDNESDAY 15 Pa at Hillsburg and at Uncle Joes for Mrs. Lakes things which he bought. THURSDAY 16 Mrs. Haws, Mr. Watson Roy Haws, Mrs. J Carmichal and Miss Rose McMurchy here for tea. an nice day JANUARY FRIDAY 17 1902 Pa went to Hillsburg SATURDAY 18 Pa took potatoes to Hillsburg Ma, Errett & I went to D.S. McMillan's Aunt Barbara came home with pa. SUNDAY 19 we all went to church and I went to Lanes. MONDAY JANUARY 20 Beautiful day. I went home with Uncle Jim from church Aunt Barbara went back to Uncle Dan's TUESDAY 21 We all went to church �WEDNESDAY 22 went to church. stormy all day not many there but one Frank Smart confessed christ. Millers went with us. THURSDAY JANUARY 23 none of us got to church beautiful night. FRIDAY 24 We all went to church. SATURDAY 25 beautiful day. SUNDAY JANUARY 26 1902 I came home. just father at church. We had dinner at Watsons. MONDAY 27 {No entry} TUESDAY 28 cleaned stove pipes. JANUARY WEDNESDAY 29 1902 Pa & Ma went to Hutchinsons and to church. Mr Lake finished the meetings to-night. Eleven young men to be baptized. THURSDAY 30 Pa went to Hillsburg & I to uncle Dan's FRIDAY 31 Went to Farmer's Institute in Erin. I went to Aunt Mary's. FEBRUARY SATURDAY 1 1902 Pa went to Hillsburg with grist and brought home an {Oxford Range} SUNDAY 2 Snowing, turned wild. Errett & I went to Marsville. �MONDAY 3 Adam McGill helped move stove up. Errett went to Baldwin's. FEBRUARY TUESDAY 4 1902 stormy & cold. WEDNESDAY 5 stormy & cold THURSDAY 6 weather Settled; Aunt Barbara came here. FEBRUARY FRIDAY 7 1902 {No entry} SATURDAY 8 {No entry} SUNDAY 9 stormy. no one went to church. very few there. FEBRUARY MONDAY 10 1902 {No entry} TUESDAY 11 {No entry} WEDNESDAY 12 brought 1 cwt. coal home FEBRUARY THURSDAY 13 1902 clear and cold. Pa and Ma went to Hillsburg with Aunt Barbara. FRIDAY 14 very fine & bright SATURDAY 15 �we killed a pig I went to Donalds. FEBRUARY SUNDAY 16 1902 very fine. Pa and Ma went to church and to D. Thomsons. MONDAY 17 cold and fine. I went to Hillsburg. TUESDAY 18 very fine, went after grist. FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY 19 1902 Pa and Errett went to uncle Jim's. THURSDAY 20 I went to McKinnons and they were away. Mrs McGill & Flora here FRIDAY 21 Pa went to Farmers Institute afternoon & mother to McMurchy's at night Errett & I went with pa FEBRUARY SATURDAY 22 1902 Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre. E. & I went to Marsville & Hillsburg with Watson's. Mr. Harlow preached in Mr. Lake's absence at Meaford. Mr. Harlow student at St. Thomas. (Sunday. SUNDAY 23 Saturday. Pa went to Hillsburg twice with potatoes and grist. MONDAY 24 Pa went to Alton with a calf for Uncle Dan. sold little Jersey FEBRUARY TUESDAY 25 1902 Pa went to Hillsburg with 7 pigs. took grist home WEDNESDAY 26 Pa went to Guelph to Stock sale. THURSDAY 27 �Pa came home by Erin Jim Currie with him. FEBRUARY FRIDAY 28 1902 Tom. Rogers & Bill Thomson started cutting wood and Bill cut his foot badly. took him home after dinner. MARCH SATURDAY 1 raining some. Pa and Errett went to Hillsburg. SUNDAY 2 wet, rained and snowed MARCH MONDAY 3 1902 cold & stormy. B. Potter came to-day to cut wood TUESDAY 4 Pa went to Hillsburg. Mr. John McKechnie of North Dakota came here. WEDNESDAY 5 Pa went to Alex McKinnon's (sr.) Sale. and drove. Mr. J. McKechnie to B. Thomson's MARCH THURSDAY 6 1902 {No entry} FRIDAY 7 {No entry} SATURDAY 8 {No entry} MARCH SUNDAY 9 1902 Pa, Errett & I went to church. MONDAY 10 {No entry} �TUESDAY 11 Uncle Jim Currie & Dan Ferguson came here to-night. MARCH WEDNESDAY 12 1902 raining in forenoon sold George our horse for $105. to Dan. THURSDAY 13 I went to see Mrs. Adam McGill who is sick. pleurisy. FRIDAY 14 father and mother at Watsons all day Mr Watson died at midnight MARCH SATURDAY 15 1902 choppers finished cutting wood. SUNDAY 16 fine and warm. went to Jas. Watson's funeral. MONDAY 17 D. Currie, Owen Sound & E Shepherd Belwood here last night. {Attie} McCausland here for dinner. Jim Currie went away on the train to-night. cold & blustery MARCH TUESDAY 18 1902 washed and gave the clothes horse which Jim Currie made, a trial. WEDNESDAY 19 {No entry} THURSDAY 20 fine. Mrs. McKinnon here. Pa went to Hillsburg. Errett went to Baptist church. MARCH FRIDAY 21 1902 I went to Dixons and Adam McGills to see the sick folks SATURDAY 22 Ma, Erret & I went to Mrs. Hutchinson's funeral. fine day �SUNDAY 23 Pa & Hillsburg Mr. Lake came here to-night. His wife is away visiting at her home in Ohio. We all went to church Sermon. "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye love one another. MARCH MONDAY 24 1902 Pa at Hillsburg. Mr. Lake came here to night. TUESDAY 25 Pa & Ma went to Orangeville. WEDNESDAY 26 I went to See Mrs. Adam McGill. MARCH THURSDAY 27 1902 Ma went to D.E. McGills. Pa went to Legget's and to Hillsburg. Errett went to J.H. Burts & to Baptist meeting at Hillsburg. Mr. Lake & I went to song-service at Erin Centre. toads singing beautifully. FRIDAY 28 Easter holidays start. started ploughing. Mr. Lake went away. SATURDAY 29 Errett ploughing. Errett went with me to Watson's and I stayed. MARCH SUNDAY 30 1902 warm & fine. I went to Marsville with Watson's. Pa and Ma went to Uncle Jims after church. Errett at home alone all day. rained at night. MONDAY 31 Snow on ground. Willie Haws drove me home. drawing wood from the bush. APRIL TUESDAY 1 I at Adam's & Donalds for skirt pattern APRIL WEDNESDAY 2 1902 very cold & windy. THURSDAY 3 Mother & Mrs. Haws went to D. McMillan's. Pa went to Hillsburg. �FRIDAY 4 fine & warm. Pa & Errett went to Hillsburg with potatoes. 50 cents. APRIL SATURDAY 5 1902 Errett SUNDAY 6 we all went to church. MONDAY 7 rained. Pa bought a horse from Thompsons. APRIL TUESDAY 8 1902 Sewing. WEDNESDAY 9 Sewing & choring. THURSDAY 10 {No entry} Friday April 11 {No entry} Saturday April 12 {No entry} Sunday April 13 cold. Ma, Errett & I went up to Marsville. I went to Gears APRIL MONDAY 14 1902 fine and cold we went to Mr. Semples in the evening. TUESDAY 15 fine. WEDNESDAY 16 �fine. Hattie drove me home at night. APRIL THURSDAY 17 1902 {No entry} FRIDAY 18 Horse Show day. Pa went. Errett sowing. no school after dinner. SATURDAY 19 cold; threatening rain. APRIL SUNDAY 20 1902 we all went to church. sermon. The virgins. Pa & Ma went to Gear's for my skirt which I forgot. MONDAY 21 cold & dull. TUESDAY 22 fine & very warm. Errett & I went to Toronto. to Aunt Julia McMillan's. He bought clothes and came home. I went to see a physician. APRIL WEDNESDAY 23 1902 Aunt Julia & I in the city shopping and went to see Dr. Hall. I'm to receive instructions by mail. THURSDAY 24 I went down to the city, shopped and went to see Mrs. McPhedran with whom I had luncheon. then supper and stayed all night with Emily Watson. fine & cooler. FRIDAY 25 Called to see Mabel McMillan nurse at Grace Hospital rained most of afternoon. I came home from Toronto. Pa & Errett met me at Hillsburg. APRIL SATURDAY 26 1902 rained Some. Sold the horse we bought from Thompson's. SUNDAY 27 we all went to church. MONDAY 28 �cold. APRIL TUESDAY 29 1902 dull, started to rain at 4 p.m... Errett & I went to Hattie Gear's wedding (see memoranda) arrived home 2:30 a.m. WEDNESDAY 30 I was up at usual time to-day but after breakfast went to bed and slept till noon. Mrs. Haws here a few minutes. mother went to see Mrs. D.E. McGill. MAY THURSDAY 1 Pa & Ma at Hillsburg. Mr. Lake wants us to keep his horse for him during his illness MAY FRIDAY 2 1902 Pa went to Hillsburg for Mr. Lakes horse & buggy. At night he went with a load to mimosa political meeting SATURDAY 3 Pa & I went to Hillsburg & to see Mr Lake who is ill with appendicitis. SUNDAY 4 rained a little in morning. Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre. Mr Henry King of Or'ville preached. Mother, Errett & I went to Marsville at night. Mr. Chapman preached from John 17th chapter. MAY MONDAY 5 1902 fine and warm. started painting kitchen. washed & churned. Cousin Alex, here for dinner. Wm. Collier here helping draw out manure. TUESDAY 6 colder. Mr. G. McArthur came to-day with Team and waggon to help draw out manure. showery, very windy, thunder storm at night. WEDNESDAY 7 colder and very windy dull in morning. MAY THURSDAY 8 1902 Pa & Ma went to Orangeville FRIDAY 9 �painting the kitchen. Mr. Geo. Potter came here to-night to spread manure. Pa went to Hillsburg Ice one inch thick SATURDAY 10 ice in morning. papering kitchen. fine Mr. McGregor from Inglewood here for dinner. Pa went to Erin for our new buggy & brought it home. MAY SUNDAY 11 1902 fine & warm. Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre - no preacher. Errett & I went to Marsville. Sermon. "The Cunning Servant" MONDAY 12 fine. baked bread, washed and churned, cleaned the yard and painted some. At 4:30 I went to the bush for flowers and after supper pa & ma went to Hillsburg. TUESDAY 13 painting the kitchen. MAY WEDNESDAY 14 1902 fine and warm. washed blankets cleaned yard and cut out old berry bushes. THURSDAY 15 warm. finished painting kitchen (warm gray). Pa drove me to visit Mable Currie (till Sunday) on 3rd line of Erin. She takes care of her grand mother. FRIDAY 16 fine & warm. Mable & I sewing washing, ironing & sewing a silk waist MAY SATURDAY 17 1902 very warm. Mable & I Sewing. Mother burned old rags and trash. Pa took home Mr. Lake's horse. SUNDAY 18 had breakfast at Jas. Thomsons, fine, warm, windy, rained in evening. mable & I went to church. Mr Lake able to preach. Large attendance Sermon. I Pet. II first of chapter. Errett went to church opening at Orton. MONDAY 19 nature is doning her beautiful (fine morning) spring robes. The strong melodious voice of the fish man sounds nearly five miles. "Cousin" Jim Currie came from Erin here on the train �MAY TUESDAY 20 1902 warm Jim went back to Dan Curries after his clothes. raining in morning rained last night. warm day WEDNESDAY 21 warmer. working in garden. Pa went to Hillsburg. THURSDAY 22 very warm. sheared sheep in forenoon. I in garden till 10.15. hot day, big rain storm. Uncle Dan here for supper. He & pa to Orton with sheep left aunt B. at Uncle Dans. MAY FRIDAY 23 1902 dull & raining. SATURDAY 24 rained a little. Pa went to Hillsburg. Aunt Barbara came home with him. On evening train he went to Brampton with two cows & their calves. sold to Neil Smith for $200. SUNDAY 25 fine morning. Aunt B. Ma & Errett went to church in morning Jim & I gathering flowers. rained. we went to Hillsburg at night and Pa at Dolsons. MAY MONDAY 26 1902 cold & windy. Jim & Errett went to Hillsburg to meet Pa. They attended Tookey's meeting (political) Pa came home by Georgetown. drove. evening train ran off track Sam Nodwell died. TUESDAY 27 very cold & windy. Mrs. McGill & Flora here for supper. planting maple trees in the lane WEDNESDAY 28 very cold. Pa & Jim went to Alton with wool 7 cts unwashed Mr. Thompson our teacher came. Errett at home in bed all day with sore eyes MAY THURSDAY 29 1902 very windy & cold Pa & I went to Hillsburg and to Francis Gray's funeral. election Day. FRIDAY 30 mother went to Toronto June meeting. fine. SATURDAY 31 �Errett went to Dr. Gibson with his eyes. Livy wheeled home with him. He had Mr. Lake's wheel borrowed JUNE SUNDAY 1 1902 fine & warm. Poulticing Errett's eyes with egg & burnt alum. And he must keep them in the dark. Pa, Livy & I went to church MONDAY 2 Pa at Hillsburg. fine, warm TUESDAY 3 Pa at Hillsburg. fine. cold & showery. JUNE WEDNESDAY 4 1902 fine & cooler. THURSDAY 5 Colin & Hiliard (his son) here for dinner to-day Errett went to school to-day eyes nearly better. FRIDAY 6 mother came home after being at Hamilton visiting Aunt Flora. JUNE SATURDAY 7 1902 fine. finished planting potatoes. SUNDAY 8 we all went to church a.m. then E. & I went for flowers to woods after dinner.Pa & Ma went to Watsons and at night E. & I went to Hillsburg church. MONDAY 9 fine. Sanderson 3 fence men came to-day. JUNE TUESDAY 10 1902 I have now sore eyes. took a slight cold yesterday WEDNESDAY 11 eyes not better. THURSDAY 12 �Pa took me to Dr. Gibson. A serious case of inflammation of eyes. JUNE FRIDAY 13 1902 eyes worse. SATURDAY 14 Aunt Barbara came to-day. I in bed all day. Dr. Gibson here SUNDAY 15 Pa & Errett went to church. I got up at noon. Uncle Charlie & Aunt Margaret here for Supper. JUNE MONDAY 16 1902 inflammation leaving eyes. bathing them according to Dr. McKinnon's directions. a woollen cloth three or four thicknesses TUESDAY 17 in water as hot as can be borne. Bathe a half hour every two hours. People ought not to allow them selfes to get run down and then they would WEDNESDAY 18 not be likely to get sick from a cold. Mrs. McKinnon here. JUNE THURSDAY 19 1902 Mr & Mrs. Lake here for supper FRIDAY 20 District meeting at marsville. Olive Thomson here for supper. Mr & Mrs. Lake called SATURDAY 21 {No entry} JUNE SUNDAY 22 1902 Pa & Jim & Errett at marsville. MONDAY 23 {No entry} TUESDAY 24 �{No entry} JUNE WEDNESDAY 25 1902 {No entry} THURSDAY 26 {No entry} FRIDAY 27 Mr & Mrs Lake here JUNE SATURDAY 28 1902 {No entry} SUNDAY 29 raining. Errett went to Marsville. MONDAY 30 {No entry} JULY TUESDAY 1 1902 Dark day. There is a joy in sorr{ow} That every cloud In faith we work and And {stowe or serve} our masters Perhaps if or our A {drizling} golden. Mrs D.E. McGill here. WEDNESDAY 2 Pa took Errett to Erin to try his Part I Junior Leaving exam. THURSDAY 3 {No entry} JULY FRIDAY 4 1902 Thoughts are found in silver lined trust and pray will to do good works abound we may find. Errett came home. SATURDAY 5 {No entry} SUNDAY 6 �very warm. Wm. Watson here for supper. Errett went to Hillsburg Pa & Jim to Marsville. JULY MONDAY 7 1902 Mr. Lake here. TUESDAY 8 eyes bandaged for four weeks during which time I have been a great trouble I am afraid. Mr. Lake brought word from Dr. Reeves to take exercise in open air and to-night my eyes were able to look out around. this morning I took a cold bath and had mother lead me about. WEDNESDAY 9 {No entry} JULY THURSDAY 10 1902 eyes getting stronger. fallwheat getting ripe. Aunt Flora & Ella here for dinner. FRIDAY 11 Mr & Mrs Lake here for supper. Jim went away to Peter Thomson's Tuesday night SATURDAY 12 They are going out west leaving Roy & Roland and Jim at home. The power of sight is a great blessing JULY SUNDAY 13 1902 Pa & Ma went to church. MONDAY 14 {No entry} TUESDAY 15 {No entry} JULY WEDNESDAY 16 1902 I had Supper at D.E. McGill's. THURSDAY 17 I had supper at D.E. McGills. McKninons. Pa & M FRIDAY 18 �fine. Mrs. Geo. Roadhouse & family Willie, John, Edna and Thomson came this evening. JULY SATURDAY 19 1902 raining all day. SUNDAY 20 drizzling in morning. did not go to church. after dinner we went to McKinleys with Roadhouses. rained when coming home we enjoyed their visit so much. MONDAY 21 raining Pa & Errett & I went to Hillsburg I went stayed at Uncle C.J. McMillan's. JULY TUESDAY 22 1902 had tea at Jas Carmiceal's. called to see Aunt Barbara who is now living back of the hardware store which Joe and Wm. Lawson are keeping. WEDNESDAY 23 had tea at Mr. Lakes. stayed at Aunt Barbara's all night THURSDAY 24 went up to Uncle Dan's JULY FRIDAY 25 1902 Livy & I went to Baseball match. I went to Aunt Barbaras stayed all night and SATURDAY 26 went on train to Erin to attend picnic. rained, postponed. SUNDAY 27 We all went to church rained coming home Mabel Thomson came home with us. We had dinner at Elias Bordens. Jim Currie, Roy & Roland here. JULY MONDAY 28 1902 fine. Errett went on train to Erin to dentist went took democrat to picnic. fine & warm. Emerson McMillan went with us. TUESDAY 29 Pa & Ma went to Jas. Reeds funeral came home by Erin. Errett went to dentist in Hillsburg �WEDNESDAY 30 G. Baldwin here for Supper JULY THURSDAY 31 1902 {No entry} AUGUST FRIDAY 1 I went over to Halls for Black berres. 2 qts 15 cts. SATURDAY 2 Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg AUGUST SUNDAY 3 1902 We all went to church. Errett went to P. Thomson's for dinner. Uncle Joe & Aunt Barbara here for dinner. MONDAY 4 Pa went to Hillsburg for grist. TUESDAY 5 rainy. three implement agents here AUGUST WEDNESDAY 6 1902 fine & cool; Mrs J.C. Blackwood & Maggie McMillan here for dinner. Sent home two buckets raspberries. Uncle Dan here after supper borrowed $50 from Pa. THURSDAY 7 {No entry} FRIDAY 8 {No entry} AUGUST SATURDAY 9 1902 {No entry} SUNDAY 10 raining very little. we did not go to church in morning. Errett & I went at night. �MONDAY 11 Mr. Chapman preacher at marsville & Son & Alex Hutchison here for dinner threshed in after-noon. AUGUST TUESDAY 12 1902 Pa brought home a new Deering Binder. price, old binder and WEDNESDAY 13 Aunt Maggie came for dinner. THURSDAY 14 Aunt Maggie went this fore noon. I went to McKinnon's after dinner - very warm but turned cold AUGUST FRIDAY 15 1902 Mr. & Mrs. D. Gear here for dinner. Annie McPhedran, Ella & Archie McKinnon for supper. Aunt Julia, Arnold, Albert & Mary Maude drove out from Guelph to-day. Emerson McMillan came here this morning. SATURDAY 16 Livy McMillan and "Gid" McDougall here for supper. Annie went home and So did Emerson. fine and cool SUNDAY 17 Pa & Ma & Arnold went to church. Mrs. McPhedran here for dinner. The rest all went away and Jim and Roland here for supper Errett & I went to Hillsburg AUGUST MONDAY 18 1902 Pa & Ma went to Erin for the rag carpet. rained last night. Aunt Julia started from Hillsburg to home at 11 a.m. took in three load oats this evening TUESDAY 19 rained heavily last night many oats out. WEDNESDAY 20 Mr and Mrs. Lake called Mr. Sproule brought a telegram from Uncle Malcolm. "Janet not expected to get better." Pa started away to StevensviLle immediately raining. AUGUST THURSDAY 21 1902 finer, bright & windy. Mr. Cunningham here looking at cattle. Errett went to Hillsburg at night for a man but got none. Norman Somerville brought us word that Aunt Jane Campbell died. �FRIDAY 22 cold, windy, small shower, bright and cloudy. Ma & Errett drew in three loads of oats. I helped some in the mow. Errett went to Hillsburg again for a man. SATURDAY 23 fine and warmer Uncle Joe came up to help draw in oats. Adam threshing peas in the field Errett did not go. Ma and Errett went to Hillsburg with Joe AUGUST SUNDAY 24 1902 very warm. Pa came to Acton last night and home to day from church. Ma, Errett & I went to church with 2 horse & buggy as Pa had single harness MONDAY 25 drawing in oats. fine. I making shirts for Pa. TUESDAY 26 finished drawing in oats. Mother on the mow. AUGUST WEDNESDAY 27 1902 pulling pease. Mother went to McKinnons. rained heavily about 5 o'clock. THURSDAY 28 fine. Mrs. D. Thomson Sr., Sarah Belle & Donalds wife thrown out of the buggy and bruised FRIDAY 29 Mrs. Haws over in the evening. Robt. Jackson came to-night to help draw in peas. I driving horse for fork to-day AUGUST SATURDAY 30 1902 fine & warm. finished harvest. Mary McPhedran, Ella McKinnon & {Iria, Ira or Via} Thomson here for supper after which our men went over to help watson's. SUNDAY 31 Mother, Errett & I went to church. very warm. we stopped on road several times for cherries water, flowers and apples SEPTEMBER MONDAY 1 fine �SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 2 1902 very warm. Mother and I went to Toronto. She came hop home and I went to McPhedrans WEDNESDAY 3 I went down town and also to prayer meeting at Cecil St which I enjoyed so much. Bethlehem was the subject. THURSDAY 4 turned cold after raining I came home Mrs. D. Thomson Sr. fell and struck her nose on a bone breaking an artery, bled 5 hours SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 5 1902 quite cool. Olive Thomson came here from school SATURDAY 6 dull turned warmer, mother, Olive & I went down to Peter Thomsons but Mrs. T. is not home yet. SUNDAY 7 very windy. Jim Currie came back here from Thomson's. we all went to church. Errett to Burts for dinner. No preacher so Mr. Wm. Burt preached. If I be lifted up SEPTEMBER MONDAY 8 1902 very windy. sowing fall wheat. TUESDAY 9 showry. Pa, Errett & Jim went to Hillsburg (dentist day) brought home piano box WEDNESDAY 10 men made harness closet. will draw all men unto me. SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 11 1902 cold. Mother went to Barne's. FRIDAY 12 {No entry} SATURDAY 13 cool. I went to McKinnons with Pa & Jim when going to Hillsburg. We had chicken for supper �SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 14 1902 Pa, Errett & I went to church. {Fleet} and the buggy. David Dick preached. growing in grace II Peter III 18. MONDAY 15 I went to Watsons Pa went to Grand Valley with wheat. TUESDAY 16 {No entry} SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 17 1902 {No entry} THURSDAY 18 Pa, Ma & I went to Orangeville with Fleet & the buggy. She was very wild. FRIDAY 19 {No entry} SEPTEMBER SATURDAY 20 1902 Pa & Jim went to Hillsburg SUNDAY 21 Mr. and Mrs. P. Thomson here for dinner. fine and warm. Pa & Ma went to church. Errett & I went to Marsville. Gears came here for dinner. Errett went to Easts then to Reading then to Hillsburg I went to Easts for supper then to Marsville. Mr. Chapman & his son James came here and stayed all night. MONDAY 22 Jim went to Dan McGills to work. Sultry. Ma went to Arch. White's and came home with Mrs. McGill. I went up to see Jessie Woolner who has appendicitis. SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 23 1902 Pa, Errett & I dug a load of potatoes {5}5 cents. very warm, but cooler Jessie Woolner went under an operation. very successful. WEDNESDAY 24 very cold & windy. We dug another load of potatoes. Jessie getting along well. THURSDAY 25 �dull and cold. Pa took Mother to Hillsburg to Aunt Barbara's SEPTEMBER FRIDAY 26 1902 We all attended the meeting. dull and misty. SATURDAY 27 dull & misty. Mother came home on the wagon with Father. SUNDAY 28 Aunt Ella Currie came up at night. we went to Marsville in morning. SEPTEMBER MONDAY 29 1902 McKinnons threshing Mother helping. fine day. TUESDAY 30 rainy. I was helping McKinnons. I started threshing at the other place. OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 1 very cold. finished {Dannie} took me home will not finish till tomorrow. OCTOBER THURSDAY 2 1902 Mrs. Haws and Emily Watson came over and Mrs. H. & Mother went to D.E. McGill's. all but me went to church at night. FRIDAY 3 we all went to church to night. SATURDAY 4 Lavina Bolton here picking potatoes. OCTOBER SUNDAY 5 1902 dull and rained in afternoon. Aunt Ella went home. Mrs. Genders, Lucy Gear and Miss Lillie Anderson here for dinner. Pa & Ma went to church at night. MONDAY 6 finished the potatoes 300 bags of 5 acres not so good as former years but good considering this year's crop. TUESDAY 7 �we threshed OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 8 1902 Pa & Errett went to Belwood Show. we washed and cleaned two stoves at night went to Hillsburg meeting at the Hall. THURSDAY 9 very cold. Pa and ma left me at Orangeville at Mrs. Thomson's FRIDAY 10 I had tea at {Bennets} and stayed all night OCTOBER SATURDAY 11 1902 warm. SUNDAY 12 went to English and Presbyterian church. Fine sermon in the morning on missions MONDAY 13 Ethel & I had tea at Mr. Mrs. McMillans. rainy. OCTOBER TUESDAY 14 1902 cold. and rainy. WEDNESDAY 15 bright and cold. I came home to Hillsburg by train THURSDAY 16 I attended Thanksgiving Service at Hillsburg. Pa went down and I came home sweet home. OCTOBER FRIDAY 17 1902 Attended Erin Show very cold day. A great many there. Alex Campbell came home with us. SATURDAY 18 Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg Uncle Malcolm Campbell Came here to-night SUNDAY 19 �All but mother went to church and to Uncle Jim Currie's. rained after dinner OCTOBER MONDAY 20 1902 Watsons Threshing fine day TUESDAY 21 dull. Mother went to Watsons. WEDNESDAY 22 I went to Watsons a while. Emily leaves for Toronto to-morrow they finished threshing. OCTOBER THURSDAY 23 1902 Pa & I went to Hillsburg very cold. Ma at D.E. McGills for tea. FRIDAY 24 Ma went to Woolner's Edna McGill came up. Thunder this morning. warmer. SATURDAY 25 Mr & Mrs. Lake called here. fine & cold OCTOBER SUNDAY 26 1902 Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre Errett & I to Marsville Elmer & Theodore McMillan here for dinner. Rained at night finished drawing in turnips. MONDAY 27 Pa & Errett went to Hillsburg with grist and got two bags apple made into cider. Brought Mr. Lakes horse & buggy up while he is in Toronto preaching finished turnips. TUESDAY 28 cold. Pa & Ma went to Orangeville to see Ethel Thomson who is very ill. OCTOBER WEDNESDAY 29 1902 cold & fine. hard frost and Snow last night. Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg hat supper at Uncle Joes. we wrote to Ethel Thomson THURSDAY 30 dull & dark. Pa & Ma went lit lamp and at dinner at noon with lamp light. FRIDAY 31 �very fine bright and warm in the Sunshine. P. Thomson brought a load of turnips. Put on storm windows NOVEMBER SATURDAY 1 1902 Mrs McGill and Flora here for tea. Errett at John King's threshing. Pa at Grandvalley with sixteen fifteen lambs and one sheep at $4.00 each. SUNDAY 2 bright and warm. Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre & E & I went to Marsville. Uncle Dan and Aunt Lizzie here for tea. MONDAY 3 cleaned the pantry NOVEMBER TUESDAY 4 1902 Pa finished threshing at King's. WEDNESDAY 5 fine and warm. Pa & Ma started off for Colin McMillans, Hugh McDougall's, Uncle Jims & Pinkney's. THURSDAY 6 Rained heavily & much last night. cooler to-day. NOVEMBER FRIDAY 7 1902 fine and cold. hard frost last night. beautiful night. SATURDAY 8 beautiful bright day Pa went to Hillsburg. I walked to D.E. McGill's on a call SUNDAY 9 fine. Errett & I went to Marsville and then to Gear's for dinner and tea Pa & Ma went to Erin Centre NOVEMBER MONDAY 10 1902 {No entry} TUESDAY 11 {No entry} WEDNESDAY 12 �fine. Uncle Jim Came up to-night. NOVEMBER THURSDAY 13 1902 Uncle Jim Pa, Errett & I went to Orangeville Ethel Thomson very ill. dull in morning. fine very fine after dinner. Pa went to Hillsburg with Mr. Lake's horse and to the Beef Ring meeting FRIDAY 14 dull and raw. Edna McGill here Pa went to Hillsburg. SATURDAY 15 {No entry} NOVEMBER SUNDAY 16 1902 dull & dark. Errett & I at home all day. Pa and Ma went to church and to see Rose Currie who has the jaundice at her Grandma's. MONDAY 17 dull & rainy TUESDAY 18 very dull. NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY 19 1902 first day we Saw sunshine since last Thursday Pa & I went to Hillsburg THURSDAY 20 Mrs McKinnon and Ethel McKinnon came up. fine day. housecleaning FRIDAY 21 Pa and Errett went to Uncle Jims bought a sheep then came to (late) Jas. Reid's sale. Cold. NOVEMBER SATURDAY 22 1902 fine. SUNDAY 23 cold and muddy Ma, Errett & I went to church and to see Rose who is much better. MONDAY 24 �turned very fine. I went to McKinnons after dinner. NOVEMBER TUESDAY 25 1902 Pa and Ma went to Hillsburg with chop stuff. WEDNESDAY 26 Pa went to Jas Kirkwood's and bought four sheep snowing and stormy. making heavy pants for Errett. THURSDAY 27 Pa and I went to Hillsburg after stone ground chop stuff with the sleigh. Rory Allingham came home with us. NOVEMBER FRIDAY 28 1902 drawing wood from the bush with the sleigh. fine and bright Mother went to D.E. McGill's. Miss Lamont and Maggie Thomson walked down here. I went to bush SATURDAY 29 fine cold and bright Pa went to Hillsburg after dinner and Roy went along. Maggie & I went sleighriding to the bush in forenoon SUNDAY 30 fine & cold. all but Pa went to church in the carriage. He stayed to milk his Cow at 1 p.m. DECEMBER MONDAY 1 1902 {No entry} TUESDAY 2 Pa went to Hillsburg I went to McKinnons for yeast. WEDNESDAY 3 Pa at Hillsburg. DECEMBER THURSDAY 4 1902 Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg Errett & I went to a little party at Uncle Dans. arrived home at 2:30 a.m. and I mixed the bread before going to bed and Errett brought in a couple pigs to the stove. saved lifes of one. FRIDAY 5 �fine & cold. D.E. McGill's Sale. Pa & Errett started to Guelph with Bonnie Doon to the winter fair. stayed at Jims all night. SATURDAY 6 I at D.E. McGills in the evening for the mail cold. Pa & Errett arrived in Guelph all in good order at 1 o'clock. DECEMBER SUNDAY 7 1902 Snowy. I walked up to Marsville. sermon Mark XIV 42-43. Sleep on new rise, let us go hence. Let us not dwell on the mistakes and failures f but rise and do better. never give up and think it no use. trying to improve MONDAY 8 very cold & stormy I walked to Watsons with a letter to post Sandy & Gordon Cooper came here. stayed all night. TUESDAY 9 Willie Watson over and very kindly took a loaf of bread to Nodwell Pa in Guelph. Jim Byers here inviting us to a presentation for Belle. DECEMBER WEDNESDAY 10 1902 {No entry} THURSDAY 11 {No entry} FRIDAY 12 cold & bright. I went over to Watsons in the morning. Pa & Mr. Poole from Brockville came home with Jim's horse & buggy DECEMBER SATURDAY 13 1902 very cold and stormy Pa took Mr. Poole and the calf he bought for $85 dollars to Orton Station. very stormy. SUNDAY 14 Pa Ma & Jim & I went up to Marsville. fine and a beautiful day. Pa went to Uncle Jims in the evening. He is to take away a load of lambs for Jim tomorrow MONDAY 15 �cold. poor sleighing Fred McMillan drove Aunt Flora Allingham up from Hillsburg. Old Violet - our oldest cow - died this morning DECEMBER TUESDAY 16 1902 Pa & Errett came home from Uncle Jims with Bonnie Doon. quite cold. Willie Watson helped draw Violet out to the woods WEDNESDAY 17 Pa & Errett at Peter Thomsons Sale. cold, very slippery. THURSDAY 18 Pa & I went to Hillsburg took Aunt Flora home back to Aunt Barbara's. thawing so did not shoe the horses DECEMBER FRIDAY 19 1902 Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg. SATURDAY 20 Pa & Ma went to Hillsburg. got horses shod. SUNDAY 21 raining a little all day we did not go to church DECEMBER MONDAY 22 1902 Pa went to Ospringe. TUESDAY 23 Pa & Ma went to Peter Thomsons for dinner. Errett to the dentist fine very bright. WEDNESDAY 24 Errett was riding Fleet to the well and she slipped and fell on his him. He saved well by just a slight sprain of the ankle and one toe & back a little. DECEMBER THURSDAY 25 1902 Christmas. very fine & cold. good sleighing. For dinner we had Uncle's Jim & Joe, Aunt's Ella & Barbara. cousins Allie, Fred, Victor McMillan, Alex Currie, Alex Campbell, & Jim Currie Sr. Alex Currie stayed. Have milked "Bonnie Doon" three times every day since 23rd november took gave about 1760 pounds of milk in that time. now as she is giving less have started th twice. �Pa, Ma, Alex & I went to Ethel Thomsons funeral in O'ville. Mr Lake spoke from John XIII 7. good advice to the living. Cold. good sleighing, large funeral. FRIDAY 26 [Incorporated above} SATURDAY 27 fine & cold. Errett out to work again. DECEMBER SUNDAY 28 1902 Pa, Ma & I went to church and I went to Angus Thomson's and we all went to the hall at night. cold & windy, good sleighing. MONDAY 29 Mabel Thomson & I went to Mathisons for dinner. Snowing TUESDAY 30 Stormy. Mr Thomson & I called had dinner at McKinleys and called to see Mabel Curries Grandmother Thomson who died to day. Kate Loney came home with us. 31st. Dolly Thomson & Katie Loney drove me home. had a very enjoyable visit. MEMORANDA. Snow went away earlier than usual. no man to help with the spring work. April 29th Errett & I attended the wedding of Miss Hattie Gear and Mr. Henry Genders of Folkingham England, now preaching at Glencoe, Mosa & Alvinston. Mr. T.L. Fowler President of the St. Thomas College performed the ceremony and Lucy was the bridesmaid. Mr. C.C. Sinclair of Ridgetown groomsman. I helped wait on the tables. Erretts and my present was. a glass fruit dish, ½ doz. double cheese egg cups, 1 bone mustard spoon & three large hem-stitched huckaback towels. The presents were many beautiful & costly. About 50 guests were MEMORANDA. present. and spent a very enjoyable time. May 10th. Ice 1 inch on water barrel. May 28 ice ¼ in. thick on water barrel. ADDRESSES Name Residence Dr. Ogden Jones 126 Carlton St. Toronto. Mr. Wm. Geir, Panima, Alberta, N.W.T. �Alberta Gulley 354 Markham St. Toronto Mullin & Muir (wall paper) 436 yonge St (opp. Carlton) Toronto The Bredin Bread Co. Limited 160 to 164 Avenue Rd. Toronto {MEMORANDA} Eccles. III I, "To everything there is a season or opportunity of doing." Time may be continued when the season of time is lost; the sails of time may be aloft when the opportunity of time is lost. Every time is not a springtime, a seed time, a gathering time. "Who goeth in the way which Christ hath gone, Is much more sure to meet him than the one that travels both by-ways." Basis virtutum constantia. Constancy is the foundation of virtues. Be right and persist. {MEMORANDA} [table - blank} {MEMORANDA} Cio che Dio vuole, is voglio - What God wills, I will. 1. Temperance - Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation; sleep not to dullness. 2. Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. 3. Order - Let all things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. 4. Resolution - Resolve to perform what you ought perform without fail what you resolve. 5. Fragility - Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e. waste nothing. 6. Industry - Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions 7. Sincerity - Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly; and if you speak, speak accordingly. 8. Justice - Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are our duty. 9. Moderation - Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. 10. Cleanliness - Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes or habitation. 11. Tranquillity - Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable. 12. Chastity - Encourage purity of heart and mind; let not loose thoughts occupy your leisure hours; guard most against those temptations which most frequently present themselves �13. Humility - Imitate Jesus. CASH ACCOUNT - JANUARY Date - Received - Paid 2 - Letter to E. Thomson - 2 4 - Letter to F.E.P.M. - 2 4 - Letter to Miss Gilbert - 2 28 - Letter to J.L. Leary - 5 31 - Letter to A. Currie - 2 Collection - 20 {Total} - 35 CASH ACCOUNT - FEBRUARY Date - Received - Paid Collection - 22 Letter to Ladies Home Journal - 2 18 - Letter to Flo. & book postage - 4 12 - Letter to Aunt Julia McM - 2 {Total} - 33 CASH ACCOUNT - MARCH Date - Received - Paid 1 - Flower seeds 10 postage - 12 3 - 3 post cards for flower seed - 2 4 - Flanellette 5 yds - 60 Letters Katie, Journal, Miss Thurlow. - 6 Collection - 25 {Total} - 105 �CASH ACCOUNT - APRIL Date - Received - Paid Letter Hattie Gear - 2 Flower seeds - 30 10 - 3 Letters, Mrs. E.E. Cripps, M. McMillan & S.J.D.C. - 6 13-20 - Collection - 10 22 - Fare to Toronto Junct. 2.25 Street car fare -10 23 - 2 skeins silk5 - 10 1 spool Linen thread - 5 1 yd yellow ribbon - 3 9 yds. print 6 - 54 1 Linen Skirt - 1.25 13 yds Lawn 10 1.30 2 pac H. pins - 5 Lace collar. - 50 remnant ribbons - 5 2¼ yds black ribbon25 - 57 ribbon rem - 10 2 yds swiss insertion - 25 4 silk Hcf - 50 2 pr. hose - 50 fare - 15 2 spools - 5 27 - Diary -15 �CASH ACCOUNT - APRIL Date - Received - Paid 27 - Collection - 5 18 - paper postage - 3 23 - Half of wedding present ½ doz double egg cups - 48 bone mustard spoon - 2 glass fruit dish - 10 3 Huckabak towels - 60 23 - Oculist Bill 1.00 {Total} 10.65 CASH ACCOUNT - MAY Date - Received - Paid 2 - Letter Aunt J. McM. - 2 4 - Collection - 5 4 - Home missions - 35 19 - Letter mercury. - 2 18 - Collection - 5 20 - Letter S.J.D.C. - 2 25 - Collection - 56 CASH ACCOUNT - JUNE Date - Received - Paid Dr. Hall - 4.05 Postage - 4 Whitely Pulleys - 1.85 �Total - 6.84 Ribbon - 25 Collection - 15 {Total} - 7.30 CASH ACCOUNT - JULY Date - Received - Paid Letter to Lucy Gear. - 2 24 - Tooth brush - 13 25 - Baseball - 15 26 - Fare to Erin. - 15 Collection - 5 CASH ACCOUNT - AUGUST Date - Received - Paid Collection - 5 Letter K. Thomson - 2 2 Letters - Dr. H. & National C.C. - 04 card Cloak Co. - 1 Letter. Dr Hall - 2 11 - Letter H. Gender - 2 21 - Collection - 10 23 - Letter to M. McMillan - 2 24 - Collection - 5 31 - Collection - 5 {Total} - 38 CASH ACCOUNT - SEPTEMBER �Date - Received - Paid 2 - 5 yds broadcloth1.00 - 5.00 7 yds Lining20 - 1.40 1 yd Canvas - 15 Fare to Toronto - 1.50 Car fare .5 3 - car fare - 20 Gloves - 75 hose - 2 pr - 66 twist 4 pattern30 - 66 ¾ yd silk75 - 1.09 7 yds gray flannel18 - 1.26 writing paper - 25 2½ yds French flannel for waist25 - 63 9 - Letter, messenger - 2 Dr. Hall. Letter - 5 Bill - 3.00 Letter to Miss Thurlow - 2 18 - Pattern25 - 25 {Total} - 15.98 CASH ACCOUNT - OCTOBER Date - Received - Paid Collection - 20 Waist - 88 Making suit - 4.00 �trimmings - 1.04 Hat - 2.00 23 - Postcard - 1 19 - Collection - 10 26 - Home missions - 5 29 - 2 Letters - 4 {Total} - 7.32 CASH ACCOUNT - NOVEMBER Date - Received - Paid 1 - 2 Letters J.H.M K.L. - 1 F.E.P.M. - 4 2 - Collection - 10 Letter Ethel Thomson - 2 8 - Letter to Rose Currie - 2 9 - Collection .10 11 - Letter Ethel T. - 2 13 - Letter J.L. Leary - 4 16 - Collection - 5 19 - 5 yds Flannelette11 - 55 twist - 5 spool - 5 sunbonnet - 10 {Total} - 75 23 - Collection - 5 27 - Postage on book - 4 25 - P.C. to model Farm - 1 �30 - Collection - 5 {Total} - 1.30 CASH ACCOUNT - DECEMBER Date - Received - Paid 2 - Letters - 4 Letter H.G. - 2 Collection - 20 18 - Shoes - 1.50 23 - Silk - 1 Diary - 25 envelopes - 15 {Total} - 2.17 Dr. Gibson - 2.00 {Total} - 4.17 CASH ACCOUNT SUMMARY JANUARY - 35 FEBRUARY - 33 MARCH - 1.02 APRIL - 10.65 MAY - 56 JUNE - 6.84 7.30 JULY - 50 AUGUST - 38 SEPTEMBER - 15.98 OCTOBER - 7.32 �NOVEMBER - 1.30 DECEMBER - 4.17 {Total} 49.86 {MEMORANDA} How to get rid of the Pea Weevil or "pea bug" Place the quantity of peas to be treated in an ordinary 45 gallon coal oil barrel which will hold about five bushels of peas. The quantity of carbon bisulphide that has been found necessary to destroy the weevil is one ounce to every hundred pounds of seed - the treatment lasting for 48 hours. Place in a saucer on top of peas or else pour over them and cover quickly. The carbon is extremely inflammable both in liquid and vapor form so care must be taken not to have any flame, not even a lighted pipe or cigar which is slavish anyway, near the barrel. Barrel must be kept tightly closed for forty eight hours. This does not injure the peas for seed or feed. For more information on Ada Currie, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ada Currie Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Wellington County Museum and Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Wellington County, Erin Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Ada Currie Diary & Transcription, 1902 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 Ada Currie Diary & Transcription, 1902 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ada Currie Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Wellington County Museum and Archive Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1902 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ada Currie Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Wellington County, Erin Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/05fccad3ab3fbc45dccaba1681d09a1f.pdf 04ebcf3d94ccbe12c9064c28b21c658b https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ed3900fe6482774c8673ff42e42dc54b.pdf 32502ae7c4572d126f7421b55f2f408e 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 David Martin Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Martin Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Donor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1859-1882 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, Beverley Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. David Martin Diary & Transcription, 1859-1862 David Martin Diary & Transcription, 1872-1876 David Martin Diary & Transcription, 1876-1882 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 David Martin Diary & Transcription, 1859-1862 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1859 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. David Martin Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Photographed Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Martin 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, Beverley Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Memorandum for 1859</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Jany</span></h2> <p>Sa 1 Jany Newyearsday fine day Ther AM 20 PM 30</p> <p>The day kept dully here but some rows {illegible?}</p> <p>Su 2 at church still mild. 26-30</p> <p>M 3 Kills 4 Pigs then gets to Ellection of Counceller sod row and some fold fou 20-30</p> <p>Tu 4 threshers here threshes 160 B whet 24-30</p> <p>W 4 threshing very mild quite a sunny Raus 26-30</p> <p>th 6 {too faint to transcribe} gets #32 28 34</p> <p>f 7 snowing almost all Day {too faint to transcribe} 26 24</p> <p>Sa 8 some snow cold blowing {too faint to transcribe} 10 10</p> <p>Su 9 cold going to church meets {too faint to transcribe} 32 20</p> <p>m 10 Last night has been hardest Frost {too faint to transcribe}</p> <p>tu 11 {too faint to transcribe}</p> <p>w 12 collecting {too faint to transcribe} mild cloudy</p> <p>th 13 {too faint to transcribe} 26 37</p> <p>f 14 {too faint to transcribe} 36 34</p> <p>Sa 15 {too faint to transcribe}</p> <p>Su 16 {too faint to transcribe}</p> <p>m 17 {too faint to transcribe}</p> <p>tu 18 clear cold John + Jean {too faint to transcribe} above 4 24</p> <p>w 19 mild clear very fine 20 36</p> <p>th 20 Remarkably mild clear wind East 30 46</p> <p>f 21 very wet last night sleighing gone mild now 36 34</p> <p>Sa 22 frosty last night slight snow {too faint to transcribe} 14 16</p> <p>Su 23 cold our sacrement. 10-12</p> <p>m 24 out Statestu meeting 20-26</p> <p>t 25 cloudy {too faint to transcribe/illegible}</p> <p>w 26 {too faint to transcribe/illegible}</p> <p>th 27 thawing {too faint to transcribe/illegible}</p> <p>f 28 still thawing sleighing gone</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Jany 1858 9</span></h2> <p>Sa 29 has a bad cold and we at the illegiable 30 54</p> <p>Su 30 mild still poorly 32 36</p> <p>m 31 fine very squeamish may poorly 28 34</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feb</span></h2> <p>tu 1 John at Rob's we oats mild 30 36</p> <p>w 2 Innes Mitchel married to day cold blowing 20 20</p> <p>Neglected to mark this week but mild</p> <p>Su 6 M Innefs lands from (Cubefs?) mild now sleighing 36</p> <p>m 7 fine weather freezing moderate 22 30</p> <p>t 8 coldish----26 32</p> <p>w 9 coldish---24 30</p> <p>th 10 fine in morning cold after Innefs and me at Rolantynes 30 22</p> <p>f 11 Ms Innefs goes away 26 30</p> <p>Sa 12 cold--- 0 20</p> <p>Su 13 milder ---20 28</p> <p>m 14 valentines day Paid for Luny's Bell Ms 22 30</p> <p>tu 15 Thawing and raining some 34 38</p> <p>w 16 clear mild ---throwing our soiree tonight 32 40</p> <p>th 17 Rairns soiree proceed of soiree #132 expences #45 Profit #87 Dollars very mild weather 32 40</p> <p>f 18 clear very warm like summer snow almost gone in clearing quite muddy 32 42</p> <p>sa 19 still mild closed thawing, far too mild 30 44</p> <p>su 20 Thunder + lightening with rain last night mild 42 30</p> <p>m 21 cold blowing hard last night and all day 28 28</p> <p>tu 22 milder 30 36</p> <p>w 23 warm very muddy snow all gone brings hom bookcase + lounge 34-46</p> <p>th 24 colder frost clear 26-32</p> <p>f 25 cold cloudy wind blowing still from E 18-20</p> <p>sa 26 milder bit cool snowing afternoon 20-30</p> <p>su 27 thawing cloudy dry 34 40</p> <p>m 28 colder cool colder 26 30</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feby.</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March</span></h2> <p>tu 1 illegible clear George Nicol + mother here 20 30</p> <p>w 2 melt clear sunny 40 28</p> <p>th 3 milder 20 30</p> <p>f 4 milder thawing John at mill 30 34</p> <p>sa 5 still snow last night thawing afternoon 32 37</p> <p>su 6 thawing all day 32 40</p> <p>m 7 cloudy chilly wind East 30 36</p> <p>t 8 veery wet last night. hears + sees blue birds transplanted 2 balsams to planting 36 40</p> <p>w 9 taping for sugar good run gets 36 pails 32 46</p> <p>th 10 good run in forenoon gets 42 pails blue birds plenty 34 48</p> <p>f 11 forenoon gets 3 pails in all 80 pails has 30 ltes sugar + sees 3 plowers at Nimos raising 3 quarts molassas 36 48</p> <p>sa 12 very wet last night no sap frost out of ground sees wild geese 43 43</p> <p>su 13 no sermon Ms Ponleus at Blandfend no run sees robin 40 43</p> <p>m 14 coldish gets 30 pails of sap cloudy 36 40</p> <p>t 15 cold cloudy very heavy rain last night no sap 36 30</p> <p>w 16 goes run gets 53 pails sharp frost last night 25 38</p> <p>t 17 good run gets 55 pails warm sees meadow larks heavy rain last night 30 56</p> <p>f 18 fine frogs whistling, robins + blue birds singing 200 run of sap troughs full of rain water in morning 38 48</p> <p>sa 19 strange chang great rain last night towards morning 6 killed on garr at Flarnbore sets in frost + snow ground + trees white all day cold storm F my North wind 30 30</p> <p>su 20 snow sticks to trees all day sap running 28 36</p> <p>m 21 cloudy g cleans troughed some sap gets 37 pails 28-34</p> <p>t 22 fine gets sap 27 ^{16} pails 30 40</p> <p>w 23 fine day gets 45 pails 30 46</p> <p>th 24 rain + thunder last night no sap hears {phoefes?} 40 56</p> <p>f 25 no sap collecting for show 38 34</p> <p>sa 26 hard frost last night cold no sap 26 34</p> <p>su 27 snow last night no run 30 34</p> <p>m 28 slight rain in forenoon frost last night gets 19 pails sap 30 38</p> <p>t 29 no sap 31 36</p> <p>w 30 no sap some snow collecting 28 34</p> <p>th 31 no sap 32 38</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April 1859</span></h2> <p>F 1 retaps the trees gets 19 pails 28 56</p> <p>Sa 2 gets 12 pails coldish 30 36</p> <p>Su 3 fine sap runs 30 36</p> <p>M 4 cold snow showers 26 30</p> <p>t 5 still cold John at Galt plants some bolsumes 26 34</p> <p>W 6 cold still bails a better old sap 28 36</p> <p>t 7 milder John sowing plaister snow last night 28 36</p> <p>F 8 sap running gets 22 pails 26 38</p> <p>Sa 9 cold last nigt gets 5 pails 24 36</p> <p>Su 10 cold 28 34</p> <p>M 11 fine warm heavy rain last night pair of turn lambs last night 36 62</p> <p>tu 12 mild cloudy 36 36</p> <p>w 13 coldish finishes sugar by boiling 10 pails of old sour stuff in the potts sows spring wheat - pair of twins last night 36 48</p> <p>th 14 heavy rain + thunder this morning then blowing another pair of twins 38 50</p> <p>f 15 coldish cloudy 36 40</p> <p>Sa 16 at John Armstrongs frosty last night 34 46</p> <p>Su 17 very mild growing 40 48</p> <p>M 18 clear fine 30 50</p> <p>tu 19 goes to J. Calrks their all night fine</p> <p>w 20 goes into Galt fine gets #33 40 54</p> <p>th 21 goes a fishing gets nothing 44 35</p> <p>f 22 Digging garden 36 48</p> <p>Sa 23 Digging garden 38 44</p> <p>Su 24 Fine day 44 30</p> <p>m 25 Frost last night sows 25 B. of peas sows 1 paper onions 28 48</p> <p>tu 26 Fine rain last night - growin in Galt Fair men dragging 44 48</p> <p>w 27 frost last night sees two Martlet swallows men sows 15 Bu oats N. field 44 30 30</p> <p>th 28 coolish clear sows grafs seed on oats steers sold to S.M. Phad 32 48</p> <p>f 29 ploughing match, fine streamers last night slight frost warm to day sows 16 B. oats an 16 acre field 30 64</p> <p>Sa 30 sows 16 Bu oats finishes illegible fine warm 32 68</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May 1859</span></h2> <p>Su 1 warm toads birring at night first time 38 72</p> <p>m 2 men dragging clear finishes oats 38 66</p> <p>tu 3 clear digging at garden 38 72</p> <p>w 4 clear warm plants seed large potatoes 40-74</p> <p>th 5 very warm Sulby sees chimney swallow and barn swallows woods linger west to green 50 80</p> <p>f 6 very real summer weather 50 84</p> <p>Sa 7 still warm everything frowing amazingly fishing - Izzy comes - gets above 100 50 84</p> <p>Su 8 still very warm never saw such rapid growth the trees quite green Dogwood and plum trees in blossom eanories king birds and proud taylons come farmers crying for rain, distat Mind near night ---50 84</p> <p>m 9 very wet last night cool + cloudy gets Rhubarb the first ime 45- 45</p> <p>t 10 cold fair fishing gets none hears whipperwill 40 60</p> <p>w 11 slight frost last night pulling red root lend E.M #20 32 63</p> <p>th 12 cutting potatoes dry clear 36 62</p> <p>f 13 plants 9 bushels Mchanaks(?) cloudy Lizzy goes away Lends John # 30 34 62</p> <p>Sa 14 slight frost last night Plants 15 bush. cups clear drouthy 32 62</p> <p>Su 15 fine clear the woods in full flush cherry trees blossoming Apple blossoms appearing 34 70</p> <p>m 16 cutting potatoes fine rain in after noon a light frost last night 32 70</p> <p>tu 17 loud thunder last night with rain cuts the lambs has 36 68 in all 40 (biz) 19 Eroes + 21 Rams including pet + anyone 36 68</p> <p>w 18 glorious weather the woods in full glory apple trees + cherrys in full blossom plants potatoes 50 78</p> <p>th 19 fine growing. finishes planting potatoes plants in all 65 bushels ---50-72</p> <p>f 20 fine day 50 76</p> <p>Sa 21 cloudy thunder + rain in afternoon 56 76</p> <p>Su 22 cool growings 50 70</p> <p>m ^23 light frost last night bloods tinny 34 64</p> <p>t ^24 warm clear Queens Birth Day 50 78</p> <p>w 25 clear sultry warm growing langholm here in Day 50 80</p> <p>t 26 at fishing gets about 3 dozen warm 50 80</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May 1859</span></h2> <p>f 27 washes the sheep thunder with rain then cold 75 60</p> <p>Sa 28 at Reaching fine 60 70</p> <p>Su 29 Sacrament rain all last night dry after 50 60</p> <p>m 30 frost last night braided corn cut down 32 60</p> <p>t 31 clips the sheep cloudy 40 .64</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June</span></h2> <p>w 1 Bee at church yard moving dirt 40 70</p> <p>th 2 warm thunder + rain last night 50 76</p> <p>f 3 John + women at Galt ^{wish} cool cloudy 50 68</p> <p>Sa 4 cold cloudy fishing gets one dozen lost them 36 40</p> <p>Su 5 hard frost last night Butternut, Locust Shumach, Blacken F and potatoes brairded cut down, currants cherries re goose berries damaged our Daliah spoiled 30 50</p> <p>m 6 slight frost last night fine afternoon 32 70</p> <p>t 7 warmish thunder at dark 40 74</p> <p>w 8 clear blowing cool Mr + Mrs Nicol + Mrs. Tadd here. 40 60</p> <p>th 9 working statute laborer Duncan Mc Coll comes 38 60</p> <p>f 10 wet roads slight frost last night 32 60</p> <p>Sa 11 hard frost last night. Ice on trough, clover flowers browned. oats barly + much hurt, this season now looks very threatening, little more will kill fall wheat. it threatens frost to night again. helping John Dickson to quarry down a piece of road sowes 2 acres turnips 30 60</p> <p>Su 12 rather fine threatens rain of shich their is much need every thing being bamborled the by the frost. sees bad signs of Hessian Fry among our wheat + hears others complaining 34 70</p> <p>m 13 fine warm rain last night. Gives Mr. Menzie #30 Dollars for Mills Hamilton John at Galt for turnip seed Duncan comes at noon to atone 40 80</p> <p>tu 14 at Mr Renwicks funeral John sowing sowing turnips after tea 40 80</p> <p>w 15 warm sultry stoning head of orchard till noon thunder + heavy rain PM then sowing turnip. has examined our wheat and heard reports from others 40 80</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June 1859</span></h2> <p>by which it seem likely the frost of last Friday night has almost totally destroyed the wheat crop in the neighbourhood the damage proves far greater than suspected 40 80</p> <p>th 16 cool very. stoning till Teatime then finishes sowing our Turnips being in all 6 acres {the cr over corrected} being the greates quantity we ever sowed 64 60</p> <p>f 17 cool raising stones 60 70</p> <p>Sa 18 finishes raising stones at orchard PaidDuncan 6 Days for raising #3 and Day for John Dickson for Stable Labour 6/7h. cool clear 50 74</p> <p>Su 19 clear fine but a slight Frost last night 32 70</p> <p>m 20 some rain last night Thunder with fine showers in afternoon very growing warm 60 75</p> <p>tu 21 growing fine 60 76</p> <p>w 22 Do Do 60 72</p> <p>th 23 hurkling potatoes fine at Rt Chambers 60 76</p> <p>f 24 hurkling Do -- Distant thynder R. Elliot comes here 55 74</p> <p>Sa 25 hurkling Do---60 80</p> <p>Su 26 church Drauthy 60 84</p> <p>m 27 finishes hurkling goes to K. Campbels with R. Elliot 60 86 men cutting wheat for hagat stable [very Frozen wheat</p> <p>tu 28 men mowing orchard clover. warm sultry distant thunder 70 86</p> <p>w 29 threatening thunder showers. war, lakes in takes in the wheat at stable and orchard hay though the heat was from ---70 80 till 4 o clock at 7 it was but 72 62</p> <p>th 30 cool clear all signs of rain gone men cutting clover a lakes ago high wind last night 50 70</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July</span></h2> <p>f 31 1 warmer distant thunder resows some turnips rain at night heavy 60 80</p> <p><br />==July== 60 84</p> <p>Sa 2 men cutting clover showery 60 84</p> <p>Su 3 warm in forenoon cool often 60 74</p> <p>m 4 slight frost last night, raking + taking in hay 40 70</p> <p>tu 5 clear cool men mowing Raking hauling ve 50 70</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July</span></h2> <p>w 6 cloudy all ^{day} like rain lukey bull d 50 70</p> <p>th 7 cloud lowering like rain 50 70</p> <p>f 8 still cloudy cutting wheat for hay 50 78</p> <p>Sa 9 clearing up A. Glendiniey comes 50 75</p> <p>Su 10 warm clear 60 84</p> <p>m 11 very warm takes sif in the last of our wheat hay 70 89</p> <p>tu 12 very hot selling up Potatoes Totum Bull d 70 95</p> <p>w 13 still hot selling up Potatoes Thunder some rain 70 92</p> <p>t 14 hot finishes setting up Potatoes 70 80</p> <p>f 15 at Galt gets #24 warm 70 86</p> <p>Sa 16 begins to thin Turnips at Purvis Funeral 70 90</p> <p>Su 17 warm, sultry 70 88</p> <p>m 18 Thinning Turnips Thunder + rain in afternoon 70 92</p> <p>tu 19 Thinning Turnips Lens Nunnro #20 68 88</p> <p>w 20 Making Drain at Nunnros bush tends Nunnro 60 76</p> <p>th 21 cool John fencing very Drauthy at barn 60 74</p> <p>f 22 cool John fencing Drauth 60 74</p> <p>Sa 23 Drauthy Doubling Turnips 60 70</p> <p>Su 24 clear cool 60 74</p> <p>m 25 good rain last night begins to cradle wheat at noon, poor crop frozen King Birth Day 58 70</p> <p>tu 26 very cool very windy cradling 50 60</p> <p>w 27 cool dry windy cradling 48 66</p> <p>th 28 cradling rain in afternoon 48 70</p> <p>f 29 cradling fine 50 75</p> <p>Sa 30 finishes wheat at noon John hauls and + Simpson Sstalker + me goes to cut Peas 58 78</p> <p>Su 31 moderate slight shower takes Physic 50 74</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">augt== ==Augt== ==Augt</span></h2> <p>m 1 good rain last night clear breezy to Day at T. Gelberts 50 74</p> <p>t 2 taking in wheat 50 74</p> <p>w 3 taking in wheat finishes takes in small Peas 50 78</p> <p>t 4 heavy rain all last night sultry to Day some thunder 54 78</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Augt 1859</span></h2> <p>f 5 clear Drauthy cool cutting Peas 48 74</p> <p>Sa 6 at Rocton Pays #12 interest on Mortgage 50 74</p> <p>Su 7 clear warm 50 78</p> <p>m 8 taking in Peas warm 50 78</p> <p>t 9 cuts oats in forenoon finishes hauling Peas 54 83</p> <p>w 10 cutting Peas clear warm 54 84</p> <p>th 11 takes in one load of oats heavy thunder PM 54 84</p> <p>f 12 rain last night me ^n cradling oats + spring wheat</p> <p>Sa 13 fine men cutting oats 54 82</p> <p>Su 14 warm last night about 11 oclock Dick black guards us all 56 84</p> <p>m 15 John takes out a warront on Dick we are at Mr. Mallace Magistrate - not decided 54 84</p> <p>tu 16 men cradling Dick bound to keep the peace 56 84</p> <p>w 17 warm binding oats 56 84</p> <p>th 18 cradling oats John + me binding 54 87</p> <p>f 19 hauling oats in afternoon 54 84</p> <p>Sa 20 binds oats forenoon hauls in afternoon 54 84</p> <p>Su 21 clear 50 84</p> <p>m 22 finishes hauling oats takes a cukoo to Balasstyne 50 80 John at at the Magistrates about young Mc Gonegal</p> <p>tu 23 Gonegal sent to jail men Ploughing 50 78</p> <p>w 24 rain last night. Rain + thunder to Day men Ploughing men I am cutting Canadian Chistles 50 70</p> <p>th 25 John at Mm Robson's threshing. cool 52 72</p> <p>f 26 cool men Ploughing 50 72</p> <p>Sa 27 cool I am at Rocton at meeting about Show 52 72</p> <p>Su 28 very cool at church 45 62</p> <p>m 29 great display of streamers all last night 48 65</p> <p>T 30 Very dull like rain Father goes to Huron we kill a pig, 48 78</p> <p>W 31 Dull like rain. John commenced to sow yestorday, 54 60</p> <p>T</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">September 1859</span></h2> <p>th 1 clear finishes puting in fall wheat 49 66</p> <p>F 2 cloudy, streaming out last night very red 50 60</p> <p>S 3 Dull Grand Shower of rain in the Afternoon 58 69</p> <p>S 4 Cloudy and breezy 50</p> <p>M 5 Very dull and like rain 50 58</p> <p>Tu 6 Clear, a white frost last night 48 60</p> <p>W 7 Clear and mild 50 59</p> <p>Th 8 Clear. frost last night potatoes blackend in the hollows 41 66</p> <p>Fr 9 Very warm we all at Puslinch Lake has a fine soral a great company there 64 *</p> <p>Sat. 10 very sultry a fine shower last night 66 72</p> <p>Su 11 very cloudy and windy 68 72</p> <p>M 12 Clear and windy 60 71</p> <p>tu 13 Clear and very windy 50 53</p> <p>W 14 Clear cold and windy but no frost 42</p> <p>Th 15 Cloudy and like rain hard frost lasting Jane and Mrs. Martin away to Pea meating at the Shelfield 32 44</p> <p>Fr 16 warmer with an east wind we are threshing half a day 46 57</p> <p>Sat 17 Mild and very dull Last night Dicks wheps Saw Brother John 54 66</p> <p>Su 18 calm and foggy 54</p> <p>M 19 Still mild and dull raining in afternoon 57 68</p> <p>Tu 20 Cool and like rain east winds 50 49</p> <p>W 21 Drizzling rain from the east Father comes from the Huron 47</p> <p>Thur 22 very foggy and raining some John brings Mrs. Innefs 54</p> <p>F 23 cloudy men taking out Dung</p> <p>Sa 24 cloudy Mrs goes away with Daughter + Ms Annes son 40 64</p> <p>Su 25 our Sacrament warm Mr Robertson here 50 70</p> <p>M 26 warm growing John at Mill Bengy threshing 50 68</p> <p>tu 27 growing cloudy trees she now Pump and finds Plenty of water 60 68</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sept 1859</span></h2> <p>W 28 cloudy pouring 36 60</p> <p>th 29 warm frowing Mathew Anderson comes 38 70</p> <p>f 30 Kndles stumps John + Jean goes to Hamilton 50 68</p> <p>Sa ==Octr== 46 64</p> <p>Sa 1 heavy rain last night 46 64</p> <p>Su 2 fine at church 44 64</p> <p>m 3 I cleaning out Ditch warm 50 70</p> <p>t 4 at Ditch Mrs Thos Nicol here warm breezy 60 75</p> <p>w 5 at Ditch Finishes it men finishes west field 50 70</p> <p>th 6 Begins to Day Potatoes Dgis 60 Bushels cups 43 70</p> <p>f 7 Lagging fine cloudy threatening rain Digs 48 cups 40 65</p> <p>Sa 8 run in forenoon Digging in afternoon Digs 35 cups 40 45</p> <p>Su 9 no sermon Ms Parleus at Ayr cold frosty 30 40 40</p> <p>m 10 Mrs Inus comes from Janes Digging 30 32</p> <p>t 11 w 12 final Digging Giofs 9pm 40 60</p> <p>th 13 Digging John Elliot comes near night 40 50</p> <p>f 14 goes with John Elliot to Flamboro{something to faint to transcribe} 30 30</p> <p>Sa 15 Digging takes up Stalkers potato 40 50</p> <p>Su 16 fine at church 40 60</p> <p>m 17 raining no Digging men threshes Peas PM 40 60</p> <p>tu 18 cold stormy with sleet, showers cleans Island 43 42</p> <p>w 19 cold Digging however 40 40</p> <p>th 20 our straw hard frost last night cannot signs {illegible} forenoon so they all go to the show but May + me 30 34</p> <p>f 21 very hard Frost last night ice on a stub being about 172 inches thick so we cannot dig Potatoes in forenoon but takes up Turnips then takes up Potatoes in afternoon. Streamers out every night 27 34</p> <p>Sa 22 ground white with snow takes up no Potatoes 28 38</p> <p>Su 23 very hard frost last night but fine day 25 38</p> <p>M 24 milder cloudy digging Potatoes 50 44</p> <p>t 25 hard frost young Me Gonegal found guilty of Rope 24 36</p> <p>W {over written on Th} 26 still hard frost Digging Potatoes 23 36</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Octr 1859</span></h2> <p>th 27 at Galt by's a lamp gets #33 hard frost 22 32</p> <p>f 28 finishes our Potatoes has in all 820 Bush. 32 43</p> <p>Sa 29 taking up turnips 30 40</p> <p>Su 30 fine days 30 40</p> <p>m 31 finishes our Turnips has 1430 Bushel in New barn 1090 old Barn 360 Bu 30 40</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Nov.</span></h2> <p>tu 1 Men Ploughing young Mr Gonegal found guilty 30 42</p> <p>w 2 warmish fines 32 80</p> <p>th 3 our folks goes to Galt to W Cowes wedding at night we go to the wedding 32 56</p> <p>f 4 Indian sumer I am. Draing men Ploughing 34 60</p> <p>Sa 5 very fine smoky weather 34 62</p> <p>Su 6 M Ponteus Preaches to the Imigrants going to California 30 44</p> <p>m 7 calm I am burning stumps 32 50</p> <p>tu 8 Bee at meeting house Ditch fine smoky day 32 30</p> <p>w 9 fine men Ploughings 32 52</p> <p>th 10 very wet all last night cold showers to Day 32 36</p> <p>f 11 at meeting house Ditch Mary Glendinning + Father here mom melling 32 34</p> <p>Sa 12 Mm Johnston's Funeral. Glendinings goes away 30 32</p> <p>Su 13 very wet all last night cold frosty to Days 30 32</p> <p>m 14 very cold at Lam Felberts Funeral 26 32</p> <p>tu 15 fine to Day John at Mill raiking Grisdt Peas 28 36</p> <p>w 16 fine frosty john at Guelph looking for straw cutter 28 40</p> <p>th 17 no Frost last night Indian summer Day smoky 34 54</p> <p>f 18 very fine cloudy calm John + Jean at Guelph for straw cutter 32 58</p> <p>Sa 19 wet last night rain to Day 32 46</p> <p>Su 20 rather fine cloudy creek running for first time 30 38</p> <p>M 21 hard frost 26 32</p> <p>tu 22 threshing at I. Cowes fine 32 40</p> <p>w 23 threshing at Wm Robertsons 32 38</p> <p>th 24 fine cloudy men Ploughing May at M. Nicols seeing zilby 32 38</p> <p>F 25 hard frost last night kille the ox AM raing ice 26 32</p> <p>Sa 26 very wet last night 34 40</p> <p>Su 27 slight frost 30 34 40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Nov 1859</span></h2> <p>m 28 Frost but men Ploughing me draining 28 34</p> <p>tu 29 Frosty alittle finishes Ploughing spring field 28 40</p> <p>w 30 fine lill a frost 30 36</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Decr</span></h2> <p>th 1 very cold most all Day 36 36</p> <p>F 2 snowing most all Day glafs falling all Day 32 16</p> <p>Sa 3 ground covered with snow. very frosty 6 10</p> <p>Su 4 rough snowy morring fair afterwards 14 24</p> <p>m 5 thawing mild foggy haze runing hard at night 32 36</p> <p>tu 6 good deal of snow last night nes comes about 2 Me Gonegal's sentence is commuted to 5 years Penetebtyart 22 28</p> <p>w 7 coldish all Day clear 20 24</p> <p>th 8 very hard frost last night clear above 4 18</p> <p>f 9 milder cloudy</p> <p>Sa 10 men at R{could be an B ?} Pendlands threshing, clear Frosty 10 18</p> <p>Threshin at Nimmo's in after {illegible} 18 28</p> <p>Su 11 clear mildish slight thaw snow soft but no rain 18 ^ 32 24 ^ 36</p> <p>m 12 cold blowing threshing at Nimmios in afternoon john + Jean at Mr Mc Whinney's 10 16</p> <p>t 13 {the 3 is blotted ink, looks more like a 6} men threshing Peas cold Grey clouds calm - below 4 22</p> <p>w 14 {4 is double ink as if overwriting on an error, look more like a 7} John at Mill with Peas Dull cloudy calm above 10 20 Sermon at church Mr Porteus Girl Babtered</p> <p>th 15 {the 5 is overwritting a 6} great spree at our town Fiddling Cancing +e 10 20</p> <p>f 16 mild 20 25</p> <p>Sa 17 threatens stern Nominates 2 counsellorship 20 30</p> <p>Su 18 heavy fall of soft snow with strong gale from the East snowed all night for 12 hours depth of snow 17 inches where not frifted 32 32</p> <p>m 19 sometimes spittering snow cloudy mild snow soft 30 32</p> <p>t 20 grey cloudy mild send 4 Dollars to Wm Marlun from I{could be a J} Train 30 32</p> <p>w 21 {1 is overwritting a 2} colder still cloudy good sleighing but deep 20 22</p> <p>th 22 {2 is overwritting a 3} cold clear we kill three Pigs 10 20</p> <p>f 23 {3 is overwritting a 4} moderate grey John buys threshing plower 18 28</p> <p>Sa 24 {4 is overwritting a 5} mild cloudy John buys threshing Plower</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Decr - 1859</span></h2> <p>Su 25 {5 is overwritting a 6} no threshing mild 30 30</p> <p>m 26 {6 is overwritting a 7} Threshers here threshes all Day mild 20 30</p> <p>t 27 {7 is overwritting a 8} threshing 26 28</p> <p>w 28 {8 is overwritting a 9} finishes thresing in morning very cold at 0 2</p> <p>th 29 John goes for thrshing Power cold at 0 10</p> <p>f 30 cold Grey at 0 9</p> <p>S 31 very cold john at Blacksmiths fixing sstraw cutter below 6 0</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Newyears day 1860 Jany</span></h2> <p>Su 1 clear sunny all at church 0 10</p> <p>m 2 Wm Coiral + McGonegal our first fit very cold below 2 Election of counceller at kirkwall - below 12 10</p> <p>t 3 Election going on McMillan Elected by the casting vote of Reluring officer 0 10</p> <p>w 4 Grey cloudy moderate 8 14</p> <p>th 5 May + Jane goes to Nasagaway moderate 10 14</p> <p>f 6 Goes to John Dickson for Kirk seats, mild our women comes hom from Nasaagaway10 26</p> <p>Sa 7 Thaw raining all last night 34 36</p> <p>Su 8 still thaw mild no rain 34 38</p> <p>m 9 men at I Cowes threshing mild 34 38</p> <p>tu 10 very mild still thaw Collecting sear rents 40 40</p> <p>w 11 slight snow last night Frosty now 26 24</p> <p>F 13 at Mc Combs spree moderate. i am out at Rocton with money 26 24</p> <p>Sa 14 fine day 30 24</p> <p>tu 17 at Galt fine day finds out L. Eroarl 28 30</p> <p>F 20 Ms Nimmo's chopping Bee thawing 28 38</p> <p>Sa 21 at church thawing 32 38</p> <p>M 23 our annual Kirk meeting. Kills a Pig 32 36</p> <p>T 24 taking Potatoes in from Pitt very mild 34 46</p> <p>W 25 takes in all the Potatoes John Johnston and John Lee here. clear windy 31 32</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Jany 1860</span></h2> <p>th 20 fine but Frosty 24 28</p> <p>F 27 coolish clear joe Glencrofs here this night (27) Dick assualts Mrs Parker 24 26</p> <p>Sa28 a good deal of snow last night cutting chaff all day 24 26</p> <p>Su 29 clear mild in afternoon 14 34</p> <p>M 30 slight thaw last night freezing to day, men at swamp 20 24T 31 Cold cloudy men at swamp above 10 10</p> <p>==Feby== below 10 above 10</p> <p>w 1 very hard Frost men at Swamp below 10 above 10</p> <p>th 2 clear fine Frosts, men at swamp</p> <p>Fh 3 fine but cold + Frosty Paid 39 cents on Postage for 13 months arrears + 6 months advance on Help + spec. below 1 20</p> <p>Sa 4 fine M. Campbell here going home men at swamp 4 20</p> <p>Sat 5 Su 5 moderate snowing in afternoon 20 26</p> <p>M 6 Thaw last night cloudy Eclipse to night 36 34</p> <p>tu 7 Cloudy moderate John at Me Millans with oats 20 26</p> <p>tW 8 mild incling to fresh 30 34</p> <p>th 9 very sleighing gone near by cuttling chaff, our Soiree 38 37</p> <p>F 10 at Mc Queens with money Innes comes George Elliot here above 5 18</p> <p>Sa 11 John at Newhope with Hoops snowing some 10 20</p> <p>Su 12 find Innes at Church with us 20 26</p> <p>M 13 Kills our Pigs pretty cold but clear 12 24</p> <p>tu 14 cuts up the Pilgs T Little here for Potatoe</p> <p>W 15 th 16 F 17 cold to Day clear below 5 10</p> <p>Sa 18 very stormy snowing all Day john at New^(Hope) alone 16 20</p> <p>Su 19 clear all at home but John 20 26</p> <p>M 20 clear thawing men at swamp 20 34</p> <p>t 21 clear mild men at swamp 20 36</p> <p>W 22 John + me at Galt with Mr Innes and the Plough I by ^u Darwin's origin of species for 11/7h + Dawsons Archea for 10/7h very warm thawing strong all Day at night thunder 40 54</p> <p>th 23 cloudy getting colder all Day 40 30</p> <p>F 24 men at Hunters making sap troughs</p> <p>Sa 25 John Hauls sap troughs with waggon no cleighing now 20 24</p> <p>Su 26 taking Physic very squeemish 22 24 32</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feby 1860</span></h2> <p>m 27 very warm clear thawing John hauling trougphs 40 50</p> <p>t 28 cloudy thawing some rain at swamp for willows 40 42</p> <p>w 29 cloudy thawing ground quite black roads very muddy 40 46</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March</span></h2> <p>th 1 very fine still thawing Crows now plenty 40 45</p> <p>F 2 clear fine sugar weather if one chose to tap Received from John Tennant #20 part payment on #50 Sees 7 wild geese 40 46</p> <p>Sa 3 fine mild 40 46</p> <p>Su 4 still mild looks quite like spring 40 46</p> <p>M 5 collectinf for show sees Blue Birds for first time at Padlar McDacralds visiting 28 50</p> <p>tu 6 Taps for sugar rain at night Jean makes 1/2 gall molofses 28 46</p> <p>w 7 puts rain acct of troughs poor run sees Blackbirds warm clear blowing 40 60</p> <p>th 8 gathers 14 Pails sap that run yesterday no run to day Mr. Porteus here visiting last night, hazzy to day 32 46</p> <p>Sees Pigeons flying, but some has seen them 3 days ago</p> <p>F9 collecting for show cold no sap 24 32</p> <p>Sa 10 cold cloudy hard frost 18 30</p> <p>Su 11 cold half cloudy snow last night 20 30</p> <p>M 12 very cold no thaw 18 26</p> <p>tu 13 still cold no sap Robt Balantyne here for cash 20 30</p> <p>W 14 poor run cloudy 22 34</p> <p>tu 10 Good run gets 46 pailfuls 30 40</p> <p>W F 16{6 overwritting a 7} very good run gets 59 pailfuls frogs whislen 30 55</p> <p>Sa 17 {7 overwritting an 8} still warm good run gets 57 Pails 30 55</p> <p>Su 18 {8 overwritting a 9} still warm Frogs whistling loud sap running 32 58</p> <p>M 19 {19 overwritting 20}Boiling yesterdays sap 32 pailsguls now to day some rain 32 58</p> <p>tu 20 cold, collecting for show no sap has in all 108 bls sugar 20 32</p> <p>W 21{1 overwritting an 2} very cold hard frost 20 22</p> <p>th 22{the 2nd overwritting 1} clear cold still no sap 22 38</p> <p>F 23 {3 overwriting a 4} clear milder gets 28 pails sap 28 40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin_1859-1862_17.pdf</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March 1860</span></h2> <p>Sa 24 Bails our sap no run to Day Johns at Galt for seeds 22 30</p> <p>Su 25 cold frosty 22 30</p> <p>M 26 clear still frosty no run John Shingling 24 30</p> <p>tu 27 still cold some little Sap Posts a Letter to Grace Tennant R Chambers Roup 26 36</p> <p>W 28 colder. clear Barren weather 24 32</p> <p>th 29 a little warmer sap running a better Mr Taylor here lecturing John at Mill 30 38</p> <p>f 30 Great run last night and to Day gets 70 Pails 32 52</p> <p>Sa 31 very warm busy boiling gets 40 pails of sap</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April</span></h2> <p>Su 1 no sermon, cool no sap Bails the old into {Trggie?} 30 36</p> <p>M 2 milder men begins to Plough I am Ditching cold 22 34</p> <p>t 3 warm gets 27 Pails ^(+10 more 37) sap sees lots of Flies laying eggs in creek 32 60</p> <p>W 4 Bails up our sap no run rain and wind at night Walter armstrong comes 32 50</p> <p>tu 5 growing weather Sugar seems to be over 32 50</p> <p>f 6 Walter Armstrong goes away makes a hot bed John at Riddes for siller 32 50</p> <p>7 Sa at Mr Whinney's sale fine Day 32 50</p> <p>8 Su a Day like summer warm growing Toads burring at night 40 66</p> <p>M 9 colder to day bails up the last sap to make Orenega z has made in all 180 lbs sugar + about 8 Gal. molasses + 10 Gal sr 34 46</p> <p>t 10 goes to the swamp for Soft Maple Trees to Plant mild 36 50</p> <p>w 12 plants some trees at smiddy with sandy clear 36 50</p> <p>th 12 Sows west field with spring wheat and seeds very windy 34 50</p> <p>f 13 coldish at Swamp for trees Plants them 34 48</p> <p>Sa 14 cold Frosty some snow last night 30 38</p> <p>Su 15 hard frost see above 1 inch thick clear 28 30</p> <p>M 16 finishes strain milder 32 48</p> <p>t 17 John fletting Mother Tennant Ploughing Mc Gonegals some thunder last night I began to dig Garden sacks {lussy langhey?} 34 48</p> <p>w 18 frosty last night clear digging in Garden 40 36</p> <p>19 th fine Day at Galt wanted to left Debentures, buys Bane Dust at # 2fr per Barrel gets Greys Bolany at 71 (?illegible) # 3 and Rapes seed 30 lb white clover 3 lb oldikes cloves, lt at 60 total # 11 50 55</p> <p>f 20 writes to Innes, rain last night fine growing now 50 62</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin_1859-1862_18.pdf</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April 1860</span></h2> <p>Sa 21 cloudy cooler moves out the Parliament house 36 30</p> <p>Su 22 M 23 Tu 24 W25 ^(Galt four) th 2 F Frosty at night all these Days and barren Glofs from 28 28 30</p> <p>th 26 Sows Peas and a few oats 32 34</p> <p>Fr 27 finishes dragging Peas 34 34</p> <p>Sa 28 at Rocton at Sgregullurer meeting 36 38</p> <p>Su 29 our folk at Puslinch hearing Mr Taylor Dooks 38 64</p> <p>M 30 Sows oats &amp; Grafs seeds 46 68</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May</span></h2> <p>I have been asked by Alex Innes of Culrofs to keep a Register of the temperature at 9 P A..M. for the month of May for the purpose of comparing Beverly with Culrofs so for the month the Entries will be for 9 A.M. &amp; 2 P.M.</p> <p>T 1 cloudy drizzling rain Men sowing Plaster 40 44</p> <p>W 2 at Galt for 4 Trees 42 60</p> <p>th 3 Delving fine some rain near night 42 64</p> <p>F 4 goes a Fishing gets 17, Innes comes 62 74</p> <p>Sa 5 fine growing weather Sow 2 Maples tinged with green willows yelling green 62 74</p> <p>Su 6 warm takes Physic not at church 60 76</p> <p>M 7 very sultry goes to Galt with Innes buys {Mont?} come thunder &amp; rain gaze 70 87</p> <p>tu 8 comes from Galt great growing weather. Swallows gets first {illegible} more thunder in {lum?} 70 82</p> <p>W 9 goes a Fishing gets about 5 Doz warm growing sees King Birds Praird Taylors &amp; c ^(English) cherry trees blossoming thunde heavy rain last night 64 80</p> <p>th 10 Colt fair growing cooler 64 70</p> <p>F 11 cuts the Limbs has 23 Rams &amp; 19 Eives including my 2 sows Rapes 58 68</p> <p>Sa 12 every thing looking green growing weather men draggin Po Roloeland 64 68</p> <p>Su 13 fine growing at church 64 68</p> <p>M 14 John drilling ^(for) Potatoes Tennant at Stalkers ploughing 60 80</p> <p>tu 15 sets 15 Bu. Mechanics and some cups I Watson &amp; Roup 64 67</p> <p>W 16 sets some Potatoes John goes to R. Hunter's Roup 64 80</p> <p>th 17 finishes the Potatoes sets in all very bad with the toothache the woods looks glorious apple Cherry (Canidian in full blossom 60 66</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_19.pdf</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1861</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May March</span></h2> <p>F 18 very bad with toothache John Brings sand 60 70</p> <p>Sa 19 Rain last night and forenoon cloudy cool 56 56</p> <p>Su 20 cool threating rain near night Meg colts 50 54</p> <p>M 21 heavy rain last night cloudy cool all Day 44 43</p> <p>t 22 women white washing men pulling Red Root I go a fishing gets 9 fonds a cow of Wm Robinsons laird 50 68</p> <p>w 23 men puts up Bars in west field I am bad with sore back 60 68</p> <p>th 24 Queens Birthday at a fox nest gets non growing 60 70</p> <p>f 25 warm in Morning cloudy afternoon 60 76</p> <p>Sa 26 at church Bill Parks here I crack thund &amp; shower 60 80</p> <p>Su 27 fine coolish our Sacrament 60 72</p> <p>M 28 washes our Sheep warmish 62 74</p> <p>tu 29 John buildin shop foundation I am digging garden some lightning 58 72</p> <p>W 30 fine John Meg takes the horse</p> <p>W 30 John building cloudy threatening showers 60 78</p> <p>th 31 cool cloudy threatening rain clips the sheep 50 64</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June</span></h2> <p>F 1 John Drilling for Turnips Drauthy looking I sow some beats in afternoon 66 72</p> <p>Sa 2 very Drauthy. sows 83 Drills of turnips 60 78</p> <p>Su 3 Drauthy but cloudy at church 60 70</p> <p>M 4 cloudy with a good deal of rain &amp; thunder John drags the Potatoes 58 64</p> <p>t 5 at Galt rack wool gets 29 cents per pound buys Johns Mortgage at {pulenduce} 58 64</p> <p>W 6 wool {darke?} cloud fine weather sows out the west field Turnips 64 64</p> <p>th 7 working statute Labour temparate 64 70</p> <p>F 8 working statute Labour cool cloudy 55 65</p> <p>Sa 9 Finishes Statute Labour very cool wind N.W. 50 60</p> <p>Su 10 cool &amp; very Drauthy wants rain badly 50 62</p> <p>M 11 warm Sultry looking like a change 60 80</p> <p>tu 12 very warm men driving muck very Drauthy 70 82</p> <p>W 13 warm Drauthy 66 80</p> <p>th 14 at Galt with Innefs Mortgage very warm 70 84</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_20.pdf</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June 1860</span></h2> <p>F 15 cloudy Wm Park comes &amp; D Brydon Thunder an some rain 63 80</p> <p>Sa 16 cloudy all day mild George Tenant comes 60 74</p> <p>Su 17 clear Drauthy ground getting Dry again New minister here 60 78</p> <p>M 18 cloudy John drilling Turnips at Stable I sow 18 Drels with some Dust 65 78</p> <p>t 19 cloudy at Margt Roberts Funeral 67 78</p> <p>W 20 John at Mill writes to A. Glen. &amp; Jeffray 66 74</p> <p>t 21 at Hamilton with Innef's Mortgage to register George Tennant Georg goes with us going to Scotland, cool cloudy 60 72</p> <p>F 22 cool Drauthy no signs of rain getting burnt up 60 70</p> <p>Sa 23 warmer drauthy John at Mill 60 74</p> <p>Su 24 Very warm no surmon 64 84</p> <p>M 25 at Puslinch lake warm 64 82</p> <p>t 26 cloudy in morning Drauthy afterwards 60 74</p> <p>W 27 warm men ploughing 60 80</p> <p>th 28 Georgina goes away John &amp; Jane goes with her to Guelph very hot I take Physic looks like thunder at night Great Eastern arrive at N.york 60 88</p> <p>F 29 a fine heavy rain this morning &amp; a good many showers thro the day. after a very severe drouth, Turnips sown 1st June scarcely brourded yet, Pasture burnt up Barly &amp; sping wheat thought past redemption, we'll see what the rain does 60 78</p> <p>Sa 30 clear breezy cool at church 60 78</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July</span></h2> <p>Su 1 clear moderate at church sees a Comet at night about N.W. 64 78</p> <p>M 2 cloudy in afternoon Sets up Potatoes G. Tennant here about his wife 64 78</p> <p>tu 3 seed looks like rain a sligh shower John at Saw Mill 69 78</p> <p>W 4 cloudy cool John at Sawmill Mr + Mrs Porteres here thunder and rain at 6 A.M. 60 70</p> <p>th 5 men begins to mow clean 60 74</p> <p>F 6 men mowing 62 74</p> <p>Sa 7 Raking in forenoon hauls 4 loads in afternoon cool 60 68</p> <p>Su 8 George Tennant's Barn Stables sheds all burnt last night fire seen between 9 + 10 night, fine shower this day cool 55 68</p> <p>m 9 Bedding people to George Tennants Bee cool 50 68</p> <p>t 10 at Little Scotland Bidding to Bee men thinning Turnips 50 70</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_21.pdf</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1860</span></h2> <p>W 11 John Tennant at Tennant &amp; Bee us Raking hay 60 70</p> <p>tu 12 J Chambers at Tennant hauling Bee The rest mowing. cool 50 70</p> <p>F 13 Taking in hay &amp; raking 50 74</p> <p>Sa 14 at Rockton Paying interest in kirk Loan men takes in the last of the hay has in all 16 loads 60 76</p> <p>Su 15 warm sultry thunder at night 60 78</p> <p>m 16 thinning Turnips in forenoon {Tenand?} his uncles, warm heavy shower last night 60 80</p> <p>tu 17 warm clear gets our clock cleaned 60 80</p> <p>w 18 Sun eclipsed. Very Wet in afternoon, lighting at night 60 68</p> <p>t 19 very warm, clear, thinning Turnips at Staber 70 80</p> <p>F 20 Marion &amp; Jane at Dundof very warm men at Tennants Barn raising 70 86</p> <p>Sa 21 Jane &amp; me at Golt lifts #1100 Debentures Shower 70 86</p> <p>Su 22 fine at church 70 80</p> <p>m 23 Marion &amp; me at Dundofs get Debenture No 508 for 1100 people busy with harvest wheat lookmoell our people begins to cust wheat 60 63</p> <p>tu 24 cradling wheat sadly kill + out cool 60 70</p> <p>w 25 cradling, this is my Birth day on which I enter on my 60th year verify I am getting old But to Day i have raked and bound after a crondle 60 70</p> <p>th 26 takes in one load of wheat Some rain cradling afternoon 60 70</p> <p>F 27 cool cradling forenoon taking in wheat afternoon 60 78</p> <p>Sa 28 cool takes in wheat all that is {ceit?} 60 72</p> <p>Su 29 very heavy rain last night very cool cloudy No preaching to day 60 70</p> <p>M 30 finishes cutting fall wheat poor crop 60 78</p> <p>tu 31 John cultivating men cutting Peas in afternoon. Gets a letter from Innes 60 80</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Augt</span></h2> <p>W 1 men cutting Peas very cool harvest weather 60 70</p> <p>tu 2 takes in the last of the Fall wheat rent cutting Peas 60 74</p> <p>f 3 bad with toothache &amp; Dysentery wet in forenoon 60 72</p> <p>Sa 4 men finishes cutting Peas fine weather I bad with Dysentery 62 80</p> <p>Su 5 I am not at church warm clear 62 80</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_22.pdf</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Augt 1860</span></h2> <p>M 6 taking in Peas warm clear 65 86</p> <p>tu 7 finishes taking peas at noon rain &amp; thunder after we have 17 loads of Peas, Elliot Morton comes 72 90</p> <p>W 8 begins to cradle wheat cool clear 70 82</p> <p>Th 9 Rain last night cradls spring wheat afternoon 70 80</p> <p>F 10 crating spring wheat cool 60 70</p> <p>Sa 11 in forenoon John Ploughing in Orchard men cradling oats. in afternoon taking in spring wheat, cool 60 70</p> <p>Su 12 at church cool cloudy threatening rain. 55 70</p> <p>M 13 Rain Cool night with distant thunder very cool 55 63</p> <p>tu 14 cutting spring wheat and oats 50 63</p> <p>W 15 taking in spring wheat &amp; oats 50 70</p> <p>th 16 takes in all the oats 50 72</p> <p>F 17 may at Marlin Nichols we cutting spring wheat hearing thunder &amp; rain last night 60 80</p> <p>Sa 18 Finishes cutting Spring wheat 60 80</p> <p>Su 19 Sultry her at church 60 82</p> <p>M 20 heavy rain &amp; thunder last night 65 80</p> <p>tu 21 threshes here in afternoon threshes 140 Bushels 65 80</p> <p>W 22 finishes hauling spring wheat. clear fan 68 78</p> <p>t 23 warm Sultry no spectator comes John cultivating {shears?} the lambs 68 82</p> <p>F 24 heavy rain &amp; thunder last night fair &amp; warm this forenoon but heavy rain and thunder afternoon the swallows &amp; {Whifferwills?} seems now to have left very growing weather but some signs of rot on Potatoe shows 68 80</p> <p>Sa 25 Cool cloudy ground soaked with rain, some currants still on bushes 60 68</p> <p>Su 26 Cool cloudy at church 60 70</p> <p>M 27 some rain last night to Day breezy cool clear drought 60 65</p> <p>tu 28 Golt fair fine clear John begins to sow wheat 60 70</p> <p>W 29 John sows and drags Orchard cool 55 65</p> <p>Th 30 Sowen wheat at 16 acre field John cultivating it in May at Bell Cowe last night 60 75</p> <p>F 31 Great rain ^(&amp; thunder) last night Ms W Cowe has a son. Sowing grofs The ground soaked with rain cannot Sow wheat 60 70</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_23.pdf</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Setpr 1860</span></h2> <p>Sa 1 men Ploughing our ground too wet to sow wool 38 {illegible number}</p> <p>Su 2 no preaching here. Light frost last night John &amp; Jean at Sebs 32 64</p> <p>M 3 finishes sowing wheat, sows on 16 acre field 28 Bu of which 18 is soules and 10 Beard cool clear 45 72</p> <p>T 4 cool cloudy Jhenny Innes here, John waterfurrowing wheat 50 74</p> <p>W 5 Jean &amp; John goes to Scarboro I take them to Flainboro I get Muggy</p> <pre> J Wallace takes away the sheer warm clear 60 75 </pre> <p>th 6 clear warm Stalker here Ploughing 60 80</p> <p>F 7 cool clear till towards night thencloudy threatening rain 60 70</p> <p>Sa 8 a very steady wet Day till afternoon then fair 50 65</p> <p>Su 9 at church cool and fair but roads very muddy 50 65</p> <p>M 10 going round with Petition for Township meeting for Mr Rinloue 45 60</p> <p>tu 11 cool cloudy 45 55</p> <p>W 12 very cool John &amp; Jean comes from Scarboro 45 60</p> <p>th 13 cool cloudy men Ploughing 45 60</p> <p>f 14 men Ploughing clear 50 65</p> <p>Sa 15 clear brezzy John goes for lumber Stalker at Mrs Mc Kinley's Biel 55 75</p> <p>Su 16 heavy rain last night cloudy at church 50 70</p> <p>M 17 clear John &amp; Jean at Mitchels people speaking of rot on the Potatoes ours not bad yet, sees a humming Bird tis late 48 70</p> <p>tu 18 Starts this morning to the Exibition at Hamilton. a splendid show Sees the Prince of Wales thinks if he had been born in my own grade he was likely to turn out a canny weel doing hiel, but had he does not seem to have any thing very superior about him, warm 60 73</p> <p>W 19 still Hamilton still warm fine the Prince on the grounds 60 70</p> <p>th 20 got home last night. cool, very Rainy Day 45 52</p> <p>F 21 cool Digs 20 Bushes for Pigs Some hail showers 45 52</p> <p>Sa 22 John at Mill. cloudy blowing mild 50 62</p> <p>Su 23 fixing fl at church cloudy 50 60</p> <p>M 24 fixing floor of Pigstye showery some thunder at night 50 64</p> <pre> John Gilbert Junior that our Dog Major was th with their Dog last Saturday - 22nd and their Dog being mad it is probable ours was bit </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_24.pdf</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Septr 1860</span></h2> <p>tu 25 John and the women at Galt, Showery 45 55</p> <p>W 26 Childrens Soiree at our school Yates here mending machine 50 60</p> <p>th 27 mixes lime Yates here fixed {fumes?} 45 55</p> <p>fr 28 Lowers lime cool breezy 40 50</p> <p>Sa 29 at church frost last night Blackens tomatoes 40 50</p> <p>Su 30 out Sacrament John cripple with a Boil on his knee 38 48</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Octr</span></h2> <p>M 1 Wet in forenoon. in afternoon John at Cowes threshing 38 52</p> <p>t 2 John at Cowes threshing in forenoon threshing Peas with our machine here in afternoon 40 60</p> <p>W 3 threshes our Barrack of Peas in forenoon then haul {Stains?} for house foundation 40 65</p> <p>th 4 Threshes the Barley takes all Day 45 60</p> <p>F 5 Mr Lambert here building foundation gets a letter from J Tennant 45 65</p> <p>Sa 6 at Richard Hunters funeral John at Mill 50 60</p> <p>Su 7 at church 40 60</p> <p>M 8 we dig a load of Potatoes John at Mm Robson's Racking in afternoon</p> <pre> I write to John Tennant at Brucemines </pre> <p>tu 9 John at Galt with Barley we dig 30 Bu Potatoes, Then rains 40 50</p> <p>W 10 Digging Potatoes Guelfs we take up 100 Bus 45 50</p> <p>th 11 Diggin cold ^{frost} hail shower takes up 100 Bushels 40 58</p> <p>F 12 Digging finer to Day Digs 100 Bushels 40 55</p> <p>Sa 13 Digging good Day 100 Bushels 45 55</p> <p>Su 14 at church, yesterday Jem Black Burned him self to Death in a logheap 50 60</p> <p>m 15 Digging takes up 100 Bu we gulf 50 60</p> <p>Su 16 D at church 45 55</p> <p>tu 16 Digging takes up 100 Bushel we gulf finish is our Potatoes 45 55</p> <pre> xfixing for show </pre> <p>W 17 finishes our potatoes has about 6 or 700 Bu x 40 50</p> <pre> fixing for show </pre> <p>th 18 at our show gets prize for Turnips, fine Day x 48 55</p> <p>F 19 puts up our Pigs to feed at ours show 48 55</p> <p>Sa 20 we pull some apples stopt with rain clouds puts up our Pigs to feed 40 50</p> <p>Su 21 Dull Day some rain at church Wm Chambers comes at night 40 50</p> <p>M 22 John goes to the Jury men takes up a few Turnips foggy 40 55</p> <pre> Wm Chambers at Robsons threshing with our horses in the afternoon </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_25.pdf</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Oct 1860</span></h2> <p>m 23 Nasty Drizzling rain all Day I'm at Robson's threshing 40 55</p> <p>tu 24 Taking up Turnips nasty darty job warmish 45 60</p> <p>w 25 men Ploughing forenoon then takes in 200 Bu Turnips</p> <pre> I pull &amp; pits 14 Bu grafted apples has in all 40 Bu. apples now 40 55 </pre> <p>th 26 Takes in 135 Bushels Turnips 40 55</p> <p>f 27 Takes in 270 Bushel Turnips 45 60</p> <p>Sa 28 men Ploughing in forenoon then takes in 135 B Tur</p> <p>Su 28 I Keep house women at Church 45 60</p> <p>M 29 Very Wet last night men Ploughing, then takes 135 ^(B. Turnips) 45 60</p> <p>tu 30 I killing a Beef to {Nirnns?} Men taking up Turnips warm 50 65</p> <p>w 31 very warm takes in 315 Bushels Turnips 60 70</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Nov</span></h2> <p>th 1 takes up the last of the west Turnips hauls 130 ^(150) Bushels 55 65</p> <p>f 2 takes in 295 ^(70 Bushels) B Turnips {fen?} warm 53 68</p> <p>Sa 3 writes to Inc Stewarttamilton and Alex Innes, we take in the last of west field go Bu. Total in field 1320 Bushels fine 55 68</p> <pre> very wet all last night, men cleans Peas then I Plough John comes from {gurg?} 50 60 </pre> <p>Su 4 at church</p> <p>m 5 taking up Turnips at Stable Pine 50 55</p> <p>tu 6 takes all the Turnips at Stable has in all 540 Bu. in Stable Field</p> <pre> has in all 1800 Bushels of which about 1450 is at now Stable and 35 at old Stable </pre> <p>w 7 taking Potatoes from Pits takes in 90 B. By Potates 45 58</p> <p>th 8 taking in Potatoes takes in 90 B. waled Potatoes 30 48</p> <p>f 9 at Potatoes cold rain near night takes in 84 B. 28 43</p> <p>Sa 10 Kills 2 Pigs very wet last night cloudy 35 40</p> <p>Su 11 at church mild cloudy 40 50</p> <p>m 12 taking in Potatoes cold frosty last night 35 46</p> <p>tu 13 takes in the last of Potatoes has 300 B in our cellar, takes up Beets 35 48</p> <p>w 14 clear warm frost last night ^(men Ploughing), writes J Martin with money ^(to aunt) 34 50</p> <p>th 15 coolish cloudy 36 48</p> <p>f 16 I begin to make a Ditch for creek 32 36</p> <p>Sa 17 Ditching men Ploughing 38 50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_26.pdf</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Nov 1860</span></h2> <p>Su 18 Sandy Glenn came here last night 38 44</p> <p>M 19 Charlzaur horse found hanged this morning 34 44</p> <p>tu 20 at Doris not 34 44</p> <p>w 21 at Rocton court Tennant wins his Plea 36 46</p> <p>tu 20 at Rocton court Tennant wins his Plea 36 46</p> <p>W 21 at Cories threshing Peas 30 40</p> <p>th 22 hard frost, cold Sandy goes away 28 36</p> <p>F 23 still cold cloudy 24 32</p> <p>Sa 24 very cold I go to Kirk wall mugged 12 18</p> <p>Su 25 Still cold cloud windy 13 20</p> <p>M 26 rather milder some snow 28 34</p> <p>tu 27 John at Nemmos threshing Stalker I set up Sugar boughs at J Dicksons threshing 28 30</p> <p>w 28 John gets a Belt at wardrops fine clear frosty 24 34</p> <p>th 29 cool cloudy 26 30</p> <p>F 30 Do Da 24 30</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Dec</span></h2> <p>Sa 1 got a pair of Boots from A Smith Price &amp; 43/4 26 30</p> <p>Su 2 at church 22 30</p> <p>M 3 ground Black roads rough. 26 30</p> <p>T 4 threshes some oats with machine Some snow 26 30</p> <p>W 5 ground white with slight snow 28 30</p> <p>th 6 cloudy moderate Leon get Porcupine guills 26 20</p> <p>f 7 John fixing Henhouse 26 30</p> <p>Sa 8 mild cloudy - John at Henhouse 26 30</p> <p>Su 9 at church thawing a little at noon 28 34</p> <p>m 10 a good fall of Snow last night good sleighing 30 32</p> <p>t 11 hard frost last night clear to Day Mc Whinny here 12 22</p> <p>w 12 John hauls firewood good sleighing, some snow falls 18 28</p> <p>th 13 Ken Chambers came last night. cold heavy snow showers 14 18</p> <p>f 14 very hard frost last night threshing at Kirk wall below 10 above {illegible number}</p> <p>sa 15 {mildiv?} Alex Glendurming comes above 4 20</p> <p>Su 16 no preaching mild 10 32</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_27.pdf</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Decm 1860</span></h2> <p>m 17 Sandy goes away mild men at firewood 10 32</p> <p>t 18 Dull cloudy men gathering firewood mild 26 30</p> <p>w 19 Showering very rainy in afternoon, big saw board 34 38</p> <p>th 20 Showering all Day cloudy 34 36</p> <p>f 21 fine in forenoon. Snows all afternoon 28 30</p> <p>sa 22 at church fine day John hauling firewood 28 30</p> <p>Su 23 at church 20 30</p> <p>M 24 collecting {Leat?} rents gets #38 John at Galt 22 28</p> <p>tu 25 Christmass day John &amp; Jean at Robt Chamber's, Robt Ridder Pays me 5th, instalmenant {F.?} Stalkers Mortgage #130 20 22</p> <p>w 26 mild to Day, Kills {Nemero's?} Pig 22 30</p> <p>th 27 at Galt {Bageys?} a Buggy for # 22 Pays Chbot Chamber's Journal &amp; Reporter for next year Buys the {cruize?}of the Betsy by Hugh Miller for 1 1/4 Dollar 22 26</p> <p>F 28 Cutting oats &amp; Pea straw all Day 22 30</p> <p>Sa 29 moderate weather cloudy collecting seat rents gets #28 gets a hawk from Stolker 26 30</p> <p>Su 30 at church rather cold 20 26</p> <p>M 31 John at Mill takes the hawk to P. Ballantyne {gregery?} and niece comes above 12 18</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Jan'y 1861</span></h2> <p>Tu 1 New years day dine day Shoolmaster here at night 14 28</p> <p>W 2 mild frezz foes away, Jean takes her home. Rain 20 36</p> <p>Th 3 Kills the Pigs Pays J. McMillan Globe club and six months Postage on Globe &amp; Reporter 20 26</p> <p>F 4 John takes Hogs to Brock road hard frost above 10 20</p> <p>Sa 5 very mild weather to Day cloudy 20 30</p> <p>Su 6 Elders ordained mild 26 30</p> <p>M 7 Thaw last night and to Day. Electing counciller Takes R Riddle account of money Paid on F Stalkers mortgage 36 38</p> <p>tu 8 Election closes McMillan beats Merzer 28 30</p> <p>w 9 Elects P Pentland Truster for our Shool 20 26</p> <p>Th 10 at Racton Pays#12 to Treasurer on Kirk debt attends {Shew?} ^moe meeting Malcolm Campbell foes out &amp; comes back with cold 20 12</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>David Martin Diary, 1859-1862 David Martin_1859-1862_28.pdf</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Jan 7 1861</span></h2> <p>F 11 cold sputtering snow all Day men hauling firewood above 4 10</p> <p>Sa 12 cold clear sunny, hard frost but calm above 8 4</p> <p>Su 13 tremendous frost clear below 20 low 4</p> <p>M 14 threshing here finishes above 20 30</p> <p>T 15 Foggy ice on trees cutting Pea straw in afternoon 26 30</p> <p>W 16 raining ice all night trees laden till afternoon by which turn it thawed off roads slushy, snowin at night 30 38</p> <p>Th 17 frosty cloudy 28 34</p> <p>F 18 chorings cutting Pea straw in afternoon 26 30</p> <p>Sa 19 getting colder good sleighing 20 26</p> <p>Su 20 at church 20 28</p> <p>M 21 May &amp; me at Dundas cold gets # 49 yr man begins for shed to take out timber 10 20</p> <p>tu 22 hard frost Libby Tad and Mr. Laidlow here men at timber below 8 20</p> <p>W 23 men 2 at timber cold blowing clear below 4 26</p> <p>t 24 very snowy all day heavy in afternoon {Cassfiel?} James &amp; Anderson comes 10 34</p> <p>F 25 clear cold. men at timber Anderson &amp; e goes to Milton 10 24</p> <p>Sa 26 at church {la?} Preaches 10 18 28</p> <p>Su 27 our Sacrament clear 2 20</p> <p>M 28 at Kirk meeting men at timber 4 26</p> <p>T 29 mild R. Chambers hauling timber men leaving 14 32</p> <p>W 30 snowing &amp; drifting almost all day men hauling ember 20 30</p> <p>th 31 fine day, Numerous chopping Bet, show at Kirk &amp; ^(Jean at it) wall John 12 20</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feb</span></h2> <p>F 1 men hauling timber heavy snow in afternoon, above 8 22</p> <p>Sa 2 men finishes hauling timber Snow 17 inches deep with a crust on it 12 26</p> <p>Su 3 good winter day at church 14 24</p> <p>M 4 Kills 2 Pigs Campele {Inness?} comes and goes for home 20 31</p> <p>t 5 John at Brock Road with Potatoes mild 20 30</p> <p>W 6 Tom Nicol &amp; Esther here John &amp; May at Golf for Plaster, ^(some snow) 22 32</p> <p>Th 7 I believe this day without exception is the severest I have yet seen in Canada. It has blown a gale all Day often with snow and always drifting, with intense cold at 8 AM. The glass stood 8 above zero but fell all Day till at 4 P.M. it stood at 14 below zero. we shall yet hear of many deaths from freezing this day at 9 P.M the glass at 18 below 0 above 8 below 4</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feb 7 1861</p> <p>F8 the glass {thermometer} rose during night to 12 below and during the Day has got to 3 above. dull {closely?} I hauls some fire wood belows 12 above 3</p> <p>Sa 9 John hauling fire wood Bill chopping, milder cloudy above 14 24 {these daily figures range in temperature that day}</p> <p>Su 10 Strange country, thawing warm sunny 44 50</p> <p>M 11 raining like mad almost all day cut some oats in afternoon 44 46</p> <p>T 12 mild some cuts oats +Pea straws in forenoom John hauls some firewood 32 38</p> <p>W 13 John at Brock road with spring wheat gets {Q? or 9}3 cents per bushel 30 33</p> <p>th 14 mild John hauls fire wood {Bill?} fill up load of potatoes 30 32</p> <p>f 15 mild men at R Penland {Pentland} and threshing snowing in afternoon send to New York for book 32 34</p> <p>Sa 16 men brings a load of straw from RPentland in afternoon John takes a load of potatoes to Mc Millan, still very mild but though the glass every day points to thaw there is no snow melting but spiders and some other crawlers is going on the snow daily 30 35</p> <p>Su 17 still mild at church 30 31</p> <p><br />M 18 mild John hauling cord wood 30 30</p> <p>t 19 mild John hauling wood Bill chopping. 30 30</p> <p>w 20 mild snow showers every day 30 30</p> <p>Th 21 blowing more snow 26 30</p> <p>F 22 John making cultivator snowing steady from {E?} afternoon snow very deep about 7 feet 26 30</p> <p>Sa 23 a real thaw, raining all day and often very heavy 32 36</p> <p>Su 24 a pretty hard sf snap frosty 10 22</p> <p>M 25 mild again John hauling soft firewood 22 32</p> <p>tu 26 clear sunny warm, thaw by sun John hauling 30 44</p> <pre> John at Lindsays Mill racking. get a load of potatoes </pre> <p>W 27 May + me at J. Nicol's very fine mild day, R Chambers 30 50</p> <p>th 28 very mild been thawing strong, crows come 43 52</p> <p>F2 March</p> <p>F 1 John + me at Galt, ward meeting at Kirkwall about Clergy reserve money, steady thaw snow going fast away 34 46</p> <p>Sa 2 very warm for the season, makes hole in Turniphouse for under water 46 32</p> <p>Su 3 very wet all last night a thorough thaw all the streams running from bank to braeee fields blackening fast sees a grey bird and Bill says he has seen blue birds 46 32</p> <p>M 4 Yanky President Lincoln elected, thaw stopped getting frosty towards night 36 30</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March 1861</span></h2> <p>tu 5 Pretty cold &amp; frosty to Day creek gorged and flowering over road 22 20</p> <p>W 6 cold windy, creek fallen again 20 26</p> <p>th 7 very hard frost last night, clear &amp; fine today freezing in shade but thawing a little sun 0 18</p> <p>F 8 got a Langholm Newspaper last night recording the Death of Uncle Matthew Elliot aged on the 17th Jany aged 93 years thawing to Day threateng rain John &amp; Sean at Mill 28 44</p> <p>Sa 9 threshing Peas in afternoon mild. 30 36</p> <p>Su 10 fine day. not very well 30 34</p> <p>M 11 Bill hauling wood temperate 30 32</p> <p>T 12 Pretty cold. going to Maggy Cowes wedding 28 30</p> <p>W 13 Kills Saving cord wood with circular saw saws 18 cord 30 32</p> <p>th 14 Kills big sow, weight 400 lbs Minister at the Ross's 30 36</p> <p>F 15 John &amp; William at Robsons &amp; Cowes sawing cordwood 30 36</p> <p>Sa 16 men cleaning Peas getting cold in afternoon 30 30</p> <p>Su 17 hard frost cold all Day St Patrick's day above 4 10</p> <p>M 18 Very hard frost last night cold all Day. May at {Mc Georges?} below 4 above 2</p> <p>T 19 Still frosty Men getting joists in swamp 12 20</p> <p>W 20 John &amp; Jean at at Preston for Bone dustgets a ton for $20 20 30</p> <p>Th 21 Snow last night at the Funeral at G Jamieson's daughter 24 34</p> <p>F 22 clear milder men bring home oak Winter beam 25 40</p> <p>Sa 23 Raining last night and some to Day puts beam on Barn loft 36 40</p> <p>Su 24 cold to Day thaws a little in the sun 20 30</p> <p>M 25 mild Taps for Sugar in afternoon 30 40</p> <p>tu 26 Very wet all last night and forenoon, empties Sap troughs 36 48</p> <p>W 27 no sugar to day wet at night emptied troughs again gets 12 nails 36 40</p> <p>th 28 cutting Pea straw taps Janes Bush we gather 23 Pails 30 36</p> <p>F 29 Bailing gathers 23 pailfuls 32 44</p> <p>F 29 poor sun very wet with heavy thunder in after noon gets 12 p 36 44</p> <p>Sa 30 windy, cold gathers 4 pails, empties the rest half rain water 30 34</p> <p>Su 31 at Church cool 30 34</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April 1861</span></h2> <p>{illegible day of week} 1 Snowing almost all Day, Sweeps the troughs near night 34 34</p> <p>{illegible day of week} 2 Gathers 30 pails Boiling men sowing grass seed on 32 44</p> <p>{illegible day of week} 3 good run gets 60 pails 30 34</p> <p>{illegible day of week} 4 fine day good run gets 50 pails 34 48</p> <p>{illegible day of week} 5 John Sells the Steer to Mc Millen. gets 44 pails of Sap 34 44</p> <p>Sa 6 Mc Millan takes the Steer away. gets 30 packs of sap 34 48</p> <p>Su 7 No Sap running to Day rain in afternoon at church hears one whistler 34 46</p> <p>M 8 Empties rain out of trough Dull cloudy no run, weighs our Sugar has 114 lbs from 237 pails of Sap. the other 20 pails being made into molass {molasses}. the sap this year is very strong being nearby one pounnd to two pails Jane has made 30 lbs which {matches?} our total sap to date 144 lbs. Daffodil painting up yellow 36 46</p> <p>Tu 9 mild growing no sap, cuts oats hay &amp; Pea straw in afternoon 36 46</p> <p>W 10 clear sunny little frost last night 36 56</p> <p>Th 11 gathers 14 pails of poor sap, makes it molasses mild growing warm 36 60</p> <p>F 12 gets 8 pails sap makes it vinegar Sugar time over {illegible} pails out her sprouts 38 60</p> <p>Sa 13 rain last night, frogs whistling, Very growing clear breezy men begins to Plough sod 40 62</p> <p>Su 14 mild at Church Fort Sumptor {Sumter} taken yesterday 38 54</p> <p>M 15 men stoning Potatoe land brings Pots from bush 34 45</p> <p>t 16 men Ploughing Potatoe I Plant trees Mrs Watson here 34 41</p> <p>W 17 men Ploughing, wind north barren weather 34 46</p> <p>Th 18 men Ploughing takes Potatos No {illegible} comes forenoon snowing all forenoon 36 45</p> <p>F 19 takes Potatoes to Kirkwall, George Elliot here paying interest 36 45</p> <p>Sa 20 John Cultivating turnip ground for for Spring wheat, has a bad cold Hears Fort Sumptor {Sumter} is taken on 36 30</p> <p>Su 21 has been poorly same day. with a cold, at home, very fine 40 65</p> <p>M 22 men Sowing Spring wheat very warm and windy, slight thunder 40 75</p> <p>Tu 23 men Stowingsowing Grass seed cloudy calm. begins to dig Garden 40 60</p> <p>W 24 John rolling Spring wheat Sees three Barn Swzllows. breezy cool thunder &amp; rain last night 40 60</p> <p>th 25 clear breezy John finishes rolling Wm {William} 35 36</p> <p>F 26 digging Berry Bushes Sows some Peas 36 60</p> <p>Sat 27 dragging &amp; cultivating Peas, Rain &amp; Thunder near night 38 62</p> <p>Su 28 Very wet last night growing weather 38 65</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April 1861</span></h2> <p>M 29 John at {Peacton?Rockton} for Siller 2 graft some apple Trees 40 75</p> <p>T 30 John Rolling Peas I go a Fishing gets none 40 60</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May</span></h2> <p>W 1 ground white with snow in morning thaws before night 32 40</p> <p>th 2 about one each of ice this morning barren weather Uranus double Halo {the sun} 30 45</p> <p>F 3 men begins to Plough Turnip land, groundf too wet to sow Pease 32 30</p> <p>Sa 4 men Ploughing Turnip land ice last night 32 33</p> <p>Sa 5 Sunny clear temparate 32 33</p> <p>M 6 rather growing to Day raining in afternoon men PLouhging 36 38</p> <p>t 7 Very wet last night Showery to day Preston &amp; Donald at course 38 34</p> <p>W 8 in Bed all day from folly last night 40 36</p> <p>th 9 clear breezy men stoning 40 60</p> <p>F 10 men finishes sowing Peas raining in afternoon 38 {55?}</p> <p>Sa 11 men sowing Plaster I go a fishing gets about 20 Sees {Chimla? Chimney?} Swallows 40 65</p> <p>Su 12 at church growing but the Spring is very backward willows pretty green. Very little green on any other 40 60</p> <p>M 13 cloudy with drizzling rain Sees humming Bird &amp; Kingbird Post $3 Dollars for Naturalist 35 50</p> <p>Tu 14 Diggin in Garden all Day men stoning clover. 40 60</p> <p>W 15 Digging fine in forenoon very windy and threatening rain AP 40 66 The woods has just a slight tinge of Green with the exception of Willows. while last year they were quite splendid at same Date</p> <p>th 16 The Maiden breaks the Buggy Shaft cool Showery men Stoning 56 48</p> <p>F 17 John &amp; Jean at Galt clear breezy men stoning gets the first rhubarb 40 55</p> <p>Sa 18 clear breezy John dragging Turnip land, swallows in barn 40 54</p> <p>Su 19 clear cool at chuch 40 56</p> <p>M 20 John Drilling Potatoe land 2 go a fihsen gets five Dozen 40 60</p> <p>T 21 Men hauling dung {inserted above "for tatoes"} the rest cutting Potatoes warmed 45 65</p> <p>W 22 Planting Potatoes all Day 30 70</p> <p>Th 23 finishes planting Potatoes Plants in all 39 Bushels, warm 36 74</p> <p>F 24 Queens Birth Day Men {Sodgering? Soldering?} at Rocton {Rockton}, Meg colts 50 70</p> <p>Sa 25 Men working turnip land at church 50 70</p> <p>She 26 our Sacrament Mr Lee here 54 70</p> <p>M 27 goes a fishing gets five Dozen</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May 1861</span></h2> <p>{illegible} 28 John Dullny for Turnips I pail Red root 56 68</p> <p>{illegible} 29 Towing Turnips and Bone Dust 52 70</p> <p>{illegible} 30 Towing Turnips all Day warmish 52 72</p> <p>{illegible} 31 John at Brock road with wheat {Wn?} &amp; me finishes sowing Fir 60 74 {written above} pulling red root PM nips {rows?} in all 12. 00</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June</span></h2> <p>{illegible} 1 washes our Sheep cloudy pulling red root in afternoon 55 72</p> <p>{illegible} 2 at church Minister going to Montreal next Thursday to consumate the union with Free church, fine rain at night 55 74</p> <p>{illegible} 3 John at Brock road for Bridge Lumber for Road in Swamp I go a fishing has a good take &amp; some big one gets 56 trouts 36 73</p> <p>Tu 4 Men hauling Muck, cherry &amp; apple trees in full blossom this is later I think the woods was a forward last year and 17th May 50 72</p> <p>W 5 clips the Sheep, cloudy cool with heavy showers cuts the Lamb's tails has 40 and the {pet?}= 41 50 60 going to Lucknow tomorrow</p> <p>Th 6 Gone to the Huron cloudy 50 68</p> <p>F 7 Drawing out Dung Goslings all gone, sky Clear 50 70</p> <p>Sa 8 Very warm to Day Clear with a breese of wind 55 80</p> <p>Su 9 Warm and Clear with slite brese from the East 70 86</p> <p>M 10 very warm and dry with Some wind 68 86</p> <p>T 11 Warm and Sultry 70 86</p> <p>W 12 Light Shower Last night with Litening Lightning 60 70</p> <p>Th 13 Cool Last night A Change 50 62</p> <p>F 14 {fercy?} Like rain but pafses of {Soroing Plarster ?} on the Turnips, wants rain very bad 42 70</p> <p>Sa 15 A good thunder Shower this morning 62 82</p> <p>Su 16 Light Clouds Cool and Pleasant 55 66</p> <p>M 17 Cool and light clouds Men Workking of the Roads 45 64</p> <p>Tu 18 Cool and Cloudy like rain 50 62</p> <p>W 19 Very Warm finished the Road Work 50 80</p> <p>Th 20 Return from Huron with Mrs Armstrong Mr Notman at Kirkwail Can {illegible} to Election 50 88</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June 1861</span></h2> <p>F 21 clear Sunny 50 78</p> <p>Sa 22 at the Funeral of Mr McGonegal's child who was accidentally burned to Death, warm clear 60 80</p> <p>Su 23 at church cloudy in morning clear after cool 50 73</p> <p>M 24 choring garden clear cool {V?} Bay 50 75</p> <p>Tu 25 choring at {2nd?} nights for pills to May 52 84</p> <p>W 26 May &amp; Mary at P. Pentland's I choring, cool 50 78</p> <p>Th 27 getting drougthy Spring crops suffering 50 78</p> <p>F 28 very dry cuts thrissels P.M. at Lowes raining afternoon 55 78</p> <p>Sa 29 cutting thistles among peas very dry send 2 paper to {Inny?}, Eleclion one 50 76</p> <p>Su 3 at Church 50 72</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July</span></h2> <p>M 1 at Dundols at Nomination for member Mr McKenzie has the show of hands buys a pair of shoes for 2 Dollars John boes to Harrisburg with Mary, Sees the comet tonight for first time, it is very large, strange we have not sooner seen it 50 74</p> <p>Tu 2 Men patching old Barn I cut thistles cove Drouthy 45 72</p> <p>W 3 Hurking turnips in forenoon John Singling William at John Dickson's Logging Bee John &amp; me Rakes some spear grop Hay in afternoon Mr McKenzie at Kirkwall {camiofing?} at night, very dry 50 84</p> <p>Th 4 Singling Turnips. the Comet getting shorter in the tail and going rapidly South 60 82</p> <p>F 5 I hurkle in forenoon men Singling in in one load of hay very warm, llakes 60 88</p> <p>Sa 6 Singling in forenoon, I hurkle in afternoon 60 88</p> <p>Su 7 at Church warm Dry 60 86</p> <p>M 8 John at Rocton Election J. Hurkleing Turnip {written above Turnip} Thunder men Singling 60 88</p> <p>T 9 I at Election Notman 50 Majority yesterday at noon finishes {written above} Singling Turnips 60 88</p> <p>W 10 I setting up Potatoes, John at Doctor men begins mowing {written above} ing rain {illegible} 60 82</p> <p>Th 11 Some rain last night but not much young {Horbellechere?} 60 80</p> <p>F 12 men mowing cooler I seelling up Potatoes 60 78</p> <p>Sa 13 coiling &amp; taking in hay cloudy cool 60 72</p> <p>Su 14 No Sermon to Day Mr {Porters?} at Garafraxa 50 72</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 1861</span></h2> <p>15 cool cloudy we take in all the Hay cut threatening rain 50 72</p> <p>16 {J Dauble ?} 14 rows Turnips Men moving 60 80</p> <p>17 Raking &amp; Taking in hay. John at Doctor 60 78</p> <p>18 nearly frost last night Raking &amp; hauling 50 75</p> <p>19 takes in Hay at sideroad distant thunder light shower ar noon 60 80 Mr Porteus come Thunder with very heavy rain afternoon which was much wanted everything being badly droughted 60 80</p> <p>Sa 20 cool at Smiddy with Charly Shakes out hay at {Concafront?} {written above} rakes it 50 72</p> <p>Su 21 at Church dry clear fine 50 75</p> <p>M 22 May &amp; me at Dundafs I get #49p, Lodges #100 in Bank 50 75</p> <p>23 John very Poorly Sing taking Doubles from Turnips 50 75</p> <p>24 Doubling Turnips William cultivating fallow 25 75</p> <p>25 gets news that the Yankees was whipt at Bulles run 60 80</p> <p>26 Hurkling Turnips 60 75</p> <p>27 Marks our keeping lambs Hurkles 60 75</p> <p>Su 28 very wet all forenoon not at church 60 78</p> <p>M 29 cloudy threatening rain Sibby Nicol Mrs Tadd Died 60 78</p> <p>T 30 Cradling orchard very Hot 60 86</p> <p>W 31 Cradling at Neels field Hot 60 88</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Augt</span></h2> <p>th 1 Very Hot I follow a cradler {saer?} work 70 88</p> <p>F 2 Suffocating hot Doctor here, I Bush, I from noon till Tea 70 94</p> <p>Sa 3 still hot I still manage to follow a cradler 70 88</p> <p>Su 4 at Church Mr McLean here 70 86</p> <p>M 5 takes in Orchard then cradling</p> <p>tu 6 finishes cradling hauling afternoon 60 84</p> <p>W 7 hauls 4 loads in morning then slopt by rain, cool 60 76</p> <p>Tu 8 Rain cloudy &amp; drizzling &amp; cool 50 72</p> <p>F 9 men cut the oats Stalker &amp; me cutting PEas afternoon {written above} cloudy 50 75</p> <p>Sa 10 men cutting Peas clear drouthy breezy 60 80</p> <p>Su 11 clear Drouthy good for the wet Stocks at Church 50 72</p> <p>M 12 takes in all the fall wheat but catched by rain on the last two loads which we stook in the Barn, very wet all afternoon 30 65</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Augt 1861</span></h2> <p>tu 13 cradling spring wheat cool 50 78</p> <p>W 14 finishes cradling Spring wheat 50 76</p> <p>Th 15 taking on Spring wheat fine 56 80</p> <p>F 16 cutting Peas 56 80</p> <p>Sa 17 taking in Peas in afternoon 60 78</p> <p>Su 18 at church John Dickson's Boy christened 60 80</p> <p>M 19 cutting Peas all Day warm 60 88</p> <p>T 20 cutting PEas till noon then slopt by rain 60 72</p> <p>W 21 Brings in the last Load of Peas Eliza Elliot &amp; Isobel here 60 80</p> <p>Th 22 very wet Last night cloudy</p> <p>F 23 goes for the Doctor for John then goes to Galt, fine Day 50 72 {written above} cowe threshes gets Owen's {Paleontology?}</p> <p>Sa 24 Fine say Stalker hauling Dung 30 75</p> <p>Su 25 at church 54 75</p> <p>M 26 Cowe here threshing in forenoon moves traugh to Swamp well 50 74</p> <p>Tu 27 Threshing at Mm Robsons Stalker Ploughing 50 74</p> <p>W 28 fine day Men Ploughing heavy thunder &amp; rain at night 54 76</p> <p>Th 29 gets no Spectator to Day men Ploughing cleans {fence?} 56 78 {written above} seed wheat</p> <p>F 20 cleans Seed wheat in AM then at I. Denhams funeral 50 74</p> <p>Sa 31 men finishes fallow, cleans some seed wheat 50 72</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Septr</span></h2> <p>Su 1 at church fine day 34 76</p> <p>M 2 Sows 22 G. wheat (12 acres) men dragging warm 60 80</p> <p>T 3 men dragging in forenoon I Law 10 B. in afternoon, finishes {written above} Tower's 60 75</p> <p>W 4 men finishes dragging I am ditching Wm cradling Hungarian crops 60 78</p> <p>th 5 I am ditching water furrows in wheat William cradling Hungarian 60 75</p> <p>F 6 Binds 4 Stocks Hungarian Men stoning and Logging oak Break a yoke 55 75</p> <p>Sa 7 Breaks stones on lane Doctor here a shower this morning, cool 50 70</p> <p>Su 8 S No Sermon, Mr Porteus at Caledonia I Nicol here 50 72</p> <p>M 9 takes in Hungarian grofs John &amp; Jean at Crooks wi woo, Cool 45 62</p> <p>T 10 Heavy rain last night fair at day 45 65</p> <p>W 11 Ditching at Sugar Bush warm 50 70</p> <p>Th 12 men fixing fence on line East I ditching Jane {illegible} 50 7 {written above "Jane"} comes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Septr 1861</span></h2> <p>13 John gone at Galt Buys a Clock for 8 Dollar men chunking fence 56 72</p> <p>14 {illegible} Wm at {Freellon?} with wheat, J Anderson comes 40 64</p> <p>15 fine day Joe Anderson &amp; Jane goes away, I at church 50 75</p> <p>16 cool cloudy, men making Bridge To Janes Sugar Bush one draining 40 64</p> <p>17 cool men finishes Bridge 40 60</p> <p>18 men moving fence on Lane 45 65</p> <p>19 fixing fence 50 65</p> <p>20 meeting at our school for Root mony heavy rain at night 50 60</p> <p>21 very wet last night at Church Mr Mulligan preaches 60 70</p> <p>22 Our Sacrament fine day 53 70</p> <p>23 Wm away with Load of wheat Stolker chunking fence 50 60</p> <p>24 I am ditching Stolker at Cowes threshing Peas Wm ploughing {written above "ploughing" Orchard} 40 64</p> <p>25 I am Ditching Wm down below with wheat fine warm 40 70</p> <p>26 I am Ditching on Lane Men Ploughing 40 70</p> <p>27 Ditching Men Ploughing cool very wet in afternoon chil 40 60 {written above} drew Punce at Puslinch Lake</p> <p>28 Threshes all our Peas with the Machine 40 60</p> <p>Su 29 at Church</p> <p>M 30 I am at Doctors for Pills for May William finish 40 55 {written above} es his time with John</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Octr</span></h2> <p>Tu 1 John &amp; I at Bridge on creek William at Galt 40 60</p> <p>W 2 Willam goes away John &amp; me finish the Bridge 40 33</p> <p>3 cleans 32 Bushes of Peas 40 33</p> <p>4 I am ditching some rain 40 30</p> <p>Sa 5 I am Ploughing wiht oxen 2 Potatoes found rotten being {written above} the first seen 40 62</p> <p>Su 6 very wet almost all Day at Church</p> <p>M 7 I am ploughing Stolker at Wm Robsons threshin Potatoes threatind {written above} with rot, some frost 4 36 33</p> <p>Forgot to enter this week but I finished the Ditch the has been stowning</p> <p>M 14 Begins to dig Potatoes digs about 30 B. but many rotten {written above} fin day 36 60</p> <p>T 15 Township shew John Jean &amp; Stolker at it King gets first prize {written above} fine day 36 60</p> <p>W 16 Digging Potatoes a good many rotten fine mild weather 40 62</p> <p>Th Digging Potatoes very fine 38 60</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Octr 1861</span></h2> <p>F 18 Digging Potatoes warmish 36 60</p> <p>Sa 19 a soft steady rain on drow no Digging to day 36 60</p> <p>Su 20 at Church fine day 30 53</p> <p>M 21 finishes our Potatoes Edwin Chambers gets hurt 30 55</p> <p>Tu 22 Begins to take up Turnips some rain 32 33</p> <p>W 23 Quarrying at Barn for foundation of shed some hail {written above} taking up turnips 30 30</p> <p>Th 24 Quarrying at Barn for foundation of shed {written above} hail 30 50</p> <p>F 25 frost last night pretty hard, taking up Turnips 2{overlayed writing of 6 and 7} 50</p> <p>Sa 26 taking in Turnips all day William returns 28 50</p> <p>Su 27 at church very fine John &amp; Wm goes to Edwin 29 54</p> <p>M 28 hard frost in morning takes in apples about 12 B. John {written above} hauls the Nimmes Turnips hauling Turnips 26 50</p> <p>Tu 29 hauling Turnips in afternoon fine 30 50</p> <p>W 30 very wet last night some rain today Wm at McGonegals Bee 24 50</p> <p>Th 31 hauling turnips William at McGonegals Bee again 34 50</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Nov 36 32</span></h2> <p>F1 hauling Turnips all Day T. Watson goes insane 36 32</p> <p>Sa 2 heavy rain all last night and to Day with high winds our creek brought down in great flood pools everywhere 34 40</p> <p>Su 3 at Church, poor attendance 34 40</p> <p>M 4 fine day hauling Turnips a sort of Indian summer in afternoon 36 44</p> <p>Tu 5 finishes our Turn fine a Day a sort of Indian summerhauling Turnips all day 36 55</p> <p>W 6 finishes our Turnips in all 83 loads of Bushels 186{1?} But took 70 Bushels or 3 loads to Kirkwall 36 38</p> <p>Th 7 taking in the Potatoes from field a good Deal rotton 30 40</p> <p>F 8 finishes taking in Potatoes a Damp day frosty last {written above} night 30 40</p> <p>Sa 9 {water damage or dripped ink obscuring beginning of entry} night clear sunny to Day Delving at Orchard trees 30 46</p> <p>Su 10 { slightly obscured by ink splotching} at Church fine day 30 56</p> <p>M 11 Tu 12 W 13 Th 14 Men Ploughing I am choring frosty average 30 46</p> <p>15 F 15 Puts the Ram to the Ewes,working at ched foundation {blue "x" appears to have been written in later in ballpoint pen} 28 40</p> <p>Sa 16 at foundation hears the Yankees has taken Beaufort 28 40</p> <p>Su 17 at church a vile stinking smoke in it</p> <p>M 18 at foundation hard frost 22 40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Nov 1861</span></h2> <p>19 William goes away to Luck now John &amp; I qurrying foundation frosty clear 22 38</p> <p>20 getting {Liboerastions?} to Browns Testimonial fine 30 40</p> <p>21 John &amp; me quarrying at Shed foundation fine 30 43</p> <p>22 {a Dour?} cloudy day wind East Quarrying. Back very sore 30 36</p> <p>Neglected to write for a spell</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Decr</span></h2> <p>2 at Lowes killing Pigs kills 9 very good. Snow last night 18 30</p> <p>3 very hard frost clear sunny writes to D Martin above 2 22</p> <p>4 fine day mild cleans some Peas Jenny Watt comes, Mr Porleus here {written above} visiting 18 28</p> <p>5 clear sunny mild cleaning Peasabout 60 Bushel {written above} William returns 16 40</p> <p>6 Showery last night misty &amp; drizzly rain in forenoon then clear sunny &amp; warm men chopping firewood in Bush 36 50</p> <p>Sa 7 Jenny Walt &amp; John Goes to Galt some rain in afternoon John gets a Post Office Order for {S?} 4 Sterling for Aunt Betty 40 32</p> <p>Su 8 at Church Very fine like Summer 40 55</p> <p>M 9 William &amp; me Quarrying foundation uncommonly mild weather for the season no frost in the ground folk might Plough 40 43</p> <p>Tu 10 Kills 4 Pigs very fine</p> <p>W 11 William &amp; me Quarrying goundation like summer 30 60</p> <p>Th 12 Quarrying Frost last night 30 50</p> <p>F 13 finishes the foundation 28 45</p> <p>Sa Wm chopping firewood 28 43</p> <p>Su 15 at Church thanksgiving day for Union fine clear 30 45</p> <p>M 16 John at Doctor William chopping and hauling wood fine clear 30 50</p> <p>T 17 William &amp; me filling Lane fence bottom with stones, this is most extraordinary weather their is no frost in the ground anyperson might plough Last night although the sky was clear there was no frost and every night for some time been very slight 30 &lt;2&gt; 45 50</p> <p>W 18 Kills 4 Pigs very fine slight {iclor?} rain through last night William at Lowes threshing John takes Pigs to McMillen {illegible} meeting at at {illegible} William &amp; me stoning fence in afternoon 30 43</p> <p>Th 19 Wm at Lowes Thrsdhing John takes Pigs to McMillan, I get the sixth Instalment ($136) from Robery Riddell {written above} the foure weight 1230 lb 30 45</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Decr 1861 {blue "x" as though done in ballpoint pen at later time}</span></h2> <p>F 20 hard frost last night cloudy cold to day above 20 20</p> <p>Sa 21 choring gets News of war excitements in Britain 24 28</p> <p>Su 22 at Church coldish 26 28</p> <p>M 23 Kills our cow Snow last night, not good sleighing {written above in faint lettering} goes at night to Kirkwall to see Juggler 28 28</p> <p>Tu 24 hard frost last night John at Doctors for Mrs Stritton 12 18</p> <p>W 25 Christmas day kills Mrs {obscured by inksplotch appears to say "Rof's" } Pig clear frosty Bill hauling wood 12 26</p> <p>Th 26 Collecting seat Rents gets $ 33 thaw some rain hears of Prince Alberts death 30 40</p> <p>F 27 Frost again windy choring, some snow 18 24</p> <p>Sa 28 slippery walking but no right sleighing 14 30</p> <p>Su 29 at Church hard {illegible symbol} hobbling, walking little snow 20 30</p> <p>M 30 Colecting seat rents gets just # 17 some slight thaw 20 34</p> <p>Tu 31 very mild goes to T. Campbel and I Dickinson gets #6 24 40</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Jany 1862 {blue "x" in ball point pen likely added later}</span></h2> <p>W 1 New years day.. No frost last night and no snow on the ground not a bit of sleighing yet this year begins glowing prospects for Canada with War with the states is imminent we expect tomorrow mail to decide the question God grant it may decide for peace but the Yankees seem "Crazed Essentially mad" 36 46</p> <p>Th 2 Received news this day that the Yankees has givenup Sliddel &amp; Mason so war is likely to be postponed for some time, the Meletia out at Rocton today for volenteers did not get enough, but CanadaPaid Globe with Postage also Postage on record &amp; Evangelist all for 12 months if Loyal Quarrell with {writeing smeared; illegible} Choring 12 20</p> <p>F 3 Threshing Oats here in afternoon, very hard Black, frost no snow on ground {written above} Mis Gilberts funeral above 3 12</p> <p>Sa 4 very frosty choring Bull at Saw mill sick of Dysentery below 2 12</p> <p>Su 5 not at Church not very well 8 12</p> <p>M6 Election for Conseller McMiller Elected without opposition {written above} some snow last night poor sleighing 8 12</p> <p>Tu 7 Took McQueen over 76 Dollars seat rents Wm hauling wood 14 24</p> <p>W 8 Yearly schoolmeeting soft Snow in afternoon Wm at Sawmill 20 30</p> <p>Th 9 Threshing here all day very mild 26 36</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Jany 1862</span></h2> <p>10 Threshing till noon thawing all day {"Leg some" written above} William's 34 40</p> <p>11 Cutting Hungarian grofs afternoon, Snowing afternoon 18 24</p> <p>12 tolerable sleighing for firstime this winter. Soft slight thaw 30 34</p> <p>13 wrote Walter Armstron gave Peter Pendland $12 to pay Tresurer at Roctor interest on Kirk Mortgage John &amp; Jean at Robs Some more snow last night pretty good Sleighing now above 10 12</p> <p>14 Small frost last night Stalker hauling {stain on page} cord wood from Reddels, below bush {"bush" written above} 16 12</p> <p>15 more snow last night &amp; this morning, good Sleighing now Stalker hauling cord wood from Rideels bush above 10. 20</p> <p>16 at Shool meeting am Elected a Trustee against my will 12 24</p> <p>17 more snow Stalker hauling wood 20 24</p> <p>18 more snow last night snow pretty Deep now 20 26</p> <p>19 More snow last night a feeding snow now at chuch 20 26</p> <p>20 John &amp; Jean at Hamilton took my {Detenture?} to Dundafs, Stalker {written above} at Dicksons threshing 24 30</p> <p>21 John &amp; Jean returns at night Stalker at Dicksons 24 30</p> <p>22 Mild Stalker hauling wood 24 32</p> <p>23 William Armstrong comes, at Prayer meeting mild 26 32</p> <p>24 Lent Wm &amp; Walter Armstong $300 for 3 years John {breskin?" ring {written above} Wm Armstrong goes away 26 32</p> <p>25 at church No Globe comes Snowing lightly all day 24 32</p> <p>26 our Sacrament drifting all Day but no snow 20 27</p> <p>27 our yearly congregtional meeting gives {Jelle?} Queen $43 {writen above} {Leord?}wood choppers comes 0 22</p> <p>28 blowing with small snow like sleet staulker hauling wood from swamp 22 28</p> <p>29 a gentle thaw all day John hauling cordwood Stalker at Robsons {written above} threshing 35 35</p> <p>30 frosty again Robsons threshing finished at noon 26 28</p> <p>31 Nimmos Bee John at Sawmill clear cold 0 18</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feb</span></h2> <p>Sa 1 John at Sawmill Stalker hauling wood 16 20</p> <p>Su 2 at church fine clear day our Cow calves 20 26</p> <p>M 3 cloudy John &amp; Stalker both hauling wood R Valens here with agreement with Andrew, the Doctor here 12 24</p> <p>Tu 4 cloudy John &amp; Stalkerhauling firewood 20 28</p> <p>{faded "W 5"} John goes to Dunns for Shingles Jean with him John Janefs comes cloudy mild just at thaw in afternoon 6 32</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Feby 1862</span></h2> <p>Th 6 cloudy thawing all afternoon choppers finishes at noon having chopped 40 1/2 cords at 25 cents per cord 28 38</p> <p>F 7 Johnat Mill chopping Oats, Stritton has his Bee 26 32</p> <p>Sa 8 clear frosty John away for Shingle trss, sent {written above} $2 to Fleming for Ch Journal 16 22</p> <p>Su 9 No Sermon Mr {water damage obscuring name} at WaterdownJohn &amp; Jean at Galt 12 24</p> <p>M 10 John &amp; Stalker at {words obscured} for Cedar {Sleepers?} cloudy 12 24</p> <p>T 11 John Stalker &amp; {name obscured by stain} at Swamp finishes hauling the Cedars {stain obscuring word} Dollars to the Queen, mild 28 30</p> <p>W 12 John &amp; William goes to {Hoilton?} with a Load of Fall wheat cloudy 28 30</p> <p>Th 13 Gets 4th {obscured by stain} Instalment from Wm Dickson Dan comes 28 30</p> <p>F 14 We are at {Thas?} Nicols clear cold below 4 18</p> <p>Sat 15 at Galt Puts $300 in Gore Bank Wm brings Plastera box {written above} look Blackwood= $3 1 ton above 2 20</p> <p>Su 16 at Church clear above 4 16</p> <p>M 17 William bring heifer trough cutting chaff in afternoon 12 30</p> <p>T 18 John &amp; Jean goes to Blenkeim coldish 18 28</p> <p>W 19 mild in forenoon heavy snow in afternoon &amp; night 30 30</p> <p>Th 20 John &amp; Jean comes home fine 18 26</p> <p>F 21 John at Mr Duns about Shingles I am poorly with cold 20 32</p> <p>Sa 22 at Kirkwall McQuilliam's before Magistrates 28 34</p> <p>Su 23 Very mild not at Church poorly 36 42</p> <p>M 24 Very stormy to day drifting a deal of Snow last night We areat George Elliots seeing Eppy &amp; Jean Little 32 20</p> <p>Tu 25 clear calm roads blocked up tracking to side road as we mean to go to out soiree to night snell frost last {written above} night below 8 16</p> <p>W 26 at Soiree last night full meeitng with Galt choir to Day at Church hearing Dr Ormiston on Widows Fund , mild 22 30</p> <p>Th 27 William goes for Shingles cold blowing 16 24</p> <p>F 28 cold clear blowing May at Mrs McGonegals {written below} to be buried an brought to Galt 14 20</p> <p>Sa</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March</span></h2> <p>Sa 1 George Nicol here roads drifted yesterday, Dugal Bucham 9 20</p> <p>Su 2 at Church mild but chilly 16 26</p> <p>M 3 at William Renwick's Funeral raing ice in forenoon and near night Robt Valens here with Widows fund 30 32</p> <p>Subscription papers Subscribed $3</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March 1862</span></h2> <p>{faded writing: inferred date of T 4} {illegible word} more snow last night bad roads with drift now 16 20</p> <p>{faded writing: inferred date W 5} {John?} at Mill with chopping stuff, mild sunny 14 28</p> <p>{faded writing: inferred date Th 6} William goes for Shingles to Dunns, John with Sow to Boar {written above} has in house $50 16 26</p> <p>{faded writing: inferred date F 7} John and me at Galt takes up 5 years Chamber Journal to Bind thawing 30 40</p> <p>{faded writing: inferred date Th 8} mild cloudy thawing a little 32 34</p> <p>9 very mild warm thawing at Church 36 45</p> <p>10 raining all forenoon large pools of water {slanding?} 36 42</p> <p>11 goes to James Clarks poor sleighing thawing all Day 34 38</p> <p>12 {Williams?} home, thawing a little</p> <p>13 Cutting chaff all Day {"finishes" written above}, Thos Wallace &amp; wife here 28 32</p> <p>14 Wm setting horse power for sowing firewood, drizzling ice 30 32</p> <p>15 {illegible} morning the trres loaden with ice every straw &amp; twig nearly inch thick many branches and some trees broken Poplars stripped two apple threes broke &amp;c &amp;c 32 32</p> <p>16 Church &amp; some snow last night the trees look Queer {written above} John Innes comes 30 32</p> <p>17 Pinlland cutting our wood cuts Forty Cord, ice still on trees 30 34</p> <p>18 Wm takes wheat to Brock Road and bring Lumer, fine sunny the most part of the ice falls from the trees 26 36</p> <p>19 William foes for Lumber, clear choring R McDonald &amp; drizzled 28 38</p> <p>20 Cloudy Men choring William training steers John at {Londrons?} 26 38</p> <p>21 Snowing &amp; drifting all last night nd till noon to day, heavy falls 30 36</p> <p>22 Mild cloudy thawing, William breaking up {roads?} with oxen this and the last fall of snow is 14 inches at all event it snowed four-teen hours our total depth of snow is said by some to be 30 inches now 30 40</p> <p>Su 23 thawing fine mild at church church very thin 30 40</p> <p>24 Will at Sawmill Doctor Calls being at W. Cowe 28 32</p> <p>25 William at Sawmill clear thawing in seen glass low 20 34</p> <p>26 John at Sawmill William at R. Pinllands threshing 24 38</p> <p>27 William at Sawmill Mr &amp; Mrs Poster Senior here 24 40</p> <p>28 John and William both at Sawmill to bring home the load of the Lumber. Crows &amp; Henhawks came about a fortnight ago but this the first day I have seen small spring birds, saw 4 Robins some ground birds {word obscured by folded page corner} &amp; Blue {Linties?}, at Cowes cutting wood in afternoon 28 40</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March April 1862</span></h2> <p>Sa 29 Little thaw John &amp; Jean at Danebrook 28 32</p> <p>Su 30 S Raining in Morning at Church 32 34</p> <p>M 31 Thawing a little May at Mr Alisters gives 4 sheep sulpher 32 36</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April</span></h2> <p>M 1 Showering a little May at McAlisters gives 4 sick Sheep Sulpher 32 36</p> <p>Tu 1 Thawing, we cannot think of tapping for sugar the snow is so deep 30 46</p> <p>W 2 cut the throat of 2 sheep that was going to Die, other 2 is sick and we expect them to Die also. Liver rotton Lungs white Thunder near night 30 48</p> <p>Th 3 one of our my Sheep Dies pulls the wool Shooting crows, John Innes comes 32 45</p> <p>F 4 William goes on horseback to Galt with John Innefs who says he is going to Frozen River gathers 6 pails sap, no sun threatenin a storm 30 36</p> <p>Sa 5 Raining some empties the troughs creeks full of water 34 38</p> <p>Su 6 at church hard job getting through the water, swamp swimming 30 34</p> <p>M 7 hard frost last night gathers 6 pails of yesterdays sap frozen yet 28 34</p> <p>Tu 8 hard frost last night &amp; all day, cloudy. Wm splitting Rails, blowing hard all Day 28 28</p> <p>W 9 still blowing, no sap yesterday or today Wm splitting rails 28 36</p> <p>Th 10 fine gets 30 pails of sap 30 42</p> <p>F 11 good sun gets 55 Pails Wm says he heard frogs 30 46</p> <p>Sa 12 good sun gets 32 Pails hears of the Battle of Corinth 32 48</p> <p>Su 13 at church cloudy mild 32 48</p> <p>M M 14 gets 37 Pails yesterday sap no run today Cloudy warm 33 60</p> <p>Tu 15 got 9 pails no sap sugar seems to be over Frogs whistling a little good deal of snow wreaths lying yet but John Dickson says he is going to begin ploughing tomorrow warm cloudy 34 60</p> <p>W 16 got 12 Pails of sap poor run, John at Doctors did not see him { "our Ewe Lambs twins" written above}, William filling fence with stones at creek side, I help him in afternoon, Very warm sultry, Cloudy, Frogs in full cry 34 70</p> <p>Th 17 fine growing, cloudy Rain in afternoon Toads birring at night 60 62</p> <p>F 18 Doctor here mild grafs &amp; wheat looking looking green Stalkers comes in afternoon {written above} John ploughing 60 64</p> <p>Sa 19 cooler to Day Stalker &amp; William pulling stones to fence John Ploughing 34 46</p> <p>Su 20 at Church mild Snow all gone 32 44</p> <p>M 21 Raining all day cold Ewes lambing 34 36</p> <p>Tu 22 Digs round some currant Bushes Men ploughing in afternoon brings kettles from bush</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">April 1862</span></h2> <p>23 hard frost last night Piling wood Wm Ploughingin afternoon 26 32</p> <p>24 hard frost last night John takes May to King of the West {"Mrs. Rob confin'd" written above} Wm Ploughing botom &amp; the heifer Calves I kill a Calf to to the Rofs, clear breezy 26 48</p> <p>25 Wm Ploughing I dig round currant bushes 30 46</p> <p>26 I digging trench in garden Men dragging previous to sowing spring wheat 32 54</p> <p>27 at Church Saw Swallows for first time fine 34 34</p> <p>28 Saws 16 Bushels of Spring Wheat in afternoon 34 36</p> <p>29 Men Ploughing for Ras I high Graft apple tree at Rhubarb 36 36</p> <p>30 finishes trench at Poplars saws the seed from Plant got {Volene?} Joland grafts high one apple Tree 36 56</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May</span></h2> <p>1 Digs 2 holes to Plant Trees gets Grape Vines from Mr Porteus Lends ten Dollars to George Tennant 36 57</p> <p>2 Plants the grape Vine Men Ploughing</p> <p>3 {word obscured by tear} takes Physic has sore back, Wm Ploughs garden at Old Barn 40 32</p> <p>4 No Sermon Mr Perteens at St George 40 36</p> <p>5 Saws 14 22 Bushels Oats Peas Cuncan McCaul come to Dig holes for apple Trees 40 60</p> <p>6 Saws 15 B. Oats then Plants 21 apple Trees John at Brook road for them</p> <p>7 Plants 11 apple Trees 32 in all Duncan goes away in forenoon in afternoon Saw the last of oats</p> <p>8 Delving for Onions Men taking out Stable Dung frost last night 32 64</p> <p>9 Chunney Swallows comes Men Ploughing at old Barn William at George Tenants raising in afternoon, saws Barley, Writed D Martin 40 76</p> <p>10 Cold Fair the Colt cut Men sowing Plaister Wm goes to Dundafs with May wamr &amp; getting Drauthy, Willows &amp; Lilacs looking green. little gren in {jet?} bush 50 76</p> <p>11 clear Drauthy, at church Swallows in Lum already only 3 days after coming 45 68</p> <p>12 Scrapes &amp; washes apple Trees John Drags Orchard William at Stalkers Ploughing Sees a humming Bird King Bird and Canary for the first time this season 45 70</p> <p>13 John &amp; Jean at Galt for Plister William at McGonegals Bee heavy shower in morning with some Thunder keeps cloudy and gets colder 60 30</p> <p>{water damage inferred date: 14} M. Delving in P M then Sows one Pound of Carrots, clear gets the first Rhubarb 35 65</p> <p>{water damage inferred date: 15} John at Mill, Framers comes, warm Proud Taylor cmomes or {written above "Ballmore bird"} 40 80</p> <p>{water damage inferred date: 16} Delving cuts the Lambs at noon has 38 of which 18 in {wetters?} warm 40 80</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May 1862</span></h2> <p>Sa 16 Stil warm Men {written above "crops"} Ploughing Orchard for Potatoes, Framer Boy cut his foot 50 80</p> <p>Su 18 at church very weam &amp; sultry till 3 P.M. when the glass ata 80 but from 3 till 6 {illegible} in 3 hours the glass full 40 Deg. riz to 40 68 80 40</p> <p>M 19 Cutting Potatoes &amp; fix Potatoe land very cold &amp; chilly women white washing {written above} cherry trees in full blossom 36 44</p> <p>Tu 20 hard frost last night cherry flowers frozen with Clematis Locust &amp;c clear Plants Potatoes in Orchard in afternoon 30 60</p> <p>W 21 A good deal of rain and pretty heavy thunder tho rather cold all Day finishes Planting Potatoes in Orchard Orchard takes 18 Bushels 36 58</p> <p>Th 22 goes a fishing gets about 2 Dozen tor clear Men Ploughing at Neils for tatoes 36 70</p> <p>F 23 Plants Potatoes at Neilson AM, Lays foundation of Shed in afternoon 36 64</p> <p>Sa 24 some frost last night, at Church</p> <p>Su 25 our Sacrament Drauthy barren weather 38 65</p> <p>M 26 waters the young apple Trees. Raises Shed in afternoon 38 70</p> <p>Tu 27 goes to see Mitchel who is sick with drinking Spanish flies 40 70</p> <p>W 28 Stalker &amp; me pulling Red Root Men Ploughing {tear obscuring temprature record}</p> <p>Th 29 William at Flethchers Raising, Stalker at R. McQueens Stoning Bee I am pulling Red root &amp; John Ploughing Turnip Land apple Tree in full Blossom but everything looks bad with drouth and frost it freezing a little every night frost last night 32 70</p> <p>F 30 Washes out Sheep Drouthy goes 36 70</p> <p>Sa 31 choring</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Su June</span></h2> <p>Su 1 at Church</p> <p>M 2 at John Cowes clipping then goes fishing gets about a dozen 50 75</p> <p>Tu 3 Clips our sheep, the Framers leaves, cold 45 62</p> <p>W 4 goes a fishing gets about 2 dozen very drouthy 45 70</p> <p>Th 5 fixing fence aat big spring Edmond Chambers here Drouthy 30 75</p> <p>F 6 John &amp; Jean at Galt with wool {"got 32 1/2 c per lb} and for Bone dust men at fence slight frost last night 60 80</p> <p>Sa 7 Pulling Red Root has a bad cold 60 68</p> <p>Su 8 no sermon Minster at Synad at Toronto John &amp; Jean at Westovers meeting 60 72</p> <p>M 9 Pulling Red Root the second time May at Mitchels very Drouthy clear, every thing looking very bad their cannot be much hay or any thing else if this weather hold much Longer 60 70</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{ Page is torn and damaged}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">June 1862</span></h2> <p>{inferred date: 10} Warm &amp; very Dry Wm Ploughing sod Edmond dragging with steer &amp; ox 60 80</p> <p>{inferred date: 11} Drouthy Wm Dragging Edmond hauling chips from new wheat 60 76</p> <p>{inferred date: 12} Drouthy Sows some Turnips { "&amp; Bone Dust" written above} in afternoon Litirally among Dust 60 78</p> <p>{inferred date: 13} Slight shower looks like rain Sowing Turnips &amp; Bone Dust cloudy 58 72</p> <p>14 Slight rain looks like more haulingmanure for last of Turnips cool 50 60</p> <p>15 not of Church taking Physic 55 65</p> <p>16 at the Roads all but Edmond who hauls chip manure 60 72</p> <p>17 at Roads 60 68</p> <p>18 at Roads finished, heavy Thunder shower near night fills rain trough 60 74</p> <p>19 Rains in morning seaterig {tear obscuring word} all</p> <p>20 Sows the last of the Turnips saws {word obscured by tear} seed men cuts furs {written above "Nicol here"} 50 6</p> <p>21 Some rain last night clear sunny to day rather growing weather but too little rain, Plough still turning up dry dust 56 70</p> <p>22 Not at church for coughing clear 56 70</p> <p>{large tear obscuring date inferred: 23} {first portion of sentence obscured} but rather wet</p> <p>24 {first portion of sentence obscured} Jenny Hamilton and Daughter from Scarbura {written above} arrives here at 1 oclock P.M 60 68</p> <p>25 John { portion of sentence obscured} Homopathic Doctor men stoning clean 60 78</p> <p>26 At {Potentially "George Elliots" but obscured by tear} funeral aged 32 65 84</p> <p>27 warm clear, John at Sawmill 66 86</p> <p>28 Scarboro folk goes away John takes then to Flamboro Edmond gets a Letter from Mr James plastering Turnips 70 84</p> <p>Su 29 Mr McLean preaches here fine rain 60 80</p> <p>30 Wallace takes away 6 Lambs and one Ewe Men Ploughing 60 76</p> </div> transcribed