46 10 585 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/13b08a410894b082b5083ea919d95155.pdf 9cd07d94796a879c5ee36ceb494d0e77 PDF Text Text Velma’s Diaries - 1942 1942 DAY Thursday MONTH January 1 Friday January 2 Saturday January 3 Sunday January 4 Monday January 5 Tuesday January 6 Wednesday January 7 Thursday January 8 Friday January 9 Saturday January 10 Sunday January 11 Monday January 12 Tuesday January 13 Wednesday January 14 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 COMMENT Stormy but raining at night. We spent New Year’s at Uncle Will’s – had a nice turkey dinner. I got two parcels from Laddie – a nice tablecloth & 6 coffee spoons. Barb & I went to show in Hall. Wrote to Laddie afterwards. Took off controls. Busy. Stormy. I went down to Grant’s and showed them my presents. Played badminton. Finished Laddie’s sweater. Had bath, etc. – late getting to bed. A lovely winter day. Busy. Elgin, Norma, Burnett & his girlfriend, Doris MacCrae, called & took me to show in Hanover- two features. We had lunch at home afterwards. Slept until noon. Elgin sold his car last week. Reading a swell book, “The Blind Man’s House”, by Hugh Walpole. Went to bed early & read. A very cold day. Busy with report. I got a 4th cable from Laddie. A Christmas one – 18 days in coming. Vera had a chance to start in Bank of Commerce. Went to bridge at Shirley’s, nice time. Wrote to Laddie. Very cold. Aunt Eva’s house isn’t very warm. Played badminton at night. We are out of soft water. Still cold. I got Letter No.6 from Laddie. He received 3 of mine the day he wrote it. I am busy with hydro inventory. Went to library at night – dropped in at Grant’s. Still cold. I got 3 letters from Laddie to-day, one written on boat (menu). Nos. 2 & 3 - very interesting letters. I went down to Grant’s at night & talked for ages. Wrote to Laddie afterwards. Cold & stormy. Reg McFadden is here auditing books. I got Letter No.1 from Laddie. Stayed in at night. Read good book & knit on socks – put cable up side. Very frosty. I got Letter No.5 from Laddie so now I haven’t missed any. He sent some good snaps. Wilma was in to see me. I got a Scottish calendar that Laddie sent me from Edinburgh. Read at night. Not as stormy as it has been the past week. Read. I went to church at night & to Grant’s afterwards. Wrote a long letter to Laddie. Milder. Made out power bills. Elgin took me down to farm at night. Florence & Norma were up with him. We played cards – had Italian Spaghetti for lunch. Mild. Balanced Waterworks books. Went to Red Cross supper, Com. meeting & played badminton afterwards. Cleaned out drawers. Lorne quit school yesterday. I stayed in at night. Finished sock. Read. 1 �Thursday January 15 Friday January 16 Saturday January 17 Sunday January 18 Monday January 19 Tuesday January 20 Wednesday January 21 Thursday January 22 Friday January 23 Saturday January 24 Sunday January 25 Monday January 26 Tuesday January 27 Wednesday January 28 Thursday January 29 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Wrote to Laddie. Had my hair done. Aunt Eva had ladies in for aft. tea. I met Mrs. Lynn Grant. Went to Bridge Club at Anna’s. Got prize – cup & saucer. Nice winter day, clear & frosty. Cleaned out cupboard. Went to library at night & got 4 books. Had bath etc. A lovely day – like spring. No letters this week. Went home at 5. Nadine is at our place. Mrs. Smith gave me a film & card to send to Laddie. Raining. I entertained Nadine. Elgin was up. I didn’t go up to town at night. Read. Very mild. I came up with Vic in morning. Norman was up to see me in aft. Phil Morgan here too. We had letter from Fowler’s – they were up to see Norman Glass. Listened to Lux – wrote to Laddie. Mr. Ferguson was here to-day. Thinks this will be his last trip. I went to Auxiliary at night. Walked home with Mrs. Ball – she is real nice. Mild – like spring. Reg McFadden was here. I went to Bridge Club at Ethel’s. Pineapple dessert & chocolate cake for lunch. Very mild. Still no more letters. A plebiscite of the Can. people is to be taken on the conscription issue. Aunt Eva & I called on Mrs. Teeter. Played badminton at night. Wrote to Laddie. I got two letters to-day, Nos.10 & 11. Quite busy. Shopped after work as I am sending box to Laddie. Finished socks. Went to library – got books for Lorne. Very spring-like. I got four letters to-day, No.7, 8, 9, 12 – swell ones. I feel as if I am living in diff. world altogether. Got mauve Eng. handkerchief with dental crest on it. Lorne got his $17 – Donny Pust, 8 yrs ago, stole it. Elg & Norma were up at night – stayed over night. Mild – beautiful day. Packed 3rd box for Laddie – read over letters. Went to church & then to Grant’s afterwards to read Edinburgh letter (dairy). I wrote to Laddie afterwards until 1:30 am – very long letter. Mild. Making out water bills. Went to Auxiliary executive meeting at Mrs. Padfield’s. Tired so went to bed early. Busy. Dr. Burnett came home from Eng. to-day. Went to Red Cross. Went over to Drug Store afterwards – we talked for ages & got all het up about joining Air Force or Army. Shirley & Norman are engaged – he gave her the ring before he left for overseas. A little colder. Busy. Went to Bridge Club at Berniece’s, sandwiches for lunch. Sugar rationing came into effect today, ¾ lb. week. Wrote to Laddie. Hilda & I called on Mrs. Mike Wanamaker in aft. Played badminton at night. Read. 2 �Friday January 30 Saturday January 31 Sunday February 1 Monday February 2 Tuesday February 3 Wednesday February 4 Thursday February 5 Friday February 6 Saturday Sunday February 7 February 8 Monday February 9 Tuesday February 10 Wednesday February 11 Thursday February 12 Friday February 13 Saturday February 14 Sunday February 15 Monday February 16 Tuesday February 17 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Colder. I was home alone at night when Inez called up. She was home for week-end so wanted me to go over – we chatted & had lunch until midnight. Marg Derby is here for week-end. I saw Florence down town. I got two more letters, No.13 & No.14. Laddie regrets that he didn’t get married. Norman came up to see me in aft. Inez, Berniece & Barb came down to farm for a game of bridge. Cold. Slept until noon. Read in aft. Went to church at night & then was invited to Hilda’s. Frosty. Wrote long letter to Laddie. Stayed in at night. Knit & listened to Lux. Milder. Busy. Had Com. meeting at night. Talked to Shirley afterwards; then Hilda & I went to a party at Odd Fellows Hall. Had a cable from Laddie – he got my 2nd parcel. Very busy. Went to Bridge Club at Hilda’s. Sent an airgraph & airmail letter to Laddie. Hilda & I went up to Mrs. English’s to plan Auxiliary crokinole. Went to Red Cross skating party. Very mild. Busy – worked until six. Tired. Went to library, had bath & went to bed early. Stormy. Real busy. Went home after work. Read at night. Slept until noon. Elgin came up – he is taking a week’s holidays. Read. Wrote to Laddie at night. We have to go on Daylight Savings time to-night – lose 1hr’s sleep. Frosty. Dark when have to get up in mornings now. Busy. I was out $4 but Geo. Tracey gave it to me. Read & knit at night. Nice day. Busy. Went to Red Cross supper & then to show in Hall, “Britain at War”. Hilda & I are trying to plan crokinole for Thurs. night. Busy. Went to Bridge Club at Anna’s – we talked & talked. War news very black. Singapore has almost fallen. We are losing in Libyan campaign too. Wrote to Laddie. Had my hair done in aft. Hilda & I had Crokinole Party for Auxiliary at Mrs. English’s. Lots of fun. Played peanut game. Lunch at church. Finished bills. I got a nice long letter from Laddie, No.15. It is cold in his room- fireplace doesn’t heat it enough. Went to library – got a good book, “The Keys of the Kingdom” by A.J. Cronin. An easy day for a change. Went home at five. Elgin & Norma came up – we played cards & had lunch. Lovely mild day. Read. Churchill spoke in aft. Singapore has fallen – things terribly black. Went to church at night. Read in bed – swell book. Raining. Wrote to Laddie. I got Letter No.16 telling me all about his first visit to London – very interesting. I went down to Grant’s at night & had a nice chat with them. Made out gov’t report. Went to Red Cross & to Auxiliary. 3 �Wednesday February 18 Thursday February 19 Friday February 20 Saturday February 21 Sunday February 22 Monday February 23 Tuesday February 24 Wednesday Thursday February 25 February 26 “The Keys of the Kingdom” is a swell book. Cold wind. I entertained the Bridge Club, gave them Italian Spaghetti for lunch. Wrote to Laddie. Read in aft & finished a pr. of socks. Played badminton at night. Cold. Busy. Had letter from Florence. Had bath, etc. after work then Vera and I went to “Cavalcade of Canada” put on by high school students – speech by Judge Morley re: Victory Loan. Very cold. Real busy. Iced Laddie’s Birthday Cake. Mother made 2 kinds of cookies for him at night. Elgin was up, stayed all night. Nice day. Packed Laddie’s birthday box – had it over 11 lbs. so had to take out a tin. Went to church at night. Wrote to Laddie. Lovely day, sun shining. Phil Morgan was in. We talked & talked about war marriages. He doesn’t know what to do about the matter. Read & then went to Auxiliary Skating Party. Jack, Bob Ball, Berniece & I played badminton afterwards. Grand day. Busy getting everything straightened up after billing. Went to Red Cross & to library. Nice day. Read old diary. Went to Bridge Club at Ritchie’s. Elgin got his call for Air Force – to start at Galt Mar 3. I got three letters, Nos. 17, 18, 20. Laddie is with 7th Field Ambulance now & likes it – looking after Straths. Shirley & I went to I.O.D.E. military bridge. Elgin Friday February 27 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Wrote to Laddie. I got four more letters, Nos. 19, 21, 22, 23 & a sliver butter dish for our Anniversary. Went down to Grant’s at night for a visit. 4 �Saturday February 28 Sunday March 1 Wrote to Laddie – answered letters – sent a cable. Went home at five. Elgin got a swell gladstone bag from the men at Smith’s as he starts at Galt on Mon. Lovely spring day. Elgin & I went down to Mt. Forest in aft. We had a lot of fun at McIntyres – a lot of girls there – one in Air Force. Norma, Elgin & I came up home for a chicken dinner. Norma and Elgin Monday March 2 Tuesday March 3 Wednesday March 4 Thursday March 5 Friday March 6 Saturday March 7 Sunday March 8 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Mild. Elgin started at the Galt Air Training School this morning. Wrote Laddie. Knit at night & listened to Lux. Got ready for meeting. Went in to see Mrs. Steinacher. Went to meeting & then to Rebecca Bridge at Berniece’s. Good luck – almost got prize. Lunch & dance at Hall afterwards. Lovely day, very spring-like. I got 2 letters, Nos. 24, 26 – also cheque for our acc’t. Went to Bridge Club at Rita’s. Grand day. Wrote Laddie. Knit in aft. Hilda & I took some pictures. Read at night & played badminton. Lovely day. I got 2 more letters, Nos. 25 & 27 – also negatives. Lonesome at night & then Lucille Trafford came in with Vera – made candy. Lovely spring day. Snow is going away very quickly. Looked at patterns for suit. Elgin came home from Galt. He & Norma were up for supper – he likes course – very interesting – a lot of studying, about 3 hrs. every night – airplane mechanics. Raining all day. Went down to Mt. Forest with Elgin in aft. & brought up Norma for supper. 5 �Monday March 9 Tuesday March 10 Wednesday March 11 Thursday March 12 Friday March 13 Saturday March 14 Sunday March 15 Monday March 16 Tuesday March 17 Wednesday Thursday March 18 March 19 Friday March 20 Saturday March 21 Sunday March 22 Monday March 23 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Java has fallen to Japs. Very windy & much colder. Wrote to Laddie. Stayed in at night & knit until late as I am helping Vera with a sweater (baby) for the Red Cross. Lots of snow now. The Eng. prisoners at Hong Kong have been brutally bayoneted by Japs. Went to Red Cross at night & then to Hilda’s afterwards. Brockelbanks moved next door to us. Milder. Had my hair done at night. Wilma was in to see me in aft. Vera & I knit until 1am to finish sweater for tea tomorrow. Mild. Our Red Cross St. Patrick’s tea at Norma Gagnon’s made $32 – I served – we had layette on display. Went to bridge at Mary Firth’s at night. Wrote to Laddie, got samples for a brown suit & went over to Mrs. Wrights. Went to High School Commencement – an operetta, “The Moon Maiden”, real good. I had Letter No.28 from Laddie. Went home after work with Elgin & Norma. Nadine was down for week-end. Elgin is still terribly thrilled with his course. We took Norma to Mt. Forest about 11. A lovely day. Helped Elgin fill out his income tax form. Read & amused Nadine. Went to church at night & visited Berniece afterwards. Wrote to Laddie. Got Letter No.29. Went to a bridge at Mrs. Mike Wanamaker’s – a terrible night, a thunderstorm & windy. Mr. Wheeler was here most of aft. Very windy. Wrote Laddie at night, then went to Auxiliary at Marg McGirrs’ & to Militia dance with Wilma – had a good time – danced until 3. Tired to-day. Filed away stubs. Went to bed early at night. Mother has flu so I went down home in aft. – cleaned upstairs, baked & did some washing. Went to Bridge Club at Anna’s – got prize – a relish dish. Wrote Laddie. Got Letter No.32 from him, also 2 snaps. Took suit goods over to Mrs. Wright’s. Visited at Brockelbank’s next door at night. Raining in morning, then turned to snow in aft. I went home after work. Norma, Elgin, Lorne & I went to show in Hanover. Gary Cooper in “Sergeant York” – good. Real stormy. Got meals, etc. as Mother was sick. Tired at night so went to bed early. I got 3 letters to-day, Nos. 30, 31 & one written to three of us on leave, also 3 play programs. I went down to Grant’s at night & took letter that Laddie wrote to three of us while on leave in London & Penzance. Stayed until after eleven. 6 �Monday, Feb.16, 1942 Dear Dad, Mother & Velma This will be a letter to all three of you, to tell you how I spent my seven days leave. I am addressing it to Velma because I sent the letter about my landing leave to Dad & Mother. So, Velma, when you get this letter (around the middle of March) will you take it down for Dad & Mother to read? 7 page letter about trip to London & Penzance I will write again very soon, to let you know you three are always in my thoughts. Laddie Tuesday March 24 Wednesday March 25 Thursday March 26 Friday March 27 Saturday March 28 Sunday March 29 Monday March 30 Tuesday March 31 Wednesday April 1 Thursday April 2 Friday April 3 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Wrote to Laddie. He is 27 to-day. I got a cable from him (dated 23rd) thanking me for parcel. Went to Red Cross at night & then to Sally’s – Mrs. Knowles & Beth McLean there. A new selective service program brought out. I got a parcel from Laddie – Serpentine stone gifts & atlas & napkin ring for Charles. Went to Mrs. Wright’s after work to get suit fitted & then Shirley & I went to military bridge. A lovely day. Norma & I went to Guelph to shop. I got hat & 2 blouse materials. We had dinner at Peacock & then went to show afterwards. Saw Cary Grant & Joan Fontaine in “Suspicion”. Lovely day – sidewalks bare now. Wrote to Laddie. Went down to Grant’s at night & got 2 decks of cards that Laddie sent me. Mrs. McFadyen was there. Ruby came up yesterday for a week. Elgin brought a Bob Gun of Windsor up with him for the week-end, a real cute kid – 18. We went to Mt. Forest at night, had lunch at McIntyre’s. Slept in. Talked, slept and read in aft. We went up town & brought Vera down for supper. Boys left afterwards & we came up to town. Dull & cool. Ruby is having a great time getting things ready for the expected baby. I got a letter from Laddie, No.33 & 3 snaps. Went to Mrs. Wright’s at night – knit & read. Cool. Wrote to Laddie. Busy getting Ins. books ready to send in. I got 2 more letters, No. 34 & No. 36. Went to Red Cross supper – my turn to help. Nice day but cool. Busy. Washed my hair at night. Had bath, etc. afterwards. Nice day. Wrote Laddie. I got Letter No.37 telling me about reunion in London. I went home after work for Good Friday to-morrow. Good Friday & a beautiful day. Winnie & Jack were down, also Nadine. Ruby went back in aft. Elgin was home. Mother & Winnie made my pink blouse. Played cards & crokinole. Elgin, Lorne & I went to show in Mt. Forest at night. 7 �Saturday April 4 Sunday April 5 Monday April 6 Tuesday April 7 Wednesday April 8 Thursday April 9 Friday April 10 Saturday April 11 Sunday April 12 Monday April 13 Tuesday April 14 Wednesday April 15 Thursday April 16 Friday April 17 Saturday April 18 Sunday April 19 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Grand day – real warm. I got 2 swell letters, Nos. 35 & 39. Wrote to Laddie in morning. Evelyn Aljoe was in to see me in aft. I went to Grant’s for a turkey dinner – girls home, also a Jean Williams. Afterwards Elgin, Allan, George, Vera, Evelyn & I went to Speer’s Hall to dance – ice cream at farm. A lovely day, but cool. I like my brown suit real well. Went to church at night & for walk with Berniece. Wrote to Laddie – 10 pages. Started bills. Stayed in at night. Knit and read. Busy. I got 2 letters, Nos. 40 & 44 from Laddie & also some snaps of boys at reunion. He writes 4 or 5 times a week now. Vera & I went down to visit Mrs. Glass & Bertha. Wrote to Laddie after. Nice spring day. I got Letter No.41 from Laddie & some snaps of Wellington’s monument. Went to Com. meeting & to bridge at Berniece’s – got prize – a candle lamp. Half holiday. I got 3 letters from Laddie, Nos. 42, 43 & 45, also reunion snaps. Had my ring cleaned in Hanover. Spent rest of aft. writing him a long letter. Everybody wants to see snaps – they are swell. Went to show in Hall put on by I.O.D.E. Snowing. Real busy. Went visiting at night – to Violet’s & Emily’s – showed them snaps – had bath etc. afterwards. Snowing – horrid weather. Busy. Norman was up to see me in aft. Is leaving for Manitoba next week. I went home with Mother & Elgin. Read. Cold wind but bright. Norma was up for week-end. Murray Ritchies & Miss Smith were down at night. About 9 word came that Bob Hunter had been killed in Eng. – 1st Durham casualty. Takes heart right out of you. Nice day. Wrote Laddie. Bob’s death casts gloom over town. Stayed in at night – read, knit & listened to Lux. Nice day. Dr. Brad took the reunion snaps out to Hunters. Went to Red Cross at night & then up to Jamieson’s. Presented Louise with nurse’s watch before leaving for Africa. Nice day. Busy. Played badminton & then Berniece, Hilda & I went for a walk – called on Jean Scott. Grand spring evening. A beautiful day, warm as summer. Wrote to Laddie in morning. Read & went over town in aft. Ethel, Hilda & I had last Bridge Club at Ethel’s – toasted sandwiches. Colder. Busy. Stayed in at night. Read, “How Green Was My Valley” and knit. Real cold. Keith Hunter was up for dinner – home on leave – has plenty to say. Elgin came up with mumps. I kept my distance from him. Elgin had Dr. Campbell come down to give him certificate. Has to stay home 21 days. Will miss class he has been with. He isn’t a bit sick, eats every meal & is up talking as usual. Just has to keep warm. I went for a walk at night & 8 �Monday April 20 Tuesday April 21 Wednesday April 22 Thursday April 23 Friday April 24 Saturday April 25 Sunday April 26 Monday April 27 Tuesday April 28 Wednesday April 29 Thursday April 30 Friday May 1 Saturday May 2 Sunday May 3 Monday May 4 Tuesday May 5 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 read. Nice day but still cool. Wrote to Laddie. Busy. Stayed in at night. Listened to Lux. Cleaned dresser drawers. Nice day. Busy. Went to a Tennis Club meeting & to Auxiliary at Mrs. Sharpe’s afterwards. Norma Gagnon got a new bicycle to ride to work instead of using car. Lovely & warm. Busy. Some of us wanted to go on our Bridge Party to-morrow night but Berniece didn’t like show. Some time! Washed my hair & had it waved. A wonderful day. I got 2 letters, Nos. 49 & 53 from Laddie. Some of the kids had a ball game on Bruce St. We sat on veranda & watched. I went down to Grant’s afterwards & then wrote to Laddie. Grand day. Elg went out to-day – first since Sat. I got 2 more letters, Nos. 47, 48 telling about my parcel that was “salvaged from the sea”. Dr. Grant finished my teeth. I wrote Laddie, had bath etc. A lovely day – quite hot. Busy. I went down to Mt. Forest for week-end with William Vollett. Norma & I went down town at night. Had a nice time, ate in restaurant. A swell day but actually hot. Mrs. McIntyre, Norma & I went to church Young People’s service. We took pictures in aft. and went down town. Soonie, Ruth, Ken, Merv there. Ruth & Norma brought me home. We stopped in to see Elg. A grand day. I got a post-letter telegram from Laddie, also Letter No.50. We voted on conscription issue to-day – plebiscite, “Yes” majority. Berniece & I went for a walk. Wrote Laddie. I got Letter No.52 – wants me to send snaps. Went to Red Cross supper. Knit afterwards. Grand day. Seeding, gardening way ahead of other years. Wrote Laddie. Got Letter No.51. I went to show in Hanover with Barb & girls. Saw James Cagney, Dennis Morgan & Brenda Marshall in “Captain of the Clouds” – swell. A beautiful day. Sat out on veranda all aft. & knit. Trees lovely on Bruce St. now. Went to Thank-offering meeting in church. Mrs. Dr. Pilkey spoke. Wrote Laddie. Swell day – hot. Knit at night, read, had bath, etc. Lovely day- like summer. Reg, Mary, Violet, Harold & Betty came up. Betty stayed with Vera. We were over town at night. Windy and a little cooler. Vic, Elgin & Lorne went fishing. Sally, Nadine & I went to Winnie’s. Mr. & Mrs. Watson, Joan, Jack & his boyfriend from Toronto were there. They called on us at night. Cold. A great change. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Listened to Lux at night & knit. Cold. Busy. Not feeling very well. I think I might have a light case of mumps – my jaws ache but there is no swelling of any account. Went to Com. meeting. 9 �Wednesday May 6 Thursday May 7 Friday May 8 Saturday May 9 Sunday May 10 Monday May 11 Tuesday May 12 Wednesday May 13 Thursday May 14 Friday May 15 Cold & wet. I got letter No.59 from Lad – came in 2 ½ weeks time. Busy all day. Answered letter at night. My jaws still ache at times. Cold & wet. Harry Schenk died to-day from heart condition – 21. Our Bridge Club went on our annual spree. I took car. We had dinner in Chatsworth hotel – grand one – chicken & strawberry shortcake. Went to show Academy Award picture, “How Green Was My Valley”. Much warmer to-day. I got letters No.54, 55 from Laddie, also some snaps. A swell one of him. Aunt Eva had a Vanishing Tea for Red Cross. Mother was at it. Went down to Schenk’s. Cool. Busy. Got Letter No.58 from Laddie. Wrote him. Went home at five. I am feeling better now. Read. Mother’s Day – gave her stockings & Elgin & I went out to lake for drive. Boys gave chocolates. Cleaned out drawers. Elgin went back to Galt to-day. Went to bank & made out power bills. I got letters No.56 & 57 from Laddie. Snaps of G.C.O’s inspection. Typed out Rotary list. Went down to Grant’s at night & showed them pictures. Raining. Wrote Laddie. Went to Red Cross. Read afterwards. I got 3 letters from Laddie, Nos. 60, 61, 62. Spent the evening answering them & reading. Mr. Saunders was here washing walls. Anna, Barb, Hilda & I went to Owen Sound in aft. Shopped. I got pr. of white shoes & novel for Laddie. Had supper in restaurant. Raining. Mr. Saunders finished office. I got letters Nos. 64 & 65 from Laddie, Also parcel of books, cards & map for Charles. Letter No.65 came in 2 weeks 2 days. I got Reunion snaps. Letter #64 England, Tues., April 28,1942 My dearest Velma: … Friday morning, as I told you before, was the date set for the inspection of certain units of our division by their Majesties. Consequently, it is needless for me to tell you that the clinic was closed, and the three of us accompanied the 7th L.F.A. to the inspection field where we were lined up to await the inspection. Being an officer, I was a couple of paces ahead of the men, so was assured of being able to see all that there was to see. The day was chilly and cloudy with quite a raw wind, and as no gloves were to be worn, our hands were soon quite chilly. But soon the sun broke through the clouds and it turned a little warmer. The hour drew closer to the time for inspection, and soon a cheer broke at the far end of the lines (there were several thousand troops there). Then the strains of the national anthem came to us on the morning air, while the Royal Standard was unfurled. That was the first big thrill of the day. Then away in the distance orders were shouted, and cheers arose as their Majesties finished inspecting each unit. Our unit was one of the last in the line, and we became more and more excited as the King and Queen drew near. At last, Col. Elder (the A.D.M. S.) gave the order “ten-shun”. Then came “Order Arms”, and the Service Corps men attached to our unit responded smartly. Then the fateful moment arrived, and order came “Royal Salute – Salute!”. Smartly the Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 10 �men with rifles presented arms, while the officers saluted and the remainder of the men smartly at attention. After this, the inspecting party passed between our lines, walking very slowly. First came the King, surrounded by many aides & brass hats, include our own General Sanram. Then came the Queen, likewise escorted. I was very fortunate as they both were looking my way as they passed. The King looked very well but was no as tall as I had thought. But my biggest thrill came when the Queen walked past me. She was almost past, but then turned directly towards me and looked me up and down, smiling that gracious smile of hers. Unfortunately, I was at attention, and didn’t dare even to smile back, but I felt myself blushing furiously. As the Royal Party came to the end of our lines, we all gave three hearty cheers for their Majesties, and stood at ease until the other units had been inspected. All the C.O.s shook hands with the King, including our Col. Brom,?, who was in the inspection somewhere. The C.O.s also had lunch with the King and Queen in the camp, so next time I come overseas, remind me to be a C.O. 10 page letter includes description of his weekend in London and from his Durham family and friends … No, dear, I don’t want you to join up in the Airforce,or the Army or Navy either. They are no place for you, and I know what I’m talking about. So, please don’t do it, Velma, for I don’t think you would be happy there. … Well, Velma, take care of yourself until I come back to take care of you myself. I love you, angel, with all my heart. Good night, angel, Laddie Saturday May 16 Sunday May 17 Monday May 18 Tuesday May 19 Wednesday May 20 Thursday May 21 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Cold. Wrote to Laddie. I went home after work. Elgin & I went to show in Hanover. I saw “How Green Was My Valley” again. I called Mrs. Grant but she was too tired to go. A nice day. Elgin hasn’t been to see Norma for two weekends now. One side of Mother’s face began to swell a little after eating fresh strawberries. I guess she has mumps on one side. I went to church & for walk with girls. Had ice cream & cake at Whitmore’s. Cool. Wrote to Laddie. Raining at night so stayed in. Listened to Lux & read. Warmer to-day. Not very busy, looked over notes. Went to Auxiliary at Mrs. Roy Lawrence’s. No oil heating this winter. Cool. Looked over notes. Went over town & did some shopping at night. Hilda & I ate in Mel’s. Nice day. I went down home in aft. & helped Mother with house cleaning. Mother’s face swelled a little on both sides. Howard Watson reported missing over Germany. Anna & Norman to be married on June 19th. 11 �Friday May 22 Saturday May 23 Sunday May 24 Monday May 25 Tuesday May 26 Wednesday May 27 Thursday May 28 Friday May 29 Saturday May 30 Sunday May 31 Monday June 1 Tuesday June 2 Wednesday June 3 Thursday June 4 Friday June 5 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Raining. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Stayed in at night. Evelyn came home & was over at house. Finished reading “Mr. Bunting in Peace & War” – good. Raining. Bill Patterson & Emily were married at Manse at noon. Norma came up with Elg for week-end. We played “500” at night, had ice cream, etc. A miserable day. Damp & wet. I have a cold. I made pineapple dessert for supper. Winnie & Jack were down. Cleaned up at night. Elg, Norma & I went for a walk. Read afterwards. Nicer to-day but cool. A holiday. I had a cold. Got meals etc. as Mother wasn’t feeling very well. Elgin & Lorne caught a lot of fish. I went to show at night with Anna & Barb, Mickey Rooney in “Babes On Broadway”. Raining. Wrote to Laddie. Stayed in at night & read and knit. A little warmer. Busy taking out meters. I got a permanent at night. Hair short (feather bob). Nice day. I met Marion Moore over town in aft. – she is on furlough – Moncton, N.B. so we went for a walk & had nice chat. Went for walk with girls at night – had ice cream – finished socks. Wrote Laddie. I had two letters from Laddie - 70 & 71 came in 2 ½ weeks. Went to bridge at Mrs. Kearney’s for Red Cross. A lovely day – real warm. Wrote Laddie. Rained at night. Went down & visited Mrs. Grant. Br. Used 1000 planes in a big raid over Germany – city of Cologne wiped out completely – 1000 Canadians took part in flight. Went to church at night & then visited Sally & Vic. Rev Smiths were there. Raining. I got 2 letters, 66 & 67, and a birthday card from Laddie. We, Bridge Club, bought present for Anna after work (clock). Went to rehearsal of Public School’s participation in Music Festival, ate in Ying’s afterwards with Marion Moore & Janet Robb. Decided not to have Com. meeting. Got Birthday cable. Wrote Laddie. Norma was up in aft. At night Norma, Dorothy MacD. & little Bobby went for a walk. Bridge Club had party for Anna at Ethel’s. She was getting a permanent – surprised her – gave her bedroom clock. Busy. I got Birthday present from Laddie – solid silver salt & peppers & mustard dish. Went to I.O.D.E. Birthday tea. Went over town at night. Wrote Laddie. A nice day. I went to Owen Sound with Aunt Eva’s. Got white hat & brown & white shoes. Stayed for show, Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn in “Woman of the Year”. Real busy. Visited with Elsie Hunter at night. She is gong to be married soon. Had bath, etc. 12 �Saturday June 6 Sunday June 7 Monday June 8 Tuesday June 9 Wednesday June 10 Thursday June 11 Friday June 12 Saturday June 13 Sunday June 14 Monday June 15 Tuesday June 16 Raining in morning then cleared. Busy. Lorne, his girlfriend, Barb & I went to show in Hanover. Grand picture, Ann Sheridan & Robert Cummings in “King’s Row”. Cool. 26 to-day. Mother gave me Spode cup & saucer, Aunt Eva handkerchiefs & Lorne sandwich tray. Norma was up for week-end. We went to Winnie’s & stayed for supper. I went down to Grant’s at night, showed them my presents & had nice visit. Lovely June day. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Visited Helen Renwick at night – she has been in bed for a month. Started a sweater for Ruby’s baby. A beautiful day. Got ready for meeting. Nothing unusual happened at meeting. Read afterwards. Mrs. Dr. David Jamieson died to-night. Hot. Storm later. I got 2 letters from Laddie, Nos. 68 & 72, & one from Ruby. Went over town at night & did some shopping with Mother. She bought Anna a comforter. Wrote to Laddie. Sent congratulation cards to Marg Evans & Jean McGirr. Got Letter No.69 from Lad. Went to dinner for Anna at Freda’s. She was completely taken by surprise. Grand dinner. Handkerchief shower. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Raining. We have had a lot of rain lately – nearly every day. I went over to Miss Gerrie’s at night. Her house & furnishing are real nice. Lovely day. Finished bills. I wrapped up toaster & iron for a wedding present to Anna from Laddie & me. Cy called to say they had daughter. Ruby & baby fine. I went over town. Cool. Vera went to Toronto to-day to look for job. Mother & I did some decorating for shower to-morrow night. I stayed home at night as Lorne had car away. A nice day but cool. Wrote to Laddie & Ruby. Mother had a kitchen shower for Anna. 12 – good time. Cool. Went to Auxiliary at Etta’s. They gave Anna silver cream & sugar, 4 salad plates & cake plate. We had 19 page letter from Ruby – calling baby Jacqueline Lee. Ruby and Jackie Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 13 �Wednesday June 17 Thursday June 18 Friday June 19 Gasoline cut to 4 gals. a unit. Hilda & I went down to Anna’s & saw her things. Vera got a job in Toronto. Jean got medal. Harry Wilson was in to see me. Going overseas soon. I wrote to Laddie. Went down to Anna’s in aft. & helped – made a salad. I got 3 letters from Laddie, Nos. 73, 74, 75. Shirley, Lorraine & I went to see Beryl’s things. Wrote Laddie. A nice day – not too hot. Anna’s wedding at 2pm. We decorated their bags while they were in Hanover having pictures taken. I served. Anna looked nice in long blue dress. They left on 6 bus. Anna Ritchie’s and Norman Greenwood’s wedding, June 19th, 1942 Norman second from left, Anna, Barbara Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 14 �Sarah and Wilbert Blyth Saturday June 20 Sunday June 21 Monday June 22 Tuesday June 23 Wednesday June 24 Thursday June 25 Friday June 26 Saturday June 27 Sunday June 28 Monday June 29 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Real warm for a change. Wrote Laddie & told him about wedding. Finished a sweater for Ruby’s baby. Went over town. Reg & Mary & Jake & his wife were up. Word came that Joe Noble was missing. Fowlers here. Aunt Eva & I went to church – anniversary. We went down to Nobles afterwards. I visited Inez too. Lovely day. Aunt Eva went to Ruby’s for 2 weeks. I got a post-letter telegram from Laddie saying he got my egg parcel. Wrote him an air letter. Busy. Visited Mrs. Schenk at night. Cool. Clarence Ritchie’s baby died – 7 weeks old – he had growth in thyroid gland. War news very black. Eng. lost in Libya. Germans entering Egypt. Cool. Furnace on. Jean & I are getting along fine. Nadine is staying with us this week too. Quite a time braiding her hair in morning. Went to library at night. A nice day but cool. Wrote Laddie. I had my hair done in aft. Jean Brocklebank was here for supper. Had long letter from Laddie telling about leave in London. Berniece was over at night – had lunch. A lovely day. I finished a sock for Elgin. Went over to drug store. Came home, read and had bath. Perfect day. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Elgin brought Joan Brayshaw, 12, up with him for week-end. He came up for me at 5. We went fishing after supper. Came up town. A lovely day. We all went to Galt – Norma & H. Becker too – to church parade. Elgin was in it. Had lunch in park afterwards. Home 9:30. Nice day. Busy. Read at night & went down to Grant’s to show them letter Laddie wrote while on leave in London. Got Letter No.77. 15 �Church parade at Galt – June 1942 London, Sat.., May 23rd,1942 Dear Velma, Mother and Dad: … This time I am spending all my leave in London, so I should have plenty of time to see everything I want to see. Especially as I have a 48 hour leave tacked on the seven days., and won’t have to be back at camp until Sunday night, May 31st! …walked around town, took underground, double decker buses, saw movie, play, Madame Tussaud’s Waxworks, Chinatown, the Tower (saluted by a Beefeater), St. Paul’s… Wed., May 24th,1942 …Walked around Piccadilly Circus, shopped, saw movie, play… As you know, our letters home can’t be too heavy, so I’ll be on the safe side and send two instead of one. Love, Laddie Thursday., May 28th,1942 Dear Dad, Mother and Velma: … This is the second half of my letter to you concerning my activities on my “London Leave” …got hair cut, visited the Zoo Regent’s park, Lords’ Cricket Field, saw movie… Friday., May 29th,1942 …packed my stuff. For I am going to stay at the Delaney’s until Sunday night travelled underground to Waterloo, visited Westminster Abbey (most of it closed), saw movie, met friend Alex; they “took the tube” out to Edgewater, were welcomed by Delaneys Monday, June 1, 1942 …relaxed in the Delaney’s garden by fishpond - … brass plaque in garden: “The kiss of the sun for pardon, The songs of the birds for mirth, One is nearer God’s hart in a garden, Than anywhere else n earth” I thought that verse very lovely. Do you agree? Alex and I enjoyed our week-end there very much. …on Saturday, loafed, then left for London – I had a few tickets to see musical comedy “The Maid of the Mountains”. It was a grand play and we all enjoyed it. …supper at restaurant, walked along the Embankment, passed Cleopatra’s Needle Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 16 �to Westminster Bridge.… …Sunday morning after breakfast, the for of us set off with our lunch, and went for a long walk…heard a cuckoo – “gave me quite a thrill”… It was a grand holiday for me, and a lovely rest. I saw everything I wanted to see and did everything I wanted to do… Love from, Laddie Tuesday June 30 Wednesday July 1 Thursday July 2 Very busy. Lovely day but hot. I wrote to Vera at night & sent Birthday card & handkerchief. Went home. War news is very bad. Battle of Egypt is on now. Holiday. Grand day. Jean Brocklebank is visiting at our place. Real busy. Mother made me green dress. Did ironing & packed chest. Went to show in Hanover at night. Took Hilda, her sister & Eliz. Seymour. “Ball of Fire” – swell. I slept at Hilda’s last night as Jean had me locked out. I got 2 letters from Laddie in morning. Very busy making out power bills. Hilda, Mary & I took some pictures in park. Went down to Grant’s at night. Wrote Laddie. Durham Park Velma on right, Nadine in centre Friday July 3 Saturday July 4 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Very busy. Com. meeting at night – only Mr. Cross present. Went to a reception for Mr. & Mrs. Vaughan (Irene Atkinson) at Clarence Barfoot’s. Nice day. Busy. The neighbours had a presentation for Elgin at our place. It was a great surprise for him. Norma, Jean Brocklebank, Elgin & I went to Mt. Forest. When we came back all calm. Then they gave him army wrist watch, sweater & 2 prs. socks. 17 �Sunday July 5 Monday July 6 Tuesday July 7 Wednesday July 8 Thursday July 9 Friday July 10 Saturday July 11 Sunday July 12 Monday July 13 Tuesday July 14 Wednesday July 15 Thursday July 16 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Lovely day but cool. We had fun with Jean. I came down to Galt with Elg Sunday night. Ross Kearney & 2 other boys came back with us – I stayed at Mrs. Brayshaw’s. Cool. I got up about ten. Joan & I went to visit her married sister. After dinner we went to show. Saw Red Skelton & Eleanor Powell in “Ship Ahoy”. I came over to Brantford with Mr. Fleming. Had supper with Mary, Reg. We went to Helen’s at night. Cool but bright. Ironed in morning. Wrote to Laddie in aft. We went for a drive to airport & called on Norman at San. Visited Marson’s & then Harold’s. Norman was to have met me in aft. & we were going to show & he was coming here for supper. The nurse called to say he couldn’t get a pass. Mary & I went up town in morning & shopped. I went to show in aft. myself. Saw Ann Sheridan & Ronald Reagan in “Juke Girl”. We went to Jake Anguish’s for supper. Played checkers. Lovely day. Wrote Laddie. Went up town in aft. Did some shopping. Got braces & comb - file case for Laddie, one for Elgin too. Went for drive at night through residential section, Mohawk Park, picked cherries at Anguish’s, called at Helen’s & Violet’s. Raining. Wrote Laddie. Mary & I went to Violet’s in aft. Stayed for supper & evening. Met Bob’s girlfriend, Isabel for first. Went up town in morning. Reg drove me to Galt at noon to meet Elgin. Great load coming home – cherries, apples, etc. We went up town to get mail. Got 1 Letter – No.78. Joe Noble reported prisoner of war. I stayed home at night. Unpacked etc. Florence came home with Mother & Dad. Made lunch, talked. Florence & I got up about noon. Sat on veranda in aft. Beautiful day. Vic, Sally & Nadine here for supper. Lorne & I drove Florence home at night. Wrote to Laddie. Hot. Mother & I washed. I cleaned pantry, etc. Real busy. I ironed. Uncle Irving came just after supper. He stayed all night. Nice day. Windy. Busy. Ladies here in aft. to do war work. I went up town for mail – got 5 letters. Pasted in snaps etc. at night. Nice but cool. Busy. Answered letters in aft. Saw twins (Davey’s). Read, etc. at night. Mother & I were away all day. Dinner (chicken) at Uncle John’s. Supper at Aunt Charlotte’s & out to McGirr’s at night. I got five letters, Nos. 79, 80, 81, 82 & 88. 6 snaps of Delaney’s. Did nails etc. after I came home. 18 �Friday July 17 Saturday July 18 Sunday July 19 Monday July 20 Tuesday July 21 Wednesday July 22 Thursday July 23 Friday July 24 Saturday July 25 Sunday July 26 Monday July 27 Tuesday July 28 Wednesday July 29 Thursday July 30 Friday July 31 Saturday August 1 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Wrote Laddie. Went to Mt. Forest. Arrived at Norma’s in time for dinner. Went down town in aft. & then we went for a drive to Woodlands Springs & Pike Lake – took Mr. & Mrs. McIntyre along. Real hot. Busy – have all my jobs finished up now. Went up town in aft. for mail. Norma & Elgin came up. I read at night. Hot. Lorne & I went swimming in morning. Elg. & I went down to Mt. Forest for Norma in aft. Got box ready for Laddie. Sat out on veranda, lovely. Came up to Aunt Eva’s at night, unpacked & wrote to Mary. Started back to work after holidays. Dull & cool. Busy – a lot of jobs to be done – had two parcels from Laddie – books & dresser scarves. Inez & I went down to Anna’s for walk. Saw wedding photo. Lovely day. Wrote Laddie. Finished up odd jobs. Went to Auxiliary supper meeting at Myrtle McKechnie’s. Lovely day. Typed names on bills. Don’t have to pay Unemp. Ins. Any longer. Visited Mrs. Grant at night. Then Aunt Eva & I went over town – finished Elgin’s socks. Beautiful day. Wrote Laddie in morning. Went to Sunday School picnic at Holstein – swam, good lunch. Read after I came home. Elg – 25 to-day. Lovely day. Inez & I played tennis – my first this year. We went to library & then called at Hilda’s, chatted until 11:00, had bath. Beautiful day. Wrote Laddie in aft. Went over town at night – went home with Elgin & Norma. Mr. Brayshaw & Jack came up for week-end with Elg. A beautiful day. Helped Mother with meals. Lay out on the lawn in the aft. Norma came up for supper. Read at night. Swell day. I got 2 letters from Laddie, No.95 & No.97 – 97 came in 13 days. Inez & I played tennis at night. Grand day. Wrote Laddie. Took off water controls. War news very black these days. Rostov has fallen & Germans getting very near oil wells in Caucasus. Got 3 letters from Lad, Nos. 91, 92 & 96. Played tennis & went swimming. Inez, Elsie & I talked at Aunt Eva’s until 11. Wrote Laddie. Raining. Washed my hair & had it waved. Met Florence over town. Had ice cream & talked. Half holiday. Went home in aft. Aunt Mary Ann, Mrs. Hay & Dale there. Mr. Rubin called on me. I bought a mink-tone collar from him. Traded in my fur coat - $10. I got 2 letters, Nos. 93 & 94. Nice day but cooler. Busy. Inez, Anna, Shirley & I played tennis at night. Read, had bath, etc. Nice day. Wrote Laddie. Ruby, Cy, little Jackie, Mrs. Fulton & Vera came up in morning. First time I saw baby (1½ months old) – very cute, well formed, smooth face, dark eyes & a little curl on top of head. Vera likes it in Toronto. 19 �Ruby, Cy and Jackie Sunday August 2 Monday August 3 Tuesday August 4 Wednesday August 5 Thursday August 6 Friday August 7 Saturday August 8 Sunday August 9 Monday August 10 Tuesday August 11 Wednesday August 12 Thursday August 13 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 We had a family party – Ruby & Cy, Aunt Eva’s, Winnie & Jack all here. Had picnic lunch. Nadine is staying with us Read at night. Nice day but fairly cool. Civic holiday. Spent it quietly at home. 1 oz. of tea or 4 oz. of coffee per week per person – tea & coffee rationed. We washed & ironed, did Mrs. Davies’ washing too. Little, 1 ½ yrs., Frank came up in aft. & stayed for supper. We had letter from Elg, from Lachine. Berniece & I went for walk at night. Wrote to Elgin & Laddie. Cool. I had two letters from Laddie, 89 & 90 - also postletter telegram. Sales Tax auditor was here in aft. Aunt Eva & I went for walk. I wrote Laddie afterwards. Cool. Busy. Inez & I played tennis at night. Read. I got a parcel for Laddie – books & negatives. Lovely day. Inez & I lay out in sun. Then Aunt Eva & I went to Rebecca picnic in park. Played tennis at night & read, “This Above All”. Lovely day. Very busy. Had letter from Elgin. Likes it at Lachine. Played tennis at night. Wrote Laddie an airletter. Raining in aft. Busy – last discount day. Went over town at night. Met Florence & had chat. Mother made me yellow pyjamas & yellow aprons this week. Cool. Bert Chapman here. Slept in late. Read & had a snooze in aft. Went down to Ritchie’s at night. Anna & Barb walked home with me. Had ice cream. Busy. Aunt Eva’s birthday – gave her a cup & saucer. Played tennis. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Com. meeting at night. Lot of business. We are to get 60¢ a week cost-of-living bonus. Lovely weather but cool. Played tennis at night & then Aunt Eva & I went over town & shopped. Brought home some ice cream. Nice day. Lay out in the sun in aft. Wrote to Laddie. Rotary Carnival at night. Large crowd. Worked in Red Cross booth. Anna won $50 War Savings Certificate. 20 �Friday August 14 Saturday August 15 Sunday August 16 Monday August 17 Tuesday August 18 Wednesday August 19 Thursday August 20 Friday August 21 Saturday August 22 Sunday August 23 Monday August 24 Tuesday August 25 Wednesday August 26 Thursday August 27 Friday August 28 Saturday August 29 Sunday August 30 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Hydro convention. Ab went. Lovely day. Finished bills. Inez had a dinner – Wilma, Shirley, Barb, Anna, Freda, Berniece & myself – good time. Looked at old snaps. Wrote to Laddie in aft. Not very busy. Inez & I played tennis. Vera came home. Inez came down with me for week-end. Inez & I got up about 10:30, looked at snaps. Lay out in sun in aft. Norma, Mr. & Mrs. McIntyre were up. We went for a walk after supper. Packed a box for Laddie – No.10. Inez & Etta gave me candy to put in it. Vic started working for Massey Harris. Nadine is at our place this week. I got four letters from Laddie – Nos. 98, 99, 100, 101 & 17 snaps. Going to work on his B.A. Inez & I played tennis at night. Cool. Wrote to Laddie. Went to show in Hanover with girls. Sam Dinger(?) took us. We saw Rosalind Russell & Fred MacMurray in “Take a Letter Darling”, good witty & clever. Cool. Aunt Eva went down to help Mother with threshing. Canadians & other troops invaded France at Dieppe (1 day), many casualties but raid successful. Many German planes destroyed. Played tennis, visited Berniece. Wrote Laddie. Spent aft. at Twamley’s. Read at night. Loud crack of thunder – lighting struck transformer at factory. Dad finished threshing yesterday. Hot. Got letter No.106 from Laddie. Played tennis. Hot. Very busy. Vera came home. Aunt Eva & I went over town & waited until family were ready to go home. Cool & raining. Very quiet day. Went to Varney church in aft., only 9 there. Wrote to Laddie at night. Very cold. Not very busy. Read. Played tennis at night & then went down to Grant’s – took Laddie’s album & showed it to them. Harry McCaslin missing in Dieppe raid. Very cool. Got 4 letters from Laddie, Nos. 101, 102, 103, 104 (2 censored). Answered them. They call him “Bitsy” in Eng. Played tennis at night & then Inez & I went to library. Duke of Kent killed in plane crash. Nice day. Harry McCaslin reported safe in Eng. in morning & 5 o’clock in the aft. they got word he was killed. Went over town at night. Had letter from Elgin. Rained in morning but cleared up in aft. cool. Auxiliary picnic at Mrs. McLachlan’s, played baseball. Went to meeting at Berniece’s re: Labour Day week-end. She served angel cake, ice cream & ginger ale. Cool. Wrote Laddie. Had my hair waved at night. Got coat samples. Did a lot of odd jobs. Reg & Mary Fowler came up for a week’s holidays. I went home with them at night. Got letter No.107 from Laddie. A beautiful day. Quite warm. Reg & I went fishing in aft. (rubber boots & all). Swell time. Lorne went back to Toronto at night with Vic to look for a job – only 16. Got 21 �Monday August 31 Tuesday September 1 Wednesday September 2 Thursday September 3 Friday September 4 Saturday September 5 Sunday September 6 Monday September 7 recommendation from Mr. Sharpe. Anna, Barb & Uncle Will came down at night. Grand day. Wrote to Laddie & Elgin. Reg, Mary & Mother came up to office in aft. & brought me ice cream. Berniece & I went for a walk at night. A beautiful day. Mother had letter from Lorne. Got a job in Massey Harris. Jean got a job in Royal Bank - only fifteen, but they couldn’t get anyone else. She has 3 years at High School. I had a letter from Elgin. Com. meeting at night. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Shirley & I played tennis with two English girls visiting at Rev. Jones’. Cool. Aunt Eva, Jean and I went to Owen Sound in aft. I got brown & black suede shoes, brown skirt goods. Real cool. Took off controls. Wrote to Laddie. Went over to Twamley’s at night to make arrangements for week-end. Inez got a new bike to-day. Raining & cold in morning but nice in aft. Eunice & Hap have a son. Inez, Barb & I went to Owen Sound Park after work Sat. afternoon. Got 2 double cabins. We shopped & then went to show, Wallace Bury in “Jackson Mail”. Others – Sammy, Bern., Jean Scott, Marg Little & Freda arrived at 1 – had lunch. We brought 2 electric heaters & hot water bottles up with us. Cabins were terribly cold & damp but soon warmed up. Sunday – grand day – much warmer. Went to Division St. church – day of intercession. Lay out in sun & played tennis in aft. Grand big supper. Walked down town at night & window shopped. A beautiful day for Labour Day. I wrote Laddie airletter. Read, lay in sun, and played tennis. We had our supper beside water on way to Martin’s. Went to show at night, Abbott & Costello in “Pardon my Sarong”. Home at twelve. Swell holiday. Owen Sound Tennis Court, Labour Day, 1942 Velma Harriston Park, Labour Day, 1942 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 22 �Barbara and Velma in centre Tuesday September 8 Wednesday September 9 Thursday September 10 Friday September 11 Saturday September 12 Sunday September 13 Monday September 14 Tuesday September 15 Wednesday September 16 Thursday September 17 Friday September 18 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Raining. I had letter from Elgin & 1 from Laddie, No.108 – long letter. Wrote Elgin. Raining, so stayed in at night & cleaned room, etc. Raining again. I got a cable from Laddie saying, “Everything under control – fit as a fiddle”. Howard Thornell & a friend landed along. I went down home with them after supper, until they went to Owen Sound. Raining. I got a parcel from Laddie – books & pictures. Went down to Grant’s at night. Sally & Nadine stayed here all night as their furniture went to Toronto to-day. A lovely day & Durham Fall Fair. I have Lorne’s bicycle now & went for ride on it – got along fine. Sally & Nadine stayed again. Aunt Eva, Jean, Sally & Nadine went to Toronto. Vera brought car back. Wrote Lorne. Elg. Was moved to St. Thomas to-day. Went home with Mother & Dad. Nice day. Varney Anniversary. Rev. Harris from Conn spoke – good. Went in aft. & at night. Norma came up & stayed for supper & went to church. Raining. I got an airgraph from Laddie – came in 13 days – first one I have ever received. Wrote him. Inez & I took bicycles over to show grounds. She was learning to ride her new one. Listened to Lux – “This Above All”. Grand Day. Warm. I got letter from Elg & 3 from Laddie, Nos. 109, 110 & 112. No.109 censored & names cut out. Rode on bicycle at night. Went down to Ritchie’s on it. Knit. Lovely day – real warm. I got Letter No.111 from Laddie. Wrote Laddie. Mr. Conn coming tomorrow. Jessie up to see me. Jean started in Royal Bank to-day. Jessie Grant visited me. She & Bonnie are slanting(?) to Norma. Inez & I went to see Elaine Hunter’s trousseau – grand. Lovely day. Hot. Mr. Conn was moved back to this territory. He & Mr. McKie came to audit books in aft. I was at office all aft. in spite of holiday. Lots of fun. Had supper at Whitmore’s. Wrote Laddie. A swell day. Hot. Inez & I went bicycling at night & then went over to Mrs. Wright’s. Norma’s birthday. 23 �Saturday September 19 Sunday September 20 Monday September 21 Tuesday September 22 Wednesday September 23 Thursday September 24 Friday September 25 Saturday September 26 Sunday September 27 Monday September 28 Tuesday September 29 Wednesday September 30 Thursday October 1 Friday October 2 Saturday October 3 Sunday October 4 Monday October 5 Tuesday October 6 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Rained in aft. Elsie Hunter married at four. I got cable from Laddie saying he got my 10 parcel. Went to presentation at Keelar’s for Ross – gave him a watch. A quiet day. Cold but bright. Read & knit. Finishing booties for Eunice’s baby. Went to church at night. Very cold. Wrote Laddie. We can’t use our electric heater beginning to-day – have fire in stove. Visited Eunice & Hap at night & saw new baby, Leslie – gave him blue booties. Cold & wet. Washed my hair & had it waved. Knit on my sweater until late. Elg & Lorne both coming home this weekend. Cold & wet. Wrote Elgin & Lorne. Went to I.O.D.E bingo in Hall, proceeds for soldiers’ Christmas boxes. Good crowd. Played several games. Cold. Wrote Laddie. Went home in aft. & helped Mother bake a Tomato Soup Cake to send Laddie. Knit at night. Cold & wet. Russians are still holding Stalingrad. Did some shopping after work. Cold & wet. Lorne came home. He came up for me after supper. I packed a box for Laddie. Elgin came home after we got to bed. Elgin, Norma & Lorne here. It was the first time we had seen Elgin in his uniform as he hadn’t been home since he got it 2 months ago. He talked & talked, telling us all about the Air Force. We went out to Winnie’s for a little while in aft. Ground was covered with snow this morning. Wrote Laddie. Listened to Lux at night, knit & read. Cold. Norman was moved to Aylmer so Anna won’t be going out West now. She finishes at store to-morrow. Went to Red Cross & then Auxiliary at Mrs. Colton’s. Shower for Marg Storrey. Cold. Got Letter No.114 from Laddie & was I ever glad to get it! Swell letter. Knit & Read at night. Nice day. Wrote Laddie. Aunt Eva & I went out to Winine’s in aft. as they were threshing. Lovely day. Busy. Finished sleeve of sweater. Lorne is working for Rogers’ Silverware Co. now. I stayed with Hilda all night. She has moved to Hartley house. Lovely fall day. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Read some magazines at night & did some shopping. Went home with Mother & Dad. Windy & cool. Looked over clothes. Read. Went to church at night & in to Berniece’s afterwards. Wrote Elgin & Lorne. Dad’s birthday – 54. Knit at night. Jean had Mission Circle. Wrote to Ruby. Busy. Went to Red Cross supper. Got up enough nerve to ask them for a raise. Got $10 a month more. Wrote to Laddie after I came home. 24 �Wednesday October 7 Thursday October 8 Friday October 9 Saturday October 10 Sunday October 11 Lovely day. I am very happy about raise. Went for a ride on bicycle – visited at Ritchie’s. Knit. Lovely day. Aunt Eva, Jean, Joan & I went to Owen Sound. I got red & brown dress goods. We ate at Scopi’s & then went to see “Mrs. Miniver” – a marvelous show – the best war picture I have ever seen. Car ran out of water on way home – had to get farmer. A grand day. My coat goods came – took it over to Mrs. Wright’s. Vera came home after supper. We talked until midnight. Finished my brown cardigan. Grand day. Wrote Laddie. Aunt Jennie Ribey was at Aunt Eva’s. Elgin & Lorne home. Lorne cut his finger in a ? machine. Has to stay home for 6 weeks. Norma, Elg & I went to Mt. Forest at night. Mr. & Mrs. Watson landed along. A beautiful day. Thanksgiving Sunday. Elgin, Norma, Lorne & I went for a drive through country in morning. All went to church in aft. We had 11 for chicken dinner at night. Winnie, Jack & Aunt Jennie here. Watsons went back at night. Aunt Jennie stayed all night. Velma and Norma Monday October 12 Tuesday October 13 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Thanksgiving Monday. Beautiful day. Very busy fixing clothes (brown sweater & skirt). I took Aunt Jennie up to Twamley’s in morning. Reg, Mary, Lizzie & Jake called on us in aft. on way home from Wiarton. Aunt Eva, Jean, Nora & I went to show in Hanover. Saw, “This Above All”. A grand day. Got 2 letters from Laddie via airmail. Nos. 115 & 116. Also got letter written on leave in Wales. Went to Red Cross at Schutz’s & then went down to Grant’s. Tuesday, Sept.9 – Sat. Sept.12/1942 25 �Dear Velma, Mother and Dad: …I have been having a wonderful time to date, and although I haven’t been doing anything very exciting, I have seen some of the most beautiful country in the world…If only you three were here to enjoy it with me, everything would be perfect. … The reason North Wales was chosen was because Jim, Frank and Phil knew a family there and had arranged for our party to stay there. 17 page letter about trip to north Wales – travelled by train to Abersoch to stay with Davies family in their “summer home”, explored area and seashore, rowed in Davies’ boat; took bus to Pwllheli and then to Beaumaris, enjoyed stay at Buckeley Arms hotel, toured about, visited a ruined castle, played snooker, chatted with other visitors, then returned to London Sept. 14, went to a movie …So that is the end of my account, and now I am all set for another three months work, before another seven days leave comes up. …Ill write to you in a day or two, so, until then, I’ll leave you. All my love, Laddie. Wednesday October 14 Thursday October 15 Friday October 16 Saturday October 17 Sunday October 18 Monday October 19 Tuesday October 20 Wednesday October 21 Thursday October 22 Friday October 23 Saturday October 24 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Lovely day. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Went down to see Marg Storrey’s trousseau at night. Cloudy. Mother, Dad & Aunt Eva went down to see Ross today. He is much thinner. I had supper at Ritchie’s & then went to a re-organization of the Badminton Club. Secy. again. Busy. Went to library at night & got “The Unknown Country” by Bruce Hutchison. Had bath, etc. Laddie sent $110.50. Wrote Laddie an airletter. Raining. Marg Storrey’s wedding. Went home after work. Mother & I cut out scalloped collar. Nice day. Read. Aunt Eva & I went to church at night & stayed for meeting afterwards on connection with 3rd Victory Loan. Geo. Noble made wonderful speech. Nice day. I had an airletter from Laddie, No.117, written Sept. 25. Read & knit at night. Lovely day. Wrote Laddie. I got another airletter to-day, No.121 – two weeks time. Letter from Elgin too. Went to Red Cross at Ruth Miles’ & to Auxiliary afterwards. Nice aft. but rained at night. Busy. Went to Berniece’s at night to play bridge. Last disc’t day so I worked in aft. Rained all day. Spent aft. writing Laddie. Aunt Eva, Jean, Nora & I went to show in Hanover. Saw Jean Arthur & Cary Grant in, “Talk of the Town”. Busy. Went to Mrs. Wright’s to have my coat fitted; washed my hair & had it waved. Cold but bright. Busy. Aunt Eva came down with me for week-end as Jean was in Owen Sound. We stayed up until Elg & Norma came home – had lunch. 26 �Sunday October 25 Monday October 26 Tuesday October 27 Wednesday October 28 Thursday October 29 Friday October 30 Saturday October 31 Sunday November 1 Monday November 2 Tuesday November 3 Wednesday November 4 Thursday November 5 Friday November 6 Saturday November 7 Sunday November 8 Monday November 9 Tuesday November 10 Wednesday November 11 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Elg, Norma & I went to Mt. Forest church in morning. Had dinner at McIntyre’s. Came home in aft. & had supper. Elg went back about 7 & we came up to town. Read. Cold. Wrote Laddie. I received 2 letters from him, Nos. 119 & 120. Listened to Lux & knit at night. Ground covered with snow. Busy. I went to Red Cross at Norma Gagnon’s. Helped pack overseas box. Floyd Kearns got it. Cold. Got No.118 from Laddie. Finished water bills. Went to Community Party – played bridge at Oddfellows Hall. Dance after. We ate in restaurant afterwards. Milder to-day. Wrote Laddie long letter in morning. Went home in aft. Ironed. Auxiliary Thank-offering meeting at night. Mrs. (Dr.) Gordon Agnew spoke – good. Mild. Busy. Went over to Mrs. Wright’s after work. Stayed in at night. Tired. Read & knit. Mild. Went home after supper. Knit & planned Laddie’s Christmas box. Halloween night. Lorne played a joke on us – put lights out. Nice day. Read. Went to church at night & down to Anna’s afterwards. Her birthday – 30. Raining. Wrote Laddie & Elgin. Listened to Lux at night, knit & read. Snowed a little. No meeting to-night. Went to Red Cross meeting at Mortley’s. Nice day but cool. Finished Laddie’s socks. Went to Rebecca Euchre & dance. Wrote Laddie. Went home in aft. Ironed 4 pairs of curtains. Tired at night so read & went to bed. I got my new winter coat. Mrs. Wright only charged $3.25. Allies won a great victory in Egypt – defeated Rommel’s forces. Might be turning point of war. Finished reading, “The Unknown Country” – a wonderful book. Went to library. A year ago to-day since I last saw Laddie. Sent him an airletter. Busy. Elgin came home. We went down to Mt. Forest to the show. Norma came back with us. A lovely day. I packed Laddie’s Christmas box. Uncle Charlie & Aunt Charlotte were here for supper. Elgin left shortly after supper & I came up town. American troops are landing in North Africa. Allied offensive has begun. Went to see Mrs. Whitmore at night, as she fell on the sidewalk & injured her leg – has it in a cast. Raining. War news is still very good. Went to Red Cross at Mrs. Wanamaker’s & to trousseau tea for Mary Whitmore at Mrs. Roy Lawrence’s. Snowing. Ground covered. Wrote to Laddie. Went to a recipe shower at Mrs. Irwin Sharpe’s for Marg Storrey. Played bridge. Nice lunch of little cakes & sandwiches. 27 �Thursday November 12 Friday November 13 Saturday November 14 Sunday November 15 Monday November 16 Tuesday November 17 Wednesday November 18 Thursday November 19 Friday November 20 Saturday November 21 Sunday November 22 Monday November 23 Tuesday November 24 Wednesday November 25 Thursday November 26 Friday November 27 Saturday November 28 Sunday November 29 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Germans marched into unoccupied France. A dirty day – raining & snowing. I went home in aft. Ironed. Real busy. Mother is making me a red dress. Everything is going O.K. for Allies in Africa. Very stormy. Plenty of snow. Had to get galoshes out. George was up to see me in aft. I got a permanent at Ethel’s. Clear but cold. War news is swell these days. Went home after work. Knit & did odd jobs – cleaned cupboards. Nice day. Quiet aft. Read. Barbara & Uncle Will came down for supper. Mild. Went to Dr. Grant & had my teeth cleaned. Listened to Lux, knit & read. Mild. I got 2 letters, 122 & 127, from Laddie – 3 weeks since I had any. Came air mail & No.122 took 5 ½ weeks. Went to Auxiliary at Norma Gagnon’s. Wrote Laddie. Mild. We had our Commission meeting. Read afterwards. You can only travel 50 miles on bus now. Mild. Had nice rest in aft. Visited Mrs. Whitmore. Finished a pr. of ankle socks. Played badminton at night for first this season. I got 3 letters from Laddie, Nos. 123, 124, 125. Aunt Eva went to Toronto this aft. for week-end. Militia dance. Jean went but I didn’t. Inez came over & we talked until midnight & had lunch. Colder. Wrote to Laddie. Went home at five. Read & did odd jobs. Elg & Norma were here. We went out to Winnie’s for chicken dinner – dumplings. Mild. I bought a chesterfield ($25) 2nd hand on spur of the moment from McTavish (Bill Firth). We are going to give it to Mother & Dad for Christmas. Went to Red Cross at Allen’s. Mild. Aunt Eva came home at noon. I received letter No.126 from Laddie. I went down to Grant’s at night & had nice visit with them. Mild. Busy. Finished planning hope chest & did other work. Had letter form Ruby – 10 pages – all about Jackie. Stayed in at night. Knit & read. Bought “The Keys of the Kingdom”. Snowing. Went home in aft. for holiday. Mother is making me a brown dress. Started a pr. of mitts for Jackie for Xmas. The French scuttled their navy so the Germans wouldn’t get it – over 60 ships. Busy. Wrote Laddie at night, knit, went to library. Finished “The Moon is Down” by John Steinbeck. Good book. Quite a lot of snow on ground. Busy. Went home after work. Elg wrote examinations to-day. Lorne stayed in Hanover all night. Nice day. Slept in. Lorne brought Shirley & Lois Weigner over for supper. Went to church & down to Anna’s afterwards. 28 �Monday November 30 Tuesday December 1 Wednesday Thursday December 2 December 3 Friday December 4 Saturday December 5 Sunday Monday December 6 December 7 Tuesday December 8 Wednesday December 9 Thursday December 10 Friday December 11 Saturday December 12 Sunday December 13 Monday December 14 Tuesday December 15 Wednesday December 16 Thursday December 17 Friday December 18 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1942 Wrote Elg. We sent him a writing kit for graduating. He phoned at night to say he got B grouping (which is highest you can get at St. Thomas). Gives him his L.A.C. – came 6th in class. Went to Red Cross at Mrs. Ball’s. Busy. Played badminton at night – a lot of fun. Wrote to Laddie & Vera afterwards. Elgin being sent to Winnipeg Thurs. Very stormy. Busy. Stayed in at night. Read & knit. Terribly stormy. Back roads are blocked now. I had my hair finger waved in aft. Played badminton at night. Aunt Eva entertained ladies. Still very stormy. Busy. Aunt Eva & I went to Oddfellows euchre at night. Aunt Eva got prize. Still storming, but not as badly as yesterday. Went home after work. Fixed clothes, etc. Quiet day. Went to church at night. Read afterwards. Wrote Laddie. Received Letter No.128 from him. He has been sick – benign pneumonia, wrote letter while in hospital – nothing serious he says. Jake Anguish died suddenly from heart arttack. Mother had letter from Brantford. Went to Red Cross at Clushey’s. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Nice day. Bright & sunny. Norma Gagnon is going to be married on Christmas Day. Went to Auxiliary at night. We decided to dispense with lunch at our meetings, owing to shortage of butter. Nice day. Busy. Went to Bridge Party at Anna & Barbara’s – 3 tables. Mother, Dad, Lorne & I went up to Owen Sound at noon. Mrs. Caswell cleaned office. Mother & I shopped & Dad & Lorne went to show. I got my picture taken at Meyers’. Played badminton. Finished bills. I had letter from Elgin, written in Winnipeg. Stayed in at night. Wrote Laddie. Santa Claus Day in town. Sent Laddie his watch. Went home after. Very frosty. We were going to Uncle Charlie’s for supper but couldn’t get car started. Uncle Charlie came down for us. We had grand chicken dinner. Uncle Will’s there too. Wrote Elgin. Very stormy – terrible weather. I got the proofs of my picture – not so good. Stayed in at night. Addressed Christmas cards. Got Letter No.130 from Laddie. He is out of hospital now & feeling fine. Played badminton at night. Got Letter No.129 from Laddie. Had final Com. meeting. Got $3 Xmas box. Elg coming home for Xmas. Nadine came up to-day for Xmas holiday. Called in at Grant’s on way home from meeting. Cold. Worked all day. Finished Christmas shopping. Hilda & I collected for a present for Norma Gagnon from Auxiliary Girls. Sent Laddie a cable. Busy. Bought present (crystal vase for Norma). Went to 29 �Saturday December 19 Sunday December 20 Monday December 21 Tuesday December 22 Wednesday December 23 Thursday December 24 Friday December 25 Saturday December 26 Sunday December 27 Monday December 28 Tuesday December 29 Wednesday December 30 Thursday December 31 Public School concert. Very frosty. Wrote Laddie. Went home after work. Wrapped up presents until midnight. Very frosty, 15O below zero. Came up town in aft. Went to church at night. Read. A little milder. Busy. Went over town at night & bought some cards, etc. Busy. Aunt Eva & I went to Norma Gagnon’s trousseau tea. We went over town at night. Word came that Art Allen was missing, presumed dead, in Scot. Mild. Elg came home to-day. Dad & Lorne met him at Midhurst. I got a lovely sterling silver compact from Laddie. Got a lot of nice cards. Mild. Elg came up in morning. We bought Norma’s Xmas present at noon. A lovely blue dressing gown - $11.95. Went home after work. Real busy until after midnight. Got card from Lad’s Aunt Grace & Aunt Edith. Christmas Day. Bright & cold. Ground covered with snow. I got some nice gifts – 2 cups & saucers, 5 handkerchiefs, sachets, $2 from Rick & $2 from Ab, plate in Spode, writing paper, stockings- 2 pr., doily, guest towels. We were at Aunt Eva’s for Christmas dinner. Vic, Sally, Nadine & Mrs. Hope came up. Norma Gagnon & Sandy Taylor married to-day. Elg, Vera, Jean, Nora, Evelyn & I went to show in Mt. Forest. Saw Clark Gable & Lana Turner in, “Somewhere I’ll Find You”. Norma came back with us – had lunch. We had Aunt Eva’s, Vic’s & Winnie’s down here for dinner 7 aft. Busy day. Mrs.Hope & Nadine stayed for week-end. Norma, Elg, Dad & I played “500” at night. Raining. Streets & roads a mess. Norma, Elg & I went up to Ritchie’s for a turkey dinner. I went to church with Norman & Anna – cantata. I went in with Inez after church. Saw her gifts. Colder again. Back to work. Wrote Laddie. Had cable from him saying he got my Christmas parcel, cable & card. Elg went back to Winnipeg on train to-day. Went to a dinner at Berniece’s – 8 girls – played bridge after. Got Letter No.134 from Lad. Busy. Played badminton at night & went over to Inez’s afterwards for lunch. Oliver Hunter new mayor & Art McGowan new Commissioner. Got Letter No.132 & Christmas card from Laddie. Inez & I went down to Allen’s early in the evening. Then Aunt Eva & I went to Whitmore’s to play bridge. Then Berniece, Anna, Barb & I went to Militia dance. Wrote a long letter to Laddie. Nice day. Busy. I got No.131 & No.133 from Lad – airmail. Spent New Year’s Eve at Berniece’s. We played bridge & then had lunch sent up from Chinamen’s at midnight. For more information on Velma Irene Blythe, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca. 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Velma Irene Blythe Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9766aee160124a01d0975da5148b5a89.pdf f210d6c31bc511d5cb8f887ad29db78b PDF Text Text Velma’s Diaries - 1943 1943 DAY Friday MONTH January 1 Saturday January 2 Sunday January 3 Monday January 4 Tuesday January 5 Wednesday January 6 Thursday January 7 Friday Saturday January 8 January 9 Sunday January 10 Monday January 11 Tuesday January 12 Wednesday January 13 Thursday January 14 Friday January 15 Saturday January 16 Sunday January 17 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 COMMENT Slept in until noon. Lovely day. I went down home at 1 with Anna, Barb & Uncle Will. Had New Year’s dinner & then played cards. Played badminton at night. Wrote Laddie. I got 6 bowls from him to-day. I went to show with Barb & Anna. Saw Jeanette MacDonald in “Cairo”. Read. Went to church at night & visited at Grant’s afterwards. Busy. Settling down to work again after holiday season. Had my hair waved. Cold. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Played badminton at night. I am reading a good book, “Seventh Cross” by Anna Seghers. Cold. Busy. Stayed in at night. Am knitting a pair of brown gloves for myself & also finishing a sweater for Marion Petty. Frosty – below zero. Half holiday. Had letter from Elgin. Mrs. Whitmore & Berniece came over at night for a game of bridge. Very frosty. Busy. Finished reports. Read & knit at night. Wrote Laddie an airletter. Got Letter No.134 from Laddie. Closed Waterworks books. Very frosty. Read. Went to church at night. A minister speaking for a call. Good. Milder. Wrote Elgin. Had a grand letter from Laddie, No.135. Went to Red Cross at Norma Gagnon’s – she served us coffee & some of her wedding cake. Wrote Laddie. Last night Oliver Hunter persuaded Council to pass motion that Hydro office be moved to Clerk’s office, saying that Hydro Com. were in favour. We had our meeting to-night & Oliver asked us to leave. Herb Cross & Art McGowan wouldn’t consent & Oliver was furious. He says Mr. Willis needs a Sec’y (it is really he who wants one). Ab to stay up hill & keep office open & stock room. Plenty of talk re: moving the office down town. I was talking to Art McGowan & Mr. Cross. I got No.139, airletter, from Laddie. We started our Bridge Club – met at Berniece’s. Busy. Half holiday. Stormy. Hanover Young People’s, directed by Mrs. Levine, put on a splendid play in Hall, “Look Who’s Here”, splendidly acted. A beautiful day. Busy. Went to a bridge at Irla’s – 2 tables. Mrs. Rumble & friend, Mrs. Armstrong, Norma & Myrtle, Ruth & Clara. I stayed to help with dishes. Cleaned out safe. Went home after work. I worked at a bath mat set. The coat that Mrs. Hope sent Mother looks real nice. Read. Went to church at night. 1 �Monday January 18 Tuesday January 19 Wednesday January 20 Thursday January 21 Friday January 22 Saturday January 23 Sunday January 24 Monday January 25 Tuesday January 26 Wednesday January 27 Thursday January 28 Friday January 29 Saturday January 30 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Busy. Elgin only gets 1 week furlough so won’t be able to come home. I got a parcel of books from Laddie for our library. Went to Tennis Club meeting after work. We decided to put on a play. Bridge Club at Ethel’s. A terrible stormy day. All roads blocked. Wrote Laddie. Nearly frozen when I got home from work. Auxiliary cancelled. Glad I didn’t have to go out. Still storming & very cold. No train to-day & highway still blocked. Stayed in at night. Finished gloves & started to embroider towels. (Dorothy Taylor had a baby without a doctor, only a nurse.) Not quite as stormy but very cold – below zero. Half holiday. Stayed in, read & did fancy work. Still no train or bus. Calmer to-day but still no train or bus. Seems funny without a paper. We are really isolated! Milder. Thank goodness! Almost raining to-day. Wrote Laddie. A train came in late this aft. I got 2 letters from Laddie, Nos.137 & 138. Went home. Finished a bath mat. Worked till nearly one. I came up about 2 in aft. Went to church at night & then visited at McKechnie’s. Worked jigsaw puzzles. Bob Christie was there. Had lunch. Mild. We got a surprise when Ruby & Jackie arrived on train. Are going to stay 2 weeks as Cy is in hospital, having his face treated for acne. Jackie is only 7 months old, long trip for her. The club bag with her food in it didn’t arrive. Some time! Went to Red Cross at Mrs. Art McClement’s. Colder again. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Br. Have captured Tripoli & Russians are making great headway in their offensive. News came to-night that a conference of all Allied leaders (Churchill, Roosevelt, etc.) has just been completed at Casablanca, Fr. Morocco – 12 days – planned 1943 offensive. Lovely frosty day. Unemp. Ins. auditor here. We are going to get rebate for what we have already paid. Got Letters Nos. 144 & 145 from Laddie. Went to Auxiliary at Brocklebanks. Aunt Eva entertained ladies. I had lunch with them. Last Thursday half holiday – to be changed to Wed. next week. Got some books from Laddie & got a letter from Elg. Washed my hair. Ruby, Aunt Eva & I went to Oddfellow’s Euchre. Ruby got prize. Lovely sun-shiny day. Busy. Visit from Mayor Hunter. Typewriter repair man here. Knit & played with Jackie at night. She is a great source of amusement – real cute, dark eyes & little fat cheeks. I got my pictures back – like them very much now – I had them finished again. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Made handkerchief apron at night. 2 �Sunday January 31 Monday February 1 Tuesday February 2 Wednesday February 3 Thursday February 4 Friday February 5 Saturday February 6 Sunday February 7 Monday February 8 Tuesday February 9 Wednesday February 10 Thursday February 11 Friday February 12 Saturday February 13 Sunday February 14 Monday February 15 Tuesday February 16 Wednesday February 17 Thursday February 18 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Lorne went up to Owen Sound on bus, going to take 3 month course in machine shop work. Rev. Smith’s were at Aunt Eva’s Sunday night with car. Harry Kress broke his leg. Jack Shutz’s new wife with him. Very stormy again. No trains to-day. Jackie has a cold. Aunt Eva & I went over to Haug’s at night. Mrs. Haug is dead. Nice to-day again. Got ready for meeting. Frank Irwin came to meeting. Argument over shovelling hydrants. Oliver certainly has some fantastic, stupid ideas. Half holiday – changed to Wednesday. Wrote Laddie in aft. Took some crocheting down to Alice Picken. Went to Bridge Club at Hilda’s – got prize – 3 cakes Yardley’s soap. Very busy. Berniece & Mrs. Whitmore came over at night for a game of bridge. Nice day. Busy. Went to High School Commencement – play was grand. Mary Seymour splendid actress. Raining. Wrote Laddie an airletter. Ruby & Jackie came home with me for week-end. Lorne was home from Owen Sound too – likes the course (machine shop). Very stormy. I went down to Grant’s Sunday night. Gave them my photo. No train to-day & highway still blocked. Ab went to Hydro Convention. Went to Red Cross skating party. Good crowd. Made $25. Nice day. Ruby & Jackie went out to Winnie’s on sleigh. I got 3 letters from Laddie, Nos. 141,142 & 143. Wrote him at night. Very windy. Raining. Half holiday. No train to-day. Went to Bridge Club at Mary Firth’s. Mail came in on C.P.R. to-day – still no C.N.R. train. Busy. Played badminton at night. Had letter from Elgin. A nice day. Ab came home from convention last night. I got a parcel of books from Laddie. Read & did fancy work at night. Nice day. Went home after work. Did fancy work. Lorne was home for week-end. Very, very frosty – below zero with a high wind. Packed Laddie’s birthday box. Stayed in at night. Ruby still here. Below zero. Thirty below last night. Elg was supposed to arrive to-day for his furlough but didn’t come. Went to Red Cross at Ruth Myle’s. Ruby & Jackie went back to Peterborough to-day. Went to Auxiliary at Storrey’s. Went to Tennis Club meeting at Shirley’s in aft. Picked out characters for a play. Elg’s leave was cancelled due to overcrowded trains. Went to Bridge Club at Barbara’s – below zero. Milder. Had letter from Elgin. Stayed in at night. Vera has moved into an apartment. 3 �Friday February 19 Saturday February 20 Sunday February 21 Monday February 22 Tuesday Wednesday February 23 February 24 Thursday February 25 Friday February 26 Saturday February 27 Sunday February 28 Monday March 1 Tuesday March 2 Wednesday March 3 Thursday March 4 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Real mild. Shopped after work. Berniece & I planned Red Cross box. Elg sent Mother a necklace cut out of a broken windshield of a plane. I have a bad head cold. Very busy. Oliver came in to get me to do some letters but I was too busy (fortunately). I had airletter from Laddie, No.148. A grand day. My cold is better. Aunt Eva & I went to church. I wrote Laddie a long letter after I went to bed. A beautiful day. Nadine’s birthday – 9. Very busy. I got 3 letters from Laddie. I went to Tennis Club play practice & then to Red Cross at Norma’s. Mild. I went to play practice at night & then visited at Grant’s. I washed my hair. Got lovely pink carnations from Laddie for an anniversary present. Mrs. Chas. Moore broke her wrist. Went to show with Moodie’s. Saw Fibber McGee & Molly in, “Here We Go Again”. Laddie & I have been going together 8 years. I got lovely flowers from him yesterday. Wrote him. Went to Bridge Club at Rita’s. I saw Bill Welsh’s engage. in paper to-day. Nice day. Nothing unusual happened. Wrote to Vera. Stayed in at night for a change. I had a letter from Elgin saying he was going overseas right away – coming home next week for embarkation leave. We weren’t expecting him to have to go so soon. Cut a pr. of pants at night. Stormy. Knit & started an afghan block. Aunt Eva & I went to church at night. Stormy. March came in like a lion. Wrote Laddie. Went to play practice. Frosty. Herb Miller (Navy) & Gladys Young were married today. Went to play practice, ate in Chinamen’s afterwards. Frosty. I entertained the Bridge Club, made sandwiches in aft. (egg, ham & tomato). Letter postage is to be revised to 4¢ Apr.1st – except on overseas letters. Frosty. Busy. I went to play practice at night. Elgin came home to-night on embarkation leave – has a week. 4 �Elgin on embarkation leave, March, 1943 Norma and Elgin Wilbert, Sarah , Elgin, Norma, Winnie Velma, Winnie, Sarah, Elgin Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 5 �Friday March 5 Saturday March 6 Sunday March 7 Monday March 8 Tuesday March 9 Wednesday March 10 Thursday March 11 Friday March 12 Saturday March 13 Sunday March 14 Monday March 15 Tuesday March 16 Wednesday March 17 Thursday March 18 Friday March 19 Saturday March 20 Sunday March 21 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Mr. Conn came to audit books. I wasn’t expecting him. Wrote Laddie after he left. I stayed in at night as I was tired & had a lot of odd jobs to do. Very, very stormy. I went home after work. Norma & Elgin at home. We played Rummy for coppers – a lot of fun. Elg brought me a comb(?) & a spoon from Winnipeg. Terribly stormy & cold. Lorne has mumps (not very sick). I stayed home at night as roads were blocked. Elgin kept us all amused. I came up to work in morning (about 10). Received letter No.150 from Laddie, also $5 to buy Spode & a book. Went to Red Cross at Allen’s. Very cold. Wrote Laddie an airletter. Bought 3 Spode plates. Stayed in at night. Lorne has a job with Russell G. in Owen Sound when he finishes his course. Typed out some tickets for Auxiliary concert. Went home in aft. Mother & Dad’s wedding anniversary. Elg still home. We had lovely chicken dinner at night. Played cards. I stayed down home at night & came up in morning. Received a nice cable from Laddie, “Every day, in every way, I miss you more & more”. Got letter No. 152 also. Played badminton at night & went to Bridge Club at Ritchie’s. Mild. Peter Ramage here auditing books. Elg & Norma came up to Aunt Eva’s at night. We played bridge & had a real nice time. Elg beat me so that tickled him. Mild. Vera came home for week-end. I went home after work. We played cards at night. Elg & Norma at our place. Winnie & Jack were down. Elgin’s last day at home. I didn’t come up to town at night. We listened to radio. Raining. Elgin went away to-day. Lorne took him to Toronto to catch train to Montreal & then to Halifax. I went to show at night with Barb, Jas. Cagney in “Yankee Doodle Dandy”. Anna came home with us. Raining. Wrote Laddie. Moore’s got word that Delbert has been burnt, but not seriously. Went to Com. meeting at night. Oliver has tamed down somewhat. A got a long letter from Laddie, No.151. Went to play practice (Tennis Club) in Hall at night. Busy. Hardly get a minute these days, as so much going on at nights. A got a black evening purse from Lad, bought in Edinburgh. Went to Auxiliary Variety Concert – splendid. Cold. I got a cable from Laddie. Went down to Grant’s at night. Cold & stormy. Wrote Laddie a long letter. Went home at night. Ironed for Mother & finished yellow sweater. A nice day. Busy. Going to Toronto to-morrow so planned clothes to buy etc. 6 �Monday March 22 Tuesday March 23 Wednesday March 24 Thursday March 25 Friday March 26 Saturday March 27 Sunday March 28 Monday March 29 Tuesday March 30 Wednesday March 31 Thursday Friday April 1 April 2 Saturday Sunday April 3 April 4 Monday April 5 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 We (Barb, Anna, Freda, Uncle Will & myself) left for Toronto at 6 a.m. Shopped all day. I got a new spring, lama cloth, $35, & also brown hat & brown alligator shoes. We had a nice time & arrived home shortly after eleven. A lovely spring day. I got 2 letters from Laddie, Nos. 154 & 155. He took part in a big attack exercise (Spartan) in England. I went to Auxiliary at night. Laddie’s 28th birthday. Wrote him in aft. Had my hair done. Went to play practice in Hall – lasted until midnight. Pete Ramage was here auditing books. Went to play rehearsal at night. We had a letter from Elg, written in Halifax. Raining, but turned out nice. The night of the Tennis Club play, “Bolts & Nuts”. I took tickets at door. Hall filled; play was very good; lots of laughs. Cleared $75. We ate afterwards in restaurant. Colder but bright. Wrote Laddie. Went home after work. Knit, etc. Bright but cool. Starting to clean my room drawers. Marg Leeson here in aft. Aunt Eva & I went to church at night. Bright but cool. We had letter from Elg, written in Moncton, N.B. He has L.A.C. now. Had cable from Laddie. We put on Tennis Club play for 2nd time. Half full again. Had swell lunch afterwards in Hall. Cleared $115 – 2 performances. Raining. Busy. Stayed in at night for a change. Germans are getting defeated in Tunisia. A perfect Spring day. Wrote Laddie. Visited Eunice & baby Leslie in aft. Went to Bridge Club at Ethel’s. Had card from Elgin, written in Moncton, N.B. Colder. Nothing worth mentioning happened. Ground covered with snow again. McGowan’s mill was completely destroyed by fire. Wrote Laddie. Went home after work. Read, etc. Looked over books in room, etc. Aunt Eva & I went to church at night & then visited at Whitmore’s afterwards. Snowing, stormy. Geraldine sent me a piece of her wedding cake. Betty is going to be married on May 1 – only eighteen. Went to Red Cross at Eunice McGirr’s. 7 �Geraldine and Leo’s wedding, March, 1943 Tuesday April 6 Wednesday April 7 Thursday April 8 Friday April 9 Saturday April 10 Sunday April 11 Monday April 12 Tuesday Wednesday April 13 April 14 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Cold. We had Com. meeting at night. Mr. Robb at meeting. I was amused at conversation between him & Oliver. Rotary Club was trying to get a $200 donation from Oliver to help(?) Rink. Wrote Laddie. Went out to McGirr’s in aft. Uncle Tom is very sick – has nurse. I didn’t get in to see him. Went to Rebecca Euchre at night. A little milder. Bill Welsh was killed in flying accident at Camp Borden – only married 5 weeks. Berniece & I entertained Bridge Club at her place. Served bacon & cheese strips & cream puffs. I got 4 letters Nos. 157 to 160 & a card from Laddie. Stayed in at night, knit & wrote a letter to Laddie. Busy. Wrote Elg. We think he’s overseas now but haven’t received a cable yet. Read at night. I got a parcel of books from Laddie. Norma got a cable saying Elg had arrived overseas. Aunt Eva & I went to church at night & then visited at McCaslin’s afterwards. Snowing. Cold. Jean & Nora came home from Toronto. Both flat broke. Telling us all about holiday. Mother had cable from Elg. Red Cross at Mrs. Wanamaker’s. Laddie got box. Cold & snowing. Wrote Laddie. Stayed in at night. Snowing. Terrible weather. Went to Bridge Club at Ritchie’s. 8 �Thursday April 15 Friday April 16 Saturday April 17 Sunday April 18 Monday April 19 Tuesday April 20 Wednesday April 21 Thursday April 22 Friday April 23 Saturday April 24 Sunday April 25 Monday April 26 Tuesday Wednesday April 27 April 28 Thursday April 29 Friday April 30 Saturday May 1 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Snowing. I got an airletter from Laddie – came in 1 ½ weeks. Went to Auxiliary Thank-offering meeting. Mrs. (Rev.) Cox from Priceville – great speaker. Went to Twamley’s afterwards. Cold. Had letter from Laddie. Mrs. Harris is papering Aunt Eva’s bedrooms. Shirley & I went to dance at Armourmies. Swell time. A little more like Spring. Wrote Laddie. I got a book from him, “The Defiant City”. Went home after work. Busy. Nice day. Read, cleaned drawers, etc. Aunt Eva & I went to church at night. Cool wind. Busy. Stayed in at night. Knit, read & listened to Lux. Ground covered with snow again. Busy. Went to Auxiliary at night. Cool. Stayed open on half holiday. Wrote Laddie. Had my hair done at night. A beautiful spring day. Busy. Went to Hanover at night with Aunt Eva & Jean. Saw show, Rosalind Russell & Fred MacMurray in “Flight for Freedom”. Met train. Vera & Evelyn on it. A wonderful spring day. Good Friday. Cleaned clothes closets in morning. Norma & Barbara Cockburn were up in aft. We came up town for awhile. They went home after supper. A beautiful day. Wrote Elgin. Went home after work. Cleaned desk & drawers. Easter Sunday. Nice day but rather cool. Inez & I went to church at night & then went down to Ritchie’s afterwards. Wore my new coat & hat. Wrote to Laddie. Cool. Hunter’s house burnt. Emerson Bennett died – only 35. Went to show in Mt. Forest with Freda & Bill. Saw the grandest show – Ronald Colman & Greer Garson in “Random Harvest”. Cold & wet. Stayed in at night & went to bed early. Trees still bare. Cool. Read & knit in aft. Played badminton at night. Nicer to-day. Wrote Laddie. Vic at Aunt Eva’s for dinner. I had a letter from Laddie – posted in Brockville. Went to Bridge Club at Rita Willis’, last one for this season. Raining & Cold. Snowing some. Aunt Eva, Jean, Joan and I went to show in Owen Sound. Noel Coward’s “In Which We Serve”. Splendid. I came home with Inez. Bright but cool. Mother & Dad went to Betty Fowler’s wedding. I went down to Mt. Forrest to Norma’s in bus. We shopped at night & then had lunch. Merv & Ken home, also Jean Ward from Harriston there. 9 �Sunday May 2 Monday May 3 Tuesday May 4 Wednesday May 5 Thursday May 6 Friday May 7 Saturday May 8 Sunday May 9 Monday May 10 Tuesday May 11 Wednesday May 12 Thursday May 13 Friday May 14 Saturday May 15 Sunday May 16 Monday May 17 Tuesday May 18 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Dull & cool. We all slept until noon, then had breakfast. Harold Jewitt & his wife called in aft. Norma & I called on Doris Wilkinson, Norma’s cousin Mary & baby Jackie & Cockburn’s. We went to church at night. Lorne came down for me. Raining. Wrote to Laddie & Elgin. Went to Red Cross at Mrs. Clarence Ritchie’s. Mother & Dad came home from Brantford. Had nice time. Visited Mrs. Reynor & Aunt Jennie there. Cool. Mother was up & showed me wedding snaps. Com. meeting at night. Cool & wet. Read & knit. Started pink sweater for Jackie’s birthday present. I am reading a good book that Laddie sent, “The Last Enemy”. Nice day. Wrote Laddie. Mother had 1st overseas letter from Elgin. Visited at Grant’s at night. Jessie & Bonnie home. Jessie teaching at Varney this week. Nice day. Busy. Our Red Cross Euchre & Dance – made $50 at euchre & $30 on quilt. Dance afterwards. Raining. Tunis & Bizirte have fallen to Allies. I got my first overseas letter from Elgin – greatly taken up with Eng. & Scotland, especially the latter. I got No.166 from Laddie. Mother’s Day. A beautiful day. I gave Mother handkerchief & Apple Blossom perfume. We went for a walk in aft. down to other place. Aunt Eva & I went to church at night. Allies have won a complete victory in North Africa. Germans weren’t able to escape. Thousands were taken prisoner. Went to Red Cross at Mrs. Frank Lake’s. Marg Hunter spoke. Raining. Wrote Laddie & Elgin (both airletters). Stayed in at night. Half holiday. Went down home in aft., brought car up & took a load to Williamsford – Tennis Club put on play. Swell time. Dance afterwards. Cold. Jack Schutz’s have a son. I stayed in at night. Went to bed early. Cool. Very backward weather. I had a letter from Laddie. Wrote him. Knit & read at night & went over to Miss Gerrie’s. 4th Victory Loan went over top. I had 4 letters from Laddie. Went home at night. Very windy. Aunt Eva & I went to church at night. Girl Guide & Boy Scout Service. I went into Berniece’s afterwards. I had a letter, No.174, from Laddie & also one from Elgin. Norma was up town. I saw her after work. Our Bridge Club went to Hanover – Had dinner at Sunnybrook Farm. Gave Mary Firth cream & sugar. Went to show, “Star Spangled Rhythm”. Raining. Wrote Laddie & Elgin airletters. Went to Auxiliary in church. 10 �Wednesday May 19 Thursday May 20 Friday May 21 Saturday May 22 Sunday May 23 Monday May 24 Nice day. I got a permanent at Ethel’s in aft. Allies ruined two big dams in Germany by bombs – great floods. Churchill spoke to-day from U.S. I had letter & books from Laddie. Went up to Tennis Courts at night & worked. Then went to see Mary Firth’s trousseau. Raining, but cleared towards evening. Shirley & I worked up at Tennis Courts until 9, taking out weeds & raking court. We had Alley Harrowed. Inez was home so I went over there afterwards. Grand day. Wrote Laddie. Lorne 17 to-day. I went home after work. Mother & I did a lot of odd jobs. Mother has all house cleaning done but kitchen & cellar. A beautiful day. Berniece came down in aft. & stayed all night. We went for a walk. A holiday. Nice in morning but it rained in aft. Bern. here. Anna, Barb, Freda & Hilda came down in aft. We went fishing but had to come home as it rained. I got 1 trout. We cooked our supper in the house. Velma on right Tuesday May 25 Wednesday May 26 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Nice day. Not very busy. Went to dentist. Don Knight seriously injured overseas. Knox congregation voted to have Mr. Smith stay, 39-25. Allies making big air raids over Germany nearly every night. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Read & Knit in aft. Played badminton 11 �Thursday May 27 Friday May 28 Saturday May 29 Sunday May 30 Monday May 31 Tuesday June 1 Wednesday June 2 Thursday June 3 Friday June 4 Saturday June 5 Sunday June 6 Monday June 7 Tuesday June 8 Wednesday June 9 Thursday Friday June 10 June 11 Saturday June 12 Sunday June 13 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 at night. Last for season. Cool. Went to dentist. Went to Auxiliary Executive meeting at Miss Gerrie’s & then worked at Town Hall until 11pm making out sugar ration coupon books for preserving – 10 lbs. each. Cool. Aunt Eva & I went over to Whitmore’s at night for a game of bridge. Geo. Constables have a son (Sandy). Lovely day. Wrote Laddie. Went to Owen Sound on the bus & came home with Lorne. Got goods for a seersucker dress & rose printed material. Fowlers came up. Geraldine, Doris, Helen(?), Reg & Mary went up town at night. Lovely day. Real warm. We went fishing in morning. I caught two. Fowlers went home after supper. I went to church & then Berniece & I went for a walk. Nice day. Aunt Eva, Jean and I went to show in Mt. Forest, “Birth of a Baby” – good. Jeff Elvidge & Lena Bell married to-day. Warm. Com. meeting at night. I had my teeth cleaned. Finished now. $4.50. Wrote Laddie. Went home in aft. Helped with preserving sugar rationing coupons at night. Real hot. I got a birthday card and a leather initial pin from Elgin & also a letter telling about leave in London. Went over to Mrs. Wright’s at night. Geo. Glass being married June 11th. Warm. I had a letter from Laddie. Played tennis at night – first this season. Wrote Laddie. Shirley & I were around town together at night. Aunt Jennie Ribey here for dinner. Went home with Mother & Dad. Jas. Leesons were here at our place. Cute little baby, Diane. Raining so stayed at night & read. 27 to-day. Got Spode plate from Mother, chocolates from Lorne, underwear from Aunt Eva & Jean & 2 War Savings Stamps from Vera & nice cards. Wrote Elgin. Geo. Glass came home & I went down to see him. Great talk, swell to see him again. Gave him painted wooden bowl for present, $5. Nice day but cool. I wrote Vera. $26.33 came to Bank of Commerce for me from Eng. Knit & read at night. Wrote Laddie. Lay out in sun in aft. We went to show at night. Saw Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn in “Keeper of the Flame”, good. Nice day. Busy. Played tennis at night. Wrote to Ruby & sent Jackie a knitted outfit for her birthday. Laddie sent me £6 ($26.33) for my birthday. I had letter from him. Great time deciding what to buy – bought platter, vegetable dish, sugar bowl, stockings & sheets. Geo. Glass married to-day. Swell day. Wrote Laddie. Lovely June day. Our Auxiliary served a cafeteria lunch. Rained at night. Read. Lay out in sun in aft. Aunt Eva & I went to church at 12 �Monday June 14 Tuesday June 15 Wednesday June 16 night & for walk afterwards. Nice day. Aunt Eva, Jean & I went to show in Hanover. Saw Brian Aherne & Loretta Young in, “A Night to Remember”. Lovely day. Went to Auxiliary at Mrs. Geo. Wilson’s. Bonnie & Jessie went with me. Mrs. Smith treated us to ice cream on our way home to celebrate birth of her grandson, John David. I had 5 letters from Laddie & books – one written on leave spent in Torquay. Went down to Grant’s at night. May 24, 1943 Dear Velma,, Mother & Dad: … another of my nine day leaves 8 page letter about trip with Gordon Cunningham to London & Torguay (seaside town in Devon on English Channel) – visited book stores, went to movies, strolled in Devon (beaches isolated by barbed wire), played tennis, tried slot machines, went to play and an orchestra recital; then returned to camp and attended the Division Medical Society dance; completed leave in London with a play, movies and more book shopping. This morning I started work afresh… Love from Laddie Thursday June 17 Friday June 18 Saturday June 19 Sunday June 20 Monday June 21 Tuesday Wednesday June 22 June 23 Thursday June 24 Friday June 25 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 I got No.181 from Laddie – airletter, written June 4. Washed my hair & had it waved. Grand day. Real warm. Aunt Eva went to Toronto for weekend. Had letter from Ruby. Uncle Will ran into ditch & smashed car. Played tennis. Shirley, Ruby V.(?) & I went out to Chas. Lawrence’s farm to see their horses. Lovely day – warm. Busy. Wrote Elgin an airletter. Hilda, Eliz. Seymour & I talked at night. Grand day. I went out to Florence Patterson’s in aft. We went to lake. Went to Knox church at night – anniversary. Went down to Ritchie’s afterwards. Grand day. Mrs. McIntyre was operated on for appendicitis, quite seriously ill. I had amusing letter from Elg. Played tennis at night. Grand day. Real busy. Read at night. Lovely day. Had airletter from Laddie – 8 days. Went to Rebecca picnic at park. Ber. & I visited Shipley’s. Wrote Laddie afterwards. Mr. MacKay (auditor) here. Very nice. In Air Force in last war. Overseas 2 years. Went to a ball game (Reserve Army vs. Factory) at night. Real hot. Wrote Elgin & sent birthday card. Went down to Glass’ at night & saw George’s wedding snaps. Bern. & I went for a walk. 13 �Saturday June 26 Sunday June 27 Monday June 28 Tuesday June 29 Wednesday June 30 Thursday July 1 Friday July 2 Saturday July 3 Sunday July 4 Monday July 5 Tuesday July 6 Wednesday July 7 Thursday July 8 Friday July 9 Saturday Sunday July 10 July 11 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Very hot. Wrote Laddie. Hahn’s sold furniture on street. Dad bought dresser & leather chair. Florence & I went to dance in Hall for a little while. I came home with Patterson’s. Grand day – very warm. I lay out in sun in afternoon. Lorne was home for week-end. Raining. Had airletter from Elgin. Read & listened to Lux. Started pink short sleeved sweater. Grey & Simcoe Foresters landed overseas. Had Com. meeting. Art McGowan told Ab what he thought of him – his carelessness, etc. Angry because he did not consult Com. before ordering material. Busy. Inez & I played tennis at night. I went home afterwards. Bonnie brought a bouquet of peonies up to the office to-day. Lovely day. Holiday. Busy. Vic, Sally & Nadine landed along in aft. Stayed for supper. Vic & Sally on way to Haliburton for 2 weeks. Nadine going to stay with us. Wrote Laddie at night. Very busy. Ab says he is going to look for another job. Inez & I played tennis at night & then went up to Berniece’s afterwards. Had letter from Laddie – going to have date with Anna Butler(?). Last day of work before holidays. Very busy. Never felt the need of a holiday so much as this yr. Ab away all day. Got 2 letters from Laddie & 1 from Elg. Went home at night. Swell day but rained at night. Read. Mother & I visited at McGirr’s at night. Jack Robinsons were here for supper. Nice day. Washed & ironed clothes. Mother started to make me a red & white seersucker dress. Wrote Laddie – Nadine wrote him too. Fowlers called on way home from boat trip. Lovely day. Wrote Elgin. Mother, Nadine & I went to Mt. Forest in aft, visited Mrs. McIntyre in hospital. Supper at Norma’s. All went to show at night, Judy Garland in “My Gal Sal”. Nice day. Varnished floors, etc. Went to Ladies Aid at Mountain’s. Got 2 letters from Laddie, Nos. 184 &185, 1 from Elg. Grand day. Busy. Cut lawn, painted window sashes, waxed dining room rug, etc. Went to Institute meeting at Wolfe’s. Read & knit at night. Lovely day. Warm. Mother finished my dress, started slack top. I darned, etc. Went up town in aft. & shopped. Wrote Laddie at night. Read. Nice day. Busy. Packed. Lorne came home in aft. Canadians, Americans & English landed in Sicily. Real warm. Mother, Dad, Lorne & Nadine, Barb and I came to Wasaga. Barb & I are going to stay at Inglewood Lodge this week – Mr. Sabiston, Manager. We went for walk at night. Party in room next to ours so we listened to talk of the 3΄ woman. 14 �Monday July 12 Tuesday July 13 Wednesday July 14 Thursday July 15 Friday July 16 Nice in morning but it rained in aft. so we lounged around. Good bunch staying at Inglewood. Meals appetizing. Grand day. We went hiking, swimming and lay out in the sun. Went to dance at night. Real warm in morning. Rained in aft. Wrote Laddie. We had our cups read – to be married in Sept. or Oct. – much sooner than I expect. Got parcel, cable, heard of promotion, move, relative hurt hand or arm. Went bowling with Barfoot’s, played bridge. Nice day. We heard last night that Sonny Jamieson is reported missing. Went to dance. Nice in morning. Took pictures over at island. Went to show in park. Saw “Eagle Squadron” – real good. Delbert Moore was awarded George Medal. Nancy Island on Notawasaga River, July, 1943 Velma Barbara Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 15 �Saturday July 17 Sunday July 18 Monday July 19 Tuesday July 20 Wednesday July 21 Thursday July 22 Friday July 23 Saturday July 24 Sunday July 25 Monday July 26 Tuesday July 27 Wednesday July 28 Thursday July 29 Friday July 30 Saturday July 31 Sunday August 1 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Cloudy & rainy all day but cleared up at night. We shopped. Had a lot of fun with girls staying here. At night we moved to another place & slept over a store facing the water (Antonia Cabins). Lovely day. Anna, Norm, Freda, Bill & uncle Will came up in aft. Went down town & then had nice lunch in cabin. Anna brought me 3 letters, Nos. 188 & 189 from Laddie & one from Elg. We arrived home about 10. Nice day. Started back to work again. I have a good tan, especially on my face. Sent Elg birthday cable. Got thankyou note from Betty Glass. Had my hair done at night & tidied up room. Vera home on holidays. Nice day. Aunt Eva went to Hamilton. Finished 14 page letter to Laddie. Went to Auxiliary supper meeting at Myrtle McKechnie’s. Wrote Elgin. Raining. Vera, Jean, Aunt Eva, Jeanie McLean, Sheila & I went down to farm. Stayed for supper. Cool. Hilda and I went to ball game - Hutton Hills Merchants. Had sundae afterwards. Real cool. Vera, Jean, Inez & I played tennis. I went in to Twamley’s afterwards. Elg 26 to-day. Wrote Laddie. Grand day. Went home at night. Raining in morning, then cleared. Mussolini fired – his cabinet jailed. End of Fascism. Hap, Eunice & baby Leslie were down. Went to church & then Bern. & I went for a walk. Ruby & Jackie took me to Winnie’s to-day. Lovely day. Got letters from Elg & Laddie written a week ago to-day – came by the new trans-Canada Atlantic airmail. Laddie has been moved to north of Eng. Elg to be moved soon. Visited at Grant’s at night. Cool. Got 2 more letters from Laddie. Stayed in at night. Read, “A Leaf in the Storm” – swell. I am knitting socks for Laddie. Most of Sicily is in hands of Can. & Br. Now. Wrote Laddie. Got books & letter from Laddie & 1 from Elgin. Went to Knox Church picnic in park. Spent evening at Twamley’s. Nice day but cool. Busy. Knit & read at night. Ruby & Jackie were in for supper. Jackie can walk now. Lovely day. Knit & read at night. Aunt Eva was picking berries. They are very expensive to buy this year. Nice day. Wrote Laddie. Inez & her mother left for West today – Victoria, Vancouver Island. Had 2 letters from Laddie. Went home about midnight. Grand day. Warm. Mother & Dad & I went out to Winnie’s in aft. Had supper outside. Aunt Eva & girls there, Ruby & Jackie & Nadine. 16 �August, 1943 Eva, Winnie, Sarah in front, Jack and Wilbert behind Vera and Jackie in front, Nadine and Velma behind Jackie and Nadine Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 17 �Monday August 2 Tuesday August 3 Wednesday August 4 Thursday August 5 Friday Saturday August 6 August 7 Sunday August 8 Monday August 9 Tuesday August 10 Wednesday August 11 Thursday August 12 Friday August 13 Saturday August 14 Sunday August 15 Monday August 16 Tuesday August 17 Wednesday August 18 Thursday August 19 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Civic holiday. Nice day. Mother & I did some odd jobs. We had letter from Elg. Went to show in Mt. Forest at night with Aunt Eva’s. Saw Bette Davis in “Now Voyager”. Grand. Busy. Had letter from Laddie. Commission meeting – lasted until nearly eleven. Wrote Laddie. Election Day (Provincial) – 3 candidates. Oliver (Liberal), Colgan (Conservative) and Helen Carfont (C.C.F.). Went to shower for Lorraine Campbell at Eunice’s. Went in with Irla afterwards. Liberal Gov’t was defeated. Conservatives, under Col. Drew have majority. C.C.F. got 34 seats. Visited Clara Schutz & then went to ball game. Cool. Busy. Read and knit at night. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Went to Lorraine Campbell’s trousseau tea. Florence & I went to dance in Hall. Lorne home for week-end. Nice day but cool. Florence here. Ruby & Jackie came in aft. for a week. We took Florence home. I visited at Clara Schutz`s at night. Cool. Laddie’s Aunt Grace called in to see me. We went to show at night. Saw Ingrid Bergman, Paul Hewird(?) & Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca”. Good. Raining. Read & knit at night. “A Leaf in the Storm” – swell book. Lovely day. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Lay out in sun. Churchill arrived at Quebec city. He & Roosevelt & other notables having conference with them. His wife & daughter are with him. Rotary Carnival. Rained part time. Cool & cloudy. Clara Schutz came over for awhile. I then went down to Ritchie’s to plan a shower for Wilma. Raining. Had card from Inez. Read & knit at night. Jean went to Toronto for week-end. Cool. Had letter from Elg. Bought Wilma a mirror for a wedding present. Bill Davey missing overseas. Went over town at night. Nice day but cool. Cy came up for his holidays. We went out to Winnie’s in aft. & had picnic lunch. Raining & cold. Bowman Jamieson & Jack Cain are in Sicily. Ruby & Cy’s 2nd wedding anniversary. Sicily campaign over. Cold & wet. August has been terribly cool & wet. Wrote Laddie. Had cable from him. Winnie & Jack were in at night. We played 6-handed euchre & then had lunch brought over from Chinamen’s. Not quite so cool. Anna & I had miscellaneous shower for Wilma. About sixteen. Served sandwiches, cake & tarts. Presents tied to ball of card(?). 2 contests. Nicer to-day. Busy. Norma was up to Durham. Came over at night. Dorothy (MacDonald) Cliffe is home so I went over there for evening. 18 �Friday August 20 Saturday August 21 Sunday August 22 Monday August 23 Tuesday August 24 Wednesday August 25 Thursday August 26 Friday August 27 Saturday August 28 Sunday August 29 Monday August 30 Tuesday August 31 Wednesday September 1 Thursday September 2 Friday September 3 Saturday September 4 Sunday September 5 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Nice day. Ruby & Cy went up to Wasaga for a few days. Mother & Winnie keeping Jackie. Went to a bridge & a personal shower for Wilma at Mrs. (Dr.) Campbell’s. Lovely day. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Ab away on holidays. Went over town at night. Norman Steeds was killed overseas. Lovely day. Read. Aunt Eva & I went to church – 17 there. Clara Schutz came over afterwards. Nice Day. Busy. Jam, honey & jelly to be rationed. Elgin on radio at night. Sent greetings re: broadcast from St. Catharine`s. I didn’t hear him as radio was noisy but Mother & Dad did. Went to show in Hanover. Allan Ladd & Loretta Young in “China”. Wrote Elgin. Ruby & Cy came back from beach to-day. Went to ball game. Wrote Laddie. Half holiday. Read & knit. Played bridge at night with Ruby & Cy. Cool. Ruby, Cy, Jackie & Nadine went home to-day. I went over to Schutz’s at night. Clara, Irla, Mary & I played bridge. Real cool. Aunt Eva & I visited at MacDonald’s. Dorothy home. I had two long letters from Laddie – so happy to get them as hadn’t had one for 3 ½ weeks. Etta Twamley over for supper. Reg & Mary came up for week’s holidays. Went home with them. Lorne home. Fowlers here. Had corn on cob. Read at night. Wrote Laddie. Uprising against Nazism in Denmark. Danes scuttle fleet. We went to show in Hanover. Saw Cary Grant & Lorraine Day in “Mr. Lucky”. Real warm. Busy. Went down to Dorothy MacDonald’s at night. Nice day but quite warm. Had airletter from Laddie. Visited at Twamley’s in aft. Inez telling me about trip to Victoria. Clara & I went to ball game & then she came in with me afterwards. Grand day. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Had letter from Laddie & Elgin. Went over to Clara’s at night & spent evening there. Travis Cluchey attacked & gaged(?) on way home. Lawrence Shippam(?) and Leonard Dinger taken to Owen Sound. Grand day. Br. & Canadian troops landed in Southern Italy. Went to ball game with Clara & Myrtle – Factory won championship; called at Irla’s afterwards. I then went down to Grant’s. Real busy. Vera came home on bus. Her boyfriend left for overseas yesterday – gave her sterling silver compact. Went home with Mother & Dad & Mary & Reg. Barb, Anna, Freda, Bernice, Marg Leith & I went to Owen Sound. Had 1 single & 1 double cabin. Real warm. Saw Lorne in aft. Took Norman to bus. Band concert at night. 19 �Monday September 6 Tuesday September 7 Wednesday September 8 Thursday September 9 Friday September 10 Saturday September 11 Sunday September 12 Monday September 13 Tuesday Wednesday September 14 September 15 Thursday September 16 Friday September 17 Saturday September 18 Sunday September 19 Monday September 20 Tuesday September 21 Wednesday September 22 Thursday September 23 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Labour Day. Rained in morning but cleared in aft. Picnic & baby show in park. We went down town at night, bowled and saw a grand show, “Stage Door Canteen” – 48 stars. After one when we got home. Tired. Got ready for meeting & wrote Laddie. Had 2 letters from him. Took a pair of white angora mitts over to Schutz’s for Paul. Went to Com. meeting but didn’t stay long. Nice day but cool. Wrote Elgin. Good news of Unconditional Surrender announced to-day. Great rejoicing. Norma was up – she & Dorothy & Mrs. MacDonald were over at night. Real cold. Busy. Pump not working so Oliver was in to get me to write some letters. Went to Wilma’s at night – had tea & saw gifts. Cold. Durham Fall Fair. Rained late in afternoon. Got letter from Laddie in a little over a week – 11 pages. Washed my hair at night. Freda engaged. Cold. Wrote Laddie. Norma came up on bus for week-end. We went to a dance in Hall at night. Nice day but cool. Norma & I slept in until noon. Memorial service in Knox church this morning for Sonny Jamieson. We took Norma home at night. Had parcel of books & letter from Laddie, written on September 3rd. Went over to Clara’s at night. Nice to-day. Wrote Laddie. Stayed in at night. Very cold. Rained in aft. Read. Visited at Hilda’s at night. Bill Davey reported “presumed dead”. Big battle going on in Italy. Allies seem to have upper hand now. Allies & Italy against Germans. Mrs. MacDonald was over at night. Mother had letter from Don Blythe wanting to know if he & his wife could come for holidays. Cold. Had letter from Elgin – “Personal” one. Read at night. This week has been very quiet. A little warmer. Wrote Laddie & Elgin. Went over town at night & then home. Nice day. Read. Aunt Eva & I went to Presbyterian Church at night. I visited at Grant’s afterwards. Cool. Aunt Eva, Jean, Nora & I went to show in Mt. Forest. Saw Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan in, “Desperate Journey”. Cool. 2 letters & parcel of books from Laddie. Went to Auxiliary meeting in church. Nice day. Wrote Laddie. Visited Eunice & Leslie in aft., had cup of tea & sandwiches. Played badminton at night & then went to dance at Ayton (open air pavilion) with Bob Christie, Jack, Hilda & Bernice. Cool. I went over to Twamley’s at night as Mrs. Twamley wanted to tell me about her trip to Victoria. Jeff Elvidge has son – married in June. 20 �Friday September 24 Saturday September 25 Sunday September 26 Monday September 27 Tuesday September 28 Wednesday September 29 Thursday September 30 Friday October 1 Saturday October 2 Sunday October 3 Monday October 4 Tuesday October 5 Wednesday October 6 Thursday October 7 Friday October 8 Saturday October 9 Sunday October 10 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Raining. Cleared up in aft. Went over to Berniece’s at night. We ate at Chinamen’s. I typed out Rotary list for cigarettes to-day. Finished reading “Framley Parsonage”. Nice to-day but cool. Wrote Laddie. Lorne brought a boy home with him for week-end – Clarence Angel. Went to I.O.D.E. Sat. night dance in Hall. Nice day. Varney Anniversary. Went in aft. Rev. Pickering from Hanover special speaker. Went to Durham church at night (Wiarton minister good) & to Whitmore’s afterwards. Received parcel from Elg, something in it for all family & also Norma & Lorne Smith. Compact for me – resembles turtle’s shell. Went to show in Hanover & saw “Mission to Moscow”. Grand day. Had 2 letters from Laddie & five parcels of books – ha! Only could carry one home. Read at night. Lovely day. Wrote Laddie. Mother’s birthday – gave her nightgown. Went to Owen Sound with Mr. McQuarrie, Eliz, Hilda & Bern. Went to Red Cross at Norma’s – first meeting. Played badminton afterwards. Grand day. Busy. Clara Schutz invited me over at night. Irla was there. Had lunch. Grand day, busy. 3 letters from Laddie & one from Elg. Went to dance in Armouries with Lucille. Came home with Balls. Wrote Laddie. Busy. 5 letters from Laddie (11 this week). Went to Owen Sound with Aunt Eva’s. Got a hat. Saw a good show, Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour in “Dixie”. Aunt Eva & I went to church in morning. Communion. Geo. Constable’s were at our place so Aunt Eva’s & I went down in aft. Hap McGirr’s there too. 13 for supper. Wrote Laddie. Going to Toronto in morning. Nice fall day. Left for Toronto at 6:15. Barb, Uncle Will, Mr. & Mrs. Whitmore & Frankie Ritchie. Barb & I shopped. I got hat, green dress goods, pyjamas, overseas Xmas presents. We went to Imperial & saw “Thank Your Lucky Stars”. Arrived home at eleven. Cold. Busy. Com. meeting at night. Wrote Laddie afterwards. Grand day. Mother has flu. Cleaned dresser drawers. I had my hair done in aft. Got airletter from Laddie. Went to Red Cross at Irla’s. Stayed after. Irla did too. Clara made us all cup of tea & ham sandwiches. Lovely day. Busy. Wrote Laddie & read at night. Finished “The Black Tulip” by Alexander Dumas. Beautiful day. Five letters from Laddie. Clara Schutz invited me over for a game of bridge. Myrtle, Irla there. Swell day. Word came that Fanny Bolger was killed in Italy. Busy. Went home at five. Baked 2 pies & a cake. Thanksgiving Sunday. Grand day. Wrote Laddie. Don & Charlotte Blythe came about six. Looked at snaps, etc. at night. 21 �Monday October 11 Tuesday October 12 Wednesday October 13 Thursday October 14 Friday October 15 Saturday October 16 Sunday October 17 Monday October 18 Tuesday October 19 Wednesday October 20 Thursday Friday Saturday October 21 October 22 October 23 Sunday October 24 Monday October 25 Tuesday October 26 Wednesday October 27 Thursday October 28 Friday October 29 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Thanksgiving Day. Beautiful day. Don, Charlotte, Mother, Lorne & I went to Mt. Forest in aft. I went to show with Aunt Eva’s at night. Saw Paulette Goddard, Claudette Colbert & Veronica Lake in “So Proudly We Hail”. Another beautiful fall day. Busy. Wrote Laddie & Elgin at night. Nice day. Read in aft. Clara & I went to Red Cross at night (helped Senior Ladies pack Christmas boxes) then we went to Irla’s afterwards. A little cooler. Aunt Eva had Don & Charlotte, Mother & Dad, Winnie & Jack for dinner. They stayed until midnight. Much colder. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Went over to Berniece’s for game of bridge. Anna & Barbara there. Cold & wet. Barb & I went to tea at Mrs. Roy Lawrence’s. Admission fee was some article to put in boxes to boys overseas. Afterwards we went to I.O.D.E. dance in Hall. She drove me home. Snowed. Snowing & very bleak & cold. Read & listened to radio. Lorne home. I brought car up to Durham. 5th Victory Loan Campaign began. Snowing (wet snow). I took car down to garage. I took car to show in Hanover. Took Irla, Clara, Jean & Aunt Eva. We saw Charles Boyer & Joan Fontaine in “The Constant Nymph”. Busy. I went to Auxiliary at Mrs. Padfield’s. I went in with Irla afterwards & stayed until midnight. Nice day. Wrote Laddie. Took car home in aft. Ironed. Went to Red Cross at Mary Webb’s. Tired so went to bed afterwards. Grand day. Busy. Stayed in at night. Read. Real busy. Wrote to Laddie at night. Six letters from Laddie – he writes nearly every day now. Mother & I packed Laddie’s & Elgin’s Christmas boxes at night. Mrs. Dargavel died last night. Wrote Laddie. Went to church & down to Grant’s afterwards. Cold. Had letter from Laddie. I am going to take a Red Cross nursing course. It began to-night in Furn. Factory showrooms. Wrote Laddie afterwards. Busy. Went up to Mrs. Dargavel’s afterwards. Went to executive meeting at Miss Gerrie’s. Had lunch. Busy. Went down to Ritchie’s in aft. & stayed for supper. Planned lunch for Thank-offering supper. Went to Red Cross at Berniece’s – had cake afterwards with girls. Nice day. Had 3 letters from Laddie. Went over to Clara’s at night for visit. We had letters from Elg this week – was in Bristol taking course. Busy. Mr. Conn & Mr. McKie were there. Wrote Laddie. Tired at night so had bath & went to bed early. Aunt Eva & Jean went to Walkerton to meet Vera. 22 �Saturday October 30 Sunday October 31 Monday November 1 Tuesday November 2 Wednesday November 3 Thursday November 4 Friday November 5 Saturday November 6 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Very busy. Vera is home for week-end. I went home right after supper. Halloween night – no damage done. Nice day. Cleaned dresser drawers, etc. Lorne came home for hockey outfit & skates. We went out to Freda’s for supper. Nice day – mild. Very busy – a hectic one for me. Didn’t seem to accomplish anything. Sales Tax auditor here in afternoon. Uncle Douglas Cameron came to-day for a visit (88). Had letters from Elg & Laddie. Went to Nursing Class – bed-making. Wrote Laddie. Busy all day. Aunt Eva & I went over to Whitmore’s at night for game of bridge. A busy day for me. Wrote Laddie in aft., then went to Auxiliary Thank-offering supper, Com. meeting & Red Cross at Irla’s. Very busy. Had my hair done at night & went to bed early. Aunt Eva has Women’s Association meeting. Raining. Very busy. Norma came up on bus & we went to Fireman’s Ball at night. Wore my new green flannel dress. Cool but dry. Norma still up. We fooled around at night, ate in restaurant etc. Went home about midnight. 23 �20 Years Ago – Rescue On The High Seas: The Story of Number 8 Dental Company by M.J.T. Dohan, DDS For the officers and men of Number 8 Dental Company, November 6 1943, is remembered as a day of cold, fear and salvation. The Santa Elena was off the coast of Tunisia. She had crossed through the Straights of Gibraltar the day before having sailed from England October 27 as part of a 37ship convoy, and was steaming toward the Italian theatre. She carried 333 officers and 1,496 men and women of other ranks, including he No.8 Dental Company, its advance dental stores unit and a record company, as well as the 14th (Montreal) General Hospital and 100 nursing sisters. Many of the men had just sat down to a troopship dinner… Just after 6 p.m., the public address system announced the approach of enemy aircraft, and all officers and men were ordered below deck. Down below, the men and officers of No.8 Dental Company could only listen to the battle that was raging all around hem. They heard the loud retorts of the aircraft guns, machine gun fire, and the whine of planes. Then there was the sound and force of a huge explosion, as the Santa Elena’s engine room was struck by a torpedo on the port side. That blast was quickly followed by another explosion, when a small bomb hit the ship’s after deck. Then the lights went out. The officers and men waited in fear as the Santa Elena listed to one side and finally righted herself. Shortly afterwards, the order to abandon ship came over he public address system. There was no panic in the hold. The men and women streamed up the stairs to the deck in an orderly fashion and made their way to the lifeboats. In fact, the Santa Elena carried just nine lifeboats. These were soon filled with the 100 nursing sisters and launched. The men were left with large rubber life rafts, which were thrown over the side quickly as the ship’s stern settled into the sea and became awash. The men in my raft were in the water for well over two hours before they were able to reach the rescue ship, the Monterey...there were jacob ladders hanging down 50-60 feet from the deck to the water…It looked like the Eiffel Tower to us… Once they were on board the Monterey, the members of No.8 Dental Company were given food and hot drinks… a large spout of air and water erupted from the Santa Elena as though a bulkhead had given away. That was the end. When the company’s 24 officers and 80 men…arrived in Naples, Italy they had nothing except what was on their backs. Among its officers were…C.G.B.Grant… En route to Naples, when most of the company were out on deck, the Monterey suddenly executed a sharp turn and began firing her guns. The ship had come perilously close to contacting a mine. Fortunately, the crew was able to avoid the danger, and the rest of our passage to Naples was uneventful. Friday December 10 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Cold. I had letters from Laddie & Elg. Laddie was on boat which was torpedoed & sunk in Mediterranean. All were rescued including 99 nursing sisters. He lost - clothes, pen, etc. 24 �Sunday November 7 Monday Tuesday November 8 November 9 Wednesday November 10 Thursday November 11 Friday November 12 Saturday November 13 Sunday November 14 Monday November 15 Tuesday Wednesday November 16 November 17 Thursday November 18 Friday November 19 Saturday November 20 Sunday November 21 Monday November 22 Tuesday November 23 Wednesday November 24 Thursday November 25 Friday November 26 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Norma & I slept in until noon. We took her home after supper. I went to church at night, then wrote Laddie. Busy. Went to Nursing Class. 2h. Busy. Wrote Elgin. Stayed in at night. Had letter from Elgin. Snowing. The day of our Red Cross tea at Norma’s. I helped serve. We made about $30. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Had letter from him. Stayed in at night. I am knitting a green sweater. Aunt Eva & Jean went to Toronto this aft. – also a lot of other Durham people. I had Irla & Jean Steeds over at night. We played 3 handed bridge. Great excitement. Aunt Eva’s furnace pipes took fire at noon – I was alone. Had to put in alarm. Had to get some new lengths of pipes. Donnelly & Mr. Haug cleaned them. I went to Irla’s for dinner & stayed there all night. I was exhausted. Irla & I slept in until noon. I then went to Whitmore’ for a chicken dinner. I put fire on in aft. Irla & I went to church & then went over to Clara’s after – heard all about wedding ann. celb. in Toronto. Still plenty of snow. Wrote Elg & Laddie. Ed Patterson is home from Eng. Read & knit at night. Went to Auxiliary at Etta’s. Had letter from Elgin. I got a permanent in aft. At night Ethel had a bridge for Clara McArthur. We gave her an ovenware double broiler. Nice day. Stayed in at night. I am knitting a green sweater & reading Lloyd Douglas’, “The Robe”. Mild. Berniece & Mrs. Whitmore came over for a game of bridge at night. Mild – most of snow gone. Wrote Laddie. Went home after work. Lorne came home after supper & wanted me to go up town with him. Irla called on phone. Read. Lorne wants to bring his girl down next Sunday. Had chicken dinner. Went to church sing song before service. Went to Irla’s afterwards & stayed until midnight. Snow is nearly all gone again. Cold wind. Went to Nursing Class. Jean Steeds spoke on “Diabetics”. Clear but cool. Wrote Laddie. Went to library at night with Irla & then went in with her afterwards. Took over some books & peanuts in the shell. Allan Bell is dead so Aunt Eva & I went up there in aft. I had letters from Ruby & Elg. Went to bridge at Clara McArthur’s - got writing paper for prize. Lovely day. Wrote Laddie. Went over to Schutz’s at night. Irla was there. Clara, Jack, Irla & I played bridge – lots of fun. Nice day. Bright – plenty of sunshine. Haven’t heard form Laddie for over 2 weeks – am wondering if he is still in Eng. Aunt Eva & I went to a play put on by Hanover, “The Wacky Widow”. 25 �Saturday November 27 Sunday November 28 Monday November 29 Tuesday November 30 Wednesday December 1 Thursday Friday December 2 December 3 Saturday December 4 Sunday December 5 Monday December 6 Tuesday December 7 Wednesday December 8 Thursday December 9 Friday December 10 Saturday December 11 Sunday Monday December 12 December 13 Tuesday December 14 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Snowing a little. Berlin has been bombed every night his week – 1000 bomber raids. Had Christmas card from Elgin. Barb came down with me for week-end. Slept in. Anna & Uncle Will came down for supper – had chicken. Read at night. Roosevelt, Churchill & Stalin are holding a conference in Persia. Nice day but cold. Went to Nursing Class at night. Bed bath. Wrote Laddie – haven’t heard from him for nearly 3 weeks – think he might have left Eng. Fred Haug & his sister came over. We played euchre. Red Cross at Mrs. Morton’s. We ate in Chinamen’s afterwards. Did some shopping after work. Visited at Grant’s at night. Busy. Still no letters. Wrote Laddie. Berniece & I went down to Ritchie’s at night & played bridge. Still no snow. Auxiliary bazaar & bake sale. I got 2 letters from Laddie, Nos. 242 & 243. He is in Italy now. So happy to get them! I went to Mt. Forest on bus & spent week-end with Norma. A lovely day. Slept in until noon. Florence & Ken were home. We went to church at night. Mother, Dad & Lorne came down for me. Com. fired Ab this morning because of truck accident & neglect of his duties. I went to Nursing Class. Received another letter form Laddie written in Itlay. Churchill, Roosevelt & Pres. Inonu of Turkey are holding a conference in Cairo. Went to Com. meeting & Auxiliary at Bern’s afterwards. Still having very mild weather & no snow. Very busy. Wrote Laddie. Anna had a daughter to-day (5 to 6 lbs.). Went to Red Cross at Norma Allen’s & into Clara’s for awhile afterwards. Still mild. Very busy. Norman was I to see me on his way down from hospital – he got 4 days leave. I went over to Irla’s at night. Stayed until 12:30. Reay’s came to get nurse for their little girl – phoned & got one in Hanover. Cold. I had letters from Laddie & Elg. Laddie was on boat which was torpedoed & sunk in Mediterranean. All were rescued including 99 nursing sisters. He lost - clothes, pen, etc Terribly frosty to-day. Wrote Laddie – real busy. Lorne & I did some Xmas shopping after work. Wrapped up some parcels at night & did odd jobs. Cold. Went to church at night & in with Irla afterwards. Very frosty. Had 2 letters from Laddie. He wants a dictionary. Went to Nursing Class – had to bathe Jessie’s doll “Archie”. Still very frosty. Had Christmas card & letter from Laddie. Wrote him. Washed hair & had it waved. 26 �Wednesday December 15 Thursday Friday December 16 December 17 Saturday Sunday December 18 December 19 Monday December 20 Tuesday December 21 Wednesday December 22 Thursday December 23 Friday December 24 Saturday December 25 Sunday December 26 Monday December 27 Tuesday December 28 Wednesday December 29 Thursday December 30 Friday December 31 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 Cold. Had another letter from Laddie. Did some shopping, took Red Cross parcel to Grant’s, sent box to Anna, addressed Xmas cards & went to Red Cross at Eunice’s. Oliver invited me to his dinner for Council at Hillcrest. Milder. Wrote Laddie. Very busy. Stayed in at night. I was invited to Irla’s for a game of bridge. Ruth & Clara were there. Busy. Wrapped up Xmas presents at night until one. Busy – read & did odd jobs. Wrote Laddie at night. Beginning to get a little excited about Christmas. Frosty. A lot of snow fell – back roads blocked. Aunt Eva & I went to Public School concert. Very cold & stormy. Had 2 letters from Laddie. Stayed in and knit. Wrote Nadine & Ruby. Very Frosty. Quite busy. Got some nice cards. Went over to Clara’s at night – Irla was there too. Still Frosty. Busy. Wrote Elg. Finished Paul’s suit at night & wrapped it up. Radio programmes have been good this week. Busy. Got $3 from office & $2 from Peck. Wrote Laddie. Went home at five. A busy evening getting everything ready. Made doughnuts. Christmas Day. Grand day – sun shining. Irla called me in morning – thanked me for cup & saucer. I got a cedar chest from Laddie, $10 in money, 3 boxes writing paper, apron, nightgown, stockings from Mrs. Grant, picture, plate, pants, bath salts, woollen gloves. First Xmas ever alone. Roads were blocked to Winnie’s. We had dinner at 3. Marj MacDonald here for dinner. Went up town at six & got mail – letter from Laddie – saw Aunt Eva & girl’s gifts. Wrote Elg & Laddie at night. Day went quickly. Nice day. Slept until noon. Came up town in aft. & visited at Grant’s & Ritchie’s. Knit at night – sweater for Anna’s baby. Mild. Busy. Put things in my new chest. Knit. Lorne, Marj MacD., Irla, Jean Steeds & I went to show in Hanover, “This Is the Army”. Stood in line up. Went to Chinamen’s afterwards. Some men there after nomination meeting. Oliver feeling good – they gave him 2 drinks of gin. Lots of fun. I went in with Irla on way home – had Xmas cake & port wine. Real frosty. Back to work again. Had Com. meeting in office in aft. Same Com. Got in by acclamation. I went over to Inez’s at night. Frosty. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Knit at night & went to bed early. Have a bad head cold. Had letter from Laddie. Irla invited me over at night. We talked until one. My cold is better. Mild. Mother & Dad & Lorne went to Toronto to-day for week-end. Inez, Bern., Barb & I took our car & went to show in Owen Sound. Saw Lassie Come Home. 27 �For more information on Velma Irene Blythe, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca. Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1943 28 � 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 Velma Irene Blythe Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Velma Irene Blythe. Transcriber: Barbara Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private: courtesy of daughter Barbara Bowman. 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Velma Irene Blythe Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/299033157112814427a54433ba7b468d.pdf bcfa021bf3709f923b99ddc827ac67f2 PDF Text Text Velma’s Diaries - 1944 1944 DAY Saturday MONTH January 1 Sunday January 2 Monday January 3 Tuesday January 4 Wednesday Thursday January 5 January 6 Friday January 7 Saturday January 8 Sunday January 9 Monday January 10 Tuesday January 11 Wednesday January 12 Thursday January 13 Friday January 14 Saturday January 15 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 COMMENT Real mild. Slept until noon. Wrote Laddie an airletter & then went to Ritchie’s for dinner. Feel confident will see Laddie in 1944. Barb & I took Norman to Mt. Forest in aft. I came home at six & spent rest of evening Knitting & playing Rummoli with Jean & Aunt Eva. Aunt Eva & I went to church in morning. Read & knit in aft. & went over to Berniece’s at night. Mother & Dad & Lorne came home from Toronto. Lorne had suitcase stolen while waiting for bus to O. Sound. Russians advanced into Poland. Grand day. Weather perfect. Had letter from Laddie. Wrote him at night & then went to Nursing Class – taught how to make mustard & linseed plasters & enema. Ate in Chinamen’s afterwards. A beautiful day. Very busy. We started our Bridge Club tonight at Bernice’s. Mild. Half holiday. Knit in afternoon & at night. Very busy. Jean & Nora went to Toronto for holidays. Went to Executive meeting at Miss Gerrie’s & into Irla’s afterwards. Stayed until one. Wrote Laddie. Very busy filling out reports. Went to concert in Knox church – Ruth Blane, harpist. Went into Irla’s afterwards. We (Peck & I) took stock. Cleaned up stock room – have been at it for 3 days. Lorne & I went up town for few minutes at night. Winnie & Jack, Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Barber & Barry were here for a chicken dinner. Mild. Very busy with inventory. Had 2 letters from Laddie – One from Gordon McCrae & card saying auditor would be here on Thurs. Wrote Laddie. Went to Nursing Class – communicable diseases. Mild. Very busy. Went over to Schutz’s at night as Clara called & wanted me to come over for game of bridge. A lot of snow fell. Norman Greenwood’s mother died. Washed my hair in aft. Went to Bridge Club at Hilda’s. Mr. MacKay was here. Stormy day but mild. Busy. Had 6 letters – 2 from Elg & 4 from Laddie – telling about Xmas. Very tired at night. Wrote Elg & Laddie & went to bed early. Aunt Eva had ladies. Mild. Real busy. Had another letter from Laddie to-day. Lorne saying he has passed his I.Q. tests, etc. for Air Force. Medical Jan. 25. Irla came over at night. We talked then had lunch when Aunt Eva came from skating. A beautiful day. Busy. Went to a bridge at Irla’s – 2 tables. Mrs. Rumble & friend, Mrs. Armstrong, Norma & Myrtle, Ruth & Clara. I stayed to help with dishes. 1 �Sunday January 16 Monday Tuesday January 17 January 18 Wednesday January 19 Thursday January 20 Friday January 21 Saturday January 22 Sunday January 23 Monday January 24 Tuesday January 25 Wednesday January 26 Thursday Friday January 27 January 28 Saturday January 29 Sunday January 30 Monday January 31 Tuesday February 1 Wednesday February 2 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 A lovely day. I went to church in morning with Aunt Eva. We then went down home for aft. & supper. Wrote Laddie at night. Nice day – grand winter so far. Went to Nursing Class. Busy. Went to Com. meeting & Auxiliary at Mrs. Wilfred Barbour’s & to Irla’s afterwards. Mild. Clara asked me over in aft. to see Paul. Went to Red Cross at Ruth Myle’s. Was put in for Pres. much to my sorrow. Irla & I went to Clara’s afterwards, had lunch. Busy. I entertained Clara, Irla & Mary Webb at night. Played bridge. Had egg, ham & peanut butter sandwiches & chocolate sundaes for lunch. Nice day. Tired. Went over to Twamley’s at night as Mrs. MacMurray is dead, then went to Bridge Club at Rita’s. Mild. Lorne came home. Irla, Lorne & I went to show in Mt. Forest – 2 features. Went up to telephone office in aft. to see Norma. Had lunch at Ball’s - home at two. A lovely day. Fowlers arrived for a surprise visit – Mary, Reg, Bus., Helen, Doris & Lloyd & baby Jack. I packed Laddie’s box. Visited at Grant’s at night. Grand day. Wrote Laddie. Nursing Class at night. Got bonds that Laddie bought. Mild. Got parcel from Laddie – blue gloves, 2 compacts, cameo handkerchief & picture. Went to play bridge at Mary Webb’s at night. Mild. Raining. Wrote Laddie & Elgin. Went to Red Cross at Hilda’s. My first meeting as President. Ate in Chinamen’s & then went in with Irla afterwards – until one. Very mild. Busy. Stayed in at night & accomplished a lot. Mild. Busy. Went over to Irla’s at night – there until one. Bob brought Bob Christie in with him. Mild. Norma came up for week-end. We went to Irla’s at night. Irla, Myrtle, Norma & I played bridge. Norma played piano. Lorne went over to restaurant & bought us fish & chips. Had a swell time. Grand day. Norma & I slept until one. I packed a box in aft. We drove Norma to Mt. Forest at night. I wrote Laddie & went to bed early. Snowing. Busy. Went to Bridge Club at Ethel’s. Booby – measuring spoons. Busy. Com. meeting at night. Had letter from Laddie. He hinted that he would like me to to write him oftener. Clarence Ritchie dropped dead to-night. Wrote Laddie. Grand day. Had hair done in aft. Went to Red Cross at Jean Steed’s. Ate in Chinamen’s afterwards. 2 �Thursday February 3 Friday February 4 Saturday February 5 Sunday February 6 Monday February 7 Tuesday February 8 Wednesday February 9 Thursday February 10 Friday Saturday February 11 February 12 Sunday February 13 Monday February 14 Tuesday February 15 Wednesday February 16 Thursday February 17 Friday February 18 Saturday February 19 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Went down to Frankie Ritchie’s after work. She and Freda asked me to stay for supper. Marion McGirr stayed too. Frankie is keeping up wonderfully – even said grace. Wrote to Laddie when I went home & then Irla called & asked me over. There until one. Very mild. Busy. Tired at night so had bath, did nails & went to bed early. Busy. Went home after work. Did odd jobs at night. Raining. Lorne called to say he got in Air Force – to be sworn in tomorrow. Made a dessert for supper. Aunt Eva & I went to church. Called at Irla’s afterwards but she was going to Clara’s. Cold. Busy. Lillian Falkingham & I shopped for something to put in overseas Red Cross box after work. Went to Nursing Class. Listened to Lux. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Went to dinner at Irla’s at 6:30 – Ruth & Clara there too. Lobster in patty shells, fried potatoes, tomatoes, dutch pie & cheese. We played bridge until midnight, then had lunch. Swell time. Not feeling very well. Had a lazy aft. Called on Mrs. Grant. Went to Red Cross at Lillian Falkingham’s. Went in with Irla afterwards. I got 6 letters & a parcel from Laddie – parcel contained purse, 2 pr. gloves, collars &, best of all, a photo of himself. Photo was taken in Italy & is perfect. So happy to get it. Went down to Grant’s at night. Cold. Wrote to Laddie & Elgin at night & knit. Very cold. Busy. Vera came home for week-end. Our Red Cross dance. Big crowd. We cleared $33. Lorne & I had lunch at home afterwards. Cold. Wrote Laddie. Irla & I went to church. I went in with her afterwards. Vera, Jean & I talked until two. Busy. Went to Nursing Class. Lecture on Feeding Infants and making formula. Stormy. Went to Auxiliary at Hilda’s. Mike Wanamaker came home from England to-day. Wrote Laddie. Had 3 letters from Laddie – he thinks I haven’t been writing often enough. Visited at Ritchie’s & Frankie’s. Then went to Red Cross at Norma Allen’s. Quite cold. Wrote Laddie. Had 2 more letters from him & a handkerchief from Elg bought in Scotland. Went to Bridge Club at Mary McTavish’s – got prize – writing paper. Very frosty. Had letter from Laddie. Busy. Stayed in at night. Still very cold. Wrote Laddie. Irla, Lorne & I went to Owen Sound. Saw show, Olivia DeHavilland in “Govt. Girl”, picked up Jean, Nora & Helen on way home as they had flat tire. Had lunch at Irla’s. 3 �Sunday Monday Tuesday February 20 February 21 February 22 Wednesday February 23 Thursday February 24 Friday February 25 Saturday February 26 Sunday February 27 Monday February 28 Tuesday February 29 Wednesday March 1 Thursday Friday March 2 March 3 Saturday March 4 Sunday March 5 Monday March 6 Tuesday March 7 Wednesday March 8 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 A little milder. Read and knit. Wrote Laddie at night. Busy. No Nursing Class so knit & read at night. Very busy – quite a few complaints this time. Had seven letters from Laddie – most I ever had in one day. Went to Rebecca euchre. Busy. Had my hair done in aft. Had another letter to-day – 8 this week. Went to Red Cross at Mabel Sharpe’s. Wrote Laddie. Nice day. Busy. Went over to Clara’s at night & helped her with tallies – about 2 hrs. figuring out schedule. Very mild. Beautiful day. Wrote Laddie. Delbert Moore came home to-day from overseas. Went to bridge at Clara Schutz’s – 3 tables. Chicken a la king (chicken & peas in patty shells), tomato jellies, relishes, tarts & cookies. Mrs. Duffield got prize. Windy. Wrote Laddie. Went home at five. Lorne & I both stayed in. Mild. Read & finished green sweater. Lorne went to Toronto on bus – reports on Wed. I went to church & in with Irla afterwards. Yawk Burnett & Cam McLachalin dropped in. Finished letter to Laddie. Went to gathering in Town Hall to pay tribute to Delb. Moore for winning George Medal. Sat on platform – speeches & sing song. Ate in restaurant after with Norma, Myrtle, Mary. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Entertained Bridge Club – sandwiches & little cakes. Clara called at ten to-night to say she couldn’t come & Hilda was late – played 3 handed at one table for awhile – Elsie came. Nice day but cold. Aunt Eva worked on my jumper in aft. Went to Red Cross at Mrs. Cluchey’s – ate in Chinamen’s afterwards. Wrote Laddie. Stayed in at night & read, etc. Quite cold. Had letter from Elgin. Went to High School Commencement with Berniece. Very cold. Wrote Laddie. Went home at five. Read, etc. at night. Nice day. Mother, Dad and I were invited to Cliff Ritchie’s for supper. Freda, Frankie, Uncle Charlie & Aunt Charlotte were there. They have grand home now. Very windy. Had letter from Elg – he seems to be getting lonesome. Went to Nursing Class. Dr. Grant gave lecture. Good. Cold & windy. Had letter from Lorne so answered it before going to Com. meeting, then went to Bridge Club at Barbara’s. Cold & stormy. I broke my glasses – let case fall. Eunice & I walked out to McGirr’s in aft. Went to Red Cross at Ruth Myle’s – ate in Chinamen’s afterwards & then went in with Irla. 4 �Thursday March 9 Friday March 10 Saturday March 11 Sunday March 12 Monday March 13 Tuesday March 14 Wednesday March 15 Thursday March 16 Friday March 17 Saturday March 18 Sunday March 19 Monday March 20 Tuesday March 21 Wednesday March 22 Thursday March 23 Friday March 24 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Very cold. Quite a lot of snow. I had a letter from Laddie – he is within sound of the German guns now. Went down to Grant’s at night. Had 2 letters from Laddie. Dad took me over to Hanover to get glasses. Clara invited me over at night to play bridge. Irla & Myrtle were there. Mild. Wrote Laddie. Went home at five. Did odd jobs at night. Raining & dull. Quiet day. Went to church at night. Read afterwards. Nice day. Had 9 letters from Laddie – most I ever had in one day. Answered them at night & went to Nursing Class – last one. Dick Jones & Stan Simons came home from overseas to-day. Nice day but cool. Snow almost all gone. I went over to Hanover with Bogle’s & got my glasses – like them. 2 sizes smaller than my old ones. Raining & freezing. Streets are terrible. I had my hair done & then went over to Clara’s in aft. Navy League concert was cancelled on account of icy roads. Raining. Streets very icy. Berniece 30 to-day. Mrs. Whitmore had a surprise party for her – 2 tables of bridge. Red Salmon sandwiches for lunch. Busy. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Went over to Irla’s at night. There until after one. Cold. Typed out Rotary list for cigarettes. Went home after work. Russians are entering Rumania. Cold. Winnie & Jack were down for supper. I went to church at night. Wrote Laddie afterwards. Rev. Smith is leaving. Cool. I had 2 letters from Laddie – one written Dec. 4 & the other March 3rd. The airletter was 3 ½ months in coming. I had Red Cross to-night. We packed 4 boxes & 1 layette. I went over town with girls to eat afterwards. Lovely day. Irla & Bob’s 4th wedding anniversary. I helped Bob buy gloves for her. Wrote Laddie. 2 letters to-day. Paul is sick (vomits frequently). Irla & I went to Auxiliary at Henderson’s. I went in with her afterwards. 1:30 when got home. Cold wind. Wrote Laddie, Vera & Lorne. Had letter from Laddie. I went over to Clara’s in aft. Went to Navy League concert in Hall at night. Raining. I called Art McG. to tell him I was going to Toronto over week-end & he told me to ask for a raise at the next meeting - good news. Had 3 letters from Laddie. A beautiful spring day. Laddie 29. Wrote him. Busy. Went over to Irla’s at night. Met Mr. Ball, Shirley & her girl friend. 5 �Saturday March 25 Sunday March 26 A grand day. I left for Toronto with Ritchie’s at 10 – they were going to Brantford so I went across from there on train. I got a dress at Foster’s. Vera & Lorne met me at Union Station. Ate in Honey dew. Shopped – bought hat & shoes. Vera & I went to show, Ginger Rogers in “Tender Comrade”. A beautiful spring day. Vera, Lorne & I went up to Sally’s. Ruby, Cy & Jackie were there. We all had dinner together. Sally took us for a drive in aft. Lorne, Vera & I ate at Panama on Bloor & then went to church. Centennial on Dover excerpt(?). Came back to a party – had lunch & talked to kids. March, 1944 Lorne Monday March 27 Tuesday March 28 Wednesday March 29 Thursday March 30 Friday March 31 Saturday April 1 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Raining – damp & cold. Barb, Anna, Uncle Will & Shirley called for me at Vera’s apart. At 10. We ate at Eaton’s College St. store. Uncle Will went to see Dr. Ross Jamieson – heart specialist. Barb & I shopped & had a nice dinner in Child’s. Left for home about 6:30. Back at work again. Wrote Laddie. Irla called. Carla invited Irla, Ruth & me for game of bridge at night. 2 letters from Laddie. A terrible day – windy with rain & sleet. Power off in morning. Had a sleep in aft. Went to Red Cross at Eunice’s. Went with Irla afterwards. Cold & snowing. Stayed in at night & went to bed early. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Stayed in at night. Cleaned clothes closet. 94 bombers missing after last night’s raid. A wet snow. Wrote Laddie. Went to our Red Cross dance. 6 �Sunday April 2 Monday April 3 Tuesday April 4 Wednesday April 5 Thursday April 6 Friday April 7 Saturday April 8 Sunday April 9 We made $32 at dance & $49.50 on quilt draw. Ate in restaurant afterwards. Cold. I went home in morning for day. Tried on clothes etc. Went to church at night. Read afterwards. Met Irla’s Aunt, Miss Ball. Cold. Wrote Laddie. Went to Bridge Club at Clara’s – last one for this season. Cold & snowing. No Com. meeting. I had my hair done at Ruth’s. Went to Irla’s afterwards. Cold. Knit in aft. & went over to Clara’s. Went to Red Cross at Irla’s. Ate at Chinamen’s afterwards. Cool. Busy. Wrote Laddie at night. I had No.300 from him to-day – a grand letter. Lorne came home & came up for me. We made lunch. Good Friday – a beautiful day. I came up town with Lorne in aft. Had letter from Laddie & Easter card from Elg. Clara & I took some Cokes & ice cream to Irla’s. I went over to Irla’s at night & she, Clara & I talked until 11 then went to Chinamen’s. Miss Sparling died. A beautiful day. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Dr. Grant is sick – high blood pressure – 238 – might be a slight stroke. I went to show at night with Aunt Eva & Vera. Saw “Corvette 225” in Hanover. Easter Sunday. Real warm - rained at night. Aunt Eva, Jean, Vera & I went to church. Took some pictures. All went out to Winnie’s for dinner. Sally, Vic, Nadine & Mrs. Hope there at our place for supper. Easter, 1944 Velma Monday April 10 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Cooler. Wrote Laddie. Busy. Went over to Clara’s for awhile at night. 7 �Tuesday April 11 Wednesday April 12 Thursday April 13 Friday April 14 Saturday April 15 Sunday April 16 Monday April 17 Tuesday April 18 Wednesday April 19 Thursday April 20 Friday April 21 Saturday April 22 Sunday April 23 Monday April 24 Tuesday April 25 Wednesday April 26 Thursday April 27 Friday April 28 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Cool. Busy. Aunt Eva, Jean & I were invited to Twamley’s for dinner. Went to Com. meeting afterwards – asked for a raise. Hunter to see War Time Price & Trade Board. Cool. Wrote Laddie. Had 7 letters from him to-day. I went down to Grant’s in aft. Dr. Grant is much better. Read at night. Cool & windy. Wrote Laddie – told him about his father’s illness. Bonnie has measles. Inez & Irla were over at night. Cold. I had a representative from War Time Price & Trade Board in to see me re: raise. Went over to Irla’s at night. Cold & wet. Wrote Laddie. Went home after work. Nadine & I played double solitaire – went to bed about ten. Cold. Lorne & Nadine went back in afternoon. Read at night. A grand spring day. Wrote Laddie. I got 2 letters from him. Special Com. meeting at night. I got raise of $15 a month. Hunter didn’t sign motion. Called at Irla’s. A lovely day. Went to Auxiliary at Eunice’s with Irla. We had a banana split afterwards. I went in with her on way home. A grand day. Mr. Flannery here in morning. Wrote Laddie & Elgin. Helped Aunt Eva with rugs. Started a white suit (cable) for Paul. Went down to Grant’s. Dr. Grant is improving. Went to Red Cross at Mortley’s. Lovely day. Busy. Went over to Clara’s at night. Irla there too. Rained in morning but nice in aft. Wrote Laddie. Knit & read at night. Nice day. Busy. Went shopping with Mother at night. We had sundae in Mel’s. Windy & raining. We went out to Aunt Charlotte’s for awhile in aft. Their house is swell since they remodelled it. Freda came down with us for supper. Wrote Laddie at night. Raining. Busy. 6th Victory Loan opened. Went to show in Hanover with Aunt Eva & Jean. Fred MacMurray & Paulette Goddard in “Standing Room Only”. Not much. Raining. Got new brown umbrella. Wrote Laddie. Went over to Clara’s at night. The Allies are bombing Germany very heavily every night & day – leading up to invasion. Had my hair done in aft. & cleaned dresser drawers. Went to Red Cross at Mrs. Diebel’s. Am reading “Hungry Hill”, Daphne Maurier. Bright – cool wind. Had letter from Elg. Wrote Laddie. Went to Auxiliary Thank-offering supper meeting. Mrs. Wilson speaker. Irla, Norma, Myrtle & I ate in Chinamen’s & went to Irla’s afterwards. A nice day but still cool. Went down to Grant’s after work. Had bath, etc. at night. Alone. Irla came over about 10:30 & brought cokes & ice cream. 8 �Saturday April 29 Sunday April 30 Monday May 1 Tuesday May 2 Wednesday May 3 Thursday May 4 Friday May 5 Saturday May 6 Sunday May 7 Monday May 8 Tuesday May 9 Wednesday May 10 Thursday May 11 Friday May 12 Saturday May 13 Sunday May 14 Monday May 15 Tuesday May 16 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 A beautiful day. Wrote Laddie. Had a letter from him. He says he is restless – spring fever. I went to Owen Sound at 4:30 with Barb & Anna. Saw the grandest show – Robert Taylor & Susan Peters in “Song of Russia” – one of the best shows I ever saw. A grand day. Cleaned dresser drawers. Went to Ritchie’s for chicken dinner. Went to church & at 10:30 went to Hanover with Barb when she took Norman over. Another grand day. Wrote Laddie & Elgin. Went over to Freda’s at night to play bridge. Got booby – a coaster. A grand day. Had four letters from Laddie. Went to Com. meeting – wrote him afterwards. A beautiful day – hot. Spent aft. at Clara’s & Grant’s. Had letter from Laddie. Went to Red Cross at Norma’s – planned dance for next week. A nice day. Had 4 letters from Laddie – 1 in 6 days. Bob Webster reported missing. Went to show in Mt. Forest with Sharpe’s. Walter Pidgeon & Greer Garson in “Madame Curie”. Raining. Wrote Laddie a long letter – told him not to worry about finances at home – saw his mother at noon. Aunt Eva went to Toronto to-day – Jean & I alone. Irla came over at night. Dull. Wrote Laddie. Rained at night. I stayed up as Aunt Eva away. Knit & read. Tired so glad to stay in. Quite cool. Jean & I didn’t get up until noon. Clara came over with Paul. I went over to Irla’s in aft. Mr. & Mrs. Ball & Mr. & Mrs. Moore took us for a drive. Irla came over for supper. We went to church. Wrote Laddie. We got word that Lorne was sent to Brandon Man. I went over to Clara’s at night. Raining. Took mail down to Grant’s – Dr. Grant had Mr. Smith in to see him to-day. Masonic supper – Red Cross. I helped serve – not provided. Nice day. Wrote Laddie. Got permanent in aft. Went over to our Red Cross dance – we cleared $55. Nice day. Geo.Glass has daughter. Saw Dr. Grant for first since he took sick 5 weeks ago – he looks fine. I went up to Webster’s at night. Offensive began in Italy. Real warm. Finished Paul’s suit (cable) – took it over at night. Clara & I sat on veranda – walked over town for some cokes. Paul’s first birthday. Wrote Laddie. Went to Owen Sound after work – took car. Had my teeth cleaned - $2. Barb fainted. A Mr. Reid ran into us in front of Aunt Eva’s. Packed box for Laddie. Marj Kerr was up in aft. A temperance minister for supper. Went to church at night. A grand day. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Visited at Grant’s. Went to show in Mt. Forest, Errol Flynn in “Northern Pursuit”. Had letters from Laddie & Elgin. A grand day. Nora got ring. I went down to Dorothy 9 �Wednesday May 17 Thursday May 18 Friday May 19 Saturday May 20 Sunday May 21 Monday May 22 Tuesday May 23 Wednesday May 24 Thursday May 25 Friday May 26 Saturday May 27 Sunday May 28 Monday May 29 Tuesday May 30 Wednesday May 31 Thursday June 1 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 MacDonald’s at night (she is home with 2 children). Came home about nine & went in to Clara’s. Irla came over. Raining. Wrote Laddie. Went down to Grant’s in aft. Red Cross at Wilder’s. Cool. Had letter from Lorne. Made up list for chocolates. Cassino captured. Allies making great headway in Italy. Went over to Clara’s at night & then down to MacD’s – Norma there. Cool but bright. 47 prisoners were shot while attempting to escape from German prison camp Joe Noble is in – 14 still at large. High school is closed – 1 case of infantile paralysis. Norma went home after supper. I had bath & then went over town for a walk. A grand day. Fowler’s came up last night but went back tonight. Vera came home. I went over to Irla’s after supper. We went over town. Went home at 11:30. A beautiful day. I went fishing. Caught one – then lost hook. Bob took Irla & me for a little drive, then we went into Clara’s. She has a terrible cold – lost voice – Jack celebrating. Vera didn’t go back as she has infection in her eye. Wrote Laddie. Went to Auxiliary at Norma Taylor’s. Irla & I went for a walk afterwards. A nice day – real mild. Went to see Dr. Grant after work. I took Irla, Clara & Mary to show in Mt. Forest, Spencer Tracy & Irene Dunne in “A Guy Named Joe”. A holiday. A lovely day. Baked a chocolate cake in morning. Berniece & Catharine Mayor came down in aft. We went fishing. I didn’t get any. We cooked our supper up at bush – bacon & eggs, asparagus, tomatoes, bananas & cake, coffee. Came up at 9. Had bath & went to bed. Wrote Laddie & Lorne. At night Irla & I went down to Grant’s & then I went over with her & had lunch. Very hot to-day. Still no mail from Laddie. Bob McGowan reported missing. Took ice cream down to Dr. Grant. Clara came over. Sat on veranda at night. Cooler. Wrote Laddie. Irla & I went to show in Town Hall, “My Sister Eileen”. Ate in Chinamen’s afterwards. A beautiful day. Lay outside in aft. for 2 hours. Went to church at night. A beautiful day. Wrote Laddie. Ronald Rudd is missing. Got the proofs of my picture. Don’t like them. I was over at Clara’s at night. Jack took us for drive. Another grand day. Busy. Went over to Irla’s at night. We sat outside & talked until dark – then went over to Chinamen’s. Very warm. Wrote Laddie. Lay out in sun. Clara & I went over town & got ginger ale – sat on her lawn. Went to Red Cross at Norma Allen’s – last one for the summer. Real warm. Irla’s birthday. I went over at night. The Ball’s were there. We talked & had ice cream & ginger ale. 10 �Friday June 2 Saturday June 3 Sunday Monday June 4 June 5 Tuesday June 6 Wednesday June 7 Thursday June 8 Friday June 9 Saturday June 10 Sunday June 11 Monday June 12 Tuesday June 13 Wednesday June 14 Thursday June 15 Friday June 16 Saturday June 17 Sunday June 18 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Warm. Still no mail from Laddie. I got my hair done at night. Cooler. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Took proofs up to Hillcrest. Read until Mother & Dad called for me. Rome has fallen. Read in aft. & night. Wrote Laddie. A birthday cable from Laddie & 2 letters – first in 3 weeks. Sleeping in trench, on move all the time, excited at what is happening. Clara & I went over to Mrs. Wright’s & then sat on her veranda. Invasion began at midnight last night. 11,000 planes, 4,000 ships. Troops landed at Normandy, France. Wrote Laddie. Went to prayer service in Knox in commemoration of invasion. Invasion casualties lighter than expected. 28 to-day. I had Irla & Clara for supper. Busy all aft. Got $3 from Mother, toilet water from Lorne, cream & powder form Vera & Jean , handkerchief from Aunt Eva, pillow cases from Mrs. Grant, cup & saucer form Clara & chocolates form Irla. We went to show in Hanover, “The Gang’s All Here” after. Cool. Wrote Laddie. I went over to Clara’s at night & we talked until after eleven. I had 3 letters from Laddie. Lillian & I packed rem. of Red Cross boxes (3) at night. Allies are making great progress in Italy as well as France. Wrote Elgin. Busy. I went to Owen Sound with Ritchie’s. Bought white oxfords, a purse & sport shoes. A grand day. Lay out in sun. Aunt Charlotte & Uncle Charlie were down. I went to Hanover at night with Balls. Irla & I visited her Mother & Father. I met them for first. Lot of fun. Wrote Ruby to see if it would be O.K. for Irla and me to come to Peterborough for our holidays. I got a cable from Laddie, also letter. Clara, Irla & I sat out on Clara’s veranda. Allies have 60 mile beaches established now. Jackie 2 today. Another letter from Laddie & one from Elgin. Went to Com. meeting – a very quiet one. Raining. Cleared at night. Jean Steeds came over. We talked & had a banana split over town. Lovely day. Wrote Laddie & Lorne. Clara & I sat out on her veranda until eleven. Nice day. Jack Grierson got Consv. nomination here. I had a letter from Ruby & she says she will be tickled pink to have Irla & me. Wrote Laddie. Clara & I went over to Irla’s at night – she just came back from Druggist’s Convention. Busy. Germans started to use a new weapon over England – a pilotless bomber – comet bomb – they have done quite a lot of damage. I went to Mt. Forest on bus. Norma & I went down town. Talked until 2. Norma, Mrs. McIntyre & I went to Pres. church. Faye Armstrong was baptised. Went down town in aft. Went to church at night & then went to Marg Armstrong’s. Came home on bus at eleven. 11 �Monday June 19 Tuesday June 20 Wednesday June 21 Thursday June 22 Friday June 23 Saturday June 24 Sunday June 25 Monday June 26 Tuesday June 27 Wednesday June 28 Thursday June 29 Friday June 30 Saturday July 1 Sunday July 2 Monday July 3 Tuesday July 4 Wednesday July 5 Thursday July 6 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Raining. Had letters from Elg & Laddie. Went over to Clara’s at night as Jack was in Toronto. Cool. Wrote Laddie. Ronald Rudd prisoner, Jennie McGirr’s brother killed in France. I went to Auxiliary at Mrs. Geo. Wilson’s – good meeting. Gave Mrs. Smith a plate. Grand day. Clara and I sat out in sun for 2 hrs., then I went to help Mrs. Morton pack a layette. 14 Can. Battalions in 1st week of invasion. Visited Irla at night. Wrote Ruby & Lorne. A grand day. Wrote Laddie. I had a letter from him – he had dysentery for 5 days caused from flies. I saw in the paper that Phil Morgan was killed in France. Burnett Wilkinson wounded (false report). Went to social gathering for Smith’s in church – quite an emotional but nice affair. Raining. Busy. Had my hair done at night. Called in to see Irla on way home – she hasn’t been very well this week. Wrote Laddie. Cool. Russians launched their big summer offensive. I took Irla over to Hanover. Her father’s birthday to-morrow. Mrs. Plantz made us a lunch. A lovely day. Went to church twice. Mr. Smith’s farewell sermon – marvellous. Chairs in aisle in morning. He certainly hates to leave. His friends hate to see him go too – many tears. Was here for 24 yrs. Went to Irla’s after church. Warm. Wrote Laddie. I got my photos – don’t care much for them. Went to Com. meeting. Talked to Irla & to Clara on way home. Very warm. Busy. Cherbourg has fallen so Allies now have a Fr. port at which to send in men & supplies. Sally, Vic & Nadine came up on holidays. I went over to Clara’s at night. Terribly hot – 90. Clara & I lay out in shade in our shorts. Read, etc. at night. Cooler. Busy. Went over to Irla’s at night & made arrangements for going to Peterborough. Busy, as my holidays start to-morrow. Went over to Irla’s at night. A grand day. Irla & I got a ride to Toronto with Mrs. Moore. Had a fish dinner at Honey dew. Went to Toronto General to see Mr. Moore, then went to show – Charles Boyer & Ingrid Bergman in “Gaslight”. Took train to Peterborough. A beautiful day. Cy took us for drive around city. In aft. we all went for a drive up north through Kawartha Lakes. Ate in a restaurant. Grand day. We all went to C.G.E. picnic in park. Jackie is real cute but shy - she can talk quite plainly for 2. Nice day but hot. We went down town & then had our lunch in park. Ruby & I went swimming. Real warm. Ruby had a bridge party (2 tables) for us so we were busy all day. Lot of fun at party. Weren’t ready when our guests arrived (electric razor). Hot. We went down town in aft. At night Cy, Irla & I went to show, “Princess O’Rourke”. Went for drive afterwards. Peterborough, July, 1944 12 �Jackie Jackie, Velma, Irla Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Velma Irla, Ruby, Jackie, Velma 13 �Friday July 7 Saturday July 8 Sunday July 9 Monday July 10 Tuesday July 11 Wednesday July 12 Thursday July 13 Friday July 14 Saturday July 15 Sunday July 16 Monday July 17 Tuesday July 18 Wednesday July 19 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Hot. We all went out to cottage at Lake Chemong & stayed until after midnight. I had letter from Mother saying Bill Webb has been killed. Mary on holidays. Couldn’t help think about Mary Webb – she & Judy are at Nappanee. Irla & I went down town in aft. & had a swell time shopping. Hot so we sat outside at night. Hot. Cy took us for a drive to Cobourg on Lake Ontario – it rained so we ate our lunch in car. Jackie points to everything along way. Ruby got a permanent & Irla & I cleaned house & packed. We all left on 5 o’clock train for Toronto – train terribly hot & dirty. Irla went to Mabel’s & Ruby & I stayed at Fulton’s. Hot. We came home to-day. We were lucky to get a ride up with Mabel & Bill. In aft. we all went out to Winnie’s for a picnic lunch. Wrote Laddie. Rained. Raining. Bob Webster is presumed dead. Bob Gray killed. Pat Morris was drowned in Saugeen last Sun. Ironed at night & read. Nice day. I had Irla, Mabel, Clara & Paul down for supper – chicken salad, tomato aspic, bananas, lemon chiffon pie. Ruby & Jackie here too. Played bridge. Lots of fun. Mabel a scream, listening telephone, etc. A grand day. Gordon McGillvray killed in France. 2 parcels from Laddie. Al Wells wounded. I washed my hair & Ruby waved it. We went up town & bought Freda’s wedding gift mirror for me & chair for Mother. Mother & I went to misc. shower for her at Sadie Ritchie’s. A grand day. Norma came up on bus. We went up town in aft. & at night. Norma & I went over to Irla’s, stayed until 1:30. Nice day. Norma, Mother & I picked berries along road. Norma, Mabel, Irla & I had our supper in Chinamen’s (terrible), spent evening at Irla’s. Started back to work again. Wrote Laddie. Visited at Grant’s – Mrs. Grant away but Dr. Grant & Bonnie there. I got a terrible letter from Laddie, No.333 – he was angry with me about something I said about him not writing for 3 weeks when he was in action. It took the heart out of me. Wrote Laddie a 13 page letter asking forgiveness – felt terrible about whole thing, some last night – finished to-day. I kept Jackie in aft. We visited Mary Webb. Mary is keeping up wonderfully well. Determined not to cry in front of Judy – says only one of thousands. She wants to see if Laddie can find out what happened to Bill. Went to dinner at Barbara & Anna’s for Freda. 14 �Thursday July 20 Friday July 21 Saturday July 22 Sunday July 23 Monday July 24 Tuesday July 25 Wednesday July 26 Thursday July 27 Friday July 28 Saturday July 29 Sunday July 30 Monday July 31 Tuesday August 1 Wednesday August 2 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Raining. Wrote Laddie. Top Japanese general has been discharged. Mr. Conn was here in aft. Went out to Freda’s to see her things at night. Conspirators of the German High Command tried to kill Hitler by a bomb – slightly injured. Cool. Wrote Lorne. Berlin in state of siege. Hundreds of officers shot. Busy. Clara & I went for a walk & then went out to Hanover for ride with Yawk Burnett & some others. Nice day. Freda & Bill were married at noon. We went up to parsonage. Went to Muskoka on honeymoon. I wrote Laddie & Elg. I didn’t go home. Went over to Clara’s for awhile at night & then over town. Aunt Eva & I went to church in morning. In aft. we took her car & went down to our place for supper. I went to Irla’s at night. Mr. & Mrs. Fairley from Guelph were there. Elg 27. Wrote Laddie. Paul can walk by himself now. Sat on veranda with Clara & her mother at night. We had sundaes. Cool. Aunt Eva went picking berries, so Clara asked me for dinner – huge steak. Over at Clara’s at night – we walked over town & had sundae. Rained all day. Wrote Laddie & Lorne. I had letter No.334 from Laddie. He says he isn’t at all certain whether he still wants to marry me, waiting until he received my answer to No.333. I thought about him continually all night, knit etc. Answered Laddie’s letter. Called in to say goodbye to Irla’s mother on way home at noon. Went over to Clara’s at night. We walked over town & had sundae. Germans being encircled on all fronts. Robot bombs doing a lot of damage in Eng. Irla & I were at Clara’s for supper – talked after. Cool. Wrote Laddie & Elgin. Violet & Harold up. Ruby & I went to Irla’s for dinner. I stayed until 11, then Irla came over with me & waited until Fowlers called. A nice day. Harold, Violet, Mother, Dad & I had dinner at Barb’s. We went out to Uncle Charlie & John’s in aft. & Barb, Anna & Uncle Will came down for supper. I went to Clara’s at night to say goodbye. Clara & Paul went to Uxbridge to-day for 2 mos. Wrote Laddie a 13 page letter. Had one from Elg & Lorne. Ruby, Cy, Aunt Eva, Jean, Evelyn & I played Rummoli at night. 800,000 homes have been damaged by robot bombs in Eng. Warm. Busy. Com. meeting at night. Talked to Irla on way home. Laddie’s two Aunts from Toronto (Edith & Grace) were in to see me. Allies are making progress on all fronts. Very warm. Rained in aft. I had my hair done. Wrote Laddie & Lorne at night. Had snaps from Lorne. Irla & Bob called about 10:00 for me to go to Hanover with them – visited at Ball’s. 15 �Thursday August 3 Friday August 4 Saturday August 5 Sunday August 6 Monday August 7 Tuesday August 8 Wednesday August 9 Thursday August 10 Friday August 11 Saturday August 12 Sunday August 13 Monday August 14 Tuesday August 15 Wednesday August 16 Thursday August 17 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Hot. Uncle John Ritchie died this morning from a heart attack. Bob Fowler wounded in France. Ruby, Cy & Jackie went to Oliphant to-day for a week. I went out to Uncle John’s at night. Very hot. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Ned Burnett wounded in France. I had bath at night & went overt to Irla’s. I had card from Clara form Musselman’s Lake. Very hot. Went to Uncle John’s funeral in aft. Very large one. Went out there for supper afterwards. Reg & Mary, Violet & Harold stayed at our place all night. A grand day. I went out to McGirr’s with Fowlers in aft. They went home after supper. I wrote Laddie at night. Bob Fowler not wounded very seriously – below 1st rib. Wrote grand letter to his parents. A grand day. Civic holiday. Mother & I washed & ironed. I spent evening at Irla’s. 1st all Can. Army has been formed & is in action in France. Grand day. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Went over to Inez’s at night. Grand day. Lay out in sun in aft. Ruby, Cy & Jackie came back from Oliphant. Inez & I went to Rotary Carnival at night. Perfect night for it. Aunt Eva’s birthday. Very, very hot. Ruby, Cy & Jackie went away to-day. Aunt Eva went with them for 10 days. I had 2 letters from Laddie – made me very happy, 1 in answer to mine asking forgiveness. Irla, Berniece & I spent evening at Twamley’s. I got 3 wines glasses Laddie sent from Rome (1 broken). Very hot. Busy. Called at Grant’s after work. Had bath etc. at night & then went over to Twamley’s – Inez entertained Marg Hunter & her niece from Vancouver. A little cooler. Wrote to Laddie. Edith Edge married In Knox. His son best man. War news extremely bright these days. We got our car back to-day (new engine) $115. Irla came over at night. Very hot. I took Irla to Hanover in aft. We had supper at Plantz’s. We were home at 9 & spent rest of evening sitting outside. Very hot. Allies have German 7th Army trapped in France. Lorne was at Banff – told me about it in his letter. Jean & I ate at Mrs. Nichol’s for first. Read at night, then Irla came over. We sat out until 11. Terribly hot. American, Fr. & Br. Troops invaded Southern France. Allied troops from Italy invaded Southern France. Wrote Clara a long letter. Mrs. Duffield & Irla over at night. Very, very hot. Went home in aft. Murray Hays at our place. German 7th Army trapped in France. Jean & I went to Hanover at night with Irla & Bob – ate in restaurant. Not quite so hot. Cool at night. Stayed in & read my book. Jack Schutz is in Toronto General – sore back & perhaps sun stroke. 16 �Friday August 18 Saturday August 19 Sunday August 20 Monday August 21 Tuesday August 22 Wednesday August 23 Thursday August 24 Friday August 25 Saturday August 26 Sunday August 27 Monday August 28 Tuesday August 29 Wednesday August 30 Thursday August 31 Friday September 1 Saturday September 2 Sunday September 3 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Quite cool. I had a nice cable from Laddie. Read at night. Irla came over. Cool. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Allies are nearing Paris. Irla came over at night. We had lunch & waited until Mother & Dad called for me. Nice day. We started out to visit Ritchie’s at Bruce Beach but had a flat tire between Walkerton & Kincardine so turned around. Berniece stayed with me for supper – grand meal, corn, cake, etc. Geo. & Betty Glass came down at night. Nice day. Aunt Eva came home to-day. Read my book, “The Bent Twig” at night – it is swell. Nice day. Had 2 long letters from Laddie. Went to show in Hanover at night with George & Betty Glass – saw Orson Welles & Joan Fontaine in “Jane Eyre”. Paris surrendered to Allies – freed by Fr. underground. Wrote Laddie, had my hair done. Had letter from Clara. Went over to Irla’s at night. Helen Renwick there. Cold. Wrote Lorne. I finished “The Bent Twig” by Dorothy Canfield – a swell book. I went over to Irla’s at night. We lit fireplace, pulled up two easy chairs, put out lights, listened to radio, then toasted wieners, swell time! Great progress being made in Fr. Robot Bombs still doing lots of damage in Eng. Nice day but cool. Clara & Jack came home to-day – Clara terrible thin. Jack got out of hospital this week. Had bath, read, etc. at night. A little warmer. Mother & Mary & Reg had nice time at Bruce Beach. Had 6 letters from Laddie – all about finances. Swell letters. Went over to Irla’s at night. Cool. Mary & Reg at our place spent all aft. figuring out finances as Laddie outlined in letter. Wrote him 12 page letter. Went to church at night. Raining. Wrote Laddie & answer rem. of letters. Howard Thornell landed along. I went over to Clara’s after supper, then Inez & Berniece came over for evening. I had 2 letters from Laddie – 1 contained Bob Hunter’s letter about Bill Webb. Went to Berniece’s at night & played bridge. Inez & I called on Mary Webb. Wrote Laddie. Inez & I lay out in sun, then went to Sunday School picnic in park. I went to Walkerton at night with Clara & Jack, brought back Mrs. Gahill(?). Raining. Eisenhower predicted war would be over in 1944 if everyone did their duty. I visited at Grant’s at night. Nice day but cool. Wrote Laddie & Lorne. Howard Thornell called & stayed at Aunt Eva’s for supper. Irla came back from Hanover this aft. so called & asked me over at night. Dorothy & Al Cliffe there. Canadians in Italy went into action again (Aug.24). Have deeply penetrated Gothic line. Busy. Vera home. Went over to Irla’s for awhile at night & then went home with Mother, Dad, Mary & Reg. Allies have entered German territory. Bulgaria & Finland to sign armistice. A lovely day. Mary, Reg & I went to Baptist 17 �Monday September 4 Tuesday September 5 Wednesday September 6 Thursday September 7 Friday September 8 Saturday September 9 Sunday September 10 Monday September 11 Tuesday September 12 Wednesday September 13 Thursday September 14 Friday Saturday September 15 September 16 Sunday September 17 Monday September 18 Tuesday September 19 Wednesday September 20 Thursday September 21 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 church. I had Bonnie & Jessie down for supper. Lake trout dinner (Reg caught fish at Lion’s Head). Wrote Laddie at night. ½ of Belgium has been liberated. Labour Day. Nice day. Inez & I went out to Florence’s in aft. & stayed for supper. At night Barb, Inez, Florence & I went to show in Mt. Forest – Spencer Tracy in “The Seventh Cross”. Raining. There was an earthquake last night – felt in Toronto. Did a lot of damage in Cornwall (chimneys blown off etc.). Had 2 letters from Laddie. Went to Com. meeting & then to show with Irla, “Pot of Gold”. Busy in morning. Spent most of aft. at Clara’s. At night visited Dorothy Cliffe. Cold & wet. Wrote Laddie. Did odd jobs. Went over to Clara’s at night. Cold & drizzling rain all day. Durham Fall Fair. Stayed in at night. Br. & the Army is meeting stiff resistance at the Gothic line in Italy. Nice day. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Geo. Constable’s came. Uncle Tom McGirr took stroke – in hospital. Irla & I went to show in Hall: Ronald Coleman in “Lost Horizon” – lunch at Irla’s after. Nice day. Aunt Eva & I went to church in morning. I went home in aft. At night Clara & I went over to Irla’s. Lovely day. Americans are fighting on German soil. Churchill & Roosevelt landed in Quebec City for conference. Allies meeting stiff opposition in battle for Northern Italy. Stayed in at night. Knit & read. Raining. Letters from Lorne & Elgin. Clara had Irla & me for supper. Ruth Myles came over after & told us all about her trip out West. Played bridge. Had a little snooze in aft. Irla & I called on Ruth MacDonald at night. Uncle Tom McGirr died in hospital. Nice day. Wrote Lorne. Had 2 letters from Laddie. I went out to McGirr’s at night & stayed until about eleven. Dull. Busy. Had my hair done at night. Dull but fairly warm. Uncle Tom’s funeral. 6 sons carried casket. Stayed at Aunt Mary Ann’s for supper. Americans have broken through Siegfried line in some places. Nice day. Read. Dorothy Cliffe came over at night. We called at Irla’s for awhile. Warm. Busy. Radio inspector in re: Rev. March licence. Our Nursing Classes started again - Mrs. Grant in charge now. Sill warm. I had 9 letters from Laddie. Went to Auxiliary wiener roast at Wilma Coutt’s – midnight when we got home. Nice day. I went down home in aft. & brought up car. Took Clara, Irla & Dorothy Cliffe to show in Hanover, “Home in Indiana” – grand. Lunch at house afterwards. Jean & Aunt Eva went to Toronto – I am staying at Clara’s. Rimini has fallen to Allies and so things looking better in Italy. Staying at Clara’s. Ruth was over at night. 18 �Friday September 22 Saturday September 23 Sunday September 24 Monday September 25 Tuesday September 26 Wednesday September 27 Thursday September 28 Friday September 29 Saturday September 30 Sunday October 1 Monday October 2 Tuesday October 3 Wednesday October 4 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Got 4 more letters from Laddie – sketches for dental office & apartment. Had dinner at Mrs. Nichol’s. Clara had Ruth & Irla in for game of bridge. Cold. 2 more letters from Laddie. 18 altogether this week. Jack didn’t come home so I stayed with Clara all week-end. We went over to Irla’s at night for game of bridge. A nice day. I have a terrible cold in my head. Clara, Paul, & I went for a walk in aft. – called at Zilliax’s Mrs. Rumble & Bill Lawson down at night. Still have had head cold. Wrote Laddie. Gothic line in Italy has been smashed & Allied Troops are pouring into Po Valley. Went to Nursing Class & to bed at ten. Busy. I bought Paul a wheelbarrow. Cold better. Went to show in Hanover with Ronald McQueen & others. Saw Paul Lucas & Bette Davis in “Watch on the Rhine”. Grand. Raining. Wrote Laddie. I had Red Cross at night – first since summer. Lot of girls out. We have 90 diapers & 90 sanitary pads to make. Rained all day. Visited Irla at night. We made cookies for party she is having to-morrow night. Nice day. Busy. Visited at Grant’s & Clara’s at night. Mother’s birthday. Word came that Vic Goodchild was killed in France. Had 4 letters from Laddie. Marsh Donnelly wounded. Shopped for overseas Xmas parcels at night. Nice day. Busy. Finished Jackie’s sweater. Went to church at night. Wrote Laddie & Elgin afterwards. Lorne came home to-day. He looks well – in fact, fat. He has until Friday. Washed my hair at night & then went to Nursing Class. Had letter from Laddie. Lovely day. Lorne, Mother, Dad & I went to Owen Sound in aft. I got 2 hats – brown & green felts. Had our supper up there. Arrived home around eight. A lovely day. Busy in morning. Took some pictures in aft., then Lorne took Clara, Paul & me for drive through country. Went to Red Cross at Jack Sharpe’s, then to presentation for Lorne at our house – gave him watch. 19 �October, 1944 Sarah Velma, Lorne, Sarah Velma Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Nadine 20 �Lorne on right Thursday October 5 Friday October 6 Saturday October 7 Sunday October 8 Monday October 9 Tuesday October 10 Wednesday October 11 Thursday October 12 Friday October 13 Saturday October 14 Sunday October 15 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Americans have made a breach in Siegfried line. A swell day. Real busy. Went to show in Mt. Forest at night with Aunt Eva’s – a grand picture. Irene Dunne in “The White Cliffs of Dover” A nice day. We decided to take Lorne to Toronto to catch 11p.m. train. Irla, Marjorie, Mother, Dad, Lorne & I went. Arrived around nine. Irla & I stayed with Mabel & Bill all night. A grand day. Irla & I went down town in morning. We both bought brown shoes. I bought Mabel Spode “Rose Brier”. Nadine & Clara came back with us. Had dinner at Child’s then went to Shea’s to see “Going My Way”. Left for home around 4. Ate at Brampton. Had a flat tire near Mt. Forest. I had a cup of tea at Irla’s. Raining. I didn’t get dressed all day. Read, packed Laddie’s Christmas box, wrote letters etc. Thanksgiving day. Raining part of day. I came up town at five. Clara, Irla & I played 3 handed bridge at night. Busy. Went to Com. meeting at night. Supposed to have Red Cross in Queen St. church but couldn’t get door open. Irla came over for awhile. Cold. Stared a blue cardigan for Mother in aft. Cleaned out dresser drawers. Clara & I went to Rotary Carnival on Rink – worked in refreshment booth. A nice day. Wrote Laddie. Irla and I went to graduation exercises of an Emergency Nursing Reserve Class from the country in Pres. church. The two of us & Vera Anderson & Jean Steeds ate in Chinamen’s. Nice day. Wrote Sally, Ruby & Elgin. Jackie had her tonsils out – 2 yrs. Stayed in at night & went to bed early. Colder. Wrote Laddie. Cold at night so stayed in house until Mother & Dad called for me. A quiet day. Went to church at night & to Berniece’s afterwards. 21 �Monday October 16 Tuesday Wednesday October 17 October 18 Thursday October 19 Friday October 20 Saturday October 21 Sunday Monday October 22 October 23 Tuesday October 24 Wednesday October 25 Thursday October 26 Friday October 27 Saturday October 28 Sunday October 29 Monday October 30 Tuesday October 31 Wednesday November 1 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Nice day. No mail for 2 weeks now. Went to Nursing Class at night. Aunt Eva gave me bed bath. Irla & I went to Clara’s afterwards. Nice day. Went to Auxiliary at Winnie’s. Nice day. 3 letters from Laddie. Worked at church aft. & night helping with overseas Xmas parcels (175). Clara & I went in to Irla’s afterwards. A nice fall day. Had letter from Lorne – he says meals are terrible. Went over to Clara’s at night. Clara & Irla baked Xmas cake. Nice day. Busy. Went down to Grant’s at night. Dr. Grant & I had talk re. building. Nice day. Busy. Wrote letters. Stayed in at night until Mother & Dad called for me. Lovely day. Read & knit. Wrote Laddie at night. Nice day. Busy. 7th Victory Loan opened – bought small one. Norma Taylor has resigned – going to have baby. Went to Red Cross – gave Aunt Eva bed bath. Finding course more interesting now. Nice day. Mild. Mrs. Rumble in & invited me up sometime. I got 2 parcels from Laddie – one books & other souvenirs (statues from Rome). Went to Red Cross at night. Irla’s afterwards – ate at Chinamen’s. Very mild. Busy in morning. 1st Eng. war bride to land in Durham, Mrs. Bryson Jelach(?), came to-day. Had letter from Laddie – is sending me $25 for my Xmas present. Irla & I went Clara’s at night. A big part of Jap. fleet defeated. Tired. Busy. Had rest after supper & then Clara, Irla & I went to Rumble’s – grand home – saw through downstairs. Bob’s baby there. Nice day. Busy. Stayed with Paul at night while Clara got hair done. Got snaps Lorne took – real good. Nice day. Wrote letters, etc. Went to Owen Sound with Aunt Eva’s – got brown galoshes. Saw show, “The Climax”. Aunt Eva & I went to church I morning. Barb, Uncle Will, Aunt Mary Ann, Jennie & Clifford & I went down to our place in aft. for chicken dinner. Went to Irla’s at night. Lovely day. Busy. Went to Nursing Class & to Clara’s afterwards. Had letter from Lorne – he says he gets so fed up at times doesn’t care what happens. Grand day. Tired. Went to Red Cross & to Clara’s afterwards. A nice night for Halloween. Nice day. Busy in morning. Clara & I went for walk in aft. At night we visited Norma Taylor – she is in bed. Went to bed early. 22 �Thursday November 2 Friday November 3 Saturday November 4 Sunday November 5 Monday November 6 Tuesday November 7 Wednesday November 8 Thursday November 9 Friday November 10 Saturday November 11 Sunday November 12 Monday November 13 Tuesday November 14 Wednesday November 15 Thursday November 16 Friday November 17 Saturday November 18 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Busy. Col. Ralston resigned & McNaughton minister of Nat. Def. Our Red Cross dance. We made (cleared) almost $100. Nice time. Sold lunch sandwiches & coffee. Ticket draw. Mrs. Clark, English war bride, made draw. A grand day. Tired & busy. Auxiliary Thank-offering meeting – supper meeting – took salad. Went to party at Clara’s afterwards – older ladies. Raining. Busy. A Goldsmith boy killed overseas. Mother, Dad, Aunt Mary Ann, Barb & Uncle Will went to Toronto & Brantford west. For week-end. Stayed in at night. Snowing – first this fall. Aunt Eva & I went to church. Armistice service. Knit, read & wrote Laddie in aft. Visited Grant’s at night. Cold. Busy. Had letter from Elgin. Went to Nursing Class at night. McNaughton against sending “zombies” overseas. Terribly busy – last disc’t day. Sales Tax auditor, Mr. Conn called; traveller, Peter with Public Opinion questionnaire; & Emily Clark, Victory Loan. Went to Irla’s for dinner – she had Clara & me. Red Cross afterwards. Mild again. Roosevelt was elected for another term. Clara & I went over town in aft. I went down to Grant’s at night to see Mrs. Grant about stove – Laddie’s Xmas gift. Real busy. Went to a bridge party at Clara’s at night. I got prize – apple blossom toilet water. 2 tables. Raining. Accomplished a lot to-day. Stayed with Paul at night while Clara had hair done. Had letter from Ruby. Had a nice letter from Lorne. Went home after work. Busy at night. Nice day. Grace, Walter, Bruce & Aunt Mrya(?) were down for supper. I came up with them. Read at night. A swell day. Like Oct. weather. Went to Com. meeting, Nursing Class & to Clara’s afterwards. Another grand day. Sent in $15 to join Book-of-the-Month club. Went to Red Cross & then played bridge at Clara’s afterwards – didn’t get home until one. Tired. Busy. I got a permanent in aft. Aunt Eva had Mrs. Sharpe & Mabel in for game of cards. Busy. Had a letter from Laddie – first in 3 weeks. He was going on leave to Florence. Stayed in at night. Those overseas getting home if 5 yrs. service – double time in Italy or France. A nice day. Aunt Eva went to Toronto. Clara had Jean & me for dinner. I had Ruth, Irla & Clara in for game of bridge at night. Mild. I had 4 letters from Laddie. Dr. Grant took a heart attack – fainted in bathroom – just partly his heart – might be a flu germ. Irla & I went to show in Hall. When I came home Mother called to tell me Dad had taken bad attack of appendicitis – has to have operation. 23 �Sunday November 19 Monday November 20 Tuesday November 21 Wednesday November 22 Thursday November 23 Friday November 24 Saturday November 25 Sunday November 26 Monday November 27 Tuesday November 28 Wednesday November 29 Thursday November 30 Friday December 1 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 I went down home in aft. with Barb & Uncle Will. Norma, Winnie & Jack there too. Dad isn’t suffering much to-day. Mother has to keep cola bottles on him, can’t have anything to eat. Went to church – Anniversary in aft. Pres. of Conference spoke. Wrote letter & read at night. Snowing. Dad isn’t going to have operation for few days until inflammation goes out. I had 2 letters from Laddie. Took Grant’s mail in on my way home. Dr. Grant has diarrhoea. Dr. thinks he might have picked up a germ. Went to Red Cross & Clara’s afterwards. Dad went to hospital about 4 a.m. this morning. Has diarrhoea so Dr. wanted him up there for observation. Wrote Laddie & boys. Went to Red Cross, Auxiliary & 50th wedding celebration at Tom Ritchie’s. Mother stayed all night. Dad was operated on at 9:30 this morning – bad appendix but not ruptured. Put a tube in as a precaution against infection. Mother stayed with me all night. Went to bed early. Dad is getting along as well as can be expected. Mother went home this morning – Aunt Mary Ann with her. Liberal Gov. passed an order-in-council to send 16,000 draftees (zombies) overseas for infantry reinforcements. Good news – public opinion & press have really been putting pressure on King Govt. to have conscription as there is a shortage of reinforcements overseas. Went to bridge party at Ruth’s. Nice day. Dad still has special nurse – he is feeling better – Mrs. Barbour nights & Mrs. Roe days for Dad - but still has gas pains. Dr. Grant is much better. Went over to Clara’s at night, then Aunt Eva & I walked up to hospital with some ice cream. A nice day. Dad is feeling better – no special nurse to-day. Barb & Uncle Will took us home & stayed for supper. Cut out toy for Shirley’s birthday. Ruby called. Mother and I went up to hospital in aft. Dad is getting along fine. We had supper at Barb’s. I read at night. Raining. Busy. Didn’t have to go to Nursing Class at night – really a treat. I had letter from Lorne. He has met another girl – Dutch. Nice day. I went up to hospital after supper, then went to Red Cross. We ate in Chinamen’s afterwards. Raining. I went to a tea at Mrs. MacDonald’s for Mrs. Delbert Moore. Very nice – salad plate (chicken, potato, jelly moulds), little cakes, light cake & frozen lemon pie. Lonesome for Laddie when I came home. Stormy. Busy as Mr. MacKay was here all day. Went up to hospital for awhile at night. Dad has had a lot of boxes of fruit given to him – one from Mrs. Grant. Stormy. I visited at Grant’s after supper. Dr. Grant still in bed but getting up soon. Went to Irla’s afterwards & Ruth, Clara, Irla & I played bridge. 24 �Saturday December 2 Sunday December 3 Monday December 4 Tuesday December 5 Wednesday December 6 Thursday December 7 Friday December 8 Saturday December 9 Nice day but very cold. Mother & I went up to Owen Sound with Barb. I got a new paddy green dress, 16.95, with money Lad sent me for Xmas present. Lovely day but cold. Mother, Aunt Eva & I went to hospital in aft. Dad can come home on Wed. – 2 weeks from day of operation. Went to church at night & wrote Laddie & Ruby. Milder. Went down to see Dr. Grant at night & then to Nursing Class. Went over to Irla’s afterwards for sandwich. Mild. Busy. Dad came home from hospital to-day. Went to Red Cross – last meeting for this year. Irla, Clara & I played bridge at Ruth’s afterwards. Don Knight came home from overseas to-day. Had my hair done. Read & knit at night. A nice day. Busy. Cy has pneumonia. Visited Mrs. Grabill(?) at night & then went to Rebecca dance in Hall. Had lunch with Irla & Bob. Busy. Irla had Miss Gerrie, Miss Morton & me for game of bridge – didn’t get home until quarter to two. Finished Mother’s sweater. I had 2 letters from Laddie – one written about leave in Florence – he saw Louise – dinner & dance. Bought me 2 broaches, change purse, 2 water colours, but so glad to get letters. Went home at 5 – Uncle Charlie, Aunt Charlotte, Grace & Mother down at night. Tuesday, Nov.14/44 My dear Velma:…As Phil and I had ”unofficial” leave, we could not stay at the regular leave centre hotel, but through the good offices of the town of the Town Major, found a nice place close to the middle of the city… 8 page letter about trip to Florence – shopped (bought heart-shaped brooch, silver filigree butterfly pin, leather change purse with Florentine crest and Velma’s initials, Borsaline felt hat form Canadian Officers’ Club, 2 Florentine watercolour prints), went to tea dance, attended Division Medical Society dance, introduced South African nurse, Louise, to his friends, enjoyed Italian Orchestra and singer, visited Leaning Tower of Pisa, Cathedral returned to camp by Florence, “High snow covered mountains overlooking deep rocky canyons through which many streams raced! It was simply marvellous!” Good night, my love, and sweet dreams – Your own ch. Laddie ch. xxx CGB Grant Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 25 �Sunday December 10 Monday Tuesday December 11 December 12 Wednesday December 13 Thursday Friday December 14 December 15 Saturday December 16 Sunday December 17 Monday December 18 Tuesday December 19 Wednesday December 20 Thursday December 21 Friday December 22 Saturday December 23 Sunday Monday December 24 December 25 Tuesday December 26 Wednesday December 27 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 Mild. Wrapped up Christmas presents in aft. Winnie & Jack down for supper. Addressed cards & wrote Laddie at night. Busy. Com. meeting at night – visited Clara afterwards. A terrible snow storm in Toronto & district – the worst since the 1800’s. We only got the tail end of it here. No newspapers for 2 days, schools closed, stores closed, etc. Irla, Clara & I went up to Mrs. Rumble’s at night & had game of bridge. Busy in morning. Went over town in aft. with Mother & Aunt Eva & finished Xmas shopping. I got two beautiful broaches from Laddie – a mosaic one & a silver filigree piece – grand, also change purse. Visited Grant’s. Very cold. Went over to Irla’s at night & spent evening there. Cold. Busy. 5 year men who are getting Xmas leave arrived in Canada to-day. Irla, Ruth, Bill Lawson & I were at Clara’s at night playing bridge – a lot of fun. Had a nice letter & Xmas card from Laddie. Barb, Anna, Shirley, Uncle Will & I went out to Freda’s for a chicken dinner. Anna has to go to bed for 3 weeks with goitre. Stormy. Wrapped up Xmas gifts. Clara invited me for supper – Jack away. Frosty. Germans have launched a big winter offensive – have advanced 20 miles into Belgium. Had letter from Laddie. Listened to Lux, etc. Stormy. Busy. Irla, Clara & I invited to Mrs. Rumble’s for a game of bridge – a lot of fun – we were really wound up. Frosty. Worked all day. Nelly Weidner died to-day – 38. Visited at Grant’s at night & at Irla’s. Very frosty. The German winter offensive still advancing into Belgium unchecked. Mrs. MacDonald, Aunt Eva & I played 3 handed bridge. Busy. Had my hair done at Ruth’s. 2lb. box of toffees form Geo. Murray. Nelly Weidner’s funeral. Irla & Clara came in later & we had game of bridge. Snowing. Very busy. $3 from Peck, $3 office. Went to Clara’s & Irla’s after supper & delivered gifts. Went home about eight. Did odd jobs. Read & listened to Christmas programmes. Christmas Day. Nice day. Got 2 pr. stockings, make up case, soap, slip, cup & saucer (Lorne), recipe book, pictures, etc. Razor from Ruth. Anna, Shirley, Uncle Will & Barb here for Christmas. Clara & Irla both called. An extremely quiet day – boys away. I got a nice letter from Laddie. Wrote letters at night. Cold. Busy in morning. Came up in aft. Visited Clara in aft. & at night went to Irla’s. I got my Borsalino felt hat (form) from Laddie. Grand - wine material. Snowy. Wrote letters, etc. Clara dropped in at night & three of us chatted & had lunch. 26 �Thursday December 28 Friday December 29 Saturday December 30 Sunday December 31 Cold. Snowed a lot. I visited at Grant’s at night. German winter offensive has been checked by Americans. Had a letter from Laddie. Aunt Eva & I went to Whitmore’s & played bridge. Busy. I stayed up. Irla invited me for game of bridge. Had Mrs. Knowles & Mrs. A.W.H. Lauder. Aunt Eva & I went to church. Laddie joined by certificate. Mother & Dad came up in aft. & we went out to McGirr’s at night. Inez, Etta, Berniece & Barb came down & we sat Old Year out. For more information on Velma Irene Blythe, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca. Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1944 27 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d1fa56d5291c43e889e1d8129348440.pdf 42fbbd65337d4f6c75a5d267915d32fa PDF Text Text Velma’s Diaries - 1945 1945 DAY Monday MONTH January 1 Tuesday January 2 Wednesday January 3 Thursday January 4 Friday January 5 Saturday January 6 Sunday January 7 Monday January 8 Tuesday January 9 Wednesday January 10 Thursday January 11 Friday January 12 Saturday January 13 Sunday January 14 Monday January 15 Tuesday January 16 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 COMMENT We went over to Ritchie’s for New Year’s – delicious turkey dinner. I wrote Laddie at night, then played badminton. Stormy. Very stormy – roads blocked. I had letter from Elg. Clara had Irla, Ruth & me for duck dinner – her 28th birthday. Played bridge after. Still very stormy. Irla, Clara & I went to show in Hall – Irene Dunne in “Lady in a Jam”. I had lunch at Irla’s afterwards. Word came that Ross Keller was killed New Year’s Day. I stayed in at night – very cold. Very frosty – below zero. I went to Clara’s for awhile at night (Clara & Jack not getting along very well – drink) & then to Irla’s – Norma, Mary & Myrtle there. Still below zero. Harry Falkingham was slightly wounded in Italy. I went home after work. Cold. I did a lot of odd jobs. Read “Young Ames”, wrote Laddie. Very cold. Lillian, Myrtle & I went down to see Mrs. Morton as she broke her leg. Jean on holidays – went to London. I went in to Clara’s afterwards. She got word when I was there that her sister-in-law & baby had arrived from Eng. All excited. Very frosty. Had 5 letters from Laddie. Went to Red Cross – was put in for President again. Irla & I went to Clara’s after & met Clara’s sister-in-law, Kay - new Eng. war bride. She is lovely. Very busy. Washed my hair. Irla & I called on Janet Rumble in aft. I stayed with Irla for supper & then evening. Milder. Busy. I went over to Clara’s at night. Kay, Irla & Mrs. Grabill there too. Lorne got Sparks to-day. Milder. Mr. Conn came & closed books. I invited Clara & Kay for the evening. Kay was sick and couldn’t come. Aunt Eva & I went to prayer meeting & Irla came over afterwards. Frosty. Had letter from Laddie. Irla & I went to Clara’s at night. Three of us & Kay played cards, Rummy. Very cold. Aunt Eva & I went to church in morning. Didn’t go to farm as so cold. Read, etc. Aunt Eva had house insulated. Jean came home from holidays. Had letter from Laddie. Went to Nursing Class at night – bandaging. A grand day. Lorne has been moved to Mt. Joliet, Québec, & isn’t getting home until Feb. 3rd. Went to Red Cross & to Auxiliary afterwards at Mrs. Irwin Sharpe’s, at Irla’s after. 1 �Wednesday January 17 Thursday Friday January 18 January 19 Saturday January 20 Sunday January 21 Monday January 22 Tuesday January 23 Wednesday January 24 Thursday January 25 Friday January 26 Saturday January 27 Sunday January 28 Monday Tuesday January 29 January 30 Wednesday January 31 Thursday February 1 Friday February 2 Saturday February 3 Sunday February 4 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 Warsaw fell to Russians. The Russian offensive less than week old, has gone ahead in leaps and bounds. Went over to Clara’s in aft. At night went to bridge at Irla’s – Elsie, Ruth, Clara & I. Busy. Went over to Clara’s awhile at night. A lovely day. Berniece & I went down to Barb’s & had a game of bridge with Barb & Norman. Lorne came home to-day, only has weekend – going to Mont Joli, Québec. He came sixth in class of 150 at Calgary – looks real well! Norma came up for week-end. We had nice time together. Lorne home & Norma here. Aunt Eva came down for supper. Talked & listened to radio. Lorne went away to-day. I had a letter from Laddie – he sounded very blue – back in action again. He cut his forehead on petrl can – 4 sttiches. Went to Com. meeting at night & to Irla`s after. Busy. Wrote Laddie. Went to Red Cross – planned dance. Jean Steeds & I ate at Chinamen’ afterwards. Frosty. Visited Grant’s in aft. Read & knit at night. 25º below at night. Still below zero. Our Red Cross dance – we cleared $105 – made $48.50 of that on quilt draw. Nice time at dance. Somewhat milder. I had my hair shampooed & waved at Ruth’s at 6. Then went to Clara’s for game of bridge with Clara, Irla & Jack. Milder. I went home after work for week-end. The war news is very bright. The Russians are only 100 miles from Berlin now. Mild. Uncle Will came down in aft. I read & knit. Aunt Eva & I went to church. Jean came home on midnight bus from holidays. Busy. I visited Eunice McGirr at night. Busy. Went to Red Cross – going to pack 10 boxes a week - & to Clara’s afterwards. We had game of bridge. Kay there too. Very stormy. I went to a party Irla had at night for Kay – we played Rummy & Hearts. Russians only 39 miles from Berlin. I had 4 letters from Laddie. Had a sleep after supper & then went to dance Business Men had for hospital. A nice day but cold. Busy – tired. Wrote Laddie 14 page letter. Irla & I went to show in Hall. Gary Cooper & Jean Arthur in “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” – real good - lunch after at Irla’s. A grand day, bright - had letter from Lorne. I went to Mt. Forest on bus. I went to dentist at night – 8-10. Norma & I talked, had lunch, etc., after. Slept in until 12:30. Went to telephone office with Norma in aft. We had chicken dinner at night in Checker Inn. Went to church. Bus late – got to Durham at 12:30. 2 �Monday February 5 Tuesday February 6 Wednesday February 7 Thursday February 8 Friday February 9 Saturday Sunday Monday February 10 February 11 February 12 Tuesday February 13 Wednesday February 14 Thursday February 15 Friday February 16 Saturday Sunday February 17 February 18 Monday Tuesday February 19 February 20 Wednesday February 21 Thursday February 22 Friday February 23 Saturday February 24 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 North Grey by-election. Gen. McNaughten defeated by Garfield Case. Very busy. Went to Nursing Class at night. Dr. Burnett gave lecture on Artificial Respiration. Very busy. Went to Com. meeting, Red Cross & to Eunice McGirr’s afterwards. I visited Irla & Clara in aft. – Jack celebrating. At night visited at Marion McGirr’s – Aunt Mary Ann staying there for awhile. Canadians in drive on West Front. Clara, Jack, Irla & Bob went to Ice Follies. I visited Grant’s at night – nice time. Mild. Ruby & Jackie came. Jackie is a darling now – can quote Nursery Rhymes, sing, etc. (2½), splendid talker. Played bridge at Rumble’s – Ruth, Bill, Mrs. Rumble & I. Mild. Wrote Laddie & Elg. Went home after work. Stormy. Read & knit. Ruby & I went to Irla’s at night. Busy. Irla came over at night & Irla, Ruby, Aunt Eva & I had game of bridge. Busy. Tired. Had 2 letters from Laddie – down in the dumps – same work day after day with no thanks or promotion. Red Cross supper – 45. Meeting after. Very tired so went to bed right after. Ruby & I visited Eunice in aft. At night we were at Clara’s playing bridge. Reg Ries came home from overseas – away over 4 yrs. Raining a little. Had my hair done & then went to Elsie Elvidge’s – she had Irla, Clara, Kay & I. Mild. I had Valentine from Elgin. Visited Anna at night. She is still in bed (thyroid). Went home after work. Ruby & Jackie at our place. Ruby & Jackie here so time went fast. Wrote Laddie at night. Reg Ries at Aunt Eva’s for week-end. Busy. Went to Nursing Class. Gave 2nd bed bath. Busy. Went to Red Cross at Lillian’s & to Auxiliary afterwards & then to Irla’s Worked in aft. Had 3 nice letters from Laddie – good spirits again - hopes to be sent back to 7th. Went over to Clara’s at night. Mild. Raining. Was invited to christening reception at Rumble’s on Sun. I went to a bridge party – 3 tables at Myrtle Mortley’s – wore my new green dress. Had 2 nice letters from Laddie. Ruby & Jackie went away to-day. I went over to Clara’s at night & listened to Ont. Panorama broadcast from Durham Town Hall over C.F.R.B. – Col. Hunter, Duffield, Rumble, Irwin, Yirrs(?), Mrs.Seymour spoke. Busy. Went home after work – did odd jobs. 3 �Sunday February 25 Monday February 26 Tuesday Wednesday February 27 February 28 Thursday March 1 Friday March 2 Saturday March 3 Sunday March 4 Monday March 5 Tuesday March 6 Wednesday March 7 Thursday March 8 Friday March 9 Saturday March 10 Sunday March 11 Monday Tuesday March 12 March 13 Wednesday March 14 Thursday March 15 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 I came up in morning. Went to christening of Rumble’s baby in Anglican church. At four went to reception with Irla & Bob – 48 guests. Mr. Duffield beside me – good time – fruit cocktail, sandwiches, tea & little cakes. Mr. Rumble told little incidents of home town. Raining. Ruth called for chat & to tell me of compliments she heard about me – wore my green dress. Mrs. Glass took another heart attack. I went over to Clara’s at night & we knitted – Jack in Toronto. Busy. Went to Red Cross, ate in Chinamen’s after. A grand day. I walked down to see Anna in aft. – she is improving. Ruth, Clara & I went to Pres. supper & then to Irla’s to play bridge. Very mild. Irla & I went to Commencement. Play real good – lasted until 11:30. Mild. American, Can. & Br. Troops have reached the Rhine – a great victory. I went over to Clara’s at night – we knitted. Mrs. House called to find out my opinion on starting a Bible Class. A lovely mild day. Went to a bridge party at Mary Webb’s at night – a very nice home. Jellied fruit salad, rolls, angel cake & coffee for lunch. A grand day. Went to church in morning & night. In afternoon went down home with Winnie & Jack. Very mild – a beautiful day. Went to Nursing Class at night – did 3rd bed bath & got my card – all finished now, except to attend monthly classes. Colder. Americans are in Cologne & Allies have reached Rhine. Went to Red Cross. Ruth & I ate in Chinamen’s afterwards. Did odd jobs in afternoon. Went to bridge at Norma’s at night. Busy. I had letter from Laddie. Jean 18 to-day. Went over to Clara’s at night for awhile. Americans, 1st Army, seized a bridge & crossed the Rhine – a great military feat. A lovely day. We had a dinner at Clara’s. Ruth, Bill, Bob, Irla, Jack, Clara, Janet & Bob played Hearts afterwards. Busy. Went home after work. Mother & Dad’s 30th wedding anniversary. A nice day. Read and knitted. War news very favourable. Americans across Rhine in strength. A lovely day. Went to bridge at Hilda’s – got prize – vase. Grand day. Went to a bridge at Janet Rumble’s – got prize – writing paper. Nice time. A beautiful day – summy & warm. Sidewalks all bare. Clara & I visited Jean Steeds in aft. – she scalded her leg with boiling water. Irla & I had sundae in Chinamen’s at night. A grand day – Lorne graduated as air gunner today. Very warm. Not a speck of snow anyplace now. Com. meeting at night & I went to Grant’s afterwards. 4 �Friday March 16 Saturday Sunday March 17 March 18 Monday March 19 Tuesday Wednesday March 20 March 21 Thursday Friday March 22 March 23 Saturday March 24 Sunday March 25 Monday March 26 Tuesday March 27 Wednesday March 28 Thursday March 29 Friday March 30 Saturday March 31 Sunday April 1 Monday April 2 Tuesday April 3 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 Very warm & bright – warmest March day in 100 years. Went to Auxiliary concert – old time social – old dresses, coats, hats & shawls modelled & antiques on display. Real good. Raining. Went home after work. A lovely day. Fire at Chronicle office. Read & knitted. Visited Anna & Uncle Will after church. Lorne came home at night. Sgt. now. Interviewed for Com. but told too young. Raining. I had 2 letters from Laddie. Went to bridge at Berniece’s. Busy. Went to Red Cross. Ate at Chinamen’s after. A nice day but cool. I had girls in at night so was terribly busy all aft. – ten girls. Vera got prize. Served sandwiches (ham, tomato, egg, salmon) & fruit torte. Lorne helped me with dishes. A grand day. Went to Clara’s for evening. Ruth & Irla there. American Armies crossed Rhine. A lovely day. Unemp. Ins. Auditor here. Had my hair done. Went to Irla’s afterwards. A beautiful warm spring day. Laddie 30 - Wrote him. Six armies across Rhine. Laddie on Western Front now – got word to-day, landed Mar. 5th. Irla, Norma, Betty, Don, Lorne & I went to Owen Sound – supper, shopped, show – “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” – swell. Bought brown oxfords & purse. A perfect day. Fowler’s here – 6 of them. Norma went back on six bus. Read at night. Grand day. Allied armies making wonderful progress east of Rhine. Cleaned clothes closet, etc., at night. Perfect day: very warm. Cleaned dresser drawers after work. Red Cross & Chinamen’s after. Finished boxes – have sent to all Durham boys overseas. A beautiful day. Did a big washing. Clara & I went over town. Clara & I went to Zilliax’s at night. Afterwards Irla called & asked me over for lunch. A little cooler. Irla & I went up to Rumble’s for game of bridge (a hot cross bun for lunch). Bob drove me home afterwards. Good Friday. Nice day. I came up town in aft. with Lorne – visited Irla & Barb & Anna. Read, etc. at night. Marg Derby called. Vera, Jean & Reg home for awhile. Raining but cleared in aft. Vera & Reg home. I went home after work. Wrote Laddie. Easter Sunday – a very nice day. Lorne & I went to Knox in morning (church full), to Bogle’s in aft. & to Varney church at night. I went to Irla’s afterwards. Raining. I had two nice letters from Laddie. Allies (9 armies) are driving into heart of Germany. Anna went to Toronto to-day for examination. Inez & I played badminton at night. Lorne took me down to Doctor Gilroy in afternoon to have tooth filled. Much colder. Went to Red Cross – ate in 5 �Chinamen’s afterwards with Inez & Jean Steeds. Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 6 �Wednesday April 4 Thursday April 5 Friday April 6 Saturday Sunday April 7 April 8 Monday April 9 Tuesday April 10 Wednesday April 11 Thursday April 12 Friday April 13 Saturday April 14 Sunday April 15 Monday April 16 Tuesday April 17 Wednesday April 18 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 Windy & cold. Went to Clara’s in aft. Wrote Laddie & visited Grant’s at night. Rained & snowed all day. Very busy with rebate. Went over to Clara’s at night for game of bridge. Jack & I played Bill & Clara – Ruth came later. Cool. Had 2 grand letters from Laddie. He is in Belgium. Mrs. Grant’s birthday – gave her bath powder. Aunt Eva had Lorne for dinner. We played cards & then went to dance in Mt. Forest – Madeline, Doreen Hogen(?) & Ken McCallum. Very busy. Went home after work. Finished white cardigan. A beautiful day. Went to Toronto with Barb, Lloyd & Ethel – ½ an hr. to get ready. Arrived at 2. Barb & I ate at Murray’s. Went to hospital to see Anna. Ate at Chicken Palace, then I went up to Sally’s – played bridge. Sally & I went down town at nine. Shopped Bloor & Yonge, saw Vera, lunch at Georgian room. I got a coral suit, lime green blouse & hat – wine Borsalino felt, made up at Town Shop on Adelaide. Went to Shea’s – Bing Crosby in “Here Come The Waves” – good. Got train to Ceylon at 6. Lorne met me at 9:25. A beautiful day. 2 letters from Laddie. Straightened out finances, etc., in morning. Wrote him. Wally & Florence have son – born yesterday. Went to Red Cross. Irla came over after to see my things. Busy in morning. Had my hair done & went to Auxiliary Thank-offering supper. Mission Band put on program. Went to a bridge party at Rumble’s after – 2 tables. Nice day. Had 4 letters from Laddie – he is in Holland now. President Roosevelt died suddenly – a great statesman. Our Red Cross dance – cleared $80. Real busy – tired. Hectic week just flew. Lorne wanted me to go to show in Hanover with him & Madeline – 2 features. Cooler. Trout fishing season opened. Wrote Anna a long letter. Prs. Roosevelt’s funeral. Went to a farewell party for Janet at Irla’s – nice time. Cool but nice. Went to church in the morning – communion. Jean joined. Went home after. Radio programs lively last 3 days in commemoration of president Roosevelt – no advertising, all sacred music. Lorne went away on 6 o’clock bus. Wrote letters & read at night. Raining & real windy. Busy. I stayed in at night & did odd jobs. Very windy & cool. Had 4 nice letters from Laddie. Went to Auxiliary – took sandwiches. Eunice & I went in with Irla afterwards. Cool. Wrote Laddie. Jack McGowan came home – lost an eye in Italy. Anna came home from hospital to-day for another month’s rest before she can have operation. 7 �Thursday April 19 Windy. Lorne came home – was released temporarily. I had 4 letters from Laddie. Went to Clara’s at night. April, 1945 Lorne and Sarah Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 8 �Friday April 20 Saturday April 21 Sunday April 22 Monday April 23 Tuesday April 24 Wednesday April 25 Thursday April 26 Friday April 27 Saturday April 28 Sunday April 29 Monday April 30 Tuesday May 1 Wednesday May 2 Thursday Friday May 3 May 4 Saturday May 5 Sunday May 6 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 Cool. Clara, Kay & I went to show in Hall, then met Irla & ate at Chinamen’s. Snowing, 2 or 3 inches. Busy. Went home with Lorne after work. Russians are fighting in Berlin. Lorne & I went fishing but only got 1- too bright and cool. We went to church at night. Read after. Russians in heart of Berlin. Busy. 8th Victory Loan started. Had letter from Laddie. Wrote him at night. Read & listened to Lux. Raining. Went to Red Cross – our last meeting as we have finished boxes & sewing. Busy. In aft. walked down to see Anna – stayed for supper. Irla came over at night as I was alone. Snowing. The San Francisco World Security Conference opened to-day in San Francisco – delegates from all allied nations have gathered to plan how to keep the peace. Freda had a 2(?) lb. son. I went to show in Mt. Forest with Jack, Clara & Kay – saw “None But the Lonely Heart”. Busy. Wrote Laddie. The Br., American & Russian troops have met in heart of Germany. Irla & I went to show in Hall – saw Cary Grant & Irene Dunne in “Penny Serenade”. Ate at Irla’s. Cool but bright. Norma Taylor has son. 90% of Berlin captured by Russians. A false rumour that Germans had surrendered unconditionally came over air. Bright but cool. Came up in aft. as Lorne was going to Fry’s for supper. Wrote Laddie, went to church. Visited at Grant’s at night. Cool. I got a permanent at Ethel’s. Norma Taylor’s baby boy died yest. – double pneumonia - buried to-day. A few flurries of snow. Jimmy Wilson was killed overseas. Went to Com. meeting & to Irla’s after. Myrtle Mortley was there – telling us about Norma’s baby. Berlin fell to Russians; Germans in Italy & Austria surrendered unconditionally – a great day. Had letters from Laddie. Went up to hospital to see Freda in aft. She thinks she will call baby “John”. Went to Barb’s at night. Played bridge. Norman home. Had letters from Laddie. Read at night. Dull & cold. Wonderful news to-day – Germans in Holland, Denmark & Northwestern Germany have surrendered unconditionally – where Canadians are fighting. Irla came over at night. Jean, Nora & Stella too – had lunch & talked. Wrote Laddie. Wet & Dull – very backward weather – paying up for nice March. Went home after work – fixed up snaps, etc. at night. Cool but bright. I went to church at night & to Irla’s after. 9 �Monday May 7 Tuesday May 8 Wednesday May 9 Thursday May 10 Friday May 11 Saturday May 12 Sunday May 13 Monday May 14 Tuesday May 15 Wednesday May 16 Thursday May 17 Friday May 18 Saturday May 19 Sunday May 20 Monday May 21 Tuesday May 22 Wednesday May 23 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 The Germans announced they had surrendered to all allied armies. Celebration began in aft. Factory whistle followed fire engine (siren) around streets, blowing horns, etc. Bob Campbell’s truck decorated – loaded with school children. I got very excited. Stores began to decorate – houses & streets. At night I went to Hanover with Ball’s. A real party. VE day. Churchill spoke at 9 a.m., also Pres. Truman, King at 3 p.m. I went to service in Town Park at 11 a.m., very nice. Fair but cold. Visited at Grant’s, Whitmore’s in aft. Irla & I went to show at night. Ground covered with snow. Worked in morning. Settled down – beginning to realize war is really over. Read at night – 7 to 11 (4 hours). Cold. Played bridge at Clara’s at night with Clara, Bill Lawson, Jack & Georgie Rumble. Cold. Lorne, Madeline & I went to show in Hanover, Roddy McDowell in “Thunderhead” – good. Post office robbed last night - safe taken. Raining. Point system for getting home from overseas & demobilizing army announced – 20% of total points added if married. Served at hospital tea at night. Mother’s Day. Mother & I went to Bible class in Knox church in aft. – tea & little cakes. Wrote Laddie at night. Raining. Went to Nursing Class at night. Word came that Joe Noble was safe in England. Wet & Cold. I went to Auxiliary at night. A real good meeting. Rained all day & night – terrible weather. Jean Steeds & I visited Norma Taylor in aft. Read at night. Still Raining. I had my hair done & visited Clara & Jack afterwards. Raining but cleared up towards evening. Lorne took me down to Mt. Forest to dentist – Dr. Gilroy. Got my teeth fixed, $8.50. Had supper at home. Went to Irla’s at night. A lovely day for a change - sun shining. Went home after work. Baked a cake. Spent day very quietly. Read. McGowan’s got word Bob safe in England. I had a letter from Laddie, written on May 13. He expects to go to Eng. in few days, then going to try to get home soon. Physically exhausted. I was very excited & filled with emotion, could hardly eat my supper. Went to Doris Leith’s at night. Answered Laddie’s letter. Lorne’s 19th birthday – we gave him an Air Force ring. Anna had a thyroid operation in Toronto General. Over to Clara’s at night – put Paul to bed as Clara getting hair done. Worked all day as to-morrow holiday. Went home at night. 10 �Thursday May 24 Friday May 25 Saturday Sunday May 26 May 27 Monday May 28 Tuesday May 29 Wednesday May 30 Thursday May 31 Friday June 1 Saturday June 2 Sunday June 3 Monday June 4 Tuesday June 5 Wednesday June 6 Thursday June 7 Friday June 8 Saturday June 9 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 May 24th. I baked a chocolate cake in morning. Invited Barb, Berniece & Hilda & Mary down in aft. Fished – cooked our supper out – hamburgers, pork & beans, fruit salad & cake. Came up to Durham about nine, had bath, read & went to bed. Lovely day – warm. Went over to Irla’s at night. Bill Sherton (just returned from overseas) & his wife have been at Irla’s all week. Left to-day. We ate in Chinamen’s. Wrote Anna & planned clothes. A grand day. Read. Clara & I sat out on her veranda until eleven. Cold & wet. Busy making plans. I went to Priceville at night to Young People’s Rally with Mr. March – supper first. Our Nursing Class graduated to-night, had dinner in Queen St. I had a letter from Laddie – hopes to be home in July – so happy! Irla & I went over to Chinamen’s after. Cold. I went down to Grant’s in aft. & then to Clara’s – read at night. Stanley Mountain hung himself in barn. Cold. Vera Anderson took Irla, Myrtle, Mary Wilson & me to show in Mt. Forest. Greer Garson & Walter Pidgeon in “Mrs. Packington”. We had a lot of fun. Cold. Irla’s 30th birthday. I had her, Ruth & Clara over at night for game of bridge. Clara & I gave her a shopping bag. I am all excited these days & so terribly happy. Very cold. Busy. Had letter from Laddie. 15 Lancasters on way home – Goose Squadron. We are hoping Elgin will be in one of the planes landing to-morrow. Cool. Read most of day. Planes not coming for a few days – delayed due to adverse weather. Cold. I had a letter from Laddie telling me he had volunteered for Pacific – such a shock. I got a terrible sickly feeling in pit of my stomach. Couldn’t sleep all night – however he says reason he did is to get home soon on account of his father. Prov. election – Prog. Conservatives (Col. Drew) elected by big majority. Over at Irla’s. Cold. I wrote Laddie. Busy. Went to Com. meeting at night & to Grant’s afterwards. I had 4 letters from Laddie. He wants me to resign – to rent an apartment right away. Saw Mrs. Smyth(?). Warmer to-day. I went down to see Anna at night & stayed for supper. Went to see Miss Gerrrie re: renting her house for July & Aug. Clara, Irla & I went over town & ate. 29 to-day. Lovely day. I got some nice things for birthday & 11 cards. Irla had me at night & also Clara, Ruth, Mary Webb & Irene Moore – we played bridge. Had a real good time. Lovely day. Real busy. I went home with Lorne about nine as going to Guelph to-morrow. Mother & I went to Guelph on bus in morning. I bought my trousseau. Spent nearly $200. We came home loaded with parcels. 11 �Sunday June 10 Monday June 11 Tuesday June 12 Wednesday June 13 Thursday Friday June 14 June 15 Saturday June 16 Sunday Monday June 17 June 18 Tuesday June 19 Wednesday June 20 Thursday June 21 Friday June 22 Saturday June 23 Sunday June 24 Monday June 25 Tuesday June 26 Wednesday June 27 Thursday Friday June 28 June 29 Saturday June 30 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 Read. Madeline down for supper. Clara & I sat out on veranda at night. Federal election. We all went to Clara’s at night good time. Liberal Govt. re-elected. Major Harris defeated. John Grierson – 1300 majority. Nicer to-day. Clara & I walked over to Irla’s at night. Bill Vollett came home on bus – four years overseas. Quite a few met bus – plenty of kisses. Clara, Paul & I went to Owen Sound with Jack. I got 2 hats. In aft. I went home & at night Dad, Mother & I went to show in Mt. Forest, “National Velvet” – good. Saw Norma after. She & Elg are getting married on his 30 days leave too. Warm. Rained at night so I read & fixed clothes. Raining all day – warm rain. I had 3 letters from Laddie – visited at Grant’s at night. Raining. Wrote Laddie. Went home for week-end. Mother & I made wedding cake. Cool. Went to Irla’s at night. Busy. Went over to Miss Gerrie’s at night. We can have house for July. I got word to-day that Laddie is on his way home – left Holland on the 15th. So Happy! Went to Auxiliary at Mrs. Padfield’s. A lovely day. Was out in sun in aft. Looked over clothes & did washing. Irla, Clara & I went to show in Hall at night. Aunt Eva & Jean went to Toronto. Mr. MacKay here all day. Norma came up on bus & stayed all night. She just got word yest. that Elg isn’t getting home now – got a posting to another station in Eng. A perfect day. Had supper at Clara’s. Irla came over at night. A beautiful day. Clara &I went over town for awhile at night. I stayed up. Hot. Went to church in the morning. Knox anniversary. Went home in aft. At night visited at Ritchie’s & then sat on veranda with Clara. Raining. Aunt Eva & Jean came home from Toronto last night on bus. Stayed in at night & did odd jobs. Busy. Went to Com. meeting. Asked for & got 3 weeks holidays. Dorothy Cliffe came over after. Grand day. Clara & I lay out in sun. I had my hair done. Got 3 letters from Laddie. He is in Eng. now & going on a 9 day leave – up on 20th of June so won’t be home for another week or so. Went to Grant’s at night. Grand day. Busy. Sat out on veranda at night. Very hot. I went over to Clara’s at night. Jack went to Manitoulan to-day. Clara, Ruth & I decided to go to Owen Sound (Morrison Inn) for holiday week-end & take Paul too. Busy. Beautiful day! Ruth, Clara, Paul & I went to Owen Sound on eight o’clock bus & took taxi out to Morrison’s inn for week-end. Paul (2) terribly excited over 1st bus ride. Slept in cabin. 12 �Sunday July 1 A nice day. Lay out in sun & went for walk. Good meals. Played cards at night. A lot of fun with other guests. Morrison’s Inn, July 1, 1945 Velma, Paul and Clara Monday July 2 Tuesday July 3 Wednesday July 4 Thursday July 5 Friday July 6 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 Civic holiday. Lovely day for holiday. We went for boat ride in morning. Came home on six o’clock bus. Vera’s birthday. I ate with Aunt Eva, girls & Reg. Stayed with Clara all night. A grand day. Lorne & Norman Glass went to Muskoka. Heard that no more boats would be in until 15th – disappointed. Over at Clara’s at night. I went down home in aft. Winnie & Nadine at our place. Went over to Clara’s at night. Mr. MacKay was here doing Priceville books. Anna & Barb had a lovely dinner for me (12). They gave me a mahogany sandwich plate - our old Bridge Club girls. Visited Betty Glass & Little Catharine after supper, then went 13 �Saturday Sunday July 7 July 8 Monday July 9 Tuesday Wednesday July 10 July 11 to Clara’s. Ruby, Cy & Jackie came up. I had a nice letter from Elgin. I went to Owen Sound to show with George Betty & Bertha. Clara & Jack went to Manitoulan this morning. Jack wouldn’t take any rent for house. Winnie, Jack, Ruby, Jackie & Aunt Eva down at farm for supper. George called after supper to say Laddie was on Isle de France, docking at Halifax on Sat. So happy! Went down to Grant’s. Busy. Spent evening at Irla’s. Went down home in aft. Norma & Mrs. McIntyre up – planned wedding. I went to Grant’s at night. Jackie and Norma Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 14 �Thursday July 12 Friday July 13 Saturday July 14 Sunday July 15 Monday July 16 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 Busy. Weeded Clara’s flower beds. Went over town with Irla at night. Aunt Jennie Ribey here for dinner. Busy. The boat Laddie is on – Isle de France – docked tonight at 10:30. Laddie sent a telegram to say he arrived safely at Halifax last night - to meet me in London on Monday. Joe Noble, Bob McGowan & Ronald McQueen on boat too. Lorne, Madeline & I went to London to meet Laddie – train comes in to-morrow morning at 7. Met Laddie at 7 a.m. this morning. ☼ ♪ ♫ ♥ Our wedding day! July 21st 1945 15 �George Glass, Norma McIntyre, Velma, Laddie Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 16 �Front row: Laddie, Velma, Norma, George Back row: John and Violet Grant, Sarah and Wilbert Blyth Norma McIntyre’s and Elgin Blyth’s wedding, November 1, 1945 Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 17 �Wilbert and Sarah Blyth Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 18 �For more information on Velma Irene Blythe, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca. Velma (Blythe) Grant’s Diary - 1945 19 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/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. 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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/158f7cb92682e3aa70dfeeebb56713fb.pdf 1e7e97baf480fbb257fc52e5d937064f PDF Text Text Deborah (Mullett) Haight Bowerman Diary #2,1887 -1892 This is the second Deborah Mullett Bowerman Diary dated 1887- 1892: It is held at the Prince Edward County Archives and has the accession number A2001.016.096a labelled Journal 2. Click here to see the first diary. Transcribed by Lydia Wytenbroek, history student at Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia and posted here with her permission. Pam Noxon, archivist at the PEC Archives, also grants permission for this posting. Thanks to Dr. Robynne Rogers Healey, Associate Professor at Trinity Western University, for her role in this effort. Copyright: © Lydia Wytenbroek and Randy Saylor, 2008 Notes 1. Many of the dates on the left hand sides of the pages were cut off. i.e. see page 3 -the entry before the 5th -the actual month is cut off. So for many of these (if I couldn’t figure out the month) I put “[?]mo, 6th” etc. Also on one page there was a line at the top cut off so I think I made a note to you in the diary with square brackets. I made a few notes for you in the diary in square brackets. 2. Whoever numbered these pages, numbered them differently. Every two pages only has one number (i.e one of your photocopied pages has one number, but there are two pages of her diary to each photocopied sheet)/ So I put an “a” and a “b” after the page numbers, but there was no a or b in the actual numbering. 3. There were more words I couldn’t figure out in this one. Her writing was worse by the end and harder to read. These certain flowers she’s always talking about looks like its spelt “cerus” - I ’m wondering if she means cherries! (at first I thought she meant crocuses or something). See what you think. 4 .1 tried to put in a [sic] when she missed her apostrophe... 5. On one of the pages there was an envelope and then the next few pages were not pages from her diary just loose leaf papers. So I typed them up. Were they what was in the envelope? [Page la] [blank] [Page lb] �Diary of Deborah Mullett Bowerman written in and near Bloomfield 1887-1892 [pg 2a] [blank] [pg 2b] 1887 5mo7th Lydias [sic] Birth day [sic] 49, At home bakeing [sic] & churning, Mary on the Market with the Butter & Eggs, [Fowels?] 60 cents a pair then went too Carries [sic], The above written by my Mother most 83, writeing [sic] without glasses. ____ _18thSallie [Ellicotts?] daughter married to a young man by the name of Thomas of Baltimore, _19 Our monthly meeting, E Varney got home, Discovered buds on the Night, Blooming [Cerus?],_ Mary Jane Williams here to see Rachel, Willie got here from Hamilton,____ _21st Vincent Bowerman’s birth day [sic], would have been 95 years Old. [pg 3a] [88?]/5/23rd Jane Cronk called on us, Stephen & Lydia in the afternoon fixed my dress sleevs [sic] for me. 24th Lydia came home, Carrie went to John William’s, _ 26 Our quarterly meeting began, Levi �went to the boat to meet some of the friends, _ Sarah Wood from the States, Mary Jones, Johan Ward & [Aize?] Willsey, 27 Uncle Arthur here William Robnson & wife here also Levina [Merills], R Sills & Carrie,____ mo 2ndMaturah Bowerman here for a short visit, then went to Stephen Hubbs, 4th Annie Mullett & Katie Impey here. WmHenry & Judith here also, _ Alfred Mullett & his Sister, stoped [sic] one night with us _ 5th Nellie Fox here for dinner [pg 3b] _11th Mary Elizabeth & Merton went over to see Mary Levens, _ _12 E Cad man went to the fast friends meeting, in the morning, then started for home, going to Picton over night, ____ Stanley & Rachel went to the Sematry [sic] _13th Jane Cronk & Lena called in the evening to pay for some butter & Molasses,____ Found our first Night blooming [Cerus?] in [blossing?], which had been 24 days in comeing [sic] out, the largest one we have had at all measuring ten inches across, ____ _2oth The second blossom came out as large as the first No person in to see it but ourselves, Henry Hubbs in the morning, _27th The third blossom came out several came in to see it, Johnson Brewer spent the day with u s, ____ �[pg 4a] 1887 6mo 28th Stanley & Rachel gone out on a fishing partey [sic]. 6/24 Discoverd [sic] some more buds on the Night blooming [Cerus?], ____ [7? I think this is the last number of the year? but it got cut off when photocopied...] 7mo l stDominon [sic] day, took Levi over to the little lot, then we went on to S Hubbs, where I had not been for seven years, neither on the road since last summer 2nd A very hot day, Mary very buisy [sic] in the kitchen 3rd Sixty six years ago to day [sic] my Grandfather & Grandmother Mullett landed in Quebeck [sic] with eleven Children, six sons & five daughters in the year 1821. Levi & Mary gone down to Carries [sic] this afternoon. _ Brought Lydia back, & left Mary there for one w eek, ____ [pg 4b] 1887 7mo25th Edith died 15 years ago to day [sic], Deborah Sills here sewing for Mary, Edwin Williams unwell with a Sun-stroke, Mary down there after buries [sic], did not get home till ten oclock [sic], all alone with Merton. 8mo 20thLevi & Mary went to Belleville with the horse & Buggy, [Anthoey?] Haight & his Nephew Henry Niles called in. _21st First day a dark cloudy day, Sarah Foster & Walter called on me. _30 George Browning the Butter maker cam [sic] �here, talk of putting up a Creemer [sic] in Picton.____ 9mo / 2 & 3rd Mary Richie here plealing [sic] pares [sic] for M ary. ____ _4th Levi & Mary down to Carries [sic]. [pg 5a] 1887 9mo [3rd or 5th? it’s cut off] Stanley Rachel & Lydia gone to Belleville takeing [sic] Merton with them, very much against our wishes, I hope nothing will happen to him before he gets back, A beautiful day, Mary washing Very, very lonesome day without our little boy. And Rachel gone also, ____ Returned the 7th all right & well, 8th Carrie and her Motherinlaw [sic] started for [Kinden?] Carrie to see Mary Elizabeth Garrett the latter to see her Sister, 20, Our travelers returned from [Kinden?] all well & found all well at home,____ mo 14th Frank & Mary Wareing came down for a visit. Left for home on the 2 0 , ____ 21st Nelson & Rachel called on us, on [on?] their way from Huntingdon, took [R: perhaps a word is cut off here?] with us, also there [sic] daughter Mary, [pg 5b] 9mo 19th Levi begun to dig the fundation [sic] for the buttry [sic] factory in Picton. ____ lOmo 19th Uncle John came down on the boat alone, to make us a visit for the last time most likely, spent three nights with us, Levi took him to the boat, �he was 85 years old born in 1802, lOmo 31st Grandfather Mullett died 22 years ago this evening Aged 97, years, 1lmo 29th My Birth day [sic] 83 years old, not a very pleasant day sitting alone most of the day, while the folks were putting up stoves & cleaning the pipes, mailed a letter to my brother James. _ [pg 6a] 1887 12mo 25th Christmas day, also first day, A goose roasted, Edwin & Carrie here & their boys, also Stanley & Rachel, 26th The above ones went to Samuel Yerwoods [sic], left the Children here Ryerson & Levi Sills, spent the afternoon with us, _ Mary down with Carrie. 28th Jane Cronk & Leana here for a visit, _ Some Cards received from Annie who is in England, also one from Rachel Sills. 1888, l mo 1st First day raining Levi & Mary went too [sic] meeting Lydia Merton and myself all alone. ____ _8th Daniel & Deborah here for a evening visit also Walter & Mary, _ Stanley & Rachel & Carried here for dinner, _ Johnson Brewer came & stoped [sic] four days with us. _ [pg 6b] �12th of lmoth_ A letter from Jeramiah Lapp Abbie Ellsworth & E Cadman. _22 First day Quick silver 31 degrees below zero, _ 19th Rachel Sills here for a visit 2mo 4th Our Quarterly meeting a very good one, came & had a little meeting in our house one evening, _ Did not have much company, WmRobinson & wife Thomas Robinson & wife Chester Yerks & wife, & Justine Robinson from Leeds. _6th Vincent Bowerman died about one oclock [sic] in the day, buried on the 8th of 2nd month 1885, Aged 93 years, _19th Robert & Elizabeth Came up for a visit stoped [sic] two nights with us, 29th Uncle Benjamin & Maria came stoped [sic] three nights with us, had a very good visit with them , ____ * [R: there is a funny symbol here she makes that I’ve marked with an asterisk like I did on the other journals. In the other journals she used it to then continue writing about the same entry but in a later place. Anyway, here there is no other asterisk and I’m wondering if maybe the bottom of the page got cut off and so we don’t have that?] [pg 7a] 1888 3mo 4th Carrie & Rachel here for their dinner on there [sic] way to the Yerwood wedding.____ 10th Elizabeth Cadmans [sic] Birth day [sic] 58 years old, does not seem posuble [sic] 11th Johnson Brewer passed away to his long home about five oclock [sic] in the morning, of a first day of the week �mo 22nd Aunt Hannah Mullett died, mo 2nd Moved into our new home again up in Bloomfield, Levi in Picton, 11th Jane & Lena here for an afternoons [sic] visit. ____ 9th Abbie Ellsworth here sewing for Lydia, here three weeks. ____ [pg 7b] 5mo 3rd Nancy Anderson Died at Lewis Levens [sic], aged 73. _ _6 Nelson & Rachel here also Walter & M ary, ____ _7th Lydias [sic] Birth day [sic], 50 years old. _24 The Queens [sic] Birth-day [sic] a fine day, WmValentine called on us looking very feeble, Mary Richie also called on us. Lydia & myself all alone, been so all the week, Mary down with Carrie, Levi in Picton makeing [sic] butter.____ 6mo 2nd Our quarterly meeting began, no strangers here only Sarah Wood from Laree, _ Elizabeth came up stoped [sic] with us through quarterly meeting then went to Napanee with Lydia to have her teeth drawn, William Henry brought Aunt Eliza down to see us once more, stoped [sic] two [pg 8] nights with us, in her 81 year, �1888 6mo 10th Rachels [sic] birth day [sic] 20 years old, took dinner with us also Stanley The first day of the week, the Hickete Yearly meeting, a great many folks here from the States. Caleb Gibson died, buried tomorrow in Picton. _ mo 2 Uncle James here for a visit, went to the Sand-banks haveing [sic] never been there, spent his birth-day [sic] with us, 80 years old. ____ 3rd My father & mother landed in Quebec with eleven children. Also Joseph Sivetman with his family. 22 Went down to Edwins & Stanleys [sic] stoped [sic] there one week, locking up the house, takeing [sic] the Cats Dog & fish. [pg 8b] This refers to Consider M. Haight’s [daughter? it’s cut off] 1888, 8mo5th Fifty years ago to day [sic], my father died, on first day evening about ten oclock [sic] in the evening Aged 38 years. _6th Margaret Jane Sivetman died Aged, nine Night blooming [Cereas?] blossemd [sic], _ a number of people into [sic] see them. _19 First day, Fevi Mary & Merton gone up to call on Eliza Varney, leaveing [sic] me alone not very pleasant, got a beautifull [sic] bunch of flowers sent me from the Cematry [sic]. 24, Uncle Arthur & Aunt Jane came down for a visit, stoped [soc] three nights �with us. _26th Willie Mullett wife here with her babie [sic], also Abie Ellsworth called on us, [pg 9a] 1888 9mo 1st Elizabeth Cadman came up for a visit on the Cars from Picton, stoped [sic] with us till the fifth, went down to see Carrie & Rachel, also Mary Levens. __ The third Rachel Sills came up & spent two days with us, _ The fifth of the month Anne Mullett & Nellie Fox came here spent two days with u s. ____ [?]mo 8th Uncle Henry came here on his way to the States, _ left on the 17th for Nelsons,____ 18th Debie Brown buried at Hillier. 21_ Levi & Mary gone down to see Amey Leer. _ [?] mo 21st Marys [sic] Birth day [sic] 53 years old, a dark gloomy day, Lydia & myself here alone, Levi & Mary down to Carries [sic]. _ [pg 9b] 1l mo 22nd Very cold quick-silver down to ten, Mary Richie called on us, 1888, 29th of 1l moMy birth day [sic] 84 years, old A roast goose for dinner Plumb pudding & a very nice lemmon-pie [sic], got up by Carrie_ Edwin & Carrie & the Children here, Stanley & Rachel, _ Walter Levens and �wife and son, & Eliza Varney, besides our own family. _ a fine winters [sic] day _ A letter from Belleville & a small Birth day [sic] Card from Cousin Mary. _ 12m° 2nd _ First day Levi & Mary gone to meeting, Lydia down to Carries [sic], _ _25th Christmas day, Lydia & myself here all alone, not a very pleasant day, hope it may be better next time Mary Richie sitting with us part of the time. _27th Cards from England from Sophia [pg 10a] 1888 12/28th Lydia got her pictures from the little boy Eaton _ Grandmother Mullett died 43 years ago to day [sic], Aged 72, _ [?] _ Lydia down to Carries [sic], Mary Richard’s [sic] called on u s. __ [1 presumably, but cut off?] mo 1st 1889 New years day Lydia at Edds Mary home, Lewis Levens called in for the first time [?]th A very heavy wind from the South such a on [sic] that had not been known for years, unroofing houses & blowing down trees & fences, but the worst of all killing my Grandson by the falling of the barn-door on his head, _ living but three or four hours after, _ [R: “Edwin Williams” is written up the side of the page here so I don’t know which line it should go on. I guess that was her grandson?] [?]mo 24th Our wedding day 38 years ago. Taken with a very bad Direah [sic] in bed five days, _ �[pg 10b] 1889 2mo 1st Our Quarterly began not very large but good, No strangers not many friends called on us, knowing our situation Justice Robinson took dinner with us one day, _ Carrie was with us and her three little fatherless boys. _ _6th Three years ago To day [sic] Vincent Bowerman Died aged 93 years. Susan Dorland died about seven in the evening Aged 78, 1889 3m° 2nd My Brother John died aged 86 years buried in Bloomfield, by the side of Aunt Bathsheba,____ _3rd I was taken sick & kept my bed for six weeks, with a bad cold, _ Elizabeth & Rachel up to see m e, ____ 4mo 11 Mary Waring came down for a visit went back into Huntingdon,____ [pg 11a] 1889 4mo 28th Levis [sic] Birth day [sic] 57 years old. Spent the day over to the Lott all alone, makeing [sic] his family feel very uneasy. _ 5mol_ In the year 1819, My sister Mary carried our Queen Victoria about the room, at the George Inn (Hotel) in [Llminster?] Somersetshire Old England. _ DB Aged 84 years, 7 Lydias [sic] Birth day [sic] 50, born in 1838, �Not much of a Hollowday [sic], washing Annie Mullett came from Belleville, Lewis Levens [sic] birth day [sic] yesterday _24 Amis Weaver here for a visit _ no other person, rather lonely, hope it will be better before long ____ [pg lib ] _29 Carrie makeing [sic] tea cake _ Lydia picking up in the Cellar, A very cold day for the time of the year ^ m o j st Our quarterly meeting Uncle James & Uncle Arthur down, no strangers here, but they had a good meeting, & an excellent sermon from Eliza Varney. _ Samuel & Jane Bonestill here. 6_9 First day a wet day, none of our family at meeting, no person called on us but Mary Richards, _ the last first day we spend in Bloomfield, _10 Rachels [sic] Birth day [sic] 21, years old, Thought we were going to have a good visit with her, but had none, we moved over to the [left?] Lot, It does not seem much like home, hope it will better [pg 12a] 1889 6/10 _ after we have been here longer Its [sic] not a very pleasant feeling for an Old person 84 years old to be move-ing I did not think it would have [affected?] my mind so much, been thinking about it ever since four �oclock [sic] this morning.____ 21st Merons [sic] Birth day [sic] 6 years old, out in a boat with Grandfather Williams & caught a small fish, _ Stanley & Rachel up in the evening after nine oclock [sic] [most likely 27. cut off] Mary Richards came home from meeting with them spent two days with us, _ 28th William & Mary Ann came over to see us, _ 29 Our folks went to the Sand Banks 30_ Levi & Mary went to meeting, & then over to Levens for their dinner. _ [pg 12b] 1889,7mo 3rd Sixty eight years ago this morning, My father & mother Landed in Quebec with eleven Children 6 sons & five daughters, _ Also Jospeh Sivetman & his family. Mary & Carrie gone to Picton & then on to Stanleys & Rachels [sic].____ _7th Rachel Sills came here for a visit, left on the 10th _ Little Daniel Dye here stoped [sic] one night with us. _ _13th Elizabeth Cadman came up for a visit, went home on the 15, First day evening spent in singing hyms [sic] with Lydia. ____ _25_ Seventen [sic] years to day [sic] Edith died about three in the morning. _ _27th Carrie Lydia & the two boys went down to see Rachel, stoped [sic] one night with her, Aunt Amey here for a visit �[pg 13a] 1889 8mo 1st Consider Haight died 51 years ago the 5th of this month, at Fredericksburg, _ Lydia being three months old the day he [sic] was buried Code [sic] weather a fire in Stove, 10 Stanley & Rachel went down to the thousand Islands, returned on the 12th Lydia kept house for them . ____ 16 Walter Levens & Levi Sills called on us in the evening, sent Rachel a bundle of letters. 20th Isabela Peterson here stoped [sic] all night with us, Mary took her back to Bloomfield this afternoon, _ [?]mo 4th Lydia went a fishing brought a fine black Bass enough for all our dinner.____ 15th pealing pares [sic] yet. [pg 13b] 1889 9mo [?] Benjamin & his grandaughter [sic] [Mimie?] came up for a visit stoped [sic] two nights with us, _13th Carrie started for Toronto, with several others _ [Mimie?] here serving for Lydia goes home tomorrow, Mary takeing [sic] her to the boat. ____ 15th Lydia gone to meeting also Levi, _ took dinner with Jane Cronk, Mary Richards came back with her, to spend a few days with us, Our Rachel and Stanley came up in the afternoon, _ �_23, Carrie came from Toronto, saw a great many sights brought the Children a watch cack [sic], ____ lOmo 23rd Mary Richards came here from Andrew Clarks, not very well, Stanley & Rachel here in the evening,__ [pg 14a] 1889 10mo 23rd Mary & Carrie gone too Bloomfield to paint the floar [sic], _ 27th Carries [sic] little boy Birth day [sic] five years old, Thomas, turkey for dinner, Stanley & Rachel came in, Gilbert Jones & wife called on us, Mary Richards here sick, first day no person went to meeting. Our meeting got very small only two men at meeting to day [sic], 1lmo 12 Levi and Mary brought [away?] the last board from Bloomfield, got here about seven oclock [sic], 14 Elizabeth came up for a visit, Eliza Varney brought her from the Sation [sic] went down to see Rachel, went home on the 18th, _ !7th Mary Levens & Lydia Sills here for a visit, _ [pg 14b] 1889 1l mo 20,th Marys [sic] Birth day [sic] 55 years not a very pleasant day, a girl here sewing for Lydia, Manley Yerwood here on bussiniss [sic] with Carrie, Stanley & Rachel here for dinner, a wet day. ____ �My Birth day [sic] 85 years, not a very pleasant day had three Ducks for dinner, Stanley & Rachel here for dinner, myself not very well, a girl here sewing, for Carrie.____ 12mo 8th Nathaniel & Isabela here for dinner Levi Mary Lydia & Merton went down to see Rachel. _ _9th Washing two weeks wash, myself fixing up an Old Sampler for Lydia marked in the year 1873,____ [pg 15a] 12/ 20th 1889 Carrie & Lydia went to Picton, had to borrow a lantern to get home, A very dark day & night 22nd First day a heavy wind, no one person went to meeting, raining _ 25th Christmas day Stanley & Rachel here for dinner, A large goose for dinner 26th Andrew Whycott died about ten in the morning.__ Aged 83 years. 28th Levi & Mary went to the funeral to the house over night. _ 1890, l mo 1st _ Walter & Mary Levens here for dinner, no sleiging [sic] raining hard most of the day. ____ [pg 15b] 1890 l mo 14th Lydia married to John Williams in Picton at the age of fifty one years, started for Whitby next morning �and so on to Toronto, was gone four weeks, had a nice time with her friends I hope it may prove a happy union for it has been a heavy trial for her [poor?] Old mother, now in her 86 year. ____ _2mo 13th Our Bride folks returned home to John Williams house, took dinner with us the next day. _ _17 Charles Gidion very low, died a few days after 3 mo 2nd Jane Cronk & Lena here for a short visit took tea with us. _7th Dr Nash called here to see Carrie Reuben Branscom & Sarah here for a visit ____ [pg 16a] 1890,3mo 9th Deborah Sills that was once, & Mary Levens here for a visit took dinner with us, no sleighing ____ _10, Elizabeth Cadmans [sic] Birth-day [sic] sixty years old, Levi in the Swamph [sic] choping [sic], saw a robin for the first time, very early we think 8th Lydia came home & stoped [sic] all night with us, a great treet [sic], for the little boy, as well as for her poor old mother, who had lived with her over fifty years. ____ _24 Carries [sic] Birth day [sic], Aged 35 years _26 Samuel Yerwood died Aged 27 Lydia spent the day with us brought her ironing over with her. _ �mo 11th I.yclia came across the feilds [sic] and stoped [sic] all night with us, a grate [sic] treet [sic] [pg 16b] 1890 4mo 13th A most beautifull [sic] bright warm day, the first day of the week, Levi went to meeting alone Mary down with Rachel for a visit gone two nights, have not seen Lydia to day [sic] _ pretty lonesome for an Old woman, or rather her poor Old mother, who lived with her most 52 years. _22nd Rachel Sills up for a visit over with, Mary Levens, ____ Went to John Williams the 21st while she was here for dinner, also Nelson & Rachel Walter & Mary, Mary Bowerman & self _ the first time I have been on the road since I came here ten months ago. _ [pg 17a] 1890 5mo 7th Lydias [sic] Birth day [sic] fifty two years old, Spent the day with us & fixed my flannel dress. _ _14 How strange we should keep the wrong day for Lydias [sic] birth-day [sic] the sixth instead of the seventh. _ 21st Vincent Bowermans [sic] Birth-day [sic] would have been 99, Lydia spent the day with us, helping Mary & Carrie clearn out my room, or their front room �24th Stanley & Rachel here also Lydia Carrie & her two boys went home with them, stoping [sic] there till Second day the 26, [pg 17b] 1890, 5/25, First day no person went to meeting, Levi tired out, wet day all alone, _ _28_ John Williams & Lydia went to Belleville, returned on the first of 6mo 6mo 5thPrepartive meeting Mary & Lydia went, came back here & spent the day with us, a heavy thunder storm, Levi took her home in the evening. _10 Rachels [sic] Birth day [sic] 22 years old expected to have spent a pleasant day with her, but other company comeing [sic] in, broke it all up, we are all liable to disappointments. _ Thomas Stinson & his two daughters came in. also John Williams [sic] Sister & daughter [pg 18a] 1890 6mo 14th Mary on the Market with potatoes & eggs, 11 & 12 cts a dozen, potatoes seventy five cents a bag _ _15th First day _ Levi went meeting alone Rachel Sills here & Lydia also Isabela Peterson, I forgot John Williams. _ Mary Carrie & the Children took Rachel back to Levens in the evening. _ 6_22_ I went to stop with Lydia one week, _ Mary Levens little boy born, our Mary being with her, _ Carrie & Lydia �went for her, First day afternoon, _ 8th Fox & Mary Mullett came here, spent a week with u s, ____ 29_ First day two men friends from the States at our meeting, Benjamin Brown & Thomas Hogue, _ was at John Williams on the 26th, Gilbert Jones bringing them there, ____ [pg 18b] 7mo 1st Dominon [sic] day _ Mary Bowerman & Mary Mullett, gone up to see Lydia, Levi in Picton makeing [sic] butter. _ _2nd Mary Mullett here yet, Carrie has taken her to Andrew Haights to day [sic] Lydia going also, ____ 3_ Sixty nine years ago this morning we landed in Quebec father mother & eleven children, _ Also Joseph Sivetman with his family in the year 1821, _ _5th Mary Mullett left for horn [sic], going to Picton with M Bowerman on the Market _ then on to the Steem-boat [sic] Our Rachel here for a short visit. _ _6, Levi & Mary went to meeting, but few there, ____ Carrie & the children gone over to Levens for a ride, & to see how Mary is, _ [pg 19a] 1890 7mo 8th Carrie & Lydia gone to Picton, to get trimmings for a dress caught in a heavy thunder-shower. �9th A great change in the weather [Geeat?] coats wanted this morning And a fire in my stove, also a brick under my feet. ____ 17_ William Valentine died aged 84 years Buried the 19, at the Semetry [sic] at Picton, * 6_ Rachel Sills here to spend the day with her Mother, also Lydia, continued cold yet, a fire in my Stove, a brick under my feet, mufflers on my w rist, __ * The meeting held at the Methodist meeting house, James M [Lauling?] had a great Sermon for the inhabitants, _ [pg 19b] 1890 7mo20th First day our folks gone to Wellington, to attend a four oclock [sic] meeting appointed by James M Laughin.____ _21st James M Laughlin & two other friends took dinner & tea with us, then went on to Picton to have a meeting in the Methodist meeting-house, Levi takeing [sic] them down. ____ 23rd I was up to John Williams [sic] to spend the day to meet James M Laughlin & two women friends from the States, had quite a nice visit, _ 24_ Carrie up to J Williams [sic] picking berries, _ Stanley & Rachel here in the �afternoon, for a short time. [pg 20a] 1890 7mo 25th Eighteen years ago this morning about three oclock [sic] in the morning, Edith died Aged fifteen years, at the brick house back in the Concession.____ 26_ Lydia came down & stoped [sic] all night with us, & all first day, also John Williams took dinner with us, _ Stanley & Rachel here a little while in the afternoon, Rachel in a peck of trouble, on account of some person breaking into their house while they were at meeting, takeing [sic] away all her little trinkets. _ 22 Mary & Carrie up / John [Wille?] picking berries, [pg 20b] 1890 7mo 3 1st Carrie gone down to Stanleys [sic] with Flora Williams [that?] was once. ____ gm o Lydia Emaley [Harzard?] died about six in the morning, buried the 4th _ Flora Mullett here all night and starded [sic] for home, 8mo 1st __ _ Lydia & Mary & the Children went down to the Semetry [sic] to a [flareupt?] or a something else. Lydia lost her gold Spectacls [sic], so much for these [spreas?]. �[1838?] _ 8/5th Consider [Merritt?] Haight died 52 years ago about three oclock [sic] in the morning _ Fhorty [sic] six years old, Lydia was three months old the day her father was buried. Mary down to Stanleys [sic] picking berries, a very wet day a thunder shower [pg 21a] 1890, 8mo 7th 1838 Consider Haight buried, in Adolphus town, _ A very unpleasant day Mary & Carrie doing up berries.____ Carrie picking berries all day at L W 11th Quite cold fire in my room Levi with his overcoat on in the morning 12_ Went to Jane Cronks for dinner, Mary Lydia & John Williams, eleven of us sat down to [dine? din?] _ 20, _ Rachel came up to see us, went up for Lydia, so we had pretty good time, Levi went to Kingston, to sell butter, _ 16th The teacher came here to board, _21st Monthly meeting at Hillier, none of our folks there a wet day. ____ [pg 21b] 8mo 24 Consider here also Walter Levens, Mary Levens Lydia Sills & Li bey Dimond, _ Levi & Mary Went over to Stephen Hubbs, _ 126, Lydia & Ellen Williams down here �to spend the day. _ 28th Sanley [sic] sick sent up for Mary, but Carrie went, _ 30 A cold day fire in my room all glad to get under the blankets, a letter from [C?] M Collins. The teacher gone to see her sister. _ 9mo 7th First day a very warm day quicksilver up to 82, in my room Levi went to meeting alone, Stanly been very sick for the last week, John Williams & Lydia went down Stanley better ____ [pg 22a] 1890, 9mo 9th Rachel Sills [sic] Birth day [sic] 59 years old is it posabel [sic], And there yet, _ John Williams and Mary Richards took tea with us. 17, Elizabeth went home to day [sic], spent a week with us, Mary took her Picton took dinner with Levi at the Creamry [sic] also John Williams & Lydia, then down to see Cemetry [sic]. _ Mary Richards spent two days with us last week. 10 12th First day Levi & Mary gone to meeting, then down to see Rachel, I have been looking for Lydia, yesterday & to day [sic] up till three oclock [sic], then she came also John Willaims _ how little they know a mothers [sic] feelings, especialy [sic] after living with a child fifty two years, Patience it will all be over soon, _ �[pg 22b] 10mo 13th Carrie gone up to help Lydia about her Carpet, _ her three Boys with the Hooping-cough, _ Lydia lost her gold Spectacls [sic] on the Decoration-day in the Cematry [sic], got them again about six weeks after being picked up by an honest woman _14 Went up to see Lydia or rather to stay with her while J. Williams went a Duck shooting, a great job to get me off, but was glad I went poor Lydia I think she has got out of the frying-pan into the fire. _ 1lmo 2nd Levi & Mary went too [sic] meeting then to Jane Cronks [sic] for dinner, John Williams & Lydia here for dinner John Garrett & wife called on us last week. [pg 23a] 1l mo 4th 1890, Would have been my fathers [sic] birth-day [sic] had he been living, _ Snow last night for the first __ A letter from Mary Mullett saw Uncle Henry at WmHenrys _8th Levi & Mary on the market with Fowels [sic] & Butter, 40ct for fowels [sic] a pair, butter 20ct a pound, _ * 9th First day a very wet day no person went to meeting, very unpleasant day very lonely, miss Lydias very much �* 8th Bought four & a half of flannel for my shimeys, seventeen pounds of sughar [sic].____ [pg 23b] 1890 1l mo 16th First day Levi & Carrie went too [sic] meeting, rather a lonesome day. 12th of this month Lena Robinson married to James Sivetman,__ 17_ Nelson & Rachel here for a visit, brought me a new apron & made it for me, brought me a nice bar of Sented [sic] soap. __ Our little boy Merton sick, better to day [sic]. ____ _20th of 1 l mo Marys [sic] Birth-day [sic], fifty five years old, Not a very pleasant day, Rachel up with Lydia, _ goes home the 22nd _ Levi & Carrie gone up to Monthly meeting at Wellington. 23_ John Williams [sic] & Lydia here for dinner, First day Levi & Mary went to meeting. _ [pg 24a] 24th 1890_ Carrie went up to help Lydia wash with her new machine 26 Sarah Foster & Walter here for dinner, ,29th of 1 l mo My Birth day [sic] 86 years old �Lydia & her husband here for dinner also Rachel & her husband, not feeling very well myself 1l mo 30th of 1l moFirst day dark & cloudy Levi & Carrie gone to meeting. _ Lewis Levens [sic] barn burnt down that evening.____ 12_ 1 st Jane Cronk here for a visit, had not seen her for some time, had a first rate visit with her. _ [pg 24b] 12mo 8th Nathaniel Sivetman and Isabel here for a call to see their Old Aunt once more, had not been here for a twelvemonth. _16th Went out in the kitchen & took my dinner with Carrie & her two children Thomas & John, Merton being up with Lydia, I had not been to the dinner table in eight weeks before, being on my bed complaining of great weekness [sic], or rather Old Age, being now in my 87 year. _ Mary up with Lydia, Levi at Picton,____ 26th Levi & Mary gone down to Stanleys to see Rachel not being very well, Carrie over to Hubbs last evening for a visit also the teacher, _ Sarah Kingston married, & starts for the West this morning a widdoer [sic] [with?] seven children. _ [pg 25a] �91 2mo28th Levi & Mary gone up to John Williams, as he is not well, I think its [sic] conclueded [sic] at last for Levi to go to Picton again this summer to make butter, & I do not know but what Mary is going with him, _ I wonder what they will do with the poor Old woman, it does seem as tho [sic] she outlived her usefullness [sic]. _ I have been complaining for the six weeks, not well yet. what a blessing to have your health.__ a Postal Card from Uncle Arthur this morning.____ Snowing fast a Card from Elizabeth. _ myself being in bed ten weeks to day [sic]. _ not able to do much of any thing y et. ____ [pg 25b] 1891 3mo8th Levi & Carrie gone to meeting, _ After dinner Levi & Mary went down to Stanleys. _ Mary stoping [sic] all night, Rachel not very well. _ 9th Raining Levi going down for Mary, Lydia down there yesterday myself far from well, Sent Mary Richards a letter yesterday, _ I doubt if I ever write her another _10th Elizabeth Cadmans [sic] Birth-day [sic]. Sixty one years old, it does not seem possable [sic], _ Lydia here this afternoon, _ Mary & Merton down with Rachel, ____ 15 �First day Walter & Mary Levens here also Lydia for dinner, brought the baby nine months old, a cold day [pg 26a] 91 3/ 19th _ Monthly meeting to day [sic] Mary stoped [sic] at John Williams [sic] after meeting. _ 24_ Carries [sic] Birth-day [sic] down to Stanleys [sic] with the two children myself with a very lame back 4mo 1st Lydia here for supper, had some sausage meet [sic] for supper [cut off?] Levi gone to Picton, with butter eggs [R: there is a thing in brackets here that says “J. F. Mullett was 52” but it’s someone else’s writing I think] 4mo 2nd John Fry Mullett Died aged 42, Sophia Mulletts [sic] husband in England 9th p repartive [sic] meeting Levi went alone, Amos Bowerman here for dinner. _ 9th Edith Birth-day [sic], 34 years old, _ a bright sunney [sic] day _ A letter from Sallie Ellicott with a photograph [pg 26b] 4m 11th First day Levi & Carrie went to meeting, brought Mary Ann Richardson back with them , __ 15th _ Stanley & Rachel here in the afternoon eating sugar, eat [sic] our last sausage-meet [sic], __ Resewed [sic] John Frys [H unaoral?] Card from England �20_ Lydia & Rachel here for dinner looking for a boy to work for them , ____ 21st Writeing [sic] to Mary Elizabeth Garrett, _ Our Mary killed the first flie [sic]. _ my sight failing fast _ scarsely [sic] read what I have wrote, ____ [pg 27a] 1891_ 4mo 28th Levis [sic] Birth day [sic] 59 years old _ A very cold day, plowing in [he] garden. Four months a go [sic] the 23rd of this month I came down stairs [sic], burnt a light every night since most, And had my breakfast in bed ever since. 28th Considers [sic] Birth day [sic] born in 1802, At Adolphus tow n ____ 30, Jane Cronk & Lena here for a call, also Lydia & her girl Mary cutting my toe-nails, made a great fuss about it [?]mo 3rd Walter & Mary Levens here Carrie Lydia & the Children went over to Stephen Hubbs, found them all gone. __ [pg 27b] 1891 5mo 7th Lydias [sic] Birth day [sic] 53, years old, spent the afternoon at home with her Mother, the last one very likely _ As I am feeling �very far from well but will it not be a happy exchange, from all our trials, _ Edmond Richardson died the day before yesterday.____ 11_ Mary gone down to Stanleys [sic] he being sick _ Mary Richards going to the States, wanting to give her a book but our Mary refuseing [sic] to let her have it, makes me feel very uncomfortable But suppose I shall have to put up with it. 12 A fine day Stanley better Mary comeing [sic] home to night [sic] _ Sarah Foster & Walter gone up to Edmond Richardsons [sic] funeral [pg 28a] 1891 5mo 12th _ Mary Richards here stoped [sic] all night with us, going to Oregan [sic] starts tomorrow with her brother Edward, has a daughter living there, ____ 16_ Carrie Lydia went onto the Market with butter & Eggs got 16ct of butter & 12ctsfor eggs a dozen, let one basket of eggs out of the wagon breaking 8 dozen Lydia got herself a new dress, cloth for a new jacket, [looks like “ttr rung” possibly tire rung?] for the sleigh,____ 21st Vincent Bowermans [sic] Birth day [sic] would have been one hundred years old if he had lived, Born in seventeen hundred and ninety one 93 when he died at 13 Bloomfield in 1885, _ Levi & Mary at Hillier Monthly-meeting.____ �[pg 28b] 1891 5mo 22nd Elizabeth Cadman came up on the boat, 24 Henry Haight here for dinner the first day of the week Levi & Mary went too [sic] meeting. Elizabeth at John Williams.__ 25, Elizabeth here & Lydia also Rachel & Stanley,__ 26, The folks got me up to John Williams to spend the afternoon with Elizabeth,____ 28, Elizabeth going home, Carrie & two of the Children gone with her, Lydia takeing [sic] them down to Picton 30, Mary planting potatoes or rather helping Levi, ____ [pg 29a] 1891 5mo 31, _ My brother James came here with his son Edmond started for home again the next day, 6mo 2st Nelson & Rachel came she stoped [sic] one night with us. _ Carrie came home, after haveing [sic] a good visit 5th Mary Waring came here, stoped [sic] with us three days, through Quarterly meeting My brother Arthur came to attend the Quarterly meeting, also Stephen Robertson and wife. �9th Uncle Arthur going home, Mary takeing [sic] him to Picton, I am going up to spend the day with Lydia, Our Rachel is to be there, her Birth day, 23 years old. [pg 29b] 12th Well I went but did not find my little Granddaughter there, so I spent three days with Lydia _ Nathaniel Sivetman & his daughter came in while I was gone, for which I was sorry.____ 14 First day Levi & Carrie went to meet ing _ Levi & Mary went down to see Rachel in the afternoon, takeing [sic] the little boy with them __ Carrie gone out for a walk with the Children, _ We here [sic] that Samuel Naish is very unwell,____ 19 _ Carrie & Lydia went to Picton got me some letter paper, Lydia lost her veil, _ the second one within a few months. 20 Carrie gone again to day [sic] takeing [sic] all the Children with her, for a ride, [pg 30a] 1891_ 6mo21st Mertons [sic] Birth-day [sic] eight years old, First day of the week, Levi Mary & Carrie went to meeting, But few there most all gone to Yearly-meeting, Mary Ann gave them a good sermon, from the Text,, _ “ They that hunger and �thirst after Rightesness [sic] shall be saved” Carrie cleaning out the little parlor. Rachel came up for her Mother to go down & spend three or four days with her. ____ 23rd John Williams gone to a funeral Daniel Youngs [sic], Lydia came this far with him, helped Carrie a little, 25th Levi went to meeting found some friends there from the States going to have a meeting here tomor-row, at half past three. ____ [pg 30b] 1891 6mo 28, Mary Mullett & Ellen Fox came here from Belleville, stoped [sic] all night with us, also Mary Levens, took dinner with u s, ____ 29th Our folks gone to the Sand-Banks Four friends called on us from the States, _ Barckley Straton & wife, Elizabeth Rusel, & her Nephew Robert Rusel. Elizabeth had a few words of encourage­ ment for m e. ____ 7mo 1st Dominon [sic] day raining most all the day. _ Libbie went home for the Hollow days [sic] wrote too [sic] Sophia & Annie, __ 3rd Seventy years ago to day [sic] my father And mother landed in Quebec with eleven children after a passage of seven weeks, also Joseph Sivetman and his family in the 1821, _ A bright sunny day. _ Deborah Bowerman �[pg 31a] 1891 7mo 3rd Went up to see Lydia spent two days with her, _ 4th A very heavy thunder shower, hail stones an inch round, _ Stanley & Rachel up in the evening for potatoes, mailed a letter for Uncle Arthur. 4th With Lydia, Mary Levens and her Sister May with her, __ 5th First day John & Lydia went to our meeting, Levi & Mary came to J Williams for dinner, Carrie & her two boys, went to dinner with E Varney I came home found a cold house, 6th Cold weather a fire in the Stove Brick under my feet, quite unwell myself,____ [pg 31b] 9th Levi & Mary went to meeting left Carrie up with Lydia to help her about moveing [sic] some things. Thomas Robinson to be buried tomorrow Cold weather y et. ____ 12th Went to meeting were [sic] I had not been for three or four years, A friend from the States there, gave us an excellent sermon, on the subject of prayer & faith, after meeting sent to J Williams & got our supper, also Silvanus [Outwaters?] & his wife 14th Our Rachel here drove herself up �the little girl comeing [sic] with her. 15th Archebald Crosbie & his Sister here for dinner, Attended our Monthly meeting his sister Isabela Henderson, from Norich,__ [pg 32a] 1891 7mo 16, Young potatoes for dinner the first tim e __ _17 Carrie & Lydia went on the market with Butter Eggs & hog-fat 1l ct a pound a wet day, got very wet, _ Nettie Cronk went home, Carrie takeing [sic] her to the Station,____ 19 First day Carrie & the Children went to meeting _ after down to see Rachel _ In the evening Jane Cronk, Lena & James Sivetman made us a call in the evening. 20th A cold morning, glad to put on on [sic] my winter dress again, & get round the stove, warmer in the afternoon,____ 21st Cold morning again a winter dress comfortable again. ____ [pg 32b] 1891 7mo 22nd Another cold morning fire feels good, ____ 21st Sarah Why cot & her daughter here for a visit had not seen her before in seven years, had to be lifted in & out of the buggye [sic], walk with Crutches, made my apron �for or in part, seventy seven years old. 24th Lydia here geting [sic] her jacket made by Nettie Cronk, stoped [sic] all night with us, & the next day fixed my dress for me, spent some time up stairs with her mother reading over some memorandiums [sic] about Edith, made by her Grandmother, during her last sickness [pg 33a] 1891 7mo 23 rd, Lydia came home from meeting with them, We had five Night blooming [Cereses?] out in blosom [sic] no stranger into [sic] see them _ Nettie sewing yet. leavs [sic] to day [sic] or tomorrow.____ 25th Mattie Richardson came for a visit also her little boy gone up to see Lydia, _ Mary & the Children gone up to Wellington to take Nettie Cronk home, _ 26, Lydia & Mattie went to Nathaniel Sivetmans.____ 27th _ Daniel Mullett & wife called on us. _ Mattie started for home, Mary takeing [sic] her to Picton. 30th Lydia down here helping Carrie Mary down with Rachel, Sallie Mallory here for a visit ____ [pg 33b] 1891,7mo 30th Mary down with �Rachel picking berries, Levi and Merton gone also. ____ 3 1_ A very cold day for the time of the year glad to sit round the Stove, & a brick under my feet boiling up the berries that Mary got gmo jst Levj gQne down to help Stanley raining again __ three barns burnt day before yesterday with lightening. A very cold day glad to get round the stove to warm my hands, Mattie went hom e ____ _2nd First day Levi & Mary went to meeting _ Lydia went to stop a few days with Rachel, Levi & Mary went down to see Stephen Hubbs [pg 34a] 1891 [8mo ?] Consider Haight died in the year 1838, Aged 36 years, Lydia was three months old the day her father was buried. _ Was buried the seventh in Adolphustown [sic]. ____ _8th Mary went on to the Market with butter Eggs, & fowel [sic], butter 18cts Eggs 13cts a dozen fowels [sic] or rather Chicken 55cts a pair, _ Lydia down here with her Mother. _ 9th First day Levi went to meeting alone one little boy. _ Carrie down with Rachel. ____ 10 & 11th Very hot weather, quick silver �up to 84 in my room so warm could not do any thing [sic], _ 13th Prepartive [sic] meeting not one man there, a sad job our meeting going down s o ____ [pg 34b] 1891 [date and first line cut off?] And than to Stanleys. Myself feeling quite unwell. 20th Mary just gust [sic] got home from Rachels [sic], been gone five days. Levi gone too [sic] Kingston looking after the butter makeing [sic], poor man I hope he will not miss it [?] leavs [sic] his family in a very unpleasant situation. _ Monthly meeting to day [sic] at Wellington no person gone from here. ____ 23 First day a wet day Levi and Mary went to meeting, in the evening went down to Stanleys, Levi stoped [sic] all night. ____ 25th Thirty eight years ago to day [sic] Levi & Mary married, this day cold glad to put on an extra shawl, and a brick under my feet. ____ [pg 35a] 1891 8/28th A very heavy wind rather cold, Amey Lear here came over a foot, Levi takes her home to night [sic], _ 29 Seventh day of the week, Mary down with Rachel, her baby born about ten in the morning, _ Merton got kicked in his face by one of Shannons [sic] colts, _ Heard that Sallie Mallory �was buried on the 27th also that Elizabeth Comstock was dead, died a few weeks ago, ____ 30th First day _ Mary Levens & her sister Lydia called here, also Mary Jane Bowerman & Sarah Ann Derbeyshire Eliza Varney & Willie Richardson took tea with us, Lydia getting supper Carrie gone down to see Rachel. ____ 27 of 8th month Sallie Mallory buried. [pg 35b] 1891 9mo 4th Lydia And Ella Williams down for a visit, Lent Ella the Diary men daughter.____ 6th Lydia And Merton & Thomas gone down to see Rachel. ____ 5th Carrie & Lydia gone on the Market then back to see Rachel, Mary came home with them . ____ 9 I went up to spend the day with Lydia while the folks went to the Picton show 10th Frederick Richardson & Hannah here for dinner also Stephen & Lydia John Williams & Lydia, _ Levi Mary & Carrie going up there to spend the evening. [pg 36a] 1891 9mo 11th Mary gone back to Stanelys again, will be very glad when Rachel gets w ell. ____ [2?] _ Aunt Rachel came here, [3?] _ Daniel Mullett & Deb called on us in �the afternoon, then Rachel Lydia & John Williams went down to Stanleys, then back to stop all night, next day I went up there to spend the day, with Rachel _ [5?] Rachel came back here, Walter comeing [sic] for her in the evening.____ [?] 3rdWarm weather yet Mary Levens & Mary here for a visit. 20th Carrie Lydia & the Children went down to the Sematry [sic] Levi and Mother at at [sic] home, did not get home till dark. [pg 36b] 1891 9mo 29th And 30th, Quite a change in the weather not very pleasant for Old people, no Stove in their room, _ Lydia went up to Wellington for her Carpet, got very cold, next day came down here & spent a few hours with her Mother. 10mo 3rd Elizabeth came up, left for home again on the 5th _ the sixth was her wedding day 45 years ago, ____ 6th Uncle Arthur came on his way way [sic] from Quarterly meeting at Leeds, stoped [sic] all night with [Aichelans Suthard?] 19th Arnold Haight & wife came here, took dinner with u s, ____ �[pg 37a] 1891 10/12 _ Uncle Arthur left here for home, _ Lydia came down to help Carrie, so as to let Mary stop with Rachel, ____ [?] 2mo Stanley & Rachel here stoped [sic] all night with us, _ Mary Ann Valentine sold all her things off _ going up to Pickering to live 27 Uncle Henry came here Sarah Foster bringing him here, _ Lydia also came down, & took dinner with us mo10 30th Coppied [sic] a verse for S A Derbeshire And Mary Jane Bowerman, [11/12?] Dominon [sic] day, Lydia here fixing of her little girl, send her home [pg 37b] 13th Stephen & Lydia called on us, also Walter & Mary. _ Our Mary went down to stop a few days with Rachel. 29th My Birth day [sic] 87 years old born in the year 1804, in England _ Nathaniel & Isabela Sivetman, happend [sic] in here, after meeting first day also our Lydia, Mary went down to Stanleys _ Nettie Cronk here sewing.____ �6th I went up to John Williams, to see Lydia spent two days with her 10_ Rachel came up to see us, to spend a few days, _ 16th Rachel went home, 18th Mary up helping J Williams clean a lot of flowels [sic] for Toronto market. [pg 38a] 12mo 23rd 1891 Levi took Libbie home, a wet day _ Mary took on the market, with two geese four turkeys & four fowels [sic] _ Lydia here looking after work & the Children myself feeling quite unwell.____ A new teacher comeing [sic] on after the Holadays [sic]. ____ 1892 first month first, so unwell cannot think of any thing. _ Stanley & Rachel here, the former on his way from Belleville ____ My eyesight & memory getting worse ____ 19th Levi & Mary went to Picton a very cold day quicksilver down to 24 below zero _ 22 Abigale Garret & Mary Elizabeth here for dinner went to J Williams, and stoped [sic] all night _ [pg 38b] 1892 l mo 23 _ Stanley & Rachel here 24 Walter & Mary Levens here first day heard that Joseph Baker in England was dead �26th Lydia [re?] helping Rahcel about [tucking?] up the babys [sic] cloths [sic] a very cold day, the Children not at school 26, Had my hair cut did not seem like the right time for Mary, 27, Got word that Elizabeth was sick, Levi & Mary gone down Stanley & Rachel gone over to see Mary Levens, for a visit. _ [pg 39a] 1892 2mo 2nd A rough day Our folks gone down to look at the Creamy [sic] _ Stanley & Rachel here y et. ____ [?] 131st First day A fine day none of our folks at meeting, Levi & Mary got home in the evening, left Elizabeth quite unwell, 2/5 Silvanus Outwaters here for dinner & Ephafram Robinson also from Leeds, _6 Our quarterly meeting began, Thomas Robinson & wife here stayed all night with us. _ 3mo 24_ Carries birth day [sic] _ 37 years old, Levi walked to meeting _ 25th Robert Cadman here for a call up for wheat at [Labon?] Williams [pg 39b] �26 A fine day the Children gone up to J Williams.____ 27 First day Levi & Mary gone to meeting in the buggy _ very bad roads, John Williams & Lydia down here for dinner, made a mistake & did not have the goose 4mo 3 Lydia got her dinner with us Levi & Mary gone over to see Mary Levens little boy quite sick, Lydia set up her stocking 4/4 1892 ____ [pg 40a] 1892,4mo 10th____ Walter & Mary Levens here for a visit _11th Second day washing two weeks w ash ____ 12 _ Lydia all day, _ Libbie Vincent here in the afternoon. 13_ Deborah Dans wife from Belleville also Maud & Mary Levens for a call Carrie gone to Picton with Levi. _ 22 Rachel Gone home, been here the last w eek __ [pg 40b] 1892 4mo 23rd Levi sawing wood with his mitts on all day, very cold. �24 first day Levi & Carrie went to meeting only two men there Carrie went up to John Williams, after dinner. 60 28th Levis [sic] Birth day [sic] 32 years old down to Picton with Rachel, Ella Williams here sewing for Carrie 5mo 7th Lydias [sic] Birth day [sic] 54 years old All of us up to John Williams to spend the day a fine day, Ella Wiliams there also, Oh what writeing [sic] do not think I will try [cut off!! any more, right seems to ? all?] [pg 41a] 1892 5mo 15th Rachel Sills came up for a visit, _ Came to our place the 18th _ next day up to John Williams, with Mother, the eighteenth 24th Henry Mullett came here from the States, stoped [sic] with us five days, then went on to Belleville to W Henry Mulletts 21st of 5mo Elizabeth Cadman came up, gone over to see Mary Levens to day [sic] with Mary Bowerman, this 29th of this month. Yester day [sic] last evening Lydia called me out to see a rain-bow [sic], most likely the last I shall ever see. 6/2nd Elizabeth started for home yes­ terday, went as far as Picton stoped [sic] all �[pg 41b] 1892 6/2 _ night with Stephen & Lydia, went to the Sematry [sic] with Mary & Rachel. ____ 4th Still at John Williams Mary Jones & [Aize?] Willse here to see Mother, gone up to see Hillier to attend the quarterly meeting, 5th Quarterly meeting at Hillier our folks all gone, I am still with Lydia. Got a bit of Aspargrass [sic] for dinner that Eliza Varney sent me, _ so cold I want a brick under my feet, ____ 8th Mary gone down to stop with Rachel a few days, sush [sic] cold weather I have a brick under my feet. _ [pg 42a] 1892 6mo 10th Our Rachels [sic] Birth day [sic] her Mother & Carries two little boys with And Carrie _ Carrie getting the childrens [sic] pictures taken, _ So cold to day [sic] glad to put on another shawl And a brick under my feet. A woman papering the kitchen for Lydia _ My head feeling very light, not much to be wonderd [sic] at, _now most 88 years, _ John Williams brought me in a sprig of the Bay berie [sic] tree, A beautiful bright day. going out to take my [bitters?], and get my lunch, _ expect to go home on first day the 12th of this month. 1 2 th �Came away from John Williams Frank Waring died last w eek __ berried [sic] last seventh day the 10th 16 _ Carrie started for Yearly meeting Amey Leer here for dinner. Rachel gone to Picton with Lydia.) [pg 42b] 1892 6mo 23 Lydia down here, als [sic] three friends from the States, Samuel Moon and his wife, als [sic], Rachel Price, who gave us some good advise. _ 26_ Libbie here with her husband took tea with us, the three friends at our meeting, John Williams and Lydia was there also, Levi & Mary also leaveing [sic] me at home with the children Carrie not got home y et. ____ 23rd Rachel Price & Samuel Moon & his wife was [sic] here, gave me a nice little bit of good advise. _ [pg 43a] 20_ Eliza Clark, and Alace Gregory here, the farmer from England, _ Laura Phelps bringing them here for a call took tea with us. [?]mo 1st Dominion day Eliza Maria Phelphs And Abby Ellsworth here, also Thomas Clark, _28th George Grubb here an Irish Friend, a minister. _ Robert Taylor brought him here, gave us a good sermon. �5th My father & Mother landed in Quebec 70, years ago to day [sic] with eleven children Also Josephs Silvetmans family Mary up to John Williams makeing [sic] soap, Rachel here again, ____ [?]th Rachel gone home, & down to see Elizabeth, _ I am going up to stop a few days with Lydia _ [pg 43b] 1892_ 7mo 15th Still up with Lydia very hot weather, John Williams came home last evening _ not feeling much better, complaining of his head a good deal, myself copping [sic] a peice [sic] of poetary [sic] for Phebe Jane Levens. _ Lydia fixing my old dress, __ Levi hived a swarm of bees. _ Mary at Lredericksburg yet. A heavy thunder shower about five oclock [sic] in the afternoon. _18 Our folks got home from Napanee & Lredericksburgh. _ Rachel comeing [sic] with them, 22 A very heavy thunder shower, killed a horse a short ways from our house writeing [sic] to Uncle James, _ mail it the 25th 1892 [pg 44a] 1892 7mo 29th Mary Waring came down t omake us a visit went over to Nathaniels after meeting Mary takeing [sic] of her �8mo 2nd Gone up to see Lydia Mary Bowerman cutting my toe nailes [sic] not at all ready to do it, Mary & Carrie up to John Williams picking berries picked most a hun-dred boxes, Mary Waring stoping [sic] with me, _ Levi helping George Hubbs, _ 4 Mary waring went home, _ 12th Columbus Clothier & Katie came 14 Went up to John Williams to tea went to meeting in the morning _ [pg 44b] 1892 8mo 28th____ Lydia here looking over some old papers __ 20th Columbus & Katie left here for Bellville, And so back to [Hauntingdon?] Went down to see Uncle Benjamin 30th Carrie up to J Williams picking berries.____ [envelope] [loose piece paper 1] Life! we have been long togather; Through pleasant & Cloudy weather, Tis hard to part, when friends are dear Perhaps, twill cost a sigh, a tear; Then steal away, give little warming, Choose thine own time, Say not, good-night, But in some brighter clime, �Bid me good morning. Vincent Bowerman [loose paper 2] My Grandfather Bowerman Died at Bloomfield On the 6th of 2nd month 1885 Aged 93 years & 8 months Found a Memorandum of Grandfathers this morning, which I coppie for Carrie,____ “ l mo 24th 1882 Is the 32nd year me and my wife was [sic] married 32 years ago this day we were married, in the Friends Meeting-house in Bloomfield.” Deborah Bowerman Aged 80 The above was written without Spectacls [sic] Vincent Bowerman Died at Bloomfield On the sixth of 2mo 1885 [pg 45a] [blank] [pg 45b] Deborah Bowerman died near Bloomfield Tenth month 24th 1892 aged 87 years and 11 months �[pg 46a] [blank] [pg 46b] For Those Grown Old By Wilhelmina Stitch I pray you be not angry, hard or cold With those grown old Two things there be that torture me (How shall such pain in rhyming lines be [told)?] The sound of children crying bitterly, And words like spears, hurled at the [maimed?] old. They are so tired; no longer are they girls with youths brave armour warding off Life’s blows, They are defenceless; very swiftly hurt; One sharp word hurled, and lo? the hearts blood flows. They are so very tired; one never knows When they may slip into the arms of Death And sob like children lost and found again And with this hurt, tear-laden breath Till Death, the friend, how they’ve escaped from pain. [pg 47a] Oh, sin indeed to make the old weary of life; They who have had their share of misery & strife Oh, wrap your tenderness about them like a shawl To comfort them and keep them from the cold And let your love build up so high a wall _ The spears of life find not the [maimed? unarmed?] old Copied by Carrie E. Williams July 1928 [pg 47b] [blank] �[pg 48a] [blank] [pg 48b] [Newspaper Clippings] LIVING BY THE DAY “I COMPARE,” says John Newton, “the troubles which we have to undergo in the course of the year to a great bun­ dle of fagots, far too large for us to lift. But God does not require us to carry the whole at once. He mercifully unties the bundle, and gives us first one stick, which we are to carry today, and then another which we are to carry to-morrow, and so on. This we might easily manage if we would only take the burden appointed for us each day; but we choose to increase our troubles by carrying yesterday’s stick over again to-day, and adding tomorrow’s burden to our load before we are required to bear it.” PATIENT WITH THE LIVING Sweet friend, when thou and I are gone Beyond earth’s weary labor, When small shall be our need of grace From comrade or from neighbour, Passed all the strife, the toil, the care, And done with all the sighing, What tender truth shall we have gained, Alas ! by simply dying? Then lips to chary of their praise Will tell our merits ever, And eyes too swift our faults to see Shall no defect discover Then hands that would not lift a stone Where stones were thick to cumber One steep hill, path, will scatter flowers �Above our pillowed slumber. Sweet friend, perchance both thou and I, Ere love is past forgiving, Should take the earnest lesson homeBe patient with the living ! To-day’s repressed rebuke may save Our blinding tears to-morrow Then patience-e’en when keenest edge May what a nameless sorrow Tis easy to be gentle when Death’s silence shames our clamour, And easy to discern the best Through memory’s mystic glamour; But wise it were for thee and me Ere love [is?] past forgiving To take the tender lesson to beBe patient with the living! THE MEDICINE OF SUNSHINE - The world wants more sunshine in its dispo­ sition, in its business, in its charities, in its theology. For ten thousands of the aches and pains and irritations of men and women we commend sunshine. It soothes better than morphine; it stimulates better than champagne; it is the best plaster for a wound. The Good Samaritan poured out into the fallen traveller’s gash more of this than of wine, and oil. Florence Nightingale used it on Crimean battle fields. Take it into all, the alleys, on board all the ships, by all the sick-beds, -not a phial full but a soul full. It is good for spleen, for liver complaint, for neuralgia, for rheumatism, for falling fortunes, for melancholy. We suspect that heaven itself is only more sunshine. � 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 Vincent Bowerman Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vincent Bowerman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Prince Edward County Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877-1884 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, Prince Edward County, Hallowell Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Vincent Bowerman Diary, 1877-1884 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Vincent Bowerman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Prince Edward County Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877-1884 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Prince Edward County, Hallowell Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0bff442a71ec68411d5616b9a128956f.pdf ebf4ecc1c5e724efe56d8546adbebb99 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d1f8c5c0129c5b6cf855eab2bd3b7a62.pdf 9c8bc8519d9f02a4a07ddd4bda645117 PDF Text Text William (Henry) Watson (1838-1918) 1881-1911 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Henry Watson’s Diary 1882 P1. Dancing Young ladies allow gentlemen privileges in dancing, when taken under any other circumstances would be considered as improper. It requires neither brains nor good muscles to be a good dancer. As the love of the one increases, the love of the men & women in skilful dancing. In ancient times the sexes danced separately. Alcohol is the spirit of beverages, so sex is the spirit of the dance, take it away & let the sexes dance separately & dancing would go out of fashion very soon. Parlour dancing is dangerous. Tippling leads to drunkenness and Parlour dancing leads to ungodly Balls. Tippling & parlour dancing sow the wind & both reap the whirlwind. Put dancing in the crucible, apply the acids, weight it, and the verdict of reason morality & religion is “weighted in the balance and found wanting.” The Chief of Police of New Your city says, “That the families of the abandoned girls in the city were ruined by dancing.” Page 2. Were I so tall to reach the pole, And meet the oceans with my span, I must be measured by my soul, The mind is the standard of the man Page 3 News papers A good newspaper is the grandest temporal blessing that God has given to the people of any country. Opinions sometimes are, that anybody can make a newspaper with the aid of capital. The facts are that fortunes are swallowed up every year in the vain effort to establish newspapers. It is time, in my opinion, that it was understood that unless genius & ability are the basis of the undertaking, that the most successful way to sink a fortune & keep it sunk, is to start a newspaper. To publish a newspaper requires the skill, precision, vigilance, strategy and boldness of a Commander in Chief. �To edit a newspaper one needs to be a statesman, a geographer, a statistician and so far as all acquisitions a concise encyclopaedia. Page 4 There are some women who are unbearable. No love or tenderness can subdue their bickerings. If every want be not instantly gratified they accuse their husbands of not caring for them, and either vent their dissatisfaction in angry words, or worse lapse into sulky silence. Can you wonder that the husbands of such women seek refuge in places of evil resort. A prison is more compassionate than domestic unhappiness. “A fretful temper Will divide The closest knot That can be tied.” Page 5 Clearville Dec 19/82 This day has revealed to me, by sentiments expressed in confidence by an aged Father. One who has struggled through life’s journey to rear and comfort a home for his aged wife & children of small sons & daughters that life is a pilgrimage. One may struggle & fight for our children, they grow up to dishonour their parents, seemingly do everything to destroy the comforts of age, & bring grey hairs & a premature grave, such is the case related; domestic discomfiture instead of domestic happiness, seems to prevail. Remember sons & daughters, your convictions will realize you are slowly but surely murdering your aged & respected Father. Page 6 Never swerve in your conduct from your honest convictions decide, because you see reason for decisions, and then act because you have decided. Let your actions follow the guidance of your judgment & if between them both you go down, go down. It is the only course worth of a man. Page 7 Met at the dedication of the Universalist Church in Detroit in the fall of 1881. The following persons were present: Role Woods Esq Nixon {P. Q.?} Ont �R.W. Cobb Esq. Smithville, Ont. JT Middleton Esq. Hamilton, Ont. R. {Bumar?} ESq. & daughter Olinda, Ont Rev. {C.F.} Dodge  Apr 2/80 – wrote me regarding a location Branchport N.Y. Yates Co. Page 8 West Lyone Prov. Of Manitoba Apr. 15/ 1882 Myself Louisa & Clayton crossed over the Red River on the ice, just before it broke up. The River was supposed to be 4 ft. above its natural level & shortly after crossing, the ice broke up & showed plainly the danger we were in crossing. Brother Theodore & Mrs. George Cummings were with us. Got my luggage across in a small boat. Was taken ill that afternoon & had Dr. Cameron to see me. Met W. J. Gosnell & Wm. English on the banks of the Red River west side. In such trying times how cheering it is to find old acquaintances & true friends. Page 9 Theodore T. Watson Nelsonville, Manitoba May 6/1882 Eugene Watson Nelsonville, Man. May 6/1882 Page 10 Clearville July 11/82 This night brings forth sad remembrances. Two months ago this a.m. my dearest of all earthly treasures was taken from me. Death claimed her as heaven’s own. Sad is such realities but only a matter of time with all beings. Our reunion is sure when my time comes. Henry Page 11 Sabbath Evening Sept 3/82 �This day has been spent under severe trials of sustaining a despondent spirit. Memories of my precious {look} lurk through the mind and imagination says they are with me only to vanish upon reflection of sad reality. They are visionary plain the only consoling comfort. Ida and Linius went home & to the fairchilds Suffered nearly all day with headache at home with Clayton Mary & Becca. Page 12 Mix first hope & then despair, how sad is life in such a mood. --How said it is to convene around the grave of the dead to see the tears & hear the sobs of the survivors stricken & mourning friends. Only “A little while” Job xvi-18. Death is the great conqueror. Life’s activity is only a little while. The sun goes down and death transforms all. Page 13 The spirit departeth How calm the repose The pale lily bloometh Whence fadeth the rose; But there is no death Only transfiguration The yielding of breath For the glorification OH God, to that faith To the heart’s consolation. -Not dead not dead, Only gone to the giver Awaiting the weepers Just over the river Only gone by the path That the blesses have trod To walk with the saints In the city of God. Page 14 Died At Nelsonville, Prov. of Manitoba. My dear companion –wife- Louisa on the morning of May 6th 1882 at 1a.m. The mind is incompetent to express the Heart’s feeling under most trying times, I have the confidence to feel There is another loving hand �To heaven’s harp strings given Another gentle seraph’s voice, Another star in heaven. Page 15 Nov 18th 1882 A.D. My birthday Sat. A lovely day all sunshine no shadow. Sad is the remembrance & position from one yr ago but life’s cross we must bear and fight our destinies with fortitude. I was home all day with Ida, Lucy, Mary & Becca McDougal & my precious little boy Clayton. Linnius was at the Eau boating. A peculiar day as telegraphing was intercepted by magnetic aerial interception. Messages were heard without the aid of batteries etc. Northern lights were bright. Page 16 Memorandum of Photographs sent to various parties. George Angolosis, Self & Louisa Walter & Mary Garreth “ R. Constable - “ Anson Tucker Family Wesley & Leva – self & Louisa T. E. Rennic – “ “ T. Harvey – “ “ Eugene – Family with Clayton Theodore – Louisa & Clayton Henry Adams self & Louisa John {AE} - Clayton Elizabeth – “ Dr. Ras{illegible} - Louisa & Clayton Jennie {or prob. Tennie, who was Henry’s sister Hortense} – Clayton 3 De Longs – Clayton Mrs. Frances self Louisa & Clayton Rebecca DeLong Clayton & Louisa Clarke Watson – Clayton Page 17 Guard well they life One never can know What evil from thy tongue can flow What guilt, what grief may be incurred By one incautious hasty word He who receives a good turn Should never forget it. �He who does one Should never remember it. Page 18 A word, a look, which at one time makes no impression, at another time wounds the heart, & like a shaft flying with the wind pierces deep, which with its own natural force would scarce reach the object aimed at. Page 19 A solid statement embodying much political reasoning illustrating genius, capital, money, skill, business, foolishness & labour. Tennayson can take a worthless sheet of paper & by writing a poem on it making it worth $5000 & that’s genius. Vanderbilt can write a few words on a sheet of paper & make it worth $5,000,000 & that’s capital. The United States can take an ounce & a quarter of gold & stamp upon it an “Eagle Bird” & “Twenty dollars” & that’s money. A mechanic can take material worth $5 & make it into a watch worth $100 & that’s skill. The merchant can take an article worth 50c & sell it to you for $1.00 that’s business. Page 20 A lady can purchase a very comfortable bench for $10 but prefers to pay $100 that’s foolishness. The ditch digger works 10 hrs a day & shovels out 3 or 4 tons of earth for $1.00 that’s labour. Died At Ridydom on Friday morning {here?} 8th at 5 am, Little only old, smallest child I ever saw. Weighed wo pounds when Born. Why should such a little innocent Babi suffer as it did for days before death. Page 21 All over the world there are women who endeavour to satisfy the hunger of their own hearts with the devotion of man who inspires them with reverence & tenderness perhaps, but who fail utterly to rouse in them the deep strong love of which they are by nature capable. Sometimes before it burst over their heads then feel the cold dark shadow of the storm clouds which is to wreck their dearest hopes & flood their souls with misery. Page 22 {signatures} Richard DeLong Rosannah Delong Traverse City, Mich. Page 23 �Zelotes B. Delong Elgin Ill. Sept 13/83 16 yrs Bertha Delong Eligin Ill. Written by herself Nov 20/83 Page 24 Maud Delong Elgin Ill. 1882 – 10 years old Page 25 Frances C. Delong Traverse City Mich. Nov 20/1883 Died 1886 Page 26 C.E. Delong – Traverse City Nov 26/1883 Mich Page 27 J.C. DeLong, Elgin Ill. Nov 20/83 Page 28 Detroit Nov 15\83 Was married to Ida K. Handy by Rev C.W. Knickerbocker in the Parlor of Antisdale Hotel in the presence of Anson Tucker wife & daughter & a few others. Passed a pleasant evening in conversation in Parlor. A very blustery disagreeable day with snow squalls. Went through the City some. Page 29 Started for Chicago at 9.15 on the morning of 16th arrived at 9P.M. & stopped at Commercial Hotel until 19th. Went from there to Elgin Ill. Arrived at 11:30 am. found residence of Uncle Zelates & Aunt Harriet, on Walnut str. West Elgin. Family – Cecilia Apr 26/83 30 yrs, Delbert – Aug 26 – 25 yrs old Alives Mar 16 – 32 yrs Julia Nov 16 - 21 “ Burton – Sept 13 – 16 yrs Page 30 �Maud Jan 25 – 10 yrs Zelates – 60 yrs, Harriet – 51 George killed on railway July 20/83 25 years old – which constitutes the family of Derick Delong May 13 1883 Rosannah Feb 25 “” 53 Chas. Edgar Jan 4/83 “ 30 Frances 20 yrs age – Edgar’s wife maiden name Amelia Minerva Hade, Page 31 has one child born Oct 8/82 Phinneus Baldwin Julius Baldwin Birthday Apr 16/83 – 51 yrs age Clair McLaughlin – Ap 17 – 48 Charles Baldwin – Jan 4 – 26 Clinton “” - June 4 - 25 Lloyd “” - Aug 11 – 23 Minnie “ - May 18 – 20 Neva “ - Feb 18 – 18 Saya “ - Apr 20 – 10 Daisy {-Apr 20 – 10?} Page 32 Mrs. C.E. Delong Traverse City, Mich Page 33 Colin Ross Fulton, Ill. Whiteside Co. Page 34 Anson Baldwin July 11/1883 – 47 yrs {Eliner?} Baldwin (Sawin) Lewellyn “ Zala Sawin “ Jennie Alla “ Oct 10 – 47 yrs Oct 10 – 20 Mar 3 – 16 Feb 10/83 – 13 – 56 �Burdet Jay “ Myrtie May “ Nov 16/83 – 7 Apr 2/83 – 3 Page 35 Celia DeLong – Elgin Ill. Page 36 Albert Delong “ “ Page 37 A Baldwin – Union Rock Co. Wisconsin Ill. Dec 7/83 {July 11/83 – 47 yr?} Page 38 Eleanor M. Baldwin {Willie Baldwin Zola S. Baldwin Evansville Wisconsin Dec 7/83?} Page 39 Jennie E. Baldwin Burdette Joy Baldwin Myrtie May Baldwin Evansville Dec 7/83 Page 40 Clara B. Baldwin Brooklyn, Wisconsin Page 41 Julius Baldwin, Brooklyn Wisconsin Page 42 C.S. Baldwin Oregon, Wisconsin Dec 9/83 Page 43 Clinton J. Baldwin Oregon Wisconsin Dawe Co. Dec 9/83 Page 44 �Lloyd M. Baldwin, Brooklyn Wisc. married Mary Graham Page 45 Alvin Bryant Randolph Wisconsin Page 46 Minnie Baldwin, Brooklyn Wis. married Palmer A Naymes Page 47 Mira J. Baldwin Brookly Wis. Page 48 Daisy Baldwin Brooklyn Wis. 17 yrs old 1890 Page 49 23 yrs Boyd M. Baldwin Oregon Wis Page 50 Emerson Bryant Randolph Wis. Page 51 Lucy C. Bryant Randolph Wis. 1883 Page 52 Hale Handy, Fox Lake Wis Page 53 Larry M. Handy Fox Lake Wis Page 54 Fannie K. John Fox Lake Wis Dec 18/83 Page 55 D.W. John Fox Lake Wis 12/18/83 Page 56 �Hale Handy – Born in York state Apr 1 – 1883 – 46 yrs Laura (Wood Handy Feb 24/83 – 59 yrs Archy M. Handy Dec 6/83 – 37 Fanny (Handy) John July 24/83 – 31 DW John Oct 25/83 – 34 (Born 3 children) Morton H John – 5 Allan W “ Oct 19/83 – 4 “ sept 1/83 – Babe Page 57 Feb 17/86 Appointed & elected as District Deputy Grand Master of AOUW Lodge for St. Claire district – comprising of Elgin, Kent & Essex. Got election through energy of John Lee, Colin Rathorne, {TLT Lewis} & Bob {Prosser} Page 58 Wm McLaren, Mapleton, Dakota Clarke A. Watson – Scammon Cove Drummond Island, Mich Miss Baxter – 31 Roland Str Detroit Mich Page 59 Brother Masons who assisted me in Man. May 1882 (death of Louisa) Nathan Logan – Westlynn Alex Stuarant – “ Joseph Grant – “ JW Guthersey – “ Geo McDonald – “ Mr. Bromish – “ Joseph Leport Rick Quail ET Yenta NE Wilson CE Jackson LE Scurbnor JB Turnbull Geo Gaffney {Indley} Moon Page 60 �March 5/86 John Raycroft & Wm McLaren spent part of day with us from 11-4p.m. How pleasant it is to have valued & honourable friends call upon you & revive old acquaintances two of whom I value highly. Page 61 Ages etc of Pa Handy’s family Collins Handy Sr Born Apr 7 – 1811 New Haven Conn. Rebecca Baldwin – Sept 18 1814 Landsdown Children 11 David Henry Handy – Dec 20/35 Collins Handy (jr) - Aug 18/38 Louisa Handy - Apr 12/41 Julia Ellen “ – Apr 21/43 Julius “ – Feb 17/45 George William “ – May 4/52 Franklin M. “ - Apr 20/50 Norman Wesley “ – May 4 52 Ida K. “ – Jun 14 54 Clara Lucy “ – Oct 17 56 Anson Fred “ - Mar 25 57 Page 62 A very good world to live in To lend, spend or to give in to beg or to borrow or to get a man’s own The very worst world that ever was known T.F. Watson – married [T.F is Theodore Frederick, Henry’s brother] Maggie Murray – died Jan 16/1885 Arlow was born Married Sarah Louise Born Aug 31 1858 Charles Frederick – Jan 13/85 Louisa Ruth – June 13/94 Dec 87 - sent L.E Toronto & Globe Page 63 Dec 4/1902 �The Canada Temperance Act submitted to the voters for Ont. Result as follows Had to get 212,725 votes to pass. Got. Page 64 Family Record {Haltun?} Page 65 Gone Home Departed this life Apr 22/86 Hale Handy age 16 with Influenza Son of Collins & Elisabeth Handy In peace in heaven. How glorious such hope though sad to separate on earth’s [missing] with so promising a young man. In life respected by all who knew him. In death reunited. Page 66 1886 May 11th I as District Dep. Of A.O.U.W. for the Claire District worked up & got petition to organize a degree of Select Knights of the Order in Morpeth & Ridgetown. Sent petition to Grand Council B.J Friendship of St. Catherines, & he instituted Morpeth May 11/86 in evening with following chair members No 60. H. Watson Dr. Shaw, Collins Handy, J.R. Smith, Frank Guyott, AD Page, Geo White, D McFarlane, J. Truman, AR McDonald, J. Ridley & E. Monnom. AE Page in Supreme. Ad lunch at the Eno House after. Page 67 May 12/86 Instituted Howard Laguire No. 61 in evening with following members, W {Smewith} W. Prosser D.O. Loane J. Ian B.A. Thorpe N.J. Willson W. J. Grant D. {Costernues} W. Latimer John Lea I was appointed G.C. & a delegate to Grand Lodge in Guelph. W. Prossner same Wm Howard Leguiere Page 68 Clearville Mar 20/87 All alone with Clayton & Father Collins. They have gone to bed at 10P.M. Sunday evening Linny, Ida & Babe at Adamsons or Winefarlanes. I go to West Home in morning & Rodney Lodge in eve or �expect to. A very fine day. Done all the house work etc today Henry Page 69 Clearville Mar 27/88 To-day has been one of a Historical event in my life, showing the trials & natural destinies of paternal care. Linny & Mary also Wilfred took mail train this a.m. for Manitoba. Mr Greeneway went yesterday 26th with car of effects. How little such separations are thought of unless realised. Such is destiny. Such is life. May God protect & assist them. Page 70 Eternal Truth, Justice, Honesty & Mutual Aid Wisdom penetrates many mysteries. Let prudence rule your mind & govern your temper. Justice demands protection but not abuse. Let not thy tongue offend they neighbour. Page 71 Excursion Sept 7/89 Clearville On Sept 4 @ 8a.m. the Steamer “Lake Side” Capt N.J. Wright & A Cowan purser. Left the docks {Edgecombs}, Moores, Clearville & Morpeth. Left Morpeth nearly 10am for Cleveland. 168 tickets sold. Mr Isaac Gardner & self chartered boat & ran excursion at a loss of about 1.25 each. The weather so rough could not go on Aug 21st or would have made well as there was about 1000 on shore to go. Page 72 So rough when we landed at the Eau on the 5th could not get to lower decks. Had to get down to foot of Eau in small boats & get home best we could. The schooner Lewis Ross of Port Hope went ashore, helped take the crew off. The Tug Maytham of Cleveland Ohio attempted to rescue but could not. Capt High & Capt & crew of Tug are deserving credit for noble effort & rescuing the men off vessel. Upon the whole, good excitable time. Page 73 Clearville Jan 9 1890 To-day has been one of sad experience. Departed this life David W. {Gresner} resident of Orford & Warden of Kent. A true & tried friend, a man of sterling material that embodies all that makes up true manhood. Departed this life at age of 55 yr 10 months & 24 days. Mourned by all & despised by none. Page 74 �Buried June 11/90 by Masonic Fraternity & aided by Select Knights (He was initiated into Masonry by myself) about 100 of the Brethren present from all parts, and over 100 conveyances in all. Memorial cards sent to J John – successor as Warden J Flemming J T Arnold J McMichael J Duich David Wilson Page 75 P Spence Julius Murray T Warrington Colin Lietch AJ McMurdo Council Page 76 {checkmarks in pencil go down the left of this page next to each name} John Mcham John Fon John Hurry W. J. {Buckm?} Wm Ridley Hank Ridley {Malln?} Badens {F.7.?} Allen {Thrs} F. Ronllidy Alex McLanish L. S. Censhy John Lee A. J. C. {Anderson?} L. {Cenpudin?} Mr. Royne {Las?} Reycraph L. D. {Cennier?} {Webinder?} {Emydt?} John Carry John {Cradon?} {Lindyr?} Nood D. McFarlane Page 77 {Signatures} �Chas S. Pratt Large Man 596 West Av Buffalo N.Y. Earnest Wende Buffalo N.Y. Heath Couns F Knoll 45 Niagara Str. Buffalo N.Y. – old man L.H. Smith 663 Main Str. Buffalo N.Y. Page 78 Aug 14/15 – 1890 Julius Baldwin visited us in Canada. Was here & visit for 2 wks & over. Had a picnic at Eau & Pa Handy’s on Aug 26. I had to go to Chatham county audit & could not go. Ida & I went to Julie Handy’s on Sat. Eve. 30th & came home Monday – bid Uncle Julie good bye & at Collins Handy on Sund 31st. He went or started for home on Sept 1st. Page 79 1890 Mr. Marcus died at Ridgetown was buried at Ridgetown on Sat. 30 Aug. I was Pall bearer. Page 80 Born Oct 14/1874 Preston Coffey Page 81 Mary Geldon wife of Wm. Watson born in Yorkshire Eng Oct 15/1794 came to Canada 1819 died at the Eau point May 5/1885 Buried at Morpeth 1891 Robt Watson Born Aug 8 1819 died in Harwich Nov29 1880 Buried at Morpeth Page 82 A. Traunweiser requests the presence of ----- at the marriage Miss Cora Lapier to Eugene Watson on Wed. eve. May 11/1892 at the Methodist church Calgary at 9PM. Reception at 9.30 at Mr. Watson’s residence McTavish str. Calgary. Page 83 Sent Photos of buildings & family to Eugene & Fred Watson, Lin Watson & Miss Alvin Bryant & of family only to Duncan McFarlane Johnson & Soper. �Page 84 RE Gosnell Legislative Library Victoria BC JC MacDonald, 182 Vict Ave Ridgetown Aug 29/95 Minnie Smith, Cedar Springs J.A. House, Stoney Creek Page 85 1898 Feb 18 Edden Turner was in office & on 19th took tea with me sold his farm to Mr. Williamson Francis {Ferno?} Solicitor in co. with Richard Luddium, {Roode?} District Registry Office Wakefield Yorkshire England Page 86 G.W. Tape of Sumpten Oregon Father died July 23rd 1887, was buried at Morpeth aged 72 yrs. Mother died Sept 29 1900. Buried at Morpeth Oct 1 1900. Rev. L.S. McCollister preached service Page 87 1901 Sept I was appointed Post Master of Highgate – took possession of office – Aug 3rd 1901 Opened new office Oct 9th 1901 on corner of Main & King str. Highgate. Molsons Bank opened an office in Highgate. Page 88 Sund Apr 5 1903 A cool dull day, some sunshine. Morden & I all alone. Leona was at Ridetown at Oliver & Julia & ma in Wisconsin. We went to church in forenoon. Done cooking & put in day as best we could. Reading & writing letters etc. When alone the mind has many themes to ponder over & the past will crop up & cause the thoughts of “man’s vicissitudes of life”. Page 89 1903 Aug 12th �Started on a trip via San Francisco , Portland, Victoria & Vancouver to see Fred & Eugene, returned by Manitoba, St. Paul & we got home Oct 2nd 9PM. Melford Selden only grandchild came with me. Dec 21/03 – Melford took sick – developed into Scarlet Fever Page 90 a very bad type & uncertain of recovery. Telegraphed Father & Mother (Lin & Mary) to come (Dec 27th). They got here on 30th in eve. Boy changed for the better & gradually improved. Quarantine lifted on Jan 28th. Malcolm McArthur died Jan 1904 & buried at [unreadable looks like ‘Surrel’]Cemetery in Aldborough Page 91 Alex McTavish died Dec 26/03 buried at Ridgetown Cemetery on Saturday. Service by the Masons. A very cold day. Was quarantined. Could not go. Page 92 1905 Oct 27 Rosannah Delong died. Buried in Travis City Mich. She was 75 yrs 8 months 2 days old. Her maiden name was Rhuma Ross. A zealous Christian Lady, respected by everyone who knew her. Uncle Richard Delong died Oct 26 1889 & was buried in Travis city. Page 93 Her Brother is E.E. Ross, Chicago & sister was Mrs. C. W. Locke, Bellvue, Kansas USA. There has been no records made in about 2 yrs in this book. Pressure of work & poor health the cause. Page 94 1907 The township of Orford saw fit to sue me to recover what Falls said I owed. Tried in Chatham county courts before Judge Dowlan & case dismissed with costs against the Township in full. The suit created considerable excitement & I received numerous congratulations from the best men in the country. Page 95 The following congratulated me strongly on winning the suit & expressed deep indignation at the council in the course they adopted. Sheriff Germinell, Dept. Sherriff, County Clerk Gosnell Clerk of the County Holmes, County Treasurer Flemmings; Judges Chambers. {Comity?} Constable – {Loupan?} – J. G. Walker. City {Solictor-?}; Rob Black. Will Blue, Chas Ashton, some juryman �strangers – Joseph Kemel, L. J. Raycraft, my {Solictor?} – J. S. Foster, At Home – Geo W Moody, Dr Mcphace, {Wooh?} Hardy Geo {Melster?}, {Dam Lagan?} & family, Sam {Gosmell?} & Floyd. W. C. Sifton, R. G. Spruce, Rev McLong, John {Baiby?}, Barker, McConder; L. D. {Ellis?}, Geo Reycraft, A. J. Stone Rev {Cerichton?}; John Scott, {Kimmy?} {Shurch?}, John Lee Page 96 James of Rember Narmer’s family of Harwich. Emma – maid – Sarah Rice Mary Neads – Annie Handy {Summan?} Bachelor – Leslie Hallie Mallory, Frank Edith Bruce Page 97 April 7th 1909 – Grandpa Handy birth day 98 yrs old. I wrote a {skelni?} journal of his life, Hutty, journal {wanted?} {Cuh?}, {soh?} one and was published in journal & monitor Sad papers with it in as follows: Fine & Supene Watson, Ina & Mabel Muse, Sherman, {Munden?}, Jule – Baldum, Lucy Bryarch, Hale Handy Jas, {Baldiom?}, W R Watson, & Gordon Haily, Archy Campbell, Toronto, {Wr?} Roome, D. A. Gordon, Olio Handy, Geo Fisher, Ed Stewart_ Continued Page 98 Frank, Geo & {Ino?} Handy, Oliver Ransome, Leis & Clayton & {Sworal?} others; Morden started out in life, went to Toronto, to work for the Ontario Paving Buck Co, west Toronto, at 8 am {me?} week, Wm pears, manager, commenced Monday 22nd, March 1908 – Continued & liked it well Page 99 April 3rd 1909, Uncle Zelotis {We?} Long, dud at his sons residence. {Aleeins?} {Dilong?} near Delton. {Wise?} I & e was born in Clark Township {comity?} {ac?} Durham in 8 yrs 3.1823 after 85 yrs x 7 m. Page 100 J. Morse Hardy Oct 10/09 Born Nov. 30/1877 Page 101 1910 John White born March 2 1846 Sarah A white born Sept 2nd 1853 Samuel {mariner?} White born Dec 3 1875 Mary A Dodds {written above} White born April 18th 1880 Alice Wash White (wife of A White) Peter John Dodds (husband of Mary White) �Page 102 {Photograph of two men and a woman glued to page} H. W. M., alley, Bloomfield {Hunny?} & Ida Watson Highgate 1911 Page 103 Hale Handy {died?} Feb 23 – 1910 - {Banquet?} in one behalf Feb 23 – 1912 - , Gave Gladys Barley {mice Biddles?} Mrs Hanndy, Merlis Crusade By Rosan Carney {Ho?} Little Came {pinch?} Mrs Midie Page 104 April 1911 {Such?} Easter {Candy?} {T?} – {Lemmus?} Watson family Mr Mrs 7 am {Mcbenneds?} M 7 Room & hady Mr Mrs Meil Rathorn Mrs Harriett {Leelong?} 5827 {Duducann?} are cheap Mr Mrs C. A. Watson Mrs Z. G. {Linkbart?} Page 105 Died At Cass City. Much Sat. see 9 to. 1893 Mrs Alice Leelong Wife of Reuben Belong Ages 60 years & 3 m {Interence?} in {Mavesta?} Cemetary see 12 – 1893 Page 106 Wm. R. Meyer 126 Hallas Rd. Victoria B. C. Charles F. Watson Vancouver B.C. 1209 Thurow St. Toronto 26 Gloucester St. Ont. Page 107 Burons Steel Rond Eau Ontario �Page 108 To Remember she of the happiest days. The one 2 {speut?} at this dear old home. Sincerely Elyse C. Lericelius 6/21/14 1110 Dillon Sh. Page 109 For the sake of old sakes sake year address Harris Teachers College sh Louis {Missoure?} Summer address Lyle, Washington (Laura J Soper 4288 Brighton {Aoe?} M.K. Loper Los Angeles Cal.) Page 110 Thursday Oct 3/1911 My Dear Dauphlia The coulds are gradually lifting over on Home and beautiful sunshine in dispelling our gloom. How thankful and pleased we all full over from recovery and our gratitude to our Heavenly Father who rules all things. For His kindom Cheer up my Dear Girl, let nothing worry you, You have a happy life before you yet. Be patient and exercise your best judgement and all will be again at home. Happy and prosperous your Pa Page 111 John W Bailey Nov 1- 45 year Jemma a Bailey Aug 8th 37. Last Frank G. Oct 17 – 13 yrs Gladys J. – 11 – Jany 30th {Hafbett?} Hewitt R. July 30 – 10 yrs Emma {Jeane?} 8, March 30th Grace M. Sep 6th 1911 Ellen A. Dece 23 1911 4 yrs Page 112 {Empty} Page 113 Blenheim March 21st Dear Uncle When you are far away from me, I will always think of thee, as always good and kind to me, and wherever you are on land or see sea May God’s blessing follow thee. Your niece, Minda Handy Page 114 Leva M. T. Handy at Dew ducy July 3rd, 1914 J.J. McAlice, North Vauce, Aug 19th 1915 Floruse E. McAlice, Aug, 19th, 1915 Leona Watson born 1884 Dec 7. Died Feb/1974 1974 �Page 115 William Henry Watson. This is my Christian home but commonly through life. I have {wont?} by name or Henry Watson, I am well {kurm?} though {the G--?} of Kent, and {Eaux?}, was Henry Watson suffered a stroke about 1914 in {Dewdncy?}. She tried to continue writing but most of it was illegible. Died 1918, born 1838-79 {Loose, unnumbered pages} Tuesday Oct 3 – 1911 My Dear Daughter, The clouds are gradually lifting over our Home and beautiful Sunshine is dispelling our gloom. How thankfull and pleased we all feel over your becoming and our gratitude to our Heavenly Father who rules all things for His kingdom. Cheer up my Dear Girl, let nothing worry you. You have a happy life before you yet, Be patient and exercise your best judgement and all will be again at Home, Happy and Prospurous Your Pa {stamp that reads “S. K. C. Education Industry Union”} Henry Watson, Clearville, Ont. P.G.S. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. P. D. D. Grand Lodge, A. O. U. W. D. G. C. Select Knights of Canada Harriet Delong Elgine Ells For more information on William (Henry) Watson, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� William (Henry) Watson (1838-1918) 1881-1911 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Henry Watson’s Diary 1882 P1. Dancing Young ladies allow gentlemen privileges in dancing, when taken under any other circumstances would be considered as improper. It requires neither brains nor good muscles to be a good dancer. As the love of the one increases, the love of the men & women in skilful dancing. In ancient times the sexes danced separately. Alcohol is the spirit of beverages, so sex is the spirit of the dance, take it away & let the sexes dance separately & dancing would go out of fashion very soon. Parlour dancing is dangerous. Tippling leads to drunkenness and Parlour dancing leads to ungodly Balls. Tippling & parlour dancing sow the wind & both reap the whirlwind. Put dancing in the crucible, apply the acids, weight it, and the verdict of reason morality & religion is “weighted in the balance and found wanting.” The Chief of Police of New Your city says, “That the families of the abandoned girls in the city were ruined by dancing.” Page 2. Were I so tall to reach the pole, And meet the oceans with my span, I must be measured by my soul, The mind is the standard of the man Page 3 News papers A good newspaper is the grandest temporal blessing that God has given to the people of any country. Opinions sometimes are, that anybody can make a newspaper with the aid of capital. The facts are that fortunes are swallowed up every year in the vain effort to establish newspapers. It is time, in my opinion, that it was understood that unless genius & ability are the basis of the undertaking, that the most successful way to sink a fortune & keep it sunk, is to start a newspaper. To publish a newspaper requires the skill, precision, vigilance, strategy and boldness of a Commander in Chief. �To edit a newspaper one needs to be a statesman, a geographer, a statistician and so far as all acquisitions a concise encyclopaedia. Page 4 There are some women who are unbearable. No love or tenderness can subdue their bickerings. If every want be not instantly gratified they accuse their husbands of not caring for them, and either vent their dissatisfaction in angry words, or worse lapse into sulky silence. Can you wonder that the husbands of such women seek refuge in places of evil resort. A prison is more compassionate than domestic unhappiness. “A fretful temper Will divide The closest knot That can be tied.” Page 5 Clearville Dec 19/82 This day has revealed to me, by sentiments expressed in confidence by an aged Father. One who has struggled through life’s journey to rear and comfort a home for his aged wife & children of small sons & daughters that life is a pilgrimage. One may struggle & fight for our children, they grow up to dishonour their parents, seemingly do everything to destroy the comforts of age, & bring grey hairs & a premature grave, such is the case related; domestic discomfiture instead of domestic happiness, seems to prevail. Remember sons & daughters, your convictions will realize you are slowly but surely murdering your aged & respected Father. Page 6 Never swerve in your conduct from your honest convictions decide, because you see reason for decisions, and then act because you have decided. Let your actions follow the guidance of your judgment & if between them both you go down, go down. It is the only course worth of a man. Page 7 Met at the dedication of the Universalist Church in Detroit in the fall of 1881. The following persons were present: Role Woods Esq Nixon {P. Q.?} Ont �R.W. Cobb Esq. Smithville, Ont. JT Middleton Esq. Hamilton, Ont. R. {Bumar?} ESq. & daughter Olinda, Ont Rev. {C.F.} Dodge  Apr 2/80 – wrote me regarding a location Branchport N.Y. Yates Co. Page 8 West Lyone Prov. Of Manitoba Apr. 15/ 1882 Myself Louisa & Clayton crossed over the Red River on the ice, just before it broke up. The River was supposed to be 4 ft. above its natural level & shortly after crossing, the ice broke up & showed plainly the danger we were in crossing. Brother Theodore & Mrs. George Cummings were with us. Got my luggage across in a small boat. Was taken ill that afternoon & had Dr. Cameron to see me. Met W. J. Gosnell & Wm. English on the banks of the Red River west side. In such trying times how cheering it is to find old acquaintances & true friends. Page 9 Theodore T. Watson Nelsonville, Manitoba May 6/1882 Eugene Watson Nelsonville, Man. May 6/1882 Page 10 Clearville July 11/82 This night brings forth sad remembrances. Two months ago this a.m. my dearest of all earthly treasures was taken from me. Death claimed her as heaven’s own. Sad is such realities but only a matter of time with all beings. Our reunion is sure when my time comes. Henry Page 11 Sabbath Evening Sept 3/82 �This day has been spent under severe trials of sustaining a despondent spirit. Memories of my precious {look} lurk through the mind and imagination says they are with me only to vanish upon reflection of sad reality. They are visionary plain the only consoling comfort. Ida and Linius went home & to the fairchilds Suffered nearly all day with headache at home with Clayton Mary & Becca. Page 12 Mix first hope & then despair, how sad is life in such a mood. --- How said it is to convene around the grave of the dead to see the tears & hear the sobs of the survivors stricken & mourning friends. Only “A little while” Job xvi-18. Death is the great conqueror. Life’s activity is only a little while. The sun goes down and death transforms all. Page 13 The spirit departeth How calm the repose The pale lily bloometh Whence fadeth the rose; But there is no death Only transfiguration The yielding of breath For the glorification OH God, to that faith To the heart’s consolation. -- Not dead not dead, Only gone to the giver Awaiting the weepers Just over the river Only gone by the path That the blesses have trod To walk with the saints In the city of God. Page 14 Died At Nelsonville, Prov. of Manitoba. My dear companion –wife- Louisa on the morning of May 6th 1882 at 1a.m. The mind is incompetent to express the Heart’s feeling under most trying times, I have the confidence to feel There is another loving hand �To heaven’s harp strings given Another gentle seraph’s voice, Another star in heaven. Page 15 Nov 18th 1882 A.D. My birthday Sat. A lovely day all sunshine no shadow. Sad is the remembrance & position from one yr ago but life’s cross we must bear and fight our destinies with fortitude. I was home all day with Ida, Lucy, Mary & Becca McDougal & my precious little boy Clayton. Linnius was at the Eau boating. A peculiar day as telegraphing was intercepted by magnetic aerial interception. Messages were heard without the aid of batteries etc. Northern lights were bright. Page 16 Memorandum of Photographs sent to various parties. George Angolosis, Self & Louisa Walter & Mary Garreth “ R. Constable - “ Anson Tucker Family Wesley & Leva – self & Louisa T. E. Rennic – “ “ T. Harvey – “ “ Eugene – Family with Clayton Theodore – Louisa & Clayton Henry Adams self & Louisa John {AE} - Clayton Elizabeth – “ Dr. Ras{illegible} - Louisa & Clayton Jennie {or prob. Tennie, who was Henry’s sister Hortense} – Clayton 3 De Longs – Clayton Mrs. Frances self Louisa & Clayton Rebecca DeLong Clayton & Louisa Clarke Watson – Clayton Page 17 Guard well they life One never can know What evil from thy tongue can flow What guilt, what grief may be incurred By one incautious hasty word He who receives a good turn Should never forget it. �He who does one Should never remember it. Page 18 A word, a look, which at one time makes no impression, at another time wounds the heart, & like a shaft flying with the wind pierces deep, which with its own natural force would scarce reach the object aimed at. Page 19 A solid statement embodying much political reasoning illustrating genius, capital, money, skill, business, foolishness & labour. Tennayson can take a worthless sheet of paper & by writing a poem on it making it worth $5000 & that’s genius. Vanderbilt can write a few words on a sheet of paper & make it worth $5,000,000 & that’s capital. The United States can take an ounce & a quarter of gold & stamp upon it an “Eagle Bird” & “Twenty dollars” & that’s money. A mechanic can take material worth $5 & make it into a watch worth $100 & that’s skill. The merchant can take an article worth 50c & sell it to you for $1.00 that’s business. Page 20 A lady can purchase a very comfortable bench for $10 but prefers to pay $100 that’s foolishness. The ditch digger works 10 hrs a day & shovels out 3 or 4 tons of earth for $1.00 that’s labour. Died At Ridydom on Friday morning {here?} 8th at 5 am, Little only old, smallest child I ever saw. Weighed wo pounds when Born. Why should such a little innocent Babi suffer as it did for days before death. Page 21 All over the world there are women who endeavour to satisfy the hunger of their own hearts with the devotion of man who inspires them with reverence & tenderness perhaps, but who fail utterly to rouse in them the deep strong love of which they are by nature capable. Sometimes before it burst over their heads then feel the cold dark shadow of the storm clouds which is to wreck their dearest hopes & flood their souls with misery. Page 22 {signatures} Richard DeLong Rosannah Delong Traverse City, Mich. Page 23 �Zelotes B. Delong Elgin Ill. Sept 13/83 16 yrs Bertha Delong Eligin Ill. Written by herself Nov 20/83 Page 24 Maud Delong Elgin Ill. 1882 – 10 years old Page 25 Frances C. Delong Traverse City Mich. Nov 20/1883 Died 1886 Page 26 C.E. Delong – Traverse City Nov 26/1883 Mich Page 27 J.C. DeLong, Elgin Ill. Nov 20/83 Page 28 Detroit Nov 15\83 Was married to Ida K. Handy by Rev C.W. Knickerbocker in the Parlor of Antisdale Hotel in the presence of Anson Tucker wife & daughter & a few others. Passed a pleasant evening in conversation in Parlor. A very blustery disagreeable day with snow squalls. Went through the City some. Page 29 Started for Chicago at 9.15 on the morning of 16th arrived at 9P.M. & stopped at Commercial Hotel until 19th . Went from there to Elgin Ill. Arrived at 11:30 am. found residence of Uncle Zelates & Aunt Harriet, on Walnut str. West Elgin. Family – Cecilia Apr 26/83 30 yrs, Delbert – Aug 26 – 25 yrs old Alives Mar 16 – 32 yrs Julia Nov 16 - 21 “ Burton – Sept 13 – 16 yrs Page 30 �Maud Jan 25 – 10 yrs Zelates – 60 yrs, Harriet – 51 George killed on railway July 20/83 25 years old – which constitutes the family of Derick Delong May 13 1883 – 56 Rosannah Feb 25 “” 53 Chas. Edgar Jan 4/83 “ 30 Frances 20 yrs age – Edgar’s wife maiden name Amelia Minerva Hade, Page 31 has one child born Oct 8/82 Phinneus Baldwin Julius Baldwin Birthday Apr 16/83 – 51 yrs age Clair McLaughlin – Ap 17 – 48 Charles Baldwin – Jan 4 – 26 Clinton “” - June 4 - 25 Lloyd “” - Aug 11 – 23 Minnie “ - May 18 – 20 Neva “ - Feb 18 – 18 Saya “ - Apr 20 – 10 Daisy {-Apr 20 – 10?} Page 32 Mrs. C.E. Delong Traverse City, Mich Page 33 Colin Ross Fulton, Ill. Whiteside Co. Page 34 Anson Baldwin July 11/1883 – 47 yrs {Eliner?} Baldwin (Sawin) Oct 10 – 47 yrs Lewellyn “ Oct 10 – 20 Zala Sawin “ Mar 3 – 16 Jennie Alla “ Feb 10/83 – 13 �Burdet Jay “ Nov 16/83 – 7 Myrtie May “ Apr 2/83 – 3 Page 35 Celia DeLong – Elgin Ill. Page 36 Albert Delong “ “ Page 37 A Baldwin – Union Rock Co. Wisconsin Ill. Dec 7/83 {July 11/83 – 47 yr?} Page 38 Eleanor M. Baldwin {Willie Baldwin Zola S. Baldwin Evansville Wisconsin Dec 7/83?} Page 39 Jennie E. Baldwin Burdette Joy Baldwin Myrtie May Baldwin Evansville Dec 7/83 Page 40 Clara B. Baldwin Brooklyn, Wisconsin Page 41 Julius Baldwin, Brooklyn Wisconsin Page 42 C.S. Baldwin Oregon, Wisconsin Dec 9/83 Page 43 Clinton J. Baldwin Oregon Wisconsin Dawe Co. Dec 9/83 Page 44 �Lloyd M. Baldwin, Brooklyn Wisc. married Mary Graham Page 45 Alvin Bryant Randolph Wisconsin Page 46 Minnie Baldwin, Brooklyn Wis. married Palmer A Naymes Page 47 Mira J. Baldwin Brookly Wis. Page 48 Daisy Baldwin Brooklyn Wis. 17 yrs old 1890 Page 49 23 yrs Boyd M. Baldwin Oregon Wis Page 50 Emerson Bryant Randolph Wis. Page 51 Lucy C. Bryant Randolph Wis. 1883 Page 52 Hale Handy, Fox Lake Wis Page 53 Larry M. Handy Fox Lake Wis Page 54 Fannie K. John Fox Lake Wis Dec 18/83 Page 55 D.W. John Fox Lake Wis 12/18/83 Page 56 �Hale Handy – Born in York state Apr 1 – 1883 – 46 yrs Laura (Wood Handy Feb 24/83 – 59 yrs Archy M. Handy Dec 6/83 – 37 Fanny (Handy) John July 24/83 – 31 DW John Oct 25/83 – 34 (Born 3 children) Morton H John – 5 Allan W “ Oct 19/83 – 4 “ sept 1/83 – Babe - Page 57 Feb 17/86 Appointed & elected as District Deputy Grand Master of AOUW Lodge for St. Claire district – comprising of Elgin, Kent & Essex. Got election through energy of John Lee, Colin Rathorne, {TLT Lewis} & Bob {Prosser} Page 58 Wm McLaren, Mapleton, Dakota Clarke A. Watson – Scammon Cove Drummond Island, Mich Miss Baxter – 31 Roland Str Detroit Mich Page 59 Brother Masons who assisted me in Man. May 1882 (death of Louisa) Nathan Logan – Westlynn Alex Stuarant – “ Joseph Grant – “ JW Guthersey – “ Geo McDonald – “ Mr. Bromish – “ Joseph Leport Rick Quail ET Yenta NE Wilson CE Jackson LE Scurbnor JB Turnbull Geo Gaffney {Indley} Moon Page 60 �March 5/86 John Raycroft & Wm McLaren spent part of day with us from 11-4p.m. How pleasant it is to have valued & honourable friends call upon you & revive old acquaintances two of whom I value highly. Page 61 Ages etc of Pa Handy’s family Collins Handy Sr Born Apr 7 – 1811 New Haven Conn. Rebecca Baldwin – Sept 18 1814 Landsdown Children 11 David Henry Handy – Dec 20/35 Collins Handy (jr) - Aug 18/38 Louisa Handy - Apr 12/41 Julia Ellen “ – Apr 21/43 Julius “ – Feb 17/45 George William “ – May 4/52 Franklin M. “ - Apr 20/50 Norman Wesley “ – May 4 52 Ida K. “ – Jun 14 54 Clara Lucy “ – Oct 17 56 Anson Fred “ - Mar 25 57 Page 62 A very good world to live in To lend, spend or to give in to beg or to borrow or to get a man’s own The very worst world that ever was known T.F. Watson – married [T.F is Theodore Frederick, Henry’s brother] Maggie Murray – died Jan 16/1885 Arlow was born Married Sarah Louise Born Aug 31 1858 Charles Frederick – Jan 13/85 Louisa Ruth – June 13/94 Dec 87 - sent L.E Toronto & Globe Page 63 Dec 4/1902 �The Canada Temperance Act submitted to the voters for Ont. Result as follows Had to get 212,725 votes to pass. Got. Page 64 Family Record {Haltun?} Page 65 Gone Home Departed this life Apr 22/86 Hale Handy age 16 with Influenza Son of Collins & Elisabeth Handy In peace in heaven. How glorious such hope though sad to separate on earth’s [missing] with so promising a young man. In life respected by all who knew him. In death reunited. Page 66 1886 May 11th I as District Dep. Of A.O.U.W. for the Claire District worked up & got petition to organize a degree of Select Knights of the Order in Morpeth & Ridgetown. Sent petition to Grand Council B.J Friendship of St. Catherines, & he instituted Morpeth May 11/86 in evening with following chair members No 60. H. Watson Dr. Shaw, Collins Handy, J.R. Smith, Frank Guyott, AD Page, Geo White, D McFarlane, J. Truman, AR McDonald, J. Ridley & E. Monnom. AE Page in Supreme. Ad lunch at the Eno House after. Page 67 May 12/86 Instituted Howard Laguire No. 61 in evening with following members, W {Smewith} D.O. Loane W. Prosser J. Ian B.A. Thorpe D. {Costernues} N.J. Willson W. Latimer W. J. Grant John Lea I was appointed G.C. & a delegate to Grand Lodge in Guelph. W. Prossner same Wm Howard Leguiere Page 68 Clearville Mar 20/87 All alone with Clayton & Father Collins. They have gone to bed at 10P.M. Sunday evening Linny, Ida & Babe at Adamsons or Winefarlanes. I go to West Home in morning & Rodney Lodge in eve or �expect to. A very fine day. Done all the house work etc today Henry Page 69 Clearville Mar 27/88 To-day has been one of a Historical event in my life, showing the trials & natural destinies of paternal care. Linny & Mary also Wilfred took mail train this a.m. for Manitoba. Mr Greeneway went yesterday 26th with car of effects. How little such separations are thought of unless realised. Such is destiny. Such is life. May God protect & assist them. Page 70 Eternal Truth, Justice, Honesty & Mutual Aid Wisdom penetrates many mysteries. Let prudence rule your mind & govern your temper. Justice demands protection but not abuse. Let not thy tongue offend they neighbour. Page 71 Excursion Sept 7/89 Clearville On Sept 4 @ 8a.m. the Steamer “Lake Side” Capt N.J. Wright & A Cowan purser. Left the docks {Edgecombs}, Moores, Clearville & Morpeth. Left Morpeth nearly 10am for Cleveland. 168 tickets sold. Mr Isaac Gardner & self chartered boat & ran excursion at a loss of about 1.25 each. The weather so rough could not go on Aug 21st or would have made well as there was about 1000 on shore to go. Page 72 So rough when we landed at the Eau on the 5th could not get to lower decks. Had to get down to foot of Eau in small boats & get home best we could. The schooner Lewis Ross of Port Hope went ashore, helped take the crew off. The Tug Maytham of Cleveland Ohio attempted to rescue but could not. Capt High & Capt & crew of Tug are deserving credit for noble effort & rescuing the men off vessel. Upon the whole, good excitable time. Page 73 Clearville Jan 9 1890 To-day has been one of sad experience. Departed this life David W. {Gresner} resident of Orford & Warden of Kent. A true & tried friend, a man of sterling material that embodies all that makes up true manhood. Departed this life at age of 55 yr 10 months & 24 days. Mourned by all & despised by none. Page 74 �Buried June 11/90 by Masonic Fraternity & aided by Select Knights (He was initiated into Masonry by myself) about 100 of the Brethren present from all parts, and over 100 conveyances in all. Memorial cards sent to J John – successor as Warden J Flemming J T Arnold J McMichael J Duich David Wilson Page 75 P Spence Julius Murray T Warrington Council Colin Lietch AJ McMurdo Page 76 {checkmarks in pencil go down the left of this page next to each name} John Mcham John Fon John Hurry W. J. {Buckm?} Wm Ridley Hank Ridley {Malln?} Badens {F.7.?} Allen {Thrs} F. Ronllidy Alex McLanish L. S. Censhy John Lee A. J. C. {Anderson?} L. {Cenpudin?} Mr. Royne {Las?} Reycraph L. D. {Cennier?} {Webinder?} {Emydt?} John Carry John {Cradon?} {Lindyr?} Nood D. McFarlane Page 77 {Signatures} �Chas S. Pratt Large Man 596 West Av Buffalo N.Y. Earnest Wende Buffalo N.Y. Heath Couns F Knoll 45 Niagara Str. Buffalo N.Y. – old man L.H. Smith 663 Main Str. Buffalo N.Y. Page 78 Aug 14/15 – 1890 Julius Baldwin visited us in Canada. Was here & visit for 2 wks & over. Had a picnic at Eau & Pa Handy’s on Aug 26. I had to go to Chatham county audit & could not go. Ida & I went to Julie Handy’s on Sat. Eve. 30th & came home Monday – bid Uncle Julie good bye & at Collins Handy on Sund 31st . He went or started for home on Sept 1st . Page 79 1890 Mr. Marcus died at Ridgetown was buried at Ridgetown on Sat. 30 Aug. I was Pall bearer. Page 80 Born Oct 14/1874 Preston Coffey Page 81 Mary Geldon wife of Wm. Watson born in Yorkshire Eng Oct 15/1794 came to Canada 1819 died at the Eau point May 5/1885 Buried at Morpeth 1891 Robt Watson Born Aug 8 1819 died in Harwich Nov29 1880 Buried at Morpeth Page 82 A. Traunweiser requests the presence of ----- at the marriage Miss Cora Lapier to Eugene Watson on Wed. eve. May 11/1892 at the Methodist church Calgary at 9PM. Reception at 9.30 at Mr. Watson’s residence McTavish str. Calgary. Page 83 Sent Photos of buildings & family to Eugene & Fred Watson, Lin Watson & Miss Alvin Bryant & of family only to Duncan McFarlane Johnson & Soper. �Page 84 RE Gosnell Legislative Library Victoria BC JC MacDonald, 182 Vict Ave Ridgetown Aug 29/95 Minnie Smith, Cedar Springs J.A. House, Stoney Creek Page 85 1898 Feb 18 Edden Turner was in office & on 19th took tea with me sold his farm to Mr. Williamson Francis {Ferno?} Solicitor in co. with Richard Luddium, {Roode?} District Registry Office Wakefield Yorkshire England Page 86 G.W. Tape of Sumpten Oregon Father died July 23rd 1887, was buried at Morpeth aged 72 yrs. Mother died Sept 29 1900. Buried at Morpeth Oct 1 1900. Rev. L.S. McCollister preached service Page 87 1901 Sept I was appointed Post Master of Highgate – took possession of office – Aug 3rd 1901 Opened new office Oct 9th 1901 on corner of Main & King str. Highgate. Molsons Bank opened an office in Highgate. Page 88 Sund Apr 5 1903 A cool dull day, some sunshine. Morden & I all alone. Leona was at Ridetown at Oliver & Julia & ma in Wisconsin. We went to church in forenoon. Done cooking & put in day as best we could. Reading & writing letters etc. When alone the mind has many themes to ponder over & the past will crop up & cause the thoughts of “man’s vicissitudes of life”. Page 89 1903 Aug 12th �Started on a trip via San Francisco , Portland, Victoria & Vancouver to see Fred & Eugene, returned by Manitoba, St. Paul & we got home Oct 2nd 9PM. Melford Selden only grandchild came with me. Dec 21/03 – Melford took sick – developed into Scarlet Fever Page 90 a very bad type & uncertain of recovery. Telegraphed Father & Mother (Lin & Mary) to come (Dec 27th ). They got here on 30th in eve. Boy changed for the better & gradually improved. Quarantine lifted on Jan 28th . Malcolm McArthur died Jan 1904 & buried at [unreadable looks like ‘Surrel’]Cemetery in Aldborough Page 91 Alex McTavish died Dec 26/03 buried at Ridgetown Cemetery on Saturday. Service by the Masons. A very cold day. Was quarantined. Could not go. Page 92 1905 Oct 27 Rosannah Delong died. Buried in Travis City Mich. She was 75 yrs 8 months 2 days old. Her maiden name was Rhuma Ross. A zealous Christian Lady, respected by everyone who knew her. Uncle Richard Delong died Oct 26 1889 & was buried in Travis city. Page 93 Her Brother is E.E. Ross, Chicago & sister was Mrs. C. W. Locke, Bellvue, Kansas USA. There has been no records made in about 2 yrs in this book. Pressure of work & poor health the cause. Page 94 1907 The township of Orford saw fit to sue me to recover what Falls said I owed. Tried in Chatham county courts before Judge Dowlan & case dismissed with costs against the Township in full. The suit created considerable excitement & I received numerous congratulations from the best men in the country. Page 95 The following congratulated me strongly on winning the suit & expressed deep indignation at the council in the course they adopted. Sheriff Germinell, Dept. Sherriff, County Clerk Gosnell Clerk of the County Holmes, County Treasurer Flemmings; Judges Chambers. {Comity?} Constable – {Loupan?} – J. G. Walker. City {Solictor-?}; Rob Black. Will Blue, Chas Ashton, some juryman �strangers – Joseph Kemel, L. J. Raycraft, my {Solictor?} – J. S. Foster, At Home – Geo W Moody, Dr Mcphace, {Wooh?} Hardy Geo {Melster?}, {Dam Lagan?} & family, Sam {Gosmell?} & Floyd. W. C. Sifton, R. G. Spruce, Rev McLong, John {Baiby?}, Barker, McConder; L. D. {Ellis?}, Geo Reycraft, A. J. Stone Rev {Cerichton?}; John Scott, {Kimmy?} {Shurch?}, John Lee Page 96 James of Rember Narmer’s family of Harwich. Emma – maid – Sarah Rice Mary Neads – Annie Handy {Summan?} Bachelor – Leslie Hallie Mallory, Frank Edith Bruce Page 97 April 7th 1909 – Grandpa Handy birth day 98 yrs old. I wrote a {skelni?} journal of his life, Hutty, journal {wanted?} {Cuh?}, {soh?} one and was published in journal & monitor Sad papers with it in as follows: Fine & Supene Watson, Ina & Mabel Muse, Sherman, {Munden?}, Jule – Baldum, Lucy Bryarch, Hale Handy Jas, {Baldiom?}, W R Watson, & Gordon Haily, Archy Campbell, Toronto, {Wr?} Roome, D. A. Gordon, Olio Handy, Geo Fisher, Ed Stewart_ Continued Page 98 Frank, Geo & {Ino?} Handy, Oliver Ransome, Leis & Clayton & {Sworal?} others; Morden started out in life, went to Toronto, to work for the Ontario Paving Buck Co, west Toronto, at 8 am {me?} week, Wm pears, manager, commenced Monday 22nd , March 1908 – Continued & liked it well Page 99 April 3rd 1909, Uncle Zelotis {We?} Long, dud at his sons residence. {Aleeins?} {Dilong?} near Delton. {Wise?} I & e was born in Clark Township {comity?} {ac?} Durham in 8 yrs 3.1823 after 85 yrs x 7 m. Page 100 J. Morse Hardy Oct 10/09 Born Nov. 30/1877 Page 101 1910 John White born March 2 1846 Sarah A white born Sept 2nd 1853 Samuel {mariner?} White born Dec 3 1875 Mary A Dodds {written above} White born April 18th 1880 Alice Wash White (wife of A White) Peter John Dodds (husband of Mary White) �Page 102 {Photograph of two men and a woman glued to page} H. W. M., alley, Bloomfield {Hunny?} & Ida Watson Highgate 1911 Page 103 Hale Handy {died?} Feb 23 – 1910 - {Banquet?} in one behalf Feb 23 – 1912 - , Gave Gladys Barley {mice Biddles?} Mrs Hanndy, Merlis Crusade By Rosan Carney {Ho?} Little Came {pinch?} Mrs Midie Page 104 April 1911 {Such?} Easter {Candy?} {T?} – {Lemmus?} Watson family Mr Mrs 7 am {Mcbenneds?} M 7 Room & hady Mr Mrs Meil Rathorn Mrs Harriett {Leelong?} 5827 {Duducann?} are cheap Mr Mrs C. A. Watson Mrs Z. G. {Linkbart?} Page 105 Died At Cass City. Much Sat. see 9 to. 1893 Mrs Alice Leelong Wife of Reuben Belong Ages 60 years & 3 m {Interence?} in {Mavesta?} Cemetary see 12 – 1893 Page 106 Wm. R. Meyer 126 Hallas Rd. Victoria B. C. Charles F. Watson Vancouver B.C. 1209 Thurow St. Toronto 26 Gloucester St. Ont. Page 107 Burons Steel Rond Eau Ontario �Page 108 To Remember she of the happiest days. The one 2 {speut?} at this dear old home. Sincerely Elyse C. Lericelius 6/21/14 1110 Dillon Sh. Page 109 For the sake of old sakes sake year address Harris Teachers College sh Louis {Missoure?} Summer address Lyle, Washington (Laura J Soper 4288 Brighton {Aoe?} M.K. Loper Los Angeles Cal.) Page 110 Thursday Oct 3/1911 My Dear Dauphlia The coulds are gradually lifting over on Home and beautiful sunshine in dispelling our gloom. How thankful and pleased we all full over from recovery and our gratitude to our Heavenly Father who rules all things. For His kindom Cheer up my Dear Girl, let nothing worry you, You have a happy life before you yet. Be patient and exercise your best judgement and all will be again at home. Happy and prosperous your Pa Page 111 John W Bailey Nov 1- 45 year Jemma a Bailey Aug 8th 37. Last Frank G. Oct 17 – 13 yrs Gladys J. – 11 – Jany 30th {Hafbett?} Hewitt R. July 30 – 10 yrs Emma {Jeane?} 8, March 30th Grace M. Sep 6th 1911 Ellen A. Dece 23 1911 4 yrs Page 112 {Empty} Page 113 Blenheim March 21st Dear Uncle When you are far away from me, I will always think of thee, as always good and kind to me, and wherever you are on land or see sea May God’s blessing follow thee. Your niece, Minda Handy Page 114 Leva M. T. Handy at Dew ducy July 3rd , 1914 J.J. McAlice, North Vauce, Aug 19th 1915 Floruse E. McAlice, Aug, 19th , 1915 Leona Watson born 1884 Dec 7. Died Feb/1974 1974 �Page 115 William Henry Watson. This is my Christian home but commonly through life. I have {wont?} by name or Henry Watson, I am well {kurm?} though {the G--?} of Kent, and {Eaux?}, was Henry Watson suffered a stroke about 1914 in {Dewdncy?}. She tried to continue writing but most of it was illegible. Died 1918, born 1838-79 {Loose, unnumbered pages} Tuesday Oct 3 – 1911 My Dear Daughter, The clouds are gradually lifting over our Home and beautiful Sunshine is dispelling our gloom. How thankfull and pleased we all feel over your becoming and our gratitude to our Heavenly Father who rules all things for His kingdom. Cheer up my Dear Girl, let nothing worry you. You have a happy life before you yet, Be patient and exercise your best judgement and all will be again at Home, Happy and Prospurous Your Pa {stamp that reads “S. K. C. Education Industry Union”} Henry Watson, Clearville, Ont. P.G.S. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. P. D. D. Grand Lodge, A. O. U. W. D. G. C. Select Knights of Canada Harriet Delong Elgine Ells For more information on William (Henry) Watson, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/367a7cbcebb06a9bc65e49ec78590afc.pdf df5ba892435eaef3b0fd85e378fc8336 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bc02e0b6ccdfc319a15763b861181689.pdf f26d74d2702fe7441a10188fcfba0a8f PDF Text Text William Beattie (1824 - 1913) 1866-1867 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers DAILY JOURNAL FOR 1866. TORONTO: PUBLISHED BY BROWN BROTHERS MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 66 KING STREET EAST . JANUARY, MONDAY, 1. 1866 Verry fine day But no slaying {sleighing} riffl {rifle?} shuting in the afternoon at Hom TUESDAY, 2. Verry fine day was over to Enotvil {Ennotville} in the afternoon and paid the Taxes 18$ & 43 cents WEDNESDAY, 3 Rather cold to day I was at Guelph Fair Cattle cosdrable {considerably} lower in price since last Fair pork 7 1/2$ per Hunder Wheat 1$ per Bushel oats 28 Cents JANUARY, THURSDAY, 4. 1866 Verry cold to day I was Killing pigs at John Beatties FRIDAY, 5. Frosty to day was at hom to day fixing cattle & Hogs cutting wood SATURDAY, 6. cold to day at hom fixing things JANUARY, MONDAY 8. 1866. Sunday & Monday both very Frosty days we was both of at George Beatties Thrashing on Monday TUESDAY 9. a little milder to day both at George Beatties to day Thrashing & Finished there thrashing WEDNESDAY, 10. Plesant to day was at school metting in Fornoon & clening Wheat in the afternoon JANUARY THURSDAY, 11. 1866. a little soft to day we was cleaning Wheat to day FRIDAY, 12. I went to Fergus this morning with the Sleigh & to Geulph {Guelph} in the afternoon with a load of wheat 43 Bushels & 50 lb at 98 cents per Bushel rather wet in the evening I brought hom a new stove 21 Dollars in price SATURDAY, 13. Freezing a little to day I was at Mr. Elgies to day Thrashing oats �JANUARY MONDAY, 15. 1866. I was at home to day clee(a)ning wheat it is frosty to day TUESDAY, 16 It was a verry stormy & blowing day George was at Davit Cupres Thrashing WEDNESDAY, 17. Milder to day I was at William Murries killing pigs JANUARY, THURSDAY, 18. 1866. I was at hom to day clening wheat in the afternoon Fine to day FRIDAY, 19. Soft to day & thawing we was at Geulph with Wheat sold at Allens Mills One Doller & 2 cents pr bushel 36 {?} - 20 lb pork $7 1/2 pr 100 oats 28 cents SATURDAY, 20. Very stormy to day & high wind I was at Hom JANUARY, MONDAY 22. 1866. Cold to day & sunday was very cold & rough I was Butchring at George Beatties to day TUESDAY, 23. more mild to day I was at Hom drawing Turnips out of pit WEDNESDAY, 24. a little colder to day wind from the Est I was at Fergus in the afternoon getting sucker of pump repaired JANUARY, THURSDAY, 25. 1866. some more snow this morning fine day working at hom A party at Davit Cupers at night dancing FRIDAY, 26. plesent to day working at hom a little more snow in the morning SATURDAY, 27. Fine day to day I was working at hom JANUARY, MONDAY, 29. 1866. Fine day we was drawing Turnips out of the pits Inclined to be soft TUESDAY, 30. a little soft this morning drawing Turnips in the afternoon clening oats WEDNESDAY, 31. Rather colder to day George at Guelph with oats 49 1/2 Bushels at 29 cents FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, 1. 1866. Good winter wether I was working at home to day �FRIDAY, 2. Rather colder to day was at home fixing for Butchering SATURDAY, 3. Verry cold & stormy we was clening oats in the morning George at Guelph in the afternoon 52 1/2 Bushels at 38 cents FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 5. 1866. Terry cold day we was killing our pigs & Beef the weights were 516. 40g. 335. 325. 345 191 1/2 TUESDAY, 6. Not quit so cold to day I was at Guelph with pork sold 1262 at 7 dollers & 70 cents per 100 $97. 17 cents Wheat to day 103 cents oats 30 cents WEDNESDAY, 7. Fine to day I was at hom FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, 8. 1866. Snowing a litte in the afternoon we was at Robert Pritchart weding Sleigh rid to Guelph & dancing all night FRIDAY, 9. Fine to day was at hom asking hands for thrashing SATURDAY, 10. Soft to day we was thrashing & brock the machine got hir Repaired in the afternoon FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 12. 1866. A good deal of snow on saturday night & sunday morning fine on Monday we was drawing turnips out of pit Eleobeth Beattie came here to day TUESDAY, 13. Fine day a little soft we finished thrashing our wheat to day WEDNESDAY, 14. A good bit more snow to day we was grinding axes this afternoon FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, 15. 1866. Frosty to day and drifting verry bad wednesday night and thursday morning I was at hom to day FRIDAY, 16. verry frosty and drifting verry bad the roads gratly drifted up clening Wheat at hom SATURDAY, 17. a little milder to day but considerable share of frost we was clening wheat in the fornoon FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 19. 1866. a little more snow we was clening wheat to day TUESDAY, 20. Midling cold to day snowing a little clening wheat �WEDNESDAY, 21. Milder to day we was drawing Turnips to day out of pit FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, 22. 1866. Thawing a good bit to day I was at Fergus Fair cattle selling lower then at last Fair FRIDAY, 23. Thawing considrable to day I was shovling snow in the afternoon on the roads rained verry weighty throughout the night SATURDAY, 24. Freesing to day & blowing towards night at hom to day FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 26. 1866. Calm to day but very frosty I was choping stove wood George gon up countrie for seed wheat TUESDAY, 27. Verry fine day I was choping & atending the cattle WEDNESDAY, 28. Rather colder to day I was thrashing at William Murries MARCH, THURSDAY, 1. 1866. Thawing & warm to day slighing going of fast the team drawing sand for John Beattie 1st Marche 1867 Friday soft the last days of Febuary & first of Marche FRIDAY, 2. Warm & thawing to day we was drawing turnips 2nd Saturday frosty with shoures of snow & high wind choping stove wood SATURDAY, 3. Freesing a little this morning but the sleighing is about done we finished drawing turnips I bought a sow from William Murry this morning for 17 1/2 dollers 4th Monday Fine day at George Beatties thrashing Wheat MARCH, MONDAY, 5. 1866 Cold frosty day we was clening Wheat. Sow piged to day Thirteen pigs TUESDAY, 6. verry cold day I was at Elora fair it was a verry large Fair prices rather lower George at Guelph with wheat 47 Bushels at one Doller per bushel WEDNESDAY, 7. Colder to day we was at Guelph Fair we had wheat 25 1/2 Bush at $1. per Bushel large cattle Fair prices low �MARCH, THURSDAY, 8. 1866. Not so cold to day we was clening wheat in the fornoon I was at Mr. McCraes Funrel in the afternoon great excitement in Guelph the Riflmen going to the lines FRIDAY, 9. rather cold to day I was at Johns this afternoon at a partie George at Guelph with Wheat 45 Bushels sold at Goldies 1$ 1 cent per Bushel all Bills SATURDAY, 10. at home to day clening Wheat. Sold our fat cattle to day at four Dollers & a quarter per Hunder live weight MARCH, MONDAY, 12. 1866. Fine day we was at Guelph with fat cattle & Wheat 46 Bushels at $1 - 1 cent per Bushel TUESDAY, 13 Soft to day I was at Mr. Elgies thrashing in the afternoon WEDNESDAY, 14. Wet to day I was at John Metcalfs thrashing to day MARCH, THURSDAY, 15. 1866. Raining to day we was at Murtons sale in the afternoon FRIDAY, 16. clening oats in the fornoon drawing wood & choping in the afternoon snow shours SATURDAY, 17. Very frosty with high wind & snow I was at Elgies thrashing this fornoon George at Guelph with oats 61 Bushels at 30 cents per B. 17th Cold day George at Guelph with 20 Bushels Wheat 144 cents & 28 oats at 34 cents paid Ann Jean Bell $5 MARCH, MONDAY, 19. 1866. Milder to day we was getting hom fire wood 18 March 1867 drawing rails from McKnees swamp TUESDAY, 20. Cold & snowing a little to day we was both at John Mutries choping fire wood 19 Drawing rails WEDNESDAY, 21. a little warmer to day at home getting wood drawed 20 choping cedar had John Ogg helping me 2 1/2 days this week �MARCH, THURSDAY, 22. 1866. Fine to day I was at Fergus Fair & sold a fat cow for 36 dollers & bought 10 Bushels of Barley for seed at 70 cents per Bushel from Mr. David Allen one yew lambed to day 21 March 1867 Was at Fergus Fair very cold day the most snow fell through out the night of any day or night all winter. I sold Mr. Anderson in Guelph Four or Five hunder Bushels of oats at 36 cents per Bushel silver or 35 Bills FRIDAY, 23. Fine to day I was drawing fire wood owr school exemination took place to day Bought John Cupers Bugie for 45 dollers Ten months credit 22 Rather stormy I was at the school exemination SATURDAY, 24. pleasant to day we was drawing & choping wood out of the creek 23 Drawing rails & posts from swamp MARCH, MONDAY, 26. 1866 Very stormy on the 25 & frosty to day I was choping this forenoon over at Enotville in the afternoon 25th Frosty & cold drawing rails George at Guelph with oats & Barley TUESDAY, 27. clening oats this fornoon & choping in the afternoon 26 Drawing Rails George at Guelph with oats 66 Bushels WEDNESDAY, 28. Cold to day George in Guelph with oats 63 Bushels at 28 cents per Bushel $17.64 cents 27 Drawing rails George at Guelph with Barley 60 Bushels at 52 cents MARCH, THURSDAY, 29. 1866. I was at hom to day making sugar troughfs 28 Drawing rails FRIDAY, 30. at home to day I rented John Elmslies Farm at the rate of $100 per year for five years 29th Thursday I was at Fergus paying seat rents George at Guelph with Barley 57 Bushels at 52 cents �SATURDAY, 31. A little soft & snowing this forenoon. I was at Guelph with oats 59 Bushels at 29 cents per Bushel $17.11 cents 30 Drawing rails the others clening grain sold Andrew Hudson 40 Bushels oats APRIL, MONDAY, 2. 1866. Fine to day I was at John Beatties getting the lese wrot for John Elmslies Farm rented it for 5 yers at 100 Dollers per year clening oats in the afternoon 46 B for choping & William Murrie got 34 Bushels 1 Aprils 1867 Wet with sleet & rain George at Guelph with 80 Bushels oats TUESDAY, 3. Thawing to day we started to make sugar Hired Hester Cordner for one year at $100 WEDNESDAY, 4. Very fine day & the snow going fast working at sugar making I was out this afternoon colecting seat rents for Melvil Church old parker got 15 Bushels oats at 30 cents $4.50 APRIL, THURDSAY, 5. 1866. I was at Fergus this afternoon snow nerly gon of the fields FRIDAY, 6. some frost to day we was thrashing peas with the flails no run of sap yet Paid William Murrie one Hunder Dollers for going of John Elmslies Farm SATURDAY, 7. We was in Guelph with oats 57 Bushels at 30 cents per Bushel APRIL, MONDAY, 9. 1866. Fine day to day I q was at John Beatties this forenoon getting the lese wrot for John Elmslies farm clening oats in the afternoon for choping 46 Bushels & William Murry got 34 Bush ___________________________________________________________________________ Fine day for making sugar Paid John Elles one Hunder Dollers & 4$ Intrest received from Henry C Kays $ 26.25 cents Intrest on mortgage for 15 months sold George Elgie one Turky 75 cents TUESDAY, 10. Thawing to High wind making sugar WEDNESDAY, 11. Verry Fine to day making sugar & at mill with 5 Bags Wheat & 10 oats at post office in the evining sent order to Kingston $47.35 Intrest for John Patton APRIL, THURSDAY, 12. 1866 Warm to day we was making sugar don of two batches this afternoon rain for the first this spring. in the evning �FRIDAY, 13. Warm to day finished making sugar & started to plough. made about one Hunder weight of sugar SATURDAY, 14. Fine day ploughing with two teems some slight shours APRIL, MONDAY, 16. 1866 Fine day ploughing beside the ston Barn Alexer took sow to John Heffrons TUESDAY, 17. Fine today ploughing withe two tems taking of stons with one WEDNESDAY, 18. Very warm ploughing & cultivating Thursday the 18th Aprile 1867 Started to plough APRIL, THURSDAY, 19. 1866. Warm ploughing with three temes & has one field cultivated Warm day ploughing with two teams FRIDAY, 20. Fine to day we soed the first field of Wheat to day beside the Barn Thunder & rain at night Fine day ploughing SATURDAY, 21. Not so warm to day very high wind ploughing sod APRIL, MONDAY, 23. 1866. Cold & high wind sowing peas beside the scholhouse Monday 22 snowing to day was at the mill with a grist TUESDAY, 24. High wind & cold thrashing peas & sowing beside the ston Barn 23 rather cold was ploughing with three teams WEDNESDAY, 25. Very cold & high wind finished sowing peas put in 15 or 16 acres 24 still cold ploughing APRIL, THURSDAY, 26. 1866. Calmer to day ploughing with two teems at the John Elmslies one team harroing at peas �25 Cold & showry ploughing FRIDAY, 27. Warm I was ploughing at John Elmslies the other teams harroing SATURDAY, 28. Warm in fornoon windy & cold towards night sowing wheat & oats APRIL, MONDAY, 30. 1866. Calm but hard frost I was cultivating turnip ground other teams harrowing MAY, TUESDAY, 1. Windy & cold some snow towards night we finished sowing wheat at hom & sowed one fiell field at Elmslies Wednesday1st cold & frosty to day ploughing WEDNESDAY, 2. Cold & frosty with high wind we was ploughing & stoning at Elmslies place Beef selling at $6 pr hun to 6 1/4 spring Wheat at $1. 52 1/2. cold & frosty ploughing MAY, THURSDAY, 3. 1866. cold to day again we was ploughing at Elmslies with three teams FRIDAY, 4. Windy & cold sowing grass seed at hom in the forenoon ploughing in the afternoon at J Elmslies George Matlands Barn burnt this afternoon SATURDAY, 5. a little warmer sowing wheat at John Elmslies. roguhf field reset the side road MAY, MONDAY 7. 1866. Plesent to day finished sowing Wheat this spring cross ploughing for Barley sow at John Heffrons 7 6th May 1867 Sowed the first of the wheat this seson TUESDAY, 8. Fine day ploughing for oats & Barley a slight rain in the evning Sowing oats WEDNESDAY, 9. Fine to day ploughing with two teams one drawing stones. Harroing to day MAY, THURSDAY, 10. 1866. Warm to day sowed our barley this afternoon William Morros stable catched fire but was put out �9th May sowing wheat windy to day FRIDAY, 11. Warm & drie we was ploughing for oats 10th windy sowing wheat finished at hom SATURDAY, 12. Warm & high wind I was sowing oats at hom 11th Sowing wheat at the stone Barn Spring Wheat $2. 12 1/2 cents per Bushel in Guelph MAY, MONDAY, 14. 1866. rather cold & some frost at night I finished ploughing at hom 13th Wet this morning I was sowing wheat TUESDAY, 15. a little cold with frost at night I finished sowing oats at hom A little wet sowing wheat on the sod at John Elmslies WEDNESDAY, 16. Very cold in the morning was at Fergus at church fast day 15th Rather cold at Fergus at church MAY, THURSDAY, 17. 1866. Not quit so cold was ploughing for oats at the ston houce I was hunting for our year olds 16th Cold I was sowing oats and grass seed FRIDAY, 18. Mild & warm to day we was ploughing 17th cold I was Harrowing SATURDAY, 19. Warm we finished sowing at the ston house sowed twelve acres Mare Foaled this morning 18th Not so cold I was sowing wheat MAY, MONDAY, 21. 1866. Cold with high wind we was ploughing at John Elmslies for oats 20th Finished sowing Wheat TUESDAY, 23. Very cold & high wind we was ploughing do do {dittoes) �21th Very winday I was ploughing rain in the evning WEDNESDAY, 23. Cold & frosty some flakes of snow falling this morning. ploughing 22 Wet & shoury all day I was at the Blacksmith with Horses MAY, THURSDAY, 24. 1866. Warmer to day John Mutrie was helping me to plough the wheat looks very midling & Indiffrent Fall Wheat is selling at $ 2 & Spring $1.45 cents oats 30 cents cherrie trees in blossam 23 I was at Guelph with Wheat 44 Bushels at 182 Cents per Bush FRIDAY, 25. Dark & cloudy not mutch rain finished ploughing for oats 24 I was ploughing SATURDAY, 26. Warm I was helping John Elmslie to put up the line fence. at John Beatties in the afternoon dreeling for pottoes 25 I was ploughing wet in the afternoon MAY, MONDAY, 28. 1866. Rained all day on sunday & on monday fornoon finished sowing oats we was fencing in the afternoon TUESDAY, 29. Cold at nights we started to the potatoes to get ground redy for planting WEDNESDAY, 30. Rained in the afternoon stoning & working potatoes ground MAY, THURSDAY, 31. 1866. Fine day I was at Guelph with oats 46 Bushels at 31 cents Spring wheat $1.45 cents JUNE, FRIDAY, 1. Fine day we was dunging our potatoes the Fenins crosed the lines at Fort Erie the Toronto Volinters atack them SATURDAY, 2. Warm day planted our potatos more fighting to day the Fenins driven back Apel Trees in ful blossam 3rd Finished sowing oats at John Elmslies JUNE, MONDAY, 4. 1866. Shourey to day I was at a Fire Insuranc meeting the team awa for timber for George Matlands Barn TUESDAY, 5. Raining at times fixing fences the mount Forest Volentiers came down to day �Wedensday 5 June 1867 Finished sowing oats WEDNESDAY, 6. some shours through out the day I was at Guelph Fair and the horse races Thursday 6th working at the potatoes ground MAY, THURSDAY, 7. 1866. Fine da I planted a few cabbages I bought in Geulph we planted some potatos to day Friday 7 drawing dung for the potatoes great thunder sorm in the after-noon very heavy rain FRIDAY, 8. Verry warm we finished planting potatoes Saturday 8 drawing dung SATURDAY, 9. Fine & warm things growing fast this week we commensed to cros plough our turnip ground washed our sheep today JUNE, MONDAY, 11. 1866. Fine to day drawing off stones ploughing & roling commenced to clip the sheep Monday 11 planting our potatoes TUESDAY, 12. Not so warm to day Finished cliping our own sheep & done John Beatties in the afternoon. WEDNESDAY, 13. Warm to day ploughing turnip land & diging out stones JUNE, THURSDAY, 14. 1866. Fine growing days showrey at nights blasting stones in the turnip ground FRIDAY, 15. Warm ploughing rain through-out the night SATURDAY, 16. Ploughing & taking of stones JUNE, MONDAY, 18. 1866. rained sunday afternoon & all day to day I was at the Blacksmith smiths getting fore shouse on the Horses TUESDAY, 19. Faired of to day I was ploughing land very wet WEDNESDAY, 20. Harrowing turnip land I was at Tinie Cattnachs Funral Mrs. Mutrie died to night �JUNE, THURSDAY, 21. 1866. Warm I put in the first of our Turnips FRIDAY, 22. Warm driling turnipp land was at Mrs. Mutries Funral this afternoon & soed more turnips SATURDAY, 23. Very warm puting in turnips cropes growing fast & looking well JUNE, MONDAY, 25. 1866. Warm day & thundering I was at Harrisons raising a barn TUESDAY, 26. Warm I was drawing dung for turnips George Maitlands barn was raised to day WEDNESDAY, 27. Not so warm to day I was out colecting set rents this evinging JUNE, THURSDAY, 28. 1866. Colder to day drawing out dung at Fergus this afternoon at a meeting of church managers FRIDAY, 29. Working at turnips a havy thunder shour this evinging SATURDAY, 30. Warm driling & sowing turnips 30 June 1867 Finished sowing turnips very warm & drie. JULY, MONDAY, 2. 1867 Fine to day drawing out dung & Finished sowing turnips crops looks well TUESDAY, 3. Windy ploughing Fallo & taking out stones WEDNESDAY, 4. Raining this morning I was asking hands for Johns Raising & cutting thisles JULY, THURSDAY, 5. 1866. Thunder & rain in the after noon I was at Johns all day preparing for the raising Temes ploughing summer Fallo FRIDAY, 6. Fine warm day we was at the raising of Johns Barn SATURDAY, 7. Very warm rained a good bit through-out the day I went to Guelph in the afternoon JULY, MONDAY, 9. 1866. Sundy morning rained verry weighty fair to day & colder we began to plough our summer fallo at John Elmslies place took the reper to Galt to get repaired �TUESDAY, 10. Warm & drie ploughing sumer fallo WEDNESDAY, 11. Warm ploughing I was scarifing potatoes JULY, THURSDAY, 12. 1866. Drie & hot cutting thistles in fore noon was at Fletchers raising in the after noon FRIDAY, 13. Very warm I started to hoe turnips to day thunder & some rain in the evinging SATURDAY, 14. Very warm thunder & rain ploughing & howing turnips JULY, MONDAY 16. 1866. Warm with thunder & rain we was at Guelph & sold our wool 84 lb at 38 cents TUESDAY, 17. Warm with thunder & rain got a new reper & mower home WEDNESDAY, 18. Rained al fore noon JULY, THURSDAY, 19. 1866. Howing turnips Elesbeth Beattie left us & Jessie McBain came back Friday 19th July 1867 John Ogg Started to work at haying we drawed in the first of our hay FRIDAY, 20. Howing turnips SATURDAY, 21. Rain to day again I was driling up the potatoes a great deal of thunder and rain this week JULY, MONDAY, 23. 1866. Drie to day howing turnips TUESDAY, 24. Very warm I was at John Monroes Funral Wedensday 24th Nerly don Haying it has been very warm & drie no rain since we startd. put in Fifty loads �WEDNESDAY, 25. Warm we started to cut hay with a new mashine Thur 25 a little rain to day howing turnips for the first JULY, THURSDAY, 26. 1866. Warm & drie started to rake hay FRIDAY, 27. Hot & drie drawing hay Saturday 27 Finished drawing in hay SATURDAY, 28. Drawing hay Thunder shoure in the afternoon JULY, MONDAY, 30. 1866. Fine I was at the Mill with a grist cutting hay in the afternoon Howing turnips TUESDAY, 31. Cutting hay Howing turnips AUGUST, WEDNESDAY, 1. Raining this morning I was at Guelph Fair AUGUST, THURSDAY, 2. 1866. Drie to day raking & drawing hay Thurs 1st Agust We had a howing match in the evinging when 28 competitors started a thunder shour at night FRIDAY, 3. Drawing hay in the fore noon rained hevy in the afternoon Howing at the ston house SATURDAY, 4. Raining this morning howing turnips Howing AUGUST, MONDAY, 6. 1866. Raking & drawing in hay TUESDAY, 7. Drawing hay �WEDNESDAY, 8. cutting hay finished howing turnips the first time rain in the afternoon Friday 9th Finished howing Turnips AUGUST, THURSDAY, 9. 1866. I was at Guelph with Mr. Reid finished cutting hay FRIDAY, 10. Drawing in hay SATURDAY, 11. Finished haying AUGUST, MONDAY, 13. 1866. A good deal of rain on Sunday & to day 12th Monday very warm we was working at the crosway thrashing old peas TUESDAY, 14. Rain this forenoon we started this afternoon to cut Barley John Elles cutting peas 13th Tus Thrashing peas WEDNESDAY, 15. Drie to day cutting Barley 14th Wed very warm working at the crosway turnpicking it AUGUST, THURSDAY, 16. 1866. Fine raking Barley & runing turnips 15 warm & drie working at the crosway started to plough the summer fallow the second time FRIDAY, 17. Raking Barley in forenoon started at hom to cut peas Friday 16th Started to cut peas very warm & drie SATURDAY, 18. cutting peas John Ogg sarted to harvest by the month at the rate of 20 dollers per month 17 ploughing both summer fallows & cutting peas & at Johns thrashing peas thunder & lightning at night AUGUST, MONDAY, 20. 1866. Fine harvest day commensed to cut Spring Wheat TUESDAY, 21. Cutting Wheat with the mashine �WEDNESDAY, 22. Cold & windy cutting Wheat in the forenoon & cutting peas in the afternoon & drawing in Barley & turning peas AUGUST, THURSDAY, 23. 1866. Cuting peas & drawing in Barley FRIDAY, 24. Drawing in peas 23 Friday Started to cut withe the reaper SATURDAY, 25. Drawing in peas some slight shoures of rain AUGUST, SUNDAY, 27. 1866. some rain on sunday & this morning cutting peas & drawing in TUESDAY, 28. Drie drawing peas Anngene Bell star came here to work to day Thomas Wat started to harvest WEDNESDAY, 29. Fine harvest day drawing peas & cutting Wheat AUGUST, THURSDAY, 30. 1866. a little rain to day Finished drawing peas at home 21 loads FRIDAY, 31. Rather damp & dull this forenoon cutting Wheat in the afternoon SEPTEMBER, SATURDAY, 1. a slight shoure to day Drawing in Wheat this forenoon & finished cutting Wheat at home & started to cut oats SEPTEMBER, MONDAY, 3. 1866 A little damp cutting oats this forenoon & cutting wheat in the afternoon TUESDAY, 4. Fine day for harvesting cutting wheat WEDNESDAY, 5. Fine day cutting wheat with the mashine at Johns Ogg & me cradling at hom THURSDAY, 6. Fine day I was cradling wheat at John Elmslies FRIDAY, 7. Raining all day SATURDAY, 8. Shourey all day cradling wheat all day SEPTEMBER, MONDAY, 10. 1866. �Drie to day binding wheat TUESDAY, 11. Rained all day WEDNESDAY, 12. Shourey all day cradling oats SEPTEMBER, THURDAY, 13. 1866. Drie to day cutting wheat with the mashine at John Elmslies FRIDAY, 14. Drawing in wheat this forenoon Thunder with hail & wind in the afternoon. SATURDAY, 15. A sort of drie cutting oats with the mashine at hom SEPTEMBER, MONDAY, 17. 1866. Very heavy rain on sunday night cutting oats to day ground verry wet TUESDAY, 18. A little wet this morning cutting oats at John Elmslies in the afternoon with the mashine Tusday I was up at Arthur at the Election very warm day WEDNESDAY, 19. Finished cutting oats at John Elmslies I was at Arthur warm rain in the afternoon SEPTEMBER, THURSDAY, 20. 1866. Wet all day I was at Guelph very heavy rain through out the night FRIDAY, 21. Finished cutting oats a John Beatties SATURDAY, 22. Cutting oats at the ston House Monday 23rd Finished thrashing peas very drie SEPTEMBER, MONDAY 24. 1866. Drie Finished drawing wheat on two places TUESDAY, 25. Rained very heavy all day ground the wetest I ever seen it in harvest WEDNESDAY, 26. Faire to day ground so wet we couldent do anything in the fields �SEPTEMBER, THURSDAY, 27. 1866. Fine day finished cutting oats at hom FRIDAY, 28. Cutting oats withe the cradel & sith SATURDAY, 29. Cutting oats this forenoon drawing in the last of our wheat OCTOBER, MONDAY, 1. 1866. Drawing in oats TUESDAY, 2. Drawing oats & stacking at John Elmslies WEDNESDAY, 3. Drawing oats OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 4. 1866. Thrashing peas at the ston Barn FRIDAY, 5. Was at the Elora show SATURDAY, 6. Cutting & drawing in oats OCTOBER, MONDAY, 8. 1866. Finished harvesting TUESDAY, 9. Thunder & rain to day fencing stacks & diging potatos WEDNESDAY, 10. Rather wet diging some few potatos OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 11. 1866. Was at Fergus show FRIDAY, 12. Fast day was at Fergus at church SATURDAY, 13. Fine day was thrashing Wheat at John Elmslies OCTOBER, MONDAY, 15. 1866. Fine to day cleaning Wheat & finished thrashing at Elmslies �TUESDAY, 16. Warm & drie started to raise pottatoes WEDNESDAY, 17. Warm diging potatoes OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 18. 1866. Fine & drie diging potatoes FRIDAY, 19. Thrashing at Arthur Cordners SATURDAY, 20. a little wet Trashing at Arthurs Cordners OCTOBER, MONDAY, 22. 1866. Very windy to day thrashing at John Beatties TUESDAY, 23. cold & windy we was cleaning wheat WEDNESDAY, 24. cold to day I was at Telfords Sale OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 25. 1866. cold to day I was at John Mutries thrashing FRIDAY, 26. Snowing & rain throughout the day clening wheat & Gorge at Guelph with wheat. highest price fore spring Wheat $1.38 cents SATURDAY, 27. Fair to day ploughing & clening Wheat October, MONDAY, 29. 1866. Raining in the forenoon I was hunting for a hiffer Thomas Watt left us. �TUESDAY, 30. I was at Guelph with Wheat 41 Bushels & 46 lb at 115 Cents per Bushel the highest price to day for Spring Wheat 160 Cents WEDNESDAY, 31 cold day & some shoures of snow I was ploughing the others at the County ploughing match November, THURSDAY, 1. 1866. a little wet I was clening wheat at John Elmslies FRIDAY, 2. Fair I was at Guelph with Wheat 45 Bushels 50 lb 130 Cents per Bush. highest price 145 Cents per Bush. Started to top turnips SATURDAY, 3. a little snow on the ground working at turnips NOVEMBER, MONDAY, 5. 1866. Frosty at nights taking up turnips TUESDAY, 6. Frosty at nights drawing in turnips WEDNESDAY, 7. Fine day we was at Guelph Fair NOVEMBER, THURSDAY, 8. 1866. Very fine day drawing turnips FRIDAY, 9. Fine drawing turnips SATURDAY, 10. Fine finished drawing turnips at home MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1866 A little wet drawing turnips on the other place TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1866 Frosty in the morning drawing turnips �WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1866 Fresh to day finished drawing turnips one hunder & eight loads THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1866 Wet to day drawing a grist this forenoon FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1866 Wet this forenoon Clening peas I was covering turnips pit SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1866 Drie to day I was at the raising of William Hastings House we did not finis it MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1866 Wet to day I was at William Hastings raising put up our pigs to fatten TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1866 Cold & damp I was at Driscols Sale put up four stears to fatten WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1866 Drie to day we finished William Hastings House THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1866 Some snow to day covring turnip & potatoes pits FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1866 Snow & frost drawing out dung SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1866 Frosty I was at hom George & Alexer & team at Morries thrashing NOVEMBER, MONDAY, 26, 1866 Milder today drawing out dung from the ston barn TUESDAY, 27 Soft to day I was at George Beatties thrashing �WEDNESDAY, 28 Soft & raining I was ploughing NOVEMBER, THURSDAY, 29, 1866 Wet we was ploughing FRIDAY, 30 Dringing up to day ploughing DECEMBER, SATURDAY, 1 Frosty ploughing DECEMBER, MONDAY, 3, 1866 Soft again to day ploughing TUESDAY, 4 Raining in the forenoon I was ploughing in the afternoon WEDNESDAY, 5 Fine day I was at the Guelph Fair DECEMBER, THURSDAY,6, 1866 Soft to day I was at home prepairing for thrashing FRIDAY, 7 Fine to day we was thrashing Saturdy 6, 1867 The alma block in Guelp Burned SATURDAY, 8 Very wet in the forenoon I was at a metting at Enotvill in the afternoon DECEMBER, MONDAY, 10, 1866 Fresing very hard & blowing we was thrashing at the ston Barn �TUESDAY, 11 Very frosty to day. thrashing again to day WEDNESDAY, 12 Hard frost to day I was thrashing peas DECEMBER, THURSDAY 13, 1866 Hard frost I was working at hom FRIDAY, 14 Hard frost we was at Alexer Mc Inneses & bought five young cattle this forenoon for Eightie five Dollers SATURDAY, 15 Frosty at Guelph with Wheat sold at Goldies for $1.25 cents DECEMBER, MONDAY, 17, 1866 Snowing a little I was at Maitlands this morning TUESDAY, 18 Milder to day I was at John Mutries kiling pigs WEDNESDAY, 19 Snowing this forenoon. I was at Guelph with Wheat & Sold at Goldies 43 1/2 bushels at $1 1/4 DECEMBER, THURSDAY, 20, 1866 Very hard frost we was at David Cupers Wedding 20th Decem 1867 Ann Jean Bell got married & left us FRIDAY, 21 Frosty to day I was at hom SATURDAY, 22 Milder to day we was clening Wheat �DECEMBER, MONDAY, 24, 1866 Snowing a little to day I was at Enotvill at a Shuting match TUESDAY, 25 Rather frosty working at hom WEDNESDAY, 26 Fine day for winter DECEMBER, THURSDAY, 27, 1866 plesent to day FRIDAY, 28 Very little snow yet not mutch sleighing SATURDAY, 29 midling frosty DECEMBER, MONDAY, 31, 1866 Frosty I was thrashing peas with the flail ================================================ 1st January 1867 Rather frosty I was at hom we was shooting some in the forenoon we was at William Morries in the afternoon shooting & a dance at night 2nd I was at Guelph Fair Cattle rather low in price 3 Rather mild we was thrashing peas with the horses 4 fine day I was at John Metcalfs thrashing 5 Fine Do Do Do 6 7 Frosty I was at Enotvill at the election & paying the taxes $33.92 & at Salem & Fergus Mrs John Mutrie Died this evining 7 Fine day I was at hom �8 Snowing a little I was helping to dig grave & at the funral in the afternoon 9 I was at hom not mutch snow yet 10 We was drawing out some dung Bob horse got sick 11 I was at hom working with the horse 12 At hom doctring at Bob Horse 14 Frosty at hom fixing horse helping David Cupre to kill pigs 15 Frosty to day at hom 16 Thrashing at John Beatties I had George Grassick clening Wheat in the afternoon 17 George at Guelph with Wheat 45 bush 20 lb at 135 cents per Bush. 18 Very frosty & cold George at Guelph with Wheat 31 Bush at 135 cents Bob Horse died to night 19 A bit more snow very good sleighing George at mill with a load of oats & peas to get choped 21 a good bit more snow I was at the mill for the oats & peas and had four Bushels of Wheat for a grist 22 I was at home George Beatties killing pigs mild day 23 I was at Wiiliam Morres killing pigs do do 24 Working at hom 25 Friday I was at a sale on the york road & Bought some harnes 26 Very stormy working at hom Monday 28 Rather stormy working at hom Tusday 29 Very cold day we was killing pigs six small ones for our own use weight 1000 lbs the weighties 190 lbs We 30th Calmer to day drawing turnips out of the pit Th 31 Fine day & rather soft Killing pigs at John Beatties February 1 rather mild to day drawing out dung George at Guelph with wheat 135 cents per Bushel paid Tailor the Ferrier $15 for atending horse Sat 2nd Blowing �Sat 2nd Blowing & stormy drawing out dung paig George McInnes for pair Harrowes $15 Mon 4th Fine to day I was at Bridons sale & Bought to shep for $12.25 cents nine months credit Tu 5th Snowing to day we was thrashing peas with the flails Wed 6 Was at Guelph Fair & Bought a mare for $140 very fine day Th 7 Very fine day drawing Turnips Fr 8 do do I was in Gueph for the mare we bought of David Day Sa 9 Rather stormy & blowing I was at hom handling axe & grinding Mo 11 Verry frosty two of us at Elgies thrashing Tu 12 Fine day & thawing we was killing our pigs eight of them thawing & rain Wed 13 Verry wet day I was at the Blacksmiths getting Horses sharped Th 14 Rather mild drawing over oats to the Barn Fri 15 Frosty to day at Guelph with our pork weight of them was 445 - 404, 358, 399, 375, 321,145, 156 price $5.45 Sa 16 Verry wet day I was at hom Mo 18 Frosty drawing out dung Tu 19 Fine day thrashing We 20 Frosty thrashing & Fenished at hom DATE CASH ACCOUNT- JANUARY RECEIVED PAID 3 January 2 Gallons Whisky at 65 Cents. $1.30 1 lb Tea $1 1.00 4 1/2 Brown Sugar 50 1/2 Cents .50 3 1/2 Crushed Sugar 50 cents & 20 Cents mustard .70 �15 lbs Butter 10 per lb $2.50 12 1 lb Tea 4 1/2 sugar & Half Gallon Whiskey 3 yk 1.87 1/2 12 Sold 43 B 50 lb wheat at 98 cents 42.95 do One Scoop shovel 7 sl yk .87 1/2 19 Stove pipes & Link $3.42 1/2 Cnts Whiskey 50 cents Shirt 1.50 5.42 1/2 do Henry C Kayes copy asiniment $4.70 cents Clerk & Brok $4.25 cen 8.95 do 1 gallon coal oil 70 cents .70 do Sold 36 Buchels & 20 lb Wheat at 102 cents per Buc 37. 6. 20 Paid John Elles Harvesting & diging stons 1 day in Turn 5.00 24 Paid Docter Monrow viset 3.25 31 pd Lyons & Sayers for repairing Sleigh 3.30 31 Three planks 2 $50 cen 1 Barrel Salt & 1 lb Tea 25 cents Nails 5.75 31 49 1/2 Buchels Oats at 29 cents 14.35 DATE. CASH ACCOUNT—FEBRUARY. RECEIVED. PAID. �1 Scot & Co Dundas last Instalment on Grain Drcel $ 40.00 3 Sold in Guelph 52 ½ oats at 30 cents 15.75 5 3 Gallons Whiskey 1 Box matches 2.00 6 Red Braid 70 cents Buckles 12 ½ cents cape 75 cents 1.57 ½ 6 Pork & hed 1262 lb 7-70- $ 100.17 8 1lb Tea One doller Expences 1$ 2.00 10 Pd George Elgie 8$ & Black Smith 50 cents 8.50 12 Two Gallons Whiskey 1$ 20 cents 1.20 16 One yers subscription to the Mercury $1.25 1.25 21 David Anderson 4$25 for Harvesting 4.25 22 One ½ lb Tea, 1 lb Saltpeter 80 cents .80 �28 Do. ½ lb Tea .50 28 Bought 70 Bushels wheat at 90 cents 63.00 Wedn. 6th February 1867 Paid David Day on mare 20.00 Th 7 Paid John Beattie $4.40 cents Insurance money 4.40 Mo 11 Paid for Whiskey $1 Paid John Ogg for harvest work $30.00 1.00 30.00 B lb cents 1868 February 18 Sold in Guelph 48 B 15 lb W at 160 Cents 77.20 DATE. CASH ACCOUNT—MARCH. RECEIVED. PAID. 3 Paid six dollars on a pig $ cents Cents $ 6.00 7 pd Abraham Flewelling 50 cents for Bul .50 �7 Bought 2lb Tea 9 lb Sugar can mustard 3 quarts Whiskey 17 yds red braid 31 lb (12 ½ ) lard 16 Tallo (10 cents) Sold 5.47 ½ 3.93 6 47 bushels Wheat at 1 Doller 47 7 25 ½ Do Do Do 25.50 7 pd James Webster Jr. fo mortgage peper $7-75 7.75 7 Pd two months shares of the Bulding Sosietie 4.34 7 One Gallon col oil 75 cents .75 8 9 Sold 45 Bushels Wheat at 1$ 1 cent per Bus. 45.45 13 Paid for 3 Fats cattle weight of 2 steers & 1 Heffer 42cwt -10 lb 178.90 13 Sold 46B.40 lb Wheat at 1$ 1 cent 46.67 do One Hay Knif $1.25. 1 Bar soap 20 cents. Flask powder 1 Bal twin 1 Box caps 2. 5 do One King stove 21$ making cloths $13.50 34.50 �16 Paid Arthur Cordner $40 with Intrest 1.50 41.50 17 Sold 61 Bushels oats in Guelph at 30 cents per B. 18.30 22 Bought 5 Bushels Barley at 50 cents & 10 Bush at 70 cents 9.50 22 Sold Fat cow for 36 dollers 36 23 pd. John Cuper six dollars for a cutter & Bufla Robe 6.00 26 Mending cleves & Whip. 15 cents Bou. 1 Gallon Wh. 3 lb Sugar 1.20 31 Paid Williams for repairing pump 75 cents 50 Sugar {?} 1.35 1st March 1867 Paid Ann Jean Bell $7 7.00 17 Paid in cash Ann Jean Bell $5 5.00 29 Paid Jessie McBain $55 55.00 Ann Jean Bell 75 cents .75 �DATE. CASH ACCOUNT—APRIL. RECEIVED. PAID. 3 Pd Robert Cattnach 75 cents for Thrashing .75 6 paid William Murrie $100 for quiting Elmslie farm & $11.50 for a pig 100.00 11.50 7 Timothy & clover seed & 2 lb Tea $1.75 Pd on seed 8.30 8.30 7 Sold 57 Bushels oats at 30 cents 17.10 Bought 2 cultivater teeth 90 cents puting on 37 ½ 1.27 ½ Pd Bulding sosity 2$12 2.12 Harrow sharped & whipltrees 3-43 3.43 9 Paid John Elles $104- 104.00 9 Paid Intrest on Farm $48 48.00 Received from Henry C Kays Intrest for T. Elmslie 26.25 Sold George Elgie one Turky 75 cents .75 �11 Pd W. Elmslie postage up 1 Jan 1866 40 .40 11 Sent post office order to Kingston for $48 16 Paid John Heffron for sow $1 1.00 10 April 1867 paid Alexer Cordner $25 25.00 10 Paid George Maitland for Thrashing 30.00 11 Paid on mortgage & intrest $264 264.00 11 Paid James Lochran for Buggie 45$ 45 4 Paid David Day ballenc of mare $120 120.00 16 Received from Alexer Elmslie $21 Intrest on Mort 21 16 Paid 13$ for Grass & clover $2 Gros. & Hat 2$ plough lines 60 cents 18 17 Paid Wm Elgie $4 For Bull & 6.60 �Blacksmith 2.60 25 Paid Alexander McInnes $10 on cattel 10 DATE. CASH ACCOUNT—MAY. RECEIVED. PAID. 2 Paid Elisbeth Beattie Eight Dollers 8.00 Sold in Guelph 13 ¼ lb Butter at 20 cents per lb 2.65 2 lb Tea & other grosries 2.65 8 One half gallon coal oil 20 cents .20 10 Hors shoing & plough irons laid 3.85 21 Box matches 2 lb sugar 1 Gallon Whisky 1.25 31 Sold 46 Bushels oats at 31 cents 14.26 Bought 1 lb Tea 12 lb Turnip 8 Bus. Potatos 1 lb Toba. 2 lb pouder 5.58 Paid Bulding Sosiety 4.36 �28 May 1867 Sold in Guelph 44 Bushels 5 lb Wheat at 182 cents 80.23 paid Ann Jean Bell $12 ½ of Wages in Guelph 12.50 24 paid Alexer Cordner $2 & George 1$ 2.00 23 Paid Innes for Merkry one year $1.50 1.50 7 May 1868 Sold one Steer weight 1530 lbs at $6 per hunder One cow Do Do 1460 at 5 and 87 ½ Three steers Do Do 3340. at 5 Paid Wm Mitchell $16 for making cloths 16 Do for coat & vest 6 & other thing $10 16 Paid Jannet Rae $15 15 Bought a mare 35 ½ 35.50 �13 Paid david Anderson $152 & 60 cents 152.60 DATE. CASH ACCOUNT—JUNE RECEIVED. PAID. 4 Black smithing 35 cents .35 Supcription to James Anderson 50 cents .50 6 Sold 20 ½ lb butter at 16 cents 3.28 Bought 1 lb Tea 6 milk dishes Stove Black 1 Broom 6 lb Nails 2 yds chees cloths 3.22 ½ 15 Paid Charles Heffran Five dollers for mare 5 18 Horse shuing one doller & 25 cents 1.25 25 paid John Cook for statute labor 1 27 Half pound Tea ½ Gal. Coal oi ½ Gall. Whis 1 28 Set rent one daller 28 1 Sold 17 ½ cwt Hay at 10$ per Ton 8.75 �Bought 5 lb Turnip seed can mustard 2 pitch Forks 2.20 29 pd for Statut labor to Georg Beattie 3.50 June 1867 Paid Alexer Cordner 32$ 32.00 20th 7 lb wool at 32 cents per lb & paid 50 cents to his mother $2.74 2.74 20 Sold in Guelph 57 lb wool at 32 cents 18.24 & 11 Bush. 38 lb wheat at 145 cents 16.86 DATE. CASH ACCOUNT—JULY RECEIVED. PAID. 28 Sold 17 ½ cwt Hay at 10$ per ton 8.75 28 Bought 5 lb Turnip seed mustard 2 pitch Forks 2.20 5 One Box matches .20 7 Sold 54 lb Butter at 17 cents per 9.18 �lb 9.18 7 Paid Alexer Cordner 6 Dollers 6.00 7 Bought 2 ½ tea 2 bars soap ½ lb Blue currants ½ Gal Wh. 3.80 Paid Murdak Craig 5$ for Grass seed 5.00 16 Sold 84 lb wool at 38 cents 31.92 Bought 4 pairs pants 5$ 5 Hay rake 5$ pitch fork rakes hoe $1.60 6.60 Paid Jessie McBain $14 14 Paid Murdack Craig $3 amount in ful for Gras seed 3 17 paid at rail way carrige of reaper $2.18 cents 2.18 18 Paid Elesbeth Beattie $18.00 18 2 July 1867 Paid Alexander Cordner $2 2.00 �19 Paid Elesbeth Mutrie 1.25 21 Paid Ann Jean Bell 1.00 DATE. CASH ACCOUNT—AUGUST. RECEIVED. PAID. 1st Sold 66 lb Butter at 18 cents per lb $11.18 $ 11.18 Bought 2 ½ lb Tea 10 lb Sugar 1 Gallon Whisky 4.13 Do 17 ½ yds cotton 2 yds Towelling (4 milk dishes 3.85 3 pairs gloves for binding $1.80 1.80 paid Bulding Sosiety 6.46 8 paid William Mitchell for howing turnips 5 9 One rennet 50 cents .50 25 1 lb Tea one Jar mustard Shu Black 1 spool thread 1.75 28 Paid Jessie McBain $11 11 31 Three shoes set & one ball of candle wick .42 ½ �10 Agust Paid Alexander Cordner Eight dollers 8.00 DATE. CASH ACCOUNT—SEPTEMBER. RECEIVED. PAID. 6 One pound Tea at $1 glass for lamp 10 cents 1.10 20 Sold 74 lb Butter at 15 cents per lb 11.10 Bought 2 ½ lb Tea $2.44 15 lb Sugar 1.50 5 lb Barley 50 cents 4 lb currans ½ bushel salt 25 cents thred & neddles 5.50 Old account $2.20 2.20 Septem Paid John Ogg day of shutting match $2 2 Alexer Cordner do do $2 2 DATE. CASH ACCOUNTS—OCTOBER. RECEIVED. PAID. �10 Bought ½ gallon coal oil at 25 cents) & 1 quart mashine oil at at 45 cents $ cents $ .70 11 ½ lb Tea & 5 lb sugar 1 Gallon Whisky 2.00 24 Two new shouse & two shears pointed 1.10 26 Sold in Guelph 27 Bus. 45 lbs Spring Wh. At $1.18 32.74 32 Two pairs Boots $9 9.00 100 lb Flours $3.50 Barrel Salt 2. 1.75 30 1 lb Tea 2 lb loaf sugar 5 lb moskarado 50 cents 30 Sold 41 Bush 46 lb at 115 cents 47.64 Three shep skins $2.12 ½ cents 2.12 ½ Sold 17 Bags appels 5.50 pd one year weekly advertiser 2.00 Strip shirting one Bed cord 25 cents .25 3.93 �Paid Ann Jaen Bell $5 5 Oct. 2nd Sold in Guelph 49 ½ Bushels peas at 69 cents 34.15 8 Sold at Armstrongs Mill 36 Bus 40 lb at 140 cents 11 Sold at Goldies 40 Bus. 30 lb at 145 cents 18 Sold at Bliths 16 Bush 9 lb oats at 45 cents 10 paid Alexer Cordner $2 2.00 18 paid Ann Jean Bell Boots & dress 2.95 paid one Doller to Mr. Talbut for Ann Jean Bell 1.00 DATE. CASH ACCOUNT—NOVEMBER. RECEIVED. PAID. 2 Sold 45 Bush 50 lb Wheat at 130 cents ber bush $ 59.58 $ Bought ½ lb roap 37 ½ cents 1 shovel $1.50 1.87 ½ �7 Bought 1 ½ lb Tea $1.60 cents 10 lb Sugar 2 lb shot 2.80 6 Paid John Elmslie 50 Dollers as part Rent of Farm 50.00 1 pair shirts $2.50 2.50 14 Paid Cordners for picking turnips 4.50 15 Sold John Elmslie four Bushels Wheat at $1 ¼ 5.00 Gristed for our selves 8 Bushels 20 Pd Black smith 2 shears & colter Paid 2 Binding Men 2.00 13 Novem Sold in Guelph 50 Bush 25 lb peas at 66 cents 33.46 19 Sold in Guelph 50 Bus 20 lb oats a 46 cents 23.28 20 Paid John Elmslie $50 of rent 50.00 25 Paid Alexander Cordner $1 1.0 For more information on William Beattie, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Beattie Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beattie Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Wellington County Museum and Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1866 - 1909 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, Wellington County, Nichol Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. William Beattie Diary & Transcription, 1866-1867 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 William Beattie Diary & Transcription, 1866-1867 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1866 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. William Beattie Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beattie Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Wellington County Museum and Archives Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wellington County, Nichol Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">DAILY JOURNAL FOR 1866.</span></h3> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TORONTO: PUBLISHED BY BROWN BROTHERS MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 66 KING STREET EAST .</span></h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JANUARY, MONDAY, 1. 1866 {to create each day's heading indent by one space} </pre> <p>Very fine day but no slaging [sleighing} riffl shuting in the afternoon at Hom</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 2. </pre> <p>Verry fine day was over to Enotvil in the afternoon and paid the Taxes 18$ &amp; 43 cents</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 3 </pre> <p>Rather cold to day I was at Guelph Fair Cattle cosdrable {considerably?} lower in price since last Fair pork 7 1/2$ per Hunder Wheat 1$ per Bushel oats 28 Cents</p> <pre>JANUARY, THURSDAY, 4. 1866 </pre> <p>Verry cold to day I was Killing pigs at John Beatties</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 5. </pre> <p>Frosty to day was at hom to day fixing cattle &amp; Hogs cutting wood</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 6. </pre> <p>cold to day at hom fixing things</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JANUARY, MONDAY 8. 1866. </pre> <p>Sunday &amp; Monday both very Frosty days we was both of us George Beatties Thrashing on Monday</p> <pre>TUESDAY 9. </pre> <p>a little milder to day both at George Beatties to day Thrashing &amp; Finished there thrashing</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 10. </pre> <p>Pleasant to day was at school metting in Fornoon &amp; clening wheat in the afternoon</p> <pre>JANUARY THURSDAY, 11. 1866. </pre> <p>a little soft to day we was cleaning wheat to day</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 12. </pre> <p>I went to Fergus this morning with the sleigh &amp; to Geulph in the afternoon with a load of wheat 43 Bushels &amp; 50 lb at 98 cents per Bushel rather wet in the evening I brought hom a new stove 21 Dollars in price</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 13. </pre> <p>Freezing a little to day I was at Mr. Elgies to day thrashing oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JANUARY MONDAY, 15. 1866. </pre> <p>I was at home to day cleaning wheat it is frosty to day</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 16 </pre> <p>It was a very stormy &amp; blowing day George was at David Cupres Thrashing</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 17. </pre> <p>Milder to day I was at William Murries killing pigs</p> <pre>JANUARY, THURSDAY, 18. 1866. </pre> <p>I was at hom to day clening wheat in the afternoon Fine to day</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 19. </pre> <p>Soft to day &amp; sawing we was at Geulph with Wheat sold at Allens Mills One Doller &amp; 2 cents per bushel 36B - 20 lb pork $4 1/2 pr 100 oats 28 cents</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 20. </pre> <p>Very stormy to day &amp; high wind I was at hom</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JANUARY, MONDAY 22. 1866. </pre> <p>Cold to day &amp; sunday was very cold &amp; rough I was Butchering at George Beatties to day</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 23. </pre> <p>More mild to day I was at Hom drawing Turnip out of pit</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 24. </pre> <p>a little colder to day wind from the Est I was at Fergus in the afternoon getting sucker of pump repaired</p> <pre>JANUARY, THURSDAY, 25. 1866. </pre> <p>some more snow this morning fine day working at hom A party at David Cupers at night dancing</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 26. </pre> <p>plesent to day working at hom a little more snow in the morning</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 27. </pre> <p>Fine day to day I was working at hom</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JANUARY, MONDAY, 29. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine day we was drawing Turnips out of the pits Inclined to be soft</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 30. </pre> <p>a little soft this morning drawing Turnips in the afternoon clening oats</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 31. </pre> <p>Rather colder to day George at Guelph with oats 49 1/2 Bushels at 29 cents</p> <pre>FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, 1. 1866. </pre> <p>Good winter wether I was working at home to day</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 2. </pre> <p>Rather colder to day was at home fixing for Butchering</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 3. </pre> <p>Verry cold &amp; stormy we was clening oats in the morning George at Guelph in the afternoon 52 1/2 Bushels at 38 cents</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 5. 1866. </pre> <p>Terry cold day we was killing our pigs &amp; Beef the weights were 5/6. 40g. 335. 325.345 191 1/2</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 6. </pre> <p>Not quite cold to day I was at Guelph with pork sold 1262 at 7 dollars &amp; 70 cents per 100 $g7. 17 cents Wheat to day 103 cents oats 30 cents</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 7. </pre> <p>Fine to day I was at hom</p> <pre>FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, 8. 1866. </pre> <p>Snowing a litte in the afternoon we was at Robert Pritchart weding Sleigh rid to Guelph &amp; dancing all night</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 9. </pre> <p>Fine to day was at hom asking hands for thrashing</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 10. </pre> <p>Soft to day we was thrashing &amp; brock the machine got hir repaired in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 12. 1866. </pre> <p>A good deal of snow on Saturday night &amp; sunday morning fine on Monday we was drawing turnips out of pit Elesbeth Beattie came here to day</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 13. </pre> <p>Fine day a little soft we finished thrashing our wheat to day</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 14. </pre> <p>A good bit more snow to day we was grinding axes this afternoon</p> <pre>FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, 15. 1866. </pre> <p>Frosty to day and drifting verry bad wednesday night and thursday morning I was at hom to day</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 16. </pre> <p>verry frosty and drifting verry bad the roads gratly drifted up clening Wheat at hom</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 17. </pre> <p>a little milder to day but considerable share of frost we was clening wheat in the fornoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 19. 1866. </pre> <p>a little more snow we was clening wheat to day</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 20. </pre> <p>Midling cold to day snowing a little clening wheat</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 21. </pre> <p>Milder to day we was drawing Turnips to day out of pit</p> <pre>FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, 22. 1866. </pre> <p>Thawing a good bit to day I was at Fergus Fair cattle selling lower then at last Fair</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 23. </pre> <p>Thawing considerable to day I was shvling snow in the afternoon on the roads rained verry weighty throughout the night</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 24. </pre> <p>Freezing to day &amp; blowing towards night at hom day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 26. 1866. </pre> <p>Calm to day but very frosty I was choping stove wood George gon up countrie for seed wheat</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 27. </pre> <p>Verry fine day I was choping &amp; atending the cattle</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 28. </pre> <p>Rather colder to day I was thrashing at William Murries</p> <pre>MARCH, THURSDAY, 1. 1866. </pre> <p>Thawing &amp; warm to day slighing going of fast the seam drawing sand for John Beattie</p> <p>1st Marche 1867 Friday</p> <p>soft the last days of Febuary &amp; first of Marche</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 2. </pre> <p>Warm &amp; thawing to day we was drawing turnips</p> <p>2nd Saturday frosty with shoures of snow &amp; high wind choing stove wood</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 3. </pre> <p>Freesing a little this morning but the sleighing is about done we finished drawing turnips I bought a sow from William Murry this morning for 17 1/2 dollers</p> <p>4th Monday Fine day at George Beatties thrashing wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>MARCH, MONDAY, 5. 1866 </pre> <p>Cold footy day we was clening Wheat. Low piged to day Thirteen pigs</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 6. </pre> <p>verry cold day I was at Elora fair it was a verry large Fair prices rather lower George at Guelph with wheat 47 Bushels at one doller per bushel</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 7. </pre> <p>Colder to day we was at Guelph Fair we had wheat 25 1/2 Bush at $1. per Bushel large cattle Fair prices low</p> <pre>MARCH, THURSDAY, 8. 1866. </pre> <p>Not so cold to day we was clening wheat in the fornoon I was at Mr. McGaes Funrel in the afternoon great excitement in Guelph the Riflmen going to the lines</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 9. </pre> <p>rather cold to day I was at Johns this afternoon at a partie George at Guelph with Wheat 45 Bushels sold at Goldies 1$ 1 cent for Bushel all Bills</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 10. </pre> <p>at home to day clening Wheat. Sold our fat cattle to day at four Dollers &amp; a quarter per Hunder live weight</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>MARCH, MONDAY, 12. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine day we was at Guelph with fat cattle &amp; Wheat 46 Bushels at $1 - 1 cent per Bushel</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 13 </pre> <p>Left to day I was at Mr. Elgies thrashing in the afternoon</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 14. </pre> <p>Wet to day I was at John Metcalfs thrashing to day</p> <pre>MARCH, THURSDAY, 15. 1866. </pre> <p>Raining to day we was at Murtons sale in the afternoon</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 16. </pre> <p>clening oats in the fornoon drawing wood &amp; choping in the afternoon snow showrs</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 17. </pre> <p>Very frosty with high wind &amp; snow I was at Elgies thrashing this fornoon George at Guelph with oats 61 Bushels at 30 cents per B. 17th Cold day George at Guelph with 20 Bushels Wheat 144 cents &amp; 28 oats at 34 cents paid Ann Jean Bell $5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>MARCH, MONDAY, 19. 1866. </pre> <p>Milder to day we was getting hom fire wood</p> <p>18 March 1867 drawing rails from McTinees swamp</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 20. </pre> <p>Cold &amp; snowing a little to day we was both at John Mutries choping fire wood</p> <p>19 Drawing rails</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 21. </pre> <p>a little warmer to day at home getting wood drawed</p> <p>20 choping cedar had John Ogg helping me 2 1/2 days this week</p> <pre>MARCH, THURSDAY, 22. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine to day I was at Fergus Fair &amp; sold a fat cow for 36 dollers &amp; bought 10 Bushels of Barley for seed at 70 cents per Bushel from Mr. David Allen one yew lambed to day</p> <p>21 March 1867 Was at Fergus Fair very cold day the most snow fell through out the night of any day or night all winter. I sold Mr. Anderson in Guelph Four or Five hunder Bushels of oats at 36 per Bushel silver. or 35 Bills</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 23. </pre> <p>Fine to day I was drawing fire wood our school exemination took place to day Bought John Cupers Bugie for 45 dollers Ten months credit</p> <p>22 Rather stormy I was at the school exemination</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 24. </pre> <p>pleasant to day we was drawing &amp; choping wood out of the creek</p> <p>23 Drawing rails &amp; posts from swamp</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>MARCH, MONDAY, 26. 1866 </pre> <p>Very stormy on the 25 &amp; frosty to day I was choping this forenoon over at Enotville in the afternoon</p> <p>25th Frosty &amp; cold drawing rails George at Guelph with oats &amp; Barley</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 27. </pre> <p>clening oats this fornoon &amp; choping in the afternoon</p> <p>26 Drawing Rails George at Guelph with oats 66 Bushels</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 28. </pre> <p>Cold to day George in Guelph with oats 63 Bushels at 28 cents per Bushel $17.64 cents</p> <p>27 Drawing rails George at Guelph with Barley 60 Bushels at 52 cents</p> <pre>MARCH, THURSDAY, 29. 1866. </pre> <p>I was at hom to day making sugar {troughfs?}</p> <p>28 Drawing rails</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 30. </pre> <p>At home to day I rented John Elmslies Farm at the rate of $100 per year for five years</p> <p>29th Thursday I was at Fergus paying seat rents George at Guelph with Barley 57 Bushels at 52 cents</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 31. </pre> <p>A little soft &amp; snowing this forenoon. I was at Guelph with oats 59 Bushels at 29 cents per Bushel $17.11 cents</p> <p>30 Drawing rails the others clening grain sold Andrew Hudson 40 Bushels oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>APRIL, MONDAY, 2. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine to day I was at John Beatties getting the lese wrot for John Elmslies Farm rented it for 4 yers at 100 Dollers per year clening oats in the afternoon 46 B for shoping &amp; William Murrie got 34 Bushels</p> <p>1 Aprils 1867 Wet with sleet &amp; rain George at Guelph with 80 Bushels oats</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 3. </pre> <p>Thawing to day we started to make sugar Hired Hester Cordner for one year at $100</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 4. </pre> <p>Very fine day &amp; the snow going fast working at sugar making I was out this afternoon colecting seat rents for Melvil Church old parker got 15 Bushels oats at 30 cents $4.50</p> <pre>APRIL, THURDSAY, 5. 1866. </pre> <p>I was at Fergus this afternoon snow nerly gon of the fields</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 6. </pre> <p>some frost to day we was thrashing peas with the flails no run of sap yet Paid William Murrie one Hunder Dollers for going of John Elmslies Farm</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 7. </pre> <p>We was in Guelph with oats 57 Bushels at 30 cents per Bushel</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>ARPIL, MONDAY, 9. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine day to day I q was at John Beatties this forenoon getting the lese wrot for John Elmslies farm clening oats in the afternoon for choping 46 Bushels &amp; William Murry got 34 Bush Fine day for making sugar Paid John Elles one Hunder Dollers &amp; 4$ Interest received from Henry {C?} Kays $ 26.25 cents Interest on mortgage for 15 months sold George Elgie one Turky 75 cents</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 10. </pre> <p>Thawing to High wind making sugar</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 11. </pre> <p>Very Fine to day making sugar &amp; at mill with 5 Bags Wheat &amp; 10 oats at post office in the evening sent order to Kingston $47.35 Interest for John Patton</p> <pre>APRIL, THURSDAY, 12. 1866 </pre> <p>Warm to day we was making sugar done of two batches this afternoon rain for the first this spring. in the evning</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 13. </pre> <p>Warm to day finished making sugar &amp; started to plough. made about one Hunder weight of sugar</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 14. </pre> <p>Fine day ploughing with two teems some slight showrs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>APRIL, MONDAY, 16. 1866 </pre> <p>Fine day ploughing beside the ston Barn {illegible} took sow to John Heffrons</p> <pre> TUESDAY, 17. </pre> <p>Fine today ploughing withe two tems taking of stons with one</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 18. </pre> <p>Very warm ploughing &amp; cultivating</p> <p>Thursday the 18th Aprile 1867 Started to plough</p> <pre>APRIL, THURSDAY, 19. 1866. </pre> <p>Warm ploughing with three temes &amp; has one field cultivated</p> <p>Warm day ploughing with two teams</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 20. </pre> <p>Fine to day we soed the first field of Wheat to day beside the Barn Thunder &amp; rain at night</p> <p>Fine day ploughing</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 21. </pre> <p>Not so warm to day very high wind ploughing sod</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>APRIL, MONDAY, 23. 1866. </pre> <p>Cold &amp; high wind sowing peas beside the scholhouse</p> <p>Monday 22 snowing to day was at the mill with a grist</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 24. </pre> <p>High wind &amp; cold thrashing peas &amp; sowing beside the ston Barn</p> <p>23 rather cold was ploughing with three teams</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 25. </pre> <p>Very cold &amp; high wind finished sowing peas put in 15 or 16 acres</p> <p>24 still cold ploughing</p> <pre>APRIL, THURSDAY, 26. 1866. </pre> <p>Calmer to day ploughing with two teems at the John Elmslies one team harroing at peas</p> <p>25 Cold &amp; showry ploughing</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 27. </pre> <p>Warm I was ploughing at John Elmslies the other teams harroing</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 28. </pre> <p>Warm in fornoon windy &amp; cold towards night sowing wheat &amp; oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>APRIL, MONDAY, 30. 1866. </pre> <p>Calm but hard frost I was cultivating turnip ground other teams harrowing</p> <pre>MAY, TUESDAY, 1. </pre> <p>Windy &amp; cold some snow towards night we finished sowing wheat at hom &amp; sowed one field at Elmslies</p> <p>Wednesday1st cold &amp; frosty to day ploughing</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 2. </pre> <p>Cold &amp; frosty with high wind we was ploughing &amp; stoning at Elmslies place Beef selling at $ 6 {illegible} H{illegible}n to 6 1/4 spring Wheat at $1. 52 1/2.</p> <p>cold &amp; frosty ploughing</p> <pre>MAY, THURSDAY, 3. 1866. </pre> <p>cold to day again we was ploughing at Elmslies with three teams</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 4. </pre> <p>indy &amp; cold sowing grass seed at hom in the forenoon ploughing in the afternoon at J Elmslies George Matlands Barn burnt this afternoon</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 5. </pre> <p>a little warmer sowing wheat at John Elmslies. roguhf field {neset?} the side road</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>MAY, MONDAY 7. 1866. </pre> <p>Plesent to day finished sowing Wheat this spring crop ploughing for Barley sow at John Heffrons</p> <p>6th May 1867 Sowed the first of the wheat this seson</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 8. </pre> <p>Fine day ploughing for oats &amp; Barley a slight rain in the evning</p> <p>Sowing oats</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 9. </pre> <p>Fine to day ploughing with two teams one drawing stones.</p> <p>Harroing to day</p> <pre>MAY, THURSDAY, 10. 1866. </pre> <p>Warm to day sowed our barley this afternoon William Morros stable catched fire but was put out</p> <p>9th May sowing wheat windy to day</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 11. </pre> <p>Warm &amp; drie we was ploughing for oats</p> <p>10th windy sowing wheat finished at hom</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 12. </pre> <p>Warm &amp; high wind I was sowing oats at hom</p> <p>11th Sowing wheat at the stone Barn Spring Wheat $2. 12 1/2 cents per Bushel in Guelph</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>MAY, MONDAY, 14. 1866. </pre> <p>rather cold &amp; some frost at night I finished ploughing at hom</p> <p>13th Wet this morning I was sowing wheat</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 15. </pre> <p>a little cold with frost at night I finished sowing oats at hom</p> <p>A little wet sowing wheat on the sod at John Elmslies</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 16. </pre> <p>Very cold in the morning was at Fergus at church fast day</p> <p>15th Rather cold at Fergus at church</p> <pre> MAY, THURSDAY, 17. 1866. </pre> <p>Not quit so cold was ploughing for oats at the ston houce I was hunting for our year olds</p> <p>16th Cold I was sowing oats and grass seed</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 18. </pre> <p>Mild &amp; warm to day we was ploughing</p> <p>17th cold I was Harrowing</p> <pre>SAATURDAY, 19. </pre> <p>Warm we finished sowing at the ston house sowed twelve acres Mare Foaled this morning</p> <p>18th Not so cold I was sowing wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>MAY, MONDAY, 21. 1866. </pre> <p>Cold with high wind we was ploughing at John Elmslies for oats</p> <p>20th Finished sowing Wheat</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 23. </pre> <p>Very cold &amp; high wind we was ploughing do do</p> <p>21th Very winday I was ploughing rain in the evning</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 23. </pre> <p>Cold &amp; frosty some flakes of snow falling this morning. ploughing</p> <p>22 Wet &amp; showry all day I was at the Blacksmith with Harold</p> <pre>MAY, THURSDAY, 24. 1866. </pre> <p>Warmer to day John Mutrie was helping me to plough the wheat looks very midling &amp; Indifferent Fall Wheat is selling at $ 2 &amp; Spring $1.45 cents oats 30 cents cherrie tree in blossam</p> <p>23 I was at Guelph with Wheat 44 Bushels at 182 Cents per Bush</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 25. </pre> <p>Dark &amp; cloudy not mutch rain finished ploughing for oats</p> <p>24 I was ploughing</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 26. </pre> <p>Warm I was helping John Elmslie to put up the line fence. at John Beatties in the afternoon dreeling for pottoes</p> <p>25 I was ploughing wet in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>MAY, MONDAY, 28. 1866. </pre> <p>Rained all day on sunday &amp; on monday fornoon finished sowing oats we was fencing in the afternoon</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 29. </pre> <p>Cold at nights we started to the potatoes to get ground redy for planting</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 30. </pre> <p>Rained in the afternoon stoning &amp; working potatoes ground</p> <pre>MAY, THURSDAY, 31. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine day I was at Guelph with oats 46 Bushels at 31 cents Spring wheat $1.45 cents</p> <pre>JUNE, FRIDAY, 1. </pre> <p>Fine day we was dunging our potatoes the Fenins crosed the lines at Fort Erie the Toronto Volinters atack them</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 2. </pre> <p>Warm day planted our potatos more fighting to day the Fenins driven back Apel Trees in ful blossam</p> <p>3rd Finished sowing oats at John Elmslies</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JUNE, MONDAY, 4. 1866. </pre> <p>Showrey to day I was at a Fire Insuranc meeting the team awa for timber for George Matlands Barn</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 5. </pre> <p>Raining at times fixing fences the mount Forest Volentiers came down to day</p> <p>Wednesday 5 June 1867 Finished sowing oats</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 6. </pre> <p>some showrs through out the day I was at Guelph Fair and the horse races</p> <p>Thursday 6th working at the potatoes ground</p> <pre>MAY, THURSDAY, 7. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine day I planted a few cabbages I bought in Guelph we planted some potatos to day</p> <p>Friday 7 drawing dung for the potatoes great thunder sorm in the aftern-noon very heavy rain</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 8. </pre> <p>Verry warm we finished planting potatoes</p> <p>Saturday 8 drawing dung</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JUNE, MONDAY, 11. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine to day drawing off stones ploughing &amp; roling commenced to clip the sheep</p> <p>Monday 11 planting out potatoes</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 12. </pre> <p>Not so warm to day Finished cliping our own sheep &amp; done John Beatties in the afternoon.</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 13. </pre> <p>Warm to day ploughing turnip land &amp; diging out stones</p> <pre>JUNE, THURSDAY, 14. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine growing days showrey at nights blasting stones in the turnip ground</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 15. </pre> <p>Warm ploughing rain through-out the night</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 16. </pre> <p>Ploughing &amp; taking of stones</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JUNE, MONDAY, 18. 1866. </pre> <p>rained sunday afternoon &amp; all day to day I was at the Blacksmith smiths getting fore shouse on the Horses</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 19. </pre> <p>Faired of to day I was ploughing land very wet</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 20. </pre> <p>Harrowing turnip land I was at Tinie Cattnachs Funral Mrs. Mutrie died to night</p> <pre>JUNE, THURSDAY, 21. 1866. </pre> <p>Warm I put in the first of our Turnips</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 22. </pre> <p>Warm driling turnipp land was at Mrs. Mutries Funral this afternoon &amp; soed more turnips</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 23. </pre> <p>Very warm puting in turnips cropes growing fast &amp; looking well</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JUNE, MONDAY, 25. 1866. </pre> <p>Warm day &amp; thundering I was at Harrisons raising a barn</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 26. </pre> <p>Warm I was drawing dung for turnips George Maitlands barn was raised to day</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 27. </pre> <p>Not so warm to day I was out colecting set rents this evinging</p> <pre>JUNE, THURSDAY, 28. 1866. </pre> <p>Colder to day drawing out dung at Fergus this afternoon at a meeting of church managers</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 29. </pre> <p>Working at turnips a havy thunder showr this evinging</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 30. </pre> <p>Warm driling &amp; sowing turnips</p> <p>30 June 1867 Finished sowing turnips very warm &amp; drie.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JULY, MONDAY, 2. 1867 </pre> <p>Fine to day drawing out dung &amp; Finished sowing turnips crops looks well</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 3. </pre> <p>Windy ploughing Fallo &amp; taking out stones</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 4. </pre> <p>Raining this morning I was asking hands for Johns Raising &amp; cutting thistles</p> <pre>JULY, THURSDAY, 5. 1866. </pre> <p>Thunder &amp; rain in the after noon I was at Johns all day preparing for the raising Temes ploughing summer Fallo</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 6. </pre> <p>Fine warm day we was at the raising of Johns Barn</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 7. </pre> <p>Very warm rained a good bit through-out the day I went to Guelph in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JULY, MONDAY, 9. 1866. </pre> <p>Sundy morning rained verry weighty fair to day &amp; colder we began to plough our summer fallo at John Elmslies place took the reper to Galt to get repaired</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 10. </pre> <p>Warm &amp; drie ploughing sumer fallo</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 11. </pre> <p>Warm ploughing I was scarifing potatoes</p> <pre>JULY, THURSDAY, 12. 1866. </pre> <p>Drie &amp; hot cutting thistles in fore noon was at Fletchers raising in the after noon</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 13. </pre> <p>Very warm I started to hoe turnips to day thunder &amp; some rain in the evinging</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 14. </pre> <p>Very warm thunder &amp; rain ploughing &amp; howing turnips</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>JULY, MONDAY 16. 1866.</p> <p>Warm with thunder &amp; rain we was at Guelph &amp; sold our wool 84 lb at 38 cents</p> <p>TUESDAY, 17.</p> <p>Warm with thunder &amp; rain got a new reper &amp; mower home</p> <p>WEDNESDAY, 18.</p> <p>Rained at fore noon</p> <p>JULY, THURSDAY, 19. 1866.</p> <p>Howing turnips Elesbeth Beattie left us &amp; Jessie McBain came back</p> <p>Friday 19th July 1867 John Ogg Started to work at haying we drawed in the first of our hay</p> <p>FRIDAY, 20.</p> <p>Howing turnips</p> <p>SATURDAY, 21.</p> <p>Rain to day again I was driling up the potatoes a great deal of thunder and rain this week</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JULY, MONDAY, 23. 1866. </pre> <p>Drie to day howing turnips</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 24. </pre> <p>Very warm I was at John Monroes Funral</p> <p>Wedensday 24th Nerly don Haying it has been very warm &amp; drie no rain since we startd. put in Fifty loads</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 25. </pre> <p>Warm we started to cut hay with a new mashine</p> <p>Thur 25 a little rain to day howing turnips for the first</p> <pre>JULY, THURSDAY, 26. 1866. </pre> <p>Warm &amp; drie started to rake hay</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 27. </pre> <p>Hot &amp; drie drawing hay</p> <p>Saturday 27 Finished drawing in hay</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 28. </pre> <p>Drawing hay Thunder showre in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>JULY, MONDAY, 30. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine I was at the Mill with a grist cutting hay in the afternoon</p> <p>Howing turnips</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 31. </pre> <p>Cutting hay</p> <p>Howing turnips</p> <pre>AUGUST, WEDNESDAY, 1. </pre> <p>Raining this morning I was at Guelph Fair</p> <pre>AUGUST, THURSDAY, 2. 1866. </pre> <p>Drie to day raking &amp; drawing hay</p> <p>Thur of Agust We had a howing match in the evinging when 28 competitors started a thunder showr at night</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 3. </pre> <p>Drawing hay in the fore noon rained haying in the afternoon</p> <p>Howing at the ston house</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 4. </pre> <p>Raining this morning howing turnips</p> <p>Howing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>AUGUST, MONDAY, 6. 1866. </pre> <p>Raking &amp; drawing in hay</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 7. </pre> <p>Drawing hay</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 8. </pre> <p>cutting hay finished howing turnips the first time rain in the afternoon</p> <p>Friday 9th Finished howing Turnips</p> <pre>AUGUST, THURSDAY, 9. 1866. </pre> <p>I was at Guelph with Mr. Reid finished cutting hay</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 10. </pre> <p>Drawing in hay</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 11. </pre> <p>Finished haying</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>AUGUST, MONDAY, 13. 1866. </pre> <p>A good deal of rain on Sunday &amp; to day</p> <p>12th Monday very warm we was working at the crosway thrashing old peas</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 14. </pre> <p>Rain this forenoon we started this afternoon to cut Barley John Elles cutting peas</p> <p>13th Tus Thrashing peas</p> <pre>WEDNESADAY, 15. </pre> <p>Drie to day cutting Barley</p> <p>14th Wed very warm working at the crosway {surnpicking?} it</p> <pre>AUGUST, THURSDAY, 16. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine raking Barley &amp; runing turnips</p> <p>15 warm &amp; drie working at the crosway started to plough the summer fallow the second time</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 17. </pre> <p>Raking Barley in forenoon started at hom to cut peas</p> <p>Friday 16th Started to cut peas very warm &amp; drie</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 18. </pre> <p>cutting peas John Ogg sarted to harvest by the month at the rate of 20 dollers per month</p> <p>17 ploughing both summer fallows &amp; cutting peas &amp; at Johns thrashing peas thunder &amp; lightning at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>AUGUST, MONDAY, 20. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine harvest day commensed to cut Spring Wheat</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 21. </pre> <p>Cutting Wheat with the mashine</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 22. </pre> <p>Cold &amp; windy cutting Wheat in the forenoon &amp; cutting peas in the afternoon &amp; drawing in Barley &amp; turning peas</p> <pre>AUGUST, THURSDAY, 23. 1866. </pre> <p>Cuting peas &amp; drawing in Barley</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 24. </pre> <p>Drawing in peas</p> <p>23 Friday Started to cut withe the reaper</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 25. </pre> <p>Drawing in peas some slight showres of rain</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>AUGUST, SUNDAY, 27. 1866. </pre> <p>some rain on sunday &amp; this morning cutting peas &amp; drawing in</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 28. </pre> <p>Drie drawing peas A{nnsene?} Bell star came here to work to day Thomas Wat started to harvest</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 29. </pre> <p>Fine harvest day drawing peas &amp; cutting Wheat</p> <pre>AUGUST, THURSDAY, 30. 1866. </pre> <p>a little rain to day Finished drawing peas at home 21 loads</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 31. </pre> <p>Rather damp &amp; dull this forenoon cutting Wheat in the afternoon</p> <pre>SEPTEMBER, SATURDAY, 1. </pre> <p>a slight showre to day Drawing in Wheat this forenoon &amp; finished cutting Wheat at home &amp; started to cut oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>SEPTEMBER, MONDAY, 3. 1866 </pre> <p>A little damp cutting oats this forenoon &amp; cutting wheat in the afternoon</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 4. </pre> <p>Fine day for harvesting cutting wheat</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 5. </pre> <p>Fine day cutting wheat with the machine at Johns Ogg &amp; me cradling at hom</p> <pre>THURSDAY, 6. </pre> <p>Fine day I was cradling wheat at John Elmslies</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 7. </pre> <p>Raining all day</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 8. </pre> <p>Showrey all day cradling wheat all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>SEPTEMBER, MONDAY, 10. 1866. </pre> <p>Drie to day binding wheat</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 11. </pre> <p>Rained all day</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 12. </pre> <p>Shourey all day cradling oats</p> <pre>SEPTEMBER, THURDAY, 13. 1866. </pre> <p>Drie to day cutting wheat with the machine at John Elmslies</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 14. </pre> <p>Drawing in wheat this forenoon Thunder with hail &amp; wind in the afternoon.</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 15. </pre> <p>A sort of drie cutting oats with the mashine at hom</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>SEPTEMBER, MONDAY, 17. 1866. </pre> <p>Very heavy rain on sunday night cutting oats to day ground verry wet</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 18. </pre> <p>A little wet this morning cutting oats at John Elmslies in the afternoon with the mashine</p> <p>Tusday I was up at Arthur at the Election very warm day</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 19. </pre> <p>Finished cutting oats at John Elmslies</p> <p>I was at Arthur warm rain in the afternoon</p> <pre>SEPTEMBER, THURSDAY, 20. 1866. </pre> <p>Wet all day I was at Guelph very heavy rain through out the night</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 21. </pre> <p>Finished cutting oats a John Beatties</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 22. </pre> <p>Cutting oats at the ston House</p> <p>Monday 23rd Finished thrashing peas very drie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>SEPTEMBER, MONDAY 24. 1866. </pre> <p>Drie Finished drawing wheat on two places</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 25. </pre> <p>Rained very heavy all day ground the wetest I ever seen it in harvest</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 26. </pre> <p>Faire to day ground so wet we couldnt do anything in the fields</p> <pre>SEPTMEBER, THURSDAY, 27. 1866. </pre> <p>Fine day finished cutting oats at hom</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 28. </pre> <p>Cutting oats withe the cradel &amp; sith</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 29. </pre> <p>Cutting oats this forenoon drawing in the last of our wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>OCTOBER, MONDAY, 1. 1866. </pre> <p>Drawing in oats</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 2. </pre> <p>Drawing oats &amp; stacking at John Elmslies</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 3. </pre> <p>Drawing oats</p> <pre>OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 4. 1866. </pre> <p>Thrashing peas at the ston Barn</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 5. </pre> <p>Was at the Elora show</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 6. </pre> <p>Cutting &amp; drawing in oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>OCTOBER, MONDAY, 8. 1866. </pre> <p>Finished harvesting</p> <pre>TUESDAY, 9. </pre> <p>Thunder &amp; rain to day fencing stacks &amp; diging potatos</p> <pre>WEDNESDAY, 10. </pre> <p>Rather wet diging some fen potatos</p> <pre>OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 11. 1866. </pre> <p>Was at Fergus show</p> <pre>FRIDAY, 12. </pre> <p>Fast day was at Fergus at church</p> <pre>SATURDAY, 13. </pre> <p>Fine day was thrashing wheat at John Elmslies</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#OCTOBER.2C_MONDAY.2C_15._1866."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">OCTOBER, MONDAY, 15. 1866.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_16."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 16.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_17."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 17.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#OCTOBER.2C_THURSDAY.2C_18._1866."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 18. 1866.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_19."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 19.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_20."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 20.</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER, MONDAY, 15. 1866.</span></h2> <p>Fine to day cleaning Wheat &amp; finished thrashing at Elmslies</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 16.</span></h2> <p>Warm &amp; drie planted to raise pottatoes</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 17.</span></h2> <p>Warm diging potatoes</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 18. 1866.</span></h2> <p>Fine &amp; drie diging potatoes</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 19.</span></h2> <p>Thrashing at Arthur Cordners</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 20.</span></h2> <p>alittle wet Trashing at Arthurs Cordners</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#OCTOBER.2C_MONDAY.2C_22._1866."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">OCTOBER, MONDAY, 22. 1866.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_23."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 23.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_24."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 24.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#OCTOBER.2C_THURSDAY.2C_25._1866."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 25. 1866.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_26."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 26.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_27."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 27.</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER, MONDAY, 22. 1866.</span></h2> <p>Very windy to day thrashing at John Beatties</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 23.</span></h2> <p>cold &amp; windy we was cleaning wheat</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 24.</span></h2> <p>cold to day I was at Tilfords Sale</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">OCTOBER, THURSDAY, 25. 1866.</span></h2> <p>cold to day I was at John Mutries thrashing</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 26.</span></h2> <p>Snowing &amp; rain throughout the day clening wheat &amp; Gorge at guelph with wheat. highest price fore spring Wheat $1.58 cents</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 27.</span></h2> <p>Fair to day ploughing &amp; clening Wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#October.2C_MONDAY.2C_29._1866."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">October, MONDAY, 29. 1866.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_30."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 30.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_31"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 31</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#November.2C_THURSDAY.2C_1._1866."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">November, THURSDAY, 1. 1866.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_2."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 2.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_3."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 3.</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">October, MONDAY, 29. 1866.</span></h2> <p>Raining in the forenoon I was hunting or a hiffer Thomas Watt left us.</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 30.</span></h2> <p>I was at Guelph with Wheat 41 Bushels &amp; 46 lb at 115 Cents per Bushel the highest price to day for Spring Wheat 160 Cents</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 31</span></h2> <p>cold day &amp; some showes of snow I was ploughing County ploughing match</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November, THURSDAY, 1. 1866.</span></h2> <p>a little wet I was clening wheat at John Elmolies</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 2.</span></h2> <p>Fair I was at Guelph with Wheat 45 Bushels 50 lb 130 Cents per Bush. highest price 145 Cents per Bush. Started to top turnips</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 3.</span></h2> <p>a little snow on the ground working at turnips</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#NOVEMBER.2C_MONDAY.2C_5._1866."><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">NOVEMBER, MONDAY, 5. 1866.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_6."><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">TUESDAY, 6.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_7."><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">WEDNESDAY, 7.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#NOVEMBER.2C_THURSDAY.2C_8._1866."><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">NOVEMBER, THURSDAY, 8. 1866.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_9."><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">FRIDAY, 9.</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_10."><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">SATURDAY, 10.</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER, MONDAY, 5. 1866.</span></h2> <p>Frosty at nights taking up turnips</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">TUESDAY, 6.</span></h2> <p>Frosty at nights drawing in turnips</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">WEDNESDAY, 7.</span></h2> <p>Fine day we was at Guelph Fair</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">NOVEMBER, THURSDAY, 8. 1866.</span></h2> <p>Very fine day drawing turnips</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">FRIDAY, 9.</span></h2> <p>Fine drawing turnips</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">SATURDAY, 10.</span></h2> <p>Fine finished drawing turnips at home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1866</p> <p>A little wet drawing turnips on the other place</p> <p><br /> TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1866</p> <p>Frosty in the morning drawing turnips</p> <p></p> <p>WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1866</p> <p>Fresh to day finished drawing turnips one hunderweight</p> <p></p> <p>THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1866</p> <p>Wet to day drawing a grist this forenoon</p> <p></p> <p>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1866</p> <p>Wet this forenoon Clening peas I was covering turnips fast</p> <p></p> <p>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1866</p> <p>Drie to day I was at the raising of william Hastings House we did not finis it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1866</p> <p>Wet to day I was at William Hastings raising put up our pigs to fatten</p> <p></p> <p>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1866</p> <p>Cold &amp; damp I was at Driscols sale put up four stears to fatten</p> <p></p> <p>WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1866</p> <p>Drie to day we finished William Hastings House</p> <p></p> <p>THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1866</p> <p>Some snow to day covring turnip &amp; potatoes pits</p> <p></p> <p>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1866</p> <p>Snow &amp; frost drawing out dung</p> <p></p> <p>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1866</p> <p>Frosty I was at hom George &amp; Alexer &amp; team at Morries thrashing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>NOVEMBER, MONDAY, 26, 1866</p> <p>Milder today drawing out dung from the ston barn</p> <p><br /> TUESDAY, 27</p> <p>Soft to day I was at George Beatties thrashing</p> <p><br /> WEDNESDAY, 28</p> <p>Soft &amp; raining I was ploughing</p> <p><br /> NOVEMBER, THURSDAY, 29, 1866</p> <p>Wet we was ploughing</p> <p><br /> FRIDAY, 30</p> <p>Dringing up to day ploughing</p> <p><br /> DECEMBER, SATURDAY, 1</p> <p>Frosty ploughing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, MONDAY, 3, 1866</p> <p>Soft again to day ploughing</p> <p></p> <p>TUESDAY, 4</p> <p>Raining in the forenoon I was ploughing in the afternoon</p> <p></p> <p>WEDNESDAY, 5</p> <p>Fine day I was at the Guelph Fair</p> <p></p> <p>DECEMBER, THURSDAY,6, 1866</p> <p>Soft to day I was at home preparing for thrashing</p> <p></p> <p><br /> FRIDAY, 7</p> <p>Fane to day we was thrashing</p> <p>Saturdy 6, 1867 The alma block in Guelph burned</p> <p></p> <p>SATURDAY, 8</p> <p>Very wet in the forenoon I was at a metting at Enstvile in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, MONDAY, 10, 1866</p> <p>Fresing very hard &amp; blowing we was thrashing at the ston barn</p> <p></p> <p>TUESDAY, 11</p> <p>Very frosty to day. thrashing again to day</p> <p></p> <p>WEDNESDAY, 12</p> <p>Hard frost to day I was thrashing peas</p> <p></p> <p>DECEMBER, THURSDAY 13, 1866</p> <p>Hard frost I was working at hom</p> <p></p> <p>FRIDAY, 14</p> <p>Hard frost we was at Alexer Mc Inneses &amp; bought five young cattle this forenoon for Eightie five Dollers</p> <p></p> <p>SATURDAY, 15</p> <p>Frosty at Guelph with Wheat sold at Goldies for $1.25 cents</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, MONDAY, 17, 1866</p> <p>Snowing a little I was at Maitlands this morning</p> <p></p> <p>TUESDAY, 18</p> <p>Milder to day I was at John Mutries kiling pigs</p> <p></p> <p>WEDNESDAY, 19</p> <p>Snowing this forenoon. I was at Guelph with Wheat &amp; Sold at Goldies 43 1/2 bushels at $1 1/4</p> <p></p> <p>DECEMBER, THURSDAY, 20, 1866</p> <p>Very hard frost we was at David Cupers Wedding</p> <p>20th Decem 1867 Ann Jean Bell got married &amp; left us</p> <p></p> <p>FRIDAY, 21</p> <p>Frosty to day I was at hom</p> <p></p> <p>SATURDAY, 22</p> <p>Milder to day we was clening wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, MONDAY, 24, 1866</p> <p>Snowing a little to day I was at Enotvill at a Shuting match</p> <p></p> <p>TUESDAY, 25</p> <p>Rather frosty working at hom</p> <p></p> <p>WEDNESDAY, 26</p> <p>Fine day for winter</p> <p></p> <p>DECEMBER, THURSDAY, 27, 1866</p> <p>plesent to day</p> <p></p> <p>FRIDAY, 28</p> <p>Very little snow yet not mutch sleighing</p> <p></p> <p>SATURDAY, 20</p> <p>Midling frosty</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>DECEMBER, MONDAY, 31, 1866</p> <p>Frosty I was thrashing peas with the flail</p> <p></p> <h6><span></span><span class="mw-headline">================================================</span></h6> <p>1st January 1867 Rather frosty I was at barn we was shooting some in the forenoon we was at William Morries in the afternoon shooting &amp; a dance at night</p> <p>2nd I was at Guelph Fair Cattle rather low in price</p> <p>3 Rather mild we was thrashing peas with the horses</p> <p>4 fine day I was at John Metcalfs thrashing</p> <p>5 Fine &amp; &amp; &amp;</p> <p>6 Frosty I was at Enstvill at the election &amp; paying the taxes $33.92 &amp; at Salem &amp; Fergus Mrs John Mutrie Died this evning</p> <p>7 Fine day I was at hom</p> <p>8 Snowing a little I was helping to dig grave &amp; at the funral in the afternoon</p> <p>9 I was at hom not mutch snow yet</p> <p>10 We was drawing out some dung Bob horse got sick</p> <p>11 I was at hom working with the horse</p> <p>12 At hom doctring at Bob Horse</p> <p>14 Frosty at hom fixing horse helping David Cupre to kill pigs</p> <p>15 Frosty to day at hom</p> <p>16 Thrashing at John Beatties I had George Grafsick clening Wheat in the afternoon</p> <p>17 George at Guelph with Wheat 45 bush 20 lb at 135 cents per Bush.</p> <p>18 Very frosty &amp; cold George at Guelph with Wheat 31 Bush at 135 cents Bob Horse died to night</p> <p>19 A bit more snow very good sleighing George at mill with a load of oats &amp; peas to get choped</p> <p>21 a good bit more snow I was at the mill for the oats &amp; peas and had four Bushels of Wheat for a grist</p> <p>22 I was at home George Beatties killing pigs mild day</p> <p>23 I was at Wiiliam Morros killing pigs do do</p> <p>24 Working at hom</p> <p>25 Friday I was at a sale on the york road &amp; bought some harnes</p> <p>26 Very stormy working at hom</p> <p>Monday 28 Rather stormy working at hom</p> <p>Tusday 29 Very cold day we was killing pigs six small ones for our own use weight 1000 lbs the weighties 190 lbs</p> <p>We 30th Calmer to day drawing turnips out of the pit</p> <p>Th 31 Fine day &amp; rather soft Killing pigs at John Beatties</p> <p>February 1 rather mild to day drawing out dung George at Guelph with wheat 135 cents per Bushel paid Tailor the Ferrier $15 for atending horse</p> <p>Sat 2nd Blowing</p> <p>Sat 2nd Blowing &amp; stormy drawing out dung paig George McInnes for pair Harrowes $15</p> <p>Mon 4th Fine to day I was at Bridons sale &amp; Bought so shep for $12.25 cents nine months credit</p> <p>Tu 5th Snowing to day we was thrashing peas with the flails</p> <p>Wed 6 Was at Guelph Fair &amp; Bought a mare for $140 very fine day</p> <p>Th 7 Very fine day drawing Turnips</p> <p>Fr 8 do do I was in Gueph for the mare we bought of David Day</p> <p>Sa 9 Rather stormy &amp; blowing I was at hom handling axe &amp; grinding</p> <p>Mo 11 Verry frosty two of us at Elgies thrashing</p> <p>Tu 12 Fine day &amp; thawing we was killing our pigs eight of them thawing &amp; rain</p> <p>Wed 13 Verry wet day I was at the Blacksmiths getting Horses</p> <p>Th 14 Rather mild drawing over oats to the Barn</p> <p>Fri 15 Frosty to day at Guelph with our pork weight of them was 440 - 406, 358, 399, 375, 321,145, 146 price $5.45</p> <p>Sa 16 Verry wet day I was at hom</p> <p>Mo 18 Frosty drawing out dung</p> <p>Tu 19 Fine day thrashing</p> <p>We 20 Frosty thrashing &amp; finished at hom</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td>DATE</td> <td>CASH ACCOUNT- JANUARY</td> <td>RECEIVED</td> <td>PAID</td> </tr><tr><td>3 January</td> <td>2 Gallons Whisky at 65 Cents.</td> <td></td> <td>$1.30</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>1 lb Tea $1</td> <td></td> <td>1.00</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>4 1/2 Brown Sugar ? 1/2 Cents</td> <td></td> <td>.50</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>3 1/2 Crushed Sugar 50 cents &amp; 20 Cents mustard</td> <td></td> <td>.70</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>15 lbs Butter 10 per lb</td> <td>$2.50</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>12</td> <td>1 lb Tea 4 1/2 sygar &amp; Half Gallon Whiskey 3 yl?</td> <td></td> <td>1.87 1/2</td> </tr><tr><td>12</td> <td>Sold 43 B 50 lb wheat at 98 cents</td> <td>42.95</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>do</td> <td>One Scoop shovel 7 {sl yk}..</td> <td></td> <td>.87 1/2</td> </tr><tr><td>19</td> <td>Stove pipes &amp; Link $3.42 1/2 Ends {?} Whiskey 50 cents Shirt 1.50</td> <td></td> <td>5.42 1/2</td> </tr><tr><td>do</td> <td>Henry CJ Kayes {?} copy asiniment {?} $4.70 cents Clerk &amp; Brok $4.25 cen</td> <td></td> <td>8.95</td> </tr><tr><td>do</td> <td>1 gallon coal oil 70 cents</td> <td></td> <td>.70</td> </tr><tr><td>do</td> <td>Sold 36 Buchels &amp; 20 Wheat at 102 cents per Buc</td> <td>37.6.</td> <td></td> </tr><tr><td>20</td> <td>Paid John Elles Harvesting &amp; diging stons 1 day Turn</td> <td></td> <td>5.00</td> </tr><tr><td>24</td> <td>Paid Docter Morrow visit</td> <td></td> <td>3.25</td> </tr><tr><td>31</td> <td>31 Od Ktibs &amp; Layers for repairing Sleigh</td> <td></td> <td>3.30</td> </tr><tr><td>31</td> <td>Three planks 2 $50 cn 1 Barrlee Salt &amp; 1 lb Tea 25 cents Nails</td> <td></td> <td>5.75</td> </tr><tr><td>31</td> <td>49 1/2 Buchels Oats at 29 cents</td> <td>14.35</td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNT—FEBRUARY.</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>1</p> </td> <td> <p>Foot &amp; Co Dundas last Instalment on Grain Drcel</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>$ 40.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>3</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold in Guelph 52 ½ oats at 30 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>15.75</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>5</p> </td> <td> <p>3 Gallons Whiskey 1 Box matches</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>6</p> </td> <td> <p>Red Braid 70 cents Buckles 12 ½ cents cape 75 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.57 ½</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>6</p> </td> <td> <p>Pork &amp; hed 1262 lb 7-70-</p> </td> <td> <p>$ 100.17</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>8</p> </td> <td> <p>1 ib Tea One doller Expenses 1$</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>10</p> </td> <td> <p>Pd George Elgie 8$ &amp; Black Smith 50 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>8.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>12</p> </td> <td> <p>Two Gallons Whiskey 1$ 20 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.20</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>16</p> </td> <td> <p>One year subscription to the Mercury $1.25</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.25</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>21</p> </td> <td> <p>David Anderson 4$ 25 for Harvesting</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>4.25</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>22</p> </td> <td> <p>One ½ lb Tea, 1 lb saltpeter 80 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.80</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>28</p> </td> <td> <p>Do. ½ lb Tea</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>28</p> </td> <td> <p>Bought-70 Bushels wheat at 90 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>63.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>sh</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Wedn. 6</p> </td> <td> <p>February 1867 Paid David Day on mare</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>20.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Th 7</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid John Beattie $4.40 cents Insurance money</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>4.40</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Mo 11</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid for Whiskey $1</p> <p>Paid John Ogg for harvest work $30.00</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.00</p> <p>30.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>B lb cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>1868</p> </td> <td> <p>February 18 Sold in Guelph 48.15 W at 160</p> </td> <td> <p>77.20</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNT—MARCH.</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>3</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid six dollars on pig</p> </td> <td> <p>$ cents</p> </td> <td> <p>$ 6.00 cents</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Pd Abraham Flewelling 50 cents for bul</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Bought 2lb Tea 9 lb Sugar can mustard 3 quarts Whiskey 17 yds red braid 31 lb (12 ½ ) lard 16 Tallo (10 cents) Sold</p> </td> <td> <p>5.47 ½</p> </td> <td> <p>3.93</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>6</p> </td> <td> <p>47 bushels Wheat at 1 Doller</p> </td> <td> <p>47</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>25 ½ Do Do Do</p> </td> <td> <p>25.50</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Pd James Webster Jr. to mortgage peper $7-75</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>7.75</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Pd two months shares of the Building Societie</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>4.34</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>One Gallon cod oil 75 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.75</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>9</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 45 Bushels Wheat at 1$ 1 cent per Bus.</p> </td> <td> <p>45.45</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>13</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid for 3 Fat cattle weight of 2 steers &amp; 1 Heffer 42-10</p> </td> <td> <p>178.90</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>13</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 46.40 lb (13) Wheat at 1$ 1 cent</p> </td> <td> <p>46.67</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>do</p> </td> <td> <p>One Hay ?nif $1.25. 1 Bar soap 20 cents. Flask powder 1 Bal twin 1 Bal cap</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.5</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>do</p> </td> <td> <p>One King stove 21$ making clothes $13.50</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>34.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>16</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Arthur Cordner $40 with Intrest 1.50</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>41.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>17</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 61 Bushels oats in Guelph at 30 cents per B.</p> </td> <td> <p>18.30</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>22</p> </td> <td> <p>Bought 5 Bushels Barley at 50 cents &amp; 10 Bush at 70 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>9.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>22</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold Fat cow for 36 dollers</p> </td> <td> <p>36</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>23</p> </td> <td> <p>Pd. John upper six dollars for a cutter &amp; Buffalo Probe</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>6.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>26</p> </td> <td> <p>Mending cleves &amp; Whip. 15 cents Bou. 1 Gallon Wh. 3 lb Sugar</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.20</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>31</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Williams for repairing pump 75 cents 50 Sugar Pd</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.35</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>1^stMarch</p> </td> <td> <p>1867 Paid Ann Jean Bell $7</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>7.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>17</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid in cash Ann Jean Bell $5</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>5.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>29</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Jessie McBain $55</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>55.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Ann Jean Bell 75 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.50</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNT—APRIL.</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>3</p> </td> <td> <p>Pd Robert Cattnach 75 cents for Thrashing</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.75</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>6</p> </td> <td> <p>paid William Murrie $100 for quiting</p> <p>Elmslie farm &amp; $11.50 for a pig</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>100.00</p> <p>11.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Timothy &amp; clover seed &amp; 2 lb Tea $1.75 Pd on seed 8.50</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>8.30</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 57 Bushels oats at 30 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>17.10</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Bought 2 cultivater teeth 90 cents puting on 37 ½</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.27 ½</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Pd Building society 2$12</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.12</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Harrow sharped &amp; whipltrees 3-43</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>3.43</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>9</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid John Elles $104-</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>104.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>9</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Intrest on Farm $48</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>48.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Received from Henry C Hays Intrest for Elmslee</p> </td> <td> <p>26.25</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Sold George Elgie one Turky 75 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>.75</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>11</p> </td> <td> <p>Pd W. Elmslie postage up 1 Jan 1866</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.40</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>11</p> </td> <td> <p>Sent post office oder to Kingston for $48</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>16</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid John Heffron for sow $1</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>10 April</p> </td> <td> <p> 1867 paid Alexer Cordner $25</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>25.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>10</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid George Maitland for Thrashing</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>30.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>11</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid on mortgage &amp; intrest $264</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>264.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>11</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid James Lochran for Buggie 45$</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>45</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>4</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid David Day ballenc of mare $120</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>120.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>16</p> </td> <td> <p>Received from Alexer Elmslie $21 Intrest on Mr.</p> </td> <td> <p>21</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>16</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid 13$ for Grafs &amp; clover $2 Gros. &amp; Hat 2$ plough lines 60 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>18</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>17</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Wm Elgie $4 For Bull &amp; Blacksmith 2.60</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>6.60</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>25</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Alexander McInnes $10 on cattel</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>10</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNT—MAY.</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>2</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Elizaeth Beattie Eight Dollers</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>8.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Sold in Guelph 13 ¼ lb Butter at 20 cents per lb</p> </td> <td> <p>2.65</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>2 lb Tea &amp; other grosries</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.65</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>8</p> </td> <td> <p>One half gallon coal oil 20 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.20</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>10</p> </td> <td> <p>Hors shoing &amp; plough irons laid</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>3.85</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>21</p> </td> <td> <p>Box matches 2 lb sugar 1 Gallon Whisky</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.25</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>31</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 46 Bushels oats at 31 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>14.26</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Bought 1 lb Tea 12 lb Turnip 8 Bus. Potatoes 1 lb Toba. H powder</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>5.58</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid Building Society</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>4.36</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>28 May</p> </td> <td> <p>1867 Sold in Guelph 44 Bushels Wheat at 182 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>80.23</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid Ann Jean Bell 5 lb $12 ½ of Wages in Guelph</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>12.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>24</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Alexer Cordner $2 &amp; George 1$</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>23</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Innes for Merkry one year $1.50</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7 May 1868</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold one Steer weighs 1530 lbs at $6 per hunder</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>One cow Do Do 1460 at 5 and 87 ½</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Three steers Do Do 3340. at 5</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid Wm Mitchell $16 for making cloths</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>16</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Do for coat &amp; vest 6 &amp; other thing $10</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>16</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid Jannet Price $15</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>15</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Bought a mare 35 ½</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>33.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>13</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid David Anderson $152 &amp; 60 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>132.60</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNT—JUNE</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>4</p> </td> <td> <p>Black smithing 35 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.35</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Subscription to James Anderson 50 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>6</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 20 ½ lb butter at 16 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>3.28</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Bought 1 lb Tea 6 milk dishes Stove Black 1 Broom</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>6 lb Nails 2 yds cheese cloths</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>3.22 ½</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>15</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Charles Heefran Five dallers for mare</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>5</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>18</p> </td> <td> <p>Horse shuing one doller &amp; 25 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.25</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>25</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid John Cook for statute labor</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>27</p> </td> <td> <p>Half pound Tea ½ Gal. Coal oil ½ Gall. Whis</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>28</p> </td> <td> <p>Set rent one daller28</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Sold 17 ½ cut Hay at 10$ per Ton</p> </td> <td> <p>8.75</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Bought 5 lb Turnip seed can mustard 2 pitch Forks</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.20</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>29</p> </td> <td> <p>Pd for Statut labor to Georg Beattie</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>3.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>June</p> </td> <td> <p>1867 Paid Alexer Cordner 32$</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>32.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>20th</p> </td> <td> <p>7 lb wook at 32 cents per lb &amp; paid 50 cents to his mother $2.74</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.74</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>20</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold in Guelph 57 lb wook at 32 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>18.24</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>&amp; 11 Bush. 38 lb wheat at 145 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>16.86</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNT—JULY</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>28</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 17 ½ cut Hay at 10$ per ton</p> </td> <td> <p>8.75</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>28</p> </td> <td> <p>Bought 5 lb Turnip seed mustard 2 pitch Forks</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.20</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>5</p> </td> <td> <p>One Box matches</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.20</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 54 lb Butter at 17 cents per lb 9.18</p> </td> <td> <p>9.18</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Alexer Cordner 6 Dollers</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>6.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Bought 2 ½ tea 2 bars soap ½ lb Blue currants ½ Gal Wh.</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>3.80</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid Murdak Craig 5$ for Grass seed</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>5.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>16</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 84 lb wool at 38 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>31.92</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Bought 4 pairs pants 5$</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>5</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Hay rake 5$ pitch fork rakes hoe $1.60</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>6.60</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid Jessie Mc Bain $14</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>14</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid Murdack Craig $3 amount in ful for grass seed</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>3</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>17</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid out rail way carriage of reaper $2.18 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.18</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>18</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Elesbeth Beattie $18.00</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>18</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>2 July</p> </td> <td> <p>1867 Paid Alexander Cordner $2</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>19</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Elesbeth Mutrie</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.25</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>21</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Ann Jean Bell</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.00</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNT—AUGUST.</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>1^st</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 66 lb Butter at 18 cents per lb $11.18</p> </td> <td> <p>$ 11.18</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Bought 2 ½ lb Tea 10 lb Sugar 1 Gallon Whisky</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>4.13</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Do 17 ½ yds cotton 2 yds Towelling 4 milk dishes</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>3.85</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>3 pairs gloves for bending</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.80</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid Building Society</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>6.46</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>8</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid William Mitchell for housing turnips</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>5</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>9</p> </td> <td> <p>One ronnet 50 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>25</p> </td> <td> <p>1 lb Tea one Jar mustard Stove Black 1 spool thread</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.75</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>28</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Jessie McBain $11</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>11</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>31</p> </td> <td> <p>Three shoes set &amp; one ball of candle week</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>.42 ½</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>10 Agust</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Alexander Corner Eight dollers</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>8.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNT—SEPTEMBER.</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>6</p> </td> <td> <p>One pound Tea at $1 glass for lamp 10 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.10</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>20</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 74 lb Butter at 15 cents per lb</p> </td> <td> <p>11.10</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Bought 2 ½ lb Tea $2.44 15 lb Sugar 1.50</p> <p>5 lb Barley 50 cents 4 lb currans ½ bushel salt 25 cents thread &amp; needles</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>5.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Old account $2.20</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.20</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Septem</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid John Ogg day of shelling match $2</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Alexer Cordner do do $2</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNTS—OCTOBER.</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>10</p> </td> <td> <p>Bought ½ gallon coal oil at 25 cents &amp; 1 quart machine oil at 45 centw</p> </td> <td> <p>$ cents</p> </td> <td> <p>$</p> <p>.70</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>11</p> </td> <td> <p>½ Tea &amp; 5 lb sugar 1 Gallon Whisky</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>24</p> </td> <td> <p>Two new shouse &amp; two shears pointed</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.10</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>26</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold in Guelph 27 Bus. 45 Spring Wh. At $1.18</p> </td> <td> <p>32.74</p> </td> <td> <p>32</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Two pairs Boots $9</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>9.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>100 lb Flours $3.50 Barrel Salt 2.</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.75</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>30</p> </td> <td> <p>1 lb Tea 2 lb loaf sugar 5 lb moskareds 50 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>30</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 41 Bush 46 lb at 115 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>47.64</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Three shep skins $2.12 ½ cents</p> </td> <td> <p>2.12 ½</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Sold 17 Bags appels</p> </td> <td> <p>5.50</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Pd one year weekly advertiser</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Strip shriting one Bed cord 25 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>3.25</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid Ann Jaen Bell $5</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>5.93</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>Oct. 2nd</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold in Guelph 49 ½ Bushels peas at 69 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>34.15</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>8</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold at Armstrongs Mill 36 Bus 40 lb at 140 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>11</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold at Goldies 40 Bus. 30 lb at 145 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>18</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold at Blithes 16 Bush 9 lb oats at 45 cents</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>10</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Alexer Corner $2</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>18</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Ann Jean Bell Boots &amp; dress</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.95</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Paid one Doller to Mr. Talbut for Ann Jean Bell</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>DATE.</p> </td> <td> <p>CASH ACCOUNT—NOVEMBER.</p> </td> <td> <p>RECEIVED.</p> </td> <td> <p>PAID.</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>2</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold 45 Bush 50 lb Wheat at 130 cents ber bush</p> </td> <td> <p>$ 39.58</p> </td> <td> <p>$</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Bought ½ lb roap 37 ½ cents 1 shovel $1.50</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.87 ½</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>7</p> </td> <td> <p>Bought 1 ½ lb Tea $1.60 cents 10 lb Sugar 2 lb shot</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.80</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>6</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid John Elmslie 50 Dollars as part rent of farm</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>50.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>1 pair shirts $2.50</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>14</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Cordners for picking turnips</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>4.50</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>15</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold John Elmslie four Bushels Wheat at $1 ¼</p> </td> <td> <p>5.00</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> <p>Gristed for our selves 8 Bushels</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>20</p> </td> <td> <p>Pd Black smith 2 shears &amp; cotler Paid 2 Binding Man</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>2.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>13 Novem</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold in Guelph 50 Bush 25 lb peas at 66 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>33.46</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>19</p> </td> <td> <p>Sold in Guelph 50 Bus 20 lb oats at 46 cents</p> </td> <td> <p>23.28</p> </td> <td> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>20</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid John Elmslie $50 of rent</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>50.00</p> </td> </tr><tr><td> <p>25</p> </td> <td> <p>Paid Alexander Cordner $1</p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <p>1.0</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table></div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9302e1e3f12af1ce9fda3f5db7af2fa5.pdf e9b30cd5d6dac98fb8b5d412bf5801e1 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/46f077a1d211914a17611a70389c19f4.pdf 71f201a524fafe0aa3224bf506364027 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806 - 1897) 1838-1854 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Note to reader: Many of the dates of the handwritten pages in the scans acquired by the Rural Diary Archive were cut off on the left side, during scanning. The correct dates from the original diary in the Walter Beatty fonds, at Queen’s University Archives, Kingston, Ontario, have been entered, where they were missing. The earliest diary entry is 1838 found on page 32. {1839 or 1859?} April 9 Began to Plough in the orchard west of the Barn 11 Ploughed in the orchard east of the House fine growing time 12 Sowed 2 Bushel of Wheat soaked 24 hours salt Brine & blue stem ½ Bushel sowd dry on the tow ridges nearest the House 13 Planted 50 Appel Trees dry cold weather 18 Do 40 more principally grafts east of House Sowed 2 Bushel of Wheat soaked the same as above Do ½ Do Dry next the Barn Planted east of the Barn 34 Appel Trees 20 more principally grafts cold weather 1848 Sept 18 Bought 1 Barrel salt 8s - 3 Bundles cotton yarn 5s = 6d each {The ‘s’ stands for shilling and the ‘d’ stands for pence} 19 helped John Ackland at the tharshing {threshing} machin in the forenoon & Joseph Keer in the afternoon 20 split rails to make pens the straw Jock rippled {threshed} the flax 21 choring & fixing abought about the Barn {September} 22 the same some rain 1 �23 Moor came with the tharshing machin & we tharshed Bar{ley} the Baptist Wheat the coesa Wheat & 2200 sheafs Black sea 24 went to Caintown & heard Mr Constable Preach from 1 Peter ch IV - v18 25 tharshed in the forenoon & went John Armstrong in the afternoon 26 went to samuel Innis & shod the horses 27 put the straw in the Barn {September} 28 went to Farmersville for A load of lime for John Elingham. thrashe the oas for premium {September} 29 cleaned the Barley for the premium 30 went Brockville & took 10 bushel oats & 10 bushel Barley & left them in McKenzies Granary & atended an Agriculture meettin got A side of harness leather from Henry Boothe on Cornalls acount weighing 10lb 1s - 3d per lb - 12s = 6d october 1 no meetting to day {October} 2 tharshed the Buckwheat Jocks Load had 21 Bushel went to Farmersville with 35 lb harness leather to Giles for to make A set of harness 23 went to Samuel Inises & helped to shoe Robs Colts 4 pulled 6 load of Corn & had A husking bee at night 5 went to Cattle Show at Colmans corners & took the 1 premiums 1 year old Bull 2 3 year old Bull 3 on cow 2 on Calfs 1 on lambes 2 on Rams 1 on flax 1 on Carrots 7 finished the Corn fine weather 8 went to Caintown & heard he Rev Mr McCallum prech from 1 Peter ch2 = vr9 9 pulled turnips & Carrots for the show Jock went to Robsons with the young Bull 2 �10 went to the Brockville Fair & took the 1 premium on oats 1 on flax seed 1 on Carrots 1 Cradle 1 on dril barrow 1 on Ram 2 on Bull 2 on Barley {1}840 June 1 planted ¼ acre sugar beet octob 24 puled the beets better then 100 Bush 11 Sowed ½ acre Rutabagas nov 4 Do the RB {rutabagas} 300 or 10 tuns 22 Ploughing bee Ploughed 12 acres 29 hoeed the potatos July 4 began to mowe in the field orchard next the House Sept 5 began to sow the fall wheat west line south side of the road and sowed 3 ½ Bushel 7 sowed 3 ½ Do {meaning ‘the same as above’} – 9 Do - - 3 ½ Do – 11 Do 3 ½ old wheat and it did not half come up so that the 2 october we sowed it agan 12 sowed 3 ½ Bushel 15 Do 1 ½ Do Bearded wheat 3 �octob 26 Snowed about 3 inches 28 rained so that the snow disapeared 1841 May 1 snow in the Woods 3 Sowed 66 Bushel of spring Wheat Whear {where} the fall wheat is hilled the first 8 ridges next the dich drged with Plaster 10 4 ½ Bushel Italian wheat in the field front the house morning cloudy afternoon wet 16 - woods look red pretty cold 1841 May 17 and 18 sowed 17 Bushel of oats in the middle field west line south side of the road 5 ½ acres 19 sowed 2 ½ Bushel Gray Peas south east corne of the field frount house woods begin to look green 20 sowed 1 Bushel Black oats from Mrs Kincaid on the two ridges next the east line northeast corner then 4 Bushel comon oats then 2 ½ Bushel peas 21 sowed ½ Do flax seed and ½ Bushel Barley 22 in the field west of the house sowed 3 Bushel Barley / 1 Bushel Do all 4 �24 washed Barnyard lye and dryd with Plaster and ashes ½ Bushel sowed dry next the clover 23 woods gquiet {quite} green warm dry wether oct 29 Planted ¼ acre Sugar Beet and some mangle 29 puled the Beets abo{ut} 100 31 7 Buthel 7 Bushel cups 2 Do small whites and 1 Do ragh rabs 1 ½ Do pink eys {The bottom left corner of the page is ripped off and may have contained some words} rohns cork reds & reds & withs in all Bushel 21 dug the potatos the pink eyes and cork reds the best A Receipt for A clapt or sprain In A horses leg Take A few spoonfull of warm milk from the cow put it in A plate and take A piece of alam {alum} and rub it in the milk till it become A crud then chaff it the part and bandish {tie} it well 1843 June 16 sowed ½ acre turnip 4 rows yellow Bullock the rest rutabagas 20 planted 14 Bushels of potatos over again being killed with the wet fine growing time 1842 nov 18 began to Snow A little July 13 Began to Mow in the field frount of the House East line 1843 no suggar this year August 3 finished the Mowing grass very good may 8 sowed 4 Bushel s. wheat front of the Barn 4 Began to reap in field back of the House East line 10 the wood begin to look green 10 all the wheat finished and A fine Crop 17 the same field sowed 4 Bushel Barley 22 5 �18 7 ½ B oats and peas at the rate of 1 to 3 Began to sow the fall Wheat in harper field at the East line and sowed 4 Bushel 20 7 B oats all in the same field 24 Sowed 4 Bushel more and draged it all 22 rolled the spring wheat and Barley 28 Sowed 4 Bushel and Plowed it in 23 sowed back of Jocks house ½ Bushel flax seed and ½ B peas and 1 B hoptton oats 29 Do 4 Do and draged it in may 25 Sowed in the next field Below 7 white oats 10 Bushel Black 3 hoptton oct 23 finished the diging of the Potatos and A very poor Crop 26 Do th pulling the turnips and Beets A very poor Crop 27 snowed about 3 inches A very stormy d{ay} 1844 April 14 woods begign look green peasant weather 1842 May 25 Plowed the Beet ground 28 sowed 2 bushel siberian wheat and 2 Do Black sea wheat in the field below the house weast side in same field began to 28 draged and planted ¼ acre Beets and 5 rows carrots 1 row and 1 rows mang Woz {mangelwurzel} May 3 sow the oats and sowed 2 bushel of Leiws and 6 bushel common oats June 6 Plowed the turnip ground 4 and 3 Do more 5 bushel peas & oats 15 draged and sowed the turnips at the of 1lb to the acre 11 sowed 5 bushel Barley 5 heavy Frost cut of corn and potatos 6 �13 Do - 5 Do oats & ¼ flax seed in the field west of Joc house 27 howed the potatos 10 days work 16 17 rooled {rolled} all the above mentioned grain July 1 howed the beets badly cut with the Grub 2 days 24 planed 45 bushel of Potatos 18 cups & pink eyes the rest A mixture 7 Sowed A few rutabaga in the gardin 30 sowed with the drill barrow ¼ acre sugar beets & 2 drils rutabagas Best 25 began to mow very warm and dry June 5 Sowed ½ acre rutabaga those betwen the big stone and fence Aug 13 began to reape bearded wheat the least not so mutch hurt with {rus?; Cut off} sowed with large end of scilender the rest with small end plenty thick 27 began to Sow 3 Bushel of Wheat 29 Sowed - 3 Do - – wheat A fine Crop~ Sept 4 Do - - Bt {Beets} - Do all plowed in 8 began to sow below the house 14 and finished draged it in oct 14 began to dig the Potatos July 13 15 finished plowing the summer fallow began to mow south side of the rowd {road} East line 7 �27 began to reape the fall wheat 30 31 began to pull th rutabaga above 300 bushel {Above it reads: ½ acre} Aug 6 began to rain for tow or three days began to Cradile {cradle} the spring Wheat Black sea the best nov 3 Do – Do beets 130 bushel to ¼ acre 5 Do - Do carrots 18 Do Good crop 14 sowed ½ bushel new kind of wheat 1844 Aug 22 very wet weather spring wheat & oat grou{nd} 31 sowed 7 Bushel of fall wheat Sep 01 Do 7 ½ Do {illegible} above house sept 7 Do 7 ½ Do front of elize house {possibly Elizabeth Young} oct 18 finished diging the potatos A good crop about 500 Bus 26 Do pulling the Beets and turnips A good crop 140 Bushel of Beets and 400 of turnips fine wether 28 the first snow began to fall this morning and snowed for two days it was two feet deep Nov 8 John youngs ram got among the ewes thinks he was with big ewe mothers black and brigs ewes snow nearly all gone good weather 25 snowed about 5 inches 1845 Janu Greate deal of ice 26 verry Cold wether Febru 4 began to Snow in the morning and Snowed and blowed for two days and nights the snow was about betwen 4 & 5 ft on the {levit?} 8 �16 rained very hard and took away A good deal of the snow march 5 rain very hard all day fine weather most of the mounth April verry backward weather this month the trees begin to look Green {1}845 May 6 Began to sow and sowed front of the Barn on the ridg {n}ext the board fence ½ Bushel of the new siberian spring whe{at} than 1 Bushel of the new Blacksea wheat the middle pick clean and part of the ne{Cut off} 7 sowed 3 Bushel of the old siberian Wheat at the foot of the Fall wheat in front of Eliz{Cut off} the ground is in fine order 9 sowed 2 Bushel of the gardner Peas next the Bu{Cut off} then 5 Bushel of the common Peas ½ Bushel gru{Cut off} Bus 10 sowed 3 Do - of Laeiws oats harper feild east line 12 Do - 15 Do common oats and 13 Do better then 3 pecks of flax seed and A fee{Cut off} of John Henry Peas the weather warm and the ground very Driy A very dry summer July 14 began to mow the meddows very light 1846 {Feb}r uary 22 drew Wood 2 days James Heugh helping March 2 Do - - Do 1 day Wm. Luby helping 13 Do - Do 3 days Ezre Huntly helping 20 Sleighing geting very bad but pleasant weather 24 & 25 rained very hard Snow mostly gone Wheat looks well 9 �26 helped Joseph Kerr to move some Apple Trees whear the line was altered very little frost in the ground April 1 Began to Plow in the 2 field south side of the road 6 hard frost at night & hot sun in the day 7 James Heugh & son & Wm Luby choping Con line 15 Snowed 1 ½ inch hard frost at night 22 Sowed ½ Bushel of marrow fat peas in the end of the first ridg then 3 Bushel of Gold vine peas & 7 Bushel of Garner pea 24 finished draging & rooting the peas in the field below the bull paster {pasture} the Woods begin to look red 27 the Woods begin to look Green very dry weather 29 rain this afternoon 30 Sowed nearly 1 ½ Bushel of the Odessa wheat at the end of the New Barn May 1 Sowed 4 ½ Bushel of oats {May} 2 rained nearly all day 4 Do 14 ½ Do - Do & about 1 ½ Bushel large oats on the short rige next the dich on the next ¼ Bushel flax seed 6 Thomas Scott & George McNeich {McNish} came & examined the height of the Water on marsh & made markes on some trees with an inch gouge 7 Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of Jo Keers Black sea wheat 8 Do 2 ½ Do of our own 9 began to rain about noon & rained all night & the next Day so that we could not go to meeting 12 Father towld C- Hays to mind the hight of the watter as he was working at the Saw mill 17 Sowed 17 Bushel of oats Middle field east line south side of the road 5 ½ acres 10 �18 Sowed 2 ½ Bushel Barley & 3 Black sea Jock house 19 Do ¾ Bushel timothy & gave it one stroke of the drag around 20 John Booth survaid 21 Sowed ½ Do flax seed and ½ Bushel Barley 22 in the field west of the house sowed 3 Bushel Barley1 Bushel Do all Washed Barnyard lye and Dry with Plaster and ashes ½ Bushel Sowed dry next the clover 23 woods quiet dry wether 29 Planted ¼ acre Sugar Beets and 29 seeded the Beets 31 7 Bushel 7 Bushel Cups 12 Do small 1848 Jan 1 rained all day & the ground compleetly thawed 2 went to caintown to church & heard Mr Pool from Luke cXIII = v6-7 3 went to the town Meatting at McIntoshes J- Henry pathmaster 5 went to the Election at McIntoshes and voted for Mr Gowan in preferance to Mr Richards it began to snow in the morning and snow about 4 inch went down the second day to the Mill and Joined in A note with Joseph Keer for £25 from Samuel Rowsom payeble in 3 month 7 went to the Temperance Mills with A pieace of cloth 8 drawed up some wood hard frost 9 snowed hard and stormed all day 10 drawed A little wood and broake the sliegh very cold day 11 went to Brockville & atended an Agricultureal Meeting in the courthouse {Between the lines it reads: was apointed trustee in place of John Acland} A very cold day with {Above it reads: snow most of day} 11 �12 went to draw wood for the Rev Mr Baxter at Farmersville 13 fixed J- Keer sleigh tounge & the choped wood & wat drawed 14 went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Mrs Huchis {Hutcheson} {Below this it reads: receved A silver medel from the District soccity} A thaw day with A little rain 15 heavy rain & thaw the snow most all away thrashed the gold vine Peas 16 went to caintown to church in the waggon & heard the Rev Mr Baxter preach A Missionary sermon from Heb chXIII - v16 hard frost 17 hard frost cleaned the Gold vine Peas 17 Bushel 18 cleaned 8 Bushel of the fall wheat high wind & A little snow 19 made A door for the Barn cellar Kitte calfed hard fr{ost} 20 helped J. Keer to attend the thrashing machine went to caintown at night with the waggon to attend A missionary meetting and heard the Rev merss {Messrs} Pool , Baxter , Bevitt & Vandusen 21 choring fine day hard frost 22 went to Colemans corners to an agricultural meetting 23 Do to A quarterly meetting At the old Chapple in the waggon & heard the Rev Mr Bevitt preach from Ezekil chXXIII - vIII 24 went to tempperance Mill with 36 yar of cloth & carred it acros the lakes 1848 Janr 25 Fine pleasant day Drawed A little wood 26 Warm with A little rain finished the Garner Peas 27 Cleaned the Garner Peas & put 20 Bushel up stairs rained & thawed so that the frost is nearly out of the ground 12 �28 finished cleaning the fall Wheat & had 14 ½ Bushel & 5 Bushel of Timothy seed, the produce 7 ½ Acres in the Harper Field cold wind with no frost 29 A little frost last snowed about 4 inch this morning was in the Barn cleaning the spring Wheat 30 went to Caintown with the sleigh & heard the Rev Mr. Pool preach from Hebr ch VI vr123 31 fine day Daniel Nowland cleaned flax Feb 1 went to Dr Week & helped to make A Coffin for Pattrick Murray who was Killed by the falling of A Tree 2 went to Brockville with the sleigh fine day but the roads bad 3 Do to younge Mills with 52 Barrels for John Ellingham rained this afternoon 4 Drawed some wood in the forenoon cleaned Wheat in the afternoon 5 began to snow in the Night & is still snowing finished cleaning the spring Wheat & had 90 Bushel from 7 acres 6 Dul Day with A little snow no meeting today snowed 10 inch 7 Drawed 52 Barrels to younge Mills for J Ellingham 8 Do - wood A little wood this forenoon then drawed hooptimber for Ellingham 9 {filead; as in filed?} A new cross cut saw for J. Heugs & George chopted 10 squared 2 sticks 24ft longe for the Ministers stable at Farmersville in forenoon & went to younge Mills in the afternoon with 53 Bus 11 took to Colemans 1-7/3 cords hemlock Bark 12s - 6d per cord the Roads firstrate 12 Do 1-7/3 Do - - Do Do Do Do & received 5s 13 went to Brockville & heard the Rev Wm Smart preach from Job chXXIII - vrs21-22 fine Day & good sleaghing 14 drawed wood half the Day for J- Ellingham the rest at home 13 �15 tharshed A little Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnips & gave Mrs Hutcheson 3 ½ Bushel witch made 31 ½ Bushel & 1 Bushel Peas 3 at 3s 16 helped James Heughs to atend tharshing machin 17 went to Farmersville with 2 sticks for the minister Stabel Richard Marchel helped Jock to Chop fire wood in the marsh 1848 Feb 18 Drawed wood in the forenoon in the afternoon took wood to the School 19 Do -- -- ---- - - ----- in the afternoon went to younge Mills with 46 {-ar-ds?} James Ellit & Richard Marchel choped on Marchels Acount Good sleighing this last fortnight with modrate weather 20 went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanston Preach from Heb chIV vrs16 considerable of rain to day 21 some frost last night the reads very slipry sharped & shod the Horses 22 Drawed ten loads of wood the sleighing very bad 23 snowed 2 inches last night drawed 8 load of cord wood some flury of snow no frost Jock was tharshing oats Henary Purvis & Hannah Hazelwood marred {married} 24 went to John Armstrong’s for A load of Ceader for Buckets 25 Sawed the Bucketstuf & drawed wood 26 drawed wood & Jock went George Tows wood Bed took Elen to Samuel Youngs in the evening to see his wife she being very sick went to Brockville in the night for A little of lemmon sirup for her got home at 3 oclock 27 Rev Mr Pool Preached in Caintown in the forenoon & Mr Darbishire {Derbyshire} Quaker in the afternoon & Rev Mr Harve in our School House in forenoon 28 drawed 11 oake logs to Macintosh saw Mill: {Between the lines it reads: samuel younges Wife Depared this life the 28th} 14 �29 Do 5 Do & 5 Baswood & 8 Pines went to the wake with Thomas Davis, snowed 4 inches last night March 1 went to Funeral & their was upwards of 50 sleighs & Cutters accompanyed the corps to Caintown & the Rev Mr Baxter Preached from Rev chXIV - vr13 snowed fine Day 2 went with 2 pine logs to Mcintosh drawed wood the rest of the Day Ereri Hays choped on his Fathers acount 3 snowed about 6 inchs to Day went to younge Mills with A hemlock saw log 23 inch 3s - 9d received 1 lb tea 3s per lb 4 took 1 log 26 inch 4s in the forenoon - 2 in the afternoon 25.&.22 inch. 6s 9d & received sundry articles ammounting 8s ½ d & A duebill for 3s - 5 ½ d 5 very stormy withe A heay drift went to Caintown & Mr Vanston preach from 6 stormy with wind & snow thrasted oats & put pins & raves in Adam Armstrong’s slaigh {March 1848.} 7 fine day went with 2 logs to young mills 20 inch & 21 inch . 5s 3d Do Do Do - 3 logs Do -22 - 23 & 24 inch 14 ft - - - 10s 4d 8 Do - Do - Do 2 logs 28 & 30 9s - 6d {To the right of a left curly bracket it reads: A heavy south wind & A thaw so that the roads is nearly bear} 9 snowed about 2 inches last keen frost today reaceived at young Mills {illegible?} the logs 27 ¾ yar cotton 6d per yard 13s - 10 ½ d 1 Doz Buttons 8d 2 lb tea 3s per lb 6s - 3 lb rice 4 ½ d per lb 1s 1 ½ d 1 bedcord 1s - 3d 7 bowls 2s - 4d 1 ball candil wak {candle wax} 4d 1 file 7 ½ d 10 A very stormy day cleaned the oats & put 25 Bushel in the Bin 11 choped wood at the door in the forenoon attendid A school examination with the Rev Mr Baxter Jock went to Thomas Davis L Be {Cut off; Logging Bee?} 12 Rev Mr Baxter Preachd at Caintown snowed & then rained Elen very un well 15 �13 slight frost last night Father & John started for Ramsay & the widdow Mcdonald went to Perth with them & I took 4 Bushel of Corn & 10 Bushel S wheat to Mcs Mill & brought 53 Barrels up from Elingham to take to Brockville 14 went to Brockville with the Barrels & deliverd them at Hubbels Mill & attendid an Agricultural meeting & paid 3s - 9d for cleaning the Wach 1s for black thread 1s - 3d for Rapper & 1s - 5d san{Cut off} 15 went to Mill for the grist & choped wood A very cold Day 16 shaved bucket staves Father & John came from Ramsay 17 choped wood & went to Elingham’s for A load of Barrell 18 went to Brockville with 62 flour Barrels for Elingham 19 the Rev Mr Moris Preached at our school House from Isiah chIII - vr10 & 11 A fine day 20 took A load of firkin staves from Elingham’s to young Mills for Walter Tallon rains very hard this afternoon slaighing nearly gone 21 Jock & Tom Davis went A Beging for Patrick Angling who has been sick & all the Family 21 mendid the children’s shoes Jock went with the waggon to Tom Davis & they took what they had gathered to Angling's 22 drawed wood with the Horses & oxen John C Hays helped Jock to Chop the march all in A food snow mostly gon 23 ground A new taping gouge & made some sap buckets 24 went to the sap bush & overhauled the bucket Jock taped some it ran well 25 made some more buckets & Jock taped the rest of Bush in all 154 trees rained A little this afternoon 1848 March 26 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Pool preach from Psalm chLXXXIV - vr10-11 rained considerable roads very bad 16 �27 made some more sap buckets fine Day 28 made 12 buckets Do Do Jock thrashe the Peas & oats 29 Do 9 Do & shaved the stuff 30 Do 12 D in all 51 & 2 to gather with cleand the Peas & oats & had 24 Bushel 31 ground the axes & went & choped some cordwood on the Thomson place April 1 rained very hard last night choped some Do in all 4 ½ cord 2 no metting to Day went to see Samuel young fine Day 3 Drawed some rail cuts & made A peice of A brush fince around the fall Wheat on the Thompson Place 4 cut wood for the sugar Bush rained most of the Day & night 5 cleaned A corner & moved the fence at the fut of the Feild in frount of the old Barn 6 made A Gate for the front of the House & Jock went to Mill with 10 ½ Bushel of s wheat A fine Day Joseph Stots threshed the Poll Oats & helped to clean them had 25 Bushel 2 Days work 7 drawed stons of the Feild front of the old Barn some to the road 8 Do the rest to A pile in the Feild A little frost at night fine Days 9 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Baxter preach from Ezra chIII - vr4 he came home with us in the Waggon & staid all night 10 drawed the middle fence off & mendid the outside fencis Began to Plow & plowed A part of A ridg in the feild front of the old Barn Jock went Henry Armstrong rais-ing 11 Jock Plowed in the orchard west of the Barn with the oxen & I continued in the feild where I began 12 rained A A little last night & stil continued till noon plowed the rest of the Day warm fine weather 17 �13 Plowed {April} 14th Plowed ground in fine order 15 went to Brockville on Horseback paid 2s 6d for plow point 2s 6d to {libary?} 3s 6d for A spaid 2s - 3d for steel & iron for land side for Plough & 7 ½ d for horse & 1s for onions & cabbage seed Joseph Kerr sent $3 for Mr. Watson & $10 for Mr Botchford witch I Paid {All the dates of this page are cut off on the left side. It is likely these entries are continuing from April 1848.} 16 Kept the House & the rest went James Scot’s to atend the Funeral of Mr Percival who Died of A consumtion {tuberculosis} 17 Plowed front of Eliz House A fine day 18 Do began to snow about noon & snowed about an inch 19 very hard frost this morning went to meet Father who went to Farmersville yesterday for Apple trees that Phillip Wing sent to Rochester for snow all gon {Between the lines it reads: planted 4 in Jocks door yard & 5 in ours 2 in the orchard & 2 at the old Barn at noon} 20 Plowed till noon went to A raising of William Davis 2 Barns 21 Do 22 Plowed. fine Day ground very dry 23 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Pool preach from Rev chII - vr17 & the Rev Mr Wadkins from John chXII vr32 in our own School House A light showr this aftirnoon 24 heavy thunder with some rain last night finished plowing the green {illegible?} Jock draged the orchard rather cold 25 began to sow & sowed 6 Bushel of Garner Peas West line S - side road 26 sowed 5 Bushel Gold vine Peas . frosty nights 27 sowed 5 Bushel Peas & oats & cross draged the whole 18 �28 sowed 6 Bushel Polloats & 5 Bushel White oats very wind weather ground very dry Jock has been drawing Dung the last 4 Days to the 2 feild front of the House Wat & Adie helped to load had tow Waggons 29 A little rain this morning sowed 2 Bushel large oats very windy Jock plowed A little in the garden 30 no meetting to Day fine Day May 1 sowed ¼ Bushel flax seed on ¼ acre roled partd of the field fine rain this afternoon Jock finiste garden 2 loaded Dung in the forenoon went Mcintoshs to get in logs but could not do it Jonne dragged corn hills {Between the lines it reads: {wo}ods look A little green} 3 finished rolling the field front of the old Barn 4 Began Plow 2 feild from the House {May} 5th Plowed 5th Plowed 6 sowed 3 Bushel Barley & 1 Bushel Fea Wheat & 1 Bushel Ball Black sea in the 2 feild south fence Jock planted the garden with Corn & Potatos & finished Dunging the Corn feild 7 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Baxter Preach from Matthew chXIII - vr16 & 17 rain this afternoon 1848 may 8 plowed round the old Barn in the forenoon in 2 feild afternoon 9 plowed in the feild below the Bull paster in the forenoon went to A Dung Be of John Kincaid in the after 10 fine shower last night warm this morning 11 cold rain till 3 oclock finished the corn feild 19 �12 sowed 5 Bushel Black sea in the Con feild south side first 3 Bushel came to the 3 stone pile at the rate 1 Bushel per acre next 2 Do came to the forth stone pile & sowed thicker 13 cross draged & cleaned the furows in the forenoon & then sowed 3 Bushel & draged it one way cold in to night James Hughes & Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden on the 12th 14th no Meetting to Day 15 sowed 3 Bushel more in all 11 Bushel of Wheat 16 finished draging this forenoon then Plowed in the 2d {2nd} feild 17 continued plowing . Jock finished planting the Corn & beans in the feild below the Bull paster rather cold wether 18 sowed 1 ½ Bushel Timothy in the Con feild & 3 Bushel Black sea wheat in the 2d feild & Jock planted Corn around the old Barn yard ground very dry 19 s.2 Bushel wheat & sowed Timothy on all is draged 20 heavy thunder & rain last night. very warm with some showrs to day every thing refreshed planted A smal tea cupfull of Comodore Stewart Wheat sent by Adam Cranston from New Jercey & An Ear of Corn that old Mr Austin gave us that came from the State of Main in the Garden 21 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Pooll preach Phil chI vr27-28 fine Day with A little rain 22 sowed 3 ½ Bushel Wheat whitch finished the 2 feild 23 sowed ⅓ Acre of Carrots & ¼ Acre of sugar Beet in the feild below the Bull paster Jock plowing the Orchard 24 made brush fence around the fall wheat on the Thompson place Richard Marchel helping rained A little this mo{rning} 25 plowed & draged in 1 ½ Bushel Peas below the Corn Jock draged ¾ Bushel Black sea on the Thompson Place 26 draged & furrowed the orchard at the old Barn 20 �{1848} May 27 planted 13 Bushel Potatos in the orchard at the old Barn Robart & Adam Armstrong helping us. fine weather 28 went to Caintown & heard George Keer exort & heard the Rev Mr Watkins preach from 1 Corin chI 3 4 in our own school House 29 went Mill with 6 Bushel fall wheat & 7 Bushel spring wheat & then washed the sheep at J. Aarmstrong 30 cleared the Potatoes out of the cellar & had 26 Bushel 31 went to Brockville with Jerry & will Heazelwood Horce Betsey Hellen & Father in the waggon had 3 Bushel Potatos for Betsey & 5 for ourslves & got 2s - 3d per Bushel & the flour of 6 Bushel fall Wheat 2cwt = 40th $5 - s4 making $8 - 0s - 3d Bought 1 Barrel Salt 7s - 6d 2 Barrels of Plaster 5s - 6d per Barrel 1 ½ gallon Rum 5s 1 lb Rutabaga seed 2s - 6d shaving soap 4d A very cold day June 1 made A piece of brush fence at the bottom of the feild front of Elize Jock strained his knee so that he cannot work A very hard frost this morning beans & corn hurt {June} 2 planted the beans over again 3 went through the corn & potatos in the garden & round the old Barn 4 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Hulbert Preach from John chIII vr19 5 went to Brockville with A 29 firkins for John Elingham & got sundry and articles amounting to 12s - 6d from him Bought 1 Barrel of cement 8s - 9d & 2 ½ ft lead pipe for A cistern 3s - 3d A fine showr this morning 6 worked on the roads {June} 7 the same 8 plowed the turnip ground & A peace for buckwheat furred up the turnip ground & sowed them puting nearly 1 lb of seed to ½ acre Wat planted the sugar Beet over Again they being mostly eat up with A grub 9 finished going through the corn with the dill 10 Jock plowed some more ground for buckwheat & we sowed ¾ of A bushel Along side the corn 21 �1848 June 11th heard the Rev Mr Morris Preach in our own school House from Luke chXV = vr24 warm dry weather 12 Jock went to Colmans with 23 Bushel of ashes & got factory cotton & tea for them & brought 15 Bushel of sand from Colmans for to build the sistern paid 2d A Bushel 13 went to Brockville on horse back to an Agricultural Meetting bought ½ snuff to put on trees 14 & 15th worked on the roads betwen Tows & Trickes with the oxen & scraper Jock drove the oxen & I held the scraper 11s - 3d per day T Davis over 16 howed the corn the ground very dry 17 maid 2 gates for the door yards Jock went W Weeks raison {raising} 18 went to Caintown & heard Mr Vansson Preach from Job chXIV = vr14 very warm day 19 diged A ditch from the sluseway in the road opisite Jock door & fild them with sones 20 Tho Davis Paid $6 - 2s - 6d for Working on the roads 2 days & the use of the scraper 5 days Jock went saul younges Bee A fine showr this afternoon 21 went Samul Innis’s & got rigings made for 3 Gates & 1 Waggon scute 22 went to Brockville with John Armstrong & stopped at Norman Boths & received A blank Deed & A writing of agreement between him & Matthew Roney for lot 10 {illegible?} ... 5 con {concession} met Matthew Roney in Brockville & went to Mr Gowans & witnessed the Deed & agreement Jock Robert Armstrong & Richard Marchel loged in the swale on the Thompson place 23 heavy rain this forenoon Jock went A loging Bee of James Hikes & I hung the smule Gates 24 plowed the Beet ground over again the seed did not owing grow owing to the dry weather planted the Carrot & Beets & 3 rows of Rutabagas 22 lb scotch �{J}une 1848 25 the Rev Mr Wadkins Preached in our School House & just as I got ready the Bees swarmed & saved them A fine showr this moring 26 went through the potatos with the Drag 27 plowed through the corn at the old Barn in the forenoon went Vanstone’s Mill with 18 ½ Bushel of Wheat stopt at the Widdow Young 28 all night came home the next day with grist 29 went to training to Maloroytown 30 fixed the Bull well & made part of A pump 27 John Ackland & his son Dudly was howing likewise Jonnhey & Adam at the potato {Ju}ly 1 fireed some log heaps Jock & Margret went to Brockville 2 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCullin Preach from I Peter chI = vr3 3 heavy rain last night & all day so that vegitation is revived 4 went to Martin Redman’s with Father & Mother & pruned his Apple trees & Jock went to Tom Davis’s loging Bee 5 mendid my shos Jock went to John Armstrongs to log for turnips frequant showrs 6 howed the Corn had Patrick Anglin & son Jock was loging with Jo Keer for turnips 7 howed the potatos John Ackland & son helping 8 finished the Do - in the forenoon & went to A raising of Richard Marchel Jock was loging with J Kerr 9 no meeting to Day 23 �10 drawed some cunchs of the turnip ground in the forenoon Jock draged in afternoon & I went Benjimine Young 11 & went to Gananoque with him to see the well borrers & agreed with them to come next week 12 left Young’s this morning, went through the turnip & Beets fine rain last night 13 Began to Mow & mowed half the day behind the House 14 hewed timber for the granery some heavy showrs 1848 July 15 went to Brockville with 10 Pork barrels & 40 flour barrels for John Ellingham with flour barrels left at Hubbels mills for Levit = sold the Pork barrels to Webster received from Ellingham out of Webster 3s = 7 ½ d 16 went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanston Preach 17 mowed the orchard very poor Grass & hard to cut 18 Jock went to Jo Keers & draged 1 acre of new land for Turnips sowed ... Drew 4 loads of hay out of the orchard 19 mowed in the feild below the orchard John Ackland helping 20 mowed in the harper feild John Ackland helping very poor grass 21 spread out & raked to day fine hay day 22 heavy rain last night & all this forenoon 23 no Meeting to day fine day 24 shook hay out of the cock it being very wet A poor hay day took A long time to dry drew 2 load 25 shook out some more & drew 4 load more out of the feild below the house no drought 24 �26 shook out some cocks on the road to the harper feild & they were very black & wet & some in the harper feild Elen & Margret helped us to rake & got we 4 load drawed 27 mowed in the harper feild . {June} 28 Do in the same feild 29 mowed front of the House in the forenoon . raked in the afternoon & drew 3 load out of the harper feild good hay wheather 30 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallom Preach from Jeremiah chXVII = vr 9 31 rained very hard this forenoon mowed at the end of the new Barn in the afternoon Robert Armstrong helping August 1 mowed to day Robert helping drawed in 2 load of hay harper 2 mowed part of the day raked & drawed in 5 load of hay Robert & John helping .. finished mowing that feild 3 raked & Drew in 5 load more John & James Flood woking & John & Adam helping cut part of fall wheat 4 Drew 1 load of hay out of the harper feild & cut the large oat rained in the afternoon 5 rained nearly all day helped Thomas Davis & Robert H {surname illegible} to make A cradle {August 1848.} 6 Went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanston preach from Matt chXIII = vr3 7 Jock Father & Elen went to Brockville & I went through the Carrots Beets & turnips with the Horse & the Dill & raked the large oats 8 Jock & Tom Davis drew in 1 load of hay from the harper feild then mowed part of the wheat in the con feild then cut the fall wheat on the Thomson Place A very poor Crop & I finished his Cradle 9 mowed some on the Thompson Place not worth cuting in the forenoon made A cradle for Dr Keer 25 �10 made A cradle for Richard Marchal Jock & James Marchel began to hook the Gold vine Peas. drew in 11 stook {small piles} of large oats & flax 11 Jock worked at the Peas & I cradled the small oats 12 heavy rain last night finished Jack Vandusen cradle in the forenoon began to cut the Peas & oats Wat & Jonnie drove the Horses for Father & Mother to the quartly meeting 13 went to quartly Meeting to the old Chaple & heard the Rev Mr McCullock preach from Job chI vr13-14 15 14 cut the Barley Jock & James Marchel hook peas in the forenoon bound some oats & part of the Barley Marchel worked 2 days for makeing the cradle Drew 2 load of oats & 1 load of peas & oats 15 Drew 2 load of the fall wheat began to rain before we got them in John Ackland came to work but quit on acount of the rain 16 heavy fog this morning cleared away about 9 oclock & we went to work Jock & John Ackland to hooking peas & I to cradling peas & oats A very heavy showr came on about 3 oclock whitch stopt all work 17 heavy rain last night & all day to day 18 fine day turned up the peas some of then growing & roling Cut the odessa wheat had 22 stook good crop 19 turned the peas again but still very wet Cut the Baptist wheat had 19 stook good crop & bound 11 of the - Barley 20 went to Caintown & Atended the sabbath school & expected to hear Mr Towrs, but he was sick 21 drew in the Peas after turning them all up fine weather 1848 August 22 hired James Dobbs to cradle at 5s per day him & me cut the Poll oats & some of the Peas & oats Jock & John Ackland mowed the rest & bound part of the Poll oats A fine Crop, Father was the most of the day picking for Seed 23 Began to cut the spring Wheat in the cons feild Dobbs & me cuting Jock & Johnnie following Dobbs & George Kendrick & wat following me Kendrick bought A cradle & was to give me 3 days work in harvast & this is the first drew in 2 load of Peas & oats Kendrick & Father raking & 1 load of Peas very warm wheather 26 �24 Jack Vandusen & me cradling Jock & Alen following him & John Ackland & James Heugh following me James Heugh & Alen came to work for Jock to go & log with the oxen {Below this is reads: Father & the Boys drew in Barley & the odesa wheat} 25 Vandusen & Dobbs cuting Jock the Boys Father & me fo{llowed?} Vandusen worked tow days for the makeing of his cradle 26 Dobbs cut Jock & John White followed I drew in the Poll oats 3 load & the Baptist Wheat in the forenoon the Dobbs White & me cradled till middle the after which finished that feild it was very thisely {Above it reads: the feild was Plowed last fall} the Boys drew 3 load of the Wheat while I stooking I loaded it for them {Above it reads: 52 stook} Dobbs White & Jock began the Wheat in the 2 feild frount of the house fine week for work 27 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCullock preach from 2 Cor chXIII = vr5 in the afternoon I heard the Rev Mr Watkins lecture on the Lord Prayer 28 very wet day no work 29 dull day Dobbs cut wheat half the day Jock & me follo 30 Dobbs cut wheat Jock & me followed fine day 31 Dobbs Do Jock & John Ackland followed & drew 6 loads with the Horses & Father 2 with oxen & sleigh making 125 stook beside 2 load of unbound thisely stuff A little sho{wer} Sept 1 heavy rain to day no work the Ground very wet 2 finished cuting the wheat in the 2 feild frount of house 14 stook on the Thompson place witch made 7 ½ days for Dobbs A fine crop & A fine day 3 went to Caintown & heard Mr Tours Preach from Jer ch2 {illegible} in the afternoon at our own school house Mr {illegible} chXVI {illegible} {Most of the dates of this page are cut off on the left side. The section of the page that has been crossed out does not seem to be continuing from September 1848. After that point, the entries are likely to be continuing from September 1848.} ust went to Caintown & Mr Vanston Preach from Matt chVIII - vr3 27 �Jock Father & Elen went to Brockville & I went through Carrots Beets & Turnips & raked some of the large oats Jock & Tom Davis drew 1 load of hay out of the harp field then mowed round the wheat in the con field then cut the fall wheat in the new land {Above it reads: A very poor crop} & I finished his cradle mowed in the new land not worth mowing made A cradle for Doct Keer made a cradle for Richard Marchel Jock & James Marchel began to hook the Gold vine Pea. drew in 18 stook of larg oats & the flax Jock worked at the Peas & I cradled the small oats heavy rain last night finish Jack Vandusens cradle in the forenoon cut some of the Peas & oats in the afternoon 4 Drew in 96 stook from the harper feild not in very good order 5 Drew 145 stook from the 2 feild frount of the house came on A tremendous thunder-showr in the afternoon 6 drew dung to the feild frount of Elize 7 Do 140 stook from the feild frount of the house fine day 8 drew 14 Do from the new land on thompson place & filed Jock Plow & he went to Thomas Tennants to help him at his wheat him & his family being sick with the fever & auge {ague} 9 drew dung & Jock ploughed 10 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable from 2 Timothy Heb chVI = vr 1219 & Mr Harvy from 2 Tim chI = vr12 11 hired John Doyel for $8 for A mounth them & me Drew dung & Jock plowed fine weather 12 sowed 2 Bushel of Huchison wheat bought from {Above it reads: Levi June $2} 13 Do 2 Do heap measure of the Soulls wehat 14 healped James Heugh at tharshing machin in forenoon commenced the Dich in the feild frount the house rain in the afternoon 16 cut the Buckwheat & Jock laid up A fence side of barn 17 heard Mr Godein speake from S John chIII .. vrIII in our school 28 �went to Brockville with the waggon & had Margret & Mary Keer with me. I received £7 - 0 - 0 of Premium for 1847 from the District A-S & subscribe £1 5s {This page appears to be a duplicate of the first page in the diary.} 1848 Sept 18 Bought 1 Barrel salt 8s - - 3 Bunchs cotton yarn 5s - 6d each 19 helped John Ackland at the tharshing machin in the forenoon & Joseph Keer in the afternoon 20 split rails to make pens the straw Jock rippleed the flax 21 choring & fixing abought about the Barn {September} 22 the same some rain 23 Moor came with the tharshing machin & we tharshed Bar the Baptist Wheat the coesa Wheat & 2200 sheafs Black sea 24 went to Caintown & heard Mr Constable Preach from 1 Peter chIV .. vr18 25 tharshed in the forenoon & went John Armstrong in the afternoon 26 went to samuel Innis & shod the horses 27 put the straw in the Barn {September} 28 went to Farmersville for A load of lime for John Elingham. thrashe the oas for premium {September} 29 cleaned the Barley for the premium 30 went to Brockville & took 10 bushel oats & 10 bushel Barley & left them in McKenzies Granary & atended an Agriculture meetting got A side of harness leather from Henery Boothe on Cornalls acount weighing 10 lb 1s - 3d per lb - - 12s = 6d octob er 1 no meeting to day {October} 2 tharshed the Buckwheat Jocks Load had 21 Bushel went to Farmersville with 35 lb harness leather to Giles for to make A set of harness 23 went to samuel Inises & helped to shoe Robs Colts 4 pulled 6 load of Corn & had A husking bee at night 29 �5 went to Cattle show at Colmans corners & took the 1 premium 1 year old Bull 2 3 year old Bull 3 on cow 2 on Calfs 1 on lambes 2 on Rams 1 on flax 1 on Carrots 7 finishe the Corn fine weather 8 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallum prech from 1 Peter ch2 = vr9 9 pulled the turnips & Carrots for the show Jock went to Robsons with the younge Bull 10 went to the Brockville Fair & took the 1 premium on oats 1 on flax see 1 on Carrots 1 Cradle 1 on dril barrow 1 on Ram 2 on Bull 2 on Barley sold the oats 1s 3d per Bushel & the Barley to Hary at Matland {Maitland} for 15 lb pot Barley received 52 lb got an {illegible} for 10$ stopt at younge Adams all night 11 helped to stake the ground for the Plowing match along with J Stuart & A Robson 12 went to J Keers loging Bee 13 went to Farmersville with 6 Pork Barrels for Giles from John Ellingham & received 7 ½ nails 4d per lb 2s 6d from E Parish 400 of brick 2s - 6d per hundred in makeing 12s 6d in all. paid £1 - 5{s} to Giles on ha{Cut off} 14 made A Corn crib & put the Corn in it A good crop 15 went to Brockville & heard the Rev Mc {name faded} preach from Psalms chXIV vr I fine day 16 diged potatos {October} 17 rained all day no work 18 A wet day sold a south Down Ram to Willm young & George Kilborn for the Crosby socity at four pounds 19 cleaned wheat wet day 20 snowed some this forenoon went to vanstons mill with 13 bushel wheat & 2 ½ Corn will not get it till thursd 21 pulled A load of Beets & Carrots rained every day this week 22 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from 1 Peter chI - vr7 A 30 �fine day 23 diged Potatos & heard the Rev Mr Watkins lecture on Matt chVIII vrs23 to 34 in our own school House in the evin {evening} 24 diged Potato Jock was loging with James Heugh 25 went to Vanstons for the grist & took 2 ½ Bushel Corn in Jock finished the Potatos A very Poor Crop we have not 40 Bushel 26 had George & Alen Huigh helping at the Beets & Carrots finished them in the forenoon began the turnips 27 George & Alen Huigh & Edward Davis helping & we finish the turnips A midling Crop Beet poor Carrots midling 28 the ground so wet that we were like to be mired working at the {Cut off} 29 went to caintown & heard George Keer exort 30 drew some wood A wet day cleaned some wheat 31 went to Colman’s & bought 2 sides of sole leather 1--13 {illegible} at 1s - 3d per lb in all $7 - 4s - 4 ½ d & Paid 6 - ¾ bushel of wheat {illegible} Bushel in all {illegible} 6 - 4 {illegible} Balance of {illegible} {1848} Nov 1 drew stones of the feild frount of the House & put them in the Dich at the fut of the feild Edward Davis helping Jock was loging for J- Huigh 2 drew stones of the 2 feild put them in the same dich with post for A fence JDoit working for B Armstrong & {illegible name} Thompson work for him 3 went to J Armstrong for A load of posts for the dich Jock went to Doit {illegible} Keers Be 4 went to Brockville & took 2 Bushel & 17 lb of wheat & leaft it at Colman’s which Paid the nine shilling that I was owing & 1s - 3d over which he Paid me. put A letter in the Post for Philadelphia for Father sister which had came there hear rain this night 5 snow & rain took Mother inlaw Elen & Margret to Adam & Died at 2 oclock P.M. Doctor Keer did not know what was the disceas 6 went to Adams made the Coffin. snowed some more 7 attended the funeral it was large the Rev Mr Heag from Brockville addressed the congregation Psalms 31 �8 killed 2 hogs & 3 year old heifer Thomas Davis & J- Armstrong help snow in the afternoon hard frost last night 9 Drew some wood in the forenoon cut up the meat 1 hog weighed 2 cwt & the other 310 the heafer 457 the 4 quarter 10 went to John young’s & killed A Cow for him stopt 11 all night & he made A pair of Boots for Jock the roads very rough 12 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Romans chI = vr1617 fine day roads very rough hard frost 13 drew wood & 2 logs 30 ft long for bails 14 trimed the Grapes & haved 1 stick for the bails Jock helped Jo Armstrong 15 went to McIntoshes rolled in the Logs some rain tha {Cut off by the page} 16 pulled 2 load of turnips on J Keers 17 2 loads more 18 pulled 2 loads some frost at nights but thawed in the day 19 went to Caintown but there was no Meetting 20 went to Charlestown with 25 Pork Barrels for John Elingham & delivered them to Mrs Bews & received 1 lb tea 3s - 9d & peice of rope 1s - 3d in all 5s the roads very bad partly frose 21 drew 2 load of Boards from McIntoshes. first load 120 peices of clapboards C Hays to Pay McIntosh for sawing them at the rate of four Dollars per 1000 let the Ram {Most of the dates are cut off on the left side of the page. The entries appear to be from different months, and perhaps different years as well.} {Date for page below is faint, but appears to be 1838, not 1848. The entries are sporadic and the handwriting very careful. This page may be the actual beginning of the diary} May 2 Sowed 2 ½ Bushel Wheat east line south sid of the Road A dark cloudy Day Moon in the 2 quarter no smut 4 sowed 2 Bushel Wheat cloudy with some sun shine 5 A very wet day so that the ground is swiming 32 �11 Sowed 1 Bushel Peas in the Orchard west side of the Barn ground so wet stopt sowing 14 sowed 3 ½ Bushel of Peas moon in the 3 quarter 15 Do 3 ½ Do - - -Do - opisite the Barn north side of the road & ½ Bushel of marrowfat Peas poured boiling Water on them before sowing sowed 2 Bushel of Barley in the harper feild at the east ground in good order Woods begin to look redish 16 Sowed 8 Bushel of oats in the harper feild very Warm Day Showery in the forenon 17 sowed 4 Bushel of oats & ½ Bushel of flax seed . . 18 planted 10 Bushel Potatos in the same feild 23 slight frost this morning sowed 4 Bushel of oats in the forenoon south side of the road west line cold rain the afternoon Woods look very green 24 very wet this forenoon dry & cold in the afternoon 25 sowed 1 Bushel of oats very cold in the same feild & finished Draging the rest the day very cold & began rain at sun down and rained all night & till 11 oclock the next day A cold wet time 31 sowed 2 Bushels wheat in the feild opisit the House south side of the road where the fall wheat winter killed out { greate straw but no wheat {Ju}ne 1 Planted 30 Bushel of Potatos in the feild east of the House count 35 rows from the east fence next 11 rows rolled in Plaster {Above it reads: served no end} 4 sowed 25 rows of Ruta Baga or swedish turnips sowed ½ Bushel of Buck wheat back of the House July 18 Began to mow August 4 Do to cut the Wheat 1849 Plowed in the same with Horses & oxen fine Day warm 33 �May 26 27 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable pre{ach} from Genessis chIII vr 24 fine Day 28 sowed 5 Bushel Wheat in the feild below the old Barn Jock planted Corn in the orchard at the old Barn 29 sowed 2 bushel more Jock finished the Plowing of the feild {Between the lines it reads: in all 66 67 ½ Bushel} in the forenoon & then finished the planting of the Corn & Potatos A fine warm rain this afternoon 30 sowed nearly 1 Bushel of Timothy in the feild below the old Barn this morning it being very wet all Day 31 finished cross draging the Wheat in the forenoon then draged & drilled the Carrot & Beet ground the sowed the Altringham {Altrincham} Carrot ⅓ Acre between the Barn & fence June 1 Father & the Boys planted ½ lb sugar Beet seed we began to plow A new peice of ground at the bottom of the feild below the House Thomas Davises son & teem helping 2 plowed in the same place sowed 4 Bushel oats Robert Armstrong draged them very warm Day 3 heard the Rev Mr Watkins preach from Psalm LXXVII - vr19 4 washed the Sheep in the forenoon Jock went to Joseph Keer Bee to Drag New Land plowed in the afternoon 5 went to Brockville on one of John Armstrong horses bought ½ lb Beet seed 1s = 10 ½ d & 1 ¼ lb rutabaga seed 4s - 8d Atended an Agriculture Meeting. Robert Armstrong Draged with our horses & sowed 4 Bushel of oats 6 sowed 3 Bushel of oats makeing 11 Bushel in all in tha field 7 Drew Dung on the turnip ground Richard Marchel helping to load & Jock finished the Draging 34 �8 went M withe 40 flour barrels to Charlestown mills for Elingham & delivered them to John McKinnon & received A receit for 24 on Morton & Mckee 9 made brush fence on 13 in the forenoon & from the spring to the marsh in the afternoon Richard Marchel helping Jock went to Brockville with the waggon very warm weather received from Morton McKee & Co on John Elinghams Acompt {account} 19s - 9d 1849 June 10 heard the Rev Mr Watkins Preach from Psalms LXXVII vr19 11 plowed the turnip ground & drilled part of it 12 sowed 1 Acre of Rutabagas first ½ lb Rochestar seed next ¾ lb English see next ½ lb our own went Will Hazelwoods raising 13 A little rain this morning rolled the turnips & wheat 14 Plowed on 13 with both plows very warm weather 15 went to Brockville took A sheep & sold it for 11s - 3d . got 1 Barrel of salt 8s -10 lb nails 2s - 6d 1 Grosswood screws 1s - 5d 2 lb Coffee 1s - 8d 2 pr Beets 4d 1 socket Chisel 1s - 7d in all 15s 6d on John Elinghams acompt from Morton McKee & Co received from the Agriculture Socitie A Cutivator on trial 16 Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of Buckwheat on 13 the last of our Plowing & sowing A light showr about noon 17 Mr Stowl exhorted in Caintown 18 worked in the lower Corn with the Cutivator did good work 19 Do in the orchard & in the Beets & Carrots did fine work 20 worked on the Roads Jock & Father worked the tow days previous 21 maide A new fence along the Road from the orchard to the line N.E line 22 fixed for steeming Jock & the Boys howing fired A fallow below hill very warm Dry weather Great need of rain 35 �23 worked on the Roads Father & me & the teem for 12s 6d per Day 24 went to Caintown heard the Rev Mr Constabel preach from Psalms LXXXI - vr13 to 16 warm dry weather A fine showr this afternoon 25 went to Mr Smedisis with C Young took 11 Bushel wheat & sold it at Matland for 3s - 10d per Bushel 26 helped to run the lines on the Thompson place East line 27 Do - Do west line cut my knee with the ax A Armstrong worked in my place Jock & Elen went to John youngs 28 Jock went to training at Mallory town & brought me the Commission of {Licut?} very warm dry weather 29 Jock & the Boys chiled Corn 30 the Boys burnt some brush heaps in the follow Jock went to- -Brockville this after 1849 July14 Began to mow & mowed in the feild below Garden the Grass being Teribly dried up 16 finished all below the House & drew in 2 load 17 drew in 3 load of Hay the weather very weather 18 Raked & drew in 3 load of hay from the feild next the Barn John Ackland helping to mow 19 Raked & drew in 3 load from the sam feild 20 Do --- 2 load & finished the feild front of the House & began to mow in the 2 feild front of the House John Ackland helping A heavy showr 21 working at the hay drew 1 load in A heavy Shower 22 the Rev Mr Constable preached from Pslm 144...vr15 36 �23 Cut the Fall Wheat Richard Marchel Cradling Jock & John Armstrong following. John Henry mowed in the 2 feild Wat & Jonny howed Turnips 24 drew in 4 loads out of the first & 2 out of the 2 feild 25 worked at the hay J Keer helped to draw in 3 load after supper making 5 load in all 26 finished mowing the 2 feild & round the Peas & began the Cons field showry 27 worked at the Hay Richard Marchal helping drew 5 load 28 Do --- Robert Armstrong & Dr -- D drew 6 load 29 Thomas Vanson Preached from Heb ch1 - vr2 & the Rev Mr Watkin Lectuard on the Ravins feeding Elija 30 Drew in 3 load of fall Wheat 26 stook of bearded & 28 of Soals Wheat & 4 load hay from the Cons feild Robt. Armstrong 31 Drew 3 load of load of hay Rob & Adam Armstrong mowing August Drew 4 load of hay from Thompson place fixed line fence 2 feild 2 Finished the Hay & drew 3 load from Thompson place 3 Jock went to Dr to mow, John Armstrong went throug the turnips & then they Pulled the Flax went to Elizabethtown & Jock went to Samuel Thorns & got the Horses shod. John Armstrong hooked Peas 5 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Benney preach from Rev ch7 - vrs9, 10-11 Rev Mr Moris from Psal 1 - vr7 6 hook Peas the Boys sheld 7 Bushel of Corn August 1849 7 Jock went to furnace falls Mills with 18 Bushel of wheat & 7 Bus Corn the Boys hooks Peas warm dry wheather 37 �8 Jock came from the Mill the boys finished the Gold vine Peas 9 Showrry Cut the large oats & Clubwheat poor Crop Cradled the Orchard 10 Jock went to McKinnons with 40 barrels for Elingham received 1 lb Tea 3s - 9d the Boys went to Circus at Malorytown 11 drew in the Goldvine Peas the Clubwheat & large oats 12 wint to the Quarterly Meetting at the old Chaple 13 hook the Peas & drew in the seed hay 14 rained thrashed the seed hay & Cleaned it 15 Cradled wheat in the orchard 16 finished the Orchard & began the 2 feild below the house 17 Do - cuting 2 feild 18 began to cut the wheat below the old Barn 19 went Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Halbert prach from Rom ch5 - vr1 Warm Wheather 20 Drew drew in all the Wheat from the Orchard & 2 field 21 went to Thorns & got A shoe on Bet Jock went Colmans with A load of Ashes 22 Jock went to Brockville & the boys drew in the Barley & poll oats 23 rained this forenoon threshed fall Wheat for seed Father worse 24 Jock went to Brockville for Dr. Morton and him & Dr. Keerr held A consultation on Father 25 Jock & I threshed fall wheat for seed I A Cradle 26 went to Caintown & heard Thos Vanson 38 �27 began to Plough in Harper feild for fall Wheat the boys drew in some of the oats ground very Dry Davis fire broke out 28 finished drawing the oats below the Orchard & the M{Cut off} mixture of Buckwheat & some Wheat from Lizy 29 Jock & J Kerr Ploughed the boys worked at the wheat 30 Do -- Do -- Do -- Robert Armstrong John Hogan & the boys worked the wheat 31 Jock ploughed & the boys finished Cuting the wheat 1849 Sept 1 Began to Cross Plough W Hogan helping 2 Went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Zechariah ch1 vr 13 3 Ploughed Adam Armstrong helping the boys finished Drawing in the wheat Dry weather 4 finished Ploughing the Ground for the fall Wheat 5 Sowed 10 Bushel of fall Wheat the Boys draged in part of it 6 this rained this moring finished draging the wheat 7 furrowed out the wheat the boys cleaned the furrows 8 Jock went to Brockville 9 the Rev Mr Smart preached at Caintown 10 drew in the oats {September} 11 Jock finished cuting the oats 12 Jock went to Brockville 13 Jock went to McKinnins with 51 barrels for Elingham the boys fixed A fence round the fall wheat & A Atended the threshing machin at J Heughs 39 �14 do - - - do in forenoon went to Thorns got the Horses Shod 15 Jock went to Brockville & the boys fenced the wheat 16 the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown 17 The Cropviewers came to day Picted Corn 18 Jock went to George Toes Dung Bee Wattie drawed hoop stuff for John Elingham 19 Picked Corn Dudly Ackland A. Armstrong & - - Murry helping cut up half the stalks 20 put the Corn into the Crib & drew some Wood 21 Jock went to Bews with 30 Pork barrels for Eling{ham} 22 cut the Buckwheat in the forenoon then went Wm Hazelwoods loging Bee heavy rain 23 Mr vanson preached from St John ch12 = vr32 24 went with A load of Barrels to McKinnins for Elingham 25 Burmning the fallow 26 threshing Peas & worked at the fallow 27 Gathered the Ashes in the follow Walter went to Thorns & got 4 New shoes on the Horses & 1 set 1850 Novem ber 1 fine day Robert Geddes & Wife hear on A visite 3 Cleaning Wheat cold weather Jock went to McKinnins with A load of staves for Elingham drew wood fine Day 40 �6 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallum Preach from Jock & Elen went Brockville 7 our Township Meetting was held by wards & Nelsion Thepanan Ira Mallory JJ McIntosh J Bates & M...Algure elected Counsillors 8 finished cleaning the Wheat & had 102 ½ Bushel James Hazelwood elected Trustee & A free School vote 9 heavy rain this afternoon Jock drew wood J. Hoggen George Erels Chopping by the load rained in the afternoon 10 hard frost M Revd Mr Smart & Gordon was round on A visit & I went over in the sleigh to Grandpas. the frist time I was out 11 Jock drew 6 load of wood hail & rain 12 heavy rain last night the roads very soft Jock went to Colmans & settled with McDonald & there was 4s - 6d in favour of him Jock John Yonge & Wife came on A vist & brough Boots for Jock wat Jonney & Elen 13 the Rev Mr Gordon preched at Caintown 14 drew 10 load of wood George Erels & John Hogan choping 15 went with A load of staves for Elingham 16 Christopher yong & Elizebeth yong & J. Kerr Father & Jock went to Brockville & Jock got A Deed of the rear part of the East half of lot No. 13 from Elizebth Yong for the same some of 75 Pounds Curance Father gave her 2 notes of 25£ each Pabel Payable the first in 1851 the second in 1852 with intrest Chirstopher yong have received 15 pounds last spring & is to receive the remaining 10 pound with intrest on the whole for one year the above Notes are Due the 8th of February in each year 1850 Januar y 7 helped J {or S} Kerr at thrashing Machine 41 �8 drew 9 loads of wood Erels & Hoggan choping 9 drew 5 load of wood in forenoon went to Thorns & got A shoe 0 the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown 1 drew 5 loads of wood fine Day 2 heavy rain last night & snow this morning drew A load of staves for Elingham 3 Jock Elen & her Father went to Brockville to see about her Drawing Land & Mr Bell wrote to Toronto 4 drew wood A fine Day 5 went to Elinghams with A load of staves 6 went to the old Chapple with Father & Mother 7 went Quarterly Meeting heavy rain last Night slaing {sleighing} Most gone the Rev Mr smart preached Caintown 8 drew wood Erels & Hogan choping making 60 load that thay Choped at 3d per load 15s in all fine Day 9 fine day Jock went A choping bee of Cumings 0 thrashed the Poll Oats that Father picked had 1 Jock went to old Mrs Raths funarl & I went to Wm Hazelwood at night with Elen & Margr {Margaret} {1?} Jock went to McKinnons Mill with 20 Bushel fo wheat & 5 Bushel Corn fine wheather 2 finished tharshing the Garner Peas 3 the Rev Mr Scoot preached in Caintown snowed 6 inchs last night Jock & Father went to Brockville to prove to his Account against J Ackland before G Mallock Sold to the yankes Keer heffer for $12 & Brindy for $14 42 �Jock went to McKinnons with A load of Staves for Elingham & brought home his Grist & Mary on A visit Father Gave George Erels & John Hogan an order on Mcdonald for 15s & that paid them for Choping the 60 load of wood the Rev Mr. Hague & Mr Peden came on A visit & Mr Hague Baptised Jocks Son William 8 cleaned the small oats had 28 bushel rain this afternoon 1848 Nov 22 Drew stons of the feild front of the House & put them in the Dicth 23 Drew some 2 inch plank & oake scantling from McIntoshs 24 Drew stons for the Ditch George Armstrong & A Boy of Henry Armstrong helped for Thomas Davis Tuner untill it began to rain rain about 11 oclock & it rained the ret rest of the Day 25 hard frost & A very bloustry Day got A little wood 26 went to Caintown but Mr McCollum did not come 27 went to McIntosh’s & piled up some oake plank & scantling 28 Killed Kittee Cow in the forenoon . Mother was taken very ill with faintness went for Dr Keer & he came & stopt all night & gave her A vomit A little better hard frost 29 killed 2 hogs & A pig fine Day 30 went to Brockville & took 1 hog with me & sold him to Lafayette for A Cooking sotove {stove} 5$ pr cwt he weighed 482 the roads very bad hard frost at night Dec 1 made A meat tub Jock went Lubes bee choping 2 high winds with A heavy rain Mother A little better 3 no meeting to Day 4 went to Farmersville with A side of harness leather to Giles witch we got from Cornat weighing 14 lb at 1s - 3d per lb & took 4 Pork Barrels from Ellingham & gave 2 to Giles on Ellinghams acount & 2 on J Kincaid acount & I got leather from Kincaid to the amount of 14s 7 ½ d witch left 4s 7 ½ d thtat I was endue Kincaid 43 �5 hewed A stick for the bails & laid them out fine day 6 drew some wood A very stormy day rain & snow 7 still storming put A knee in James Marchels sleigh & went to the Temperance Mill for A Davisson cloth with the sleigh the snow being about 4 inches deep 8 helped J. Heugh at threshing & Jock helped Adam A thaw with A terrible wind snow all gone 9 worked at the bails A fine day Mother geting better 10 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable Preach from Matt chV - vr48 heavy rain last night with hard frost so that the roads is A sheet of ice A thaw & rain in the afternoon 1848 Decr 11 went to Charlestown with A load of 6 Pork Barrels for John Elingham to Bews received 1 lb tea 3s . 2 lb naild 6d per lb making 4s & took 4 Bushel turnips to John Kincaid which Paid for lbs leather Jock went & healped George Torns at tharshing Machin 12 worked at bails Jock healped James Heaugh Do Do Do 13 raised the bails in the new Barn & stabled all the Cattle 14 Drew wood changeable weather 15 cleaned wheat quite warm frost nearly all gone out of the ground 16 hard frost last night went to McIntosh’s Mill with 8 Bushel of wheat & 5 of Corn the roads very rough rain to night 17 fine Day roads very mudy no meetting 18 went to Samuel Inniss & got the Horses shod 19 went to Charelstown with 13 Pork Barrels for John Elingham & delivered them to Mrs Bews & received for myself 1 lb tea 3s per lb 1 lb salaratus 7d candle wicke 6d matches 4d shoe thread 5d in all 4s - 10d & bought A Barrel of Beef for P Anglin roads very Bad 20 went John Armstrong & atended the tharshing Machin 44 �21 Do Do in the forenoon & J- Keer in the afternoon hard frost 22 A heavy storm of wind with snow snowed about 6 inches 23 Jock went to Brockville with the sleagh roads very rough I helped Tho Davis to kill A Cow & atended A School meet 24 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCollum Preach from Daniel chIII = vr16 17 18 A little rain & thaw 25 heard Mr McCollum Preach from Luke chII 25 to 29 26 went to Charlestown with 10 Pork Barrels for John AElingham & gave them to D Bews & received 10s - 3 ½ d in sundrys with sleigh 27 made A table frame for James Dobbs & he helped Jock to draw wood snowed about 4 inchs in the afternoon 28 helped John Henry to make A sleigh Box fine day 29 finished the Box Jock went to Brockville & took tow Pigs & sold them for 317 s 6d per cwt they weighed 290 & he bought 2 Buffalo skins for $12 Paid $9 = 1 s & to give 2 cord wood at 7s per cord to Ross & Robeson 30 cleaned wheat 31 went to Caintown & heard Mr Hulbert prech from Eccl chIX - vr10 Do watch meeting & heard Mr Barber prach from & Hulbert from Rev chXXI vr 10-11-12 & Mr McCalum from psalm 1849 {Ja}nr 1 went to town meeting very Cold day Ira Malary Elected Councilor. Archibald Thompson bessor & Daniel Philips Collector John Armstrong Path M {pathmaster} 2 cleaned Wheat {January} 3 went for Belsey to give Mother A vomit she being very unwell it did her A great deal of good 4 atended An Agriculture Meetting at Colmans corner’s 5 drawed wood Jock & Thomas Ackland choping sold A steer to him for Choping tow Acres below the hill 45 �6 drew wood cold weather fine day 7 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Luke chXIII - vrs7-8 9 very cold weather 8 worked at the granary 9 Do -- wen to school meeting Thomas Davis elected trustee 10 went to Brockville & atend an Agriculture meeting & Paid 7s for A Barrel of salt 3s 9d for 3 grammers 11 went to Charles Booths with the young sow 12 cleaned the wheat hat 13 7 ½ Bushel Baptizest wheat 13 went to McIntosh Mill with 7 ½ Bushel wheat & then to Charles Booths with the old sow 14 no meeting today a slight thaw the sleighing gon 15 Moore came & finished the Wheat snow & rain 16 fixed A bobsleigh for A Armstrong & he helped Jock to clean wheat 17 Ann simmons Died & I helped to make her Coffin 18 went to Colmans Corners & atended an Agriculture meeting & made out A scale of premiums 19 went to Charlestown with 14 Pork Barrel for J Elingham & delivered them to D Bews & 2f B to McC & received 1 lb tea 2s - 3d 1-4th Book 2s 1 pair hings 7 ½ d - 4 pipes 8 ½ d in all 5s the roads very bad 20 made A pair of shoes for Robie Jock & To Ackland cleaned wheat 21 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from John chXXI - vr15 in the afternoon heard the Rev Mr Moris he read the Bishop letter 1849 Jan 22 went to Farmersville with the sleigh & took John Armstrong Father & Jock as witnesses for Sam Innis character Pamler Lee Elipsy Adams James Moot Hiram 46 �Booth John Buiel J-C Hay Lang Flander Lee all testifyed on oath that they wold not believe Innises on word or oath & there was six of ous sworn on his favour & Judge Mallock desided that Innises Character was sustained Good 23 fixed A bin for wheat Tom Ackland & Jock cleand 24 worked at shoes for the Children Jock & Tom finished the wheat in the forenoon & had 25 made A pair of Halters for the Horses heavy rain all day 26 27 28 went to Caintown heard Mr Towrs preach A funerall sermon for Dominick Monnore the ground hard frose 29 went to draw wood but the road so sliprey that I had to go & get the horses sharpened 30 drew wood the roads very rough {January} 31 the same Jock cut his chin went to Charlestown & received A receipt for 42 flour B Feb 1 took the 2 young sow to Charles Booths Again stormy 2 Drew wood {February} 3 the same the roads beter since the snow 4 went to Caintown & heard Mr Stowl exort 5 Drew wood & some logs & ceders Mr Rath took an observation to run A line for Christopher young 6 helped to run the line 7 the same snowed all day 7 Do – Do very cold weather 8 choped Robert Robson & A sleigh load came to visit 9 took 16 Bushel of pusey seed to McIntosh went to C-B {Charles Booth’s} for old sow 47 �10 took 5 ½ Bushel wheat to McIntosh Drew some cord wood 11 stormy Day snowed about eight inches 12 stormy again worked A little in the shop 13 choped wood at the door 14 went to Brockville with Margret & Father & I went to Mr Smedis’s to see him concerning the Deed of Eliz Young his Wife will relise her Dowery received from Morton on Elingham acount 4s - 8d 1849 Feb 14 came back to Matlaind & got 113 lb of Pot Barley from Harvy for the Barley I gave him in the fall Bought Bitters for Mother 1s 3d & gave Morton 1 Bushel onions 2s 6d 15 went to ransons Mill with 13 Bushel wheat & 8 of Buckwheat went to youngs & told them what smades said did not get the grist 16 choped wood & fixed A wood rack 17 went to Brockville with A load wood for Ross & Robinson 18 Do - - Do Do & heard the Rev Mr Heig Preach from Psalm chCIII - vr14 very very cold weather 19 went to Brockville with another load of wood for Ross & co & had it measured & there was 2 ¼ cord & received 1s - 9d whitch was over Paying him received A change of lot 14 - 5 {illegible} X 20 X went with A cord wood to Colmans 5s cold weather when at Brockville got 1 gallon treackel {treacle; molasses} 4s 2 pair Buckskin mitts 4s per pair makeing 12s Paid 2s 6d whitch left 9s - 6d Due to Mortton & McKee 21 the Bet Mare lame in one of her fore legs worked at the granary 22 Jock went to Vansons for the grist & took 16 Bushel wheat & 5 Bushel Corn more & brought it all home had J Armstrong old Mare & Jery Scots came from Perth on A visit 23 Cleaned the Poll oats had 31 ½ Bushel besides what we feed all winter 48 �24 Jock & Margret went to Brockville to meet & paid 5s for {tobban?} I choped wood at the School house 1 ¼ cord 25 went to Brockville & heard the Rev Mr Heig Preach from Matt chXXVII - vr41-42 & partook of the sacrament 26 Drew rails cuts quite A thaw 27 Do - - Do took the old sow to J- Keer Boar sleighing most gon 28 Drew rails cuts for the road fence on the Place we got from C young Richard Marchal helping 1849 Mar 1 Drew rail cuts to the same place roads very bad 2 Do - Do -- Richard Marchel helping 3 Do D in the forenoon choped wood in the afternoon 4 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCallum Preach from Daniel chII - 43-44 5 Elen was put to bed of A Daughter went with T Davis to Escot & found Benj Warrens 3 sons Drawing saw logs of No 14 in 5 con 6 went & Drew 9 saw logs at Ellinghams rained 7 went with A 50 flour Barrels to Charlestown Mills & delivered them to McKinnon & received A receit for 60 he Drew 10 himself very bad roads 8 Drew 15 saw logs at Ellinghams in all 24 Pine A man of Tom Davis juner {junior} helping 9 Drew wood the roads very bad 10 Do Do Do Do – — — - 11 Mr Vanson preached did not go to meetting 12 wood A Plough for John young 49 �13 went to Brockville with the Waggon Robert & Mary Armstrong went with me & I attened an agriculture meetting & received from Morton & McKee 18s = 7 ½ d on J Ellingham’s account. Bot of B- Flint 50 lb of sweeds iron 11s - 3d Cast steel 2s 3d nail rod 6d 14 Drew 2 sleigh crooks Jock & Richard Marchel choping went in the afternoon & loadd A load for Robert Wood 15 went to Furnes Falls {Furnace Falls} in Company with Thomas Davis James White & Thon Kincaid with loading for Robert Wood he having Bought A Farm there sleipt at F Moors 16 return returned from Furniss falls the roads very heavy Jock taped the suger Bush John Ackland helped to get wood in the Bush 17 went to Thomas Davis’s & got some timber for Cradles 18 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable Preach from 1 John chI - vr9 19 fixed some of the Buckets the snow mostly all gone 20 mended some boots & shoes heavy rain this afternoon Father gathered & began to Boil some sap in the Bush March 1849 21 heavy rain last night & still raining went to Sam Thorn’s & got four new shoes made for the Horses A landside & A coulter fixed for plough 22 went again to Thorn’s & got four more shoes fixed Another coulter A hamer strap A king boult & linchpin for the Waggon brought 5 baskets coal 23 hard frost last night went to Charleston Mills from J Inises with forty flour Barels for John Elingham & deliver them to John McKinnon roads very Bad 24 some rain last night sonow nearly all gone fixed some plow handels & choped some wood 25 snowed about 9 inchs last night rain & snow all day 26 finished thrashing the small oats & cleaned them had 37 ½ Bushel 50 �27 choped wood in the sugar Bush George Heugh & John Acland helping fine Day 28 comended the Children shoes {March} 29 the same 30 Jock went to McIntoshs Mill with 2 Bushel Corn 6 Bushel of Buckwheat & 6 ½ Bushel wheat & I mended harness 31 mendid the old Harness Jock went to Cook Adams funeral he Died at Caintown whear he kept A store the sosnow all gone & the frost nearly all gone out of the Ground the Roads very Bad April 1 Mr McCallum Preached in Caintown from 1 John chI - vr7 went to Daniel Nowlands he haveing A Child Died the Day before & went to Thomas Scott likewise he haveing his oldest son Killed by the fall of A tree 2 went to the funeral fo Daniel Nowland Child at Caintown Church went from thence to Thomas Scotts & atended the funeral of his son Gideon he was buried in the Family burying Ground 3 thrashed the Peas & oats fine Day 4 finished thrashing the Peas & oats & cleaned them had 30 Bushel 5 went to Samuel Throns & got Cleve & 3 links made some rain last night & to Day April 1849 6 made A New fence Around the Orchard & atended A School Meetting in the afternoon fine Day 7 laid the bottom rail of part of the Road fence on No.13 Richard Marchel split rails on Robert Woods Accompt yesterday & to Day 8 went to the Stone Church & heard the Rev Mr. Smart preach from Lament chII vr 22 it being intended for the funneral sermon of Gidon Scott fine Day 9 picked stones of the Harper field 10 A wet & windy Day put A New handle in my Plough 11 fixing fences in the forenoon went to George Tow’s raising 51 �12 went to Leader’s raising of A Barn 13 Began to Plow in the Harper feild ground in very good order 14 hard frost last night plowed all day but very cold Jock went to John Henarys raising in the afternoon 15 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Hebrews chXII - vr1 hard frost last night 16 snowed about an inch last night & very hard frost no plowing laid up some fence 17 went to Brockville on Horse back & went Dior’s & got 3 black cherry trees & ¼ Bushel of Corn for seed 1s - 3d bought 3 papers of onion seed & 1 Cabbage 1s 4d & 9d for bitters 1s -3d for thread 6d for horse. Paid 2$ 10s for Thomas Davis to Dickinson Dep shiriff got 1 lb tea 2s - 6d. 1 bindle Cotton yarn 5s 6d on Elinghams acpt from Morton McKee 17 18 very wet Day worked in the shope 19 plowed {April} 20 Do - Cold weather A little snow 21 Do - - Jock fixed fence on No 13 22 did not go to meeting . old James Ferguson being hear 23 finished the plowing in the the Harper feild heavy rain in the afternoon got completly wet 24 picked stones in the feild north side of road east line 25 Do - Do worked both teems Richard Marchal helping both Days makeing 8 Days that he has in all 3 on Robert Woods Acompt & 5 on Fathers & there is 4 ½ Days yet remaining at this Date {1849} April 26 began to Plough in the feild North side of the road East line hard frost & high winds 27 Ploughed in the same field frost & very Cold & windy Jock went to Thorns & got his Pough share fixed 52 �28 went to Farmersville for some Apple trees & got the Clinton Grape all from Phillip Wing heard A settlement between Tho Davis & C.J. Hayes Hayes to Pay Davis 250 feet Pine & 250 feet of Hemlock boards good merchantable stuff. A little rain this morn 29 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr McCalum preach from 2 Peter chI - vr10-11 heard Mr Gotkin in our own School House Romans chI - vr16 30 went to younge Adam Robsons stopt all night went next day to Merrickvill with A load of his furniture as he was going to live there Cold wind & backward weather May 2 came home the roads very rough & A very Poor Country from Belamys to Merrickvill 3 went to Charlestown Mills with 40 flour Barrels for John Elingham received A receipt for 105 Barrels rained this afternoon 4 Began to Sow & sowed 6 ½ Bushel Garner Peas A little warmer to day went to Henry Armstrongs raisin 5 Sowed 11 Bushel Gold vine Peas 1 ¼ Bushel of picked poll oats & {Between the lines it reads: in all 17} not quite ¼ Bushel of flax seed all in the Harper field 6 heard the Rev Mr Watkins Preach from Jer chV vr26 7 finished draging the Peas sowed the House Ashes on the fall wheat Watee began to roll the Peas & finished them & then rolled the fall Wheat then sowd 4 Bushel of oats in the field north side of the Road east line 8 I went to Brockville on foot & received twenty Pounds from Mr Watson merchant on acompt of John Robinson of Ramsey & atended an Agriculture meeting bought ½ lb sugar Beet 1 paper onunon seed A fine rain to night 2s - 3d for plow point 9 Sowed 4 Bushel more of the Poll oats in all 8 & 2 ½ of peas & oats 2 Bushel of the large oats & 1 ½ of Bushel Club Wheat that I got from Wm Haggan 10 1849 May 10 Plowed in the field behind the House in the forenoon went to A raising of Barn of James Floods 11 finished plowing that feild & draged the Corn feild 53 �12 sowed 2 ½ Bushel of black sea wheat in part of the orchard A little warmer this afternoon Cold nights with frost 13 no meetting to day heavy rain last night likewise to day 14 sowed ¾ Bushel more in the orchard & finished the cross draging the ground very wet rain this afternoon 15 began to plough in the field below the Bull paster James Hughs diged in the Garden this afternoon 16 plowed in the same field the Woods look redish 17 finished plowing that feild in the afternoon & sowed 4 ¼ Bushels of Black sea wheat in the feild below the orchard Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden James Hugh helped him in the afternoon the weather warmer 18 finished draging the wheat & began to roll it & the oats Richard Marchal loaded Dung & Jock Drew to the orchard at the old Barn the Woods look A little green this afternoon 19 Planted 1 ½ acres of Corn in the field below the Bull paster & nearly 1 acre of Potatos & sowed 1 ½ Bushel wheat on the end next the Bull paster & 2 Bushel of Peas & oats on the other end wat draged with the oxen & Jonney finished the rolling & I rolled the orchard A little frost night very warm to day the Woods look quite Green to Day Dudly Ackland helping 20 no meeting to day fine Day 21 began to Plow in the field below the old Barn. Jock Plowed the orchard at the old Barn 22 Plowed in same field & in the afternoon Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley on one Acre on the East side of the field rain 23 Plowed in same field A drisilling rain all day 24 Thomas Davis sent his Horses & son to Plow showry 25 heavy rain last night & showry went to Colmans & got 1 side of sole leather weighing 15 ¼ lb at 1s 3d per lb 2 bushel of lime 1s 6d & 2s 6d check makeing 1£ = 3s = 1d Paid 6 Bushel of wheat at 4s per Bushel makeing 1£ = 4s 54 �1850 Feb 8 bought at John Acklands sale Hay 2£ =10s 1 Cow 2£ = 6s = 6d Harness 6s 9 Jock went to McKinnons with A load of Staves for Elingham rained all Day the Snow nearly gone 10 the Rev Mr Smart Preached at Caintown in the after & Rev Mr Watkins in our School house 11 heavy wind last night & Snow this moring Stormed & Snowed all day Jock thrashed oats 12 went Adam Armstrongs on A visit fine Day Father received from JJ McIntosh £4 - 7s - 6d for the improvement takeing from him by the runing of J Booths line Both agreeing to give up at the same rate now Paid if the line is altered. 13 Jock & Father went to Brockville to se about J Ack{land’s} sale & left it in Sheerwoods hands 14 A heavy Storm of wind & Snow this afternoon 15 Jock thrashed oats A fine day the roads drifted 16 finished thrashing the oats & had 17 Mr Constable Preached at Caintown 18 drew Wood G. Erels & J Hogan choping 19 drew 2 load of rails to Cs place fine weather 20 Jock hired Benjmine Sunderland for 3$ - ½ mounth drew 6 load of rail cuts to Cs place 21 do - - 5 Do - - - Do - - - very windy 22 do - 3 do - - - do went to Colmans with some bark & it came to 7s = 10d & he settled with them & was in dett 12s -2d. 23 went to Brockville Father & Jock & received ten Pounds from A. N Richards on John Ackland accompt 55 �24 Mr Vanston preached in Caintown in the forenoon & the Rev Mr Smart in afternoon 25 drew 9 load makeing in all 25 load between Post & Post 26 drew 10 load of rail cuts to the C East line Northe side of the Road betwen Joseph Keer & us I went walked to Jocks the first time 1850 Feb 27 Drew 7 load of cord wood fine wheather 28 do 8 load of rail cuts to east line & 2 loads of C wood Father & Jock went to Dr Keers & settled with him for Atending on Me & all he charged was three Pounds March 1 Jock went to S. Thorns & got the Shoes set on the horses & Ben tharshed in the Barn A very Stormy Day 2 John Wm Mary & Margret Scot came from Perth Jock drew 5 loads of rail cuts east line 1 load of C wood 3 the Rev Mr Hulbert Preached in Caintown fine day 4 drew 3 loads of rail cuts in the forenoon went J. Keer’s Bee 5 Do 3 Do - making in all {illegible} load 5 Jock Margret & Ellen went to Landsdown on A visit to the Widow Youngs & Jock Payed Christopher youg thirteen pounds twelve shillings & sixpence the amount due at this time on the Land Bought of Elizebeth yonge 6 drew 9 loads of raill cuts makeing in all 35 loads on the line James Cloww & Wife & Mother Clow came on A visit 7 Jock took Benjimine Sunderland to his Brother he haveing his cut his foot last night & he Payed him 3$ for the half month 8 drew 5 load of cord wood which made 12 cord that Benj cut & 60 load of rail cuts that he cut in 12 Days very windy weather 9 Jock & Ellen & wattie went to Brockville & received from J & S Ross in sundrys 2£ - 3s - 8 Booked Paid R Colman 10s which left 2s.. 2d standing 56 �10 Mr Towers preached at Caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon snowed about 4 inchs last night 11 Cleaned 3 ½ bushel wheat sheld 6 bushel Corn 12 Jock went to McKinnons with A Grist of 21 Bushel 15 ½ of wheat & 6 of Corn Father & Mother went to Elingham 13 drew 8 loads of wood John Ackland helping 14 went for his Grist & A load of hoopstuf from Anglins for Elingham heavy rain last night & this morning 15 Chored.. fine Day Widdow Thompson Died 16 went to Caintown Church with A load of wood 1850 Feb 17 March The Rev Mr Chonstable Preached in Caintown 18 fixed sapbuckets A fine Day 19 Choped wood for the sap bush George & Alen Erels helped 20 fixed & scalded the sapbuckets {March} 21 mended shoes 22 Jock went to John Yonge’s & exchanged 10 Bushel wheat for seed John has been very sick but is geting beter 23 Taped 140 trees in the Sugarbush 24 Mr Vanson Preached in the forenoon & the Rev Mr Smart in the afternoon 25 Jock & Margret went to Brockville & he bought A Plough Lemen No 1 price 11$. 2 points 4s - 9d ¾ lb Beet seed ¼ lb White Carrot seed 2 paper onion & 1 Cabbage 5s 5d ½ lb tea 2 lb nails 9d A Dungfork 6s 26 thrashed the Barley had 6 Bushel 27 Taped the remander of the sugar Bush 57 �28 thrashed the large oats had 5 Bushel cold wheather 29 helped Wm Davis to put up A smale colpit 30 Jock went to Brockville & sold 8 ½ Bushel turnips at 1s per Bushel & Bought one barrel salt 6s .. 3d steel 1s - 1 ½ d paper 7d rosin 3d horse nails 6d 31 the Rev Mr McCallum preached in Caintown fine weather April 1 &2 fixed A tonge in the waggon & other chores 3 went to Throns & Inises & got nothing done came helped Wm Davis to cover & set fire to the colepile 4 mended the Childrin shoes heavy rain all day the Snow all gone excipt along the fencis 5 Dudley Ackland came to Work the first of this Month & is to Work for six month at five Dollars per month. Jock mended more shoes in the forenoon him & Dudley split rails on 13 in the afternoon 6 Jock went to Innises got A landside on A plough & the skain of the waggon mended 7 the Rev Mr Smart preached at Caintown 8 Jock & Dudley split rails on 13 the Boys drew {Some words are crossed out and cannot be read} 2 load Coal from Davises cold Day April 1850 9 laid up the cross fence between the Posts on 13 10 split rails on the East line north side of the road 11 split rails in the forenoon laid up fence in the afternoon Richard Marchal helped 2 days 58 �12 finished making the line fence had 1460 rails in all that Ben Sunderland cut 4 ½ days split 13 Snowed last night & this forenoon fine after-noon 14 the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown in the forenoon A Cold Day 15 A little snow this morning Cold windy weather 16 the Boys moved the fence round the Orchard & put it by the dich 17 18 made A Drag & the Boys draged the Corn hills 19 Began to Plow in the orchard with the oxen Dudley held & Jonney drove. Jock plowed East side of new Barn 20 Robert Armstrong helped him to plow fine Day Ground very Dry there haveing been very little rain this spring 21 the Revd Mr McDermit at Caintown 22 heavy rain this Morning fair in the afternoon 23 both Teems plowing. Cold & windy 24 Sowed 2 ¼ Bushel Club wheat 1 ¼ Bushel toAcre 25 Sowed 1 Bushel Black Sea all in Orchard & back of the House Mary Anne Quinsey was buryed in Caintown the Revd Mr McCallum preached her funarel sermon 26 drew Dung to the Garden & rolled the Orchard 27 heavy Dew last night rolled the fall Wheat with the Horses plowed the Garden withe oxen Planted Apple Trees Plum Trees & currens on the low side of the Garden fine Day Ground very Dry first Dew 28 the Revd Mr McCallum preached at Caintown 59 �29 heavy rain this moring showry with heavy wind plowed in the field north side of road East line 30 plowed in the same field both Teems Peet Nowland dug in the Garden 1850 May 1 heavy wind & rain last night very windy all day the Woods look red both Teems plowing 2 sowed 4 bushel of Gold vine Peas Daniel Now{land} & son worked in the Garden Huntley came to split rails in the marsh ground to wet John Booth condemed the line that Rath run on the west side of No 13 or middle line {Between the lines it reads: in all 9 ½ Bushel Peas} 3 Sowed 5 ½ Bushel of Gardner peas at the rate of 2 Bushel per acre & not A peck of flax seed all sowed East of the New Barn 4 rolled the peas A slight showr this moring A fine Growing Day 5 the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown A very wet Day 6 heavy rain to Day the ground very wet Jock went & Adam went to McElhenneys to Fish & got some fine ones 7 drew some stones of the Orchard 8 Jock went to plow but the ground was to wet took down the old stable & shed & drew some dung to the Orchard heavy rain this afternoon 9 rain in the forenoon Jock went to P. Anglins bee the Boys drew away the rubish from the old Barn 10 hard frost last night heavy wind with showrs of snow this afternoon the Woods look A little green drew dung to the Orchard at the old Barn 11 drew stons to the dich at the fut of the Orchard & dung to the feild below the orchard South side of road frost last night cold & windy Jock went to Robert Hortons Bee loging 12 the Revd Mr Constable preached at Caintown 60 �13 Jock plowed in the feild below the House the boys drew dung to the feild below the orchard 14 Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley 2 Bushel of large oats & 8 Bushel of the picked pole oats fine Day planted the Garden withe Corn & Potatos 15 Sowed 7 Bushel of smale oats & 3 Bushel of peas & oats all in the feild below the House began below the House with the Barley & went to the West line 1850 May 16 Daniel Nowland worked in the garden fine Day 17 the Wood look quit green. Sowed 3 Bushel Black Sea Wheat Sowed 14 Bushel more all on the {illegible} piece in the field below the House next the woods fine Showr to Day 18 rain last night showrs of snow this morning finished cross draging the wheat & rolled it 19 the Revr Mr Gordin preached in Caintown in the afternoon & the Revr Mr Trumain in our School House I went for the first time 20 A little rain last night finished the Orchard plowing 21 rain & Snow this forenoon finished plowing the feild below the House 22 rained all Day the Ground very wet { Daniel Nowland worked ½ Day in Garden 23 Jock Father & Margret went to Brockville rained in the forenoon he received 4£ - 2s - 6d from the Colman Corner A S{illegible} 24 rained most of the day I walked to Father in laws 25 fine day finished plowing the feild below orchard old Barn 26 Quarttily Meeting was held in Caintown the Revd Mr McCallum preached. I went for the first time 27 Planted some potatos & Corn in the Orchard at old Barn A very heavy thunder Showr this afternoon 61 �28 finished planting the Orchard I went in the Waggon with Father Mother & Ellen Mother Clows rain this afternoon 29 Sowed 3 ½ Bushel Black sea wheat in the Corn field below Bull paster planted 1 Acre of Corn in the field below the orch 30 Sowed 4 ½ Bushel wheat in the field below the House green sward all at rate of 1 ½ Bushel per Acre planted 20 Bushel potatos in the feild below the little orchard 31 heavy thunder & rain June loged & fixed the fence in the North East of the feild below the House. I went out in the waggon with Father to Adam Armstrongs he brought home A Bull Calf from Adam I stopt all night the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown in the afternoon A fine Day Dudly plowed with the oxen where they loged Samuel Innis came here & shod the Horses the Boys helped Rob to plant his potatos Elen went to Brockville with Mrs Heugh { heavy thunder & A little rain 1850 June 4 planted ⅓ Acre Carrots first 4 rows & ½ begining at the Dich {Above it reads: John Henrys Altringh} the rest of the 5 row long orang the next 2 rows larg white Carrot Planted ¼ Acre Sugar Beet the first 8 rows seed stept {steeped} in warm water next 4 rows dry fine day 5 Planted 2 rows this morning seed stept all night plowed the turnip ground & Sowed 2 Bushel of oats where Dudly is plowing in field below the House 6 draged with the Horse for Rob in the New land Sheared sheep Dudly plowed A little showr this morn 7 Sowed 2 Bushel of oats in the same feild which finished that feild thay then went to the new land 8 Jock went with Father & Mother to Uncle Robinson so as to hear the Conferance to morrow the Boys worked at the new and heavy thunder this afternoon & a little rain fine growing time 62 �9 No meetting to Day Samuel Young was hear to Day {Between the lines it reads: in all 19 ¾ Bushel wheat} 10 Sowed 1 ½ Bushel Black sea wheat on the New land {Between the lines it reads: in all 25 Bushel oats} 11 Sowed 3 Bushel oats all on the New land at the Marsh sowed Thimothy and draged it in 12 Jock went to Brockville & attended the Presbatry the Boys planted some Corn that the hens picked & fixed fence 13 Sowed 1 ½ lb Rutabago seed on 1 Acre A little rain the Carrots Beets & Rutabago all put in the feild below the old Barn. Sowed nearly ½ Bushel Buck wheat west line below the Bull paster 14 went through Corn & potatos in the Garden with Cultivator very heavy thunder Showr with A little hail this afternoon 15 went through Corn in the orchard with the Cultivator Duley plow back of the House wherre the wheat was scalded with the wet Sowed nearly ½ Bushel Buck-wheat on it A fine Day 16 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Hulburt preach from Cols chIII vr1 17 Jock Father and Dudley work on the Roads with oxen & scraper wattie & Jonney went through the Corn with the Cultivator fine Day James Ferguson came heare 1850 June 18 Jock Father Dudley & Wattie the oxin & scraper worked on the roads & that finished our work 19 Father & Mother & went to Farmersville & took the Wool to Williams & got 170 kernels of Corn from him 20 planted Williams Corn in the Garden pealled some hemlock trees yesterday & this forenoon fixed the line fence west side south side of road A fine rain this afternoon 63 �21 began to hoe the Corn in the Orchard at the old Barn Elen Margret & me went uncle Robinson on A visit 22 worked at the Corn fine Growing weather 23 no Meetting to day very heavy rain with thunder & hail this afternoon Robert Kincaid died from a bruis received by A Waggon runing over him 24 worked at the Corn fine Growing time 25 went to Robert Kincaids funeral & Jock was taken as A Coroners Jurer the Case was ajourned to the 29 26 Jock went to McKinnins Mill with 19 ½ Bushel wheat & 4 Bushel Corn Ellen went with him to see Mary Elingham the Boy worked at the Pottato 27 Archable Davison came here on tuesday & built A cistern in Jocks cellar & finished it this afternoon 28 Jock went to training at Malory-town the Boys hoed the corn & Potatoss in the Garden Dudley drew the Bark out of the fallow 29 Jock attendid the inquest of John Kincaids & I stomed some cradle stuff the Boys shelled 6 Bushel of Corn in the afternoon 30 the Revd Mr Smart preached in Caintown A little rain July 1 Jock went to McKinnons Mill with 15 Bushel of wheat & 6 Bushel Corn & then to Mr Barbers for Jerrey Father having brought away one of his horses in A mistake on saterday when there on A visit 2 I went to John Yonges heavy rain most of the way 3 Jock fixed A brush fence along the hill & down to the marsh 4 hilled the Corn & Potatos in the Garden. { put A handle in Samuel Yonge plow 5 hilled the Corn & Potato in the Orchard at the old Barn Chirtopher yonge Junr helpind cloudy damp morning very warm at noon 64 �1850 July 6 finished the Corn & potatos in the orchard at the old Barn I went in the waggon with J. Ackland to M. Redmans & stopt there till monday & he took me to Geddis’s I then went to Robinsons & went witt him on tusdsay to Brockville & Atended an Agricultural meeting came home on wedenisday with Jock who was in Brockvill 7 the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in Caintown 8 worked at the barn below the Orchard 9 Do - - the potatos & finished them 10 went to McDonalds with 26 Bushel of Ashes at 7d per Bushel & got A sythe snath at 3s which left 12s - 2d tin our favour 10 went to Brockville 11 Jock began to Mow & I went Moorhouses with wattie & Jonney & got A pair of one year old stears on Fathers Acount price 3£ - pounds 12 mowed set fire to the fallow 13 fine rain this forenoon Jock went to Marchel’s rais-ing the boys finished howing the turnips 14 the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown in the afternoon heavy rain last night & this forenoon 15 drew in 2 load of hay from behind the House mowed the line field 16 began to mow in the field frount of Elize P- Buiel & C- Garner came here as Crop viewers took Dinner 17 drew 2 load of hay from Corn field heavy rain this afternoon fixed 2 Cradles for T lille & received 3s for them 18 heavy rain last night & most to day the Township Superintendant gave us A lecture on the formation of Characture 18 19 heavy rain all Day the Ground all in A swim 65 �20 A little rain this morning fine afternoon afternoon Jock went to Colmans & got A side of sole leather weighing 17 lb at 1s - 3d makeing 1£ - 1s 3d & he paid 17s 1d which left 4s 2d 21 the Revd Mr Jennings preached in Caintown in the forenoon went to the Funerall of Jane Hogabome who was buried at the Stone Church the Revd Mr Smart preached Isiah ch3 vr10-11 1850 July 22 fine day raked & 2 load of hay from the Corn feild & 4 load from the feild in frount of Elizs all 23 J- Keer began to mow the 2 feild from the road S side Drew 3 load of hay from the frount of Elizs 24 finished mowing the feild in frount of Elizs & began the feild frount of the House drew 1 load of hay in 25 A little rain this morning A fine Day afterwards drew 4 loads of hay from 1 & 2 field 26 drew 3 loads of hay from the feild in frount of Elizs 1 from 2 feild & 4 from 1 feild fine hay Day Tho. Ackland helped 27 began to Cut the Fall Wheat John Hogan cradled & he cut 900 sheafs Jock & Dudley raked & bound Thomas Ackland & the boys worked at the hay J. Kerr helped in the afternoon & they raked & drew in 6 loads 28 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Westport preach from James chII - vs10 he belonged to the Reformed Duch Curch in the U States A little rain this moring 29 worked at the wheat John Hogan Cradling Jock & Dudly raking & he cut 600 sheafs heavy rain this afternoon Thomas Ackland helped J Kerr in forenoon & he finished mowing the 2nd field 30 they finished the fall wheat had 600 sheafs N Shipman C Gardener & Wm Cowan came as crop viewers & took Diners with us on Monday Showry in the afternoon drew 1 load of hay 66 �31 mowed in the Harper field in forenoon & drew 4 load of hay in the afternoon T. Ackland helping Jo Kerr & Wm McCormick mowed in the Corn field in the forenoon August 1 heavy rain this morning & Showery in the afternoon 2 drew 4 load of hay from the harper field Wm Davis helped in the afternoon put the hay in the cap 3 drew 5 load of hay from the same feild put it in the cap Wm Davis helped in the aft forenoon 4 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr S Huntingdon preach from Mark chX vr 21 1850 August 5 drew 3 load of hay & put it in the cap which made 12 load in all & they drew 3 load of fall Wheat fine Day 6 drew in the rest of the fall Wheat & cut the Clubwheat Thomas Ackland helped I went to Brockville with Wm Davis & atended an Agriculture Meetting & left the Watch to be Cleaned 7 mowed in the Thompson place Robert Armstrong help A heavy Showr this afternoon 8 drew the hay of the Thompson plasce had 5 load it w{as} all put in second floor A little rain at night 9 heavy rain finished the mowing all but A peice for seed 10 drew 3 load of hay put 1 in the second floor & 2 in the cap which made 14 load in the cap 56 load of hay in all the hay Generally Good 11 went to old Mr Bails funeral & heard the Revd Mr Trumain preach from & the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon from Proverbs 12 drew 1 load of Clubwheat from the orchard at the house a little rain stopt drawing work at th turnips Beets & Carrots 67 �13 heavy rain all day no work 14 Cut the large oats & the Grass Seed 15 hook the Gold vine peas 16 Jock went to Brockville & got at Collmans 1 pair of Boots 15s & 1 side of upper leather 13s - 6d Paid in wheat 15s - 8d Father Paid the saterday before in wheat 1£ - 2s - 4d wheat 5s per Bushel left July 20th. Due C Coleman 4s 2d —— Coleman Due of the above 4s - 8 the Boys hook the Garner Peas A little rain in the morning 17 Drew in the Gold vine Peas & finished hook 18 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Jenni{ngs} 1850 August 19 had Morttons tharshing Machin they tharshed 100 bushel of fall wheat which was the produse of six Acres 120 Jock & the Boys helped at John Armstrong tharshing I went to Brockville & Atendid an agriculture Meeting fine Day 21 began to Cut the Black Sea James Ferguson J{name illegible} helping 22 worked at the wheat J Ferguson C- young & C. young helped & they finished the peice there being 5 Acres in it I made A Cradle for Ferguson & another Samuel Yonge had 173 stook 23 raked & bound oats that was Cut in the mornings before the wheat was ready Drew in 2 load 24 Cut the Barley & some of the Peas & oats fine wheather for geting in the Crops no rain this Week wattie began to Cross plow the Pea Ground drew 1 load of oats 25 went to Caintown & heard Mr Towrs preach A little rain last night & to Day 26 Jock began to Cut the Pooll oats A little rain 68 �27 finished cuting the Poll oats & bound part of them & the boys finished cross plowing Jonney & me threshed the large oats had 12 bushel 28 cut the wheat on the corn Ground John Leader cradled Jock & Toms Davis’s Wm helped & they cut 84 stook the boys rake the oats 29 drew in 8 loads of wheat 1 load of oats 1 load of Peas & oats & 1 load of Barley fine Day 30 finished cuting the wheat on the Corn Ground had 15 stook finished cuting Peas & oats & bound part of them drew in the Poll oats had 80 stook Thos Ackland helped 31 drew dung on the Pea Ground along the East line very windy to day 1850 sept 1 went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanson preach 2 heavy rain last night & all Day no work 3 Jock began to Plow for the fall wheat I went to Brockville & atended an Agriculture meeting fine Day the Boys made A dich with the Screaper where Jock is plowing 4 the Boys drew Dung in the forenoon opened our 27 stooks of wheat & got it in they were very wet 5 opened more of the wheat & it got wet by A heavy thunder Showr this afternoon 6 Spread open the wheat got 1 load in D Nowland worked in the garden 7 opened more & got it all in & 1 load of peas & oats Jock finished the Plowing for fall wheat A very catching time 8 no Meeting to Day Betsey & William was here 9 Sowed 5 Bushel of wheat & draged it in 10 Do Bushel Do Do Sowed 1 Bushel of Wheat that I got from the A. Socitie on the 5 ridges next the meadow all sowed in the feild south side of road East line the 69 �boys finished Cuting the wheat in the feild below the House Thomas Ackland helped 11 helped Wm Hagan at Machin in forenoon then shovel the wheat heavy rain last night Father & Mother went to John Youngs stopt all night 12 loged on the low ground below the hill west line 13 drew in 4 load of wheat 22 stooks at A load 14 I went to Brockville & Atendid an Agriculture meetting Jock & the boys cut the oats & Buckwh{eat} 15 the Revd Mr Jennings preached at Caintown from I Cor { I went to McIntoshs to see the council about our school mony got no satisfaction 16 Jock went & plowed with Robert Armstrong for fall wheat the boys fixed A fence round the fall wheat 17 raked bound & drew in 50 stook of oats 18 Jock Dudley & Jonney loged & Wat cut the oats on the New land he having Cut his shin & he could not log 1850 Sept 19 loged with the boys fine weather 20 Jock & Dudley went & helped Tho Davis at machin in forenoon Innis thrashed our peas with machin in the afternoon 21 I went to Dr Keerrs & bleed his oxen Jock not well 22 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Smart preach 23 Jock loged Robert Armstrong & Alen Erels helped heavy rain this morning before day 24 loged to Day John C Hays helping heavy rain at 11 oclock & showry afterwards 70 �25 turned the oats over bound part of them & got 14 stooks home drew 1 load of buckwheat & wattie & me tharshed 27 went to Samuel Innis & got new shoes all round on the Horses heave rain this afternoon & night 28 came home at noon from Inisses the boys helped Huges at machin 29 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntingdon preach from Z. chIX 30 loged in the forenoon & bound part of the wheat in the afternoon I went to John Youngs & stopt all night Octob er 1 drew 3 small load of wheat from the New land & 1 load of buckwheat {In the left margin it reads: finish} & Made A finish 2 Jock Sold a yoke of oxen to Abraham Hikes & received seven pounds ten shillings & A note for seven pound ten shillings with intrest payable the second of Janary 1852 signed by Abraham Hikes & James Hikes hevy rain last night 3 went to Colmans Corners Cattle Show & got 2nd premium on Bulls, 1th on fall wheat, 1th on Barley in the bag 1th on Garden 3 Barley in the feild, 2 on Rutabagas 2 on Sugar Beets 2 on sheep 2 lambs A fine day 4 picked the Corn in the little orchard all but 2 load Thomas Ackland John Armstrong & Robert helped had A husking at night & got it all husked 5 Jock & the boys helped John Armstrong to thrash his Buckwheat 6 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart 1850 octob er 7 sorted the Corn & had 3 full load of good corn & 1 ½ of hog watie went with to Robinsons with Bull 8 went to Brockville Show & got the 2nd premium on Bull 1th on Peas 1th on Barley 1th on oats fine day 9 Jock fixed A hog pen & shut them up 10 picked the rest of the Corn in the little Oorchard 71 �11 picked the Corn below the turnips showery to day 12 sorted the Corn had 1 load {Above it reads: 30 Bushel in A load} more of White & 2 of yellow put 1 of the yellow in the Crib with the white the other we put in Jock chamber we had 1 ½ load more of hog corn the White Corn the Best 13 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Jeremiah chVIII vr 20 14 began to dig the Potatos Wm Davises tow sons helped 15 dug Potatos fine Day 16 dug Potatos Wm McCormick Petter Hays & Adde Armstrong helped put 1 Waggon load in our seller & 4 in Jocks seller 17 dug Potatos 2 of James Heugs boys helped 18 I went to Farmersville with some Wool & John Armstrong Cloth put A letter of J Wilsie in post office I then went to John Elinghams & gave him 7 ½ Bushel Potatos & got 4 flour Barrels very heavy rain 19 Jock went to Brockville & the boys finished the Potatos 20 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Jeremiah chVIII - vr20 in the afternoon 21 Jock, Elen Father & Mother went to the funeral of John McLean son of A McLean at the Stone Church & the Revd Mr Smart preach I went to McIntoshs to the Council with A petition not to devide our now too small School Section. the Boys helped Wm Hogan at thrashing machin 22 Jock & the Boys Do - - - - Do - - 23 Jock went to Yonge Mills with 18 Bushel of fall wheat got 3s - 9d per Bushel the highes Price A little rain 1850 Octob er 24 drew some Pumpkin in the forenoon rain in the afternoon 72 �25 put 2 load of Potatos in A hole in the orchard in the forenoon went to A plowing be of Dr Keers in the afternoon some rain to Day 26 made another hole & put about 40 Bushel in it {Number cut off}0 Bushel potatos in all at diging time rain to Day 27 heavy wind & rain last yesterday night & all day went to Caintown with Father in the waggon but no meeting it being so stormy 28 Began to pull the Beets the ground very wet 29 I went to Farmersville with our full cloth to be full the boys & Jock pullld the Beets & some of the carrots 30 drew in the Beets had about 100 Bushel & finished the carrots had nearly 50 Bushel Granpa helped & Wm Davises son helped drew 3 loads turnips 31 pulled & drew in 5 load of turnips hard frost last night Granpa helped Nove mber 1 pulled & drew in 5 load of turnips Granpa & John Hogan helped had better than 400 Bushel 2 pulled 20 Bushel of New land turnips J. Anglim helped for Thomas David Juner George Thompson worked yesterday & to day Clapboarding Jocks house fine wheather 3 went to Caintown but there was no meeting 4 Jock began to Plow & plowed in the feild frount of the house. wattie helped Wm Davis at machin Thompson & me worked at Jock house 5 Do - Do - Do - - the boys work at the machin Davises in the forenoon Acklands in the afternoon Jock Plowing 6 wet Day Jock went to Millers Saw Mill & got 100 feet of Pine boards from miller 7 Samuel Innis fixed A Paveing hammer here Jock plowed the boys turnips in N land 8 Thompson worked at the house the boys pulled turnips in the N land Jock Plowed 73 �1850 Nove mber 9 Jock finished Plowing the field in frount of the house drew 2 load of New land turnips 10 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Luke chXII - vr32 fine weather 11 cut A Door & window in the back of Jocks house 12 Jock chored the boys went to School Paid Mar{Name cut off} Redmon Seven pound ten shillings 13 Jock went to Brockville with 17 Bushel of turnips & sold them for 1s per Bushel Wm Davis came with there oxen & Plowed in the Orchard 14 Jock & Wm Davis Plowed in the Orchard Thompson worked at the sashes for Jocks house 15 finished the plowing in the orchard at the House put 14 ½ Bushel Gold vine Peas in our Chamber & 16 Jock went to McKennings Mill with 4 Bushel of Corn & 9 ½ Bushel of wheat 4 of all & 5 ½ spring {illegible} A little rain he got 1 Cider Barrel & 2 Butter tubs from John Elingham settled with Thompson for fixing Jocks House & he charged 25s 17 heavy rain last night & all day with aboutt an inch of Snow no meetting to day 18 Jock went to old Mr Coughens funeral he was bury’d at the stone Curch the Revd Mr Smart preached I fixed irons for evvetroughs for Jock house 19 clapbourded Jocks house 20 went to Lyman Jutsons with 21 bushel of apple & Robert Armstrong had 7 bushel I stopt at Mr Philips all night Robert came home 21 I got the Apples ground and came home had 3 ½ Gallons for every bushel paid 1d per Gallon 22 Jock took ¾ cord wood to school & helped to move Benjimine Bail 23 made A fence round the orchard at the old Barn hard frost last night 74 juner �1850 Novem ber 24 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Moffat Preach from Psalms XLIII vrs3 A fine day 25 went to Adam Robinsons with five Ewes to the Ram & slept there all night & went to Brockville & saw the Superintendent & got A copy of A letter from Toronto concerning our School A very stormy day Snow & wind Jock killed A heffer 26 rained most of the day. Archabd Davison came here to pave the Stable 27 Stormed all day hail & rain 28 Jock drew 2 load of wood A. Davison went home without doing any thing owing to the storm 29 Samuel Innis came here & shoed the Horses 30 the Roads very bad did not go to Meeting Father & Jock went Mr Smart Preached Decem ber 1 Killed 2 hogs Robert Armstrong & John Hog-gan helped the Boys put stones in stable for paving it. 2 heavy wind & sleat last night stormy all Day 3 stormy with rain & sleet 4 Drew 2 small load of wood 5 Jock worked at his House A fine day 6 A very Stormy day Snowed about six inches 7 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennins preach from Isiaih chXXXII - vr2 A very stormy day with wind & snow 10 Jock helped John Armstrong to kill his hogs 11 drew 4 load of wood no frost in the ground the Snow about 15 inches deep 75 �12 killed 2 hogs Robert Armstrong John Hogan helped Snow & wind Jock went to A Bee of James Heugs in the afternoon very Cold hard frost 13 Jock & Elen went to Brockville & took two hogs 1 weighed 481 the other 267 got 22s -6d per cwt Paid J & S Ross 1850 November {December }14 drew some wood fine Day 15 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Ex 16 went to McIntoshs to the council on our affairs 16 17 killed A springs pig A very stormy Day 17 18 Jock Margret & Elen went to Brockville had 22 turkes sold 3 for 2s - 6d - 19 for 2s - 3d six Bushel turnips 1s Bought A cook stove price 6£ - 10s from Mr Lafayette 19 A very stormy Day drew A little wood & put up Jocks cooking Stove 20 cleaned 23 Bushel of fall wheat 21 Jock went to Brockville with 23 Bushel of fall wheat sold it to Lafayette for 4s - 3d per Bushel in part of the Stove paid him the rest in money 22 went to Caintown to A quarterly meeting 23 Stormed all night & all day at A terable rate 24 thee Roads all blocked up with snow it haveing Blew & drifted at A terable rate the rate the snow fell about 2 feet Robert Robson brock the roads from John Armstrong then Jock & John Hoggan went to the corner 25 stormed A little no road to caintown yet 26 Robert Robson went to Caintown to day 27 worked at A sleigh visited the school fine day 76 �28 drew A little wood brock the road on horseback 29 heavy drift & snow so that the roads is nearly as bad as they wear went to caaintown to hear Mr Smart but there was now meeting 30 Killed the Bull he was good beef 31 Wat went to Brockville with Margret & his Mother got 1s - 9d a peice for 10 turkes 2s - 3d a peice for 4 1851 Janr 1 Put the colts in the Harness went along the road & took the number of Children from 5 to 16 then went to Adam Armstrong in the evening 2 drew A little wood snow & drift 3 drew 2 load of wood A little snow 4 borrowed 7 Bushel of S wheat from Wm Hogan & went McKinnings Mill with it did not get it 5 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings Preach from Deuty chV vr3 6 Jock went for his grist & took John Ellingham & Mary with him they were here since saterday I went to town meeting Turner Lillie was Elected councilman & Elijah Adams inspector of licence no oposion 7 Jock went to Brockville 8 attened the School Meeting was rechosen Trustees the Boys went to John youngs with leather for there Boots 9 drew some wood in the forenoon heavy rain 10 still raining considerable of A thaw 11 went to Samuel Innis to get A hammer fixed got nothing done the roads very bad 12 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Matthew chXXI vr37 fine Day 77 �13 Jock drew some of the hemlock Bark to the road 14 went to Brockville with Jock & Margaret & attended an agricultureal meeting Jock gave S. Skinner 15 Bushel of Turnips & McMullen Bushel. got A peice of Cotton from John McDonald price 18s..6 paid 9s 15 went to John Younges with Ellen & Margret got 2 pair of Boots fine Day 16 finished making A slaigh for our selves 17 very heavy wind last night & all day 18 Jock & the Boys drew some wood 19 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Rice preach A Missionary sermon from Rev chXXII 1851 Janr 20 went to council to see about our School money got A promis of it 21 Jock went to Collmans with A load of Bark had 1 ½ cord 15s got A side of sole leather weight 15 lb at 14d per lb 17s - 6d he likewise got ¼ lb Black thread 1s - 3d from John McDonald 22 worked at the sleigh in the Blacksmith shop A little snow & rain 23 worked at the sleigh fine Day Moores trashing machin came hear 24 threshed all Day 25 Do - - half the Day put 1 through after dinner I went to the stone Church & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach 26 went to the Stone Church & heard the Revd Mr Gordin preach in the forenoon & in the af-ternoon at Caintown 27 went to Brockville with John Armstrong 28 went to Bastard with Wm younge & his Wife 78 �29 came home to Day got A pig from young he charged me 2 pounds for it 30 worked at the Slaigh very cold Day 31 Do - - Do Jock cleaned some of the wheat Feb 1 2 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings Preach from 3 cleaned the Wheat had 149 Bushel Jock went to Farmersville with 12 Bushel of wheat to Bates Mill & brought home 10 Bushel of Wheat & 2 of Corn that I took to McKinnons the Tuseday before 4 drew wood & some logs 8 ft long Colman 5 drew 3 ½ logs to Colman & received 7s for them 6 Do 8 logs & 4 inchs 7 Samuel Innis came heare & shod the Horses 8 went to Farmersville & brought home the grist & the Black cloth 16 ¾ yrd likewise A peice of Black cloth for A Robinson 16 ½ yard 1851 Feb 8 9 went to Caintown but there was no meeting 10 drew some wood & logs hard to break the roads 11 drew 4 logs & 12 inch to Colmans 12 Do 4 logs & 6 Do Do 13 Drew some logs out of the woods 14 drew 6 logs & 16 inch in all 24 logs 2s per log 2£ - 8s Jock settled with Colman & they Paid him 16s - 9d in cash & he settled with J McDonald Paid him 10s 9d A very wet Day 79 �15 still thawing John Buiel the Assessor came here & assessed the home stead 250£ Cows 3£ a head the steers £7..10 the Colt 11£ - 5 the Thompson place 15£ the Horses 30£ Christies place 45£ 16 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McCallum preach from Ephesians chII .. vr 19-20-21 22 hard frost 17 split some bottoms stuff for bukets Jock went to Colmans with 1 - 8 cord of Bark & received 1s - 3d 18 19 drew wood from below the hill 20 drew wood from the same place the roads soft 21 drew wood from the Thompson place Ezra Huntly helped the roads very bad A little ran 22 heavy ran last night & this forenoon went to Colmans Corners to Quarterly Meeting with Father & Mother the Roads very bad . received seventeen shillings and six pence from J- Purvis for the School 23 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Exodus chXX vrs8-910-11 24 hreshed some oats heavy rain 25 drew up some Ceader Trees & sawed the buts for bukets 26 drew 9 loads of wood Ezra Huntly helped 27 heavy rain thrashed oats 28 thrashed oats Snowed about 3 inches 1851 March 1 drew 5 loads of wood & 1 to the school I threshed oats 80 �2 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Matthew chXVI vr 26 3 drew 10 load of wood James Nowland helped 4 drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped A little snow to Day 5 drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped half the Day Snowed about 6 inches last night & A little to day 6 drew 7 load of wood James Nowland helped 7 Do 10 Do Do - Do - Do Do James Robison & his sister Jane came on the A visit from Ramsay 8 drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped I went Colmans Corners to an Agreculture meeting & received £2..12..6 as premiums 9 went to Caintown & heard Mr Houghton preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon from Genesis chI vr14 fine Day 10 went to Brockville with the Robinsons Elen Jock & wattie I received £1..5..0 from the District Socitie 11 dug up some cherries & plumb trees & A Grape vine others srubs for James Robinson to take to Ramsay 12 James Robinson & Sister started for home this morning & Jock went to Colmans Corners with A load of Ashes gave them to J. McDonald had 29 Bushel 7 ½ per Bushel settled with him was endue 9d which he paid 13 went on A visit to McKilhenys Jock Margret & Ellen 14 Jock went to Brockville with A load of hay got 17s - 6d for it Bought A bar of iron 15 went with Father to C. Younge Paid Elizebeth Younge £15 - 10s fourteen pound was endorsed on one note & one pound ten shillings was endorsed the other note dated the 8 of Febuary 16 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from 2 Cor chVI vr2 81 �March 1851 17 Jock went to Belamys Mill with 16 Bushel of wheat 8 of it was tailings & Bushel of Corn did not get the grist 18 Jock went to Brockville had 4 Bushel of tirnips got 3s - 6d for them had 8 Bushel of wheat got 3s - 8 ½ d per Bushel he Bought 12 cultivator teeth 1s ½ d each a little snow last night 19 Jock went to Belamys for his grist I finished tharshing the peas & oats good 20 mended the childrens shoes fine wheather 21 Jock helped to skin Eliz Austin old Cow she died last night 22 Jock taped 62 trees the sap run well fine Day 23 heard the Revd Mr Harvy preach at our school house 24 taped more of the Bush hard frost at night 25 went to Elinghams place to draw saw logs cut two trees & got one log out of each they were punkey 26 Jock threshed in the old Barn at the pol oats 27 Do - Do - - the Snow nearly all gone in the feild 28 went to John Armstrongs to atend thrash machin A showr of rain last night 29 Jock thrashed in the old Barn & tap some more trees in all 273 - 41 of which was New Buckets the fall wheat looks well 30 the Revd Mr Jennings Preached in Caintown I did not go the was so bad 31 drew hay from the Cap to the New Barn to feed the Cows April 1 drew stones of the second feild below front of the House to the Dich 2 heavy rain most of the Day 3 drew stons to the Dich in frount of the house 4 snow about 2 inches last we thrashed oats in the old Barn 82 �5 Snow all gone thrashed oats 6 the Revd Mr Smart preached in caintown 7 drew stones to the dich Jock helped Wm Davis at A coal pit 8 I went to Brockville with Adam Armstrong heavy rain we stopt at Robinsons all night 1851 April 8 Jock began to Plow in the 2 field frount of the House the ground dry 9 hard frost last night cold wind Jock Plowed 10 thrashed oats Jock Plowed 11 finished the thrashing Jock plowed 12 cleaned the poll oats had 60 Bushel 13 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jenings preach from Revalations 14 drew stons to the dich Jock plowing 15 Do – Do Do 16 A little rain to Day 17 drew stons to the dich Thomas son & oxen helped Jock plowed 18 finished drawing the stones Jock plowing 19 went to Brockville & sold 10 ½ Bushel of S Wheat at 3s - 8 ½ d & bought 1 Bushel the sch scotch golden straw paid 8s per Bushel 20 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach Matt hXXV - vr34 21 drew dung & picted stones in the little orchard Draged the 8 & 9 ridges from east line of the fall wheat 22 D D Do very dry weather 83 �23 plowed in the little orchard 24 Sowed the golden straw on the 8 ridges & ½ next to Lizes 25 Sowed 2 ¼ Bushel of the Club wheat on the rest of the orchard Jonny draged it with the Bet Mare Began to Plow next the Sugar Bush 26 Sowed ¾ of A Bushel timothy on the orchard at the old Barn 27 the Revd Mr Jenning preached in Caintown A little rain 28 went to Brockville & got 3 Barrels of Plaster 5 s- 6d per Barrels A Spaid 5s & sundry other article in all amounting $5 on an order from John Aling-ham on Morton & McKee & Co corrected an old acompt with Morton & McK received a due Bill 10s 1d 1851 April 29 plowed next the wood the Boys of fishing 30 finished plowing next the woods heavy rain the midle of the day May 1 Sowed 3 Bushel of the Garner Peas that took preaimium on the 3 ½ ridgs next the woods made A large Cultivator Jock went to Mary Kincaids plowing Bee in the afternoon heavy wind with rain & snow 4 oclock 2 Sowed 3 Bushel more of the Garner peas on next 3 ridge & 3 Bushel of the Gold vine pea {Between the lines it reads: in all 12 ½ Bushel peas} 3 Sowed 3 ½ Bushel more of the Gold vine pea cross draged & rolled the peas Sowed 1 Bushel of Black sea in the field frount of the House next the Board fence 4 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Smart preach 5 Sowed 1 Bushel more Black sea { Jock plowing 6 Do 1 Do wattie draged with the Steers 7 Do ½ Do Jock plowed the head ridges rolled & {Between the lines it reads: 3 ½ Bushel in the field} furrowed out the field it was plowed last fall 84 �8 Sowed 2 Bushel of the large oats in the field back of the House west side Dry weather 9 Sowed 8 Bushel of poll oats A fine showr 10 Do 3 Bushel more of poll oats & 4 ½ of Peas & oats all in the field back of the House went to caintown & heard Revd Mr Mc Huntington preach from Colos chI vr 27-28 this afternoon fine Day the first warm Day 11 Quartly Meeting at Mallorytown fine rain last night 12 Sowed 6 Bushel Black sea in the 2 field south side of the road draged with the tou-span {Between the lines it reads: the Woods look Green} 13 cross draged the wheat Jock plowed the Garden 14 Sowed A little flax seed where the wheat was sowed Jock plowed below the little orchard Watie drew dung to the Corn field I loaded 15 plowed in the same field finished drawing the dung to the Corn field the ground very hard & dry planted potatos in the Garden 1851 May 16 Sowed 4 ½ Bushel wheat in the field below the little orchard Jonney draged it with Bet & the Colt Jock began to plow the Corn field planted corn in the garden 17 draged the turnip Ground fine rain this forenoon finished plowing the corn ground Went to Colmans Corners got A side of Sole leather from J & M McDonald 10 ¼ lb 1s - 3d per lb 12s - 10d 18 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Genesis chIV vr1 to 8 19 Jock plowed the carrot & Beet ground sowed Timothy seed below the little orchard began to plant the corn it rained so that we had to stop planted 24 rows of Petter Jonstons corn next the Bull paster {Between the lines it reads: 6 Bushel wheat in all in that field} 20 Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of wheat below the little orchard & 2 Bushel of Barley heavy rain last night planted more of the corn this afternoon 85 �21 finished planting the corn this forenoon the ground very hard Jock plowing in the 2 field 22 wattie rolled the little orchard & the field belowe it with the steers Jock plowed in the 2 field 23 considerable rain wattie went to McIntosh mill with 3 Bushel corn & 5 of wheat 24 Sowed 4 Bushel of wheat in the 2 field & finished plowing it 25 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Luke chXIV - vr25 his farewell sermon 26 snowed 2 ½ Bushel of wheat in the 2 field {Between the lines it reads: 12 ½ Bushel in that field} drew dung to the orchard at the house with the steer a little shower last Night fine growing time 27 began to Plow in the orchard at the House rained most of the Day 28 plowed in the the Orchard cold day 29 finished plowing the orchard & draged it 1851 May 30 Began to plant the potatos in the orchard at the house planted 19 ½ Bushel A little warmer 31 planted 3 Bushel more on the 4 row of apple trees from the bottom & the row below it there is planted with large white potatos cut in tow A half in each hill planted 2 quarts of beans Jock & Margret went to Brockville & bought 1 Barrel of salt 7s - 6d tow plow points 5s June 1 did not got to Meeting it was showry 2 Jock ridged the Beet & carrot ground behind the House in the forenoon went to Samuel Youngs rasing of A Barn I cleaned flax with Jennet Gordon we cleaned 15 lb 3 Sowed 7 rows of carrots first 6 of them is Altringham 1 long orng 10 rows of Beets fired A little of the follow 86 �4 set fire to the follow & washed the Sheap A showr at noon 5 loged with the seers & set fire did not go well Sowed 5 rows turnips behind the House 6 worked in the follow warm Day 7 worked at the follow 8 the Revd Mr Hulbert preached in Caintown heavy rain this afternoon 9 worked in the follow drawing old logheap together 10 worked on the Roads to day 11 heavy rain to Day Elen was put to bed of A son 12 worked on the roads watie drew dung for the turnips ground sowed 4 ½ Bushel of oats on the New land 13 Jock plowed the turnip ground Jenney Gordon & I cleaned flax cleaned 12 lb very showery 14 worked in the fallow sowed 2 Bushel of oats in all 6 ½ Bushel on the New land {Between the lines it reads: in all 22 Bushel of oats} 15 the Revd Mr Smart preache in Caintown in the afternoon 1851 June 16 Jock draged the turnip ground & furrowd it the Boys raked & Sowed them with the Drill 17 plowed the Buckwheat ground & Sowed ¾ of A Bushel went through the corn with cultivator 18 began to hoe the corn Jock began to plow the summer fallow warm Dry wheather 19 hoed the corn A little rain this evingin 20 Steamed Cradle stuff sowed Bushel Buck 87 �21 cleaned flax with Jenney Gordon cleaned 15 ½ lb Jock went to Benjm Beails raisin 22 went to Caintown there was no meetting 23 peeled hemlock Bark Alan Erels helped 24 Do Do John Flood helped Jock went to A plowing Bee of Thomas Davis sener {senior} 25 Jock plowed in the summer follow 26 finished the summer follow I Paid J. Kincaid 15s - 19d 150 lbs flour got 4s calf-skin 27 went to P. Wings Mill with 20 ½ Bushel wheat & 4 ½ corn Jock & John Flood peeled Bark 28 Jock went to Brockville 29 no meetting to Day 30 hoed the Potatos fine day July 1 finished the Potatos I plaind stuff for the hous 2 steemed Cradle stuff 3 fixed at A cook house for Jock 4 Do Do - Jonny draged the summer follow 5 went to P Wings Mill with 4 Bushel corn & 12 ½ Black see 6 of fall wheat did not get it went to John Youngs got 2 pair of fine Boo{ts} & 2 pair of shoes 6 the Revd Mr Huntingdon preach at caintow 7 cut A door & window in the Back of our hous 8 samuel Innis came hear & made 5 new shoes & fixed 3 old ones & Jock put them on 9 hoed the corn I went for the grist to the Mill 88 �1851 July 10 heavy rain last night & this morning Jock went to A raisin of Leaders the boys hoed potatas 11 finished hoeing the potatos & thined A part of the turnips John Ackland helped 12 finished the turnips the Beets & the carrots 13 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach 14 Began to Mow below the Garden 15 mowd round the corn field the Grass Geen Jock plowd in the summer follow {Between the lines it reads: wattie went to A raisin of Weekes} 16 very heavy fog this morning heavy rain to Day Jock plowd wattie went A loging bee of Wm Dixcie I fixed A hay rack for the waggon 17 raked hay below the Garden 18 raked & cocked the hay round the corn field 19 mowed in the field frount of Elizebeths 20 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Phylps preach very heavy thunder & lightting & rain last night 21 raked & cockd the hay in frount of Eliz Drew in 1 load of hay to the New Barn John Ackland mowed in the Harper field 22 Drew in 10 load hay 23 finished mowing the field frount of Elizs John Ackland helped Drew in 2 load from the Harper field {Above it reads: N B} & 1 from frount of Elize {Above it reads: old B} 24 mowed in the Harper field J. Ackland helped ½ day rain afternoon 25 mowed in the Harper field J. Ackland helped ½ day rain in the afternoon 26 raked & drew in 4 load of hay from the field in frount of Eliz very bad hay weather 89 �27 went to caintown but there was not Meetting 28 raked & drew in 7 load of hay from the Harper field John Ackland helped 1851 July 29 mowed in the con - field John Ackland Wm Lav{surname cut off} Richard Perceivil helped I fixed A cradle for Davis & made A New one for Percevil 30 raked some of the con field fine Day 31 John Hogan began to cut the fall Wheat & cut 1020 sheafs Jock & wattie raked & bound John Ackland & George Grame mowed on the Thompson place in the forenoon raked hay the afternoon I stooked the fall Wheat August 1 John Ackland & the School Master mowed on the Thomson place. Hogan finished the fall Wheat had 510 in all 1530 Drew in 3 loads of hay 2 Drew in 8 loads of hay & raked part of the Thompson place the School Master helped 3 went to caintown & heard the Rev Mr Huntingdon preach 4 began to mow in the New land at the marsh John Acland & the Master helped rain the afternoon 5 the boys went Brockville to see A Circ{us} I made A Block for A mully cradle snath of Bordins pattrin 6 raked the hay on the Thompson place & in the marsh 7 Drew in 1 load of Wheat came on rain drew dung the rest of the day 8 drew dung to the summer follo 9 drew in 4 load of the fall wheat in the forenoon heavy wind & rain about 10 oclock pulled the flax this afternoon & drew in 4 load of wheat heavy & hot sun so that the grain was dry 10 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach 90 �11 drew 4 load of hay 2 from the Thompson place & 2 from the consession field in the forenoon stacked the hay on the New land at the marsh 1851 August 12 Jock & wattie cradled the large oats in the foren-oon John Hogan cradled part of the club wheat in the little orchard with A Mully cradle that I made for him 13 Hogan finished the wheat this forenoon Jock & wattie bound the large oats in the afternoon good crop 14 went to Brockville with Robert Armstrong & John McIntosh for A Thrashing machin 15 Jock & wattie hooked the Goldvine peas 16 tryed the Machin & it was no Good took it back to Brockville to Mr Webster he warrented it to do good work Jock cut the Gold straw wheat good 17 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Phylp preach 18 cut the peas & oats in the forenoon Atended the thrashing for John Armstrong in the aftern 19 Fred Moores thrashing Machin thrashed our fall wheat had 87 ½ & 4 that was thrashed with our own 20 drew 6 load of Goldvine peas & cut part of the Black see in the feild frount of the house & bound part of the peas & oats Henry Grame helping I had made him A cradle drew in the flax 21 drew 1 load of Gold vine peas & 2 load of Club wheat cut more of the wheat frount of the house 22 heavy rain this forenoon went to Brockville in the afternoon & attended an Agreculture meeting at Willsons Inn heard A numer of Os{Cut off} 23 hooked the Garner peas Georg Grame & Isaac Nowland helped cut part of the Barley 24 went to Caintown & heard Mr Vanson in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the after 91 �25 went to John younges & took wattie John Hogan & Allen Erles to help him with his wheat he being unable to work Jock & Isaac Nowland finished cuting the Barley cut the poll oats 1851 August 26 drew 2 load of peas & oats & 7 load Garner peas 27 drew 1 load of Garner peas & 2 load of the club wheat & 100 stook of Black see from the feild frount of the House Jock & John Ackland bound the poll oats wattie cut of the wheat in the 2 feild 28 worked at the wheat Isaac Nowland helped I sold him cradle for 13 days work 29 drew 3 load of wheat 19 stook at a load from the 2 feild cut part of the wheat frount of the old Barn John Ackland helped 30 drew 100 stook of poll oats the oats from Below the house & 59 stook of wheat from the 2 field 31 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntington preach Sept 1 drew 123 stook from the field frount of the old Barn 2 A heavy shower last night Jock began to plow the summer follow 3 drew dung to follow Jock plowing 4 Do Do – Do Do Do 5 went to A dung Bee of John Armstrongs 6 Began to Sow the fall wheat sowed 3 Bushel of old wheat on the first 8 ridges next the East line north side of the road & the next 2 ridges with New wheat steap in blue stone & salt 7 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon 8 Matthew Towe began to Blast A Well in Jocks door yard I helped him Jock went to Farmersvill as A witness betwen Hogan & Bail 92 �9 Sowed 3 ½ bushel of wheat {illegible} the 2 ridges finished cuting the wheat in the 2 feild frount of the house light crop 10 Jock plowed I worked in the well 11 Do – Do Jonney draged 2 ½ bushel wheat A little rain this afternoon 1851 Sept 12 made A small stack of black see John Armstrong helped Jock plowed 13 sowed 1 bushel of wheat wattie went A loging bee of Adam Armstrongs very dry weather 14 went Mallorytown to A quartly Meetting and heard the Revd Mr Phylph preach 15 sowed 1 bushel wheat in all 10 ½ of the hucheson 16 sowed 3 bushel of the the Elgin wheat that finished the field Robert Armstrong helped 17 went to Brockville with Margret I bought 1 bar of swedes iron 11s - 3d copper rod 3s - 4d rasp 2s - 4d horse nails 1s - 1d hammer 1s - 10 ½ d paper 4d Book 11 ½ d steel 3s 18 working in the Barn & sharping drills 19 cleaned flax seed & fixed the flax for the show wattie cut part of the oats on the newland 20 finished the oats Samuel Innis came hear & we shode the horses Matthew Towe still at the Well very dry time 21 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon 22 Freadrick Moore came to thrash the Peas could not thrash them the straw wound round the uper fanners he thrashed 22 Bushel of oats & 2 Bushel of Buck wheat heavy rain last night Matthew worked ½ day tharsh & ½ day W{Cut off; A large spiral was drawn on the left half of the page over the entries of the 22nd and 23rd} 93 �23 heavy rain till about 3 oclock in the afternoon went to Brockville with Barley oats flax & flaxseed apples Grapes lining & Bags sweeds for the Fair stopt at Robisons all night 24 went into Brockville with Robisons to the faire {Between the lines it reads: Matthew worked at the well} 25 Jock Margret & the Boys came to the Fair {Between the lines it reads: Mathew went to the fair} 26 Jock brought Ellen down to day I stopt at the Fair all the time Flora Hall was beautifull there was A Grand display of Horses Bulls & swine sheep & cows was not so good 1851 sept 27 Plowed sowed & draged A part of the Garden with about half a Bushel of wheat that Father picked when we was cuting the fall wheat 28 the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in caintown 29 pulled 2 load of corn & husked it 30 helped Rob at the thrashing machin Jock took care of the corn octob er 1 bound & drew in the oats in the New land 2 picked 1 load of corn in the forenoon samuel Innis thrashed the Peas in the afternoon 3 picked ½ load of corn husked a rainy day 4 Matthew worked at the well 2 days this week we picked better then 20 Bushel of snow apples & peel them in Barn 5 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Gordon preach in the afternoon 6 picked 2 load of Corn very dry weather 7 finished picking the corn went to John Purvis & got A list of the rateable property of the school section 94 �8 went to John McNish near Stones for 15 bushel 6d per bushel 9 put the Corn in the crib had it full of Good Corn 10 began to dig the Potatos Ground very dry & hard 11 picked apples stacked the lime & put up the hogs Matthew worked all this week at the Well 12 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Philph preach in the forenoon 13 began to dig the potatos very poor crop 14 went to Brockville & atendid an Agrecultural meeting in the Court House 15 picked & packed 3 Barrels of snow Apples 16 went to Brockville with 3 Barrels of snowapple sold them for ten shillings per Barrel {Between the lines it reads: old Mr Mallock & the Rev Mr White came here} 17 finished diging the potatos R. Armstrong help 18 pulled the Beets poor crop on acount of the dry weat{her} Matthew worked all the Week in the Well got A little Water 1850 Nov £ s d 12 Paid Martin Redmon seven pounds ten shillings 7 10 – 13 1 Box of Glass 12s pully 1s iron 3s school Book & slat 5s 1 1 0 1/2 lb tea 1 ½ 1 quart linseed {flaxseed} oil 1s 3d putty 6d Black lead 6d 2 3 2 6 26 steel 1s 10 ½ d 30 tea 2s soap 6d 95 �Dec 9 Dye stuffs 5 11 1851 Feb Feb 22 got from John McDonald 1 lb tea 2s - 9d ½ lb saltpeter 5d 3 2 {18}50 Articles bought & outher expencis £ s d 10 1 spoke shave 2s - 3d - 3 nibs 2s 6d file 7 ½ d shoe threads 4 ½ = 5 8½ 1 lb nails 7d bit 6d postage 9d sand paper 3d = 2 1 {Cut off}0 1 side soleleather 17 lb 1s 3d per lb 7 1 3 6 wire 3s - 3d nailrod 6d testament 10d pencils 2 ½ - 4 8½ Gimblet 6d - {cakes?} & beer 6d - 1 - 4 Bowls 1s - 2 Pichers 10d 1 Bowls 2 ½ d - 1 Pitchers 9d 2 9½ pepper 4 ½ d - saleratus 6d alum 4d creamatarter {cream of tartar} 6d 1 8½ mader {madder} 1s Indigo 3s - 3d Spoons 9d Cottonyarn 5s - 6d 10 6 {pasbord?} 2 ½ d Blacking 3d Coffee 10d tea 3s - 4d 4 7½ Soap 8d fine Comb 6d Ribbon 4d Gingham 1s 8d 3 2 1851 Stamp 6d Maches 1d 7 1 pair Boots 15s for Dudley 1 side uper leather 15s - 6d 1 linseed oil 1s - 3d Beewax 9d paper 6d Gunnsheles {3}d 8 6 2 9 Watch 5s - 6d plow shear 2s 6d - 8 - 1 Barrel Salt 6s 3d iron 5s bottom tin Boiler 3s - 69d - 15 - 7 3½ plow point 2s - 6d wire 7d steel 2s - 10d tea 1s - 4 ½ d 96 �2 lb nails 6d paper 7d B wool 3d Postage 1s - 5d 2 9 5 4 Ginger 1s antimoniel wine {wine that has been left in a cup made of antimony, a metal} 7 ½ tin and saw file 5 - 12 lb nails 3s postage 1s 1 ½ d - 2 lb nails 6d Brandy 3s - 1 ½ d envelopes 7d {Cut off}ber 1 1 bundle cotton yarn 6s 1 lb indigo 6s 6d Crock 4s -- 16 6 6 yrd cotton 2s 9d 1 lb tea 2s 6d soap 8d alum 2d pins 4d - 6 5 comb 3d thread 5d gingham 10 ½ d napkin 6d 2 ½ 3 yrd edging 4 ½ d needles 6{d} ch{illegible due to smudge}pher 6d 1 4½ iron hoops & rivets 2s - 6d shoe thread 4 ½ d 2 10 ½ shaving soap 1s - 3d - 2 pieks 8d tea 3s coffee 1s ginger 7½d 6 6½ 1 Barrel salt 5s plowpoint 2s - 3d linseed oil 1s - 3d 8 6 ingo 3s 1 ½ d cotton 2s 6d looking glass 2s 6d peper 10d 8 11 ½ 38 -- sundries 5s 9 ½ d 5 9½ 20 lb nails 3d per lb 5s ½ lb tea 1s - 7 ½ d Do ¼ lb 7 ½ 7 3 Paid B McDonald for spining 1£ 8s corn Basket 3s 20 lb nails 3 per lb 5s Rates £2 9s - 1d 1 2 14 1 lb nails 10d buts & screws for Jocks door 1s sundries at Caintown 2s 9d {The page is structured with two tables, five columns each, side by side. For clarity of reading, the tables will be presented one at a time. This is the left-side table.} 1850 Janary Articles Bought & other expences 12 1 lb tea 2s - 9d thead 7 ½ McDons T 97 s d 3 4½ �16 1Ax 6s - 6d. 1 lb nails 6d Do -0 T 7 0 1 lb tea 2s - 9d. 1 ½ lb Coffe 11d per lb 1s - 4 ½ d T 4 1½ 1 Ax handle 7 ½ d Brockville G 0 7½ Paid 3s for Binding Cultivators Currie 3 = Comb 1s - 1d sugar 1 lb - 6d sundrys 2s . 2d 3 9 Feb 4 1 lb tea 2s - 6d - 1 cap 1s - 3d M McKee Elingham 3 9 6 an order given to Erls & Hogan on McDonald 15 -- 13 received from M. McKee Elingham sundrys – – 8 6 Paid WB McClean on Ackland afair 12 6 5 -- 10 -- 23 Mar 9 Paid G Sherwood for Advice in Acklands affair -- Paid Richard Colman & Co on acpt Ellen received at J & S Rofs sundrys 21 3-- 8 Tea & sundrys -- 7 -- Plough 2 15 -- 2 points Dung fork & seeds -- 16 2 1 Barrel fine salt - 6 3 steel 1s - 1 ½ d paper 7d rosin 3d horse nails 6d 2 5½ April 10 tea – – – 2 0 May 16 tea – 2 6 23 turnip seed 1 lb - ½ 3s per lb Book 2s 6 6 P. point 2s - 6d awls thread 8d 3 2 25 30 98 �June 3 June 12 S. pencils 2 ½ d tea 1 lb - 3s soap 8 3 10 ½ sundrys – – 5 6 1 ¼ yrd satin 4s - 9 per yard 5 11 ½ 1 lb Tea 3s per lb nails 10 ½ d 3 10 ½ sundrys - - 7 1 2 Bundles Cotton yarn 10 … 8 pair Buts 1s - 8d nails 1s - 10d tea 1s 3d 4 9 Paid sent by Post 15s for insureance 15 postage 4 ½ d starch 5d 13 14 – – 9½ 4 9 £ s d -- 5 -- ing indigo – {This is the right-side table of the same page.} 1850 Cash received Jan 23 – Feb 5 2 Cows sold 6 10 -- 12 J J McIntosh 4 7 6 mar 9 G 4 Doz 2 6 4 ½ B. Turnips 4 6 25 7 B. turnips 7 30 8 ½ Do - Do April 10 4 Doz Egs -- 99 8 6 2 0 �May 16 23 5 Do Do 2 6 5 Do Do 2 3½ received C.C.A.S 4 2 6 veal - - 7 3 June 12 oats & veal - 9 8 26 3 Bushel Corn - 7 6 makeing 2 cradles – 15 – 17 1 July 20 wheat sold August 10 wheat Do - 15 8 16 Do - Do - 1 2 4 29 cash – – – New 2 Bushel – – – 8 – – Sept 3 8 Bushel w 1- 12 0 18 8 lambs sold 2 3- – oct 2 parl of oxen 7 10 – 19 5 Bushel turnip 5 – 23 18 Bushel F wheat 3 7 6 Nov 12 17 Bushel turnips - 17 -- 30 Bushel corn lize 2 6 Dec 13 2 hogs 13 4 sasagus 100 �18 turkes 22 2 turnips {illegibl e} sold {Cut off}ber per lb £ s d 9 - ¼ at 6 ½ d - 4- 7½ 15 - ½ at 6 - Do - - 7- 9- 4-- 9 19 lb - grease Wool - - 56 - at 6 - D - 1- 8- 0 45 ½ at 6 - - Do 1- 2- 9 7 - - at 6 ½ -- 3-- 6 49 ¾ at 6 Do 1- 4-- 10 ½ 60 at 6 Do 1- 10 - - 8 9 ¼ at 6 ½ 5 -- 5- 11 ½ £ s d Bought 1 Keg of Powder 17 -- 6 file 1- 9 2 -- 0 1851 Sept 6 - 16 at 6 Do 11 at 6 ½ August 14 3 - 9 ½ at 6 - Do {Cut off} 16 10 22 lb cast steel 1 -- 101 �saltpeter & paper 7 17 copper rod 3s - 4d hamer 1s - 10 ½ d 19 5-- 2½ faceing hammer & makeing one 4-- 9 23 1 Keg of Powder – 17– 6 Octobe r 14 1 Keg of Powder - - - 17 6 cast steel – – 5- 7½ 22 -- saltpeter & paper – … .. 10 Paid Matthew for 30 Days 7.. 10… 0 11.. 13.. 3 {Total} Cure for Ring Bone {a condition affecting horses’ legs and feet in which a new bone grows over the surface of an old bone} one pint of spirits turpinetin the turpinetin to be put on three days thre times A day one pint oils spike one ounce spanish flies put into A bottle & well mixted togather put on 3 times A day for 3 days then but it twist A for 3 days with salt Butter then scowr the foot with A strong hard soap suds repeat the operation for 3 sucsassave times shave of the hair before commenceing {Apple Map occurs after the recipe for Ring Bone Cure} {There are three lines at the bottom of the page that are too faded to be read} 1847 9th Dec took 1 Cow hide & 4 sheep skins without Wool to J- William 1848 June Do 3 Calf skins J. Farguson — 1849 ma{Cut off} 102 �1850 June 19 took 1 kip & 4 Calf skins to J- Kinc{aid} {There are some rough pencil calculations which are difficult to decipher} James Marchel borrowed 193 feet of lath think Mag’s heffer took the Bull 16th M M{Cut off; likely a surname} {This line is written upside down and in a lighter script} Nov 9th Paid {illegible} 17 - 1 - 5 {illegible} of the {illegible} {The right column of this page is cut off. It appears to be noting the location in which the trees in the left two columns were planted.} Number Trees No. & Name of Trees from R{name cut off} 1– Large Yellow Bough 2 fall Pippin 3 Lymans large summer 4 Pound sweeting 5 Summer Rose 6 Twenty ounce Butter May 31 – June – – Hay Prices are planted In Johns commenced N2 Fall {Pippin} N3 Lyman {Large Summer} N1 Large ye{llow Bough} N6 {illegible} N6 Twenty ou{nce} 103 �7 White Seeknofurther 8 Porter 9 Northern Spry 10 Red Cheek Pippin 11 Red Astracan 12 Erely Joe 13 Williams’ Early N11 red Aro {Astracan?} N12 Early {Joe} N8 Porter Commences N7 White seekn{ofurther} N9 Northern {Spry} Commenced next the hou N5 Summer {Rose} N10 Red Check {Pippin} of the orchard } these came from The river by Jacob Vandouzer fourth row in the nurserry All between N1 Red through {illegible} All between N2 pound apples All between N3 Large red pippin {A right curly bracket points to a sentence that is cut off. It reads: the the with from Strawberry from R. Wing the Early Scarlet next the Beehouse Black Prince next 1849 Elinghams next 104 �No {milo?} 140 {Cleart?} 60 36 on {illegible} Wild {illegible} Johno 32 ½ / 10 Clearer 1850⋮ 3 row of the Black Prince 2 Do of the Early Scarlet No 1 Black gillyflower X N2 Teachers {illegible} Blush N3 Rexbury {illegible} N4 Red {illegible} {The month and year of this page are illegible, but it is likely these entries are continuing from October 1851.} 19 {We}nt to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon fine day 20 pulled the carrots had 25 Bushel good crop 21 shelled 5 Bushel of corn A little rain 22 cleaned 19 Bushel of wheat Matthew finished the Well & Jock settled with him his charge was 5 shillings per Day & he worked 30 Days 23 went to Younge Mills with 19 Bushel of wheat & 5 Bushel of corn got it ground 24 stoned up part of the well the Boys drew in the Potatos had only about fourty Bushel poor crop 25 drew some stones for the well wet Day 26 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntingdon Preach Snowed about four incheses last night 27 finished stoneing up the Well 105 �28 cleaned the Peas had 56 Bushel put 9 Bushel of Gold vines to the left of the Grenry & 22 Bushel of the Garner Pea to the right 29 Jock & Margret went to John Elinghams took 2 baskets of turnips & 100 lb of flour for him fine day 30 Jock & Margret went to Brockville took 14 Bushel of turnips gave Hazelwood 5 & Griffin 6 Bushel of them Robert Armstrong helped the boys to pull the turnips 31 the boys worked at the turnips the fore noon went to John Ackland raising in the afternoon Jock was there all day Novr 1 finished pulling the turnips A midling Crop Jock was at the raising 2 the Revd Mr. Smart preached at caintown 3 Jock went to Elinghams with 19 ½ Bu of turnips & he gaive John Kincaid {illegible} of flour 1851 Novr 3 Archabal Davison came to pave the stable 4 worked at the stable all hands 5 Do – Do Jonney went to Henry Armstrongs dung Bee with the Horses & waggon 6 worked at the Stable Daniel Nowland worked 2 days in the garden 7 the Boys helped Wm Hogan at thrashing Machin Jock & Me worked at the Stable 8 Arche finished paving the Stable he worked 5 ½ days at it. A little rain this afternoon the Rev Mr Philps came & staid all night 9 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Philph preach from 10 worked at the Stable fixing the bails for the cattle 11 went to Brockville with Jock & Margret took 4 ½ 7 lb Bushel Corn for the tin smith at Lafayettes at 2s 3d per Bushel or 10s - 4 ½ d got from him 1 tin horn & stove pipes 106 �I bought cloth for A vest with trimings 9s 1d - 1 hankerchief 5s . 1 Barrel salt 7s 6d 12 drew wood for A coal pit set it up Wm Davis helped. the log broke the Waggon 13 tended the coal pit got Mcfauls to mak an axeltre 14 worked at turning lath rain & hail 15 the ground compleatly covered with ice we had to sharp the horses shoes we likewise sharpened A Mr Cambles horse A {Coleporture?} of Kingston Bible socitie 16 16 Jock went Collman corners with Father to A Quarterly Meeting 17 Atened coal pitt 18 killed the hogs settled & Paid J & Henry McDonald 12s - 10d by John Lamb {Part of a different page is folded over the top left corner of the page. It appears to read: 18th Denses is Purs. However, the entries of this page are continuing from November 1851.} 19 Jock went to Brockville took 1 hog weight 266 got $5 per cwt settled with Morton & McKee & paid them likewise with J. & S. (Ross & paid them got 3 stove pipes 7 ½ each & A dum stove 7s - 6d 20 Jock helped Wm Davis to kill hogs got the coal into the shope 21 A heavy snow storm last night & all day the snow fell about 14 inches 22 put up the stove chored about the house 23 went to Brockville to Church & heard the Revd Mr Whyte preach & he Baptized William A fine day 24 Jock helped Thoms Davis to Kill A stear 107 �25 Jock went to Brockville gave Thomas Booth 5 Bushel of turnips & Mr Watson 6 gal 2 pair of mittens 3s per pair from Mr Watson gave Richard Hazelwood 2 Bushel of Corn 2s - 3d per Bushel got 2 elbows from Mr Killbourn 26 made A slaugh tounge for John Yonge went home with it & stope all night & he came to Farmersville with me to 27 the Nomination of Richards and Gowan {Between the lines it reads: Jock Father & Mother went to the Widow Clows Funeral} was Nominated & A Poll demaned 28 A little snow last night & rain all day Jock went to John Henarys to A stone Bee 29 went to Samuel Innises in the afternoon to fix A slaugh for him 30 the Revd Mr Smart Preached in Caintown in the afternoon Dec 1 Robert Hazelwood helped me to turn the aur-bour for A cider Mill 2 went to Brockville to an Agricultur {meeting} & there was none 1851 Dec received from David Cornal 19 lb of sole leather at Colmans 3 fixed the stable for the calfs & A stall for {Cut off} 4 went to McIntoshes to the Election– John {Cut off} was returning officer Philip Wing Wm Bull & Wm Matthew were Agents for Richards John Levit & David Hamilton agents for Gowan, voted for Gowan 5 went to the Election at the close of the Poll Richards 215 Gowan 88 R.M127 6 Jock went to Brockville took 12 turkes got 2s each for 6 & 2s - 1d each for the other 6 7 the Revd Mr Philph preachd at caintown 8 heavy rain last night & all day Samuel Innis & Wm McCormick came hear to thrash 9 threashed the oats the Peas & oats Barley & A small stack of wheat hard frost 108 �10 Jock & Margret went to John Youngs & got A side of cow hide or uper leather from John Kincaid it weighed six lb he likewise got our own side, & took them both to Johns 11 cleaned 19 Bushel of wheat very cold & windy 12 cleaned 12 Bushel of Barley 23 of Peas & oats & 84 Bushel of oats 27 Bushel was put in the Bin next the Door & 38 in next 13 Jock & Margret went to Brockville & Bought of Morton & McKee tow bundles of cotton yarn 14 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach in the afternoon A very cold & stormy day with some snow 15 worked at A trundle Bed for Jock 16 finished the Bed sted cold windy weather 17 worked at A ox sled for Thomas Davis finished the sled & went to the council & met with P Wing on forming an Agriculture socitie 1851 Dec 19 went to help Robert Armstrong at thrashing machine the wind so heavy that we could do nothing Jock went to Green Bush Steem Mill with 17 Bushel of wheat & 4 Bushel corn got 1 bag of flour no grinding for want of water at any of the rest of the Mills 20 Killed 4 Sheep that were fatening they were first rate very windy the Roads very bad with the Drift 21 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Hunting-don Preach 22 went to Brockville & atended an Agricultureal meeting Jock & wattie helped Robert Armstrong at thrashing machin 23 still at the machin cold weather went for Samuel Innis he came hear & maid 10 horse shoes 24 Jock & Margret went to Brockville bought an Ax 6s - 3d from Webster warrented 109 �25 worked in the shop 26 drew some wood very cold weather 27 Jock went to the steem Mill for his grist & got it he went to John Yonges & got A pair of Boots for wattie 28 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach 29 went to Farmersvill & took Back the full cloth because it was badly finished & took Back A side of upper leather to John Kincaid & exchanged it for another the one I took Back weighed 6 lb the one I got weighed 7 lb 30 helped Jock to shoe the horses Quite A thaw 31 heavy rain last night the snow nearly gone this Morning rain & snow with heavy wind this afternoon & night 1852 Januar y1 Jock & Jonny helped James Heugs at thrashing machin for tow throughs we all went to Adam Armstrongs at night with Rob 2 Innis & McCormick came here this morning & thrashed Black See wheat 3 finished thrashing the Wheat I went to Colmans Corners An Agricultureal Meeting 4 went to Caintown & heard Mr Keeler exort 5 went to McIntoshs to town Meeting & Phillip Wing was Elected Councellor for our Ward & Mr Shankster was Elected inspector of license 6 drew up some wood windy weather 7 cleaned some of the wheat 8 Do – Do – Do I went to John Younge stop all night got Jocks Boots 9 Do — Do — Do – 10 drew some wood oiled the harness 110 �11 went to Brockville in A Cutter with Wattie & heard the Revd Mr White preach 12 Jock and Margret to Ramsay Grandpa went with them to Perth I cleaned some of the Wheat the second time 13 Adam Armstrong helped to clean the wheat had 142 Bushel of Black see I worked at A bob sleigh for him 14 atended School Meeting. Dr George Keer was Elected trustee heavy wind & snow there was A voted 5 pounds for school purposes. 15 made A tonge & roler for Adams bob sleigh 16 went to Brockville with A cutter took tow Bushel of corn for Mr. Wright got 4s 6d the corn Paid 2s - 4d for medicin 17 fixed A bin for the wheat & cleand the club Wheat had 32 ½ Bushel 1852 Jan 18 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Levell preach A Missionery sermon 19 drew some wood very cold weather 20 went to Mrs McIntoshs funeral she was buried at Colmans Corners I atended an agricultureal meeting very cold stormy day 21 worked at A sleigh for ourselves 22 Jock went to Macelhenys Mill with with 14 Bushel of B see Wheat & 1 ½ Bushel of Corn 23 drew some wood cold with some snow 24 Jock went to A wood Bee of Thomas Daviss 25 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach in the afternoon 26 cleaned the Barn floor & the tailins Jock & Wattie drew the Bark out of the woods 111 �27 Jock went to colmans with A load of Bark Wattie & me thrashed part of the Gold straw wheat 28 drew A load of Bark to colmans A very stormy day of wind & snow wattie & me thrashed in the Barn 29 Jock & me went to Brockville I gave Ira Mallory Wraths survay on No 13 to present to the council to have the rates taken of that part that is in the Lake 30 Jock went to colmans with A load of Bark wattie & me cleaned the Gold straw wheat had 13 ½ Bushel besides some that was picked clean for seed. very winy some snow very cold 31 heavy wind & snow all night & all day the wind from North East with A havy drift the side roads compleatly filled up 1852 Februa ry 1 no meeting to day the roads so bad 2 went to Brockville for to atend the annu-al meeting of the County Agriculture Society the roads so bad that I did not get there in time for the meeting was Elected Presi-dent 3 drew some wood snow very deep 4 went to McIntoshes to the council & to Weeks for stuff for seats for the school house 5 Jock went Macelhenys Mill with 25 Bushel of wheat he weighed the wheat at the mill & it weighed 26 ½ Bushel & he got 44 lb for the Bushel & 14 lb for the half Bushel 6 he went to Brockville with the flour & got 8s per 100 lb Johney & me helped James Heugs at the thrashing machin fine warm day 7 to day & thursday we got out 12 hemlock saw logs heavy rain last night 8 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Whyte preach & saw Messr Watson McCarress ordained Elders 112 �9 drew more saw logs cold day 10 Do Do Do began to rain at sun down & to thaw 11 heavy rain last night & this morning went to Brockville with Father Ellen & Margret Ellen bought A Brass Kettle I atended an Agricultural Meeting the roads good 12 Jock drew saw logs to McIntoshs 13 Wattie Drew Do Do wood Do Jock went to Macelhenys mill with 25 Bushel wheat 14 wattie drew saw logs to the mill 15 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Whyte & partook of the sacrement 1852 Feb went to the widow yonges paid Elizbeth £12..10s & 2 pound 5 shilling intrest got 1 mole 16 drew saw logs to the mill 17 Jock went to Brockville with the flour sold it got A Bed sted for 150 lb at the rate of 10s .100 lb let the Rosses have some for A plow at 9s per 100 lb & more he sold for 8s 6d 18 19 Father & me went to Merrickville in serch of Petter Nicoll we went to Killmanock but could not find him came home 20 Jock went to Colmans with A cord of wood 21 22 Do – Do he went with 2 load got 6s per cord I went with John Yonge to Lansdown to see his Mother she was sick stopt all night at Berrs came home 23 began to draw wood from Phillips place 24 Do Do — Do 25 Richard Marchel came & helped to chop wood I went to Macelheny mill with 4 Bushel of corn & 19 Bushel {illegible} seed 113 �26 We had A Bee to draw wood from Phillips place we got A fine lot of wood drew 27 Robert Armstrong had A wood Bee Jock wattie & Jonney went to it fine weather 28 drew 2 load of wood from Phillips A heavy storm of snow & wind so that they could work 29 went to caintown the roads very heavy there was no Meeting March 1 drew cord wood from the Thomson place 2 heavy wind & snow last night & most of today 3 drew cord wood from the Thomson place 4 cut down two pine trees at the edge of the harper field & got 8 small logs 5 drew cord wood in the forenoon & hay in the afternoon Jock went to James Hazelwoods wood Bee –6 Jock went to Lyn took 14 Bushel of ashes gave them P Lee for 6 ½ per Bushel 7s 7d got 30 ½ yrd cotton at 66 ¼ d per yrd 15s..11d Due 8 4 1852 March 7 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr White preach & brought Father & Mother from Quartly Meeting stopt at John Clows & got our Dinner Grandmother Armstrong almost killed by Allen Erels runing his horses against her back she was carried into our house Dr Keer came & bleed her Dr Morton came after she was coming from Mr Smart Meeting 8 she is A little better taken home in A Bed in there own sleigh 9 heavy rain all Day no work 10 the Black heffer Dead this morning in the stable she was hooked yesterday drew 30 load of dung to the 2 field 11 went to the wood to draw logs the snow is so that we could do nothing drew hay Jock went to colmans with load of wood 114 �12 went to McIntoshs Mill with 14 Bush-el of Wheat & drew 8 pine logs to Mc’s 13 drew hay from the cap went for the grist Jock Ellen & me went to T. Scot’s on A visit 14 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Huntington preach 15 mended the Children shoes very warm 16 fixed sap Buckets the snow going very fast 17 went to Davidsons Mill for clapboards got 1000 feet for 7$ on William Hazelwood acount the roads nearly beair exceipt in the wood there was good sleighing 18 thrashed the oats in the old Barn that grew on new land stormy day snow about 4 inches 19 went to Brockville with Jock & Ellen Bought from J. & S. Ross A brass clock 17 s 6d warrented 1 yeare 5 plow points 2s - 3d each 1852 settled with Killbourn the tinsmith & paid him in flour (flour sold for 9 s per 100) March 19 2 lb tea 6s - 5 ½ lb clover seed 9 per pound & sundry other articles amounting to tow pound five shilling & tow pence all of which was Paid for by A due Bill of that amount agreed with Mr Cosgrove to cure A spavin {an arthritic inflammation of a horse’s hock joint} on the Colt for $4 if there is A cure performed if not no charge gave him 5s he gave ous ointment & Blister to aply slaiging is good 20 went to Brockville Brought teakettle 4s A washdish 1s - 3d a tea canister 1s - 3d Paid Gowan 56 lb flour 21 the Revd Mr Smart preach at caintown 22 drew out 7 saw logs 23 drew 3 Baswood log & 4 hemlock logs to McIntoshs Mill 115 �24 wattie went to McIntosh Mill with 17 ½ Bushel of club wheat & 1 hemlock log Jock & Jonney drew the hay from the New land a heavy storm of snow this afternoon 25 drew 2 logs from the New land for the wood House William Clow & his Wife here on A visit 26 drew more logs the roads very bad 27 To William Bordons for A Pump for Jocks well & the upper part for ours gave him an order on J & S Ross for tow pound ten shilling & six pence in payment Jock taped 172 trees the sap runs Well 28 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Philps Preach the roads very bad 29 drew more logs & helped in the Bush 30 Do – Do Do very cold & hard frost 31 hail & rain in forenoon heavy Snow in the afternoon 1852 April 1 Jock taped 39 trees I went to Lyn got an order from David Cornal on Henry Purvis for tow pounds on Fathers acount received 19 lb of leather the 2nd of December last at one shilling per lb from H. Purvis & an A due Bill now for one pound one shilling from J & H McDonald on Purvis acount the Day dull with A little Snow in the afternoon 2 Jock started for John Youngs to change some seed oats met him comeing here & came back with him he Brought A pair of fine Boots for wattie A dull Day with A little snow in the afternoon wattie & Jonney went to Farmersville to an Examining gave John Kincaid 150 lb of flour 3 drew some rail cuts from the New land clear fine day till near night then it snowed nearly 2 inches 4 went to caintown & heard Mr Houghton preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon the slaighing almost gone 5 worked in the sugar Bush sap run well 116 �6 snowed about 5 inch last night went to Brockville with the slaigh with Father he was summond as a witness in A case of larceny of James Cimmins 7 worked in the sugar bush the sap runs well 8 went to Brockville for Father in the waggon 9 work in the sugar bush sap runs well 10 went to Brockville with Father the case had not came on the case on this afternoon cimmins got 3 months hard labour 1852 April 11 the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in caintown 12 worked in the sugar bush has made 234 lb 13 No frost last night drew hay from the cap 14 Samuel Innis & Jock worked all day in the Blacksmith shop at horse shoes & the ploughs I am very bad with a fellon {an infected sore or abscess} on my thumb can do nothing 15 I went to Dr Keer & got my thumb lanced wattie went to John Yonge with some leather 16 went to Farmersville with Jock to Dr Morton he laid my thumb open I had got no rest for tow night got immediate ease A little frost last night 17 Jock cleaned flax with Jenney Father & the Boys worked in the sap bush 18 Mr Vanson preached in Caintown in the fore & Dr Petter Scovell preached in the after 19 Began the Spring Work by drawing stones of the consession Field snow nerly gone 20 Jock Began to Plow for the first in the confession field it was mowed last year very heavy Winds no rain the Snow all gone very little frost in the ground this year the Boys drew stones 117 �21 some rain this forenoon but still cold plowed & a little 22 dully hazey day plowed & drew stones 23 plowed & drew stones cold wheather 24 hard frost last night plowed & drew stones 25 the Revd Mr Philp preached at caintown 26 plowed & drew stones frost last night 27 Do – Do Do Do – Do 28 plowed & cut some brush loged old log 29 draged the corn ground began to plow 2 feild 30 wattie plowed in 2 field Jock in the consession field A little warmer to Day 1852 May 1 A fine rain this morning wattie went to McIntoshs Mill with 4 ½ bushel of corn in the afternoon wattie went Benjm Thompson to A plowing Bee 2 the Revd Mr Smart preached this afternoon in Caintown 3 Jock finished plowing the consession field this forenoon then him & wattie finished the plowing of 3 acres in the 2 field the weather still cold Daniel Nowland worked in the garden Matthew Towe choped cord wood in S Bush 4 Jock & wattie plowed in the field front of the House 5 wattie & the Boys drew dung to the orchard & Jock plowed in the field frount of the House fine Day 6 Jock finished plowing the field frount of the house Began to Sow & sowed 6 ½ Bushel of Gold vine Peas in the 2 field south side & 1 Bushel of the Garner Pea on the tow ridges this way A warm dry day 7 Sowed in the Consession field 6 Bushel of the Garner Peas Jock began to Plow the Orchard {Between the lines it reads: 13 ½ Bushel in all of peas} 118 �8 cross draged the Peas Jock finished Plowing the orchard & he Plowed the Garden 9 the Widdow Rowsom was Buried in Caintown 10 Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley 4 Bushel of the little oats that we got from Adam Armstrong 1 Bushel of the Poll oats & ½ Bushel of Flax seed all in the field front of the House Sowed 4 Bushel of Black sea wheat in the orchard at the House Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden 1852 May 11 Sowed 1 ½ Bushel of the large oats & 7 ½ Bushel of Peas & oats in Consession field 12 fine rain this morning Sowed 8 Bushel of Poll Oats draged with both teems A fine growing Day in the con field the Peas & oats & the oats sowed at the rate of 2 ½ Bushel per Acre 13 the Woods begin to look Green Jock began to Plow in the corn field wattie finished draging the consession field & rolled the orchard 14 rolled the consession field Jock plowed in the corn field 15 Jock & Elen went to Brockville Bought 3 Barrel of Plaster 5s - 6d Per Barrel & 1 Bar of sweads iron 11s - 6d . £1 - 7s - 6d per cwt Sowed 4 Bushel of the Scotch wheat in the corn field below the Bull paster A little rain in the morning dull hasey day 16 Mr Vanson preached at caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon 17 Rolled the Scotch wheat Jock began to plow the turnip ground & all below it to the wood the fall wheat being killed 18 wattie & the boys drew dung to the 2nd field Jock plowing where he did yesterday {Between the lines it reads: Daniel Nowland worked ½ day in the Garden} 19 hard frost this morning Sowed 4 Bushel Scotch wheat & ½ Bushel on the 3 ½ ridges next the path as far as the turnip ground went it picked by the head 8 ½ Bushel of Scotch wheat in all Jock plowed in the 2 field the boys drew dung in the afternoon A little rain with thunder 119 �20 drew dung in the forenoon wattie went McIntoshs Mill in afternoon with 8 Bushel of wheat very cold Day with some rain 1852 May 21 drew dung to 2nd field Jock plowing 22 sowed grass seed on the turnip ground & all below it gave it 1 strock of the drag draged in the 2 field in the afternoon Jock plowing same field 23 the Revd Mr Philps preached in caintown 24 finished plowing the 2 field & dragd it with the cultivator Planted 4 ½ Bushel of the Erly potatos next the peas, {Between the lines it reads: The Jack horse Died last night his little guts full of Blood} the tow rows this way ruff skined Ground very dry hard frost this morning then the Ramsey 25 Planted 2 acres in Corn the while first 13 ½ Bushel in all seed very small 26 Planted 9 Bushel of Potatos Ground very dry 27 Jock & Lizey & little Elen went to Brockville A little rain about noon 28 went to the Funeral of Mrs Thomas Purvis she was Buried at the Stone Church the Revd Mr Smart preached wattie went to John Younge’s for leather 29 wattie drew stuff fro McIntoshs saw Mill he took 6 Bushel of Corn to Mill very high winds to Day Ground very dry 30 Mr Houghton preached at caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon A little rain last night 31 washed the Sheep very windy June 1 cross plowed the turnip ground I went to Robinsons to see Aunt Mary she had been very un well but she is geting better 2 draged the beet ground & drew some dung to it worked at the foot of the field frount of Elize choping & burning old logs A very little rain this morning 3 ridged the Carrot & Beet ground planted 4 rows Allinghams & 1 ½ long white carrot A little rain this forenoon Sheep Sheared the sheep 120 �1852 June 4 planted 2 rows of mangol wurtsol & 8 of Sugar Beets in 2 field wattie plowed About ¾ of Acre for Bucwheat 5 rolled part of the wheat & the Beets mangols & carrots hard frost this morning grape vines frozen Black went Lyn to an agrecultureal Meeting of the 6 went to caintown heard Mr Keeler preach 7 began to plow the summer follow A little rain last night & this morning ground very dry 8 went to Brockville & atended an Agrecultureal meeting in the Court House was chosen Judge of A mach of plowing which took place on the Farm of Eward Howard of Elizabethtown between Mr. Morton of County of Leeds his Man was Henry Paterson and Mr orbit of the State of New York his Mans Name unknown for a purse of fifty Dollars Mr Stelwell was Mr Orbits Judge and I was Mr Mortons Mr Willson of Brockville recommended Mr Hough as the third man the decision was that the British plowman did the best work as A whole and was entittled to the purse the Ameracan plowman in commencing his ridge or cut the tow first furs about four inches deep & eleven wide & from one to tow inches apart & very uneven the next tow furs was laid up well about 6 inches deep which left A very uncemely sentre or crown the rest of the ridge was laid rather flat the finishing furr was entirely to deep it looked like a dich Petersons ridges looked well but when you came to examing them the furrs was laid so close that you might run your hand along betwen the furrs his furr was cut betwen five and six inches deep & eight broad We considered Patersons the Best as A whole & gave a cheke to Paterson for the fifty {dollars} {G}rain thrashed by Innis Peas 56 Bushel Wheat 19 Do – Barley 12 Do – Peas & oats 23 Do – Oats 84 Do – paid 2 ¼ Bushel peas 121 �Jan 1852 Wheat 42 Wheat 32 ½ Do – paid 6 Bushel of wheat 25th March Do 1 Bushel of Sch wheat Wm Mccormic April 5s Paid Innis 1 Bushel scotch wheat & 1 ½ D Barley & that settled the whole Due on the above April 27th 8s - 4d 1852 grain thrashed by Innis sept 16 Peas 109 Bushel Paid 1 Bushel Peas Paid Nov 20th 3 ½ Bushel october 8 Barley 33 Do S. Wheat 17 Do April the 21st settled & paid S Innis 2 Bushel peas 2 Bushel scotch wheat 2 Do Black S Do in full Bs Do– 11 ½ Do fall Wheat 70 Do Bs Do– 22 ½ Do Dec 16 Grain thrashed by Fd Moore 1853 February 3th oats 195 s-c wheat 82 Aril April 9 settled with Moore indue him 14s - 1d {The remaining transcript of this diary was found on Ancestry.com under the Beatty family tree. It appears that there were some edits made to William’s diary for this portion, such as 122 �correcting his spelling, grammar and capitalization errors, adding punctuation, and altering the format from tabular to sentences.} 1852 June 9-10-11 Road work. June 16 Visited at Thomas Scot. June 22 Ashes and plaster (lime) on the turnips. Put plaster on 4 rows of corn. Then rows no plaster, then 4 rows with plaster, next two without etc. – used white and dark plaster on alternate rows of potatoes. June 27 Minister from Kingston preached at opening of new church at Brockville. June 29 Agriculture meeting at Brockville. July 13 Agriculture meeting at Brockville. Aug. 12 Sold 2 boxes of honey at Brockville 7 ½ d per pound. Sept. 7 Agriculture meeting at Brockville Court House. Oct. 1 Father, Jock and John Rowson went to mouth of lake and in presence of Samuel Yonge, Samuel Rowson and Thomas Davis forbid old Mr. Coleman to make a dam because it would flow the water on their land. Oct. 5 Agriculture meeting at Brockville. Oct. 12 Took first premium on spring wheat and barley, second on oats, first on flax, first on bull. Oct. 13 Dr. Richman Robinson and me were appointed judges at the plowing match. Oct. 14 Got 1 ½ bushels of wheat seed that took the 25£ premium at Toronto. Oct. 15 Grandpa helped dig potatoes. The ones that had the plaster were the best. Oct. 16 Mr. Frances Jones came to survey the land below the hill. Robert Armstrong and Wm. H. Davis were sworn chain bearers. Oct. 18 Went to Brockville for papers of the old survey that was left with Sherwood and Steel. Did not get them. John Hogan was sworn chain bearer in place of Wm. H. Davis. Oct. 19 George Thompson came to joint Jock’s chamber floor. Oct. 20 Paid Frances Jones 4 pounds for the survey. Oct. 26 Sold barley – 7 dollars for 14 bushels. Joseph Stewart went over the land that we expect Colman to flow. Sowed 90 point of wheat that had taken Canada Company premium. Oct. 27 Sold 2 barrels snow apples for 10s each. Nov. 3 Father had George Purvis look at low land. We had heard he was for Colman. Nov. 4 A number of men here to-day to examine land to be flowed. Nov. 6 Sold 2 hogs at Brockville – 390 lbs and 315 lbs 6s per 100 lbs. Nov. 13 Turkeys 2s each – 5d for sausages. Nov. 20 Got a Merino ram belonging to Township Society. Nov. 22 Killed a heifer we got from John Armstrong for weaving – price $10. Nov. 30 Made a barrel of cider. Dec. 3 Jock to Dr. Morton for powders for Mother. Dec. 11 Went for Betsy. Mother very bad. Dec. 15 Roads bad. Jock went to Brockville on horseback for medicine for Mother. Dec. 18 Rev. Mr. Chapman visited Mother and gave her the sacrament. Dec. 22 Brockville for medicine for Mother. 123 �Dec. 23 Mother died in evening. Dec. 24 Jock got 2 boards for George Thompson to make coffin for mother. Dec. 25 Jock and Robert Armstrong dug grave at stone church. Dec. 26 Mother’s Funeral. Dec. 30 Sold turnips 1s per bushel. Bought axe 6s - 3d warrented for 30 days. 1853 Jan. 3 Town meeting at McIntoshes Mills. Thos Davis elected council man oposed by J. J. McIntosh. I was elected inspector of licenes. Jan. 4 Wm. Morrison, Teacher 3£ per month. Jan. 10 Agriculture Meeting at Colman’s Corners. Jan. 29 Sold 10 ¾ cords of wood at 9 s per cord – Received 19$ - 1s - 9d. Feb. 1 Completed payment on land bought from Elizabeth Younge. Feb. 6 Went to Adam Robinson’s funeral with Elen. Feb. 12 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville – Crock of butter to J. Lenet. Feb. 15 Went to Wm. And John Clows, with Elen, Margaret, Betsy and Father for a visit. Feb. 20 Council meeting at McIntoshs. Feb. 28 Brockville with Jock, Margaret, Mother-in-law attended Annual Meeting County Agriculture Societie. March 4 Brockville with Father to hear Rev. Mr. Ryerson on school. March 15 Went to Widow Youngs with Ellen and Margaret. Father went to Kempville with Samuel Inis. March 29 & 29 Taped trees in the sugar bush. April 6 Making sap buckets. April 13 Sworn as auditor at council meeting. April 15 With George Littlejohn audit on the Township Account. April 17 Mrs. Griffin’s funeral at Stone Church. April 20 Got an Act for to procet mill owners from George Brown Esq. M.P.P. With G. Littlejohn finished audit at John Purvises. April 22 Planted apple and cherry trees. Total 50. May 6 Went to Farmersville – Wm. G. Garnen to inspect 2 Temperance Houses. May 10 Father, Ellen, Margaret went to James Harkness’ wife’s funeral at Perth. May 12 Archibald Thompson’s wife’s funeral. May 28 With Mr. Hough to Brockville about purchases of stock for the Agriculture Society. June 4 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville. June 6 With Robert Wood then went on to Board of the Ontario in company C. E. Jones and J. W. Hough to purchase stock for the County Agriculture Society. June 12 & 15 Working on roads. June 16 I came home from New York. June 25 Agriculture Meeting. July 5 Shaving Shingles. July 14 Sold 5 cows and steers to 2 yankies. $120.00. July 17 I went to Dr. Keer and he bled me and ordered me to take another dose of Julup. {julep; a syrup-like medication} July 26 Election at McIntoshs voted for Mr. James. 124 �July 27 Jock went to election. July 30 Pulled flax. July 31 Sick horse. Dr. Keer gave horse mixture of hogs lard and tar – horse died a not in his guts. Aug. 19 Wattie to Brockville to see the circus. Brought me some medicine that Dr. Keer ordered. Sept. 1 Framing wood shed. Sept. 8 To Brockville with Father-in-law. Sept. 12 Inspected a Temperance House at Mallorytown with Eaphrim Davis for George James. Sept. 13 At Brockville – sold butter 8 ½ d per pound. Sept. 20 Sold 27 pork barrels for 1£ - 3s - 5d at Charlestown. Sept. 26 Ellen put to bed of a son. Sept. 27 Bought highwines 2s - 6d – peperment 7 ½ s. Sept. 30 Building seller. Oct. 10 Fixed grain for the show. Oct. 12 Cattle show at Lyn – took 1st on Fall Wheat 1st on Bull and 1st on Yearling Heifer and other premiums. Oct. 15 Finished the seller – Walter to Landsdown to School. Oct. 19 Jock got 10s to 7s - 6d for 7 barrels of snow apples. Oct. 20 Bot 2 cows a heifer and calf for 47 dollars. Oct. 24 A man at Brockville tried for murder, pleaded guilty was condemned to be hung on the 17th of Nov. Oct. 31 Bee to raise wood house. Nov. 3 & 5 Grandpa helped shingle woodhouse. Nov. 7 Packed and salted 2 barrels of Pork. Nov. 12 Sold butter 9d per pound – geese 1s - 3d. Nov. 17 Simpson executed for murder of Wm. Fell. Nov. 21 Quarreyed stone for cistern. Nov. 25 Put cattle in stable first time this year. Dec. 9 Fixed horse power to make cider. Dec. 13 Sold 16 turkeys – 2s - 6d and 2s - 3d. Dec. 16 Pressed the pumis (apples) it was a little sour the juice quite thick. Dec. 23 Ellen very sick. Dec. 26 Mrs. Kincaid died tonight. 1854 Jan. 4 Jock and Grandpa to Town meeting. Jan. 5 John Younge came with his wife to go to see his mother who was very sick. Jan. 7 John Younge’s mother died. She was buried at Brockville – Church of England. Jan. 13 Finger lanced by Dr. Keer. Jan. 17 To Brockville with Wattie (Big Watt) to Grammer School. Mr. J. Ross introduced us to the Teacher. 125 �Jan. 21 To Lyn to Annual Meeting of Agriculture Society. Received 1£ - 0 - 7 ½ d each as premium because there was 25 per cent taken of the premium because there was not enough funds. The County Society took more than its share of the Government grant. Feb. 1 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville. March 7 Agriculture Meeting at Lyn. March 9 Logs for woodhouse for Jock. March 14 Agriculture Meeting Brockville. April 3 Jock taped trees – 200. April 17 Sold cow for 25 dollars. April 21 Thomas Scott plastered cistern at Jocks. 1861 April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Went to Samuel Innis to get work done he was not at home Made more buckets in the afternoon snowed before night made more buckets snowed all day Went to Innises John came home with me & made the irons to mark & shove the stakes the snow fell better than six inches went to Innises with the slaugh worked in the sugar bush sap runs well fine day Worked in the sugar bush fine day the New snow nearly gone I made 62 bukets had 25 old ones Jock kept the rest Worked in the sugar bush fine day Went to see Dr Keer he is very sick in the forenoon The Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown Worked in the sugar bush in the forenoon mended the single harnefs in the afternoon fine day hard frost this morning Went drew dung for the hotbed in forenoon went over to Tho Davis to see 2 of his cows & to see Dr Kerr he is very sick & not expected to live Worked in the sugar bush fine Day Moved the fence frount of the field below the orchard higher up so as to make more paster Adam went to Farmersville for Elen she is at Wats Dr Keer died this morning about 2 oclock I went there & stoped in afternoon Thrashed the rye a very wet day Went to Dr Keers funeral he was buried in caintown Mr Warner preached the church could not hold all that was there there was 33 waggons & Buggies Sawed bunks & caps cold day for I Innes Worke at the bunks & made 2 whippeltrees Snowed & blowed so that there was large drifts Cobled the childrens boots & shoes Ad worked in the sugarbush 126 �For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 127 � 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 William Beatty Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives and Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1838-1892 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1840 <p>Sept 18</p> </td> <td>Bought 1 Barrel Salt 8 . 3 Bundles cotton yarn 5 = 6 each</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>helped John Nikland at the thrashing machin in the forenoon &amp; Joseph Keer in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>split rails to make pens the straw Fork, rippled {means to thresh} the flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>choring &amp; fixing abought the Barn 22 {September} the same some ras</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Moor came with the thrashing machin &amp; we thrashed Bare {or Bar, as in barley?} the Baptist Wheat the {coesa?} Wheat &amp; 2200 {Above this number it reads: sheafs} Black sea</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Constable Preach from 1 Peter ch IV</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>thrashed in the forenoon &amp; went John Armstrong in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to samuel Innis &amp; shod the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>put the straw in the Barn 2 &amp; went to Farmersville for A load of lime for John Elingham . thrashe the oas {as in oats?} for premium 29 {September} cleaned the Barley for the premium</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>went Brockville &amp; took 10 bushel oats &amp; 10 bushel Barley &amp; left them in Mr. Kenzies Granary &amp; atended an Agriculture meet{ing} got A side of harness leather from Henry Boothe on {Corner?} account weighing 10 lb 1-3 per lb - - 12 = 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>october 1</td> <td>no meeting to day 2 {October} thrashed the Buckwheat Jock {S?} {Lod?} had 21 Bushel went to Farmersville with 35 lb harnefs leather to Giles for to make a set of harnefs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Samuel Inises &amp; helped to shoe Robs Colts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>pulled 6 load of Corn &amp; had A husking bee at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Cattle show at Colmans corners &amp; took the 1 premiums 1 year old Bull 2 3 year old Bull 3 on cow 2 on Calfs 1 on lambes 2 on Rams 1 on flax 1 on Carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>finishe the Corn fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard he Rev Mr McCallum prech from 1 Peter ch 2 = vr 9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>pulled turnips &amp; Carrots for the show Jock went to Robsons with the young Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to the Brockville Fair &amp; took the 1 premium on oats 1 on flax seed 1 on Carrots 1 {Cradle?} 1 on red barrow 1 on Ram 2 on Bull 2 on Barley</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>{1}840 <p>{J}une 1</p> </td> <td>planted ^1/4 acre sugar beet</td> <td>octob <p>24</p> </td> <td>puled the beets better then 100 Bush{els}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>sowed ^1/2 acre Rutabagas</td> <td>nov <p>4</p> </td> <td>Do the RB {rutabagas} 300 or 10 tuns</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Ploughing bee Ploughed 12 acres</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>hoed the potatoes</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July <p>4</p> </td> <td>began to {mowe?} in the orchard next the House</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept <p>5</p> </td> <td>began to sow the fall wheat west line south side of the road and sowed 3 ^1/2 Bushel</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>sowed 3^1/2 Do --</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Do - - 3^1/2 Do -</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Do 3^1/2 old wheat and it did not half come up so that the 2 october we sowed it again</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>sowed 3^1/2 Bushel</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Do 1^1/2 Do Bearded wheat</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>octob <p>26</p> </td> <td>snowed about 3 inches</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>rained so that the snow disapeared</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1841 <p>May 1</p> </td> <td>snow in the Woods</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sowed 66 Bushel of spring wheat Whear {where} the fall wheat {Above this it reads: is killed} the first 8 ridges next the dich drged with Plaster</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>4^1/2 Bushel Italian wheat in the field front the house mor{An arrow points to the letter 'n'}ing cloudy afternoon wet</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 -</td> <td>woods look red pretty cold</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1841 <p>May</p> </td> <td>17 and 18 sowed 17 Bushel of oats in the middle fielf west line south side of the road 5^1/2 acres</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>sowed 2^1/2 Bushel Gray Peas south east corne{r} of the field front house woods begin to look green</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>sowed 1 Bushel Black oats from Mrs Kincaid on the two ridges next the east line northeast corner then 4 Bushel comon {common} oats then 2^1/2 Bushel peas</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>sowed ^1/2 Do flax seed and ^1/2 Bushel Barley</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>in the field west of the house sowed 3 Bushel Barley / 1 Bushel Do all</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>washed Barnyard lye and dryd {dried} with Plaster and ashes ^1/2 Bushel sowed dry next the clover</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>woods quiet green warm dry wether {weather}</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Planted ^1/4 acre sugar Beet and some mangle</td> <td>29</td> <td>puled the Beets ab {about} 100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>7 {Bathel?} 7 Bushel cups 2 Do small whites and 1 Do {ragh?} rabs 1^1/2 Do pink eys {The bottom left corner of the page is ripped off and may have contained some words.} rohns cork reds &amp; reds &amp; withs in all Bushel</td> <td>21</td> <td>dug the potatos the pink eyes and cork reds the best</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>A Receipt for A clapt or sprain In A Horses leg Take A few spoonfull of warm milk from the cow put it in A plate and take A piece of alam {alum} and rub it in the milk till it become A crud then chaff it the part and brandish it well</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1843 June 16</td> <td>sowed ^1/2 acre turnip 4 rows yellow Bullock the next rutabagas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>planted 14 Bushels of potatos over again being killed with the wet fine gro{An arrow points to the letter 'w'}ing time .</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1842 <p>nov 18</p> </td> <td>began to snow A little</td> <td>July 13</td> <td>Began to Mow in the field front of the House East line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1843</td> <td>no suggar this year</td> <td>August 3</td> <td>finished the Mowing grass very good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>may 8</td> <td>sowed 4 Bushel s. wheat front of the Barn</td> <td>4</td> <td>Began to reap in field back of the House East line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>the wood begin to look green</td> <td>10</td> <td>all the wheat finished and A fine Crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>the same field sowed 4 Bushel Barley</td> <td>22</td> <td>Began to sow the fall wheat in harper field at the East line and sowed 4 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>7 ^1/2 B{ushels of} oats and peas at the rate of 1 to 3</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>7 B{ushels of} oats all in the same field</td> <td>24</td> <td>Sowed 4 Bushel more and draged it all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>rolled the spring wheat and Barley</td> <td>28</td> <td>Sowed 4 Bushel and plowed it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>sowed back of Jock s house ^1/2 Bushel flax seed and ^1/2 B peas and 1 B hoptton oats</td> <td>29</td> <td>Do 4 Do and draged it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>may 25</td> <td>Sowed in the next field Below 7 white oats 10 Bushel Black 3 hoptton</td> <td>oct 23</td> <td>finished the diging of the Potatos and A very Crop {poes?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do th{e?} pulling the turnips and Beets A very poor Crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>snowed about 3 inches A very stormy d{the rest of the word is cut off by the page; likely said 'day'}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1844 <p>April 14</p> </td> <td>woods begign look green pleasant weather</td> <td>1842 <p>May 25</p> </td> <td>Plowed the Beet ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>sowed 2 bushel siberian wheat and 2 Do Black sea wheat in the field below the house weast side . in same field began to</td> <td>28</td> <td>draged and planted ^1/4 acre Beets and 5 rows carrots 1 row and 1 row mang {mangles} {W oz?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>may 3</td> <td>sow the oats and sowed 2 bushel of {Leiws?} and 6 bushel common oats</td> <td>June 6</td> <td>Plowed the turnip ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>and 3 Do more 5 bushel peas &amp; oats</td> <td>15</td> <td>draged and sowed the turnips at the of 1 lb to the acre</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>sowed 5 bushel Barley</td> <td>5</td> <td>heavy Frost cut of corn and potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Do - 5 Do oats &amp; ^1/4 flax seed in the field west of Joes house</td> <td>27</td> <td>howed {hoed} the potatos 10 days work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 17</td> <td>rooled all the above mentioned grain mixture</td> <td>July 1</td> <td>howed the beets {bacly?} cut with the Grule 2 days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>planted 45 bushel of Potatos 18 cups &amp; pink eyes the rest A</td> <td>7</td> <td>sowed A few rutabagas in the gardin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>sowed with the drill barrow ^1/4 acre sugar beets &amp; {The following has been circled by the diarist:} 2 drils rutabagas Best</td> <td>25</td> <td>began to mow very warm and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Aug 13</td> <td>began to reape {bearoed} wheat the least not so mutch {much} here {Above this it reads: west rus}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 5</td> <td>Sowed ^1/2 acre rutabaga <p>those betwen the lrg {large} stone and fence</p> sowed with large end of scilender the rest with small end plenty thick</td> <td>27</td> <td>began to sow 3 Bushel of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>sowed - 3 Do - -- wheat A fine Cropeie {Crop}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>sept 4</td> <td>Do - - Bt {Beets} - _ Do all plowed in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>began to sow below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 13</td> <td>finished plowing the sum{An arrow points to the letter 'm'}er fallow</td> <td>14</td> <td>and finished draged it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>began to mow south side of the rowd {road} East line</td> <td>oct 14</td> <td>began to dig the Potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>began to reape the fall wheat</td> <td>301</td> <td>began to pull th{e} rutabagas above 300 bushel {Above this it reads: 1/2 acre}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug 6</td> <td>began to rain for tow {two} or three days began to Cradile {cradle} the spring Wheat Black sea the best</td> <td>nov 3</td> <td>Do -- Do beets 130 bushel ^1/4 acre</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Do - Do carrots 18 Do Good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>sowed ^1/2 bushel new kind of wheat</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1844 <p>July 22</p> </td> <td>very wet weather spring wheat &amp; oat grou {The rest of the word is cut off by the page.}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>sowed 7 Bushel of fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sept 7</td> <td>Do 7 ^1/2 Do front of elize house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>oct 18</td> <td>finished diging the potatos A good crop about 500 {Bus?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Do pulling the Beets and turnips A good crop <p>140 Bushel of Beets and 400 of turnips fine wether</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>the first snow began to fall this morning and snowed for two days it was two feet deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov 8</td> <td>John youngs ram got among the ewes thinks he was with big ewe mothers black and brigs ewes snow nearly all gone good weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>snowed about 5 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1845 Janu</td> <td>Gr{An arrow points to the letter 'e'}ate deal of ice 26 verry Cold wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Febru 4</td> <td>began to Snow in the morning and snowed and blowed for two days and nights the snow was about betwen 4 &amp; 5. ft on the {illegible?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>rained very hard and took away A good deal of the snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>march 5</td> <td>rain very hard all day fine weather most of the mounth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>very backward weather this month the trees begin to look Green</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>{1}845 <p>May 6</p> </td> <td>Began to sow and sowed front of the Barn on the ridg {A water stain covers some letters} ext the board fence <p>^1/2 Bushel of the new siberian spring whe {The word is cut off by the page; would have said 'wheat'}</p> than {then} 1 Bushel of the new Blacksea whea{t} the middle pick clean and part of the ne {The rest of the word is cut off.}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>sowed 3 Bushel of the old siberian wheat at the foot of the Fall wheat in front of Eliz {The word is cut off.} the ground is in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>sowed 2 Bushel of the gardner Peas next the Bu {The word is cut off. Above it, it reads 'ut' but that is also likely cut off.} then 5 Bushel of the common Peas ^1/2 Bushel gru {The word is cut off. Above it, it reads 'Bus'.}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>sowed 3 Do - of Laeiws oats harper field east line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Do - 15 Do common oats and</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Do better then 3 picks of flax seed and A {Above this it reads 'fee'} of John Henry Peas the weather warm and the ground very Driy {dry} A very dry summer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 14</td> <td>began to mow the meddows very light</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1846 <p>{Feb}ruary 22</p> </td> <td>drew Wood 2 days James Hugh helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 2</td> <td>Do - - Do 1 day W.m {William} Luby helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Do -Do 3 days Ezra Humbly helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Sleighing geting very bad but pleasant weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{2}4 &amp; 25</td> <td>rained very hard snow mostly gone Wheat looks well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>helped Joseph Kerr to move some Apple Trees whear {where} the line was altered very little frost in the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td>Began to Plow in the 2 field south side of the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>hard frost at night &amp; hot sun in the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>James Hugh &amp; son &amp; Wm Luby choping Em line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Snowed 1 ^{1/2 inch} hard frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sowed ^1/2 Bushel of marrow fat peas in the end of the frist ridg{e} then 3 Bushel of Good vine peas &amp; 7 Bushel of Garner pea</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>finished draging &amp; rooting the peas in the field below the back paster the Woods begin to look red</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>the Woods begin to look Green very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{3}0</td> <td>Sowed nearly 1^1/2 Bushel of the Odessa wheat at the end of {Above this it reads: 'the New Barn'.}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{Ma}y 1</td> <td>Sowed 4^1/2 Bushel of oats {May} 2 rained nearly all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Do 14^1/2 Do - Do &amp; about 1^1/2 Bushel large oats on the short ridg{e} next the dich {ditch} on the next ^1/4 Bushel flax seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Thomas Scott &amp; George McNick came &amp; examined the height of the Water on marsh &amp; made markes on some trees with an inch gouge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>sowed 1^1/2 Bushel of Jo {Joseph} Keers Black sea wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Do 2^1/2 Do of our own</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>began to rain about noon &amp; rained all night the next Day so that we could not go to meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Father towld {told} C - Hays to mind the hight of the water as he was working at the saw mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>sowed 2^1/2 Bushel Barley &amp; 3 Black sea Jock bouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{1}9</td> <td>Do ^3/4 Bushel timothy &amp; gave it one stroke of the drag around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{2}0</td> <td>John Booth survaid {surveyed}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1848 <p>Jan 1</p> </td> <td>rained all day &amp; the ground compleetly thawed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to caintown to church &amp; heard Mr Pool from Luke XIII {Above it says 'C' for chapter}=6.7 {Above it says 'v' for verse.}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to the town Meatting {meeting} at McIntoshes J - Henry pathmasur</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to the Election at McIntoshes and voted for Mr Gowan in preferance to Mr Richard it began to snow in the morning and snow about 4 inch went down the second day to the Mill and Joined in A note with Joseph Keer for 25 from Samuel Rowsom payible in 3 month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went to the Temperance Mills with A pieace of cloth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drawed up some wood hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>snowed hard and stormed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>drawed A little wood and broake the sleigh very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; atended an Agricultureal {Between the lines it reads: 'was apointed trustee in place of John Acland'.} Meeting in the courthouse A very cold day with {Above this it reads: 'soww' and below two words are scratched out but cannot be read.}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to draw wood for {An arrow points to the word 'the'} Rev Mr Baxter at Farmersville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>fixed J. Keer sleigh tounge &amp; the choped wood &amp; wat drawed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Mrs Huckis{the rest of the name is cut off. Below this between the lines it reads: 'necaved A silver meall from the Distruck to city'} A thaw day with A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>heavy rain &amp; thaw the snow most all away thrashed the gold vine Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to caintown to church {An arrow points to: 'in the waggon'} &amp; heard the Rev Mr Baxter preach A Missionary sermon from Heb {Hebrews} XIII {Above it reads 'ch'}- 16 {Abive it reads 'v'} hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>hard frost cleaned the Gold vine Peas 17 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>cleaned 8 Bushel of the fall wheat high wind &amp; A little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>made A door for the Barn cellar Kitle calfed hard fr {The word is cut off, was likely 'frost'.}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>helped J. Keer to attend the thrashing machine went to caintown at night with the waggon to attend A missionary meeting and heard the Rev merfs Pool . Baxter . Bevitt &amp; Vandusen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>choring fine day hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went to Colemans corners {An arrow points to 'to an'} agricultural meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Do to A quarterly meeting At the old Chapple in the waggon &amp; he{An arrow points to the letter 'a'}rd the Rev Mr Bevitt preach from Ezekil XXIII {Above it reads 'ch'} - 7 {Above it reads 'v'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to tempperance Mill with 36 yar{ds} of cloth &amp; carred {carried} it acros the lakes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1848 <p>Jan{ua}r{y} 25</p> </td> <td>Fine pleasant day Drawed A little wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Warm with A little rain finished the Garner Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Cleaned the Garner Peas &amp; put 20 Bushel up stairs rained &amp; thawed so that the frost is {An arrow points to the word 'nearly'} out of the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>finished cleaning the fall Wheat &amp; had 14^1/2 Bushel &amp; 5 Bushel of Timothy seed, the produce 7 ^1/2 Acres in the Harper Field cold wind with no frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>A little frost last snowed about 4 ^inches this morning was in the Barn cleaning the spring Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>went to Caintown with the sleigh &amp; heard the Rev Mr Pool preach from Hebr{ews} VI {Above it reads 'ch'} 123 {Above it reads 'vr'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>fine day Daniel Nowland cleaned flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb 1</td> <td>went to Dr Week &amp; helped to make A Coffin for Pattrick Murray who was Killed by the falling of A Tree</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Brockville with the sleigh fine day but the roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Do to young Mills with 52 Barrels for John Ellingham {Below this it reads: 'rained this afternoon'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Drawed some wood in the forenoon cleaned Wheat in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>began to snow in the Night &amp; is still snowing finished cleaning the spring Wheat &amp; {An arrow points to the word 'had'} 90 Bushel from 7 acres</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Dul day with A little snow no meeting today snowed 10 inch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Drawed 52 Barrels to young Mills for J Ellingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Do - wood A little wood this forenoon then drawed hooptimber for Ellingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>{Plead?} A new cross cut saw for J. Keugs &amp; George chopted</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>squared 2 sticks 24 ft large for the Ministers stable at Farmersville in forenoon &amp; went to young Mills in the afternoon with 53 Bu{shels}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>took {An arrow points to the words 'to Colemans'} 1.^7/3 cords hemlock Bark 12 - 6 per cord the Roads firstrate {as in frustrating?}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Do 1-^7/3 Do - - Do Do Do Do &amp; received 5 {Above it reads '6'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Rev Wm Smart preach from Job XXII {Above it reads 'ch'} - 21-22 {Above it reads 'vrs'} fine Day &amp; good sleaghing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>drawed wood half the Day for J-Ellingham the rest at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>thrashed A little Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnips &amp; gave Mrs Hutcheson 3^1/2 Bushel witch {which} made 31^1/2 Bushel &amp; 1 Bushel Peas 3 at 3 {Above is the letter 's'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>helped James Hughs to atend tharshing machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to Farmersville with 2 {shacks?} for the minister stabel Richard Marchil helped Jock to Chop fire wood in the marsh</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1848 <p>Feb 18</p> </td> <td>Drawed wood in the forenoon in the afternoon took wood to the School</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Do -- -- ---- - - ----- in the afternoon went to young Mills with 46 {Sarxds?} <p>James Ellit &amp; Richard Marchil choped on Marchils Accent</p> Good sleighing this last fortnight with modrate weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Vanston Preach from Heb{rews} IV {Above it reads 'ch'} 16 {Above it reads 'vrs'} considerable of rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>some frost last night the reads very slipry sharped &amp; shod the Horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Drawed ten loads of wood the sleighing very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>snowed 2 ^inches last night drawed 8 load of cord wood some flury of snow no frost Jock was tharshing oats Henary {Purus?} &amp; Hannah Hazelwood married</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to John Armstrongs for A load of leader for Buckets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>sawed the Buckets tuf &amp; drawed wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drawed wood &amp; Jock went George Tows wood Bed took Elen to Samuel Youngs in the evening to {An arrow points to the word 'see'} his wife she being very sick went to Brock{An arrow points to the letter 'v'} in the night for A little of lemmon sirup for her got home at 3 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Rev Mr Pool Preached in Caintown in the forenoon &amp; Mr Darbeshire Luaker in the afternoon &amp; Rev Mr Harve in our school House in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>drawed 11 cake logs to Macintosh saw Mill: Samuel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Do 5 Do &amp; 5 Baswood &amp; 8 Pines {A left curly bracket contains the sentence: 'younges Wife depared {departed} this life the 28th} went to the wake with Thomas Davis, snowed 4 inches last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1</td> <td>went to Funeral &amp; their was upwards of 50 sleighs &amp; Cutters accompanyed the {corps?} to Caintown &amp; the Rev Mr Baxter Preached from Rev{elations} XIV {Above it reads 'ch'} - 13 {Above it reads 'vr'} snowed fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went with 2 pine logs to Mcintosh drawed wood the rest of the Day Ereri Hays choped on his Fathers acount</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>snowed about 6 ^inches to Day went to younge Mills with A hemlock saw log 23 inch 3 {Above it reads 's'}-9 {Above it reads 'd'} received 1 {Above it reads 'lb'} tea 3 per lb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>took 1 log 26 ^inch 4 {Above it reads 's'} in the forenoon 2 in the afternoon 25.&amp;.22 {Above it reads 'inch'}. 6 {Above it reads 's'} 9 {Above it reads 'd'} &amp; received sundry articles ammounting 8 {Above it reads 's'} ^1/2 {Above it reads 'd'} &amp; A duebill for 3. {Above it reads 's'} 5 {Above it reads 'd'} ^1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>very stormy withe A heay {heavy} drift went to Caintown &amp; Mr Vanston preach from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>stormy with wind &amp; snow thrasted oats &amp; put pins &amp; raves in {A?} am Armstrongs slaigh</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{The dates in the left side column are cut off by the page and cannot be seen}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>fine day went with 2 logs to young mills 20 ^inch &amp; 21 ^inch . 5 ^s 3 ^d</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do Do Do 3 logs Do -22 - 23 &amp; 24 {Above it reads 'inch 14 foot'} - - - 10 ^s 4 ^d</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do - Do - Do 2 logs 28 &amp; 30 9 ^s - 6 ^d {A left curly bracket contains the sentence: 'A heavy south wind &amp; A thaw so that the roads is nearly bear'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>snowed about 2 inches last keen frost today reaceived at young Mills in us {illegible?} the logs 273 {Above it reads 'yar'} cotton 6 per yard 13 ^s - 10 ^d^1/2 1 doz Buttons 8 ^d 2 ^lb tea 3 ^s per lb 6^s - 13 ^lb rice 4 ^1/2^d per ^lb 1 ^s 1 ^1/2^d 1 bedcord 1 ^s . 3 ^d 7 bowls 2 ^s - 4 ^d 1 ball canail {wak?} 4 1 file 7 ^1/2^d</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>A very stormy day cleaned the oats &amp; put 25 Bushel in the {Above it reads 'Bin'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>choped wood at the door in the forenoon attended A school examination with the Rev Mr Baxter Jock went to Thomas &amp;c{Above it reads 'Davis 2.'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Rev Mr Baxter Preached at Caintown snowed &amp; then rained Elen very un well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{1}3</td> <td>slight frost last night Father &amp; John started for Ramsay &amp; the widdow Mcdonald went to Perth with them &amp; I took 4 Bushel of Corn &amp; 10 Bushel {An arrow points to the letter 's'} wheat to Mcs Mill &amp; brought 53 Barrels up from Elingham to take to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{1}4</td> <td>went to Brockville with the Barrels &amp; deliverd them at Hubbels Mill &amp; attendid an Agricultural meeting &amp; paid 3 ^s - 9 ^d for cleaning the Wach 1 for black thread 1 ^s - 3 ^d for Rapper &amp; 1 ^s- 5 ^d saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Mill for the grist &amp; choped wood A very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{1}6</td> <td>shaved bucket stares Father &amp; John came from Ramsay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>choped wood &amp; went to Elingham's for A load of Barrels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{1}8</td> <td>went to Brockville with 82 flour Barrels for Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>the Rev Mr Moris Preached at our school House from Isiah III {Above it reads 'ch'} - 10 &amp; 11 {Above it reads 'vr'} A fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>took A load of firkin staves from Elingham's to young Mills for Walter Fallon rains very hard this afternoon slaighing {Above it reads 'nealy' and then an illegible word}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Jock &amp; Tom Davis {An arrow points to the word 'went'} A Beging for Patrick Angling who has been sick &amp; all the Family</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>mendid the childrens shoes Jock went with the waggon to Tom Davis &amp; they took what they had gathered to Angling's</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>drawed wood with the Horses &amp; Aoxen John &amp; Hays helped Jock to Chop the march all in A food snow mostly {Above it reads 'gon'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>ground A new taping gauge &amp; made some sap buckets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to the sap bush &amp; overhauled the bucket Jock taped some {Above it reads 'it ran well'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>made some more buckets &amp; Jock taped the rest of Bush in all 154 trees rained A little this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>{1}848 <p>March 26</p> </td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Pool preach from Psalm LXXXIV {Above it reads 'ch'} - 10-11 {Above it reads 'vr'} rained considerable roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>made some more sap buckets fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>made 12 buckets Do Do Jock thrashe the Peas &amp; oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Do 9 Do &amp; shaved the stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Do 12 D in all 51 &amp; 2 to gather with cleaned the Peas &amp; oats &amp; {Above it reads: 'had 24 Bushel'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>ground the axes &amp; went &amp; choped some cordwood on the Thom {Above it reads: 'place son', meaning Thompson Place}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td>rained very hard last night choped some Do in all 4 ^1/2 cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>no meeting to Day went to see Samuel young fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Drawed some rail cuts &amp; made A peice of A brush fince around the fall Wheat on the Thompson Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>cut wood for the sugar Bush rained most of the Day &amp; night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>cleaned A corner &amp; moved the fence at the fut {foot} of the Field in frount of the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>made A Gate for the front of the House &amp; Jock went to Mill with 10 ^1/2 Bushel of s wheat A fine Day Joseph Stots threshed the Poll Oats &amp; helped to clean them had 25 Bushel 2 Days work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>drawed {An arrow points to the word 'stons', as in stones} of the Field front of the old Barn some to the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Do the rest to A pile in the Field A little frost at night fine Days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Baxter preach from Ezra III {Above it reads 'ch'} - 4 {Above it reads 'vr'} he came home with us in the Waggon &amp; satid all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>drawed the middle fence off &amp; mendid the outside fencis {fences} Began to Plow &amp; plowed A part of A ridg{e} in the feild front of the old Barn Jock went Henry Aarmstrong raining</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Jock Plowed in the orchard west of the Barn with the oxen &amp; I continued in the feild where I began</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>rained A A little last night &amp; stil continued till noon plowed the rest of the Day warm fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Plowed 14^th Plowed ground in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Brockville 3 {Above it reads 's'} - 6 {Above it reads 'd'} for A spaid 2 {Above it reads 's'} - 3 {Above it reads 'd'} for steel &amp; iron for land side for Plough &amp; 7 ^1/2 [Above it reads 'd'} for horse {An arrow points to the sentence: '&amp; 1 for onions &amp; cabbage seed'} Joseph Keer {An arrow points to: 'sent $'} 3 for Mr. Watson &amp; $10 for Mr Botchford witch {which} I Paid</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>{Some of the sentences are cut off by the page.} {hip?} House &amp; the rest went James Scot's to atend the Funeral of Mr Percival who Died of A consumtion {consumption, also known as tuberculosis}</td> <td>{The dates for this page are cut off by the page. There is a right column with dates, but they are the dates for the next page in the diary.}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plowed front of Eliz House A fine day</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do began to snow about noon &amp; snowed about an inch</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>very hard frost this morning went to meet Father who went to Farmersville yesterday for Apple trees that Phillip Wing sent to Rochester for snow all gon {Between the lines is written: 'planted 4 in Jocks door yard &amp; 5 in ours 2 in the orchard &amp; 2 at the old Barn at noon'.}</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plowed till noon went to A raising of William Davis 2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do 22 Plowed. fine Day ground very dry</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Pool preach from Rev II {Above it reads 'ch'} - 17 {Above it reads 'vr'} &amp; the Rev Mr Wadkins from John XII {Above it reads 'ch'} 32 {Above it reads 'vr'} in our own School House A light showr this aftirnoon</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>heavy thunder with some rain last night finished ploughing the green {suand?}. Jock draged the orchard rather cold</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>began to sow &amp; sowed 6 Bushel of Garner Peas West line {Above it reads 'S - side road'}</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>sowed 5 Bushel Peas &amp; oats &amp; cross draged the whole</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>sowed 6 Bushel Polloats &amp; 5 Bushel White oats very wind weather ground very dry Jock has been drawing Dung the last 4 Days to the 2 field front of the House Wat &amp; Adie helped to load had tow Waggons</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>A little rain this morning sowed 2 Bushel large oats very windy Jock plowed A little in the garden</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>no meeting to Day fine Day</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>sowed ^1/4 Bushel flax seed on ^1/4 acre roled parted of the field fine rain this afternoon Jock finiste {finished} garden loaded Dung in the forenoon went Mcintoshs to get in logs but could not do it Jonne {John} draged the corn hills {Between the lines it reads '{w}oods look A little green'}</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>finished rolling the field front of the old Barn</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Began Plow 2 field from the House 5th Plowed sowed 3 Bushel Barley &amp; 1 Bushel Fea Wheat {An arrow points to '&amp;'} 1 Bushel Ball Black sea in the 2 field south fence</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jock planted the garden with Corn &amp; Potatos &amp; finished Dunging the Corn field</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Baxter Preach from Matthew XIII {Above it reads 'ch'} - 16 &amp; 17 {Above it reads 'vr'} rain this afternoon</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1848 <p>May 8</p> </td> <td>plowed round the old Barn in the forenoon in 2 feild {Above it reads 'afternoon}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>plowed in the feild below the Bull paster in the forenoon went to A Dung Be {bee} of John Kincaid in the after{noon}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>fine shower last night warm this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>cold rain till 3 oclock finished the corn feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>sowed 5 Bushel Black sea in the Con feild south side first 3 Bushel came to the 3 stone pile at the rate 1 {Above it reads 'Bushel'} per acre next 2 Do came to the forth stone pile &amp; sowed thicker</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>cross draged &amp; cleaned the furows in the forenoon &amp; then sowed 3 Bushel &amp; draged it one way cold in to night James Hughes &amp; Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden on the 12th 14th no Meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>sowed 3 Bushel more in all 11 Bushel of Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>finished draging this forenoon then Plowed in the 2 feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>continued plowing . Jock finished planting the Corn &amp; bean in the feild below the Bull paster rather cold wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>sowed 1^1/2 Bushel Timothy in the Con feild &amp; 3 Bushel Black sea wheat in the 2 {Above it reads 'd'} feild &amp; Jock planted Corn around the old Barn yard ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>s.2 Bushel wheat &amp; sowed Timothy on all is draged</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>heavy thunder &amp; rain last night. very warm with some showrs {An arrow points to 'to day'} every thing refreshed planted A small tea cupfull of Comodore Stewart Wheat sent by Adam Cranston from New {Leruy?} &amp; In Car of Corn that old Mr Austin {An arrow points to the word 'gave'} us that came from the State of Main in the Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Pooll preach Phil{lippians} I {Above it reads 'ch} 27-28 {Above it reads 'vr'} fine Day with A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>sowed 3 ^1/2 Bushel Wheat whitch finished the 2 feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>sowed ^1/3 Acre of Carrots &amp; ^1/4 Acre of sugar Beet in the feild below the Bull paster Jock plowing the Orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>made brush fence around the fall wheat on the Thompson place Richard Marchel helping rained A little this mo</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>plowed &amp; draged in 1^1/2 Bushel Peas below the Corn Jock draged ^3/4 Bushel Black sea on the Thompson Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>draged &amp; furrowed the orchard at the old Barn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{The left column of dates is cut off by the page. There are numbers partially cut off on the ride side of the page, but these are the dates of the next page in the diary.}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>planted 13 Bushel Potatos in the orchard at the old Barn Robart &amp; Adam Armstrong helping us. fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard George Keer exort &amp; heard the Rev Mr Watkins preach from 1 Corin{thians} I {Above it reads 'ch'}- 3 4 in our own school House</td> </tr> <tr> <td>went Mill with 6 Bushel fall wheat &amp; 7 Bushel spring wheat &amp; then washed the sheep at J. Aarmstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cleared the Potatoes out of the cellar &amp; had 26 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>went to Brockville with Jerry &amp; will Heazelwood Horee Betsey Hellen &amp; Father in the waggon had 3 Bushel Potatos for Betsey &amp; 5 for ourslves &amp; got 2 {Above it reads 's'} - 3 {Above it reads 'd'} per Bushel &amp; the flowr of 6 Bushel fall Wheat 2 {Above it reads 'cut'} = 40 {Above it reads 'th'} 5 {Above it reads '$'} - 4 {Above it reads 's'} making 8 {Above it reads '$'} - 0 {Above it reads 's'} - 3 {Above it reads 'd'} Bought 1 Barrel Salt 7 {Above it reads 's'} - 6 {Above it reads 'd'} 2 Barrels of Plaster 5 {Above it reads 's'} - 6 {Above it reads 'd'} per Barrel 1^1/2 gallon Rum 5 {Above it reads 's'} 1 {Above it reads 'lb'} Rutabaga seed 2 {Above it reads 's'} - 6 {Above it reads 'd'} shaving soap 4 {Above it reads 'd'} A very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>made A piece of brush fence at the bottom of the feild front of Elize Jock strained his knee so that he cannot work A very {An arrow points to the word 'hard'} frost thus morning beans &amp; corn hurt 2 planted the beans over again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>went through the corn &amp; potatos in the garden &amp; round the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Hulbert Preach from John III {Above it reads 'ch'} 19 {Above it reads 'vr'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>went to Brockville with A 29 firkins for John Elingham &amp; got sundry and articles amounting to 12 {Above it reads 's'} - 6 {Above it reads 'd'} from him Bought 1 Barrel of cement 8 {Above it reads 's'} - 9 {Above it reads 'd'} &amp; 2^1/2 {Above it reads 'ft'} lead pipe for A cistern 3 {Above it reads 's'} - 3 {Above it reads 'd'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>A fine showr this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>worked on the roads 7 the same</td> </tr> <tr> <td>plowed the turnip ground &amp; A peace for buckwheat furred up the turnip ground &amp; sowed them puting nearly 1lb of seed to ^1/2 acre Wat planted the sugar Beet over Again they being mostly eat up with A grub</td> </tr> <tr> <td>finished sawing through the corn with the dill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jock plowed some more ground for buckwheat &amp; we sowed ^3/4 of A bushel Along side the corn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1848 <p>June 11th</p> </td> <td>heard the Rev Mr Morris Preach in our own school House from Luke XV {Above it reads 'ch'} = 24 {Above it reads 'vr'} warm dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Jock went to Colmans with 23 Bushel of ashes &amp; got factory cotton &amp; tea for them &amp; brought 15 Bushel of sand from Colmans for to build the sistern paid 2 {Above it reads 'd'} A Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Brockville on horse back to an Agricultural Meetting bought ^{1/2 lb} scotch snuff to put on trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 &amp; 15th</td> <td>worked on the roads betwen Tows &amp; Trickes with the oxen &amp; scraper Jock drove the oxen &amp; I held the scraper 11 {Above it reads 's'} - 3 {Above it reads 'd'} per day T Davis over</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>howed {hoed} the corn the ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>maid 2 gates for the door yards Jock went W Weeks {Above it reads 'raison' as in a raising}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Vanfson Preach from Job XIV {Above it reads 'ch'} = 14 {Above it reads 'vr'} very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>diged A ditch from the sluseway in the road opisite Jock door &amp; fild them with sones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Tho Davis Paid 6 {Above it reads '$'} - 2 {Above it reads 's'} - 6 {Above it reads 'd'} for Working on the roads 2 days &amp; the use of the scraper 5 days Jock went saul younges Bee A fine showr this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went Samul Snonis's &amp; got rigings made for 3 Gates &amp; 1 Waggon scute</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went to Brockville with John Armstrong &amp; stopped at Norman Boths &amp; received A blank Deed &amp; A writing of agreement between him &amp; Matthew Roney for lot 10 {Above is a word that cannot be deciphered} ... 5 {Above it reads 'con' as in concession} met Matthew Roney in Brockville &amp; went to Mr Gowans &amp; witnessed the Deed &amp; agreement Jock Robert Armstrong &amp; Richard Marchel loged in the swale on the Thompson place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon Jock went A loging Bee of James Hikes &amp; J hung the smule Gates</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>plowed the Beet ground over again the seed did not {Two words are faded and cannot be deciphered} owing to the dry weather planted the Carrot &amp; Beets &amp; 3 rows of Rutabagas</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>{J}une 1848 <p>25</p> </td> <td>the {An arrow points to the word 'Rev'} Mr Wadkins Preached in our School House &amp; just as J got ready the Bees swarmed &amp; saved them A fine showr this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went through the potatos with the Drag</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>plowed through the corn at the old Barn in the forenoon went Vanstones Mill with 18^1/2 Bushel of Wheat stopt at the Widdow Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>all night came home the next day with grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to training to Maloroy town</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>fixed the Bull well &amp; made part of A pump <p></p> 27 John Ackland &amp; his son Dudly was howing likewise Jonnhey &amp; Adam at the potato</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{Ju}ly 1</td> <td>fired some log heaps Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Mclullion Preach from I Peter I {Above it reads 'ch'} = 3 {Above it reads 'vr'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all day so that vegitation is revived</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Martin Redmans with Father &amp; Mother &amp; pruned his Apple trees &amp; Jock went to Tom Davis's loging Bee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>mended my shos Jock went to John Armstrongs to log for turnips frequant showrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>howed the Corn had Patrick Anglin &amp; son Jock was loging with Jo Keer for turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>howed the potatos John Ackland &amp; son helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>finished the Do - in the forenoon &amp; went to A raising of Richard Marchel Jock was loging with J Keer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>no meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>drawed some cunchs of the turnip ground in the forenoon Jock draged in afternoon &amp; J went Benjamin Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>&amp; went to {Gananoque?} with him to see the well {borrows?} &amp; agreed with {An arrow points to the word 'them'} to come next week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>left younges this morning went through the turnip &amp; Beets fine rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Began to Mow &amp; mowed half the day behind the House</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>hewed timber for the granery some heavy showrs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1848 <p>July 15</p> </td> <td>went to Brockville with 10 Pork barrels &amp; 40 flour barrels for John Ellingham with flowr barrels left at Hullels mills for Levet = sold the Pork barrels to Webster <p></p> received from Ellingham out of Webster 3 {Above it reads 's'} = 7^1/2 {Above it reads 'd'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Vanston Preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>mowed the orchard very poor Grass &amp; hard to cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Jock went to Jo Keers &amp; draged 1 acre of new land for Turnips {Above it reads 'sowed'} ... drew 4 loads of hay out of the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>mowed in the feild below the orchard John Ackland helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>mowed in the {An arrow points to the word 'harper'} feild John Ackland helping very poor grass</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>spread out &amp; raked to day fine hay day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>no Meeting to day fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>shook hay out of the cock it being very wet A poor hay day took A long time to dry drew 2 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>shook out some more &amp; drew 4 load more out of the feild below the house no drought</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>shook out some cocks on the road to the harper feild &amp; they were very black &amp; wet &amp; some in the harper feild {Clan?} &amp; Margret {An arrow points to the word 'helping'} us to rake &amp; got we 4 load drawed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>mowed in the harper feild . 28 Do in the same feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>mowed front of the House in the forenoon . raked in the afternoon &amp; drew 3 load out of the harper feild good hay wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McCallow Preach from Jeremiah XVII {Above it reads 'ch'} = 9 {Above it reads 'vr'}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>rained very hard this forenoon mowed at the end of the new Barn in the afternoon Robert Armstrong helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td>mowed to day Robert helping drawed in 2 load of hay harper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>mowed part of the day raked &amp; drawed in 5 load of hay Robert &amp; John helping . finished mowing that feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>raked &amp; Drew in 5 load more John &amp; James Flood woking &amp; John &amp; Adam helping cut part of fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Drew 1 load of hay out of the harper feild &amp; cut the large oat rained in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>rained nearly all day helped Thomas Davis &amp; Robert {There is a name beginning with H but is too faded to read.} to make A cradle</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Dates are cut off left side but the page(based on previous and next pages) covers August 6 to Aug 21, 1848}</p> <p>{probably Sunday August 6} Went to Caintown I heard Mr Manston preach from Matt ch XIII v3</p> <p>Jock Father &amp; Elen went to Brockville &amp; I went through the Carrots, Beets &amp; turnips with the Horse &amp; the Dill &amp; raked the large oats</p> <p>Jock &amp; Tom David drew in 1 load of hay from the harper field then mowed part of the wheat in the {illegible} field then cut the fall wheat in the Thomson Place A very poor Crop &amp; I finished his Cradle</p> <p>mowed some on the Thompson Place not worth cuting in the forenoon Made A cradle for Dr Keir</p> <p>made A cradle for Richard Marshal Jock &amp; James Marchel began to hook the Gold vine Peas drew in 18 stook of large oats &amp; the flax</p> <p>Jock worked at the Peas &amp; I cradled the small oats heavy rain last night finished Jack Vandusen cradle in the forenoon began to cut the Peas &amp; oats</p> <p>{probably Sunday August 13} Wat &amp; Jonnie drove the Horses for Father &amp; Mather to the quartly meeting went to quartly Meeting to the old Chaple &amp; I heard the Rev Mr McCullock preach from Job Ch 1 vv 13 to 15</p> <p>cut the Barley Jock &amp; James Marchel hook peas in the forenoon bound some oats &amp; part of the Barley</p> <p>Marchel worked 2 days for makeing the cradle</p> <p>Drew 2 load of oats &amp; 1 load of peas &amp; Oats</p> <p>Drew 2 load of the fall wheat began to rain before we got them in John Ackland came to work but quit on acount of the rain</p> <p>heavy fog this morning cleared away about 9 oclock &amp; we went to work Jock &amp; John Ackland to hooking peas &amp; I to cradleing peas &amp; oats A very heavy showr came on about 3 oclock whitch stopt all work</p> <p>heavy rain last night &amp; all day to day</p> <p>fine day turning up the peas some of them growing &amp; some roling but the Odessa wheat has 22 stook {illegible}</p> <p>turned the peas again but still very wet Cut the Baptist wheat had 19 stook good crop &amp; bound 11 of the Barley</p> <p>{probably Sunday August 20} went to Caintown &amp; Atended the sabbath School &amp; a{illegible}ed to hear Mr Towns but he was sick</p> <p>drew in the Peas after turning them all up fine weather</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1848</p> <p>August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>hhired James Dobbs to cradle at 5s per day him &amp; me cut the Poll oats &amp; some of the Peas &amp; oats Jock &amp; John Ackland mowed the rest &amp; bound part of the Poll oats A fine Crop Father was the most of the day picking for Seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Began to cut the spring Wheat in the cons field Dobbs &amp; me cuting Jock &amp; Johnnie following Dobbs &amp; George Kendrick &amp; wat following me Kendrick bought A cradle &amp; was to give me 3 days work in harvast &amp; this is the first drew in 2 load of Peas &amp; oats Kendrick &amp; Father raking 1 load of Peas very warm wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Jack Vandusen &amp; me cradling Jock &amp; Alen following him I John Ackland &amp; James Hugh following me James Hughe &amp; Alen came to work for Jock to go &amp; log with the oxen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Vandusen &amp; Dobbs cuting Jock the Boys Father &amp; me fo{illegible} Vandusen worked tow days for the makeing of his cradle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Dobbs cut Jock &amp; John White followed I drew in the Poll oats 3 load &amp; the Baptist Wheat in the forenoon the Dobbs White &amp; me cradled till middle the afternoon which finished that field it was very thisely the the field was Plouhed last fall the Boys drew 3 load of the Wheat while I stooking loaded it for them 52 stook Dobbs White &amp; Jock began the Wheat in the feild frount of the house fine week for work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McCullock prach from 2 Cor ch X!!! vv5 in the afternoon I heard the Rev Mr Watkins lecture on the Lord Prayer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>very wet day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>dull day Dobbs cut wheat half the day Jock &amp; me followed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Dobbs cut wheat Jock &amp; me followed fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Dobbs Do Jock &amp; John Ackland followed &amp; drew 6 loads weith the Horses &amp; Father 2 with oxen &amp; sleigh making 125 stook beside 2 load of unbound thisely stuff A little shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>heavy rain to day no work the Ground very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>finished cuting the wheat in the 2 filed frount of house {illegible} stook on the Thompson place witch made 7 1/2 days for Dobbs A fine crop &amp; A fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Tours Preach from Jer ch 2 {illegible} in the afternoon at our own school house {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{dates are cut off the left hand side for most of the page}</p> <p>went to Caintown &amp; Mr Vanston Preach from Matt ChVIII vv 3</p> <p>Jock Father &amp; Elen went to Brockville &amp; I went through Carrots Beets &amp; Turnips &amp; raked some of the large oats</p> <p>Jock &amp; Tom Davis drew 1 load of hay out of the harp field then mowed round the wheat in the con field then cut the fall wheat in the newland A very poor crop &amp; I finished his cradle Doct Kier mowed in the new land not worth mowing made A cradle for made a cradle for Richard Marchel Jock &amp; James Marchel began to hook the Gold vine Pea drew in 18 stook of larg oats &amp; the flax Jock worked at the Peas &amp; I cradled the small oats heavy rain last night finish Jack Vandusens cradle in the forenoon cut some of the Peas &amp; oats in the afternoon Drew in 96 stook from the harper field not in very good order</p> <p>Drew 145 stook from the 2 field frount of the house came on A tremendous thunder showr in the afternoon</p> <p>drew dung to the field frount of Elizes house</p> <p>Do 140 stook from thompson field frount of the house fine day</p> <p>Drew 14 Do from the new land on Thompson place 2 filed</p> <p>Jock Plow &amp; he went to Thomas Tennants to help him at his wheat him &amp; his family being sick with the fever &amp; auge</p> <p>drew dung &amp; Jock ploughed</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Constable from 2 Timothy Heb ch VI vv 19 &amp; Mr Harvy from 2 Thin ch 1 vv 12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>hired John Doyel for 8$ per A mounth them &amp; me Drew dung &amp; Jock plowed fine weather Levi June 2$</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>sowed 2 Bushel of Huchison wheat bought from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Do 2 Do heap measure of the Soulls wehat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>healped James Hough at tharshing machine in forenoon commenced the Dich in the feild frount the house rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>cut the Buckwheat &amp; Jock laid up A fence side of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>heard Mr Godein speake from S John ch III vv 14 in our school</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Brockville with the waggon &amp; had Margret &amp; Mary Keen with me {illegible} L 7.00 of Premiums for 1847 from the District A S &amp; subscribe 1L 5s</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1848</p> <p>Sept</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Bought 1 Barrel salt 8s 3 Bunchs cotton yarn 5s.6d each</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>helped John Ackland at the tharshing machin in the forenoon &amp; Joseph Keer in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>split rails to make pens the straw Jock rippleid the flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>choring &amp; fixing about the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>the same some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Moor came with the tharshing machin &amp; we tharshed Barly the Baptist Wheat the coesa Wheat &amp; 2200 sheafs Black sea</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Constable Preach from 1 Peter IV ch vv18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>tharshed in the forenoon &amp; went John Armstrong in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to samuel Innis &amp; shod the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>put the straw in the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Farmersville for A load of lime for John Elingham thrashed the oats for premium</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>cleaned the Barley for the premium</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; took 10 bushel oats &amp; 10 bushel Barley &amp; left them in McKenzies Granary &amp; atended an Agriculture meeting got a side of harnefs leather from Henery Boothe on Cornalls acount weighing 10 lbs 1s.3 per lb -- 12s.6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>no meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>tharshed the Buckwheat Jocks Doil had 21 Bushel went to Farmersville with 35 lb harnefs leather to Giles for to make A set of harnefs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to samuel Inises &amp; helped to shoe Robs Colts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>pulled 6 load of Corn &amp; had A husking bee at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Cattle show at Colmans corners &amp; took the 1 premium 1 year old Bull 2 3 year old Bull 3 on cow 2 on Calfs 1 on lamb 2 on Rams 1 on flax 1 on Carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>finished the Corn fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McCallum prech from 1 Peter ch 2 vv 9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>pulled the turnips &amp; Carrots for the show Jock went to Robsons with the younge Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to the Brockville Fair &amp; took the 1 premium on oats 1 on flax see 1 on Carrots 1 Cradle 1 on barrow 1 on Ram 2 on Bull 2 on Barley</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{date numbers are cut off the left margin of the page}</p> <p>sold the oats 1s.3d per Bushel &amp; the Barley to Harz{cut off} at Matland for 15 lbs pot Barley recived 52 lbs got an {illegible} for 10$ stopt at younge Adams all night</p> <p>helped to stake the ground for the Plowing match along with J Stuart &amp; A Robson</p> <p>went to J Keers loging Bee</p> <p>went to Farmersville with 6 Pork Barrels for Giles fomr John Ellingham &amp; received 7 1/2 nails 4d per lb 2s.6d from E Parish 400 of brick 2s6d per hundred in makeing12s.6d in all paid 1.5 to Giles on ha{cut off}</p> <p>made a Corn crib &amp; put the Corn in it A good crop</p> <p>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Rev Mc preach from Psalms chXIV vv1 fine day</p> <p>{illegible} potatos</p> <p>17 rained all day no work</p> <p>I wet day sold a south Down Ram to William Young &amp; George Kilborn for the Crosby socity at four pounds</p> <p>cleaned wheat wet Day</p> <p>snowed some this forenoon went to vanstons mill with 18 bushel wheat &amp; 2 1/2 Corn will not get it till thursday</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>pulled 9 load of Beets &amp; Carrots rained every day this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from 1 Peter chI vv7 A fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>digd Potatos &amp; heard the Rev Mr Watkins leacture on Matt chVIII vv23 to 34 in our own school House in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>digd Potato Jock was loging with James Huegh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>A wet day cleaned some wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to Vanstons for the grist &amp; took 2 1/2 Bushel Corn {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Jock finished the Potatos A very Poor Crop we have not 40 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>had George &amp; Alen Huigh helping at the Beets &amp; Carrots finished them in the forenoon began the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>George &amp; Alen Heugh &amp; Edward Davis helping &amp; we finish the turnips A midling Crop Beet poor carrots midling the ground so wet that we were like to be mired working at them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard George Keer exort</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>drew some wood A wet day cleaned some wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>ewnt to Colman's &amp; bought 2 sides of sole leather 1 --13 lb {illegible} at 1s-3d per lb in all 7$ .4s.4 1/2 d &amp; Paid 6.3 bushel of wheat {illegible} Bushel in all 6s.4d leaving it {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{date numbers are cut off on the left margin}</p> <p>1848</p> <p>drew stones of the field frount of the House &amp; put them in the Dich at the feet of the field Edward Davis helping Jock was loging for S Hugh</p> <p>drew stones of the 2 field put them in the same dich with pots for A fence S Doil working for B Armstrong &amp; {illegible} Thompson work for him</p> <p>went to S Armstrong for A load of posts for the dich Jock went to Doctor S{illegible}</p> <p>went to Brockville &amp; took 2 Bushel &amp; 17 lb of wheat &amp; leaft it at Colman's which Paid the nine shillings that I was owing &amp; 1s.3d over which he Paid me put A letter in the Post for Philadelpha for Father sister which had came there hear rain this night</p> <p>snow &amp; rain took Mother inlaw Elen &amp; Margrat to Adam to see Mary McDonald who was taken sick in the night &amp; Died at 2 oclock PM Doctor Keer did not know what was the diseas</p> <p>went to Adams made the Coffin snowed some more</p> <p>attended the funeral it was large the Rev Mrs Heag from Brockville adrefsed the congregation Psalms</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>killed 2 hogs &amp; 3 year old heafer Thomas Davis &amp; S {illegible} helped snowed in the afternoon hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Drew some wood in the forenoon cut up the meat 1 hog weighed 2 cwt &amp; the other 300 the heafer 457 the 3 quarters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>went to John Young's &amp; Killed a Cow for him stopt all night &amp; he made a pair of Boots for Jick the roads very rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Romans ch1 .vv16,17 fine day roads very rough hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Drew wood &amp; 2 logs 30 ft long for bails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>trimed the Grapes &amp; hewed 1 stick for the bails Jock helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to McIntoshes rolled in the Logs some rain thawed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 pulled 2 load of turnips on J Keers</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>two loads more</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>pulled 2 loads some frost at nights but thawed in the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Caintown but there was no Meetting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Charlestown with 25 Pork Barrels for John Elingham &amp; delivered them to Mrs Bews &amp; received 1 lb tea 3s.9d &amp; peice of rope 1s.3d in all 5s the roads very bad partly frose</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>drew 2 load of Boards from McIntoshes first load 120 peices of clapboards C Hays to Pay McIntosh for sawing them at the rate of four Dollars per 1000 let the Ram</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{may be 38}</p> <p>May 2 Sowed 2 1/2 Bushel Wheat east line south sid of the Road A dark cloudy Day Moon in the 2 quarter no smut</p> <p>sowed 2 Bushel Wheat cloudy with some sun shine</p> <p>A very wet day so that the ground is swiming</p> <p>Sowed 1 Bushel Peas in the Orchard west side of the Barn ground so wet stopt sowing</p> <p>sowed 3 1/2 Bushel of Peas moon in the 3 quarter</p> <p>Do 3 1/2 Do Do opisite the Barn north side of the road &amp; 2 Bushel of marrowfat Peas poured boiling Water on them before sowing sowed 2 Bushel of Barley in the harper field at the east ground in good order</p> <p>Woods begin to look redish</p> <p>Sowed 8 Bushel of oats in the harper field very warm Day</p> <p>Showery in the forenoon</p> <p>Sowing 4 Bushel of oats &amp; 1/2 Bushel of flax seed planted 10 Bushel Potatos in the same feild</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>slight frost this morning Sowed 4 Bushel of oats in the forenoon south side of the road west line cold rain the afternoon Woods look very green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>very wet this forenoon dry &amp; cold in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>sowed 1 Bushel of oats very cold in the same field &amp; finished Draging the rest the day very old &amp; began rain at sun down and rained all night till 11 oclock the next day A cold wet time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>sowed 2 Bushels wheat in the field opisite the House south side of the road where the fall wheat winter killed out greate straw but no wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>Planted 30 Bushel of Potatos in the feild east of the House count 35 rows from the east fence next 11 rows served not end rolled in Plaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>sowed 25 rows of Ruta Baga or swedish turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>sowed 1/2 Bushel of Buckwheat back of the House</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Began to mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>Do to cut the Wheat</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1849</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 26</td> <td>Plowed in the same with Horses &amp; oxen fine Day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Genesis chIII vr24 fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>sowed 5 Bushel Wheat in the feild below the old barn Jock planted Corn in the orchard at the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>sowed 2 bushel more Jock finished the Plowing of the feild in the forenoon &amp; then finished the planting of the Corn &amp; Potatos A fine warm rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>sowed nearly 1 Bushel of Timothy in the field below the old Barn this morning it being very wet all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>finished crofs draging the Wheat in the forenoon then draged &amp; drilled the Carrot &amp; Beet ground the sowed the Altringham Carrot 1/8 Acre between the Barn &amp; fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td>Father &amp; the Boys planted 1/2 lb sugar Beet seed we began to plow A new peice of ground at the bottom of the feild below the House Thomas Davises son &amp; teem helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>plowed in the same place sowed 4 Bushel oats Robert Armstrong draged them very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>heard the Rev Mr Watkins preach from Psalm LXXVII-vr19</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>washed the Sheep in the forenoon Jock went to Joseph Keer Bee to Drag New Land plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Brockville on one of John Armstrong horses bought 1/2 lb Beet seed 1s.10 1/2 d &amp; 1 1/4 lb rutabaga seed 4s.8d Atended an Agriculure Meeting. Robert Armstrong Draged with our horses &amp; sowed 4 Bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>sowed 3 Bushel of oats makeing 11 Bushel in all in tha field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Drew Dung on the turnip ground Richard Marchel helping to load &amp; Jock finished the Draging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went with 40 flour barrels to Charlestown mills for Elingham &amp; delivered them to John McKinnon &amp; received A receit for 24 on Morton &amp; Mckee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>made brush fence on 13 in the forenoon &amp; from the spring to the marsh in the afternoon Richard Marchel helping Jock went to Brockville with the waggon very warm weather received from Morton McKee &amp; Co on John Elinghams Acompt 19s-9d</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1849</p> <p>June</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>heard the Rev Mr Watkins Preach from Psalms LXXVII vr 19</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>plowed the turnip ground &amp; drilled part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>sowed 1 Acre of Rutabagas first 1/2 lb Rochestar seed next 3/4 lb English see next 1/2 lb our own went Will Hazelwoods raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>A little rain this morning rolled the turnips &amp; wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Plowed on 13 with both plows very warm weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Brockville took A sheep &amp; sold it for 11s-3d 1 Barrel of salt 8s-10 bl nails 2s-6d 1 Gross wood screws 1s.5d 2 lb Coffee 1s-8d 2 pr Buts 4 1 socket Chisel 1s.7d in all 15s.6d on John Elinghams acompt from Morton McKee &amp; Co received from the Agriculture Socitie &amp; Cutivator on trial</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sowed 1 1/2 Bushel of Buckwheat on 13 the last of our Plowing &amp; sowing A light showr about noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Mr Stowl exhorted in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>worked in the lower Corn with the Cutivator did good work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Do in the orchard &amp; in the Beets &amp; Carrots did fine work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>worked on the Roads Jock &amp; Father worked the tow days fore {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>maid A new fence along the Road from the orchard to the line NE line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>fixed for steeming Jock &amp; the Boys howing fired A fallow below hill very warm Dry weather Great need of rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>worked on the Roads Father &amp; me &amp; the teem for 2s 6d per Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to Caintown heard the Rev Mr Constabel preach from Psalms LXXXI vr 13 to 16 warm dry weather A fine showr this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Mr Smedises with C Young took 11 Bushel wheat &amp; sold it at Matland for 3s.10d per Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>helped to run the lines on the Thompson place East line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do west line cut my knee with the ax A Armstrong worked in my place Jock &amp; Elen went to John youngs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Jock went to training at Mallorytown &amp; brought me the Commifsion of Licut very warm dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Jock &amp; the Boys chiled Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>the Boys burnt some brush heaps in the follow Jock went to Brockville this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1849</p> <p>July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Began to mow &amp; mowed in the feild below Garden the Grafs being Teribly dried up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>finished all below the House &amp; drew in 2 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>drew in 3 load of hay the weather very weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Raked drew in 3 load of hay from the feild next the Bar John Ackland helping to mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Raked &amp; drew in 3 load from the sam feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Do 2 load &amp; finished the feild front of the House &amp; began to mow in the 2 feild front of the House John Ackland helping A heavy showr</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>working at the hay drew 1 load in A heavy shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>the Rev Mr Constable preached from Pslm 144...vr15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Cut the Fall Wheat Richard Marchal Cradling Jock &amp; John Armstrong following John Henry mowed in the 2 feild Wat &amp; Jonny howed Turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>drew in 4 loads out of the first &amp; 2 out of the 2 feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>worked at the hay J Keer helped to draw in 3 load after supper making 5 load in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>finished mowing the 2 feild &amp; round the Peas &amp; began the Cons field showry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>worked at the Hay Richard Marchal helping drew 5 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Do Robert Armstrong &amp; Dr - 0 D Drew 6 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Thomas Vanson Preached from Heb ch1 - vr2 &amp; the Rev Mr Walkin Lectuard on the Ravins feeding Elija</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Drew in 3 load of fall Wheat 26 shook of bearded 228 of Soals Wheat &amp; 4 load hay from the Cons feild Robert Aansley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Drew 3 load of load of hay Rob &amp; Adam Armstrong mowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Drew 4 load of hay from Thompson place fixed line fence 2 feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Finished the Hay &amp; drew 3 load from Thompson place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Jock went to Dr to mow. John Armstrong went through the turnips &amp; then they Pulled the Flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Elizabethtown Jock went to Samuel Thoms &amp; got the Horses shod. John Armstrong hooked Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Benney preach from Rev ch7 vrs9,10-11 R Mr Moris from Psal 1-7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>hook Peas the Boys sheld 7 Bushels of Corn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August</p> <p>1849</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Jock went to furnace falls Mills with 18 Bushel of wheat &amp; 7 Bushel Corn the Boys hooks Peas warm dry wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Jock came from the Mill the boys finished the Gold vine Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Showry Cut the large oats &amp; Club wheat poor crop Cradled the Orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Jock went to McKinnons with 40 barrels for Elingham received 1l Tea 3s.9d the Boys went to Circus at Malorytown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>drew in the Goldvine Peas the Club wheat &amp; large oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to the Quarterly Meetting at the old Chaple</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>hook the Peas &amp; drew in the seed hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>rained thrashed the seed hay &amp; Cleaned it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Cradled wheat in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>finished the Orchard &amp; began the 2 feild below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Do - cuting 2 field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>began to cut the wheat below the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Halbert prach from Rom ch5.vr1 Warm Wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Drew drew in all the Wheat from the Orchard &amp; 2 field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to Thorns &amp; got A shoe on Bet Jock went Colmans with A load of Ashes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville &amp; the boys Drew in the Barley &amp; poll oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>rained this forenoon threshed fall Wheat for seed Father worse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville for Dr Morton and him &amp; Dr Kerr held A consultation on Father</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Jock &amp; I threshed fall wheat for seed &amp; A Cradle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Thos Vanson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>began to Plough in Harper field for fall Wheat the boys drew in some of the oats ground very Dry Davis fire broke out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>finished drawing the oats below the Orchard &amp; the M{cut off} mixture of Buckwheat &amp; some Wheat from Lizy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Jock &amp; J Kerr Ploughed the boys worked at the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do Do Robert Armstrong John Hogan &amp; the boys worked the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Jock ploughed &amp; the boys finished Cuting the wheat</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1849</p> <p>Sept</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Began to Crofs Plough W Hogan helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Constable preach from Zechariah ch-vr13</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Ploughed Adam Armstrong helping the boys finished Drawing in the wheat Dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>finished Ploughing the Ground for the fall Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sowed 10 Bushel of fall Wheat the Boys draged in part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>this rained this moring finished draging the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>furrowed out the wheat the boys cleaned the furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>the Rev Mr Smart preached at Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>drew in the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Jock finished cuting the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock went to McKinnins with 51 barrels for Elingham the boys fixed A fence round the fall wehat &amp; A Atended the threshing machin at J Hughs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>do - - - do in forenoon went to Thorns got the Horses Shod</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville &amp; the boys fenced the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>the Rev Mr Constable preached in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>The Cropviewers came to day Picted Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Jock went to George Toes Dung Bee Waltie drawed hoop stuff for John Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Picked Corn Dudly Ackland A Armstrong &amp; -- Murry helping cut up half the stalks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>put the Corn into the Crib &amp; drew some Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Jock went to Bews with 30 Pork barrels for Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>cut the Buckwheat in the forenoon then went Wm Hazelwoods loging Bee heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Mr Vanson preached from St John ch 12 vr 32</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went with A load of Barrels to McKinnins for Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Burning the fallow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>threshing Peas &amp; worked at the fallow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Gathered the Ashes in the follow Walter went to Thorns &amp; got 4 New shoes on the Horses &amp; 1 set</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>fine day Robert Goddis &amp; Wife hear on A visite</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Cleaning Wheat cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Jock went to McKinnins with A load of staves fr Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>drew wood fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McCallum Preach from Jock &amp; Elen went Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>our Township Meetting was held by wards &amp; Nelsion Thepanan Ira Mallory JJ McIntosh S Bates &amp; M...Algure elected Counsillors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>finished cleaning the Wheat &amp; had 102 1/2 Bushel James Hazelwood elected Trustee &amp; A free School vote</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain this afternoon Jock drew wood J. Hoggen George Erels Chopping by the load rained in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>hard frost Revd Mr Smart &amp; Gordon was round on A visit &amp; I went over in the sleigh to Grandpas the frist time I was out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Jock drew 6 load of wood hail &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>heavy rain last night the roads very soft Jock went to Colmans &amp; settled with McDonald &amp; there was 4s-6d in favour of him Jock John Yonge &amp; Wife came on A vist &amp; brought Boots for Jock wat Jonney &amp; Elen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>the Rev Mr Gordon preched at Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>drew 10 load of wood George Erels &amp; John Hogan choping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went with A load of staves for Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Christopher Yonge &amp; Elizabeth Yong &amp; J. Kerr Father &amp; Jock went to Brockville &amp; Jock got A Deed of the rear part of the East half of lot No.13 from Elizebeth Yong for the same some of 75 Pounds Curance Father gave her 2 nots of 25 L each {scratched out} Payable the first in 1851 the second in 1852 with intrest Chirstopher Yong have received 15 pounds last spring &amp; is to receive the remaining 10 pound with intrest on the whole for one year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the above Notes are Due the 8th of February in each year</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>helped J Kerr at threshing Machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew 9 loads of wood Erels &amp; Hoggan choping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>drew 5 load of wood in forenoon ewnt to Thorns &amp; got A shoe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0</td> <td>the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>drew 5 loads of wood fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; snow this morning drew A load of staves for Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Jock Elen &amp; her father went to Brockville to see about her Drawing Land &amp; Mr Bell wrote to Toronto</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>drew wood A fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Elingham with A load of staves</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to the old Chapple with Father &amp; Mother</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went Quarterly Meeting heavy rain last Night slaing Most gone the Rev Mr Smart preached Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew wood Erels &amp; Hogan choping making 60 load that thay Choped at 3d per load 15S in all fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>fine day Jock went A choping bee of Cumings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>0</td> <td>thrashed the Poll Oats that Father picked had</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Jock went to Old Mrs Raths funarl &amp; I went to Wm Hazelwood at night with Elen &amp; Margret</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Jock went to McKinnons Mill with 20 Bushel fo wheat &amp; 5 Bushel Corn fine wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>finished tharshing the Garner Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>the Rev Mr Scot preached in Caintown snowed 6 inches last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Jock &amp; Father went to Brockville to prove to his Account against J Ackland before G Mallock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sold to the Yanks Keer heffer for 12$ &amp; Brindy for 14$</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Jock went to McKinnons with A load of Staves for Elingham &amp; brought home his Grist &amp; Mary on A visit Father Gave George Erels &amp; John Hogan an order on McDonalds for 15s &amp; that paid them for Choping the 60 load of wood the Rev Mr Hague &amp; Mr Peden came on A visit &amp; Mr Hague Baptised Jocks Son William</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>cleaned the small oats had 28 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>rain this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{date numbers cut off left hand margin appears to be November and up to December 10, 1848 (based on right hand margin}</p> <p>12 Drew stons of the feild front of the House &amp; put them in the Ditch</p> <p>Drew some 2 inch plank &amp; oake scantling from McIntoshs</p> <p>Drew stons for the Ditch George Armstrong &amp; A Boy of Henry Armstrong helped for Thomas Davis Tuner untill it began to rain rain about 11 oclock &amp; it rained the ret rest of the Day</p> <p>hard frost &amp; A very bloustry Day got A little wood went to Caintown but Mr McCollum did not come</p> <p>went to McIntoshs &amp; piled up some oake plank &amp; scantling</p> <p>Killed Kittee Cow in the forenoon Mother was taken very ill with faintnefs went for Dr Keer &amp; he came &amp; stopt all night &amp; gave her A vomit A little better hard frost</p> <p>Killed 2 hogs &amp; A pig fine Day</p> <p>went to Brockville &amp; took 1 hog with me &amp; sold him to Lafayette for A Cooking Stove 5$ pe cwt he weighed 482 the roads very bad hard frost at night</p> <p>made a meat tub Jock went Lubes bee choping high winds with A heavy rain Mother A little better no meeting to Day</p> <p>went to Farmersville with A side of harnefs leather to Giles witch we got from Cornalt weighing 14 lb at 1s-3d per lb on Ellingham acount &amp; 2 on J Kincaid acount &amp; I got leather from Kincaid to the amount of 14s 7 1/2d witch left 4s 7 1/2 d thta I was endue Kincaid</p> <p>hewed A stick for the bails &amp; laid them out fine day</p> <p>drew some wood A very stormy day rain &amp; snow still storming put A knee in James Marchels sleigh &amp; went to the Temperance Mill for A Davisson cloth with the sleigh the snow being about 4 inches deep</p> <p>helped J Hugh at threshing &amp; Jock helped Adam</p> <p>A thaw with A terrible wind snow all gone</p> <p>worked at the bails A fine day Mother geting beter</p> <p>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Constable Preach from Matt chV -vr48 heavy rain last night with hard frost so that the roads is A sheet of ice A thaw &amp; rain in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1848</p> <p>Decm</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to Charlestown with A load of 6 Pork Barrels for John Elingham to Bews received 1 lb tea 3s.2lb naild 6d per lb making 4s &amp; took 4 Bushel turnips to John Kincaid which Paid for lbs leather Jock went &amp; healped George Torns at tharshing Machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>worked at bails Jock healped James Heaugh Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 raised the bails in the new Barn &amp; stabled all the Cattle</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Drew wood changeable weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>cleaned wheat quite warm frost nearly all gone out of the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>hard frost last night went to McIntoshs Mill with 8 Bushel of wheat &amp; 5 of Corn the roads very rough rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>fine Day roads very mudy no meetting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went to Samuel Inness &amp; got the Horses shod</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Charelstown with 13 Pork Barrels for John Elingham &amp; delivered them to Mrs Bews &amp; received for myself 1 lb tea 3s per lb 1 lb salavatus 7d candle wicke 6d matches 4d shoe thread 5d in all 4s-10d &amp; bought A Barrel of Beef for P Anglin roads very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went John Armstrong &amp; atended the tharshing Machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do in the forenoon &amp; J Keer in the afternoon hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>A heavy storm of wind with snow snowed about 6 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville with the sleagh roads very rough I helped Tho Davis to kill A Cow &amp; atended A School meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McCollum Preach from Daniel chIII - vr 16 17 18 A little rain &amp; thaw</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>heard Mr McCollum Preach from Luke ch11 25 to 29</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to Charlestown with 10 Pork Barrels for John Elingham &amp; gave them to D Bews &amp; received 10s-3 1/2 d in sundries with sleigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>made A table frame for James Dobbs &amp; helped Jock to draw wood snowed about 4 inches in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>helped John Henry to make A sleigh Box fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>finished the Box Jock went to Brockville &amp; took tow Pigs &amp; sold them for 317s-6d per cwt they weighed 290 &amp; he bought 2 Buffalo skins for 12$ Paid 9$ -1s to give 2 cord wood at 7s per cord to Rofs &amp; Robeson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>cleaned wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Hulbert prech from Eccl chIX vr 10</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do watch meeting &amp; heard Mr Barber prach from &amp; Hulbert from Rev XXIch -vr 10 11 12 &amp; Mr McCalum from Psalm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1849</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 1</td> <td>went to town meeting very Cold day Ira Malary Elected Councilor. Archibald Thompson befsor &amp; Daniel Philips Collector John Armstrong Path M</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>cleaned Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went for Belsey to give Mother A vomit she being very unwell it did her A great deal of good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>atended An Agriculture Meetting at Colmans corners</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>drawed wood Jock &amp; Thomas Ackland choping sold A sterr to him for Choping tow Acres below the hill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>drew wood cold weather fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Constable preachfrom Luke ch XIII vrs 7,8 9 very cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the granary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Do -- wen to school meeting Thomas Davis elected trustee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; atend an Agriculture meeting &amp; Paid 7s for A Barrel of salt 3s 9d for 3 grammers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to Charles Booths with the young sow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>cleaned the wheat hat 7 1/2 Bushel Baptizet wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to McIntosh Mill with 7 1/2 Bushel wheat &amp; then to Charles Booths with the old sow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>no meeting today a slight thaw the sleighing gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Moore came &amp; finished the Wheat snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>fixed A bobsleigh for A Armstrong &amp; he helped Jock to clean wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Ann simmons Died &amp; I helped to make her Coffin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went to Colmans Corners &amp; attended an Agriculture meeting &amp; made out A scale of premims</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Charlestown with 14 Pork Barrel for J Elingham &amp; delivered them to D Bews &amp; 2f B to McC &amp; received 1 lb tea 2s.3d 1.4th Book 2s 1 pair hings 7 1/2d.4 pipes {illegibe}d in all 5s the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>made A pair of shoes for Robie Jock &amp; To Ackland cleaned wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the /rev Mr Constable preach from John chXXI - vr 15 in the afternoon heard the Rev Mr Moris he read the Bishop letter</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1849</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 22</td> <td>went to Farmersville with the sleigh &amp; took John Armstrong Father &amp; Jock as witnefses for Sam Innis character Pamler Lee Elizy Adams James Moot Hiram Booth John Buiel J-C Hay Lang Flander Lee all testifyed on oath that they wold not believe Innis on word or oath &amp; there was six of ous sworn on his favour &amp; Judge Mallock desided that Innises Character was sustained Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>fixed A bin for wheat Tom Ackland &amp; Jock cleand</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>worked at shoes for the children Jock &amp; Tom finished the wheat in the forenoon &amp; had</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>made A pair of Halters for the Horses heavy rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Caintown heard Mr Towrs preach A funeral sermon for Dominick Monnore the ground hard frose</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to draw wood but the road so sliprey that I had to go &amp; get the horses sharpened</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>drew wood the roads very rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>the same Jock cut his chin went to Charlestown &amp; received reciet for 420 flour B</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb 1</td> <td>took the young sow to Charles Booths Again stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Drew wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>the roads beter since the snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Stowl exort</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Drew wood &amp; some logs &amp; ceders Mr Rath took an observation to run A line for Christopher young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>helped to run the line &amp; the saw snowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Do - Do very cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>ch{illegible} Robert Robson A sleigh load came to visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>took 16 Bushel of persey seed to McIntosh went to C B for old sow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>took 5 1/2 Bushel wheat to McIntosh Drew some cord wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>stormy Day snowed about eight inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>stormy again worked A little in the shop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>choped wood at the door</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to Brockville with Margret &amp; Father &amp; I went to Mr Smedis's to see him concerning the Deed of Eliz Young his Wife will relise her Dowery received from Morton on Elingham acount 4 - 8</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1849</p> <p>Feb</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>came back to Matlaind &amp; got 113 lb of Pot Barley from Harvy for the Barley I gave him in the fall Bought Bitters for Mother 1s 3d &amp; gave Morton 1 Bushel onions 2s 6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to ransons Mill with 13 Bushel wheat &amp; 8 of Buckwheat went to young's &amp; told them what smades said did not get the grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>choped wood &amp; fixed A wood rack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to Brockville with A load wood for Rofs &amp; Robinson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Do - - Do Do &amp; heard the Rev Mr Hug Preach from Psalm chVIII - vr14 very very cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Brockville with another load of wood for Rofs &amp; co &amp; had it measured 2 there was 2 1/4 cord &amp; received 1s.9d whitch was over Paying him received A change of lot 14 . 5 {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went with A cord wood to Colmans 5s cold weather when at Brockville got 1 gallon treackel 4s 2 pair Buckskin mitts 4s per pair makeing 12s Paid 2s 6d whitch left 9s - 6d Due to Mortton &amp; McKee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>the Bet Maire lame in one of her fore legs worked at the granary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Jock went to Vansons for the grist &amp; took 16 Bushel wheat &amp; 5 Bushel Corn more &amp; brought it all home had J Armstrong old Mare &amp; Jery Scots came from Perth on A visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Cleaned th Poll oats had 31 1/2 Bushel besides what we feed all winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville to me{cut off} &amp; paid 5s for tobban I choped wood at the School house 1 1/2 cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Rev Mr Hug Preach from Matt chXXVII. vr41-42 &amp; partook of the sacrament</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Drew rails cuts quite A thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Do - - Do took the old sow to J - Keer Boar sleighing most gon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Drew rails cuts for the road fence on the Place we got from C young Richard Marchal helping</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1849</p> <p>Mar</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Drew rail cuts to the same place roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Do - Do -- Richard Marchel helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Do D in the forenoon choped wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McCallum Preach from Daniel ch 11 - 43 44</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Elen was put to bed of A Daughter went with T Davis to Escot &amp; found Benj Warrens 3 sons Drawing saw logs of N 14 in 5 con</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went &amp; Drew 9 saw logs at Ellinghams rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went with 50 flour Barrels to Charlestown Mills &amp; delivered them to McKinnon &amp; received A receit for 60 he Drew 10 himself very bad roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Drew 15 saw logs at Ellinghams in all 24 Pine A man of Tom Davis juner helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Drew wood the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do -------------</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Mr Vanson preached did not go to meetting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>wood A Plough for John young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Brockville with the Waggon Robert &amp; Mary Armstrong went with me &amp; I attened an agricultine meetting &amp; received from Morton &amp; McKee 18s - 7 1/2 d on J Ellingham's account. Bot of B Flint 50 lbs of sweeds iron 11s - 3d bast steel 2.3d nail rod 6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Drew 2 sleigh crooks Jock &amp; Richard Marchel choping went in the afternoon &amp; load A load for Robert Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Furnes Falls in Company with Thomas Davis James White &amp; Jhon Kincaid with loading for Robert Wood he having Bought A Farm there sleipt at J Moors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>retun returned from Furniss falls the roads very heavy Jock taped the suger Bush John Ackland helped to get wood in the Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to Thomas Davis's &amp; got some timber for Cradles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard th Rev Mr Constable Preach from 1 John ch1 . vr 9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>fixed some of the Buckets the snow mostly all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>mended some boots &amp; shoes heavy rain this afternoon Father gathered &amp; began to Boil some sap in the Bush</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 1849</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; still raining went to Sam Thorn's &amp; got four new shoes made for the Horses A landside &amp; A coulter fixed for plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went again to Thorn's &amp; got four more shoes fixed Another coulter A hamer strap A king boult &amp; linchpin for the Waggon brought 5 baskets coal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>hard frost last night went to Charleston Mills from J {illegible} with forty flour Barels for John Elingham &amp; delivered them to John McKinnon roads very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>some rain last night snow nearly all gone fixed some plow handels &amp; choped some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>snowed about 9 inchs last night rain &amp; snow all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>finished thrashing the small oats &amp; cleaned them had 37 1/2 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>choped wood in the sugar Bush George Heugh &amp; John Acland helping fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>comended the Children shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>the same</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Jock went to McIntoshs Mill with 2 Bushel Corn 6 Bushel of Buckwheat &amp; 6 1/2 Bushel wheat &amp; I mended harness</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>mended the old Harnefs Jock went to Cook Adams funeral he Died at Caintown whear he kept A store the sn snow all gone &amp; the frost nearly all gone out of the Ground the Roads very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Mr McCallum Preached in Caintown from 1 John ch1 -vr 7 went to Daniel Nowlands he haveing A Child Died the Day before &amp; went to Thomas Scott likewise he haveing his oldest son Killed by the fall of A tree</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to the funeral of Daniel Nowland Child at Caintown Church went from thence to Thomas Scotts &amp; atended the funeral of his son Gideon he was buried in the Family burying Ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>thrashed the Peas &amp; oats fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>finished thrashing the Peas &amp; oats &amp; cleaned them had 30 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Samuel Throns &amp; got Cleve &amp; 3 links made some rain last night &amp; to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April 1849</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>made A New fence Around the Orchard &amp; atended A School Meetting in the afternoon fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>liad the bottom rail of part of the Road fence on N.13 Richard Marchel split rails on Robert Woods Accoumpt yesterday &amp; to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to the stone Church &amp; heard the Rev Mr Smart preach from Lament ch II vr 22 it being intended for the funneral sermon of GidonScott fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>picked stones of the Harper field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>A wet &amp; windy Day put A New handle in my Plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>fixing fence in the forenoon went to George Tows raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to Leader's raising of A Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Began to Plow in the Harper field ground in very good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>hard frost last night plowed all day but very cold Jock went to John Henarys raising in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Constable preach from Hebrews chXII. vr1 hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>snowed about an inch last night &amp; very hard frost no plowing laid up some fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to Brockville on Horse ack &amp; went Dior's &amp; got 3 black cherry trees &amp; 1/4 Bushel of Corn for seed 1s.3d bought 3 papers of onion seed &amp; 1 Cabbage 1s 4d &amp; 9d for bitters 1s.3d for thread 6d for horse. Paid 10s for Thomas Davis to Dickinson Dep shiriff got 1 lb tea 2s.6d. 1 bindle Cotton yarn 5s 6d on Elinghams acpt from Morton McKee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>very wet Day worked in the shope</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Do Cold weather A little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Do Jock fixed fence on No 13</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>did not go to meeting old James Ferguson being hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>finished the plowing in the the Harper field heavy rain in the afternoon got completely wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>picked stones in the feild north side of road east line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Do - Do worked both teems Richard Marchal helping both Days makeing 8 Days that he has in all 3 on Robert Woods Acompt &amp; 5 on Fathers &amp; there is 4 1/2 Days yet remaining at this Date</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{dates on left margin are all cut off From dates on right hand side of page indicate this is probably up to May 10, 1849}</p> <p>began to Plough in the feild North side of the road East line hard frost &amp; high winds</p> <p>Ploughed in the same field frost &amp; very Cold &amp; windy</p> <p>Jock went to Thorns &amp; got his Pough share fixed</p> <p>went to Farmersville for some Apple trees &amp; got the Clinton Grape all from Phillip Wing</p> <p>Heard A settlement between Tho Davis &amp; C.S.Hayes Hayes to Pay Davis 250 feet Pine &amp; 250 feet of Hemlock boards good merchantable stuff A litle rain this morning</p> <p>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McCalum preach from 2 Peter ch1 - vr 10-11 heard Mr Gotkin in our own School House Romans ch1 vr 16</p> <p>went to younge Adam Robsons stopt all night went next day to Merrickvill with A load of furniture as he was going to live there Cold wind &amp; backward weather</p> <p>came home the roads very rough &amp; A very Poor Country from Belamys to Merrickvill</p> <p>went to Charlestown with 40 flour Barrels for John Elingham received A receipt for 105 Barrels rained this afternoon</p> <p>Began to Sow &amp; sowed 6 1/2 Bushel Garner Peas</p> <p>A little warmer to day went to Henry Armstrongs raising</p> <p>Sowed 11 Bushel Gold vine Peas 1 1/4 Bushel of picked poll oats &amp; not quite 1/4 Bushel of flax seed all in the Harper field</p> <p>heard the Rev Mr Watkins Preach from Jer chV vr 26</p> <p>finished draging the Peas sowed the House Ashes on the fall wheat Water began to roll the Peas &amp; finished them &amp; then rolled the fall Wheat then sowd 4 Bushel of oats in the field north side of the Road east line I went to Brockville on foot &amp; received twenty Pounds from Mr Watson merchant on acompt of John Robinson of Ramsay &amp; atended an Agriculture meeting bought 1/2 lb sugar Beet 1 paper onunion seed</p> <p>A fine rain to night 2s.3d for plow point</p> <p>Sowed 4 Bushel more of the Poll oats in all 8 &amp; 22 of peas &amp; oats 2 Bushel of the large oats &amp; 1 1/2 of Bushel Club Wheat that I got from Wm Haggan</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1849</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 11</td> <td>Plowed in the field behind the House in the forenoon went to a raising of Barn of James Floods finished plowing that field &amp; draged the barn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of black sea wheat in part of the orchard A little warmer this afternoon Cold nights with frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>no meeting to day heavy rain last night likewise to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>sowed 3/4 Bushel more in the orchard &amp; finished the cross draging the ground very wet rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>began to plough in the field below the Bull paster James Hughs diged in the Garden this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>plowed in the same field the Woods look redish</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>finished plowing that field in the afternoon &amp; sowed 4 1/4 Bushels of Black sea wheat in the field below the orchard Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden James Hugh helped him in the afternoon the weather warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>finished draging the wheat &amp; began to roll it &amp; the oats Richard Marchal loaded Dung &amp; Jock Drew to the orchard at the old Barn the Woods look A little green this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Planted 1 1/2 acres of Corn in the field below the Bull paster &amp; nearly 1 acre of Potatos &amp; sowed 1 1/2 Bushel wheat on the end next the Bull paster &amp; 2 Bushel of Peas &amp; oats on the other {cut off} wat draged with the oxen &amp; Jonney finished the rolling &amp; I rolled the orchard A little frost night very warm to day the Woods look quite Green to Day Dudly Ackland helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>no meeting to day fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>began to Plow in the field below the old Barn Jock plowed the orchard at the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Plowed in same field &amp; in the afternoon Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley on one Acre on the East side of the field rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Plowed in same field A drisilling rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Thomas Davis sent his Horses &amp; son to Plow showry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; showry went to Colmans &amp; got 1 side of sole leather weighing 15 1/4 lbs at 1s3d per lb 2 bushel of lime 1s6d &amp; 2s6d check makeing 1L-3s-1d Paid 6 Bushel of wheat at 4s per Bushel makeing 1L - 4s</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>Feb</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>bought at John Acklands sale Hay 2L -10s 1 Cow 2L - 6s - 6d Harnefs 6s</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Jock went to McKinnons with A load of Staves fro Elingham rained all Day the Snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>the Rev Mr Smart Preached at Caintown in the after &amp; Rev Mr Watkins in our School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>heavy wind last night &amp; Snow this moring Stormed &amp; Snowed all day Jock thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went Adam Armstrongs on A visit fine Day Father received from J J McIntosh L4-7-6 for the improvement takeing from him by the runing of J Booth line Both agreeing to give up at the same rate now Paid if the line is altered</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock &amp; Father went to Brockville to see J Ackland sale &amp; left it in Sheerwoods hands</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>A heavy Storm of wind &amp; Snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Jock thrashed oats A fine day the roads drifted</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>finished thrashing the oats &amp; had</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Mr Constable Preached at Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>drew Wood G Erels &amp; J Hogan choping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>drew 2 load of rails to Cs place fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Jock hired Benjamin Sunderland for 3$.1/2 mounth drew 6 load of rail cuts to Cs place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>do 5 Do - - - Do - - very windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>do - 3 do - - - do went to Colmans with some bark &amp; it came to 7s.10d &amp; he settled with them &amp; was in det 12s.2d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Brockville Father &amp; Jock &amp; received ten Pounds from A. N Richards on John Ackland accompt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Mr Vanston preached in Caintown in the forenoon &amp; the Rev Mr Smart in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>drew 9 load makeing in all 25 load between Post &amp; Post</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew 10 load of rail cuts to the C East line Northe side of the Road betwen Joseph Keer &amp; us I went walked to Jocks the first time</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>Feb</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Drew 7 load of cord wood fine wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>do 8 load of rail cuts to east line &amp; 2 loads of C wood Father &amp; Jock went to Dr Keers &amp; settled with him for Atending on Me &amp; all he charged was three Pounds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1</td> <td>Jock went to S. Thomas &amp; got the Shoes set on the horses &amp; Ben tharshed in the Barn A very Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>John Wm Mary &amp; Margret Scot came from Perth Jock drew 5 loads of rail cuts east line 1 load of C wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>the Rev Mr Hulbert Preached in Caintown fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>drew 3 loads of rail cuts in the forenoon went J Keer's Bee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>{full line stroked through}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Jock Margret &amp; Ellen went to Landsdown on A visit to the Widow Youngs &amp; Jock Payed Christopher Young thirteen pounds twelve shillings &amp; sixpence the amount due at this time on the Land Bought of Elizabeth Yonge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>drew 9 loads of rail cuts makeing in all 35 loads on the line James Cloww &amp; Wife &amp; Mother Clow came on A visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Jock took Benjamin Sunderland to his Brother he haveing his cut his foot last night &amp; he Payed him 3$ for the half month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew 5 load of cord wood which made 12 cord that Benj cut &amp; 60 load of rail cuts that he cut in 12 Days very windy weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Jock &amp; Ellen &amp; wattie went to Brockville &amp; received from J &amp; S Rofs in sundrys 2L - 3s - 8 Booked Paid R Colman 10s which left 2s.2d standing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Mr Towers preached at Caintown in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon snowed about 4 inches last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Cleaned 3 1/2 bushel wheat sheld 6 bushel Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Jock ewnt to McKinnons with A Grist of 21 Bushel 15 1/2 of wheat &amp; 6 of Corn Father &amp; Mother went to Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>drew 8 loads of wood John Ackland helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went for his Grist &amp; A load of hoopstuf from Anglins for Elingham heavy rain last night &amp; this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Chored fine Day Widdow Thompson Died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Caintown Church with A load of wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>17 March</td> <td>The Rev Mr Chonstable Preached in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>fixed sapbuckets A fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Choped wood for the sap bush George &amp; Alen Erels helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>fixed &amp; scalded the sapbuckets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>mended shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Jock went to John Yonge's &amp; exchanged 10 Bushel Wheat for seed John has been very sick but is geting beter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Taped 140 trees in the Sugarbush.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Mr Vanson Preached in the forenoon &amp; the Rev Mr Smart in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville &amp; he bought A Plough Limen No 1 price 11$. 2 points 4s.9d. 3/4 lbs Beet seed 1/4 lb White Carrot seed 2 paper onion &amp; 1 Cabbage 5s.5d 1/2 lb tea 2 lb nails 9d A Dungfork 6s</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>thrashed the Barley had 6 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Taped the remander of the sugar Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>thrashed the large oats had 5 Bushel cold wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>helped Wm Davis to put up A smal colpit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville &amp; sold 8 1/2 Bushel turnips at 1s per Bushel &amp; Bought one barrel salt 6s3d steel 1s.1 1/2 d paper 7 rosin 3d horse nails 6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>the Rev Mr McCallum preached in Caintown fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1 &amp; 2</td> <td>fixed A tonge in the waggon &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to Throns &amp; Inises &amp; got nothing done came helped Wm Davis to cover &amp; set fire to the colepile</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>mended the Children shoes heavy rain all day the Snow all gone except along the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Dudley Ackland came to work the first of this Month &amp; is to Work for six months at five dollars per month. Jock mended more shoes in the forenoon him &amp; Dudley split rails on 13 in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Jock went to Innises got A landside on A plough &amp; the skain of the waggon mended</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>the Rev Mr Smart preached at Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Jock &amp; Dudley split rails on 13 the Boys drew 2 load Coal from Davises cold Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{dates all cut off the left margin}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>laid up the cross fence between the Postson 13</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>split rails on the East line north side of the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>split rails in the forenoon laid up fence in the afternoon Richard Marchal helped 2 days</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>finished making the line fence had 1460 rails in all that Ben Sunderland cut 4 1/2 day split</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>snowed last night &amp; this forenoonfine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the Rev Mr Constable preached at Caintown in the forenoon A Cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>A little snow this morning Cold windy weather the Boys moved the fence round the Orchard &amp; put it by the dich</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Jock loged for So Kerr Robert Armstrong got 10 cwt Hay 2s.6d per cwt very hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>made A Drag the Boys draged the Corn hills</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Began to Plow in the orchard with the oxen Dudly held &amp; Jonney drove. Jock plowed East side of new Barn Robert Armstrong helped him to plow fine Day Ground very Dry there haveing been very little rain this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McDermit at Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>heavy rain this Morning fair in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>both Teems plowing Cold &amp; windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sowed 2 1/4 Bushel Club wheat 1 1/4 Bushel toAcre</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sowed 1 Bushel Black Sea all in Orchard &amp; back of the House</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Mary Anne Quinsey was buryed in Caintown the Revd Mr McCallum preached her funaral sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>drew Dung to the Garden &amp; rolled the Orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>heavy Dew last night rolled the fall Wheat with the Horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>plowed the Garden withe oxen Planted Apple Trees Plum Trees &amp; currens on the low side of the Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McCallum preached at Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>heavy rain this moring showry with heavy wind plowed in the field north side of road East line plowed in the same field both Teems</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Peet Nowland dug in the Garden</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>1850 </pre> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td>heavy wind &amp; rain last night very windy all day the Woods look red both Teems plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>sowed 4 bushel of Gold vine Peas Daniel Nowe {cut off} &amp; son worked in the Garden Huntley came to split rails in the marsh ground to wet John Booth condemed the line that Rath run on the west side of No 13 or middle line. {in margin} in all 9 1/2 Bushel Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sowed 5 1/2 Bushel of Gardner peas at the rate of 2 Bushel per acre &amp; not A peck of flax seed all sowed East of the New Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>rolled the peas A slight showr this morning A fine growing Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown A very wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>heavy rain to Day the ground very wet Jock and Adam went to McElhenneys to Fish and got some fine ones.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>drew some stones of the Orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Jock went to plow but the ground was to wet took down the old stable &amp; shed &amp; drew some dung to the Orchard heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>rain in the forenoon Jock went to P Anglins bee the Boys drew away the rubish from the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>hard frost last night heavy wind with showrs of snow this afternoon the Woods look A little green drew dung to the Orchard at the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>drew stons in the Orchard at the old Barn &amp; dung to the feild below the orchard South side of road frost last night cold &amp; windy Jock went to Robert Hortons Bee loging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>the Revd Mr Constable preached at Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock plowed in the feild below the House the boys drew dung to the feild below the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley 2 Bushel of large oats &amp; 8 Bushel of the picked pole oats fine Day planted the Garden with Corn &amp; Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sowed 7 Bushel of smale oats &amp; 3 Bushel of peas &amp; oats all in the feild below the House began below the House with the Barley &amp; went to the West line</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{ May} 1850</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Daniel Nowland worked in the garden fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the Wood look quite green Sowed 3 Bushel Black Sea Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sowing {illegible} Bushels more all on the {illegible} piece in the field below the House next the woods fine Showr to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>rain last night showrs of snow this morning finished crofs draging the wheat &amp; rolled it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the Rev Mr Gordon preached in Caintown in the afternoon &amp; the Revd Mr Trumain in our school House I went for the first time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>A little rain last night finished the Orchard plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>rain &amp; snow this forenoon finished plowing the feild below the House</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>rained all Day the Ground very wet Daniel Nowland worked 1/2 Day in Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Jock Father &amp; Margret went to Brockville rained in the forenoon he received 4£-2s-6d from Coleman Corners A society</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>rained most of the day I walked to Father in laws</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>fine day finished plowing the feild below orchard old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Quarterly Meeting was held in Caintown the Revd Mr McCallum preached I went for the first time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Planted some potatos &amp; Corn in the Orchard at old Barn A very heavy thunder showr this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>finished planting the Orchard I went in the Waggon with Father Mother &amp; Ellen Mother Clows rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Sowed 3 1/2 Bushel Black sea wheat in the Corn field below Bull paster planted 1 Acre of Corn in the field below the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Sowed 4 1/2 Bushel wheat in the field below the House green sward all at rate of 1 1/2 Bushel per Acre planted 20 Bushel potatos in the feild below the little orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>heavy thunder &amp; rain loged &amp; fixed the fence in the North East of the field below the House. I went out in the waggon with Father to Adam Armstrongs he brought home A Bull Calf from Adam I stopt all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown in the afternoon A fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Dudly plowed with the oxen where they loged Samuel Innis came here &amp; shod the Horses the Boys helped Rob to plant his potatos Elen went to Brockville with Mr Hugh heavy thunder A little rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>June</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>planted 1/3 Acre Carrots first 4 Rows &amp; 1/2 begining at the Dich John Henrys Altringh the rest of the 5 row long orang the next 2 rows larg white Carrot Planted 1/4 Acre Sugar Beet the first 8 rows seed stept in warm water next 4 rows dry fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Planted 2 rows this morning seed stept all night plowed the turnip ground Sowed 2 Bushel of oats where Dudly is plowing in field below the House</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>draged with the Horse for Rob in the New land Sheared sheep. Dudly plowed A little showr this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Sowed 2 Bushel of oats in the same field which finished that field thay then went to the new land</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Jock went with Father &amp; Mother to Uncle Robinson so as to hear the Conference to morrow the boys worked at the new and heavy thunder this afternoon &amp; a little rain fine growing time.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>No meetting to Day Samuel Young was hear to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Sowed 1 1/2 Bushel Black sea wheat on the New lnad in all 19 3/4 Bushel wheat in all 25 Bushel oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Sowed 3 Bushel oats all on the New land at the Marsh sowed Thimothy and draged it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville &amp; attended the Presbatry the Boys planted some Corn that the hens picked &amp; fixed fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Sowed 1 1/2 lb Rutabago seed on 1 Acre A little rain the Carrots Beets &amp; Rutabago all put in the field below the old Barn. Sowed nearly 1/2 Bushel Buck wheat west line below the Bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went through Corn &amp; potatos in the Garden with Cultivator very heavy thunder Showr with A little hail this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went through Corn in the orchard with the Cultivator Duley plow back of the House wherre the wheat was scalded with the wet Sowed nearly 1/2 Bushel Buck wheat on it A fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Hulburt preach from Cols ch III vs 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Jock, Father and Dudley work on roads with oxen &amp; scraper wattie &amp; Jonney went through the Corn with the Cultivator fine Day James Ferguson came heare.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>June</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Jock Father Dudley &amp; Wattie the oxin &amp; scraper worked on the roads &amp; that finished our work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Father &amp; Mother &amp; went to Farmersville &amp; took the Wool to Williams &amp; got 170 kernels of Corn from him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>planted William's Corn in the Garden pealled some hemlock trees yesterday &amp; this forenoon fixed the line fence west side south side of road A fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>began to hoe the Corn in the Orchard at the old Barn Elen Margret &amp; me went Uncle Robinson on A visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>worked at the Corn fine Growing weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>no Meetting to day very heavy rain with thunder &amp; hail this afternoon Robert Kincaid died from a bruis received by A Waggon runing over him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>worked at the Corn fine Growing time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Robert Kincaids funeral &amp; Jock was taken as A Coroners Jurer the Case was ajourned to the 29</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Jock went to McKinnins Mill with 19 1/2 Bushel wheat &amp; 4 Bushel Corn Ellen went with him to see Mary Elingham the Boy worked at the Pottato</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Archable Davison came here on tuesday&amp; built a cistern in Jock’s cellar &amp; finished it this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Jock went to training at Malorytown the Boys hoed the corn &amp; Potatoss in the Garden Dudley drew the Bark out of the follow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Jock attended the inquest of John Kincaid &amp; I steamed some cradle stuff the Boys shelled 6 Bushel of Corn in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached in Caintown A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Jock went to McKinnons Mill with 15 Bushel of wheat &amp; 6 Bushel Corn &amp; then to Mr. Barbers for Lerrey Father having brought away one of his horses in A mistakeon saterday when there on A visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>I went to John Yonges heavy rain most of the way</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Jock fixed A brush fence along the hill &amp; down to the marsh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>hilled the Corn &amp; Potatos in the Garden put A handle in Samuel Yonge plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>hilled the Corn &amp; Potato in the Orchard at the old Barn Chirtopher Yonge {illegible} helping cloudy damp morning very warm at noon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>finished the Corn &amp; potatos in the orchard at the old Barn I went in the waggon with J Ackland to M. Redmans &amp; stopt there till monday &amp; he took me to Geddises I then went to Robinsons &amp; went with him on tudsay to Brockville &amp; Attended an Agricultural meeting came home on wedenisday with Jock who was in Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the barn below the Orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Do - - the potatos &amp; finished them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to McDonalds with 20 Bushel of Ashes at 7d per Bushel &amp; got A sythe snath at 3s which left 12s-2d tin our favour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Jock began to Mow &amp; I went Moorhouses with wattie &amp; Jonney &amp; got A pair of one year old stears on Fathers Acount price 3L - pounds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>mowed set fire to the follow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>fine rain this forenoon Jock went to Marchels raising the boys finished howing the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached at Caintown in the afternoon heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>drew in 2 load of hay from behind the House mowed the line field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>began to mow in the field frount of Elize P Buiel &amp; C Garner came here as Crop viewers too Dinner.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>drew 2 load of hay from Corn field heavy rain this afternoon fixed 2 Cradles for T litle &amp; received 3s for them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; most to day the Townhip Superintendant gave us A lecture on the formation of Characture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>heavy rain all Day the Ground all in A swim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>A little rain this morning fine afternoon afternoon Jock went to Colmans &amp; got A side of sole leather weighing 17 lb at 1s-3d makeing 1L-1s 3d &amp; he paid 17s.1d which left 4s.2d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>the Revd Mr Jennings preached in Caintown in the forenoon went to the Funerall of Jane Hogabome who was buried at the Stone Church the Revd Mr Smart preached Isiah 3ch 10-11vs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{cut off but it is July 1850}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>fine day raked &amp; 2 load of hay from the Corn field &amp; 4 load from the field in frount of Eliys all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>J Keer began to mow the 2 field from the road S side Drew 3 load of hay from the frount of Eliys</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>finished mowing the field in front of Elize &amp; began the field frount of the House drew 1 load of hay in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>A little rain this morning A fine Day afterwards drew 4 loads of hay from 1 &amp; 2 field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew 3 loads of hay from the field in frount of Elizs 1 from 2 field &amp; 4 from 1 field fine hay Day Tho. Ackland helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>began to Cut the Fall Wheat John Hogan cradled &amp; he cut 900 sheafs Jock &amp; Dudley raked &amp; bound Thomas Ackland &amp; the boys worked at the hay J. Kerr helped in the afternoon &amp; they raked &amp; drew in 6 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Westport preach from James ch11 - vs10 he belonged to the Reformed Duch bunch in the U States A little rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>worked at the wheat John Hogan Cradling Jock &amp; Dudly raking &amp; he cut 600 sheafs heavy rain this afternoon Thomas Ackland helped J Kerr in forenoon &amp; he finished mowing the 2nd field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>they finished the fall wheat had 600 sheafs N Shipman C Gardener &amp; Wm Cowan came as crop viewers &amp; took Diner with us on Monday showry in the afternoon drew 1 load of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>mowed in the Harper field in forenoon &amp; drew 4 load of hay in the afternoon T Ackland helping J. Kerr &amp; Wm McCormick mowed in the Corn field in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>heavy rain this morning &amp; showery in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>drew 4 load of hay from the harper field Wm Davis helped in the afternoon put the hay in the cap</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew 5 load of hay from the same field put it in the cap Wm Davis helped in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr S Huntingdon preach from Mark ch X .vs 21</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>drew 3 load of hay &amp; put it in the cap which made 12 load in all &amp; they drew 3 load of fall Wheat fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>drew in the rest of the fall Wheat &amp; cut the Club wheat Thomas Ackland helped I went to Brockville with Wm. Davis &amp; atended an Agriculture meeting &amp; left the Watch to be Cleaned</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>mowed in the Thompson place Robert Armstrong helped A heavy showr this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew the hay of the Thompson place had 5 load it was all put in second floor A little rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain finished the mowing all but A peice for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>drew 3 load of hay put 1 in the second floor &amp; 2 in the cap which made 14 load in the cap 56 load of hay in all the hay generally Good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to old Mr Bails funeral &amp; heard the Revd Mr Trumain preach from &amp; the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon from Proverbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>drew 1 load of Club wheat from the orchard at the house a little rain stopt drawing work at the turnip Beets &amp; Carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain all day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Cut the large oats &amp; the Grafs seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>hook the Gold vine peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville &amp; got at Collmans 1 pair of Boots 15s &amp; 1 side of upper leather 13s-6d Paid in wheat 15s.8d Father Paid the saterday before in wheat 1L-2s.4d wheat 5s per Bushel left July 20th Due C Coleman 4s 2d ------- Coleman Due of the above 4s-8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Drew in the Gold vine Peas &amp; finished hook</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Jennings</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>had Morttons tharshing Machine they tharshed 100 bushel of fall wheat which was the produce of six Acres.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Jock &amp; the Boys helped at John Armstrong tharshing I went to Brockville &amp; Atended an Agriculture Meeting fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>began to Cut the Black Sea James Ferguson J{illegible} helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>worked at the wheat J Ferguson I young &amp; C young helped &amp; they finished the peice there being 5 Acres in it I made A Cradle for Ferguson &amp; another Samuel Yonge had 173 stook</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>raked &amp; bound oats that was Cut in the morning before the wheat was ready Drew in 2 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Cut the Barley &amp; some of the Peas &amp; oats fine wheather for geting in the Crops no rain this Week wattie began to Crofs plow the Pea Ground drew 1 load of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Tours preach A little rain last night &amp; to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Jock began to Cut the Pooll oats A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>finished cuting the Poll oats &amp; bound part of them &amp; the boys finished crofs plowing Jonney &amp; me threshed the large oats had 12 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>cut the wheat on the corn Ground John Leader cradled Jock &amp; Toms Davises Wm helped &amp; they cut 84 stook the boys rake the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>drew in 8 loads of wheat 1 load of oats 1 load of Peas &amp; oats &amp; 1 load of Barley fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>finished cuting the wheat on the Corn Ground had 5 stook finished cuting Peas &amp; oats &amp; bound part of them drew in the Poll oats had 80 stook Tho Ackland helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>drew dung on the Pea Ground along the East line very windy to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>Sept</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Vanson preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all Day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Jock began to Plow for the fall wheat I went to Brockville &amp; atended an Agriculture meeting fine Day the Boys made A dich with the Screaper where Jock is plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>the Boys drew Dung in the forenoon opened our 27 stooks of wheat &amp; got it in they were very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>opened more of the wheat &amp; it got wet by A heavy thunder showr this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>spread open the wheat got 1 load in D Nowland worked in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>opened more &amp; got it all in &amp; 1 load of peas &amp; oats Jock finished the Plowing for fall wheat A very catching time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>no Meeting to Day Betsey &amp; William was here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sowed 5 Bushel of wheat &amp; draged it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Do Bushel Do Do Sowed 1 Bushel of Wheat that I got from the A. Socitie on the 5 ridges next the meadow all sowed in the field south side of raod East line the boys finished Cuting the wheat in the field below the House Thomas Ackland helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>helped Wm Hagan at Machin in forenoon then shovel the wheat heavy rain last night Father &amp; Mother went to John Youngs stopt all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>loged on the low ground below the hill west line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>drew in 4 load of wheat 22 stooks at A load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Brockville &amp; Atended an Agriculture meetting Jock &amp; the boys cut the oats &amp; Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>the Revd Mr Jennings preached at Caintown from 1 Cor I went to McIntoshs to see the council about our school mony got no satisfaction</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Jock went &amp; plowed with Robert Armstrong for fall wheat the boys fixed A fence round the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>raked bound &amp; drew in 50 stook of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Jock Dudley &amp; Jonney loged &amp; wat cut the oats on the New land he having Cut his shin &amp; he could not log</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>Sept</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>loged with the boys fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Jock &amp; Dudley went &amp; helped Tho Davis at machin in forenoon Innises thrashed our peas with machin in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>I went to Dr Keer &amp; bleed his oxen Jock not well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Smart preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Jock loged Robert Armstrong &amp; Alen Erels helped heavy rain this morning before day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>loged to Day John C Hays helping heavy rain at 11 oclock &amp; showry afterwards</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>turned the oats over bound part of them &amp; got 14 stooks home drew 1 load of buckwheat &amp; wattie &amp; me tharshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to Samuel Innis &amp; got new shoes all round on the Horses heave rain this afternoon &amp; night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>came home at noon from Innises the boys helped Huges at machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Huntingdon preach from Z. ch IX</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>loged in the forenoon &amp; bound part of the wheat in the afternoon I went to John Youngs &amp; stopt all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>drew 3 small load of wheat from the New land finish &amp; 1 load of buckwheat &amp; Made A finish</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sold a yoke of oxen to Abraham Hikes &amp; received seven pounds ten shillings &amp; A note for seven pound ten shillings with intrest payable the second of January 1852 signed by Abraham Hikes &amp; James Hikes hevy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to Colmans Corners Cattle show &amp; got 2nd premium on Bulls, 1st on fall wheat, 1st on Barley in the bag 1st on Garden 3 Barley in the field, 2 on Rutabagas 2 on Sugar Beets 2 on sheep 2 lambs A fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>picked the Corn in the little orchard all but 2 load Thomas Ackland John Armstrong &amp; Robert helped had A husking at night &amp; got it all husked</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Jock &amp; the boys helped John Armstrong to thrash his Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>October</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>sorted the Corn &amp; had 3 full load of good corn &amp; 1 1/2 of hog watie went with to Robinsons with Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Brockville Show &amp; got the 2nd premium on Bull 1th on Peas 1th on Barley 1th on oats fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Jock fixed A hog pen &amp; shut them up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>picked the rest of the Corn in the little Orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>picked the Corn below the turnips 30 Bushel in A load showery to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>sorted the Corn had 1 load more of White &amp; 2 of yellow put 1 of the yellow in the crib with the white the other we put in Jock chamber we had 1 1/2 load more of hog corn the White Corn the Best</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Jeremiah ch VIII - vs 20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>began to dig the Potatos Wm Davises tow sons helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>dug Potatos fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>dug Potatos Wm McCormick Petter Hays &amp; Adde Armstrong helped put 1 Waggon load in our seller &amp; 4 in Jocks seller</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>dug Potatos 2 of james Heugs boys helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>I went to Farmersville with some Wool &amp; John Armstrong Cloth put A letter of J Wilsie in post office I then went to John Elinghams &amp; gave him 7 1/2 Bushel Potatos &amp; got 4 flour Barrels very heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville &amp; the boys finished the Potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Jeremiah ch VIII-vr20 in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Jock Elen Father &amp; Mother went to the funeral of John McLean son of A McLean at the Stone Church &amp; the Revd Mr Smart preached I went to McIntoshs to the council with A petition not to divide our now too small school section. the Boys helped Wm Hogan at thrashing machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Jock &amp; the Boys Do - - - - Do - -</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Jock went to Young Mills with 18 Bushel of fall wheat got 3s-9d per Bushel the highes Price</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>October</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>drew some Pumpkins in the forenoon rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>put 2 load of Potatos in A hole in the orchard in the forenoon went to A plowing be of Dr Keers in the afternoon some rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>made another hole &amp; put about 40 Bushel in it {cut off}0 Bushel potatos in all at diging time rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>heavy wind &amp; rain last night &amp; all day went to Caintown with Father in the waggon but no meeting it being so stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Began to pull the Beets the ground very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>I went to Farmersville with our full cloth to be full the boys &amp; Jock pullld the Beets &amp; some of the carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>drew in the Beets had about 100 Bushel Granpa helped &amp; Wm Davises son helped drew 3 loads turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>pulled &amp; drew in 5 load of turnips hard frost last night Granpa helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>pulled &amp; drew in 5 loads of turnips Granpa &amp; John Hogan helped had better than 400 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>pulled 20 Bushel of New land turnips J. Anglin helped for Thomas David Junes George Thompson worked yesterday &amp; to day Clapboarding Jocks house fine wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to Caintown but there was no meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Jock began to Plow &amp; plowed in the feild frount of the house wattie helped Wm Davis at machin Thompson &amp; me worked at Jock house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Do - Do - Do - the boys work at the Machin Davises in the forenoon Acklands in the afternoon Jock Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>wet Day Jock went to Millers Saw Mill &amp; got 100 feet of Pine boards from Millers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Samuel Innes fixed A Paveing hammer here Jock plowed the boys turnips in N land</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Thompson worked at the house the boys pulled turnips in the N land Jock Plowed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>November</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Jock finished Plowing the field in frount of the house drew 2 load of New land turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Luke chXII vr32 fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>cut A Door &amp; window in the back of Jocks house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Jock chored the boys went to School Paid Mar{cut off} Redmon seven pound ten shillings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville with 17 Bushel of turnips &amp; sold them for 1 per Bushel Wm Davis came with there oxen &amp; Plowed in the Orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Jock &amp; Wm Davis Plowed in the Orchard Thompson worked at the sashes for Jocks house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>finished the plowing in the orchard at the House put 14 1/2 Bushel Gold vine Peas in our Chamber &amp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Jock went to McKennings Mill with 4 Bushel of Corn &amp; 9 1/2 Bushel of wheat 4 of all &amp; 5 1/2 spring {illegible} A little rain he got 1 Cider Barrel &amp; 2 Butter tubs from John Elingham settled with Thompson for fixing Jocks House &amp; he charged 25s</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all day with about an inch of snow no meetting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Jock went to old Mr Coughens funeral he was buryd at the stone Curch the Revd Mr Smart preached I fixed irons for evvetroughs for Jock house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>clapboarded Jocks house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Lyman Jutsons with 21 bushels of apples &amp; Robert Armstrong had 7 bushel I stopt at Mr Philips all night Robert came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>I got the Apples ground and came home had 3 1⁄2 gallons for every bushel paid 1 per Gallon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Jock took 3/4 cord wood to school &amp; helped to move Benjamine Bail juner</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>made A fence round the orchard at the old Barn hard frost last night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>November</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Moffat Preach from Psalms XLIII vrs3 A fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Adam Robinsons with five Ewes to the Ram &amp; slept there all night &amp; went to Brockville &amp; saw the Superintendent &amp; got A copy of Aletter from Toronto concerning our school A very stormy day snow &amp; wind Jock killed A heffer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>rained most of the day Archabd Davison came here to pave the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>stormed all day hail &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Jock drew 2 load of wood A Davison went home without doing any thing owing to the storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Samuel Innis came here &amp; shoed the Horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>the Roads very bad did not go to Meeting Father &amp; Jock went Mr Smart Preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td>December</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Killed 2 hogs Robert Armstrong &amp; John Hogan helped the Boys put stones in stable for paving it.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>heavy wind &amp; sleat last night stormy all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>stormy with rain &amp; sleet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Drew 2 small load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Jock worked at his House A fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>A very stormy day snowed about six inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Jennins preach from Isiaih chXXXII vr 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>A very stormy day with wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Jock helped John Armstrong to kill his hogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>drew 4 load of wood no frost in the ground the snow about 15 inches deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>killed 2 hogs Robert Armstrong John Hogan helped snow &amp; wind Jock went to A Bee of James Heugs in the afternoon very Cold hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock &amp; Elen went to Brockville &amp; took two hogs I weighed 481 the other 267 got 22s.6d per cwt Paid J&amp; S Rofs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>November {but actually December}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>drew some wood fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Ex</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to McIntoshs to the Council on our affairs.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>killed A spring pig A very stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Jock Margret &amp; Elen went to Brockville had 22 turkes sold 3 turkes for 2s-6d and 19 for 2s-3d six bushels Turnips 1s bought A cook stove price 6£-10s from Wm. Lafayette</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>A very stormy Day drew A little wood &amp; put up Jocks cooking stove</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>cleaned 23 Bushel of fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville with 23 Bushel of fall wheat sold it to Lafayette for 4s.3d per Bushel in part of the stove paid him the rest in money</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went to Caintown to A quarterly meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>stormed all night &amp; all day at A terable rate</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>the Roads all blocked up with snow it haveing Blew &amp; drifted at A terable rate the rate the snow fell about 2 feet Robert Robson brock the roads from John Armstrong then Jock &amp; John Hoggan went to the corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>stormed A little no road to Caintown yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Robert Robson went to Caintown to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>worked at A sleigh visted the school fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>drew A little wood brock the road on horseback</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>heavy drift &amp; snow so that the roads is nearly as bad as they wear went to caaintown to hear Mr Smart but there was now meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>killed the Bull he was good beef</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Wat went to Brockville with Margret &amp; his Mother got 1s-9d a piece for 10 turkes 2s-3d a piece for 4</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> .</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Put the colts in the Harnefs went along the road &amp; took the number of children from 5 to 10 then went to Adam Armstrong in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>drew A little wood snow &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew 2 load of wood A little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>borrowed 7 Bushel of S Wheat from Wm Hogan &amp; went McKennings Mill with it did not get it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Jennings Preach from Deuty chV vr3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Jock went for his grist &amp; took John Ellingham &amp; Mary with him they were here since saterday I went to town meeting Turner Lillie elected councilman &amp; Elijah Adams Inspector of licence no oposion</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>attened the School Meeting was rechosen Trustee the Boys went to John Youngs with leather for there Boots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>drew some wood in the forenoon heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>still raining considerable thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to Samuel Innis to get A hammer fixed got nothing done the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Matthew chXXI vr 37 fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock drew some of the hemlock Bark to the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to Brockville with Jock &amp; Margaret &amp; attended an Agricultural meeting Jock gave S.Skinner 15 Bushel of Turnips &amp; McMullen Bushel got A peice of cotton from John McDonald price 18s..6 paid 9s</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to John Younges with Ellen &amp; Margret got 2 pair of Boots fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>finished making A slaigh for our selves</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>very heavy wind last night &amp; all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Jock &amp; the Boys drew some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Rice preach A Mifsionery sermon from Rev chXXII</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>Jany</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to council to see about our School money got A promis of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Jock went to Collmans with A load of Bark had 1 1/2 cord 15s got A side of sole leather weight 15 lbs at 14d per lb 17s.6d he likewise got 1/4 lb Black thread 1s.3d from John McDonald</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>worked at the sleigh in the Blackmith shop A little snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>worked at the sleigh fine Day Moores trashing machin came hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>threshed all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Do - - half the Day put 1 through after dinner I went to the stone Church &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to the stone Church &amp; heard the Revd Mr Gordin preach in the forenoon &amp; in the afternoon at Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to Brockville with John Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Bastard with Wm Younge &amp; his Wife</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>came home to Day got a pig from Young he charged me 2 pounds for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>worked at the slaigh very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Do - - Do Jock cleaned some of the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Jennings Preach from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>cleaned the Wheat had 149 Bushel Jock went to Farmersville with 12 Bushel of Wheat to Bates Mill &amp; brought home 10 Bushel of Wheat &amp; 2 of Corn that I took to McKinnons the Tuseday before</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>drew wood &amp; some logs 8 ft long Colman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>drew 3 1/2 logs to Colman &amp; received 7s for them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Do 8 logs &amp; 4 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Samuel Innis came heare &amp; shod the Horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Farmersville &amp; brought home the grist &amp; the Black cloth 16 3/4 yrd likewise A peice of Black cloth for A Robinson 16 1/2 yard</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>Feb</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>went to Caintown but there was no meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>drew some wood &amp; logs hard to break the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Do 4 logs &amp; 12 inch to Colmans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Do 4 logs &amp; 6 Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Drew some logs out of the woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Drew 6 logs &amp; 16 inch in all 24 logs 2s per log 2L.8s</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>still thawing John Buiel the Afsefsor came here &amp; assessed the Homestead 250£ Cows 3£ a head; the steers 7£-10d, the Colt 11£-5s; Thompson place 15£, Horses 30£ - Christies place 45£.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McCallum preach from Ephesians ch11 ver 19,20,21,22 hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>split some bottoms stuff for bukets Jock went to Colmans with 1 8 cord of Bark &amp; received 11s.8d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>drew wood from below the hill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>drew wood from the same place the roads soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>drew Wood from the Thompson place Ezra Huntly helped the roads very bad A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>heavy ran last night &amp; this forenoon went to Colmans Corner to Quarterly Meeting with Father &amp; Mother the Roads very bad received seventeen shillings and six from of Purvis for the school.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Exodus ch XX vrs 8,9,10,11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>threshed some oats heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>drew up some Ceader Trees &amp; sawed the buts for bukets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew 9 load of wood Ezra Huntly helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>heavy rain thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>thrashed oats Snowed about 3 inches</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>drew 5 loads of wood &amp; 1 to the school &amp; threshed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Matthew ch XVI vr26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew 10 load of wood James Nowland helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped A little snow to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped half the Day Snowed about 6 inches last night &amp; A little to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>drew 7 load of wood James Nowland helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Do 10 Do Do - Do - Do Do James Robinson &amp; his sister Jane came on the A visit from Ramsay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew 9 load of wood James Nowland helped I went to Colmans Corners to an Agriculture meeting &amp; received 2£-12s-6d as premiums.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Houghton preach in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon from Genesis ch1 vr14 fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to Brockville with the Robinsons Elen Jock &amp; wattie I received L1..5..0 from the District Socitie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>dug up some cherries &amp; plumb trees &amp; A Grape vine others srubs for James Robinson to take to Ramsay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>James Robinson &amp; sister started for home this morning &amp; Jocke went to Colmans Corners with A load of Ashes gave them to J. McDonald had 29 Bushel 7 1/2 per Bushel settled with him was endue 9d which he paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went on A visit to McKilhenys Jock Margret &amp; Ellen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville with A load of hay got 17s.6d for it Bought A bar of iron</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went with Father to C Younge Paid Elizabeth Younge L15.10s fourteen pound was endorsed on one note &amp; one pound ten shillings was endorsed the other note dated the 8 o Febuary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from 2 Cor chVI vr 2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March</p> <p>1851</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Jock went to Belamys Mill with 16 Bushel of wheat 8 of it was tailings &amp; Bushel of Corn did not get the grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville had 4 Bushel of tirnips got 3s-6d for the had 8 Bushel of wheat got 3s.8 1/2d per Bushel he Bought 12 cultivator teeth 1s.1/2d each a little snow last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Jock went to Belamys for his grist I finished tharshing the peas &amp; oats good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>mended the childrens shoes fine wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Jock helped to skin Eliz Austin old Cow she died last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Jock taped 62 trees the sap run well fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>heard the Revd Mr Harvy preach at our school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>taped more of the Bush hard frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Elinghams place to draw saw logs cut two trees &amp; got one log out of each they were punkey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Jock threshed in the old Barn at the pol oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Do - Do - - the Snow nearly all gone in the feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to John Armstrongs to atend thrash machin A showr of rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Jock thrashed in the old Barn &amp; tap some more trees in all 213 - 41 of which was New Buckets the fall wheat looks well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>the Revd Mr Jennings Preached in Caintown I did not go the was so bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>drew hay from the Cap to the New Barn to feed the Cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>drew stones of the second feild below front of the House to the Dich</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>heavy rain most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew stons to the Dich in frount of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>snow about 2 inches last we thrashed oats in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Snow all gone thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>drew stons to the dich Jock helped Wm Davis at A coal pit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>I went to Brockville with Adam Armstrong heavy rain we stopt at Robinsons all night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Jock began to Plow in the 2 field frount of the House the ground dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>hard frost last night cold wind Jock Plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>thrashed oats Jock Plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>finished the thrashing Jock plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>cleaned the poll oats had 60 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Jenings preach from Revalations</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>drew stons to the dich Jock plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Do - Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>A little rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>drew stons to the dich Thomas son &amp; oxen helped Jock plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>finished drawing the stones Jock plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; sold 10 1/2 Bushel of S Wheat at 3s.8 1/2d &amp; bought 1 Bushel the scotch golden straw paid 8s per Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach Matt ch XXV vr34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>drew dung &amp; picted stones in the little orchard Draged the 8 &amp; 9 ridges from east line of the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>D D Do very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>plowed in the little orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sowed the golden straw on the 8 ridges &amp; 1/2 next to Lizes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Sowed 2 1/4 Bushel of the Club wheat on the rest of the orchard Jonny draged it with the Bet Mare Began to Plow next the Sugar Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sowed 3/4 of A Bushel timothy on the orchard at the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>the Revd Mr Jenning preached in Caintown a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; got 3 Barrels of plaster 5s-6d per Barrels A spaid 5s sundry other articles in all amounting 5$ on an order from John Alingham on Morton &amp; McKee &amp; Co corrected an old acompt with Morton &amp; McK received a due Bill 10s.1d</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>plowed next the wood the Boys of fishing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>finished plowing next the woods heavy rain the midle of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sowed 3 Bushel of the Garner Peas that took preaimium on the 3 1/2 ridgs next the woods made A large Cultivator Jock went to Mary Kincaids plowing Bee in the afternoon heavy wind with rain &amp; snow 4 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sowed 3 Bushel more of the Garner peas on next 3 ridges &amp; 3 Bushel of the Gold vine pea in all 12 1/2 Bushel peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sowed 3 1/2 Bushel more of the Gold vine pea crofs draged &amp; rolled the peas Sowed 1 Bushel of Black sea in the field frount of the House next the Board fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Smart preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sowed 1 Bushel more Black sea Jock plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Do 1 Do wattie draged with the Steers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Do 1/2 Do Jock plowed the head ridges rolled &amp; furrowed out the field it was plowed last fall 3 1/2 Bushel in the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Sowed 2 Bushel of the large oats in the field back of the House west side Dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sowed 8 Bushel of poll oats A fine showr</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Do 3 Bushel more of poll oats &amp; 4 1/2 of Peas &amp; oats all in the field back of the House went to caintown &amp; heard Revd Mr Mc Huntington preach from Colos ch 1 vr 27.28 this afternoon fine Day the first warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Quartly Meeting at Mallorytown fine rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sowed 6 Bushel Black sea in the 2 field south side of the road draged with the tou-span the Woods look Green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>crofs draged the wheat Jock plowed the Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sowed A little flax seed where the wheat was sowed Jock Plowed below the little orchard Watie drew dung to the Corn field I loaded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>plowed in the same field finished drawing the dung to the Corn field the ground very hard &amp; dry planted potatos in the Garden</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>May</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Sowed 4 1/2 Bushel wheat in the field below the little orchard Jonney draged it with Bet &amp; the Colt Jock began to plow the Corn field planted corn in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>draged the turnip Ground fine rain this forenoon finished plowing the corn ground went to Colmans Corners got A side of sole leather from J &amp; M McDonald 10 1/4 lb 1s.3d per lb 12s.10d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach from Genesis ch IV vr 1 to 8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Jock plowed the carrot &amp; Beet ground sowed Timothy seed below the little orchard began to plant the corn it rained so that we had to stop planted 24 rows of Petter Jonstons corn next the Bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Sowed 1 1/2 Bushel of wheat below the little orchard &amp; 2 Bushel of Barley heavy rain last night planted more of the corn this afternoon 6 Bushel wheat in all in that field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>finished planting the corn this forenoon the ground very hard Jock plowing in the 2 field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>walter rolled the little orchard &amp; the field below it with the steers Jock plowed in the 2 field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>considerable rain wattie went to McIntosh Mill with 3 Bushel corn &amp; 5 of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sowed 4 Bushel of wheat in the 2 field &amp; finished plowing it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Jennings preach from Luke ch XIV.vr 25 his farewell sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>snowed 2 1/2 Bushel of wheat in the 2 field 12 1/2 Bushel in that field drew dung to the orchard at the house with the steers a little shower last night fine growing time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>began to Plow in the orchard at the House rained most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>plowed in the the Orchard cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>finished plowing the orchard &amp; draged it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>{dates cut off left hand margin}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Began to plant the potatos in the Orchard at the house planted 19 1/2 Bushel A little warmer plante 3 Bushel more on the 4 row of apple trees from the bottom &amp; the row below it there is planted with large white potatos cut in tow A half in each hill planted 2 quarts of beans Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville &amp; bought 1 Barrel of salt 7s.6d tow plow points 5s</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>did not got to Meeting it was showry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Jock ridged the Beet &amp; carrot ground behind the House in the forenoon went to Samuel Youngs rasing of A Barn I cleaned flax with Jennet Gordon we cleaned 15 lb</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sowed 7 rows of carrots first 6 of them is Altringham 1 long orng 10 rows of Beets fired a little of the follow, set fire to the follow &amp; washed the sheap</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>loged with the seers &amp; set fire did not go well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sowed 5 rows turnips behind the House</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>worked in the follow warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>worked at the follow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>the Revd Mr Hulbert preached in Caintown heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>worked in the follow drawing old logheap together</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>worked on the Roads to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>heavy rain to Day Elen was put to bed of A son</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>worked on the roads watie drew dung for the turnips ground sowed 4 1/2 Bushel of oats on the New land</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock plowed the turnip ground Jenney Gordon &amp; I cleaned flax cleaned 12 lb very showery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>worked in the follow sowed 2 Bushel of oats in all 6 1/2 Bushel on the New land in all 22 Bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preache in Caintown in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>June</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Jock draged the turnip ground &amp; furrowed it the Boys raked &amp; sowed them with the Drill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>plowed the Buckwheat ground &amp; sowed 3/4 of A Bushel went through the corn with cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>began to hoe the corn Jock began to plow the summer fallow warm Dry wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>hoed the Corn A little rain this eveining</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Steamed Cradle stuff sowed Bushel Buck</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>cleaned flax with Jenney Gordon cleaned 15 1/2 lb Jock went to Benjns Beails raisin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went to Caintown there was no meetting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>peeled hemlock Bark Alan Erels helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do John Flood helped Jock went to A plowing Bee of Thomas Davis s{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Jock plowed in the summer follow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>finished the summer follow I Paid S. Kincaid 15s.19d 150 lbs flour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to P Wings Mill with 20 1/2 Bushel wheat &amp; 4 1/2 Corn Jock &amp; John Flood peeled Bark</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>no meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>hoed potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>finished the Potatoes I plaind stuff for the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>steemed cradle stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>fixed at A cook house for Jock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do Jonny draged the summer follow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to P Wings Mill with 4 Bushel corn &amp; 12 1/2 Black see 6 of fall wheat did not get it went to John Youngs got 2 pair of fine Boots &amp; 2 pair of shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>the Revd Mr Huntingdon preach at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>cut A door &amp; window in the Back of our house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Samuel Innis came hear &amp; made 5 new shoes &amp; fixed 3 old ones &amp; Jock put them on</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>hoed the corn I went for the grist to the Mill</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning Jock went to A raisin of Leaders the boys hoed potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>finished hoeing the potatos &amp; thined A part of the turnips John Ackland helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>finished the turnips the Beets &amp; the carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Began to Mow below the Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>mowed round the corn field the Grafs Geen Jock plowed in the summer follow wattie went to A raisin of Weekes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>very heavy fog this morning heavy rain to Day Jock plowed wattie went A loging bee of Wm Dixie I fixed A hay rack for the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>raked hay below the Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>raked &amp; cocked the hay round the corn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>mowed in the field frount of Elizabeths</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Phylps preach very heavy thunder &amp; lightting &amp; rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>raked &amp; cockd the hay in frount of Eliz Drew in 1 load of hay to the New Barn John Ackland mowed in the Harper field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Drew in 10 load hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>finished mowing the field frount of Elizs John Ackland helped Drew in 2 load from the Harper field &amp; 1 from frount of Eliz old B</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>mowed in the Harper field J Ackland helped 1/2 day rain afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>mowed in the Harper field J Ackland helped 1/2 day rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>raked &amp; drew in 4 load of hay from the field in frount of Eliz very bad hay weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to Caintown but there was not Meetting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>raked &amp; drew in 7 load of hay from the Harper field John Ackland helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>mowed in the con field John Ackland Wm La{cut off} Richard Percevil helped I fixed A cradle for Davis &amp; made A New one for Percevil</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>raked some of the con field fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>John Hogan began to cut the fall Wheat &amp; cut 1020 sheafs Jock &amp; wattie raked &amp; bound John Ackland &amp; George Grame mowed on the Thompson place in the forenoon raked hay the afternoon I stooked the fall Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>John Ackland &amp; the School Master mowed on the Thomson place. Hogan finished the fall Wheat had 510 in all 1530 Drew in 3 loads of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Drew in 8 loads of hay &amp; raked part of the Thompson place the School Master helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Huntingdon preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>began to mow in the New land at the marsh John Acland &amp; the Master helped rain the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>the boys went Brockville to see A Circus I made A Block for A mully cradle snath of Bordins pattrin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>raked the hay on the Thompson place &amp; in the marsh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Drew in 1 load of Wheat came on rain drew dung the rest of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew dung to the summer follow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>drew in 4 load of the fall wheat in the forenoon heavy wind &amp; rain about 10 oclock pulled the flax this afternoon &amp; drew in 4 load of wheat heavy &amp; hot sun so that the grain was dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>drew 4 load of hay 2 from the Thompson place &amp; 2 from the consefsion field in the forenoon stacked the hay on the New land at the marsh</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Jock &amp; wattie cradled the large oats in the forenoon John Hogan cradled part of the club wheat in the little orchard with A Mully cradle that I made for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Hogan finished the wheat this forenoon Jock &amp; wattie bound the large oats in the afternoon good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to Brockville with Robert Armstrong &amp; John McIntosh for A Thrashing machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Jock &amp; wattie hooked the Gold vine peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>tryed the Machin &amp; it was not good took it back to Brockville to Mr Webster he warrented it to do good work Jock cut the Gold straw wheat good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Phylp preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>cut the peas &amp; oats in the forenoon Atended the thrashing for John Armstrong in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Fred Moores thrashing Machin thrashed our fall wheat had 87 1/2 &amp; 4 that was thrashed with our own</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>drew 6 load of Goldvine peas &amp; cut part of the Black see in the field frount of the house &amp; bound part of the peas &amp; oats Henry Grame helping I had made him A cradle drew in the flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>drew 1 load of Gold vine peas &amp; 2 load of Club wheat cut more of the wheat frount of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon went to Brockville in the afternoon &amp; attended an Agriculture meeting at Willsons Inn heard A numer of Efses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>hooked the Garner peas Georg Grame &amp; Isaac Nowland helped cut part of the Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Vanson in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to John Younges &amp; took wattie John Hogan &amp; Allen Erles to help him with his wheat he being unable to work Jock &amp; Isaac Nowland finished cuting the Barley cut the poll oats</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew 2 load of peas &amp; oats &amp; 7 load Garner peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>drew 1 load of Garner peas &amp; 2 load of the club wheat &amp; 100 stook of Black see from the feild frount of the House Jock &amp; John Ackland bound the poll oats wattie cut the wheat in the 2 feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>worked at the wheat Isaac Nowland helped I sold him cradle for 13 days work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>drew 3 load of wheat 19 stook at a load from the 2 feild cut part of the wheat frount of the old Barn John Ackland helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>drew 100 stook of poll oats the oats from Below the house &amp; 59 stook of wheat from the 2 field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Huntington preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>drew 123 stook from the field frount of th old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>A heavy showr last night Jock began to plow the summer follow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew dung to follow Jock plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do -- Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to A dung Bee of John Armstrongs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Began to Sow the fall wheat sowed 3 Bushel of old wheat on the first 8 ridges next the East line north side of the road &amp; the next 2 ridges with New wheat steap in blue stone &amp; salt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Matthew - Towe began to Blast A Well in Jocks door yard I helped him Jock went to Farmersvill as A witnefs between Hogan &amp; Bail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of wheat lies the 2 ridges finished cuting the wheat in the 2 field frount of the house light crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Jock plowed I worked in the wells</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Jonney draged 2 1/2 bushel wheat A little rain this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>{probably September}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>made A small stack of black see John Armstrong helped Jock plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>sowed 1 bushel of wheat wattie went A logging bee of Adam Armstrongs very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went Mallorytown to A quarterly Meetting and heard the Revd Mr Phylph preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>sowed 1 bushel wheat in all 10 1/2 of the hucheson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>sowed 3 bushel of the the Elgin wheat that finished the field Robert Armstrong helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to Brockville with Margret I bought 1 barrel of swedes iron 11s.3d copper rod 3s-4d rasp 2s.4d horse nails 1s.1d hammer 1s.10 1/2 paper 4d Book 11 1/2d steel 3s</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>working in the Barn &amp; sharping drills</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>cleaned flax seed &amp; fixed the flax for the show wattie cut part of the oats on the new land</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>finished the oats Samuel Innis came hear &amp; we shode the horses Matthew Towe still at the Well very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the aftenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Freadrick Moore came to thrash the Peas could not thrash them the straw wound round the uper fanners he thrashed 22 Bushel of oats &amp; 2 Bushel of Buckwheat heavy rain last night Matthew worked 1/2 day tharsh &amp; 1/2 {illegible} day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain till about 3 oclock in the afternoon went to Brockville with Barley oats flax &amp; flaxseed apples Grapes lining &amp; Bags sweeds for the Fair stopt at Robisons all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went into Brockville with Robisons to the faire Matthew worked at the well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Jock Margret &amp; the Boys came to the Fair Mathew went to the fair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Jock brought Ellen down to day I stopt at the Fair all the time Flora Hall was beautiful there was A Grand display of Horses Bulls &amp; swine sheep &amp; cows was not so good</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>Sept</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Plowed sowed &amp; draged A part of the Garden with about half a Bushel of wheat that Father picked when we was cuting the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>pulled 2 load of corn &amp; husked it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>helped Rob at the thrashing machin Jock took care of the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>bound &amp; drew in the oats in the New land</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>picked 1 load of corn in the forenoon Samuel Innis thrashed the Peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>picked 1/2 load of corn husked a rainy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Matthew worked at the well 2 days this week we picked better than 20 Bushel of snow apples &amp; poeel them in Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Gordon preach in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>picked 2 load of Corn very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>finished picking the corn went to john Purvis &amp; got A list of the rateable property of the school section</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to John McNish near Stones for 15 bushel 6 per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>put the corn in the crib had it full of Good Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>began to dig the Potatos Ground very dry &amp; hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>picked apples slacked the lime &amp; put up the hog Matthew worked all this week at the Well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Philph preach in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>began to dig the potatos very poor crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; atended an Agricultural meeting in the Court House</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>picked &amp; packed 3 Barrels of snow Apples</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Brockville with 3 Barrels of snow apples sold them for ten shillings per Barrel old Mr Mallock &amp; the Rev Mr White came here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>finished diging the potatos R. Armstrong helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>pulled the Beets poor crop on acount of the dry weather Matthew worked all the Week in the Well got A little Water</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <p>Nov</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>s</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Paid Martin Redman seven pounds ten shillings</td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>1 Box of Glafs 12s pully 1s iron 3s school Book &amp; slat 5s</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb tea</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>1 quart linseed oil 1s3d putty 6d Black lead 6d</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>steel 1s 10 1/2d</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>tea 2s soap 6s</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec 9</td> <td>Dye stuff</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1851</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb Feb 22</td> <td>got from John McDonald 1 lb tea 2.9d 1/2 lb saltpeter 5d</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Articles bought &amp; other expences</td> <td>L</td> <td>S</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>1 spoke shave 2s-3d - 3 nibs 2s&amp;6d file 7d shoe thread</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>8 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1lb nails 7d bit 6d postage 9d sand paper 3d</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 side sole leather 17 lb 1s 3d per lb</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>wire 3s-3d nailrod 6d testament 10s pencils 2 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>8 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Gimblet 6d - c{illegible} &amp; beer 6d</td> <td>-</td> <td>1</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 Bowls 1s- 2 Pickers 10d 1 Bowls 2 1/2d 1 Pitchers 9</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>9 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>pepper 4 1/2d saleratus 6d alum 4d creamatarter 6d</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>8 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>mader 1s Indigo 3s-3d spoons 9d Cotton yarn 5s.6d</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>pasbord 2 1/2d Blacking 3d Coffee 10d tea 3s.4d</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Soap 8d fine Comb 6d Ribbon 4d Ginghams 1s 3d</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Starch 6d Maches 7d</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 pair Boots 15s for Dudley 1 side uper leather 15s.6d</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>linseed oil 1s-3d Bee wax 9d paper 6d gunsheles</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Wach 5s-6d plow shear 2s 6d</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Barrel Salt 6s.3d iron 5s, bottom tin Boiler 3s-9d</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>plow point 2s.6d wire 7d steel 2s.10d tea 1s.4 1/2d</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>3 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 lb nails 6d paper 7d B wool 3d Postage 1s.5d</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Ginger 1s antimoniel wine 7 1/2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>tin and saw file 5 - 12 lb nails 3s</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>postage 1s 1 1/2d. 2 lb nails 6 Brandy 3s.1 1/2 d envelopes 7d</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 bundle cotten yarn 6s 1 lb indigo 6s 6d Crock 4s</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6 cotton 2s 9d 1 lb tea 2s6d soap 8 alum 2d pins 4d</td> <td>-</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>comb 3d thread 5d gingham 10 1/2 napkin 6d</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3 yrd edging 4 1/2d neadles 6 champher 6d</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>4 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>iron hoops &amp; rivets 2s-6d shoe thread 4 1/2d</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>shaving soap 1s.3d 2 pikes 8d tea 3s coffee 1s ginger 7 1/2 d</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>6 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Barrel Salt 5s plow point 2s.3d linseed oil 1s.3d</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>ingo 3s 1 1/2d cotton 2s6d looking glafs 2s6d paper 10d</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>11 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid E McDonals for spining 1L 8s corn Basket 3s</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>sundries 5s 9 1/2d</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>9 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20 lb nails 3d per lb 5s 1/2 lb tea 1s-7 1/2d Do 1/4 lb 7 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20 lb nails 3 per lb 5s Rates 2L 9s -1d</td> <td>2</td> <td>14</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 lb nails 10d but &amp; screws for Jocks door 1s</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>sundres at Caintown 2s 9d</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1850</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>Articles Bought &amp; other expences</td> <td></td> <td>s</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>1 lb tea 2s-9d thead 7 1/2 McDons</td> <td>T</td> <td>3</td> <td>4 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>1Ax 6s-6d. 1lb nials 6d Do -o</td> <td>T</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1lb tea 2s.9d.1 1/2 lb Coffe 11d per lb 1s-4 1/2 d</td> <td>T</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 Ax handle 7 1/2d Brockville</td> <td>G</td> <td>0</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Paid 3s for Binding Cultivator Currie</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>=</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Comb 1s-1d sugar 1lb 6d sundrys 2s.2d</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb 4</td> <td>1 lb tea 2s.6d - 1 cap 1s-3d M McKee Elingham</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>an order give to Erls &amp; Hogan on McDonald</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>received from M McKee Elingham</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>sundrys</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid WB McClean on Ackland afair</td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 9</td> <td>Paid G Sherwood for Advice in Ackland affair</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Paid Richard Colman &amp; Co on acpt</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Ellen received at J &amp; S Rofs sundrys</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Tea &amp; sundrys</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Plough</td> <td>2</td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 points Dung fork &amp; seeds</td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>1 Barrel fine salt</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>steel 1s.1 1/2d paper 7d rosin 3d horse nails 6</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>5 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April 10</td> <td>tea</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May 16</td> <td>tea</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>turnip seed 1lb 1/2 3s per lb Book 2s</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>P point 2s.6d awls thread 8d</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>S. pencils 2 1/2 d tea 1lb 3s soap 8</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>sundrys</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 3</td> <td>1 1/4 yrd satin 4s-9 per yard</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>11 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1 lb Tea 3s per lb nails 10 1/2d</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 12</td> <td>2 Bundles Cotton yarn</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8 Buts 1s.8d nails 1s-10d tea 1s3d</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>sent by Post 1s 5 for insurance</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>postage 4 1/2 starch 5d</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>indigo</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>9</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1850</td> <td>Cash received</td> <td>L</td> <td>s</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb 5</td> <td>2 Cows sold</td> <td>6</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>J J McIntosh</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>G 4 Doz</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 1/2 B. Turnips</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>7 B. turnips</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>8 1/2 Do Do</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>4 Doz Egs</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>5 Do Do</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5 Do Do</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>3 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>received C.C.A.S</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>veal</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>oats &amp; veal</td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>3 Bushel Corn</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>makeing 2 cradles</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>wheat sold</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 10</td> <td>wheat Do</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Do - Do</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>New 2 Bushel cash</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>8 Bushel w</td> <td>1</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>8 lambs sold</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>parl of oxen</td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>5 Bushel turnip</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>18 Bushel F wheat</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>17 Bushel turnips</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Bushel corn lize</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>2 hogs</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>sasagus</td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>turkes 22</td> <td>2</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>turnips</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible} sold</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>per lb</td> <td>L</td> <td>s</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9-4 at 6d 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15-1/2 at. 6. Do</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9 1/2 at 6 - Do</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19 bl - grease Woo</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>-</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>56 - at 6 -</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible} 16</td> <td>45 1/2 at 6 - - Do</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7 -- at 6 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>49 3/4 at 6 Do</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>60 at 6 Do</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16 at 6 Do</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9 1/4 at 6 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11 at 6 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>11 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1851</td> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>s</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 14</td> <td>Bought 1 keg of Powder</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>file</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 6</td> <td>22 lb cast steel</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>saltpeter &amp; paper</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>copper rod 3s.4d hamer 1s.10 1/2 d</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>2 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>faceing hammer &amp; makeing one</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>1 keg of Powder</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October 14</td> <td>1 Keg of Powder</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>cast steel</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>saltpeter &amp; paper</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Paid Matthew for 30 Days</td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{Total}</td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Cure for Ring Bone</p> <p>one pint of spirits turpinetine the turpinetin to be put on three days three ties A day</p> <p>one pint oil spike one ounce spanish flies put into A bottle &amp; well mixed togather put on 3 times A day for 3 days then but it twist A for 3 days with salt Butter then scour the foot with A strong hard soap suds repeat the operation for 3 sucsafsave times</p> <p>shave of the hair before commencing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1847</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>9th Dec</td> <td>took 1 Cow hide &amp; 4 sheep skins without wool to J</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1848 June</td> <td>Do 3 Calf skins J. Farguson 1849 {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1850 June 19</td> <td>took 1 kip &amp; 4 Calf skins to J. Kinc(cut off)</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{some rough pencil calculations}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>James Marchel borrowed 193 feet of lath</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>think Mag's heffer took the Bull 16th M M</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Number Trees</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>No. &amp;</td> <td>Name of Trees from R{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Large Yellow Bough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>fall Pippin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Lymans large summer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Pound sweeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Summer Rose</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Twenty ounce</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>White Seeknofurther</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Porter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Northern Spy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Red Cheek Pippin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Red Astracan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Erely Joe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>William's Early</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Fourth row in the nursery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>All between No Red through {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>All between N2 pound Apples</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>All between N3 Large red pippin - these came from the river by Jacob Vandouzen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Strawberry from R Wing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the Early Scarlet next the Beehouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Black Prince next 1849</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Elinghams next</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>No milo 140 Cleart 60 36 on Wild {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John 32 1/2 / 10 Clearer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1850</td> <td>3 row of the Black Prince</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 Do of the Early Scarlet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N1</td> <td>Black {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N2</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N3</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {second column} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Buller {probably Butter}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>May 31</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>June</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Hay Prices {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>are planted {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>In Johns {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>commmenced {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N2</td> <td>Fall P{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N3</td> <td>Lyman{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N1</td> <td>Large yel{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N4</td> <td>Pound {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N6</td> <td>Twenty ou{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N11</td> <td>red Ast{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N12</td> <td>Early Ye{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N8</td> <td>Porter {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Commenced</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>N7</td> <td>White seekno {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N9</td> <td>Northern Sp{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Commenc{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N5</td> <td>Summe{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N10</td> <td>Red Cheeked {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>of the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>the{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>with {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>from {cut off}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible but probably Oct 1851}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>pulled the carrots had 25 Bushel good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>shelled 5 Bushel of corn A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>cleaned 19 Bushel of wheat Matthew finished the Well &amp; Jock settled with him his charge was 5 shillings per Day &amp; he worked 30 Days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Younge Mills with 19 Bushel of wheat &amp; 5 Bushel of corn got it ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>stoned up part of the well the Boys drew in the Potatos had only about fourty Bushel poor crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>drew some stones for the well wet Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Huntingdon Preach Snowed about four inches last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>finished stoneing up the Well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>cleaned the Peas had 56 Bushel put 9 Bushel of Gold vines to the left of the Grenry &amp; 22 Bushel of the Garner Pea to the right</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Jock &amp; Margret went to John Elinghams took 2 baskets of turnips &amp; 100 lb of flour for him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville took 14 Bushel of turnips gave Hazelwood 5 &amp; Griffin 6 Bushel of them Robert Armstrong helped the boys to pull the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>the boys worked at the turnips the forenoon went to John Ackland raising in the afternoon Jock was there all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov 1</td> <td>finished pulling the turnips A midling Crop Jock was at the raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Jock went to Elingham with 19 1/2 Bush of turnips &amp; he gaive John Kincaid {illegible} of flour</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>Nov</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Archabal Davison came to pave the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>worked at the stable all hands</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Do -- Do Jonney went to Henry Armstrongs dung Bee with the Horses &amp; waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>worked at the stable Daniel Nowland worked 2 days in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>the Boys helped Wm Hogan at thrashing Machin Jock &amp; Me worked at the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Arche finished paving the stable he worked 5 1/2 days at it A little rain this afternoon the Rev Mr Phelps came &amp; staid all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Phelpt preach from</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>worked at the stable fixing the bails for the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to Brockville with Jock &amp; Margret took 4 1/2 7 lb Bushel corn for the tin smith at Lafayettes at 2s3d per Bushel or 10s.4 1/2d got from him 1 tin horn &amp; stove pipes I bought cloth for A vest with triming 9s 1d - 1 hankerchief 5s .1 Barrel salt 7s.6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>drew wood for A coal pit set it up Wm Davis helped the log broke the Waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>tended the coal pit got Mcfauls to make an axeltre</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>worked at turning lath rain &amp; hail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>the ground compleatly covered with ice we had to sharp the horses shoes we likewise sharpened A Mr Cambles horse A Coleportion of Kingston Bible socitie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Jock went Collman corners with Father to A Quarterly Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Atened coal pitt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>kille the hogs settled &amp; Paid J &amp; Henry McDonald 12s.10d by John Lamb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{may be torn flap from previous page?} 18th</p> <p>De nses</p> <p>{illegible}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville took 1 hog (266 pounds) got $5 per cwt. settled with Morton &amp; McKee &amp; paid them likewise with J &amp; S (Rofs &amp; paid them got 3 stove pipes 7 1⁄2 each &amp; A dum stove 7s-6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Jock helped Wm Davis to kill hogs got the coal into the shope</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>A heavy snow storm last night &amp; all day the snow fell about 14 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>put up the stove chored about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Brockville to Church &amp; heard the Rev. Mr. Whyte preach &amp; he Baptized William A fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Jock helped Thoms Davis to Kill A stear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville gave Thomas Booth 5 Bushel of turnips 1per 1 per &amp; Mr Watson 6 gal 2 pair of mittens 3s per pair from Mr Watson gave Richard Hazelwood 2 Bushel of Corn 2s.3d per Bushel got 2 elbows from Mr Killbourn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>made A slaugh tounge for John Yonge went home with it &amp; stope all night &amp; he came to Farmersville with me to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Nomination of Richards and Gowan Jock Father &amp; Mother went to the Widow Clows Funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>A little snow last night &amp; rain all day Jock went to John Henarys to A ston Bee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to Samuel Innises in the afternoon to fix A slaugh for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>The Revd Mr Smart Preached in Caintown in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec 1</td> <td>Robert Hazelwood helped me to turn the aur-bour for A cider Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Brockville to an Agricultur{cut off} &amp; there was none</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>Dec</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>received from David Cornal 19bls of sole leather at Colmans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>fixed the stable for the calfs &amp; A stall for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to McIntoshes to the Election– John Purvis was returning officer – Philip Wing, Wm. Bull and Wm. Matthew were agents for Richards, John Levit and David Hamilton agents for Gowan – Voted for Gowan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to the Election at the close of the Poll Richards 215 Gowan 88 R.M.127.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville took 112 turkes got 2s each for 6 &amp; 2s.1d each for the other 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>the Revd Mr Philph preachd at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>heavy rain last night ^&amp; all day Samuel Innis &amp; Wm McCormick came hear to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>threashed the oats the Peas &amp; oats Barley &amp; A small stack of wheat hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Jock &amp; Margret went to John Youngs &amp; got A side of cow hide or uper leather from John Kincaid it weighed six lb he likewise got our own side &amp; took them both to Johns</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>cleaned 19 Bushel of wheat very cold &amp; windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>cleaned 12 Bushel of Barley 23 of Peas &amp; oats &amp; 84 Bushel of oats 27 Bushel was put in Bin next the Door &amp; 38 in next</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville &amp; Bought of Morton &amp; McKee tow bundles of cotton yarn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach in the afternoon A very cold &amp; stormy day with some snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>worked at A trundle Bed for Jock.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>finished the Bed sted cold windy weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>worked at A ox sled for Thomas Davis.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>finished the sled &amp; went to the council &amp; went with P Wing on forming an Agriculture Socitie</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>Dec</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to help Robert Armstrong at thrashing machin the wind so heavy that we could do nothing Jock went to Green Bush Steem Mill with 17 Bushel of wheat &amp; 4 Bushel corn got 1 bag of flour – No grinding for want of water at any of the rest of the mills.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Killed 4 sheep that were fatening they were first rate very windy the Roads very bad with the Drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Huntingdon Preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; atended an Agricultural Meeting Jock &amp; wattie helped Robert Armstrong at thrashing machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>still at the machin cold weather went for Samuel Innis he came hear &amp; maid 0 horse shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville bought an Ax 6s-3d from Webster warrented.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>worked in the shop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew some wood very cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Jock went to the steem Mill for his grist &amp; got it he went to John Yonges &amp; got A pair of Boots for wattie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to Farmersvill &amp; took Back the full cloth because it was badly finished &amp; took Back A side of upper leather to John Kincaid &amp; exchanged it for another the one I took Back weighed 6 lb the one I got weighed 7 lb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>helped Jock to shoe the horses Quite A thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>heavy rain last night the snow nearly gone this Morning rain &amp; snow with heavy wind this afternoon &amp; night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Jock &amp; Jonny helped James Heugs at thrashing machin for tow throughs we all went to Adam Armstrongs at night with Rob</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Innis &amp; McCormick came here this morning &amp; thrashed Black see wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>finished thrashing the Wheat I went to Colemans Corners An Agricultural Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard Mr Keeler exort</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to McIntoshs to town Meeting &amp; Phillip Wing was elected councilor for our Ward &amp; Mr. Shankster was Elected inspector of license.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>drew up some wood windy weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>cleaned some of the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do I went to John Younge stop all night got Jocks Boots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>drew some wood oiled the harnefs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to Brockville in A Cutter with Wattie &amp; heard the Revd Mr White preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Jock and Margret to Ramsay. Grandpa went with them to Perth I cleaned some of the Wheat the second time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Adam Armstrong helped to clean the wheat had 142 Bushel of Black see I worked at A bob sleigh for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>atended school meeting. Dr. George Keer elected school trustee heavy wind &amp; snow there was A voted 5 pounds for school purposes.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>made A tonge &amp; roler for Adams bob sleigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Brockville with A cutter took tow Bushel of corn for Mr Wright got 4s.6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>fixed A bin for the wheat &amp; cleand the club wheat had 32 1/2 Bushel</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 18</td> <td>went to canitown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Level preach A Mifsionery sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>drew some wood very cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>ewnt to Mrs McIntoshs funeral she was buried at Colmans Corners I atended an agriculture meeting very cold stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>worked at A sleigh for ourselves</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Jock went to Macelhenys Mill with with 14 Bushel of B sea Wheat &amp; 1 1/2 Bushel of Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>drew some wood cold with some snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Jock went to A wood Bee of Thomas Daviss</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart Preach in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>cleaned the Barn floor &amp; the tailins Jock &amp; Wattie drew the Bark out of the woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Jock went to Colmans with A load of Bark Wattie &amp; me thrashed part of the Gold straw wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>drew A load of Bark to Colmans A very stormy day of wind &amp; snow wattie &amp; me thrashed in the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Jock &amp; e went to Brockville I gave Ira Mallory Wraths survay on No 13 to present to the council to have the rates take of that part that is in the Lake</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Jock went to Colmans with A load of Bark wattie &amp; me cleaned the Gold straw wheat had 13 1/2 Bushel besides some that was picked clean for seed very winy some snow very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>heavy wind &amp; snow all night &amp; all day the wind from North East with A havy drift the side roads compleatly filled up</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <p>February</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>no meeting to day the roads so bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Brockville for to atend the Annual Meeting of County Agriculture Society the roads so bad that I did not get there in time for the meeting. Was elected President.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew some wood snow very deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to McIntoshes to the council &amp; to Weeks for stuff for seats for the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Jock went Macelhenys Mill with 25 Bushel of wheat he weighed the wehat at the Mill &amp; it weighed 26 1/2 Bushel he got 44 lbs for the Bushel &amp; 14 lbs for the half Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>he went to Brockville with the flour &amp; got 8s per 100 lbs Johney &amp; me helped James Hans at the thrashing machin fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>to day &amp; thursday we got out 12 hemlock saw logs heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Whyte preach &amp; saw Mefsr Watson Mr Carrefs ordained Elders</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>drew more saw logs cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do began to rain at sun down &amp; to thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning went to Brockville with Father Ellen &amp; Margret Ellen bought A Brafs Kettle I atended an Agricultural Meeting the roads good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Jock drew saw logs to McIntoshs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Wattie Drew Do Do wood Do Jock went to Macelhenys mill with 25 Bushel wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>wattie drew saw logs to the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Whyte &amp; Partook of sacrament</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <p>Feb</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>went to the widow yonges paid Elizabeth 12L..10s &amp; 2 pound 5 shilling intrest got 1 mole</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>drew saw logs to the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville with the floor sold it got A Bed sted fro 150 lb at the rate of 10s .100 lb let the Rofses have some for A plow at 9s per 100 lb &amp; more he sold for 8s 6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18 19</td> <td>Father &amp; me went to Merrickville in serch of Petter Nicoll we went to Killmanock but could not find him came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Jock went to Colmans with A cord of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 22</td> <td>Do -- Do he went with 2 load got 6s per cord I went with John Yonge to Lansdown to see his Mother she was sick stopt all night at Berrs came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>began to draw wood from Phillips place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Richard Marchel came &amp; helped to chop wood I went to Macelheny mill with 4 Bushel of corn &amp; 19 Bushel {illegible} seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>We had A Bee to draw wood from Phillips place we got A fine lot of wood drew</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Robert Armstrong had A wood Bee Jock wattie &amp; Jonney went to it fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>drew 2 load of wood from Phillips A heavy storm of snow &amp; wind so that they could work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to caintown the roads very heavy there was no Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March 1</td> <td>drew cord wood from the Thomson place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>heavy wind &amp; snow last night &amp; most of today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew cord wood from the Thomson place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>cut down two pine trees at the edge of the harper field &amp; got 8 small logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>drew cord wood in the forenoon &amp; hay in the afternoon Jock went to James Hazelwoods wood Bee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Jock went to Lyn took 14 Bushel of ashes gave them P Lee for 6 1/2 per Bushel got 30 1/2 yrd cotton at 66 1/4 per yrd 15s..11d Due 8 4</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 7</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr White preach &amp; brought Father &amp; Mother from Quartly Meeting stopt at John Clows &amp; got our Dinner Grandmother Armstrong almost killed by Allen Erels runing his horses against her back. She was carried into our house. Dr. Keer came &amp; bleed her. Dr. Morton came after she was coming from Mr Smart Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>she is A little better taken home in A Bed in there own sleigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain all Day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>the Black heffer Dead this morning in the stable she was hooked yesterday drew 30 load of dung to the 2 field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to the wood to draw ogs the snow is so that we could do nothing drew hay Jock went to Colmans Mill load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to McIntosh Mill with 14 Bushel of Wheat &amp; drew 8 pine logs to Mcs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>drew hay from the cap went for the grist Jock Ellen &amp; me went to S Scot on A visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Huntington preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>mended the Children shoes very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>fixed sap Buckets the snow going very fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to Davidsons Mill for clapboard got 1000 feet for 7$ on William Hazelwood acount the roads nearly beair exceipt in the wood there was good sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>thrashed the oats in the old Barn that grew on new land stormy day snow about 4 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Brockville with Jock &amp; Ellen Bought from J. &amp; S. Rofs a brafs clock 17s .6d warrented 1 yeare 5 plow points 2s-3d each</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 19</td> <td>settled with Killbourn the tinsmith &amp; paid hime in flour (flour sold for 9s per 100) 2 lbs tea 6s.5 1/2 lb clover seed 9 per pound &amp; sundry other articles amounting to tow pound five shilling &amp; tow pence of which was Paid for by A due Bill of that amount agreed with Mr Cosgrove to cure A spavin on the Colt for 4$ if there is A cure performed if not no charge gave him 5s he gave us ointment &amp; Blister to aply slaiging is good .</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Brockville Brought tea kettle 4s A washdish 1s.3d a tea canister 1s.3d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preach at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>drew out 7 saw logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>drew 3 Baswood log &amp; 4 hemlock logs to McIntoshs Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>wattie went to McIntosh Mill with 17 1/2 Bushel of club wheat &amp; 1 hemlock log Jock &amp; Jonney drew the hay from the New land A heavy storm of snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>drew 2 logs from the New land for the wood House William Clow &amp; his Wife here on A visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew more logs the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>To Wm. Bordons for a pump for Jock’s well &amp; the upper part of ours gave him an order on J &amp; S Rofs for tow pound ten shilling &amp; six pence in payment Jock taped 172 trees the sap runs Well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Philps Preach the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>drew more logs &amp; helped in the Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do Do very cold &amp; hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>hail &amp; rain in forenoon heavy snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td>Jock taped 39 trees I went to Lyn got an order from David Cornal on Henry Purvis for tow pounds on Fathers acount received 19 lb of leather the 2nd of December last at one shilling per lb from H Purvis &amp; A due Bill now for one pound one shilling from J &amp; H McDonald on Purvis acount the Day dull with A little snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Jock started for John Youngs to change some seed oats met him comeing here &amp; came back with him he Brought A pair of fine Boots for wattie A dull Day with A little snow in the afternoon wattie &amp; Jonney went to Farmersville to an Examining gave John Kincaid 150 lb of flour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew some rail cuts from the New land clear fine day till near night then it snowed nearly 2 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard Mr Houghton preach in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon the slaighing almost gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>worked in the sugar Bush sap run well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>snowed about 5 inch last night went to Brockville with the slaigh with Father he was summond as a witnefs in a case of larcency of James Cimmins</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>worked in the sugar bush the sap runs well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Brockville for Father in the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>work in the sugar bush sap runs well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to Brockville with Father the case had not come on the case on tis afternoon cimmins got 3 months hard labour.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 11</td> <td>the Revd Mr Huntingdon preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>worked in the sugar bush has made 234 lb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>No frost last night drew hay from the cap</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Samuel Innis &amp; Jock worked all day in the Blacksmith shop at horse shoes &amp; the ploughs I am very bad with a fellon on my thumb can do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>I went to Dr Keer &amp; got my thumb lanced wattie went to John Yonge with some leather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Farmersville with Jock to Dr Morton he laid my thumb open I had got no rest for tow night got immediate ease A little frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Jock cleaned flax with Jenney Father &amp; the Boys worked in the sap bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Mr Vanson preached in Caintown in the fore &amp; Dr Petter Scovell preached in the after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Began the Spring Work by drawing stones of the concefsion Field snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Jock Began to Plow for the first in the consefsion field it was mowed last year very heavy Winds no rain the snow all gone very little frost in the ground this year the Boys drew stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>some rain this forenoon but still cold plowed a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>dully hazey day plowed &amp; drew stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>plowed &amp; drew stones cold wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>hard frost last night plowed &amp; drew stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>the Rev Mr Philp preached at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>plowed &amp; drew stones frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Do - Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>plowed &amp; cut some brush loged old log</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>draged the corn ground began to plow 2 feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>wattie plowed in 2 field Jock in the concefsion field A little warmer to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td>A fine rain this morning wattie went to McIntoshs Mill with 4 /2 bushel of corn in the afternoon wattie went Benjm Thompson to A plowing Bee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached this afternoon in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Jock finished plowing the consefsion field this forenoon then him &amp; wattie finished the plowing of 3 acres in the 2 field the weather still cold Daniel Nowland worked in the garden Matthew Towe choped cord wood in S Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Jock &amp; wattie plowed in the field front of the House</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>wattie &amp; the Boys drew dung to the orchard &amp; Jock plowed in the field frount of the House fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Jock finished plowing the field frount of the house Began to Sow &amp; sowed 6 1/2 Bushel of Gold vine Peas in the 2 field south side &amp; 1 Bushel of the Garner Pea on the tow ridges this way A warm dry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Sowed in the Consefsion field 6 Bushel of the Garner Peas Jock began to Plow the Orchard 13 1/2 Bushel in al of peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>cross draged the Peas Jock finished Plowing the orchard &amp; he Plowed the Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>the Widdow Rowsom was Buried in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Sowed 2 Bushel of Barley 4 Bushel of the little oats that we got from Adam Armstrong 1 Bushel of the Poll oats &amp; 1/2 Bushel of Flax seed all in the field front of the House Sowed 4 Bushel of Black sea wheat in the orchard at the House Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 11</td> <td>Sowed 1 1/2 Bushel of the large oats &amp; 7 1/2 Bushel of Peas &amp; oats in Concefsion field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>fine rain this morning Sowed 8 Bushel of Poll Oats draged with oth teems A fine growing Day in the con field the Peas &amp; oats &amp; the oats sowed at the rate of 2 1/2 Bushel per Acre</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>the Woods begin to look Green Jock began to plow in the corn field wattie finished draging the consefsion field Jock plowed in the corn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>rolled the consefsion field Jock plowed in the corn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Jock &amp; Elen went to Brockville Bought 3 Barrel of Plaster 5s.6d Per Barrel &amp; 1 Bar of sweads iron 11s.6d. 1L.7s.6d per cwt Sowed 4 Bushel of the Scotch wheat in the corn field below the Bull paster A little rain in the morning dull hasey day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Mr Vanson preached at caintown in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Rolled the Scotch wheat Jock began to plow the turnip ground &amp; all below it to the wood the fall wheat being killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>wattie &amp; the boys drew dung to the 2nd field Jock plowing where he did yesterday Daniel Nowland worked 1/2 day in the Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>hard frost this morning Sowed 4 Bushel Scotch wheat &amp; 1/2 Bushel on the 3 1/2 ridges next the path as far as the turnip ground went it picked by the head 8 1/2 Bushel of Scotch wheat in all Jock plowed in the 2 field the boys drew dung in the afternoon A little rain with thunder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>drew dung in the forenoon wattie went McIntoshs Mill in afternoon with 8 Bushel of wheat very cold Day with some rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 21</td> <td>drew dung to 2nd field Jock plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>sowed grafs seed on the turnip ground &amp; all below it gave it 1 strock of the drag draged in the 2 field in the afternoon Jock plowing same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>the Revd Mr Philps preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>finished plowing the 2 field &amp; dragd it with the cultivator Planted 4 1/2 Bushel of the Erly potatos next the peas the tow rows this way ruff skined Ground very dry hard frost this morning then the Ramsey The Jack horse Died last night his little guts full of Blood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Planted 2 acres in Corn the while first 13 1/2 Bushel in all seed very small</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Planted 9 Bushel of Potatos Ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Jock &amp; Lizey &amp; little Elen went to Brockville A little rain about noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to the Funeral of Mrs Thomas Purvis she was Buried at the stone Church the Revd Mr Smart preached wattie went to John Younge's for leather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>wattie drew stuff fro McIntoshs saw Mill he took 6 Bushel of Corn to Mill very high winds to Day Ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Mr Houghton preached at caintown in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon A little rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>washed the sheep very windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td>crofs plowed the turnip ground I went to Robinsons to see Aunt Mary she had been very un well but she is geting better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>draged the beet ground &amp; drew some dung to it worked at the foot of the field frount of Eliyes choping &amp; burning old logs A very little rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>ridged the Carrot &amp; Beet ground planted 4 rows Allinghams &amp; 1 1/2 long white carrot A little rain this forenoon Sheep Sheared the sheep</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1852</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 4</td> <td>planted 2 rows of mangel wurtsol &amp; 8 of Sugar Beets in 2 field wattie plowed About 3/4 of Acre for Bucwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>rolled part of the wheat &amp; the Beets mangols &amp; carrots went Lyn to an agricultureal Meeting of the hard frost this morning grape vines frozen Black</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to caintown heard Mr Keeler preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>began to plow the summer follow A little last night &amp; this morning ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; atended an Agricultural meeting in the Court House was chosen Judge of a mach of plowing which took place on the Farm of Eward Howard of Elizabethtown between Mr. Morton of County of Leeds,his man was Henry Paterson, and Mr. Orbit of the State of New York, his mans, name unknown, for a purse of fifty dollars. Mr. Stilwell was Mr. Orbit’s judge and I was Mr.Morton’s. Mr. Willson of Brockville recommended Mr. Hough as the third man. The decision was that the British plowman did the best work as a whole and was entitled to the purse. The Ameracan plowman in commencing his ridge or cut the tow first furs about four inches deep and eleven wide and from one to tow inches apart and very uneven the next two furs was laid up well about 6 inches deep which left a very uncemely sentre or crown the rest of the ridge was laid rather flat the finishing furr was entirely to deep it looked like a dich. Peterson’s ridges looked well but when you came to examine them the furrs was laid so close that you might run your hand along between the furrs his furs was cut between five and six inches deep &amp; eight broad. We considered Patersons the best as a whole and gave a cheke to Paterson for the fifty dollars.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Grain thrashed by Innis</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Peas</td> <td>56</td> <td>Bushel</td> <td>paid 2 1/4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wheat</td> <td>19</td> <td>Do</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Barley</td> <td>12</td> <td>Do</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Peas &amp; Oats</td> <td>23</td> <td>Do</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oats</td> <td>84</td> <td>Do</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wheat</td> <td>42</td> <td>Do</td> <td>paid 6 Bushel of wheat 25th March</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wheat</td> <td>32 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>Do 1 Bushel of Sch wheat Wm Mccormic</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Due the above April 5s Paid Inis 1 Bushel scotch wheat April 27th April 8s.4d Oat 1/2 D Barley &amp; that settled the whole 1852 grain thrashed by Innis <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 16</td> <td>Peas</td> <td>109</td> <td>Bushel</td> <td>paid 1 Bushel Peas Paid Nov 20th 3 1/2 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October 8</td> <td>Barley</td> <td>33</td> <td>Do</td> <td>April the 21st settled &amp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>S. Wheat</td> <td>17</td> <td>Do</td> <td>paid S Innis 2 Bushel peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec 16</td> <td>Bs fall wheat</td> <td>11 1/2</td> <td>Do</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>70</td> <td>Do</td> <td>2 Bushel Scotch wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>BS Do</td> <td>22 1/2</td> <td>Do</td> <td>2 Do Black S Do in full</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Grain thrashed by Fd Moore 1853 Febuary 3th oats 195 S.C.Wheat 82 Aril April 9 settled with Moore indue him 14s.1d {The following was found in a Beatty family tree in ancestry.com which would cover 2 years missing in Rural Diaries Archives:} 1852 June 9-10-11 Road work. June 16 Visited at Thomas Scot. June 22 Ashes and plaster (lime) on the turnips. Put plaster on 4 rows of corn. Then rows no plaster, then 4 rows with plaster, next two without etc. – used white and dark plaster on alternate rows of potatoes. June 27 Minister from Kingston preached at opening of new church at Brockville. June 29 Agriculture meeting at Brockville. July 13 Agriculture meeting at Brockville. Aug. 12 Sold 2 boxes of honey at Brockville 71⁄2d per pound. Sept. 7 Agriculture meeting at Brockville Court House. Oct. 1 Father, Jock and John Rowson went to mouth of lake and in presence of Samuel Yonge, Samuel Rowson and Thomas Davis forbid old Mr. Coleman to make a dam because it would flow the water on their land. Oct. 5 Agriculture meeting at Brockville. Oct. 12 Took first premium on spring wheat and barley, second on oats, first on flax, first on bull. Oct. 13 Dr. Richman Robinson and me were appointed judges at the plowing match. Oct. 14 Got 1 1⁄2 bushels of wheat seed that took the 25£ premium at Toronto. Oct. 15 Grandpa helped dig potatoes. The ones that had the plaster were the best. Oct. 16 Mr. Frances Jones came to survey the land below the hill. Robert Armstrong and Wm. H. Davis were sworn chain bearers. Oct. 18 Went to Brockville for papers of the old survey that was left with Sherwood and Steel. Did not get them. John Hogan was sworn chain bearer in place of Wm. H. Davis. Oct. 19 George Thompson came to joint Jock’s chamber floor. Oct. 20 Paid Frances Jones 4 pounds for the survey. Oct. 26 Sold barley – 7 dollars for 14 bushels. Joseph Stewart went over the land that we expect Colman to flow. Sowed 90 point of wheat that had taken Canada Company premium. Oct. 27 Sold 2 barrels snow apples for 10s each. Nov. 3 Father had George Purvis look at low land. We had heard he was for Colman. Nov. 4 A number of men here to-day to examine land to be flowed. Nov. 6 Sold 2 hogs at Brockville – 390 lbs and 315 lbs 6s per 100 lbs. Nov. 13 Turkeys 2s each – 5 d for sausages. Nov. 20 Got a Merino ram belonging to Township Society. Nov. 22 Killed a heifer we got from John Armstrong for weaving – price $10. Nov. 30 Made a barrel of cider. Dec. 3 Jock to Dr. Morton for powders for Mother. Dec. 11 Went for Betsy. Mother very bad. Dec. 15 Roads bad. Jock went to Brockville on horseback for medicine for Mother. Dec. 18 Rev. Mr. Chapman visited Mother and gave her the sacrament. Dec. 22 Brockville for medicine for Mother. Dec. 23 Mother died in evening. Dec. 24 Jock got 2 boards for George Thompson to make coffin for mother. Dec. 25 Jock and Robert Armstrong dug grave at stone church. Dec. 26 Mother’s Funeral. Dec. 30 Sold turnips 1s per bushel. Bought axe 6s -3d warrented for 30 days. 1853 Jan. 3 Town meeting at McIntoshes Mills. Thos Davis elected council man oposed by J. J. McIntosh. I was elected inspector of licenes. Jan. 4 Wm. Morrison, Teacher 3£ per month. Jan. 10 Agriculture Meeting at Colman’s Corners. Jan. 29 Sold 103⁄4 cords of wood at 9s per cord – Received 19$ - 1 s-9d. (This would show that 19$ was equivalent of 89s.) Feb. 1 Completed payment on land bought from Elizabeth Younge. Feb. 6 Went to Adam Robinson’s funeral with Elen. Feb. 12 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville – Crock of butter to J. Lenet. Feb. 15 Went to Wm. And John Clows, with Elen, Margaret, Betsy and Father for a visit. Feb. 20 Council meeting at McIntoshs. Feb. 28 Brockville with Jock, Margaret, Mother-in-law attended Annual Meeting County Agriculture Societie. March 4 Brockville with Father to hear Rev. Mr. Ryerson on school. March 15 Went to Widow Youngs with Ellen and Margaret. Father went to Kempville with Samuel Inis. March 29 &amp; 29Taped trees in the sugar bush. April 6 Making sap buckets. April 13 Sworn as auditor at council meeting. April 15 With George Littlejohn audit on the Township Account. April 17 Mrs. Griffin’s funeral at Stone Church. April 20 Got an Act for to procet mill owners from George Brown Esq. M.P.P. With G. Littlejohn finished audit at John Purvises. April 22 Planted apple and cherry trees. Total 50. May 6 Went to Farmersville – Wm. G. Garnen to inspect 2 Temperance Houses. May 10 Father, Ellen, Margaret went to James Harkness’ wife’s funeral at Perth. May 12 Archibald Thompson’s wife’s funeral. May 28 With Mr. Hough to Brockville about purchases of stock for the Agriculture Society. June 4 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville. June 6 With Robert Wood then went on to Board of the Ontario in company C. E. Jones and J. W. Hough to purchase stock for the County Agriculture Society. June 12 &amp; 15 Working on roads. June 16 I came home from New York. (No mention of going there) June 25 Agriculture Meeting. July 5 Shaving Shingles. July 14 Sold 5 cows and steers to 2 yankies. $120.00. July 17 I went to Dr. Keer and he bled me and ordered me to take another dose of Julup. July 26 Election at McIntoshs voted for Mr. James. July 27 Jock went to election. July 30 Pulled flax. July 31 Sick horse. Dr. Keer gave horse mixture of hogs lard and tar – horse died a not in his guts. Aug. 19 Wattie to Brockville to see the circus. Brought me some medicine that Dr. Keer ordered. Sept. 1 Framing wood shed. Sept. 8 To Brockville with Father-in-law. Sept. 12 Inspected a Temperance House at Mallorytown with Eaphrim Davis for George James. Sept. 13 At Brockville – sold butter 81⁄2d per pound. Sept. 20 Sold 27 pork barrels for 1£-3s-5d at Charlestown. Sept. 26 Ellen put to bed of a son. Sept. 27 Bought highwines 2s-6d – peperment 71⁄2s. Sept. 30 Building seller. Oct. 10 Fixed grain for the show. Oct. 12 Cattle show at Lyn – took 1st on Fall Wheat 1st on Bull and 1st on Yearling Heifer and other premiums. Oct. 15 Finished the seller – Walter to Landsdown to School. Oct. 19 Jock got 10s to 7s-6d for 7 barrels of snow apples. Oct. 20 Bot 2 cows a heifer and calf for 47 dollars. Oct. 24 A man at Brockville tried for murder, pleaded guilty was condemned to be hung on the 17th of Nov. Oct. 31 Bee to raise wood house. Nov. 3 &amp; 5 Grandpa helped shingle woodhouse. Nov. 7 Packed and salted 2 barrels of Pork. Nov. 12 Sold butter 9d per pound – geese 1s-3d. Nov. 17 Simpson executed for murder of Wm. Fell. Nov. 21 Quarreyed stone for cistern. Nov. 25 Put cattle in stable first time this year. Dec. 9 Fixed horse power to make cider. Dec. 13 Sold 16 turkeys – 2s-6d and 2s-3d. Dec. 16 Pressed the pumis (apples) it was a little sour the juice quite thick. Dec. 23 Ellen very sick. Dec. 26 Mrs. Kincaid died tonight. 1854 Jan. 4 Jock and Grandpa to Town meeting. Jan. 5 John Younge came with his wife to go to see his mother who was very sick. Jan. 7 John Younge’s mother died. She was buried at Brockville – Church of England. Jan. 13 Finger lanced by Dr. Keer. Jan. 17 To Brockville with Wattie (Big Watt) to Grammer School. Mr. J. Ross introduced us to the Teacher. Jan. 21 To Lyn to Annual Meeting of Agriculture Society. Received 1£-0-71⁄2d each as premium because there was 25 per cent taken of the premium because there was not enough funds. The County Society took more than its share of the Government grant. Feb. 1 Agriculture Meeting at Brockville. March 7 Agriculture Meeting at Lyn. March 9 Logs for woodhouse for Jock. March 14 Agriculture Meeting Brockville. April 3 Jock taped trees – 200. April 17 Sold cow for 25 dollars. April 21 Thomas Scott plastered cistern at Jocks.</div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ccb9ca2f593867ab92423adcfb5728b1.pdf 627d971c549d029656f50e09241cfce2 PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/55b22d35b28715ec6aadb4cb743e8b03.pdf d08a970866efea24e3d07bdc9088f325 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1854-1857 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive Volunteers 1854 Susan Davis began to work Nov 4th Paid her $6. Worked 4 1/2 Days the week ending Nov 18 4 1/2 4 1/2 4 1/2 4 5 5 5 Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do 25 December 2nd Do 16th January 20th 1855 27th February 3rd 10 May 9th 1855 {Above it reads: received} 16.3 on Fathers account from James Heighs February 14 1856 received $5 dollars Do Do Do Do March 6 1856 received $5 dollars Do Do Do Do Thomas Davis senr {senior}. paid 2£ 16s 9d for our school $55 bill that is as property tax for Jock {Above it reads: £ s d} 2 10 ½ May 12th May 12th May 15 May 11 July 17th Do Do for Wm 18 Do Do for Father 2 as poll tax for Jock 15 Do Do for Wm Paid poll tax for J & Wm order on Holland & Griffin cash 16 16 11 1 2 1 8 ½ 1 0 ½ 7 ½ 8 9 3 1 2 �1 18 2 March 27 1856 settled with Thomas Davis & he was indue £ 1.10. that is independent of this years weaving 1855 May received from Robert Armstrong 1 1/2 bushel of black see wheat 4 Do of Peas Paid 4 Bushel Peas 3 Cwt of hay {June 1st 4 Bushel of wheat 46 lbs of flour May 7th 1856 Paid 6 Bushel of S Wheat he got 916 feet of clapboards or borred 1854 May 1 Went to Mallorytown & was sworn in pathsmaster wet day roads very bad went on foot 2 sowed on barrel of plaster on the south side of the second pile Jock plowing 3 I plowed Jock grafted & trimed {trimmed} in the little orchard 4 went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meeting bought 1 bar of iron for a drag took 87 lbs of pork & gave it to Kilbourn {illegible} per pound got 12 milk pans 10s 5 I plowed Jock cut his hand finished the harper field ground very wet 6 plowed on the Thompson place with the {Yaki?} plow it takes a terrable {terrible} furrow 7 heard the Rev Mr Chapman preach 8 Samuel Innis came & made a garden rake & hinges for A harrow Daniel Ackland worked in the garden 9 John Ackland worked in the garden & made it harrow fine Day Jock finished plowing the Thompson place Jonney drew dung frount {front} of Elize in the forenoon. Jock & him A raising of Adams Armstrong in afternoon �10 Began to Sow and sowed 3 bushel of the large peas that we got of S. Manhart & 9 bushel of the Garner pea draged with both teems {teams} {Margin reads:15 Bushel of peas in all} 11 Sowed 3 of peas & 6 bushel of peas & oats the ridge next the oats John Youngs peas the Woods look Red 12 Cross draged the Peas & the peas & oats & sowed about half a pail full of flaxseed all the peas & peas & oats & flaxseed in the Harper field sowed 1 bushel of scotch wheat of the Thompson place fine showr {shower} last night 1854 May 13 Sowed 2 bushel of wheat on the Thompson & 1 on this side of the fall wheat Jock plowed in con {corn?} field 14 heard the Rev'd Mr Chapman {Above it reads: Mr Smart} preach in caintown 15 sowed 2 bushel of wheat in the con {{corn} field I washed it & dryed it with plaster it was sowed on this side seeded it with {Thinuty?} & draged {dragged} it in the forenoon 16 sowed on {Cristee?} place East line 3 bushel of poll oats & 5 of the little white oats draged with both teems {teams} 17 went to Farmersville with 52 to P Wing very heavy rain last night 18 cross draged & let some watter of {water off} the oats in the forenoon sowed 6 bushel of oats 19 Sowed 2 bush of oats & cross draged the rest 20 plowed about 1/2 acre west line below the Bull pasture & sowed 1 bushel of the large oats on it Jonney drew dung in frount {front} of McGlahlins in the forenoon went to Samuel Innis raisen {raising} in the afternoon Jock very bad with a boil on his thumb 21 the Rev Mr Clapeson {Clappison?} preached in caintown 22 plowed in the field frount of the house Jonny drew dung 23 Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden 23 finished plowing the field frount of the house Jonney & the boys drew dung to 24 began to plow in the field frount of McGlahlins the boys drawing dung I fixed a soaptub �25 heavy rain last night & this forenoon plowed & drew dung in the afternoon D Nowland worked {Above it reads: in the Garden ½ Day} 26 sowed 4 Bushel of Scotch wheat in the field frount {front} of the house then I sowed 1 pailfull on half the 2nd & all the 3 & 4 ridges from the New Barn or at the rate of better then {than} 2 Bushel per acre I spred dung for Jock 1854 sowed 1 Barrel of plaster in the field below the house where the fall wheat was last year began east side & sowed to the ridge start below the house May 27 Jock fineshed {finished} plowing the field frount {front} of McGlahlins {likely McLaughlin’s} for the corn & potatos Jonny draged Sowed 1 barrel of plaster on the second field began on the 10th ridge & sowed 9 ridges North the other 9 was sowed early in the season 28 the Revd {Reverend} Mr Smart preach in caintown this afternoon 29 Jock plowed for Rowsom in the forenoon bub draged for him in the afternoon we chained the corn & potato ground & began to plant the potatoes the 5,6 & 7 is {Above it reads: the potatoes that Jock got at Brockville} 30 finished planting the potatos planted better than 25 Bush & planted part of the corn Charles McCleary helped Washed the Sheep at J Heughs 31 finished planting the corn planted 1 Bushel of potatos that Father got from Wm Warren foot of the corn & part of the west side frost last night Jock went to help Robert McLeary with the teem {team} to plow June 1 laid up some of the fence around the oats at Cristees {likely Christie’s} place Jonney went to Lyn with 25 butter tubs to John McDonald for J Elingham 2 split some rails for thee West line Jock & John Armstrong Sheered {sheared} the Sheep warm wheather {weather} 3 made our part of the West line fence opisite {opposite} McIntoshs Land 4 Mr John Keeller {Keller?} preached in caintown 5 made part of the road fence on cristees {Christie’s} place �6 bored & made 40 caps & scills {sills?} for the fence on cristers place 7 put Jess & Bel Mares to Alfred Avree {Avery?} horse to give him 9$ if thee {the} three mares has foles {foals} and dos {does} well to give him six dollars of it in time for hime {him} to go up the country made more off the fence 8 finished the fence this morning heavy rain last night moved part of the fence on this side of the sugar bush June 9 heavy rain most of the Day sold Jocks cow to John Land for thirty Dollars 10 went to Lyn to an Agriculture Meeting Jock & the boys finished the fence on this side of the sugar bush the Rev Mr Smart held his Sacrement in the Stone Church 12 began to work on the roads I was path {Above it reads: master} 13 Jock & the boys prepared the Turnip ground & sowed them 14 worked on the roads very warm wheather {weather} 15 Do Do 16 finished working on the roads Jock & Jonny {Between lines it reads: cut &} split rails for a fence on the Thompson place 17 laid up the fence on the Thompson place I went to Dousley the Rev Mr Clapeson preached in caintown 19 Jock Jonny Margret & Elen went to Brockville I went through the corn with the cultivator in the forenoon & went to A plowing bee of Sammie Younges 20 hoed part of the corn warm Day 21 Jock & Jonny finished the corn 22 went to Brockville & then went to J McNishes for 25 bushel of lime paid 7 ½ per bushel heavy rain in Brockville about noon 23 loged {logged} part of the Day heavy rain in the afternoon 24 rain this forenoon Jonney went to Purvises for A load of sand �25 the Revd McCarns preached in caintown 26 put Plaster on the corn & began to hoe the potatoes 27 worked at the potatos {potatoes} some rain 28 Do Do little rain 29 finished the potatoes little rain 29 put plaster on the Potatos. Father went to Farmersville with some of the wool 30 rain this forenoon made some log heaps on the Thompson place in the afternoon July 1 Jock & Margret went to Mateland to visit visit Betsey Elen Jonney went to John Yonges I finished the gabelend of the Woodhouse fine Day 2 Went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr White preach 3 loged the turnip ground on the Thompson place 4 went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meeting 5 X worked at the turnips hoed & thined {thinned} them X Jock & the Boys dug daises {daisies?} on cristees {Christie’s} place 6 made A cheese press 7 hoed the potatos two of McCleary sons & two of T Davis helped 8 finished the corn fine wheather {weather} 9 {Above it reads: A little rain this morning} the Revd Mr Smart preached in Junetown 10 began to Mow & mowed in the garden & below the house 11 Do & Thomas Williams raided his old Barn Do mow a little 12 Do Do Do each Day 13 Do Do went to charleston to the nomination Mr Tett was nomated {nominated} �14 sowed 1/4 lb of white flat turnip next the fence & ¼ lb of the Globe next on the Thompson place 15 drew 6 load of hay & put it in off mow in the New Barn very dry wheather Jock went to a moweing bee to Robs 16 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr White preach & he Baptized George 17 moved the orchard at the old barn 18 mowed the orchard at the house 19 drew 5 load into the East mow of the old barn out of the orchard A little rain very Warm 1854 July 20 drew 4 load of hay from the orchard at the old Barn to the New Barn put it over the horses there was 9 load in the orchard at the old Barn & drew 7 load out of the orchard at the {Above it reads: house} 21 drew 3 load from the field frount {front} of the New Barn & finished mowing it 22 mowed in the field East line North side of the road & drew in 3 load from the field frount of the New Barn 23 No Meeting to day 24 mowed A little this moring {morning} below the house & Father went to Joel Parishes with the Widow Frances & her sister Elizabeth 25 in the forenoon drew 3 loads of hay from the field East line north side of the road 25 mowed in the below the house 26 drew in hay all day from below the house very dry weather 27 cut the fall wheat it is badly winter killed 28 finished mowing North side of the road 29 drew in all the North Do Do {Above it reads: Jock went to a raising of James Herness} �30 went to it funeral of A Daughter of Edward Davis she was brought from Gananocqua {Gananoque} & buried in Caintown 31 mowed in the field below the little orchard the grass very dry 1851 August 1 drew in from the field below the little orchard a little shour {shower} this afternoon 2 mowed in the 2 {Above it reads: on} field frount of the house wattie cut the fall wheat that was winter killed 3 bound & stook {stock?} the fall wheat in forenoon went to Mallorytown to the Election voted for Mr Benjamin Tett in preference to Mr Delong 4 mowed in the cons {corn} field Robert Armstrong helped A little rain this afternoon 5 finished the con {corn} field & raked part of it 6 no meeting to Day 7 mowed the Thompson place 8 made A stack at the New Barn and cut the large oats below the Bull paster {pasture} & the grass seed 9 cut the peas & oats & drew in the large oats & drew in the remains of the grass seed & that finished our haying 10 hooked the large peas bound the peas & oats yery very dry weather 11 cut the Scotch wheat on the Thompson place & part of the wheat in con {corn} field 12 finished the wheat in the con field & hook peas 13 Mr Fleatcher {Fletcher?} preached in caintown 14 hooked peas very dry wheaher {weather} 15 I began to cut the oats on the cristee place rather green 16 worked at the peas �17 Do Do Do 18 worked at the oats 19 Do Do Do 1854 August 20 no Meeting to Day 21 finished the oats on cristees {Christie} & the peas & oats 22 Jock went to Brockville he is not very well cut the Barley rather a poor crop on acount {account} of the drouth {drought?} 23 began to cut the wheat in frount {front} of the house went to the funeral of the Widow Booth 24 finished the cuting {cutting} of the wheat good {Above it reads: crop} 25 drew the {Above it reads: last of} the oats from cristees place 26 drew dung to the harper field with both teems {teams} 27 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown 28 began to plow for the fallwheat in the harper field the ground very dry drew in the wheat frount of the house 29 drew dung for the fall wheat 30 Do Do Do a little rain {Above it reads: last night} 31 began sow the fall wheat sowed 5 Bushel of the wheat that took the preamium {premium} last year A little rain to Day Sept 1 sowed 2 Bushel of the Blue stem 2 Jonney went to help Thomas Scott to drag his fall wheat 3 Rev'd Mr Smart preached at Junetown 4 went to charlestown with Barrels for Bens �5 went Brockville to an Agriculture meeting Jonney fixed the fence around the cabbage & corn 6 moved the fence round the fall wheat 7 Do Do Do 8 went to William Griffins funerall {funeral} to the stone church the Revd Mr German preached 1854 Sept 10 the Revd Mr Clapeson preached in caintown 11 Thomas Scott came to buld the midle {build the middle} wall in the seller {cellar} for the sistren {cistern} Jock & Jonney began to Blast in his {Above it reads: well} 12 Scott worked at the wall 13 Do Do Do Do 14 went to Brockville & got 1 barrel of watter {water} lime 10 heavy rain 15 worked at the woodhouse 16 Thomas Scott came aplastered {and plastered} the cistren 17 the Revd Mr Smart preached in caintown 18 made a Door for the seller {cellar} 19 I finished building in the seller stairs 20 laid part of the floor in the woodhouse 21 I thrashed the Barley with the horse Jock went to Brockville with Father 22 pulled the corn poor crop 23 cut up part of the corn stalks Jonney to T Sects Bee 24 the Revd Mr German preach in caintown 25 cut the rest of the corn stalk �26 went to White fish or Mortue with 30 pork barrels for John Elingham to Morton & McKee stopt all night at Robert Woods 27 came home from R Woods 28 Jonney drew 1 load of sand from Purvises 29 drew 2 loads of sand from Purvises 28 Samuel Innis thrashed some wheat & the peas 29 thrashed at Hogans Jock & the boys helped Wm Hogan lost his finger with the Machine 54 1 Revd Mr German preached in caintown 2 this week the peas & wheat was cleared there was 36 Bushels of peas & 22 of wheat 7 went to Charlestown with 28 pork Barrels to {illegible} 9 cleaned spring wheat for the show Jonny went to Martin Redman with the Bull very wet in the forenoon. 10 went to Brockville to the Show took five premium on oats first on flaxseed & a discretionary one on the Bull 15 went to Lyn to the Quarterly Meetting {Meeting} very cold {Above it reads: day} 16 began to dig the potatoes 17 George Thompson came to make sash for {Above it reads: the woodhouse} I mixed plaster for the Weavers room Jock & the Boys worked at the potatoes 18 Snowed about an inch this forenoon all gone {Above it reads: before night} 19 Thompson finished the sash charged 12s.6d {12 shillings and 6 pence} snowed about an inch last night all gone about {Above it reads: noon} shut up the Hogs went to Mill with 14 Bushel peas 20 worked at the potatoes two of J Hughes boys helped in the fore noon then they went & helped Wm Davis at the {Above it reads: Machine} �21 finished the potatos two J Hughes sons & J Hills helped Jock & Me went to An Agriculture Meeting 22 went to Charlestown with 28 Pork Barrels to Reeves & 12 to H Green at Lyn Ellery went to Wm Clows on on A visit {word missing} this is {illegible} Daniel Nowland worked 1 ½ days in the Garden 28 Thos Scott & Wm Dixey came & put the first coat of plaster on the weavers room & built chimney 29 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart {Above it reads: preach} 30 Jonney finished plowing the cristies {Christies} place 31 Tho {Thomas} Scott & Mr Dixey came & finished plaster{Above it reads: ing} the weavers room this afternoon 1854 Nov 1 Jock went to Brockville with a load of Turnips sold them for 1s 2d per Bushel I went to Mallory town & made the returns off the stautue {statue?} labour to the Town clark Mr Dowsley 2 Killed the hogs Rob & Rowsom helped 3 pulled the Turnips fine crop 4 drew in part of the & put them in the sellers {cellars} cold wind 5 the Revd Mr Clapeson preached in caintown 6 went to Lyn with 15 Pork Barrels to J McDonald Jonney went to John Yonges Jock helped Rowsom to hill his hogs 7 drew in the rest of the Potatos {potatoes} poor crop 8 Jock Jonney Margaret & L Ellen went to Brockville took 2 Barrels of calvel appels {calville apples} got 3s per Bushel & 7 per lb for sausagauses {sausages} I covered the Grape vines the trimed {then trimmed} the rest 9 Jock & Jonney helped Rob to kill his hogs hard frost 10 Began to plow in the field frount {front} of the house �11 went to charlestown with 28 pork barrels to Bews 12 the Rev Mr Smart preached in caintown 13 set up A coalpit a wet drisely {drizzly} day 14 Jonney plowed frount of the house 15 Jock & Jonney helped Rowsom at the thrashing machin {machine} 16 Jock & Jonney plowed with both teems {teams} frount of the house 17 Began to dig a dich {ditch} from the Woodshed seller {cellar} Mr Bulger Grahme {Graham} & a son of Mr Leader helped Jock worked with them 1854 1854 Nov 17 Father moved his Loom into a room that we fixed for him in the Woodshed 18 Snowed about 3 inches a verry disagreable {disagreeable} day 19 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown 20 went to Mr J H Hough with 7 Ewes to a {Above it reads: Leister} Ram that the township Agricultural Socitee {Society} purchased slept all night Jonney brought the horses home 21 I went to Brockville to atend {attend} the court as a Juryman the roads is very bad hard frost 22 Jonney took Lizie Clow home she worked one month at Jocks 23 took 7 Ewes to Mr J McNishs to a South Down Ram that the township A Socitie {Agriculture Society} Purchased fine Day 24 Jonney went to Charlestown with 28 pork barrels to Mr Bews heavy rain this afternoon 25 heavy rain all night & this forenoon snow & frost all gone came to Wm Clows with him Dismisted {dismissed} from the Jury was locked up from thursday till saturday 3 oclock it was thift {theft} there was 11 of us agreed & one would not agree the Judge dismisted us without a verdic {verdict} 26 26 came from Wm Clows home the roads very bad �27 put ceader {cedar} polls in the dich {ditch} & partly covered them 28 filled the dich & craped the earth from the back of the woodshed & John Bail Died 29 wheeled some of the earth from between the houses in the forenoon John young came here to go to the wake I went with him to Bails 30 stopt all night at S youngs & went to the funeral he was Buried at caintown the Revd Mr German preached 1854 December 1 hard frost thrashed some oats 2 Drew some wood & thrashed some oats 3 the Revd Mr Clapison preached in caintown very Stormy Day wind & snow 4 still Storming Snow about 12 inches deep fixed the partition in weavers room 5 made a door for weavers room still stormy drew 3 load of wood very cold 6 cleaned 22 Bushel of oats stormy Day wind came to day from the south 7 still Storming the wind turned to the North East again Samual Innis came to thrash & thrashed all the Wheat 8 went to charlestown with 20 pork barrels for Mr Bews roads heavy 9 went to Mr Houghs for the sheep he would not charge anything for keeping the sheep Mr James McNish brought the sheep that was at his place home 10 no Meeting to Day this afternoon 11 I went to John Youngs with Leather Jock went to Brockville with a load of turnips got 1s.8d to 2s per Bushel he gave six bushel to Mr Willie as pay for the Recorder till till the first of January 1856 12 began to clean the wheat 13 I came home from John young I fixed {slaugh?} for him 14 cleaned the wheat a little thaw �15 finished cleaning the wheat had 20 Bushel of fall & 40 of spring 1854 Jock went to Brockville with a load of turnips 17 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preach 18 Jock went to McElheneys Mill with 24 Bushels of wheat & 2 of corn 19 I worked at the house very cold & severe frost 20 Jock helped W H Davis & J. Rowsom to kill a cow each Jonney went to yonge mills with {4 and?} scantling to get 82 set of Bedpost turned by Andnes 21 drew some wood very cold wheather {weather} 22 Killed the Bull W H Davis & J Rowsom helped 23 Jock went to Brockville with 14 turkes {turkeys} got 2.6 a 3s each 24 Alfred Evrys oldest son was bured {buried} at the stone church the Revd Mr Smart preached the funeral sermon 25 Wm Hazelwood & Betsy & all the family was hear all Day fine day a little rain at night 26 drew a little wood I worked at the house 27 Jonney threshed some oats snow nearly all gone 28 John Innis come hear & made turned 15 horse shoes 29 I tocaulked {toe-caulked?} shoes for Jess & Jock put them on 30 Jock went to Brockville with 10 bushel of turnip & two turkes {turkeys} 31 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Clapson preach 1855 January 1 Went to townmeeting with John Rowsom to Mallorytown fine day the roads very slippy �2 Jock & Father went to townmeeting & voted for James Thompson but he lost the Election by 6 votes 3 fited {fitted} & shod the two old horses & the colt 4 drew 3 pine logs to Colmans mill brock the slaugh with the fourth log A little rain this afternoon 5 made a beam for the slaugh & put new pines in it Jonney went young mills & got the eight bedposts & paid him 7s.6d for turning them hard frost very slippy 6 drew 4 pine logs to colmans mill 7 no Meeting to Day heavy rain this afternoon 8 Jonney helped Rob to get out timber for a wood house I work in the Blacksmith shop at the boby 9 Jonney helped bob I worked at the {bobees?} 10 went the School Meeting fine Day 11 Jonney choped cordwood in the Drounded {drowned} land I worked at the bobees 12 Snowed about 1 ½ inches last night but it is nearly all gone finished the bobes fine whea weather 13 heavy rain this forenoon wind turned round to the North about noon & it begant snow worked at the bed posts 14 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preach poor slaing {sleighing} 15 very stormy day worked at the bedposts 16 drew some wood cold day 17 drew 8 pines sawlogs to the sawmill went to Adam Armstrong to the Library meeting & Elected the new committee 18 went Brockville with Adam Armstrong Paid Mr McKee one pound seven shilling & six pence for --& Thomas Scott & bought $10 worth of Books for the Library {illegible} 1855 �January 19 went to Charlestown mills with 38 flour barrels for Mr Bews the roads very poor Jock drew cordwood that Jonney cut on the drounded {drowned} land beech & mapel {maple} 20 worked at the bed posts Jock thrashed in the forenoon & Jonney in the afternoon 21 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach very stormy in the afternoon 22 heavy rain last night rain & snow all day with heavy wind cold & clear at sundown 23 Jock went to Brockville with 12 bushel of turnips & Margret & Elen went with him snowed in the afternoon 24 Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood sold it to Mr Levet for 11s.3d he is to take him 6 load or cord fine day 25 Jock took another load Jonney & me drew fire wood yesterday & to day 26 Jock went with another load to day very stormy with snow and wind all day 27 still snowing the snow fell about 12 inches 28 went to caintown and heard the Revd Mr Robinson from Newbourough preach a Missionary sermon 29 thrashed the peas & oats put 10 bushel In a bin for seed put 9 more in the bin for feed heavy thunder with Snow & rain 30 thrashed the fall oats & cleaned them had about 6 bushels very stormy day heavy wind & snow with & a great drift 31 began to thrast {thrash} the little oats Jock & Jonney drew hemlock logs to Colmans sawmill 1855 February 1 I went with Father Elen & Margret to James Thompson on A visit Jonney thrashed oats Jock drew hemlock logs 2 Jock went to Brockvile with aload of wood he gave it to Mr Levet I went to Charlestown with 62 flour Barrels left them at the mills for Bews Jonney thrashed oats some snow & wind 3 Jock went with another load of wood to Levit cleaned 30 bushel of oats fine day �4 no Meeting to Day I went to Adam Armstrong he was taken very {Above it reads: sick} on thursday he is better 5 Jock went to Brockville with wood to Levit I thrashed oats very cold Day 6 Jock went with another load of wood to Levit I thrashed oats the themomitar {thermometer} is down to 34 & some said it was down to 38 7 Jock & Jonney drew wood I finished thrashing the oats alittle snow 8 Jock took another load of wood to Levit that made eight load or cord that is all he wants I drew wood and put A shoe on the slaugh {sleigh?} 9 Jock took a load of wood sold it in the street for 11s 3d Wattie & me cleaned the oats had 47 Bushel put 35 in the bin next the door Jonney choped wood & I drew it in the afternoon 10 Jock went to Brockville with A load of wood & sold it for 11s 3d be bought 20 lb of Barley 3 ¼ {pork?} Jonney & me drew 3 load of hay from the {cap?} Wattie & Ellen went to Christopher younges 11 no meeting to Day 12 went to charlestown with barrels 13 I cut down 3 oke {oak} trees for hames Jock drew them up to the house 1855 Feb 14 heavey rain to Day sawed & made some hems 15 still rain & sleet worked at the hames {harness} 16 Do Do Do Do Do Do 17 went to McElheneys Mill with 14 bushel of wheat & 2 ½ of barley roads very bad 18 went to Lyn to quartly {quarterly} meeting 19 Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood I went to Belemys Mill wih 14 2/3 bushel of oats got 205 lb of oatmeal fine Day 20 drew 3 load of wood from marsh Jock went to Brockville {Above it reads: with wood} �21 went Brockville with 10070 beamsticks got £ 2.3 for them {in margin - bougth {Axx warrented?}} Jock was down with wood bought 6 11/16 lb of caff {calf?} cowhide 1s.10 per lb & 21 ¾ sole leather 1/ 4 ½ £.2.2.4 shoe thread 5 22 Jock went to Brockville with wood I fixed a cutter shaft for John young this forenoon drew 1 load of wood 23 Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood for Revd Mr Smart I drew 2 loads of wood {Above it reads: to the house} 24 went to Brockville to the Annual Meeting of the County paid five pounds to the widow {Above it reads: Philips} gave me to Pamlor. {Lee?} he endorsed A Note that he held of her husband Agriculture Socity {Society} was chosen President got Buel's Not {note?} paid him 7s.6d there was 1 {s?} of intrest {interest} 25 went to caintown heard the Rev Mr Clapeson preach cold Day 26 went to Ninons for A load Bark that the Widow Philips got from Mr Tutt the Bark was very dark coloured it was damage Tutt took his two foot rull {rule} & trid {tried} to mesure {measure} the quanty {quantity} but he could not for it was not piled so that he could Mr Willson saw it was Not work over 12s.6d 27 drew 6 loads of wood I choped {chopped} Jock drawed 28 Do 3 Do Do in the forenoon went to Samuel younges on A visit very hard frost 1855 March 1 went to Charlestown with a load of barrels for Elingham left them at charlestown Mills for Buels high winds 2 cut 2 oke {oak} trees on the drowned land for hames stake high winds south south west 3 went to Lyn to an Agriculture {Above it reads: meeting} Elen & Margret went James Clows on A visit 4 went to Junetown & heard the Revd Mr Smart preach 5 drew rails & railscuts to the Eastline worked at the rails & wood the most of this week �10 went to Brockville to an Agriculture meeting it was desided {decided} to sell the stock that belonged to the socitie {society} on the first of May 11 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preach 12 went to Websters Mill for A load of stuff for John Yonge Cristopher & Benjmine {Benjamin?} yonge went with me & we got 3000 feet of 1 ½ plank went to Charlestown across the Lake got to Johns about nine oclock 13 came home it began to storm in the afternoon 14 stormed all day 15 drew rails this forenoon Ben Bail helped it stormed & rained in the afternoon 16 drew rails in the for to the West line Bail helped in the forenoon he burned his hand so that he could not work 17 went to Brockville with 700 {beam?} stick got 4s per 100 John yonge & his Wife came here on A visit very stormy this afternoon 1855 March 17 Jock drew 4 hemlock logs to Colmans Mill 18 no meeting to Day 19 drew rails to Westline I went to Brockville with little Elen & little Wat to hear Mr Dunlop read in the courthouse paid 7 ½ d each 20 stormy day mended some of the childrens {Above it reads: shoes} 21 drew trails to the west line 22 went to McElhenys Mill with 14 Bushel of wheat & 5 bushel of Peas Jock drew 9 logs hemlock to Colmans Mill 23 went to Brockville with Rowsom bought 1 bos of g logs Paid 7s.6 for it 3 lb puttie 3 ½ per lb 24 drew rails & wood Jonny helped there was no shool {school?} �25 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Clapeson preach good sleighing James Robinson came hear {here} from Ram {Ramsey?} last night Wm Hazelwood Children is very bad with the Measels 26 drew up load of wood heavy drift 27 James Robinson started for home drew 4 load of wood 28 Jonny & Me cut 12 oke logs Jock drew 29 drew 5 okes {oaks} & 6 pine logs drew 59 barrels {Above it reads: to Lyn for Colman} 30 drew 2 okes to colmans Mill & 6 loads of wood went to Lyn with 58 barrels for Colman 31 drew 39 barrels for colmans & 65 for Elingham all to Lyn got £1.2.6 from Colman for drawing his. 1855 April 1 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Smart preach he told us that is the last time he would preach in caintown Jock sick 2 very stormy day fixed sapbukets {sap buckets} 3 drew 5 loads of ceader {cedar}. Jonney drew I choped Jock & Margret went to Aunt Marys on A vist {visit} he bought five Bushel Scotch wheat paid eight shilling & six pence per Bushel from Wm Cowan 4 drew 6 load of ceader & 3 load of ash rails John Ackland helped 5 taped {tapped} the sugar bush 99 trees Rowsom move to his Father David went with hime with the Horses & slaugh {sleigh} 6 went to Charlestown with Elingham Jock taped {tapped} more of the bush 7 drew 3 basswood {Above it reads: & 3 oke} logs to colmans mill 8 went to caintown & heard the Rev Mr German preach fine Day 9 drew oke {oak} logs & 5 pine log �10 Do 5 pine logs we sold all the oke logs to Mr Dicson {Dickson} but 2 there was 19 ¼ standards log he paid me four pounds & he owes me three pounds three shillings & nine pence very stormy rain & snow 11 drew 1 oke log 15 ft & 2 12 ft in the forenoon Snow & rain in the afternoon 12 very hard frost this morning drew 3 elem {elm} & 3 black ash log to colmans saw mill 13 drew 5 loads of rails to the barn {Above it reads: yards} 14 fixed the fences along the road very rainy to day 15 no meeting to Day fine Day 16 went to Samuel Innes & got the hand hamer {hammer} faced 1855 April 17 Henary Armstrong came here & we worked at a boreing machin {boring machine} 18 Do Do Do no frost this Morning {Above it reads: or last night} this is the {Above it reads: first} this Spring 19 finished the machin this forenoon went to Wm Davis Senr with his sone Thomas with the machin & bored about 100 pair {pieces?} 20 went to Wm Davis with the Waggon & got the horsepowr & riged {horsepower & rigged} it up here made some alterations on it & bored about 220 peices {pieces} 21 hard frost last night finished boring Thomas Scott came & put a coat of pure water lime on the cistern Jock & Jonny split rails on the west line fine Day 22 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Clapeson preach A sermon on Themprence {temperance} 23 went to Mallorytown to the Count of Revitoin 24 went to Brockville with Walter he is going to Mitchel in the Township of Lagan to Mr Rath to learn to be a survaor {surveyor} Jock & Jonny finished spliting {splitting} the rails fine Day 25 Jock Began to plow & plowed in the field south side of the road East line �26 heavy rain this forenoon shod the horses 27 Jonney Armstrong & me began to iron the Buggy 28 heavy hard frost this morning set the buggy tine Jonney went to James Marchel raising in the afternoon I went Dicksons Mill with 3 bushel of wheat & 2 bushel of corn paid 2s.6 for grinding the wheat & 10d for the corn 29 no Meetting to Day A littlee rain & snow 30 finished plowing the field at the New Barn sawed Cabbage seed in the hotbed 1855 May 1 Went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meetting M JW Hough bought two cows & one Bull Mr C. C. Jones bought the 3 year old bull he gave him to Me to Keep till the first of May {Above it reads: 15} 1856 plowed on the Thompson place Jonney drew stones of {off} the field below the little orchard 2 Jonney finished plowing the Thompson place Jock began to plow below the little orchard 3 Jock went to Brockville for the Bull from C C Jones {Esq} Jonney plowed below the orchard the boyes {boys?} & Me made the fence on the West line in the bull paster {pasture} 4 worked in the Blacksmith hop with J Armstrong at the buggy Jock drew dung in the afternoon to the field frount {front} of Elizas Jonny plowed below the orchard 5 Began to Sow & sowed 5 bushel of peas on the Thompson place Jock plowed West line the Wood begin to look Red 6 no Meeting to Day 7 Sowed 5 Bushel of Peas on the field south side of the road East line went on foot to Farmersville open the afternoon {Margin reads: in all 10 Bushel Peas} 8 Sowed 6 Bushel of Peas & Oats same field Daniel Nowland worked in the garden {Margin reads: 6 Bushel peas & oats} 9 cross draged {dragged?} the Peas & Peas & Oats the Woods looks Green very Dry weather �10 finished cross draging Jonney went to John Youngs to get Boots & shoes made Sowed 2 Bushel of Black see wheat Bought of {off} Fred Moore Paid 11s.3 per Bushel it came to first big stone frount {front} of the house 11 Sowed 1 ½ bushel more that Jock got from bob sowed both on the winter face sowed grass seed & dragged it in Sowed 1 quart of Red top 1 quart Kentucky Blue & 1 quart of orchard grass seed in the headridge at dich {ditch} red top next Board fence 1855 May 12 Sowed in the field South side of the Road West line 2 bushel of ourn {our own?} Scotch wheat on the first 4 ½ ridges then 4 bushel that Jock got of Wm Cowan & that finished the potato & turnap {turnip} ground very Dry whether {weather} went to Caintown to the Funeral of Joseph Warrens Wife she was A Daughter of James Ferguson the Rev Mr German preached 14 fine Showr {shower} last night sowed grass seed on the field frount {front} of Eliza old house Jonny draged the field on Cristies place 15 fine Showr last night Jock finished plowing the field below the little orchard & then went to Christies place to plow 16 fine rain last night Sowed 1 bushel of Scotch wheat on the first 2 ½ ridges of green sward that finished Cowans wheat then Sowed 2 bushel of Scotch wheat 17 Sowed 3 ½ bushel of Poll oats in the field below the little orchard next the ditch went to James Ferguson funeral the Rev Mr Clapeson preached 18 Sowed 1 ½ bushel of Scotch wheat cross draged the green sward {Above it reads: bushel of wheat in all} 19 went McElhenneys Mill with 4 bush of wheat & 8 ½ bushel of peas got 4 bushel of the peas from Bob bought 100 of flour five dollars & half the 110 & 100 of indian meal fiefteen {fifteen} shillings paid him two shilling & sixpence for grinding the four bushel of wheat 20 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Clapeson preach there was A quarterly meeting 21 Jock finished plowing cristies place & began to plow in harper field the boys & me chained for the corn & potatoes 1855 �May 22 Planted 1 ½ Acres of corn & 1 ½ bushel of Eyrly potatos {early potatoes} groung {ground} in good order 23 planted 1 bushel of Marinos 1 ½ bushel of round cups on the 2 ridge from the corn then 8 bushel of the Thompsons 11 of cups & Eyeless 25 bushel of potatos in all on the Christies place 24 sowed 1 ½ bushel of barley on Do Do A little showr {shower} last night ground very dry 25 sowed 6 bushel of oats in the harper field 26 sowed 3 ½ bushel of oats then 1 ½ bushel of the large oats all in the harper field 14 bushel of oats in all the groung {ground?} very dry that finished the Spring work we have not lost A minit {minute} this spring with rain 27 no Meeting to Day 28 washed the Sheep warm Day one of the sheep Died when washing 29 went to Morvies for lime got 13 bushel for ourself 4 for 2 Hogan 2 for Wm Doves paid 8 per bushel 30 got some fat pine to make tar cut it up & slack {slake?} the lime Dry wheather {weather} 31 went to Brockville bought 7 bushel of corn paid 6s.3d per bushel 50 lbs barly {barley} 3 per lb 15 ¼ lb sole leather 1s. 6d per lb A coat vest cap belt {Above it reads: 15.6 10 5 2} 1855 June 1 Seared the Sheep Jock & Granpa & made some tar & {slaked?} the lime A little rain this morning 2 Jonney went to mill with the corn we began to make the line fence East line Jock went to A rasin of John Henrey Henarys fine rain we are in great need of it heavy rain to night 3 went to caintown there was no Meeting 4 planted upwards of 500 cabage {cabbage} plants Granpa & Jonney started for Ramseys in A Buggy that we got from Turner Lilie fine Day everything is growing 5 went to Mallorytown with a yoke of three year old Steers that we sold to A Yankie {Yankee} for fortie {forty} Dollars �6 picked the stones of the Turnup {turnip} ground & plowed it 7 hoed the erley potatos {early potatoes} very showry {showery} 8 fixed A reach & axel for the buggy showry 9 draged {dragged} the Turnip & fured {furrowed?} it up 10 No Meeting to Day 11 Jock & the Boys sowed the Turnips this forenoon bought the seed of Turner paid 5s per pound worked on the roads 12 Worked on the roads little rain Father came home from ramsey left Jonney at 13 Do Pacinham {Pakenham} his print shop to {illegible} from the 14 Do Do Do Do 15 little rain made some of the line fence 16 went to John Yonges with Jock Betsey Margret & Ellen on A visit 17 1 no Meetting to day 18 drew lumber from Weeks Mill in the forenoon went to A raisin {raising} of A Woodhouse for Bob 1855 June 19 went to McElhennys Mill with 4 bushel of wheat that we got from bob bought 100 of flour paid 4s.3 Jock & the boy began to hoe the Corn 20 rain last night & this forenoon bottome chairs 21 hoed corn the corn cut with the grub 22 heavy rain last night & still raning {raining} 23 finished hoeing the corn Jock went to Brockville with 1 Sheep 1 calf alive & 1 calf dead got 12.6 for the sheep 10s for the calf & 15 for the dead one got 3d per lb for the hind quarters & 2d for the fore quarters �24 no meeting to day it rained all day 25 I fixed a spare & hooks to cut the thistles out of the wheat Jock let the water of {off?} corn & potatos {potatoes} 26 worked on the roads for colmans commutation money 27 put ashes on the turnips & some on the corn at the lower end of the field peeled hemlock bark on the T land 28 very heavy rain & thunder last night & this morning peeled Bark 29 very warm day peeled Bark 30 peeled Bark very warm day 1855 July 1 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preach & Mr Hanry {Henry} in the afternoon 2 hoed the potatos {potatoes} warm day 3 went to Brockville Sold 70 {Above it reads: lbs} Wool 3s ¾ lb & 33 ¾ at 1./3 & 1/5 per lb & got cloth for coats & vests 4 hoed the potates Jock went & helped James Herkness to take down a Barn 5 went to Charlestown with 33 pork barrels to {Bruise?} for J Elingham 6 Jock went to a raisen {raising} of a Barn of James Harkness I went trough {through} the Turnips in the forenoon drew oake stuff from the sawmill in the afternoon 7 thined {thinned} the Turnips in the forenoon went to Davisons Mill for Father he was fishing with Mr Hick since Friday 8 Established a Sunday School in our Schoolhouse no Meeting 9 began to hill the corn very poor 10 finished the corn & began the potates 11 worked at the potatos Jock went to A Dung bee of Adam Armstrong �12 finished hilling the potatos & hoeing the Turnips the second time warm Day with thunder at the North & aperently {apparently} heavy rain 13 transplanted five rows of Turnips very heavy rain 14 plied the P hemlock bark 15 went to caintown & heard the Mr Beumen {Above it reads: preach} 16 began to Mow & mowed in the garden & the {spere?} grass below & part of the peace next the woods south side of the road 1855 July 17 went to Brockville to an Agricultural Meeting sent $10.10c in A letter to Dr Ryrson for Books for School Library Father paid Sherwood & Steel $10 as retaining fee he paid $10 before very heavy rain 18 mowed the remainder of the peace {piece} at the woods rain to Day 19 fixed at the Cap rain to Day 20 fine Day raked the hay 21 Drew in six {Above it reads: small} load of hay that is the first 22 no Meeting to Day 23 mowed in the 2 field the uper {upper} half very cloudy 24 mowed in the field North side of the road East line drew in 2 loads of hay from the 2 field 25 mowed in forenoon North side road east line cock part 2 fields very warm day themometer {thermometer} 80 in shade 26 rained most of the day worked A little at John Yonges cradle 27 raked hay in the 2 field & in the dich {ditch} North side of the road 28 worked at the cap rained parts of the day 29 went to Caintown & heard the Rev'd Mr German preach �30 finished puting {putting} the roof on the cap rained parted of the Day 31 raked & drew in the hay in the field North side turned over the {coockes?} & drew in 9 loads from that field August 1 Began to cut the fall wheat rained in the afternoon 2 worked at the wheat fine Day 3 finished the wheat this forenoon& drew 2 loads from the orchard at the howse put over the horses fine Day 4 heavy rain last night finished mowing the orchard at the howse {house} & began to mow in the orchard at the old Barn dull cloudy Day with showrs {showers} 5 the Rev'd Mr Harvey preached in our School house fine Day 6 drew 3 loads of hay from the orchard at the house put 2 of them over the horses & 3 load from the orchard at the old Barn put the 3 over the horses there is 3 large loads & 4 small loads over the horses fine Day 7 drew in 4 loads of fall wheat this morning heavy rain the rest of the Day 8 mowed in the field below the house rain in the afternoon John Yonge came here he is has finished his haying 9 dull day mowed a little 10 rain last night John Yonge went home Jock & Granpa went to Brockville & brought Box of Library Books for our School Section 59 volumes cost $20.20c the boys & me raked & cocked part of the medow {meadow} below the {Above it reads: hous{e}} 11 drew in 4 load of fall wheat & 7 loads of hay from the field below the house finished mowing the field below house Wm Hughs helped 1855 August 12 Went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preach fine day 13 drew in 7 loads of hay finished mowing the 2 field fine Day �14 drew in 4 load of hay & finished mowing 2 field 15 began to mow in conssion {concession} field Robert Heughs came to help mowed 2 swarths & then quite his sythe was no good he went home & Wm came at noon 16 mowed in the cons field Wm Heugh & Robert Armstrong helped showry Day finished {Above it reads: the field} 17 spred & raked & cocked part of the cons field Robert Armstrong & Wm Heugh helped half the Day Moores thrashing {Above it reads: machin came here} 18 the thrashing Machn {machine} thrashed the fall Wheat & had 56 ½ Bushels & 2 ½ that we thrashed {Above it reads: before}, 59 in all finished rakeing the cons field 19 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Throup in the afternoon he is A new minister of Free Church 20 drew in 10 loads of hay from the cons field had tow {two} waggons 21 began to cut the Black see wheat 22 finished the Black see wheat it was very thisely {thistley} 23 mowed the Thompson place very warm day 24 began to cut the oats & peas Jock & the boys raked the Thomspon place fine Day 25 went to charleston with Barrels for Elingham ock & the boys finished the raking 26 went to Caintown & herd the Rev Mr German preach 27 made A stack & that finished haying drew in the Black see 28 Jock & the boys began to hook the peas & cut the oats & peas 29 worked at the peas finished the peas & oats 1855 August 30 Began to cut the schotch {Scotch} wheat in the field south side of the road west fence hard frost �31 worked at the wheat hard frost last night Sept 1 went to Brockville sold 1 firkin of Butter {Between lines it reads: heavy rain afternoon J grubed {gubbed}} 9 1/2 per lb Egs {Eggs} 9 per Dozen set a letter to house 2 heard the Mr Harvy preach in our school {Above it reads: house} 3 worked at the wheat fine Day 4 Do Do Do 5 went to McElhenneys mill with 16 bushel of fall wheat Jock & the boys helped John Ackland at thrashing Georg Evens & Michel McAvoy was buried to Day 6 drew dung to the pea ground in the forenoon with 2 waggons & drew in afternoon wheat from the west line south side road {Above it reads: afternoon} 7 drew dung with 2 waggons Jock plowed 8 spread dung in the forenoon cut the Barley in the afternoon Jock plowed fine Day 9 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning Preach in the forenoon 10 Sowed five Bushel of fall wheat in the field South side of the Road East line cut part of the oats in the harper field in the afternoon 11 went to Brockville with three Barrels of Apples got 11s.3d for one barrels of the Brockville Beuty {Beauty?} & 10s for two barrels of the Americans 12 Jock & the boys hooked peas on the Thompson place & cut oats in the harper field Jock & the boys helped {Above it reads: Hogan at thrashing} heavy rain last night & this morning 13 worked at the oats Robert Armstrong helped 14 worked at the oats Robert Heugh helped to mow them {Above it reads: they were ling {lying} on the ground} 15 cut the wheat below the little orchard P Wm Heugh helped 16 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr Trook Preach �1855 Sept 17 drew in the oats from the Harper field in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon 18 heavy rain most of the Day {cabled?} our Books 19 went to Brockville the Widow Ferguson went with me & got the Will of her Husband recorded I was A witness to it & made the to s & 8s per barrel Jock finished cuting {cutting} the wheat 20 cut the {Above it reads: Poll} oats went to Malorytown & made the returns of road work 21 Jock & the boys drew in 3 load of wheat & bound the oats I went to Charlestown with 32 {Above it reads: pork} barrels to Bews & brought 60 flour barrel back 22 Stacked the oats & wheat Granpa healped {helped} that finished the Harvest work 23 went to Caintown & heard the Revd W. German preach 24 went to Lyn with 60 flour barrels for Elingham {Above it reads: got for him $19.59 units} 25 went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meeting 26 Jock began to plow the Thompson place for Rye 27 cleaned grain for the Show Jock plowed 28 went to Mr Moore house for seed Ry got 2 ½ bushel & threashed {thrashed} the Mulicolie had nearly 1 bushel Jock finished the plowing 29 Sowed the Muticolie Rye on the first seven ridges East line the first ridges twelve pace there a pile of stones at the end of the ridge the half of the eight ridge is sowed with the Mulicolic, sowed the 2 ½ Bushels that I got from Morehouse on the rest of the {Above it reads: field} Jock went to Brockville with chickens got 7 ½ each 30 the Revd Mr Throop preached in caintown 1855 Oct 1 went to Farmersville with the cloth to the fulling mill broke the tire of the waggon got A wheel from {Above it reads: W Barington} �2 went to Brockville to the cattle Show took the 2nd on fall wheat 2nd on oats 2nd barley fine Day 3 Samuel Inis came & set the waggon tire & turned 8 horse shoes 4 went to Lyn to the Cattle Show took the first premium on the yearling Bull 2 on 2 year old heffer {heifer} 2 on 1 year {Above it reads: old} 1 on fall wheat 1 on oats 5 the Revd Mr Throop & Mr McNish came here on A visit Jock & the boys was at Granpas at threashing machin {threshing/thrashing machine} & shod the colts fine Day 6 went to Lyn to A Pomological meeting was chosin {chosen} President of the Pomological socitie {society} there was a fine Show of Apples 7 went to Caintown heard the Revd Mr Bening preach 8 went to Lyn with 60 flour barrels for Colmans 9 went to Brockville gave Henery McDonald 2 barrels of Snowapples 8s 9d per Barrel sold J & S Ross 1 tub of Butter 84 lb. 10 per lb 10 began to pull the corn Jock helped Samuel Innis to iron whipeltrees for Littlejames {Little james} 11 finished the corn poor crop the boys helped John Ackland at thrashing Machin {Machine} 12 went to Charleston with 20 pork barrels & 10 to Lyn 13 Shod the old horses heavy rain all Day 14 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Throop preach in the forenoon 15 began to Dig the potatos {potatoes} some of them rotten ground very wet 16 went to Brockville with 8 Barrels of Apples got 7s.6d per Barrel Snows 17 Innises came to thrash & thrashed the Peas fine Day 1855 October 18 thrashed A Stack at the New Barn of wheat & oats they were put into green it was heated so that was spoiled the wheat was black & the oats brown A little rain last night 19 healped {helped} Wm Hogan at thrash Buckwheat �20 Jock went to Farmersville with the Widow Austin she was hear {here} on A visit. I picked Appels {Apples} A fine Day warm Jennet McIntosh is down on A visit from Ancaster 21 went to Caintown & heard the Rev Mr German preach fine Day 22 worked at the potatos {potatoes} A few rotten 23 Do Do Do Do Do 24 picked the Spitzenburg appels {apples} had 4 barrels began to Snow this afternoon & snow hard 25 Snowed about 5 inches last night & is still Snowing A very stormy Day worked in the Blacksmith shop 26 made A crout box very sloppy with the Snow the roads very bad 27 gathered appels the Snow nearly gone 28 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Throop preach roads bad 29 worked at the potatos William Hagan {Hogan} helped I am to make A Lathe for Jane’s loom fine Day A little frost last {Above it reads: night} 30 worked at Hoggan Lath Jock & the boys worked at the Potatos 31 worked at the Potatos Rob Armstrong & David Ackland helped fine weather 1855 Nov 1 Finished the diging {digging} of the Potatos {Potatoes} 2 began to pull the Turnips a great many of them rotton {rotten} just above the ground 3 worked at the Turnips fine Day James Hazelwood Wife Died of consumption 4 the Revd Mr Benning Preached in caintown I went J. Hazelwoods wifes wake 5 went to the funeral of J Hazelwood wife at the Stone Church the Revd Mr Benning preached the funeral sermon there was 52 or 54 Buggies & waggons & some horsemen 6 went to Charlestown with 24 pork barrels �7 Jock & me went to Cristies Younge this after {Between lines it reads: Wat came home from Balaclava when he was survaing {surveying}} noon on our way to Gananoque with Mr Roth 8 went to Gananocque & Bought A Durham heffer one year old from Dr Beckman paid him 36 dollars 40 was the price of her but he gave him 4 dollars as A luck penny came to Ben Yonges and stopt all night 9 came home to Day from Gananocque 10 went to Lyn to an Agriculture meeting received $5s.50d. Jock received 4$ as premiums for the year Father went to the quarterly meeting 11 no meeting here to Day 12 drew dung to the field below the little orchard fine weather 13 finished drawing all the Dung from the old Barn 14 Jock began to plow in the field below the old Barn the boys & me drew in 4 loads of potatos from the Cristie place 15 Jock plowed I went to A dung Bee of J J McIntosh the boys finished Drawing the Potatos A Good crop 1855 Nov 16 heavy rain last night & to day with thunder banked the house in the afternoon geting {getting} very cold 17 hard frost last night gathered the cabbage fine crop 18 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preach the ground hard frozen 19 thrashed 30 shaves of oats for straw for to make cider. Jock & the boys cleaned some of the peas John Yonge came hear {here} 20 made A Shaving Horse for John Yonge he went home to Day bad roads 21 finished cleaning the peas had 57 ½ bush snowed about 3 inches George Two brought the thrashing �22 made cider for Rob Armstrong Wm Daves & James Evens about 5 barles {barrels?} 23 made cider Rob Armstrong George Two Wm Hazelwood & 1 barrel for ourselves in all about 5 bar 24 went to Lyn bought 22 ½ lb sole leather 1s.6d per lb got 4 lbs of upper leather which made 13 ¾ lb that we had got from Henry McDonald at 2s per lb he got 2 barrels of snow Apples at 8s.9d pr barrels made 17s.6 & I paid A Hanary 10s which made 27s.6d 25 25 went to caintown & heard the Rev Mr McGee preach he is just come from Irland {Ireland} roads very slippy 26 made our own cider fine Day rain & some snow in the afternoon 27 Jock took 3 Ewes to George McNish fine Day in waggon 28 made cider for David Tennent & the Widow Phillips & A Armstrong fine Day 29 went to Henery Manharts with 7 Ewes to the Southdown Ram 30 drew some wood & made an axe helve hard frost 1855 December 1 Helped Rob Armstrong at thrashing machin {machine} wind blew so hard from the southwest that we had to quit fine Day {Above it reads: otherwise} 2 the Revd Mr Benning preached at caintown & the Revd Mr McGee preached at the Stown {Stone} Church 3 helped Robert Armstrong at thrashing Machin 4 David McDonald Died this morning of cranps {cramps} in the Stomach he was takeing {taking?} on Saturday night I went to John Yonges by Farmersville stopt all night 5 came home from John Yonge & went to the wake 6 went to the funeral of David McDonald the Revd Mr McMurry preached the funeral sermon 7 went to Brockville with Walter he started for Michel fine Day the roads very hard & {Above it reads: ruff} �8 Jock & the boys helped Wm H Davis at thrashing {Above it reads: machin} 9 no meeting to Day A little snow this morning heavy rain throw {through} the Day 10 Jock helped Rod Armstrong to kill hogs & Wm {Between lines it reads: blustery Day} Hogan to Kill A Cow & fixed shoes for the horses 11 shod the old horses very windy hard frost 12 drew some wood in the forenoon went to Lyn to A pomological meeting went on foot roads very hard & ruff 13 went to Charlestown with 30 pork Barrels for Elingham to Bews 14 killed the hogs in the forenoon went to Chiristopher Littlejohns Funeral he was killed by being thrown from A Horse on his head on monday last the Revd Mr Benning {Above it reads: preach} 15 salted the pork the hogs weighted 317.294.255. 219 David went to mill with 10 bushel of fall wheat snowed a little last night heavy rain to Day snow {Above it reads: all gone} 16 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown heavy rain 17 Jock helped Adam Armstrong to kill his hogs I fixed the roof of our house fine day 18 Do Do the North side of the roof 19 Drew some wood fine Day. 1855 December 20 fixed shoes for Jigs mare Jock drew dung to the {Above it reads: potato pit} 21 Killed the hardy cow Rob Armstrong helped 22 Jock {Above it reads: & Margret} went to Brockville got 8d per lb for sausgues {sausages} 1s.3 for turnips 1.6 A pair for chickens & choped {chopped} wood A fine day till sundown then A little snow 23 No Meeting to day went out to Adam Armstrong A {Above it reads: little rain} 24 Mended the harness Jock went Innises for some coal with the waggon fine Day �25 fixed shoes for the young horses in the forenoon Wm Hazelwood & family here for Dinner they came here with the Slaugh {sleigh?} it snowed last night & the most of the Day about 6 inches in all 26 drew some wood with the slaugh 27 went to Mr Houghs with a sow & then to A Boar that the Agriculture Socitie {society} bought at Coburg $50 went to Mr Manharts for the Sheep that was there to the Ram paid him 2s.6d for their keep A very stormy day hevy {heavy} wind & drift 28 Jock went to Brockville with 11 bush of turnips for T. D Camble Esq 1s.3d per bushel & thrashed oats 29 thrashed oats for straw for the cattle Jock drew tamirack {tamarack} wood very cold Day 30 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Bening peach snowed about 6 inches last night poor slaughing {sleighing} 31 mended the childrens shoes 1856 January 1 Benjamine Younge stopt here all night mended the childrens shoed cold Day 2 made A halter for the Jack horse 3 Jock went to Brockville with 5 barrels of Appels {Apples} gave Mr A. Turner 1 barrels of cooking & 1 of snow sold 1 barrels of snows {Above it reads: 10s} 1s & 1 of cooking {Above it reads: 7.6} to J & S Ross & 1 of snows to A groser {grocer} for 10s 2 of the snows was for star but he did not want them & mended harness 4 drew wood very cold Day 5 Elen was put to Bed of A Daughter very Cold Day no meeting to Day cold weather 7 choped {chopped} wood 8 went to Lyn with A cow {Above it reads: Elens} that I sold to Bilea Colman for 23 Dollars very cold Day & drift �9 Jonny Elen & the yonge {young} Robinson went to Brockville the brougth {brought} Jonny down from Ramsey on Monday night Jock & me atended {attended} the School meeting & was chosen Trustee 10 got wood & choped it at the house 11 Innis came to thrash he took the job for 5 dollars to thrash all the wheat 12 finished the wheat at noon John Yonge came here on his way to Lansdown stopt all night cold Day 13 heavy Snow & wind last night & all day so that there is meeting nor any stirr 14 John Yonge went home the roads is so heavy that he cannot got to Lansdown drew 2 loads of {Above it reads: wood} & choped some of it for the School house 15 took 1 cord of wood to the School house & cleaned 16 ½ bushels of wheat 16 went McElheney mill with 16 ½ bushels of black see {sea?} wheat roads very heavy 1856 Jan 17 went to Brockville with Margret & Jonny bought a cap 2$ 1 pair pant 3 ½ $ muffler 5s 1 r{illegible} 4s.6d 1 par mitts 1 side sole leather 15 ½ lb 1s.6d per lb & some other things {Above it reads: in all 14$ 26 18 fixed the buflow {buffalo} skins cold Day 19 fixed the harness & choped {chopped} wood Jonney & Elen to {illegible} pair of boots for me {Above it reads: & A pair of shoes} Jock has been helping bob to score all this week but monday he is geting {getting} timber for A Barn 20 the Revd Mr Harvey preached at our School House in the afternoon 21 Started for Ramsay & went to unckel {uncle} James Scot 22 went to John Robinsons fine Day 23 went to Packenham with Jonney took dinner & tea with Mr Riddle & came back to J Robinson �24 went to Wm Robinson then to Archeble {Archibald?} Robinson then to Mr Chellock he is marred {married} to Jenne Robinson then to younge John Robinsons then to the old mans at night 25 started for home Mr Riddle came with us he never at the front before came T. Scoots 26 got home about 7 oclock all well 27 27 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning P preach fin Day 28 went to Mr McClearys with Mr Riddle to see his Dog churn come home & started for Brockville & saw the railcars come in Mr Riddle never saw the cars nor the gasslight {gaslight} to {too} thougth {though} they were splendid 29 took Mr Riddle to Lewes to meet the stage for Perth I saw him into stage & then I went to T W Hugh for A sow that we had there to the Boar she took the Boar on Saturday 30 drew wood fine Day 31 Jock went to McElhenys mill with 20 bushel of B see & choped 1 1/8 cord of wood at the school in the forenoon went Yonge Mills with 62 flour Barrels for Elingham 1856 Febuary 1 worked at the cleaning of the wheat a little snow 2 finished cleaning the wheat had 111 bushel of Scotch wheat & 36 ½ of black see {Black Sea wheat} 3 no Meeting to Day 4 cleaned the tailing & {pussey?} seed had 19 bushel 5 went to Charlestown with Elingham {Above it reads: & wife,} had 4 pork barrels & took 19 bushel of pussey seed to mill 6 worked at A bed stead Jock worked at trunel {trundle?} bed 7 made A scive {sieve?} for John Yonges faning {fanning} mill snowed most of the Day 8 drew 3 loads of wood roads very bad �9 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mefunes Morison & 10 went to Brockville to the Seacrement {Sacrament} 11 finished the Bedsted for the kition {kitchen} & put it up 12 drew some wood snow very deep 13 helped Wm Hogan at the Thrashing machin {machine} 14 Do Do at Colmans place 15 Do Bob Armstrong to thrashing machin in the afternoon very cold wheather {weather} 16 drew some wood roads very bad A little snow with heavy winds & drift most evry day 17 no Meeting to Day high winds with some snow & heavy Drift 18 drew some of the tan Bark out of the woods snow very deep 19 went to Brockville to see Mr Buiel why he had not advertsed {advertised} the Annual Meeting of the County Agricultural Socitie {Society} 20 Jock drew A load Bark to Lyn Roads very bad 1856 Febuary 21 Mr Dowesley came here from Lansdown & wrote to Walter B nineteeth Jock went to Lyn with A load of bark 22 Andew Thompson & sister left this for the back country they were here all night Jock went to Lyn with A load of bark 23 Jock went to Lyn with the last of the bark I choped {chopped} wood 24 no meeting to Day cold Day Wm Hazelwood & Betsy was here 25 drew wood 26 Do Do Do Do �27 went to Brockville to the Annual Meeting of the county Agriculture Socitie {Society} Jock & Margret went to 28 thrashed some oats cold Day 29 drew some wood 1856 March 1 Jock & Margret went Brockville bought A side of upper leather paid 1s.10d per lb & a dress for Elen I went to Lyn to an Agriculture Meeting it was agreed to purchas {purchase} sheep with the funds Charles Booth & me was apointed to corispond {appointed to correspond} with Breeders as to price 2 heavy snow last night & this forenoon snowed about 10 inches no Meeting 3 threashed {thrashed} some oats & drew 2 load of hay from the cap that old Marino Buck Died 4 thrashed oats Father & David went to John yonges it snowed & blowed the most of the day so that the roads is all filled up 5 thashe {thrashed} oats stormy Day the road bad 6 thrashed oats still storming Father & david came home from John yonges the {Above it reads: roads} very bad they upset too three times coming home 7 cleaned the oats had 47 bushel 8 {Margin reads: settled with J & S Ross & paid the account} went to Brockvill {Brockville} took A barrel of spitzenburg apples Mr Nickel sold them for 3 dollars & 100 of flour to Hopkns for 16s.3d bought 1 bag of salt 8.9 2 lb tea 5 9 9 went to Brockville to get the child babtized {baptized} the Minister did not come cold Day 10 thrashed oats very cold Day 11 Do Do very windy 12 Do Do 13 Do Do fine Day �14 finished thrashing the peas & oats in the forenoon Wm Clow & wife here on A visit fine Day 15 cleaned the peas & oats had 60 bushel fine Day 16 no meeting to Day fine Day 1856 March 17 Went to Lansdown to look at land that the Messers Colmans wanted Father & Jock to take for the damage that is done to there Land it was lot No 10 & the west half of 11 on the sixth consesinon {concession} the snow was so deep we could not travel on it but we looked at the frount {front} of it it is one compleet {complete} set of nolls or rocks with very little good land we gave it up for A bad job Samuel Yonge went with us 18 drew wood Benj Yonge & his Wife & Boy came with us & stopt all night {word scratched out} so as to go to Johns 19 Father & Jock went to Lyn to let the colman know that the Land is no good & that they will not take it & diged {digged} up some of the cabage {cabbage} they were good 20 drew wood 21 drew wood fin {fine} Day 22 Jock went to McElheneys Mill with 13 bushel of Scotch wheat & 4 bushel of peas & went to Brockville gave A Turner A barrel of spitzenburg Apples & I had some cabage {cabbage} sold for 6 & 7 ½ {Above it reads: d each} attended Sidney Jones Esqs funeral 23 23 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Spence of Bytown he Baptized Elizabeth fine Day Mr Watson daughter was {Below it reads: likewise} {Above it reads: Baptized} 24 drew wood Snow in the afternoon 25 drew wood fine Day 26 went to Younge Mills with 54 flour barrels for Elingham & brought {illegible} 27 drew 2 load of wood then fixed the appels {apples} 28 Jock went to Brockville with 3 barrels of Appels got 3 dollors {dollars} per barrel & 4 {Above it reads: d for} A head for cabage {cabbage} & went to John Yonges to make a lader {ladder} for him cold with Snow �29 came home from John Yonge cold 30 no meeting to Day fine Day 31 went to Brockville took 1 barrel of appels sold them for 3 dollors {Pomgrees?} sleighing nearly gone hard frost last night 1856 April 1 went to Yonge mills with 32 flour barrels for J Elingham sleighing nearly gone the snow is 4 feet deep in some places roads bare {Above it reads: snow} nearly gone in others places hard frost last night 2 drew some wood had to roll it on the crust we cant breack {break} roads on count of the crust & the deeth {depth} of the {Above it reads: snow} 3 went to Brockville on horseback the roads very bad rain last night & to day snow going very fast 4 Jock taped {tapped} some of the Sugarbush 4 made 2 buckets for to cary {carry} sap with & fixed bucke{Above it reads: ts} 5 cut & split some wood at Wm H Davis for A Cole {coal} pit Snow going very fast 6 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown roads bad 7 set up a Coalpit at Wm Davis's snow going fast 8 killed 2 calfs & made 2 pails fine Day 9 cut wood in the Sugarbush Do Do 10 Jock went to the funeral of Elijah Adams he was buried at Booths buring {burying} place & before they got home his Barn & all that was in it was burned it was thougtt {thought} that it caught fire from the children playing with matches on a straw stack close to the Barn I fixed an axel for the wagon roads very bad fine Day 11 made some bunks for the line fence 12{margin reads: first rain this Spring} drew some wood for the Sugarbush heavy rain the Snow nearly gone cleaned the cistren {cistern} A little snow this afternoon freszing {freezing} hard �13 no Meeting to Day 14 made some bunks for fence fixed hotbed 15 John Armstrong began to work at the Buggy & helped 16 worked at the Buggy Jock helped {Above it reads: in the Sugarbush} 17 worked at the Buggy Jock helped in the sugarbush 18 Jock went to John Yonge the family is all sick With the Scarlet fever seed cabage seed 1856 April 19 went Brockville with the Waggon bought A plow at Lyn for 8$ payable 1 January bought A lock for the school house 7s 6d iron for the buggy 17s plow shin 2s.6d teakettle 4s6d 20 went to caintown heard the Revd Mr Benning {Above it reads: preach} 21 {Margin reads: X X} worked at the line fence west sideline north side of the road Sowed cabages {cabbages} in the hotbed 22 finished the line fence this forenoon Jock began to plow below the Bull paster {pasture} 23 drew stones to the line fence & hoghole it Jock plowing 24 finished drawing stones this forenoon Began to plow with the colts in the field at the New Barn very warm Day 25 plowed at the New Barn Jock plowed the sod 26 Do Do Do Do Do very warm Day 27 went to the funeral of Dr Weeks he was buried at A pine noll on the old place he Cut his throat with a razor at {Above it reads: his son} Henary his son 28 Began to Sow & Sowed 3 bushel of Scotch wheat at the New Barn ground in fine order warm Day 29 cleaned the furrows in the forenoon plowed in the field below the house in the afternoon 30 Sowed 5 bushel of Peas went to Granpa raising of A Barn Davis draged �1856 9 bushel of pees {peas} in all May 1 Sowed 4 bushel of Peas & crofsdrged {cross draged/dragged} part {Above it reads: Sowed cabage seed at the end of the house 2 went to John Yonges to the funeral of one of his sons his Name is Benjamine A very wet Day 3 let the water of the peas in the forenoon fine day Sowed 3 bushel of Peas & oats David draged 4 The Revd Mr German Preached in caintown 5 sowed 3 bushel of peas & oats & 2 ½ of oats John Ackland & Danual Nowland worked in graden {garden} Mrs Bradley was buried at {Between lines it reads: caintown} 6 cross cross draged the peas & oats & oats Samuel Nowland worked in the graden 7 Sowed 3 ¼ Bushel of wheat the Peas the Peas & oats the oats & the wheat were all sowed in the field below the Bull paster {pasture} it was meadow last year 8 plowed at Cristies {Christie’s} place in the forenoon went o A bee of L.B.Bailes in the afternoon with the Drag brought home the Buggy box from Anders gave him 140 lbs of flour box is to be 9 dollars 9 plowed at criste {Christie} place A fine rain most of the Day the woods look red 10 Jock finished plowing the criste place in the forenoon the boys drew some dung to the field below the little orchard & Jock began to plow in it I helped John Armstrong to finishe the Buggy 11 11 no meeting {Above it reads: here} to Day Granpa went to Lyn yesterday to the Quartly meeting Woods look Green fine Day 12 Sowed 8 bushel of Scotch wheat on the cristie place the ground in faine {fine?} order draged with both {Above it reads: teams} 13 finished draging & furing {furrowing?} sowed timothy gave it one stroke of the drag after sowing the grass seed 14 drew dung to the field below the little orchard Jock plowed in the same field �15 Do Do Do Do Do Do 1856 May 16 draged in the field below the little orchard Jock finished plowing & the draged fine weather & A fine Showr {shower 17 Planted better than 1 acre of corn 1 ½ bushel of thompsons 1 ½ of Scotch Erleys & 4 bushel of Cups A little Showr after sundown 18 no Meeting to Day heavy rain most of the night & all Day 19 let the water of the field below the house & the cristies place in the forenoon plowed in the harper {Above it reads: field} field in the afternoon ground very wet 20 went to Brockville & got A box of Potatos from William Armstrong from Trenton bought 1 barrel of salt 10s 21 planted 4 bushel of cups the ground too wet jock plowed I went to Mr Kincaids his Sister the Widow Ferguson fell from the Scaffold in the Barn & was killed yesterday 22 finished plowing the harper & went to the funeral of the Widow Ferguson in caintown the Revd Mr Benning preached 23 Sowed 5 bushel of Poll oats from John Yonges & 5 bushel of little oats all in the harper field then planted 5 bushel of cups that we got from J Yonge then 1 ½ bushel of round cups then 1 ½ bushel of whole Thompsons 2 rows each 1 bushel of W Armstrong first row 4 sets in hill second row 3 sets in hill in the field below the little orchard {Margin reads: 30 ½ bushel of Potates in all} 24 then some purple 2 bushel Marino 2 bushel cups 25 the Revd Mr {blank space} preached in caintown 26 painted the Buggy 27 fixed irons on the Buggy 28 went to Charlestown with 40 flour barells{barrels} left them at the mills for Bews rain in the forenoon 29 went to John Yonges & helped him to plow �30 hore {hoar} frost this morning the ice as thick as a copper on the trough that we watered the horses 31 planted corn at J Yonges in the forenoon came home in the afternoon 1856 June 1 Went to Junetown & heard the Revd Mr preach in the afternoon a little rain in forenoon 2 Mr C. E Jones sent for the Bull painted the Buggy Jock & boys drew dung to the {Above it reads: Gr} 3 Jock plowed the turnip ground I made the wood of {deel?} for to work the corn 4 Jock drew some plank & slabs from Mcs I made the teeth for the deel hevy {heavy} rain 5 helped to whitewash 6 draged & fured & sowed the the turnip Washed the sheep water is very cold 7 hoed the early potatos painted the buggy 8 Went to Brockville {Below it reads: no Meeting to Day }to the conference heavy rain 9 I helped Robert Armstrong at his Barn 10 Jock & Margret went to Brockville 11 Jock & Granpa shered {sheared} part of the sheep 12 finished the Sheep 13 Began to work at the corn 14 Do Do Do I worke with Rob 5 ½ Days at the Barn this week 15 heard the Revd Mr Benning preach 16 began to work on the roads fine day 17 Do Do Do �18 went to Brockville with the boys for to let them see {Above it reads: the} orngemen {orangemen} walk they were chose then Grandmaster it was A Grand posestion {procession?} the head officers were all dressed in scarlet robes 19 finished the Road work warm Day 20 howed {hoed} some of the potatos A hive of bees come of A very large swarm 21 went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meeting & got 13s per 100 for flour & 3 ½ per lb for Butter 1856 June 22 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown & the Revd Mr Harvy in our school house 23 worked at the potatos 24 went to McElhennys Mill with 24 bushel of Scotch wheat did not get it ground 25 helped Rob at the Barn 26 Do Do Do the boys worked the potatos Jock went McElhenneys Mill with 30 bushel of Scotch wheat 27 worked 1/2 with Bob at the Barn we finished & that made 8 days at 5s per day finishd hewing the potatos warm day 28 Jock Elen Granpa & me went to John Yongs on A visit he was not at home there was a great meeting at New Dublin conserning {concerning} the Railroad & he was at it went there too & left Elen at Johns very warm Day with high wind 29 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr German prech {preach} 30 went through the Turnips with the deel & then cleaned the rows very high wind & very dry July 1856 1 hilled the corn fine Day dry weather 2 hilled part of the potates 3 Do Do Do Do �4 finished hilling the potates Dry weather 5 went to Brockville to An Agriculture meeting bought 4 caststeel scyths {cast-steel scythes} one of them was for Mr Roberts 5s & 1 {snath?} 2s6 stone 5d 6 went to Junetown & heard the Revd Mr McMury preach 7 Began to Mow & mowed front of the orchard 8 finished the orchard & cut some in the field {Above it reads: below the house} 9 mowed in the field below the house 11 Do Do Do raked & drawed in 12 {illegible} finished drawing in the orchard & the field below the house 13 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preach warm day 14 mowed the little orchard 15 fine rain last {Above it reads: night} drew in the little orchard to the cap warm day 16 mowed in the field west line south side of the road 17 Do Do drew in part of the hay in the field I worked with John Innis in the Blacksmith {illegible} he made two leafs for the buggy springs 18 drew in all the hay in the field at the west line & mowed some in the second field frount {front} of the house warm day 19 drew in some of the hay in the second field & mowed some 20 went to the stone church with Elen & David & Jocks wat {went} to the Revd Mr McMurrys Bible class & hear him prech {preach} 1856 July 21 mowed in the second field & drew in the 4 loads of hay a little rain last night 22 went to Brockville with Elen & took 1 tub of butter 101 lbs & 53 in smalls got 8 per lb sent two pair of pants to Jonney by Mr Wattson Jock & the boys finished snowing the second field �23 Began to cut the fall wheat cut 51 stook dry weather 24 finished the fall wheat this fore noon good crop 25 mowed the peice frount {piece front} of the blacksmith shop & some in the harper field 26 drew in the hay in frount of the blacksmith shop & the harper field very dry weather cut part of the rye in the Thompson place 27 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preach 28 finished cuting {cutting} the rye fine showr {shower} this afternoon mowed in the harper field 29 finished cuting in the harper field & began to mow in the consession {concession} field Rob Armstrong helped 30 mowed in the harper field Rob helped in the afternoon 31 finished mowing the harper field 1856 August 1 went to Mr John Kincaids funeral the Revd Mr Bennan preached 2 stacked front of the hay in the harper field 3 the Revd Mr McMurry preach in Junetown in the afternoon 4 mowed the Thompson place 5 mowed the peice {piece} next the woods below the field at the old Barn 6 finished the stack & the haying 7 the boys went John Yonges Jock {& I?} made A fence at the foot of the harper field 8 cut the S spring wheat at the New Barn straw very short 9 cut the S wheat in the field below the house 10 no Meeting to Day quarterly at Green Bush �11 cut part of the oats in the field below house 12 heavy rain last night & this morning went to Brockville to an Agriculture meeting heavy rain at noon 13 finished the oats & peas began to hook the peas 14 drew in some of the wheat at the old New Barn rained in the afternoon 15 worked at the peas drew in some of peas drew in some of the wheat below the house 16 drew in all the peas in the forenoon & began to cut the wheat on the Cristies place 1856 August 17 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in the stone church & had the seacrament {sacrament} 18 worke {worked} at the wheat in cristies place 19 Do Do Do 20 Allen Erels died this morning about 5 oclock I helped to lay him out rained all Day 21 rained most of the Day 22 went to lansdown with funeral of Allan Elers the {Above it reads: boys} went to help Rob to bind 23 finished the wheat at cristies rained {Above it reads: draged in the pea ground} 24 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown 25 cut the oats in the harper field n 1856 Sept 1 Began to sow the fall wheat sowed 2 bushel of blue stem next the west line first frost our popular {poplar?} A little hurt then 2 bushel of bearded wheat both was old wheat that took the premium 2 thrashed 2 bushel of new seed & sowed it Elen & me went to Maitland on A visit to Mr James Halls fine Day �3 began to cut the poll oats worked the forenoon at them then went to A dung Bee of Bobs Jock & the boys went {Above it reads: in the forenoon} 4 finished cuting {cutting} the oats Jock & the boys rake & bound them that I cut yesterday & drew stones of the Thompson place to the east line & laid them 4 feet wide for {Above it reads: A fence} 5 drew stones this forenoon Jock & the boys bound the oats I went to Yonge Mills with 50 flour barrels 6 Jock drew in the oats & drew stones 7 the Revd Mr Binning preached at caintown 8 drew dung to the Thompson place Margret put to bed of A son 9 helped John Ackland at the thrashing Machin {machine} 10 began to plow on the Thompson place 11 Jock plowed I drew dung 12 Do Do Do Do & finished the plowing & dunging 13 Sowed 3 ½ bushels of the Muticala {multicolor/multicale?}}Rye 14 28 the Revd Mr McMurry preached at Junetown 29 fixed the door of the house it was brockdown {broke down} 30 heavy rain last night & all today the Scots from Perth was here & Mr Alexander Dods his is newly Married Margret Scott 1856 October 1 Jock went to Samuel Innises & got the old horses shod & worked at A whellbarrow {wheelbarrow} 2 drew some Wood heavy winds 3 picked the corn & husked part of it at night �4 husked & sorted the corn had 2 ½ wagon loads of good corn & considerable of hog corn 5 the Revd Mr Bining preached in caintown 6 Jock took me to Brockville & I went on board of A steemboat {steamboat} for Kingston got there in the afternoon took the stage {stagecoach} for Tamworth on tusday {tuesday} got there after night the distance was 40 miles stage faire {fare} 7s.6d went to see the Land Agent found A boy that acted as Agent he could not tell me anything conserning {concerning} distance or the Land only he gave A list of the lots that was to be given out I hired A horse or A anamel {animal} that answered in its place & started for the woods went 6 miles to the River Clare 2 miles the to wood then 14 miles of rocks & {Above it reads: d} leges in crossing the 14 miles I went over 12 hills or Mountains varing {varying} in height from 150 to 300 feet & 77 crossways varing in leanth {length} from 2 rods {yards} to 85 got to A shanty about 8 oclock at night paid 7 ½ d for A sheaff {sheaf} of oats to fead {feed} the horce {horse} started the next morning in company with Mr Chamberlain about 12 miles in the woods we thought that we had gone far anough {enough} the land or Rocks was not {Above it reads: fit} for A farmer to go on to we saw only 2 farms that was good for anything 1856 Oct 13 David & watt went to Charlestown with pork barles {barrels} for Bews 14 picked Apples & went to Adam Armstrong Elen & Margret was on A visit 15 went to Danial Nowland for a sheep to kill he had 6 {Above it reads: six} on shares he is to give 4 {Above it reads: four} this year & 15 {Above it reads: fifteen} in 3 {Above it reads: three} years from this Date 16 made 3 doors for Rob Armstrong 17 Robert Henary came to fraim {frame} A wood house for Jock. Jock & Rob & me Score for him & he hewed 18 worked at the timber some rain 19 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preach 20 went to Brockville to An Agriculture Meeting got A Ram lamb in behalf of the Township Socitie {Society} he cost 50$ I bougth {bought} 1 side of sole leather 1s.10 ½d per lb & 1 side of uper {upper} �leather 2s per lb went to John Yonges to get him to make A pair of boots for Watt he has hurt his sholders {shoulders} that has done nothing for 5 weeks fine weather 21 came home & the boys was diging the potatos {digging the potatoes} 22 helped Henary at the timber Jock & the boys & James Ackland helped them at the potatos 23 worked at the potatos James Ackland helped 24 drew some wood Mr Ruben Moot & Wife came here & went Heneys Wiks {Henry Weeks?} & then came & slept all night hung 3 doors for bob this afternoon 25 Showed Mr Moot the drowned land on both places went to Lyn this afternoon to an agriculture Meeting 26 the Revd Mr McMurray preached in Junetown 27 went to Brockville with Father he had to go on Mr {Kiincaid?} will I took 1 ½ barrels of snow & 1 barrel of Calvell {Caldwell?} apples to Turners 10s per barrel 28 Robert Henery raised A wood house at Jocks 29 the boys finished plowing the field at the new barn 30 rained most of the Day 31 went to Lyn to an agriculture meeting 1856 Nov 1 Went to Lyn to an Agriculture Meeting the money funds to bye {buy} {Above it reads: A Bull} 2 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown 3 began to pull the Turnips the Revd Mr Morrison & James Hamilton came here from Brockville & stopt all nigth {night} Jockes very bad with Rheumatism 4 worked at the Turnip fine weather 5 very heavy winds last night with A little rain finished the Turnips good crop drew in the corn stalks very cold Day �6 drew 5 load of wood cold Day 7 drew in some potato in the forenoon went to A plowing Bee of George Erels 8 drew in 1 load of potatos it rained most of the day went to Lyn with Father to the Quarthy {Quarterly?} meeting there was A terable squal {terrible squall} about 1 oclock of wind & rain 9 the Revd Mr McMurry preach in caintown 10 drew in some potatos put 2 loads of cups in our seller & ½ load of Thomsons went to A plowing Bee of Wm Hazelwood in in the afternoon cold Day 11 killed the Hogs Wm Davis & Rob helped we killed 5 for us & 1 for Davis 12 went to Brockville with 1 hog got 7$ & 3/4 per {cent?} & 1 barrel of apples got 2 barrels for cider from A Turner 13 drew some wood & fixed the Cabbage 14 draged A part of the potato land & began to plow it 15 salted the pork & made A Barrel of crout {preserved cabbage} the boys plowed 16 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown hard frost last night 1856 Nov 17 Went to caintown to look at A thrashing machin at Jachab Hogeboms that Thomas Davis senior {Above it reads: bought} from Thompson & Greagne & I bougth it from him little snow last night 18 went to caintown with Robert Armstrong for the thrashing Machin {machine} Paid Thomas Davis $40 dollars which he gave to Jacob Hogeboom as Thompson & Greagorys Agent Davis likewise gave Hogeboom A Note for 40 dollars paiable {payable} in 14 moths & signed it as {Above it reads: wittness} I am to give Davis one pair of two year old steers two sheep that is at Daniel Nowland now & seven dollars next fall which payes payes {pays} for the Machin in full 19 Jock went to Brockville with Elen & got 8d for saussuges {sausages} I & the boys thrash with the machin it went well �20 cleaned the wheat had 11 bushel Jock went James Cuming & got 17 bushels coal {Above it reads: paid 5 s} 21 Samuel Innis fixed shoes for the horses Jock & the 7 boyes helped Rob to kill his hogs 22 I fixed the cider press the boys drew some wood 23 no meeting to Day John Younge came {Above it reads: here} 24 Made cider for Adam Armstrong Bob Armstrong & ourselves fine Day 25 went to Manharts with 4 south down Ews {ewes} & C E Jakes with 4 leaster {Leicester} he has an imported leisster {Leicester} Buck belongs in to the county socity {society} snowed A little tonight 26 took the chimny {chimney} down to the chamber floor 27 built A brick chimny for the stove Jock shingle {illegible} 28 took the remainder of the chimny down 29 plastered the house where the old chimny was with {illegible} went home with John Young he stopt here all the evening he as A lame sholder {shoulder} 30 heard the Revd Mr Trumain preach in John Youngs New School house. 1856 December 1 Came home from John younges with the Buggy the snow is about six inches deep 2 drew up sleepers for the house & 3 logs for A shed at the New Barn fine day 3 hewed the sleepers for the house very stormy 4 finished the sleepers for the house 5 Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnip 6 got 1s.6d per Bushel 6 Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnips for James Hutchison sold them for 1s.3d per Bushel he retailed them again I went to Charleston with 36 pork Barrels for D Bews then went to �Farmersville & got our cloth 41 ¾ gave Mr Camble 4 dollars in part gave John Kincaid 1 ½ bush {Above it reads: of turnips} 7 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in Junetown 8 Jointed boards for the floor of the house 9 fixed the floor upstairs & killed 2 spring pigs Jock & the boys drew some wood 10 tore up the floor of the house & took out the sleepers & put in new ones Jock went to Brockville with turnips 11 worked at the house Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Wm Hutchison A very stormy day rain & sleet 12 worked at the house fine thaw day 13 Do Do Do A Granson of the Widow Hill was buried in Caintown 14 no Meeting to Day it was so stormy rain & snow 15 worked at the house 16 drew sum {some} wood from the drown land 17 went to Mallorytown A sale bought A chain pump for 2 dollars twelve feet long 1856 December 18 worked at the stairs in the house very cold Day 19 put the chain pump in the Bull well 20 worked at A band whell {wheel} for the tharshing machin {thrashing machine} very high winds last night with sleet & snow heavy rain & wind to day 21 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown 22 finished the band whell for the thrashing machin 23 drew some wood in the forenoon & killed the Bull in the afternoon cold Day �24 went to Brockville with some sausageuses {sausages} got 8s per lb & expected to meet Jonny from Packenham {Pakenham} but he did not come took 2 barrels of apples to A Turner 2 dollars per barrels 25 Wm Hazelwood & family was hear {here} for Dinner Thomas Ackland got five sheep on shares 1 ewe & 1 lamb of Sises 1 Ewe of Isables 1 of Tennets & 1 of Marys A little snow to day 26 helped Rob Armstrong at the thrashing machin went to Lyn & bought 1 side of sole leather paid 1s.10 ½ per lb 27 Jock Jonney & Elen went to Brockville the boys & me thrashed 7 bushel of wheat & cleaned it up & they took it to mill & 2 bushel corn 28 the Rev Mr Benning preache {preached} in caintown fine Day 29 went to Mr Manharts & to Mr Houghs for the sheep those that was at Houghs I marked with A black strike on the forehead paid one shilling per head that is 8s 30 thraashed {thrashed} the poll oats in the forenoon 31 cleaned the poll oats had 40 bushel 1857 January 1 Worked at the stair in the house fine Day 2 Jock went to Brockville with some Apples got 5 shillings per bushel for comon & 6s.3d for pomgree I made 3 window fraims {frames} for Jocks wood shed 3 shod the colts the Boys went to John Yonges & they took 7 Bushel of turnips 6 per Bushel to John Kincaids & that made 10 bushel that he has got it is A very stormy{Above it reads: day} Snow 4 no meeting to Day 5 started this morning half past 3 oclock for Ramsay with Jonney Elen & Hannah Hazelwood got to John Robinsons about 8 oclock they are all Well 6 went to Kellocks & young Johns 7 went to Arches James & Gemals �8 went to Packenham with Jonney very cold Day 9 came to Scots to Day 10 got home all well very cold week 11 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach very cold Day 12 threashed & creaned {thrashed & cleaned} 40 bushel of oats 13 went to Charleston with 20 pork Barrels for John Elingham to David Bews 14 went to the School meeting & then went to Mr Vansons for the reports. Elen went J Scotts on A visit cold Day 15 Jock went to Brockville for the Revd Mr Morrison & he preached in caintown to night 16 Mr Morrison examined the children in the {chatechism?} this forenoon & we thrashed in the afternoon 17 went to Aunt Mary with Granmam & Elen Robert Robertson died yesterday very cold day. 1857 Jan 18 Went to funeral of Robert Robinson he died on the fifteenth there was 34 sloughs & cutters at the funeral he was buried in the Brockville cemetery very cold day 19 drew some wood very cold Day 20 Jock went to Greenbush Mill with 24 Bushel of wheat {Above it reads: he did not get his grist} 21 went to Brockville to an Agriculture meeting very stormy 22 drew some wood A very cold day 23 Jock went to Greenbush for his grist he got his cheeks frozen it was A very cold day I worked at A slough for John Younge 24 we went to lyn to the Anual {Annual} Meeting of the Agriculture Society Jock & Margret give R Colm{cut off} A deed to plow A part of the cristy place & he received A note for seventy five pounds paible {payable} in three mounths with intrest {months with interest} �25 no meeting to Day 26 cut down five oaks some of them for hubs 27 drew up the hub stuff & 3 logs of the big tree 2 of them 14 feet long stormy day A king of tho{cut off} 28 thrashed 1000 sheafs of spring wheat Jock went to Seelys with 4 hubs logs no one there 29 went to Johns youngs with Elen Margret & Jock on A visit fine Day 30 cleaned the wheat had 35 bushel 31 drew 2 load of wood A very stormy snowed very heavy all Day the boys took A sow to Wm Tennents boar 1857 Feb 1 No Meeting to Day roads very bad 2 worked A little at John young Hough went to wood bee of Thos Davis in the afternoon roads very heavy & bad 3 thrashd part of the fall wheat 4 finished the fall wheat stormy day & put it all through the faning {fanning} mill 5 went to the woods & drew 4 loads of wood in the forenoon very stormy day Jock & the boys finished cleaning the fall wheat had 44 bushel 6 worked in the blacksmith shop at slaughtoring {slaughtering} for J young 7 finish the toung {tongue} & riveted the end of the {Above it reads: beems} the Snow nearly gone the ground is bear {bare} & all in A flood 8 no meeting to day heavy rain I got ready to go to Mr Thomas Vanstons funeral he Died on friday & his Wife was buiried the thursday before 9 hued A crook for John Yonges slaugh it is no good 10 hued another & worked at it �11 finished the slaugh 12 Wm Clow & Wife came hear on A visit roads very bad fine day 13 drew some wood roads bad 14 thrashed the Rye 15 went to caintown with the Buggy & heard the Revd Mr McMurry Jock is very sick with cold 16 cleaned the rye had 19 bushel rain 17 fixed the irons for the School Stove warm day 1857 Feb 18 Fixed the floor of the horse stable fine day 19 A little snow last night drew A load of wood from the sugarbush to the School house the roads very bad 20 went to Yonge Mills with 45 flour barrels in the waggon roads very rough snow in the afternoon 21 cut some of the oake on the drowned land & drew it up to the house 22 went to Brockville to the scarement {sacrament} with the cuter roads bad 23 drew logs up to the house fine day 24 Do Do in the forenoon the roads has got so bad that we cant draw any more & the water is rising very {Above it reads: fast} 25 went to the funeral of A son of Mr Dixson {Dixon} the Miller at Mc's with the Buggy roads very bad 26 worked at the line fence on the south side of the road East line 27 Do Do Do in the forenoon made some bunk in the afternoon cold Day 28 went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meeting it was the Annual Dr Richmond came home with us A very cold Day we had the Buggy 1857 �March 1 Went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMury preach 2 went to Mallorytown with Dr Richmond in time for the cars at 8 oclock AM 3 went to Lyn to an Agricultural Meeting with the Buggy cold Day 4 drew logs to Dixsons & some wood 5 Do Do Do Do 6 snowed about 6 or 8 inches last night to Day drew the oake logs that we had on the Road to Dixsons 7 drew hub log to Niblocks with both teems {teams} 172 feet of large & 81 of smal {small} four sents {cents} for the large & tou sents {two cents} for the smal that is 9 inches & 7 8 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr German preaching 9 drew up wood for the house 10 drew oaks for hubs & fire wood 11 Do Do Do Do 12 drew hub logs to Niblocks with both teams 13 Jock & the boy drew fire wood Samuel Innis came & fixed the shoes for the horses & put them on 14 Drew up wood 15 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown 16 drew up wood fine Day John Yonge came here 17 Drew some logs to Dixsons taped {tapped} 21 tree it run well 18 fixed bukets {buckets} rained A little 19 rained all Day fixed bukts {buckets} 1857 �March 20 Snowed about 12 inches last night went to Mill 14 Bushel of wheat then I went to Mallorytown with 42 butter firkins to F Lee for I Elingham but Lee was brock {broke} down & we had to bring them {Above it reads: back} 21 Snowed all Day made 3 buckes {buckets} 22 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preach 23 went Lyn with 42 firkins roads very bad hard frost last {Above it reads: night} Taped {tapped} 140 trees this afternoon the sap runs a stream 24 worked in the Bush the bukets mostly full 25 fixed some buckets taped A few more 26 worked in the Bush sap runs well 27 went to Dixsons with A Mapel {Maple} log 9 feet long for tromps for the thershing machin {threshing machine} then Drew in part of A Stack of hay 28 went Weeks with A slough cruke {slow crook?then finished drawing in the hay the snow nearly gone of {off} the roads Granp & walter boiled 70 pailfulls of sap it has been A great week for sugar 29 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach 30 worked in the sugar bush warm Day 31 went to Mr Niblocks got £ 3 from him for hub stuff Sold Dixson 5 pounda worth of oke {oak} logs & Niblock 5 pounds 6s of hub stuff John Younge Dr for stuff for his slaug {sleigh?} oil 1s.6 red lead 3 iron 16.3 1857 April 1 Very stormy Day with snow sowed grass seed on the Rye on the Thompson place very erly {early} this moning {morning} 2 worked in the Sugar Bush 3 Do Do Do �4 went to Brockville with the Wagoon {waggon} took some cabage {cabbage} got 4 per head 11d per lb for Butter 10 for Eggs paid 9s.6d for A Barrel of salt & 2s.3d per lb for sole leather 5 went to caintown & heard the Rev Mr McMurry German preach 6 worked in the Sugar Bush snowed most of the Day 7 worked in the Bush 8 fixed & made 2 New pails 9 drew wood in the sugar Bush 10 Do Some Do & worked Do 11 went to the quartly {quarterly} examination 12 no Meeting to Day 13 made some bunks for the East line fence Jock went with Granpa & Elen to Lyn Granpa got A chest of tea from M Younge that he sent for by him to Mountreal {Montreal} 14 very Stormy snowed about 6 inches worked at A wheel Barrow 15 fixed the hot Bed cloudy with A little sunshine 16 worked at the line fence on the East side hard frost last night 17 picked up stones in the field below the hill 1857 April 18 Moved the fence on the west side of Jock house making the cabbage pach {patch} agreat deal larger this forenoon sowed cabbage seed tomattoes & pepers {tomatoes & peppers} in the hot bed very hard frost last night 19 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preach roads very bad 20 drew some leached ashes to the orchard in the forenoon then Joseph Davis came & worked in my place & I worked at A drag for him & he drew chip dung to the orchard hard frost last night �21 the boys drew stones in the field North of the road in the forenoon I cleaned out the ditch frount {front} of the house or in the field frount of the house the boys drew stone & filled {pens?} 22 drew stones of the 2nd field & put in the Ditch 23 went to Mill with 8 bushel of fall wheat & 1 ½ of corn Danuel {Daniel} Nowland worked in the garden 24 Jock & Granpa went to Brockville Dr Reynolds says that Jock liver is afected the boys & me went to McCormacks raising 25 began to plow & plowed in the field below the house the ground is very wet it is stuble {suitable?} ground 26 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach 27 rain this forenoon plowed in the hay Harper 2 field in the afternoon Mr Roth from Mitchel came here with Mr Lillie 28 plowed in the Harper 2nd field horses go {Above it reads: very fast} 29 went to Lyn for A land side then plowed 30 plowed the boys drew stones to the Dich {Ditch} Jock plowed his garden with the old horses 1857 May 1 Plowed in the 2nd field frount {front} of the House the boys drew stones to the Dich {Ditch} 2 went to Charlestown with A letter that sent here for Mr Roth heavy rain most of the Day roads very bad found Mr Roth at the Widow Johnstons 3 {illegible} no Meeting to Day there was a quarthy {quarterly?} Meeting at Lyn 4 plowed in the 2nd field John Ackland dug in the garden till the rain came on about 3 oclock 5 rained all night & the Day 6 Do Do Do To Davis to mak {make} {Above it reads: one} made A drag for Wm Hogan & helped to Davis to make one �7 plowed A little this afternoon ground very wet the boys moved the fence below the {Above it reads: house} 8 plowed to Day, the boys drew the old rail from the line fence 9 finished the plowing of the 2nd field Wat began to plow in the field below the house 10 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown rain this afternoon very cold 11 plowed with both teems {teams} in the field below the house very hard frost last night & very cold all Day 12 plowed in the field below the {Above it reads: house} 13 finished plowing the field below the house in the forenoon then we began to sow & sowed 3 bushel of Peas in the 2nd field 14 {Margin reads: 10 bushel of Peas in all} Sowed 7 bushel of peas in he 2nd field wat plowed {Above it reads: in} the field below the little orchard 15 crossed draged the peas in the forenoon A little rain sowed 1 ½ Bushel of Scotch wheat in the 2nd field 1857 May 16 Sowed 5 ½ bushel of scotch wheat in the 2nd field David draged wat plowed in the field below the orchard the Bett Maire was cast in A furrow & we had to take the foal from her it was dead 17 went to John Elinghams with the Buggy & took the corpse of A Baby of his to caintown & there was A child of Mr Leaders that died on Friday taken too both funerals took place at the same time in caintown the Revd Mr Benning preached 18 David finished the draging of the 2nd field I sowed 4 ½ lbs of flax seed on A ridge 50 pace one way & 6 the other. drew dung for the corn with the old horses frost last night warm day 19 the woods begin to look green the young horses plowed in the field below the little orchard 20 finished & plowing the field below the little orchard this forenoon sowed 4 bushel of Poll oats in the field below the house {cut off}ey Mare foaled this morning 21 Sowed 4 bushel of the Poll oats & 8 of the little oats John Ackland worked in the garden �22 Sowed 1 ½ bushel of Barley all in the field below the house this is the first day that is warm 23 Plowed in the field at the New Barn with the yonge horses drew dung with the old horses fine {Above it reads: Day} 24 the Revd Mr McMurry had the sacrament {sacrament} at the stone church 25 Sowed 8 bushel of wheat below the little orchard & 1 pailfull of the {chinea?} wheat Samuel Innis fixed A wheelbarrow 26 planted about 1 acre of corn at the New Barn 27 plowed at the New Barn 28 finished plowing the field at the New Barn 29 3 ½ bushel of York reds & 14 bushel of cups 30 sowed 9 ½ bushel of Peas & oats in the harper field finish the Spring work 31 no Meeting to Day 1857 June 1 Went to Brockville with Granpa & Elen sold 34 lbs butter for 11d per lb & egs {eggs} 8d for doz got the number of several lots of land to look at very dry weather 2 plowed the turnip ground & washed the sheep the water was very cold 3 Sowed 2 rows of the Olleringham carrot as far as the dich {ditch} then I think some more of the Olliringham then the long {orng?} of 1848 the 1/2 row & 1 then of sugarbeet & {cut off} of turnip seed then we went to granpa & Armstrong to Isabla's Weding {wedding} she is married to Thomas Smith 4 trimed {trimmed} some of the Apple trees in the forenoon Isable & her husband came here in the afternoon 5 went to Lansdown to Ben Younges with Elen his wife if very sick then Jock & me went to look at some land in the 5 & 6 consessinon {concession} fine low land but there is a chanch {chance} of it being flowed by the Marblerock dam �6 draged & ridged up the turnip ground then sowed them Jock & Granp sheered part of the Sheep 7 very heavy rain last night went to caintown & heard the Rev Mr McMurry {Above it reads: preach} 8 moved the fence down to the woods in the field below the little orchard Jock & Granpa finished sheering the Sheep fine day 9 made A bolster & stakes for the waggon Jock went to Harkenness for lime but it was good for nothing the fixed the brush fence around {Above it reads: swamp} 10 made 2 pokes for the horses Jock went to William Hickes got 350 feet of hemlock boards 11 heavy rain all day shod the horses 12 planted betwen {between} 3 & 400 cabage {cabbage} worked at picing {picking?} Bee 13 cleaned away the stones betwen the houses 14 the Revd went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach 1857 June 15 Worked on the Roads began at Eave's hill 16 went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meeting sold 43 lbs of wool at 4s.6d per lb bought 3 bundles of {cotton?} {Above it reads: yarn 7.} 17 heavy rain went to S Innises & put in A set of Buggy bo{cut off) for him & got 28 bushel of coal from I Cumins 18 Jock fixed A flour in his cookhouse I worked at A table A little rain 19 went through the potatos {potatoes} in the 2nd field the boys {Above it reads: hoed {turnips?}} Jock & Margret went to Brockville 20 went to Brockville for Revd Mr McMurray he is to preach to Morrow. he stopt with us all night 21 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach 22 went to Willard Weeks for 1000 of shingles that Granpa got from R Beattie �23 started for to go Merrickville to look for A farm examend {examined} Bryans farm very poor & so is Steels got to Frank Halls they are All we 24 looked at Ronalds poor land look several other 25 got home to night Adam Armstrong went with us 26 went with Granpa to Colemans for to see when he could get the Money Dick not at {Above it reads: home} 27 hoed the potatos warm Day 28 no Meeting to Day warm Day 29 Granpa went to Colemans & gave them A Deed to flow & receved {recieved} A note for 286 pounds paible {payable} 1 of Sept finished hoeing the potatos I fixed four raks {racks?} for John Young he was up at Lansdown heavy rain this afternoon 30 heavy {Above it reads: rain} last night & this forenoon finished A table for ourselfs {ourselves} July 1857 1 Granpa Jock & me went to Frank Halls to look at some Land one farm for 10 dollars per acre another 22 another 24 another 32 & another 40 the Rose farm looked so bad with the wet that we did not stopt {stop} to look {Between lines it reads: to John Youngs stopt all night} {margin reads: 2} at it heavy rain So we came home without doing anything 3 came home all well warm 4 peeled hemlock bark on the Iland {land} 5 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach 6 pulled some thisels {thistles} out of the wheat Jock helped Rob to hoe the boys went to Brockville to A showe {show} 7 the boys & Jock worked at the Turnips I went to Brockville for the Revd Mr Morrison he came on A pastoral visit he preached at caintown {Above it reads: at half past 5} heavy rain very few 8 went to Mr Davisons with Mr Morrison & the {then} to Lyn �9 Jock & Granpa went Westport with the Wool to Mr Clarks the boys & me hoed at the potatos warm day 10 finished the potatos & part of the Corn {Above it reads: John Clow & wife hear {here} on A visit} 11 finished the corn very poor Jock & Granpa came home with the wool from Clarks 12 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preach very warm Day 13 pealed Bark on the Iland all that was on it 14 Began to Mow & mowed in the garden & the orchard at the house 15 finished the orchard in the forenoon the Messers Charles Booth Wm Cowan & James Brikenridge came here as crop veiwers {viewers?} Began to mow in the harper field 16 finished mowing the harper field very heavy rain July 1857 17 Jock Margret & sis went to Brockville & sold 98 lbs of Butter at 9d per lb very dull Day fixed waggon rack the boys went through the turnips 18 mowed in field below the house in the forenoon drew in loads of hay 19 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach 20 went to the field to catch Jess Maire {mare} found her lying Dead in the Sugar Bush no Marks of any kind on her. the colt took up with Bet I was looking whether she had any milk she kicked me on the lame leg can do no more drew in the hay of harper field 21 heavy rain this forenoon finished mowing the field below the house leg A little better 22 raked in the field below the house 23 heavy rain last night & this forenoon made 2 rakes poor hay weather 24 moved the fence between the paster {pasture} & the field below the house & rake the last of the field hay very wet �25 Mowed the consession field Mr Edgly & his son helped he bought A sheep to kill {Above it reads: for 4 dollars} & gave 2 days work in part the boys drew in the hay from the field frount {front} of the house in the afternoon 26 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown my leg so sore that I could not {Above it reads: go} 27 raked & drew in all that was cut in the consession {concession} field A about 8 acres 28 heavy rain last nigth mowed the little orchard 29 mowed the field frount of the house this forenoon drew in part of the little orchard to the cap poor hay 30 mowed frount of Elizes house fine Day Drew {illegible} 31 Drew in hay frount of Elizes house August 1857 1 Began to cut the fall wheat good crop {Above it reads: A little rain this afternoon} 2 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown 3 heavy fog & Dew mowed frount of Elizes till the Dew dried of {off} the wheat 4 finished the fall wheat fine Day 5 finished cuting {cutting} the field frount {front} of Elizes 6 cradled the Rye & drew the hay frount of Elizes Adam & Rob Armstrong help in the afternoon 7 mowed the field at Cristies place 8 raked & cocked ti & drew in the fall wheat Rob & Adam helped in the afternoon to draw the wheat 9 the Revd Mr Miller preached in caintown 10 Stacked the hay at Cristies place fine Day 11 mowed in the consession field & put 3 Shoos {shoes} on the charley horse Messers C Booth Wm Cowan & J Brickenridge came here to veiw {view} the crops I went to left for I Clows in order to go to �Winchester to look for Land Jock went to Aunt Marys with Rob Armstrong to help her with the haying for two Days 12 the boys mowed in the Thompson place went to Winchester with I Clow. stopt at Mr McCarggos got there after Dark all in bed 13 rain this forenoon went Winchester village no land for sale work bying came to McCarggos stopt all night 14 started for home examined lot 18 on 2 consession Mountain good lot came by Wrights corners got to Clows betwen {between} 10 & 11 AM 15 went to Brockville from Lyn in the cars Erman Jones is general Agent for Stewart he wrote for me to know what is the price of 18 in 2 Con Mountain heard of land in Kitly {Kitley} got home all well August 1857 16 Jock & Elen went to church in Brockville hear the Revd Mr Morrison preach 17 heavy rain most of the Day I am very sick took an emetic 18 Jock went to Kitly to look at land it is good but {cut off} old Mr Roth is dead he died yesterday 19 Jock Granpa Walter Lucie & sis went to John Yonges to Mr Roths funeral he was buried at Dublin the boys cut the Barley 20 cut & bound some of the seed hay rain 21 finish Jock went to Colmans Mill with 11 ½ bushel of fall Wheat & 4 ½ of corn 21 Jock & the boys cut & drew up the Grass seed & stook it up in the field frount {front} of the house that finished Hay for this season Jock very sick 22 the boys went through turnips with horse cleaned the {wed {weeds?} out?} 23 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown 24 thrashed fall wheat for seed 25 Jock & David thrashed A little more wheat & cleaned it had 8 ¾ bushels of seed wheat �26 began to cut the oats below the house brock {broke?} A finger & put in another 27 finished cuting {cutting} the little oats 28 began to cut the Spring wheat in the 2nd field south side of the Road poor crop there was very heavy rain last night an old house of Henary Weeks was Burned up last night Mallory & his famley {family} came near being burned up in it they lost there all 29 heavy rain this morning went to Brockville bought {illegible} A barel {barrel} of salt paid 8s .9 I got tokens for Jock Waggon 30 went to Brockville to the sacrement {sacrament} Jock Margret & Elen fine day 31 worked at the wheat Jock & the boys at the peas Sept 1857 1 finished cuting {cutting} the spring wheat in the second field {Above it reads: & the hooking of the peas} & the chenee wheat that I got from J Robinson Ramsey very good not so {stillf?} straw as the sotch {Scotch} Wheat 2 began to cut {Above it reads: poll} oats below the house good but rather thin all leaning warm day 3 worked at the oats in the forenoon then went to Samuel Berenels with John Ackland to look at A farm off Mr Throops not what I expected very warm day 4 looked the farm & came home 5 began to draw dung on the pea ground for the fall wheat drew in the poll oats I cut 23 stook of the spring wheat below the little orchard rather green heavy rain {Above it reads: to night} 6 the Revd Mr Benning preache {preached} in caintown 7 cut more of the Spring wheat & drew dung to the pea ground had Robs horse with Bet maire {mare} Jock began to plow 8 worked at the wheat 9 Do Do Do �10 Began to Sow the fall wheat sowed 4 bushel Jock & Margret went to Brockville with A tub butter got 10 ½ per lb 11 Sowed 4 3/4 bushel that is 8 3/4 bushel in the 2nd field south side of the road west line 12 worked at the wheat Jock water fured {furrowed} the wheat fine weather 13 the Revd Mr McMurry Preached in caintown 14 worked A little at the wheat John Young came here on Saturday went home to day 15 rain last night finish cuting {cutting} the wheat 16 began to cut the oats in the harper field drew in some of the wheat Sept 1857 17 Finished drawing in the wheat very dull day worked at the oats they are down so that we have to mow them 18 finished cuting {cutting} the oats & drew in Some of them 19 finshed drawing in the oats & that is the last of our harvest the crops ginarely {generally} good 20 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown 21 draged the stuble dragged the stubble} in the harper field before plowing Jock Robert Armstrong & John Youngs went to look at Roses farm in Montague 22 began to plow the harper field for Rye rain this {Above it reads: afternoon} 23 Plowed Do Do Jock got home he made A bargin {bargain} for the Roses place 2500 dollars heavy rain last nigth {night} 24 plowed in the harper field 25 finished plowing in the harper field 26 sowed 5 bushel of Rye 27 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown �28 heavy rain this morning & heavy hail about noon finished sowing the Rye except the head ridges 29 went to Lyn for Elingham with 30 pork barrels & 12 butter firkens took 6 ½ bushel of wheat to mill 30 plowed the head ridges cleaned the furrows of the Rye sowed in all 6 ½ bushel in the harper field October 1 thrashed for John Ackland his buckwheat 2 killed A hog & then picked the corn & husked it {Above it reads: at night} 3 sorted the corn had about 75 bushel of good corn on the {Above it reads: ear} 4 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown 5 went to Brockville with Rob Armstrong got tis {ties} for the stove oven 3s.9d & A {illegible} 1857 Oct {illegible} & then went to John younge {next few lines illegible - too faint to decipher} 9 thrashed some fall wheat not good {illegible} barley & cleaned it 10 {illegible} Mr McMurry preach {in caintown?} {two line illegible} 13 went to Brockville {illegible} fair got the first premium on fall wheat 2 on spring wheat first on Rye first on flax seed 2nd Barley & first on Rye first on flax Seed {illegible} A very good day took the societie {society} Ram home 14 Jock went to tell Mr Rose that the Mi {illegible} Colmans had disapoints {dissapoints} him in the money diged {digged} some of the potatos consideral {potatoes considerable} rot 15 Heavy rain all day 16 {drew?} some grain & picked apples Jock came home from Roses he is greatly disapointed 17 diged potatos I went to Lyn with S {illegible} took premium in the Ram & Ewes wheat {illegible} grass seed 18 went to caintown heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the afternoon �19 diged Potatos cold 20 Do Do snowed A little 21 cold with rain & snow 22 worked at the potatos 23 working at the potatos Mathew {illegible} helped for the Davis we finished the field at the {Above it reads: Barn} 24 Jock & the boys finished all the potatos I went to Lyn to An Agriculture meeting Elen went to Wm Clows on A visit I took a grist to Colman Mills October 1857 25 the Revd Mr McMurry in caintown 26 {illegible line crossed out} cleaned out our celler {cellar} heavy rain 27 drew in the potatos to our cellar there was 4 loads 28 pulled 6 load of turnips rained A {illegible} in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon 29 cold with A little rain no work 30 drew some wood 31 finished the turnips good crop Jock went to look at Leachs farm Nov 1 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown 2 David plowed where the fall wheat was Jock & me went & looked at A farm of Colmans near N Booths it would {illegible} 3 went to Brockville with Apples gave {illegible} 1 barrel R Colman 1 Turner 1 Watson 1 they were Snows got 12s.6d per barrel bought tire for the waggon 18 per {cu?} weight 1c 3v 12 cwt 4 Samuel Innis came hear {here} & set the tire 5 went to Lyn with pork {Above it reads: 20} barrels & {Above it reads: 12} firkins �6 I borrowed 250 bricks from C B{illegible} 6 drew wood from the Cristies place 7 went to Brokville with 4 barrels of Apples 2 for Turners & 2 for his clerk got 10s bought 1 side of sole leather 1s.9 ½ d per lb 8 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown 9 heavy rain most of the Day 10 heavy rain most of the night helped Rob to kill {Above it reads: his hog} 11 Jock Rob & me went to Landsdown to look at A farm of Leaches good land but very dear {illegible} 12 worked at the foundation {illegible} 1857 November 13 {illegible} Jock went to Brockville with A 10 bushel of turnips 1s.3d bush 14 snow & rain last night drew some wood with the slaugh {sleigh} the ground has {Above it reads: frozen} 15 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach fine Day 16 killed the hogs Rob helped 17 thrashed 7 ½ bushel wheat & some oats {Above it reads: Jock went to Charles Garners with 10 bushel of turnips {illegible}} 18 Jock went to Lyn with a grist I worked at A slaugh {sleigh} for John Young 19 went to help bob to thrash the wind to {too} high came home brought & put the horse pour up for the cider Walter came home from Mitchels he is well 20 made cider for Rob Griffins & H Hazelwood hard frost & snow �21 Jock went to Breckenridges with 7 sheep to the Southdown I let our ram out & bricked the lambs very high winds with snow 22 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown very stormy Day 23 helped Rob at thrashing machin {machine} very stormy snowed about six inches 24 helped Rob in forenoon finished his wheat worked {Above it reads: at slaugh} 25 finished J Younges slaugh very cold Day 26 went to Farmersvill with 18 pork barrels for H Green 27 helped Rob to Kill A steer in the forenoon helped W Hows at the Machin 28 Jock & Elen went Brockville & got 8s per lb for sasaguss {sausages} I thrashed for John Ackland John Young came for his slaugh {sleigh} fine Day snow going very fast 29 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown {illegible} 30 made cider for Adam Armstrong Widow Philips & ourselves fine Day Dec 1 Thrashed for John Ackland heavy rain last {Above it reads: night} 2 Samuel Innis & Wife came here with A {illegible} & I got him to {illegible} horse shoes Dec 1857 3 Shod the young horses A little snow with wind & frost 4 Johnny & Elen went to Brockville with Walter saw him on board of the cars for Toronto Johnny came home {Tuesday?} from Pacinham {Pakenham} the ground hard frosen {frozen} 5 Jock thrashed peas I hurt my knee by A fall 6 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown {illegible} 7 heavy rain & sleet last night thrashed 12 bushel of wheat 8 went to Dickson Mill with 4 bushel of wheat & 3 or corn Thomas Home went to H. Weeks to see him about A sill for church house could do {cut off} �9 heavy rain all day fixed the billys shoes 10 finished building the oven John Ackland helped 11 went to Lyn with 55 flour barrels hard frost last night 12 went to Farmersvill {Farmersville} with F. Scott to convention B. Tutt {Above it reads: chosen} 13 Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown hard frost 14 drew chipdung to the orchard & some wood 15 Jock went to Brockville with turnips got 1s & 1s.3d per bushel 16 thrashed Peas & oats fine Day 17 cleaned the peas & oats had 40 bushel very wet Day {Above it reads: I made A stairs J Ackland helped} 18 heavy rain Jock went mill with 8 bushel of wheat 19 killed the bunty cow fine beef drew some wood 20 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown 21 thrashed 3 peas cold day 22 finished the peas {Above it reads: heavy snow} 23 went to Farmersville with B Tut he stopt hear {stopped here} all night 24 went to Lyn with 50 flour barrels to R. Colman 25 W Hazelwood & famly {family} was hear for dinner 26 drew wood cold Day 27 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown 28 drew bank fine Day 1857 �March 23 6 3 went to D Bowes with butter firkins {Between lines it reads: Lairs?} Do to Lyn 25 butter firkins to N. Baxter 6 3 6 3 6 3 Nov 4 Do to Do with 30 pork barrels & 12 {Above it reads: butter firkins} Do Do to Do with 20 Do Do 10 Do 6 3 26 Do to Farmersville 18 Do Do to H. Green 6 3 Dec 11 Do to Lyn with 55 flour Barrels for R. Colman 6 3 24 Do to Do Do 50 Do D F Do 6 3 1858 2 Drew wood half Day 6 3 January 18 Do to Lyn with 55 flour Barils {barrels} for R Colman 6 3 Feb 8 Do to Lyn with 55 Do Do Do Do Do 6 3 March 8 Do to Lyn 50 flour Barrels for N. Baxter 6 3 April 20 Do to Farmersvill with 50 flour Barrels & 4 butter tub to P. Wing & 10 butter tubs to H Green 6 3 6 3 Work done for John Elingham 1 load of Firkins to Lyn for Baxter 30 & for Purvis & yonge 12 June July 28 Sept 29 Do 30 Do to P. Wing with 50 flour barrels & 4 butter tubs & 9 butter tubs to H Green May 16 Plowed his garden & drew 2 loads of June 3 hemlock stuff from Weeks went to Lyn with 24 firkins B 14 Do 10 6 paid 6 3 3 19 Do to Charlestown with 26 firkins to Bews 6 3 6 3 30 Do to Lyn with 27 firkins to Baxter Jul 10 Do to Lyn with 22 Do to Darlin 6 3 August 4 Do to farmersville to Greens 18 firkins 6 3 6 3 25 Do to Lyn for N. Baxter 27 Do {Above it reads: W. Lewis?} �Sept 11 Oct 1 Do to charlestown 28 firkins for Do Bewes Do to Lyn 10 pork barrls {barrels} to Darlin &12 to {Above it 6 3 6 3 reads: Baxter} 15 Do to Charlestown 30 pork barrels to Bews 6 3 29 Do Do 24 Do Do Do 6 3 Nov 12 Do to Farmersville with 21 pork B 12 to Green {Above it reads: & 3 to Blanchard} 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 5 3 4 2 2 .8 .9 7 7 Dec 1 6 22 Do to Lyn with pork B 6 to Darlin 5 to Baxter Do to Lyn with pork B 6 to Darlin 5 to Baxter Do to Do 26 Do Do Do 1857 borrow 3 small {Above it reads: wood} pailfulls of salt pan March 23 Pay received from Baxter on Elingham Acount {account} candy 4d coffe {coffee} 1 s bit 9d knife 1s3d shoe thred {thread} 6d tocks 7 d matches 4d pink & cinnie 6d June from D Bews 1 hoe 2s horse nails 1s.3d shoethread 11 ½d Nov 5 shoe takes 6 pencil 2d ½ lb tobaco {tobacco} 1s matches 9 ½ d Lynd cotton & thread 1s.4 ½d ½ lb tobaco 9d piles 1s.3d {grogse of mach?} 3 nails 6d slate 1s.1d 2 flour Barrels 1 keg 1 tub 26 ½ gallon oil 3s. 1 ½d red paper 7 ½d Rope 1s.2 ½d ½ lb tobaco 1858 Feb 8 received from John Elingham five Dollars July 28 Sept 29 March 8 recived {received} from Baxter for Elingham fish 2s.6d paper 10d {salaraties?} 7 ½d starch 6d envelops {envelopes} 4 ½ 8 7 11 1 5 3 11 �April 20 received Wing & Blom 1 lb hors {horse} nails 1s.3d Buck 1s.3d 2 6 4 .3 6 ½ {Between lines it reads: stack 2s} spoons 1s Pills 1s.3d Buttons 1s turst 3d paper 7 ½ Do 30 1 wooden bowl 3s.9d cotton 1s.8 coffee 7 ½ from H. Green & two plugs tobaco 6d from Wing 6 H. Green & two plugs tobaco 6d from Wing June 3 received from N Baxter 2 plow sheers 5s borax 6 5 .9 2 boxes blacking 5d file 4d 8 19 1 firkin 2.6 recived from Do Bews 1lb {paper?} 1s.2d spice 7 1lb starch 1s 6 2 .6 1 .9 3 6 6 4 4 10 shoe thread 6d nails 7d soda 7 ½ screws 9 ½ {Between lines it reads: Baxter} 1lb starch 1s shoe thread 6d nails 7d soda 7 ½ screws 9 ½ {Between lines it reads: Baxter} 30 horse nails 2s6d oil 1.3 cotton 1 lot 1.1 machs {matches?} 4 {Above it reads: s. paper 2} July 10 August 4 7 ½ yrd cotton 7 ½ d buttons 2d horse nails 1s.3d Book 7 ½ paper 6d candy 2d shoethread 5. {Above it reads: & ½ lb tobaco 9 ½} 25 1 firkin 2s.6 1 plowsheer 2s.6d candy 2 shoethes {shoethread} 6 1½ 6 2 4. 3 2 11 2 4 3 7½ 1 7 2 Sept 11 Powder 9d coffe {coffee} 1s.4d spice 7 starch 1 saspan {saucepan?} 2 {Above it reads: shoethread 6 Oct 1 from Baxter 6 bunches bating 3s.9d candel {candle} wick 5 1 doz teaspons {teaspoons} 8d file 7 ½. 3 gimbles 7 ½ Baxter 1s 15 from Bews N. needls {needles} 2d buts 10 screws 1s chalk 4. rosin 4 tea 1s 4 1/2d thread 1s.3 buttons 8 29 from Bews 1lb of coffe {coffee} 1s.4d �Nov 16 from Green horse nails 1s.3 cut 1s.3d nails 7 ½ pills 1s.3d 3. 1½ 7 1 4 10 5 11 candles 2s Blacklead 1s Butting 2d matches 4 nails 8 ½ ink & mashes 6 Dec 1 from Baxter curry comb 1s.3d nails 1s.3d sugar 1s.3d {line illegible} Bought of J & S Ross 1854 Feb March 20 April 18 s 2 d 8 1/2 1 10 1/2 1 silk hankerchief {handkerchief} 5s 7 yrd calico 5d 3 4 14 yrd calico 9 per yrd 10s.6d 10 6 4 yrd Do 7 ½ per yrd 2 6 1 side of sole leather 1s. 4 ½ per lb 16. ½ lb £ 1 ¼ yrd {yard} of lionskin 7.5 per yrd {1.83?} 10 lb of tea 3s.6d per lb 1 lb 1 lb of tobaco {tobacco} 1 June 12 1 Bonnet 4s.6d 2 yrd ribon {ribbon} 1s.10 1s.4d per lb 1 yrd ribon 10d linnen {linen} 2 8 ½ d June 19 16 lb soleleather 1/6 lb 2 bunches yarn 1 15 7 1 10 ½ 14 4 spools 1s, 1 yard rold {rolled} cambric 4 ½, 1 yrd Do 6 ½ 1 11 1 remnent {remnant} linen 1s.1d Do 7 ½ Do 9 2 5½ ¾ doz spoons 4s.6d 5 yrd furniture strip 3s.6 ½d 8 ½ 6 yrd print 5s.3d 7. Do 4s 4 ½d 3 Do 2s 4 ½ 12 5 yrd chalk linen 3s9d 1 ¾ yard grey linen 2s.2d 5 11 ½ 7 yrd cambric 4s.4 ½d 7 yrd cotton 2s. 7 ½d 1 paper pins 7 5 1 yrd {Jacinett?} 1s.1d. 1 pair cotton stocking 1s.1d 1 yrd ribbon 8½ 2 10 ½ 1 butter bowl 2s.6d needls {needles} 2d ½ yrd persian 8 3 4 �1 bag salt 8s 9d 2 bags salt 1s 8d 1 hoe 1s 9 12 .2 1 pair fo {of?} match plains 7/6 2 sythe {scythe} stones 8d 8 2 1 silk hat 17/6 half round file 1/5 1.8 11 2 handsaw files 1s. 2 cakes of soap 9 1 9 1 lb extract of logwood 1s ½ lb blue vitrol 4 ½ 1 4½ 4 lb alum ¼ 4 lb soap 1/8 one pour Children shoes 2/6 5 6 1 bunch cotton yarn 5s 1 lb tobacto {tobacco?} 1/3 6 3 1 bunch cotton yarn 5s 1 lb tobacto {tobacco?} 1/3 3 8½ ½ lb Indigo 3/3 ¼ lb thread 1/7½ 4 10 ½ 2 yrd cotton 1s 2 yrd twist 6 1 gross buttons 10 2 4 gave Isablea {Isabela} Hazelwood an order for 18s 18 Sept 5 3 bunches of cotton yarn 15s & trimings {trimmings} for Fathers coat & vest 15 14 12 lb sugar 5s 8 yrd cotton 4s 2 ball, shoe 1 barrel of waller lime 10 9 1 barrel of waller lime 10 10 July 4 August 22 9 Paid J & S Ross 1854 June 22 one tub of Butter 93 b 9d per lb 3 one tub 9 9 2 6 Oct 25 one tub of Butter 91 lb 9 1/2 d per lb 3 12 Nov 1 by cash 1 5 Bought �June 11 1857 March 11 Bonnet 4/6 2 doz Buttons 1/10 6 4 1 doz Buttons 10 1/2 yrd linning {lining?} 8 1/2 1 6 bought of Mr Vannorman 40 ¾ yrd cotton 7d per yrd 1 7 Do Do 5 Do Do 5 3 2 s d Iron 8s. 7 ½ 1 ax 5s.6 oil 3.1 ½ 17 3 lamp 1.3 wick 3 cap 10 7 ½ paper 12 1½ paper 1 book 1.6 almanac 7 ½ 3 1½ rope 9 nails 7 toll 7 sundry 1.7 3 6 18 paid to the Libary {Library} 5 24 1 Axe 5.6 5 6 28 ½ Barrel of white fish £1 oil 3.1 ½ spirits 3.1 ½ 6 3 1 Phiel {phial?} e{illegible} cinimon {cinnamon} 7 ½ 1 8 Ar Articles bought in the year 1854 £ Jan Feb 17 �March April 14 lb horse nails 1s.1d 2lbs shingles nails 7d bell 1 8 bell of Locks clock 7 ½d coppy {copy} book 6d 1 1½ 20 postage 3d tobacco 9d Borax ¼ lb 5 ½ d 1 5½ 18 1 pair of buggie {buggy} springs 17 9 1 20 lbs oval iron 5s tire for buggy 4 tires for buggie May 4 5 1 5 9 spirits of turpentine 7 ½ d spirits 3 ½ 3 9 cotton yarn 14s.3d books & paper 3s 3 6 1 bar iron for Drag 7s.8d seeds & gum 1.4 ½ 9 1 spelling books & paper 3 9 2 6 Do 10 1 lb horse nails 1.3 Dinner 1.3 June 13 1 pair shoes 8s.9d 1 Do 7s.6d 1 Do 6s.10d 1 Do 4S 1 7 7 1 hat 8s 9d 4 caps 8s 1 pair of shoes 5s 1 1 9 22 1 pair of shoes 6s.10d 1 paire braces 1s.8d 1lb shot 6 9 horse medicin {medicine} 10s cup for 3d bottol {bottle} for 4 10 7 �neat foot oil 7 ½ d fishhooks 4d kail {kale?} seed 4 1 3½ toll 6d cakes 5 wattie 1s.3d lime .25 bushel 15s.7 ½ .25 17 9½ 43 lb sweeds iron 3 per lb 10.6 10 6 1 lb powder 1/6 1 set of buggy box 2/6 4 6 ¼ lb mallible {malleable} iron 9 per lb 4/8 ½ 4 8½ 14 1 teapot 2/6 1 canister of powder 1/3 3 9 21 Jock 1 barrel of salt 10s. 2 lb of tea 5/6 15 6 1/2 lb tea 1/3 1/2 gallon of oil 3/ 1 ½ 4 4 16 3 15 11 6 6 1854 Sept 5 spirits 2/ book 10d octo 11 1 plow 2s.10 1 Jug of Mustard 3.9 1 lb tea 2s.6d 2 1 side of sole leather Nov 25 400 lath 4d & sundries other articles 1 1 Barrel of salt 10 8 1 lb tea 2 9 paper 1 10.2 lock 7 ½ horse nails 1.3 �sundre {sundry} articles 16 10 Black oil one pint of fish oil one ounce of spirits of turpentine two ounces of vitrol White oil one pint of vinegar one ounce of spirits of turpentine one ounce of vitrol strong oils for takeing of {silfasts or spavins?} two oz oil of oreganum {organum} two oz of oil swallows two oz of oil of spike shake the above together in aplying {applying} merely damp the hair Bought of Winks & Hutchison June 19 1 Black silk hankerchief {handkerchief} 1 cotton Do Do 5 6 Nov 1 paid the above 1857 Jan 3 took to John Kincaid to be taned {tanned} 1 Bull hide {Above it reads: 1858 Feb 4 got bull hide} Sent by Robert Armstrong 1 cow hide 1 cip 1 colt skin & 7 calf skins to John Kincaid to be taned July 9 1 calf skin it was Elens calf that the boys kill by {nenning?} {Above it reads: it to John Kincaid Do} Feb 1858 4 took to J. Kincaid to be tanned 1 cow hide & 3 Sheep skines {skins} with wool 1855 �Work done by James Hughs or on his acount {account} August 11 Wm Hugh mowed on Day 15 Do Do Do half Day 16 Do Do Do one Day 17 Do Do raked half Day Sept 14 Robert Hughs mowed oats & raked & bound {Above it reads: one Day} 15 Wm Hughs raked & bound wheat Produce sold in the year 1854 or Money recived {received} 7 to John Elingham 400 th fo flour at 16s.3 per 100 3 5 17 to Mr Wright 175 th of flour at 16s.3d per 100 th 1 8 4 Feb 28 Barrel of pork £3.7.6 per Barrel 3 7 6 April 17 sold C Lillejohns the Hardy cow 6 5 June 7 Do John Lamb Jocks cow 7 10 1856 June 3 Bought of J Hazelwood 60 yrd cotton at 6d per yrd 1 10 5 pailfull of lye 10 per pail 1/2 day crew 1½ 4 3½ gave him 35 ½ lb Butter at 9 per lb 7.6. 7 ½ 1 14 3½ Jan �1857 March April sold 10 dozen of Egs {Eggs}1s per dozen 10 4 Do 7 Do Do 10 Do 5 10 18 10 Do Do 19 7 6 24 4 Do Do 8 2 8 s d 10 6 1 0 1855 £ May 8 Bought of John Kincaid 1 cowhide weight 5 ¼ lb 2 s per lb 1856 April 29 gave John Kincaid 14 Bushel of oats 1s.6d per Bushel 1 3 Do Do Do 10 Bushel turnips 1s.6d per bushel 15 4 Do Do Do 10 Do Do 1.3 Do 12 1857 Jan 1858 Feb 6 �1856 Butter sold 110 lb 9d per lb 10 Do Do 60 lb 8 ½ Do 21 Do Do 80 8½&8 July 5 Do Do 11 7½ 22 Do Do 153 8... 28 Do Do 17 8½ June 3 for 1854 the Quantity of Grain ground of the crop of 1853 1853 Dec 9 took 5 ½ bushel of fall wheat to Mill 23 Do 4 bushels of s wheat & 2 bushel of corn 26 Do 12 ½ Do of F wheat & 10 bushel of S wheat 1854 Jan 4 Bushel of corn 10 Bushel of scotch wheat Feb 24 6 Bushel of scotch wheat March 10 24 Do Do Do & 4 ½ Bushel of corn 1857 April 1 Granpa setted {settled?} with Robert Armstrong and we are {endue?} him at this Date £1.17. 6 off the money that I got for Wattie yet May 13 got 4 cut of hay from Robert 15 he got 1 ½ bushel of Peas from us �take 1 gram of Digitalis1 gram of oxide of zink {zinc}1 dram of fine flour or A teaspoonful for 20 or 100 pills take from 1 to 6 per Day cure all Deases {Diseases} thrashing done by Innis 1854 Peas -- 36 Bushel February 9 Paid 1 ½ {illegible} Wheat 82 Do Febuary 21 Paid 16s.3d to Innis thrashing Done by Innis 1855 Wheat 9 ½ Bushels Oats 53 Do Peas 57 ½ Do {In large bracket it reads: Paid April 1858 2 ½ Bushel of Peas 2 ¼ Do oats 5 Do Wheat that settled all our thrashing} 1857 April 1 endue Granpa £ 1 1858 January 1 Charles Wilson got 1 box of honney {honey} 15 lb there remains 5 lbs to be paid for at 8s per lb less the weight of the box 1858 January 27 the sow that I took to Mr Hough took the Boar Benjime Thompson had A sow that our Boar the same time For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Beatty Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives and Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1838-1892 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1838-1854 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1854-1857 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1858-1860 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1860-1863 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1863-1864 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1865-1867 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1867-1871 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1871-1874 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1874-1877 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1877-1879 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1879-1880 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1880-1883 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1883-1886 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1886-1889 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1889-1892 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 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1854-1857 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Queen's University Archives Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, Yonge & Lansdowne Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1854 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. William Beatty Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>Susan Davis began to work Nov 4th Paid her $6</p> <p>Worked 4 1/2 Days the weed ending Nov 18</p> <pre> 4 1/2 Do Do Do 25 </pre> <pre> 4 1/2 Do Do Do December 2nd </pre> <pre> 4 1/2 Do Do Do 16th </pre> <pre> 4 Do Do Do January 20th 1855 </pre> <pre> 5 Do Do Do 27th </pre> <pre> 5 Do Do Do February 3rd </pre> <pre> 5 Do Do Do 10 </pre> <p>May 9th 1855 received 16.3 on Fathers account from James Heigh</p> <p>February 14 1856 received $5 dollars Do Do Do Do</p> <p>March 6 1856 received $5 dollars Do Do Do Do</p> <p></p> <p>Thomas Davis sens. paid 2L 16s 9d for our school $55 that is as property tax for Jack L s d</p> <pre> 2 10 1/2 </pre> <p>May 12th Do Do for Wm 18 8 1/2</p> <pre> Do Do fo Father 2 10 1/2 </pre> <pre> as poll tax for Jock 15 7 1/2 </pre> <pre> Do Do for Wm 16 8 </pre> <p>May 15 paid full tax for J &amp; Wm 2 16 9</p> <pre> Mars 11 3 </pre> <p>July 17th order on Holland &amp; Griffin 1 1 12</p> <pre> cash 1 8 2 </pre> <p>March 27 1856 settled with Thomas Davis &amp; he was indue L 1.10. that is independent of this years weaving</p> <p>1855 May received from Robert Armstrong</p> <p>1 1/2 bushel of black see wheat</p> <p>4 Do of Peas Paid 4 Bushel Peas</p> <p>3 Cwt of hay} June 1st 4 Bushel of wheat</p> <p>46 lbs of flour May 7th 1856 Paid</p> <p>6 Bushel of S Wheat</p> <p>he got 916 feet of clapboards or borred</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>May 1 Went to Mallorytown &amp; was sworn in pathsmaster wet day roads very bad went on foot</p> <p>2 sowed on barrel of plaster on the south side of the second pile Jock plowing</p> <p>3 I plowed Jock grafted &amp; trimed in the little orchard</p> <p>4 went to Brockville to an Agricultural Meeting bought 1 {illegible} of iron for a drag took 87 lbs of pork &amp; gave it to Kilbourn {illegible} per pound got 12 milk pans 10s</p> <p>5 plowed Jock cut his hand finished the harper field ground very wet</p> <p>6 plowed on the Thompson place with the {illegible} plow it takes a terrable furrow</p> <p>7 heard the Rev Mr Chapman preach</p> <p>8 Samuel Innis came &amp; made a garden rake &amp; hinges for harrow Daniel Ackland worked in the garden</p> <p>9 John Ackland worked in the garden &amp; made it harrow fine Day Jock finished plowing the Thompson place Lonney drew dung frount of Elize in the forenoon. Jock &amp; him at raising of Adams Armstrong in afternoon</p> <p>10 Began to Sow and sowed 3 bushel of the large peas that we got of S. Manhart &amp; 9 bushel of the Garner pea draged with both teems 15 Bushel of peas in all</p> <p>11 Sowed 3 of peas &amp; 6 bushel of peas &amp; oats the ridge next the oats John Youngs peas the Woods look Red</p> <p>12 Crofs draged the Peas &amp; the peas &amp; oats &amp; sowed about half a pail full of flaxseed all the peas &amp; peas &amp; oats &amp; flaxseed in the Harper field sowed 1 bushel of scotch wheat of the Thompson place fine showr last night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>May 13 Sowed 2 bush of wheat on the Thompson &amp; 1 on this side of the fall wheat Jock plowed in corn field</p> <p>14 heard the Rev'd Mr Chapman Mr Smart preach in caintown</p> <p>15 sowed 2 bushel of wheat in the corn field I washed it &amp; dryed it with plaster it was sowed on this side seeded it with Thimety &amp; draged it in the forenoon</p> <p>16 sowed on Crister place East line 3 bushe of poll oats &amp; 5 of the little white oats draged with both teems</p> <p>17 went to Farmersville with 52 to P Wing very heavy rain last night</p> <p>18 Crofs draged &amp; let some watter of the oats in the forenoon sowed 6 bushel of oats</p> <p>19 Sowed 2 bush of oats &amp; crofs draged the rest</p> <p>20 plowed about 1/2 acre west line below the Bull pasture &amp; sowed 1 bushel of the large oats on it Tonney drew dung in frount of McGlahlins in the forenoon went to Samuel Innis raisin in the afternoon Jock very bad with a boil on his thumb</p> <p>21 the Rev Mr Chapman preached in caintown</p> <p>22 plowed in the field frount of the house Tonny drew dung Daniel Nowland worked in the Garden</p> <p>23 finished Plowing the field frount of the house Tonney &amp; the boys drew dung to</p> <p>24 began to plow in the field frount of McGlahlins the boys drawing dung I fixed a soaptub</p> <p>25 heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon plowed &amp; drew dung in the afternoon D Nowland worked in the Garden 1/2 Day</p> <p>26 sowed 4 Bushel of Scotch wheat in the field frount of the house then J sowed 1 pailfull on half the 2nd &amp; all the 3 &amp; 4 ridges from the New Barn at the rate of better than 2 Bushel per acre J spred dung for Jock</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>sowed 1 Barrel of plaster in the field below the house where the fall wheat was last year began east side &amp; sowed to the ridge sart below the house</p> <p>May 27 Jock finished plowing the field frount of McGlahlins for the corn &amp; potatoes Jonny drage Sowed 1 barrel of plaster on the second field began on the 10th ridge &amp; sowed 9 ridges North the other 9 was sowed in{illegible} in the {illegible}</p> <p>28 the Revd Mr Smart preach in caintown this afternoon</p> <p>29 Jock plowed for Rowsom in the forenoon but draged for him in the afternoon we chained the corn &amp; potato ground &amp; began to plant the potatoes the 5,6 &amp; 7 is the potatoes that Jock got at Brockville</p> <p>30 finished planting the potatoes planted better than 25 Bush &amp; planted part of the corn Charles McCleary helped Washed the Sheep at J Heughs</p> <p>31 finished planting the corn planted 1 Bushel of Potatoes that Father got from Wm Warren foot of the corn &amp; part of the west side frost last night Jock went to help Robert McLeary with the teem to plow</p> <p>June 1 laid up some of the fence around the oats at Cristers place Jonny went to Lyn with 25 butter tubs to John McDonald for J Elingham</p> <p>2 split some rails for the West line Jock &amp; John Armstrong Sheered the Sheep warm wheather</p> <p>3 made our part of the West line fence opisite McIntoshs Land</p> <p>4 Mr John Keeller preached in caintown</p> <p>5 made part of the road fence on cristers place</p> <p>6 bored &amp; made 40 caps &amp; scills for the fence on cristers place</p> <p>7 put Jefs &amp; Bel Mares to Alfred Avnce horse to give him 9$ if the three mares has foles and dos well to give him six dollars of it in time for him to go up the country made more off the fence</p> <p>8 finished the fence this morning heavy rain last night moved part of the fence on this side of the sugar bush</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>June 9 heavy rain most of the Day sold Jocks cow to John Land for thirty Dollars</p> <p>10 went to Lyn to an Agricultural Meeting Jock &amp; the boys finished the fence on this side of the sugar bush the Rev Mr Smart held his Sacrament in the Stone Church</p> <p>12 began to work on the roads I was past master</p> <p>13 Jock &amp; the boys prepared the Turnip ground &amp; sowed them</p> <p>14 worked on the roads very warm wheather</p> <p>15 Do Do</p> <p>16 finished working on the roads Jock &amp; Jonny cut &amp; split rails for a fence on the Thompson place</p> <p>17 laid up the fence on the Thompson place I went to Dousley the Rev Mr Clapeson preached in caintown</p> <p>19 Jock Jonny Margret &amp; Elen went to Brockville I went through the corn with the cultivator in the forenoon &amp; went to A plowing bee of Sammie Younges</p> <p>20 hoed part of the corn warm Day</p> <p>21 Jock &amp; Jonny finished the corn</p> <p>22 went to Brockville &amp; then went to J McNishes for 25 bushel of lime paid 7 1/2 per bushel heavy rain in Brockville about noon</p> <p>23 loged part of the Day heavy rain in the afternoon</p> <p>24 rain this forenoon Jonney went to Purvises for A load of sand</p> <p>25 the Revd McCarns preached in caintown</p> <p>26 put Plaster on the corn &amp; began to hoe the potatoes</p> <p>27 worked at the potatos some rain</p> <p>28 Do Do little rain</p> <p>29 finished the potatoes little rain</p> <p>29 put plaster on the Potatoes. Father went to Farmersville with some of the wool</p> <p>30 rain this forenoon made some logheaps on the Thompson place in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1 Jock &amp; Margret went to Mateland to visit visit Betsey Elen Jonney went to John Yonges &amp; finished the gabelend of the Woodhouse fine Day</p> <p>2 Went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr White preach</p> <p>3 loged the turnip ground on the Thompson place</p> <p>4 went to Brockville to an Agricultural Meeting</p> <p>5 X worked at the turnips hoed &amp; thined them</p> <p>X Jock &amp; the Boys dug daises on cristers place</p> <p>6 made A cheese prefs</p> <p>7 hoed the potatoes two of McCleary sons &amp; two of T Davis helped</p> <p>8 finished the corn fine wheather</p> <p>9 the Revd Mr Smart preached in Junetown A little rain this morning</p> <p>10 began to Mow &amp; mowed in the garden &amp; below the house</p> <p>11 Do &amp; Thomas Williams raided his old Barn Do mow a little</p> <p>12 Do Do Do each Day</p> <p>13 Do Do went to charleston to the nomination Mr Sett was nomated</p> <p>14 sowed 1/4 lb of white flat turnip next the fence &amp; 1/4 lb of the Globe next on the Thompson place</p> <p>15 drew 6 load of hay &amp; put it in off mow in the New Barn very dry wheather Jock went to a moweing bee to Robs</p> <p>16 went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr White preach &amp; he Baptized George</p> <p>17 moved the orchard at the old barn</p> <p>18 mowed the orchard at the house</p> <p>19 drew 5 load into the East mow of the old barn out of the orchard A little rain very Warm</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>July 20 drew 4 load of hay from the orchard at the old Barn to the New Barn put it over the horses there was 9 load in the orchard at the old Barn &amp; drew 7 load out of the orchard at the house</p> <p>21 drew 3 load from the field frount of the New Barn &amp; finished mowing it</p> <p>22 Mowed in the field last line North side of the road &amp; drew in 3 load from the field frount of the New Barn t</p> <p>23 No Meeting to day</p> <p>24 mowed A little this morning below the house J Father went to Joel Parishes with the Widow Frances &amp; her sister Elizabeth</p> <p>25 in the forenoon drew 3 loads of hay from the field East line north side of the road</p> <p>25 mowed in the below the house</p> <p>26 drew in hay all day from below the house very dry weather</p> <p>27 cut the fall wheat it is badly winter killed</p> <p>28 finished mowing North side of the road</p> <p>29 drew in all the North Do Do Jock went to a raising of James Hernesss</p> <p>30 went to funeral of A Daughter of Edward Davis she was brought from Gananoque &amp; buried in Caintown</p> <p>31 mowed in the field below the little orchard the grafs very dry</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1851</p> <p>August 1 drew in from the field below the little orchard a little showr this afternoon</p> <p>2 mowed in the 2 field frount of the house wattie cut the fall wheat that was winter killed</p> <p>3 bound &amp; stook the fall wheat in forenoon went to Mallorytown to the Election voted for Mr Benjamin Tett in preference to Mr Delong</p> <p>4 mowed in the cons field Robert Armstrong helped A little rain this afternoon</p> <p>5 finished the con field &amp; raked part of it</p> <p>6 no meeting to Day</p> <p>7 mowed the Thompson place</p> <p>8 made A stack at the New Barn and cut the large oats below the Bull paster &amp; the grass seed</p> <p>9 cut the peas &amp; oats &amp; drew in the large oats &amp; drew in the remains of the grass seed &amp; that finished our haying</p> <p>10 hooked the large peas bound the peas &amp; oats yery very dry weather</p> <p>11 cut the Scotch wheat on the Thompson place &amp; part of the wheat in con field</p> <p>12 finished the wheat in the con field &amp; hook peas</p> <p>13 Mr Fleatcher preached in caintown</p> <p>14 hooked peas very dry wheaher</p> <p>15 I began to cut the oats on the crister place rather green</p> <p>16 worked at the peas</p> <p>17 Do Do Do</p> <p>18 worked at the oats</p> <p>19 Do Do Do</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>August 20 no Meeting to Day</p> <p>21 finished the oats on cristers &amp; the peas &amp; oats</p> <p>22 Jock went to Brockville he is not very well cut the Barley rather a poor crop on acount of the drouth</p> <p>23 began to cut the wheat in frount of the house went to the funeral of the Widow Booth</p> <p>24 finished the cuting of the wheat good crop</p> <p>25 drew the last of the oats from cristers place</p> <p>26 drew dung to the harper field with both teems</p> <p>27 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown</p> <p>28 began to plow for the fall wheat in the harper field the ground very dry drew in the wheat frount of the house</p> <p>29 drew dung for the fall wheat</p> <p>30 Do Do Do a little rain last night</p> <p>31 began to sow the fall wheat sowed 5 Bushels of the wheat that took the preamium last year A little rain to Day</p> <p>Sept 1 sowed 2 Bushel of the Blue stem</p> <p>2 Jonney went to help Thomas Scott to drag his fall wheat</p> <p>3 Rev'd Mr Smart preached at Junetown</p> <p>4 went to charlestown with Barrels for Bens</p> <p>5 went Brockville to an Agricultural meeting Jonney fixed the fence around the cabbage &amp; corn</p> <p>6 moved the fence round the fall wheat</p> <p>7 Do Do Do</p> <p>8 went to William Griffins funerall to the stone church the Revd Mr German preached</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>Sept 10 the Revd Mr Clapeson preached in caintown</p> <p>11 Thomas Scott came to build the midle wall in the seller for the sistren well Jock &amp; Jonney began to Blast in his well</p> <p>12 Scott worked at the wall</p> <p>13 Do Do Do Do</p> <p>14 went to Brockville &amp; got 1 barrel of watter lime 10s heavy rain</p> <p>15 worked at the woodhouse</p> <p>16 Thomas Scott came aplasterered the cistren</p> <p>17 the Revd Mr Smart preached in caintown</p> <p>18 made a Door for the seller</p> <p>19 finished building in the seller stairs</p> <p>20 laid part of the floor in the woodhouse</p> <p>21 thrashed the Barley with the horse Jock went to Brockville with Father</p> <p>22 pulled the corn poor crop</p> <p>23 cut up part of the corn stalks Jonney to T Sects Bee</p> <p>24 the Revd Mr German preach in caintown</p> <p>25 cut the rest of the corn stalk</p> <p>26 went to Whitefish or Mortue with 30 porkbarrels for John Elingham to Morton &amp; McKee stopt all night at Robert Woods</p> <p>27 came home from R Woods</p> <p>28 Jonney drew 1 load of sand from Purvises</p> <p>29 drew 2 loads of sand from Purvises</p> <p>28 Samuel Innis thrashed some wheat &amp; the peas</p> <p>29 thrashed at Hogans Jock &amp; the boys helped Wm Hogan lost his finger with the Machine</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>54</p> <p>1 Revd Mr German preached in caintown</p> <p>2 this week the peas &amp; wheat was cleared there was 36 Bushels of peas &amp; 22 of wheat</p> <p>7 went to Charlestown with 28 pork Barrels to Be{illegible}</p> <p>9 cleaned spring wheat for the show Jonny went to Martin Redman with the Bull very well in the forenoon</p> <p>10 went to Brockville to the Show took five premium on oats, first on flax seed &amp; a discretionary one on the Bull</p> <p>15 went to Lyn to the Quarterly Meetting very cold day</p> <p>16 began to dig the potatoes</p> <p>17 George Thompson came to make sash for the woodhouse I mixed plaster for the Weavers room Jock &amp; the Boys worked at the potatoes</p> <p>18 Snowed about an inch this forenoon all gone befoe night</p> <p>19 Thompson finished the sash charged 12s.6d snowed about an inch last night all gone about noon shut up the Hogs went to Mill with 14 Bushel peas</p> <p>20 worked at the potatoes two of J Hughes boys helped in the fore noon then they went &amp; helped Wm Daviss at the Machine</p> <p>21 finished the potatoes two J Hughes sons &amp; J Hills helped Jock &amp; Me went to An Agricultural Meeting</p> <p>22 went to Charlestown with 28 Pork Barrels to Reeves &amp; 12 to H Green at Lyn Ellery went to Wm Clows on on it visit {illegible}t this is {illegible} Daniel Nowlan worked 1 1/2 days in the Garden</p> <p>28 Thos Scott &amp; Wm Dixey came &amp; put the first coat of plaster on the weavers room &amp; built chimney</p> <p>29 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach</p> <p>30 Jonney finished plowing the cristies place</p> <p>31 Tho Scott &amp; W Dixey came &amp; finished plastering the weavers room this afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>Nov 1 Jock went to Brockville with a load of Turnips sold them for 1s 2d per Bushel I went to Mallorytown &amp; made the returns off the stautue labour to the Town clark Mr Dowsley</p> <p>2 Killed the hogs Rob &amp; Rowsom helped</p> <p>3 pulled the Turnips fine crop</p> <p>4 drew in part of the &amp; put them in the seller cold wind</p> <p>5 the Revd Mr Clapeson preached in caintown</p> <p>6 went to Lyn with 15 Pork Barrels to J McDonald Jonney went to John Yonges Jock helped Rowsom to hill his hogs</p> <p>7 drew in the rest of the Potatos poor crop</p> <p>8 Jock Jonney Margaret &amp; L Ellen went to Brockville took 2 Barrels of calvel appels got 3s per Bushel &amp; 7 per lb for sausagausee I covered the Grape vines the trimed the rest</p> <p>9 Jock &amp; Jonney helped Rob to kill his hogs hard frost</p> <p>10 Began to plow in the field frount of the house</p> <p>11 went to charlestown with 28 pork barrels to B{illegible} rain last night &amp; this morning</p> <p>12 the Rev Mr Smart preached in caintown</p> <p>13 set up A coalpit a wet drisely day</p> <p>14 Jonney plowed frount of the house</p> <p>15 Jock &amp; Jonney helped Rowsom at the thrashing machin</p> <p>16 Jock &amp; Jonney plowed with both teems frount of the house</p> <p>17 Began to dig a dich from the Woodshed seller Mr Bulger Grahme &amp; a son of Mr Leader helpd Jock worked with them</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>Nov 17 Father moved his Loom into a room that we fixed for him in the Woodshed</p> <p>18 Snowed about 3 inches a verry disagreable day</p> <p>19 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown</p> <p>20 went to Mr J H Hough with 7 ewes to a Leister Ram that the township Agricultural Society purchased slept all night Jonney brought the horses home</p> <p>21 I went to Brockville to atend the court as a Juryman the roads is very bad hard frost</p> <p>22 Jonney took Lizie Clow home she worked one month at Jocks</p> <p>23 took 7 Ewes to Mr J McNishes to a Southdown Ram that the township Asociation Purchased fine Day</p> <p>24 Jonney went to Charlestown with 28 pork barrels to Mr Bews heavy rain this afternoon</p> <p>25 heavy rain all night &amp; this forenoon snow &amp; frost all gone came to Wm Clows with him Dismisted from the Jury was locked up from thursday till saturday 3 oclock it was thift there was 11 of us agreed &amp; one would not agree the Judge dismisted us without a verdic</p> <p>26 26 came from Wm Clows home the roads very bad</p> <p>27 put ceader polls in the dich &amp; partly covered them</p> <p>28 filled the ditch &amp; craped the earth from the back of the woodshed &amp; John Bail Died</p> <p>29 wheeled some of the earth from between the houses in the forenoon John young came here to go to the wake I went with him to Bails</p> <p>30 stopt all night at S youngs &amp; went to the funeral he was Buried at caintown the Revd Mr German preached</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>December 1 hard frost thrashed some oats</p> <p>2 Drew some wood &amp; thrashed some oats</p> <p>3 the Revd Mr Clapison preached in caintown very Stormy Day wind &amp; snow</p> <p>4 still Storming Snow about 12 inches deep fixed the partition in weavers room</p> <p>5 made a door for weavers room still stormy drew 3 load of wood very cold</p> <p>6 cleaned 22 Bushel of oats stormy Day wind came to day from the south</p> <p>7 still Storming the wind turned to the North East again Samual Innis came to thrash &amp; thrashed all the Wheat</p> <p>8 went to charlestown with 20 pork barrels for Mr Bews roads heavy</p> <p>9 went to Mr Houghs for the sheep he would not charge anything for keeping the sheep Mr James McNish brought the sheep that was at his place home</p> <p>10 no Meeting to Day</p> <p>11 I went to John Youngs with Leather Jock went to Brockville with a load of turnips got 1s.8d to 2s per Bushel he gave six bushel to Mr Willie as pay for the Recorder till till the first of January 1856</p> <p>12 began to clean the wheat</p> <p>13 I came home from John young I fixed slaugh for him</p> <p>14 cleaned the wheat a little thaw</p> <p>15 finished cleaning the wheat had 20 Bushel of fall &amp; 40 of spring</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <p>Jock went to Brockville with a load of turnips</p> <p>17 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr German preach</p> <p>18 Jock went to McElheneys Mill with 24 Bushels of wheat &amp; 2 of corn</p> <p>19 I worked at the house very cold &amp; severe frost</p> <p>20 Jock helped W H Davis &amp; J. Rowsom to kill a cow each Jonney went to yonge mills with {illegible} scantling to get 82 set of Bedpost turned by Andnes</p> <p>21 drew some wood very cold wheather</p> <p>22 Killed the Bull W H Davis &amp; J Rowsom helped</p> <p>23 Jock went to Brockville with 14 turkes got 2.6 a 3s each</p> <p>24 Alfred Evrys oldest son was bured at the stone church the Revd Mr Smart preached the funeral sermon</p> <p>25 Wm Hazelwood &amp; Betsy &amp; all the family was hear all Day fine day a little rain at night</p> <p>26 drew a little wood I worked at the house</p> <p>27 Jonney threshed some oats snow nearly all gone</p> <p>28 John Innis come hear &amp; made turned 15 horse shoes</p> <p>29 J tocaulked shoes for Jefs &amp; Jock put them on</p> <p>30 Jock went to Brockville with 10 bushel of turnip &amp; two turkes</p> <p>31 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Clapson preach</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>January 1 Went to townmeeting with John Rowsom to Mallorytown fine day the roads very slippy</p> <p>2 Jock &amp; Father went to townmeeting &amp; voted for James Thompson but he lost the Election by 6 votes</p> <p>3 fited &amp; shod the two old horses &amp; the colt</p> <p>4 drew 3 pine logs to Colmans mill brock the slaugh with the fourth log A little rain this afternoon</p> <p>5 made a beam for the slaugh &amp; put new pines in it Jonney went young mills &amp; got the eight bedposts &amp; paid him 7s.6d for turning them hard frost very slippy</p> <p>6 drew 4 pine logs to colmans mill</p> <p>7 no Meeting to Day heavy rain this afternoon</p> <p>8 Jonney helped Rob to get out timber for a wood house I work in the Blacksmith shop at the boby</p> <p>9 Jonney helped bo I worked at the bobes</p> <p>10 went the School Meeting fine Day</p> <p>11 Jonney choped cordwood in the Drounded land I worked at the bobes</p> <p>12 Snowed about 1 1/2 inches last night but it is nearly all gone finished the bobes fine whea weather</p> <p>13 heavy rain this forenoon wind turned round to the North about noon &amp; it began to snow worked at the bed posts</p> <p>14 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr German preach poor slaing</p> <p>15 very stormy day worked at the bedposts</p> <p>16 drew some wood cold day</p> <p>17 drew 8 pines sawlogs to the sawmill went to Adam Armstrong to the Library meeting &amp; Elected the new committee</p> <p>18 went to Brockville with Adam Armstrong Paid Mr McKee one pound seven shilling &amp; six pence for --- &amp; Thomas Scott &amp; bought $10 workth of Books for the Library {illegible word}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>January 19 went to Charlestown mills with 38 flour barrels for Mr Bews the roads very poor Jock drew cordwood that Jonney cut on the drounded land beech &amp; mapel</p> <p>20 worked at the bed posts Jock thrashed in the forenoon &amp; Jonney in the afternoon</p> <p>21 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach very stormy in the afternoon</p> <p>22 heavy rain last night rain &amp; snow all day with heavy wind cold &amp; clear at sundown</p> <p>23 Jock went to Brockville with 12 bushel of turnips &amp; Margret &amp; Elen went with him snowed in the afternoon</p> <p>24 Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood sold it to Mr Levet for 11s.3d he is to take him 6 load or cord fine day</p> <p>25 Jock took another load Jonney &amp; me drew fire wood yesterday &amp; to day</p> <p>26 Jock went with another load to day very stormy with snow and wind all day</p> <p>27 still snowing the snow fell about 12 inches</p> <p>28 went to caintown and heard the Revd Mr Robinson from Newbourough preach a Mifsionary sermon</p> <p>29 thrashed the peas &amp; oats put 10 bushel In a bin for seed put 9 more in the bin for feed heavy thunder with Snow &amp; rain</p> <p>30 thrashed the fall oats &amp; cleaned them had about 6 bushels very stormy day heavy wind &amp; snow with &amp; a great drift</p> <p>31 began to thrast the little oats Jock &amp; Jonney drew hemlock logs to Colmans sawmill</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>Febuary 1 I went with Father Elen &amp; Margret to James Thompson on A visit Jonney thrashed oats Jock drew hemlock logs</p> <p>2 Jock went to Brockvile with aload of wood he gave it to Mr Levet I went to Charlestown with 62 flour Barrels left them at the mills for Bews Jonney thrashed oats some snow &amp; wind</p> <p>3 Jock went with another load of wood to Levit cleaned 30 bushel of oats fine day</p> <p>4 no Meeting to Day I went to Adam Armstrong he was taken very sick on thursday he is better</p> <p>5 Jock went to Brockville with wood to Levit I thrashed oats very cold day</p> <p>6 Jock went with another load of wood to Levit I thrashed oats the themomitar is down to 34 &amp; some said it was down to 38</p> <p>7 Jock &amp; Jonney drew wood I finished thrashing the oats alittle snow</p> <p>8 Jock took another load of wood to Levit that made eight load or cord that is all he wants I drew wood and put A shoe on the slaugh</p> <p>9 Jock took a load of wood sold it in the street for 11s 3d Wattie &amp; me cleaned the oats had 47 Bushel put 35 in the bin next the door Jonney choped wood &amp; I drew it in the afternoon</p> <p>10 Jock went to Brockville with A load of wood &amp; sold it for 11s 3d be bought 20 lb of Barley 3 1/4 {illegible} Jonney &amp; me drew 3 load of hay from the ca{illegible} Wattie &amp; Ellen went to Christopher younges</p> <p>11 no meeting to Day</p> <p>12 went to charlestown with barrels</p> <p>13 I cut down 3 oke trees for hames Jock drew them up to the house</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>Feb 14 heavey rain to Day sawed &amp; made some hems</p> <p>15 still rain &amp; sleet worked at the hames</p> <p>16 Do Do Do Do Do Do</p> <p>17 went to McElheneys Mill with 14 bushel of wheat &amp; 2 1/2 of barley roads very bad</p> <p>18 went to Lyn to quartly meeting</p> <p>19 Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood I went to Belemys Mill wih 14 2/3 bushel of oats got 205 lb of oatmeal fine Day</p> <p>20 drew 3 load of wood from marsh Jock went to Brockville with wood</p> <p>21 went Brockville with 10070 beamsticks got L 2.3 for them {in margin - bougth {illegible}} Jock was down with wood ouht 6 11/16 lb of caff cowhide 1s.10 per lb &amp; 21 3/4 sole leather 1/4 1/2 L.2.2.4 shoe thread 5</p> <p>22 Jock went to Brockville with wood I fixed a cutter shaft for John young this forenoon dew 1 load of wood</p> <p>23 Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood for Rev Mr Smart I drew 2 loads of wood to the house</p> <p>24 went to Brockville to the Annual Meeting of the County paid five pounds to the widow Philips gave me to Pamlor. Lee he endorsed A Note that he held to her husband Agricultural Socity was chosen President got Buel's Not paid him 7s.6d thee was 1s of intrest</p> <p>25 went to caintown heard the Rev Mr Clapeson preach cold Day</p> <p>26 went to Ninons for A load Bark that the Widow Philips got from Mr Tutt the Bark was very dark coloured it was damage Tutt took his two foot mill &amp; trid to mesure the quanty but he could not for it was not piled so that he could Mr Willson saw it was Not work over 12s.6d</p> <p>27 drew 6 loads of wood I choped Jock drawed</p> <p>28 Do 3 Do Do in the forenoon went to Samuel younges on A visit very hard frost</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>March 1 went to Charlestown with a load of barrels for Elingham left them at charlestown Mills for Buels high winds</p> <p>2 cut 2 oke trees on the drowned land for hamesticks high winds south south west</p> <p>3 went to Lyn to an Agricultural meeting Elen &amp; Margret went James Clows on A visit</p> <p>4 went to Junetown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart preach</p> <p>5 drew rails &amp; railscuts to the Eastline worked at the rails &amp; wood the most of this week</p> <p>10 went to Brockville to an Agricultural meeting it was desided to sell the stock that belonged to the socitie on the first of May</p> <p>11 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr German preach</p> <p>12 went to Websters Mill for A load of stuff for John Yonge Cristopher &amp; Benjmin yonge went with me &amp; we got 3000 fett of 1 1/2 plank went to Charlestown acrofs the Lake got to Johns about nine oclock</p> <p>13 came home it began to storm in the afternoon</p> <p>14 stormed all day</p> <p>15 drew rails this forenoon Ben Bail helped it stormed &amp; rained in the afternoon</p> <p>16 drew rails in the for to the West line Bail helped in the forenoon he burned his hand so that he could not work</p> <p>17 went to Brockville with 700 haim stick got 4s per 1000 John yonge &amp; his Wife came here on A visit very stormy this afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>March 17 Jock drew 4 hemlock logs to Colmans Mill</p> <p>18 no meeting to Day</p> <p>19 drew rails to Westline I went to Brockville with little Elen &amp; little Wat to hear Mr Dunlop read in the courthouse paid 7 1/2 d each</p> <p>20 stormy day mended some of the childrens shoes</p> <p>21 drew trails to the west line</p> <p>22 went to McElhenys Mill with 14 Bushel of wheat &amp; 5 bushel of Peas Jock drew 9 logs hemlock to Colmans Mill</p> <p>23 went to Brockville with Rowsom bought 1 bos of glogs Paid 7s.6 for it 3 lb puttie 3 1/2 per lb</p> <p>24 drew rails &amp; wood Jonny helped there was no shool</p> <p>25 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Clapeson preach good sleighing James Robinson came hear from Ramsy last night Wm Hazelwood Children is very bad with the Measels</p> <p>26 drew up load of wood heavy drift</p> <p>27 James Robinson started for home drew 4 load of wood</p> <p>28 Jonny &amp; Me cut 12 oke logs Jock drew</p> <p>29 drew 5 okes &amp; 6 pine logs drew 59 barrels to Lyn fr Colman</p> <p>30 drew 2 okes to colmans Mill &amp; 6 loads of wood went to Lyn with 58 barrels for Colman</p> <p>31 drew 39 barrels for colmans &amp; 65 for Elingham all to Lyn got L1.2.6 from Colman for drawing his.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>April 1 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Smart preach he told us that is the last time he would preach in caintown Jock sick</p> <p>2 very stormy day fixed sapbukets</p> <p>3 drew 5 loads of ceader. Jonney drew I choped Jock &amp; Margret went to Aunt Marys on A viit he bought five Bushel Scotch wheat paid eight shilling &amp; six pence per Bushel from Wm Cowan</p> <p>4 drew 6 load of ceader &amp; 3 load of ash rails John Ackland helped</p> <p>5 taped the sugar bush 99 trees Rowsom move to his Father David went with hime with the Horses &amp; slaugh</p> <p>6 went to Charlestown with Elingham Jock taped more of the bush</p> <p>7 drew 3 basswood &amp; 3 oke logs to colmans mill</p> <p>8 went to caintown&amp; heard the Rev Mr German preach fine Day</p> <p>9 drew oke logs &amp; 5 pine log</p> <p>10 Do 5 pine logs we sold all the oke logs to Mr Dicson but 2 there was 19 1/4 standards log he paid me fou pounds &amp; he owes me three pounds three shillings &amp; nine pence very stormy rain &amp; snow</p> <p>11 drew 1 oke log 15 ft &amp; 2 12 ft in the forenoon Snow &amp; rain in the afternoon</p> <p>12 very hard frost this morning drew 3 elem &amp; 3 black ash log to colmans saw mill</p> <p>13 drew 5 loads of rails to the barnyards</p> <p>14 fixed the fences along the road very rainy to day</p> <p>15 no meeting to Day fine Day</p> <p>16 went to Samuel Innes &amp; got the hand hamer faced</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>April 17 Henary Armstrong came here &amp; we worked at a boreing machin</p> <p>18 Do Do Do no frost tis Morning or last night this is the first this Spring</p> <p>19 finished the machin this forenoon went to Wm Davis Senr with his sone Thomas with the machin &amp; bored about 100 pair</p> <p>20 went to Wm Davis with the Waggon A got the horsepowr &amp; riged it up here made some alterations on it &amp; bored about 220 peices</p> <p>21 hard frost last night finished boring Thomas Scott came &amp; put a coat of pure waterlime on the cistern Jock &amp; Jonny split rails on the west line fine Day</p> <p>22 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Clapeson preach A sermon on Temprence</p> <p>23 went to Mallorytown to the Count of Revitoin</p> <p>24 went to Brockville with Walter he is going to Mitchel in the Township of Lagan to Mr Rath to learn to be a survaor Jock &amp; Jonny finished spliting the rails fine Day</p> <p>25 Jock Began to plow &amp; plowed in the field south side of the road East line</p> <p>26 heavy rain this forenoon shoe the horses</p> <p>27 Jonney Armstrong &amp; me began to iron the Buggy</p> <p>28 heavy hard frost this morning set the buggy tine Jonney went to James Marchel raising in the afternoon I went Dicksons Mill with 3 bushel of wheat &amp; 2 bushel of corn paid 2s.6 for grinding the wheat @ 10d for the corn</p> <p>29 no Meetting to Day A littlee rain &amp; snow</p> <p>30 finished plowing the field at the New Barn sowd Cabbage seed in the hotbed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>May 1 Went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meetting M JW Hough bought two cows &amp; one Bull Mr C. C. Jones bought the 3 year old bull he gave him to Me to Keep till the first of May 15 1856 plowed on the Thompson place Jonney drew stones of the field below the little orchard</p> <p>2 Jonney finished plowing the Thompson place Jock began to plow below the little orchard</p> <p>3 Jock went to Brockville for the Bull from C C Jones Jonney plowed below the orchard the boyes &amp; Me made the fence on the West line in the bull paster Daniel Nowland worked in the garden</p> <p>4 worked in the Blacksmith hop with J Armstrong at the buggy Jock drew dung in the afternoon to the field frount of Elizas Jonny plowed below the orchard</p> <p>5 Began to Sow &amp; sowed 5 bushel of peas on the Thompson place Jock plowed West line the Wood begin to look Red</p> <p>6 no Meeting to Day</p> <p>7 Sowed 5 Bushel of Peas on the field south side of the road East line went on foot to Turner mill open the afternoon {in margin} in all 10 Bushel Peas</p> <p>8 Sowed 6 Bushel of Peas &amp; Oats same field Daniel Nowland worked in the garden {in the margin} 6 Bushel peas &amp; oats</p> <p>9 crofs draged the Peas &amp; Peas &amp; Oats the Woods looks Green very Dry weather</p> <p>10 finished crofs draging Jonney went to John Youngs to get Boots &amp; shoes made Sowed 2 Bushel of Black see wheat Bought of Fred Moore Paid 11s.3 per Bushel it came to first big stone frount of the house</p> <p>11 Sowed 1 1/2 bushel more that Jock got from bob sowed both on the winter face sowed grafssed &amp; dragged it in Sowed 1 quart of Red top 1 quart Kentucky Blue &amp; 1 quart of orchard grafs seed in the headridge at dich red top next Board fence</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>May 12 Sowed in the field South side of the Road West line 2 bushel of own Scotch wheat on the first 4 1/2 ridges then 4 bushel that Jock got of Wm Cowan &amp; that finished the potato &amp; turnip ground very Dry whether went to Caintown to the Funeral of Joseph Wamens Wife she was A Daughter of James Ferguson the Rev Mr German preached</p> <p>14 fine Showr last nigh sowed grass seed on the field frount of Eliza old house Jonny draged the field on Cristies place</p> <p>15 fine Showr last night Jock finished plowing the field below the little orchard &amp; then went to Christies place to plow</p> <p>16 fine rain last night Sowed 1 bushel of Scotch wheat on the first 2 1/2 ridges of green sward that finished Cowans wheat then Sowed 2 bushel of Scotch wheat</p> <p>17 Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of Poll oats in the field below the little orchard next the ditch went to James Ferguson funeral the Rev Mr Clapeson preached</p> <p>18 Sowed 1 1/2 bushel of Scotch wheat cross draged the green sward {in margin} bushel of wheat in all</p> <p>19 went McElhenneys Mill with 4 bush of wheat &amp; 8 1/2 bushel of peas got 4 bushel of the peas from Bob bought 100 of flour five dollars &amp; half the 110 &amp; 100 of indian meal fiefteen shillings paid hime two shilling &amp; sixpence for grinding the four bushel of wheat</p> <p>20 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Clapeson preach there was A quarterly meeting</p> <p>21 Jock finished plowing cristies place &amp; began to plow in harper field the boys &amp; me chained for corn &amp; potatoes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>May 22 Planted 1 1/2 Acres of corn &amp; 1 1/2 bushel of ayrly potatos groung in good order</p> <p>23 planted 1 bushel of Marinos 1 1/2 bushel of round cups on the 2 ridge from the corn then 8 bushel of the Thompsons 11 of cups &amp; Eyeless 25 bushel of potatos in all on the Cristies place</p> <p>24 sowed 1 1/2 bushel of barley on Do Do {Cristie place} A little showr last night ground very dry</p> <p>25 sowed 6 bushel of oats in the harper field</p> <p>26 sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats then 1 1/2 bushel of the large oats all in the harper field 14 bushel of oats in all the groung very dry that finished the Spring work we have not lost A minit this spring with rain</p> <p>27 no Meeting to Day</p> <p>28 washed the Sheep warm Day one of the sheep Died when washing</p> <p>29 went to Morvies for lime got 13 bushel for ourself 4 for 2 Hogan 2 for Wm Doves paid 8 per bushel</p> <p>30 got some fat pine to make tar cut it up &amp; slack the lime Dry wheather</p> <p>31 went to Brockville bought 7 bushel of corn paid 6S.3d per bushel 50 lbs barly 3 per lb 15 1/4 lb sole leather 1S. 6d per lb A coat 17.6 vest 10 cap 5 belt 2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>June 1 Seared the Sheep Jock &amp; Granpa &amp; made some tar &amp; s{illegible} the lime A little rain this morning</p> <p>2 Jonney went to mill with the corn we began to make the line fence last line Jock went to A rasin of John Henrey Henarys fine rain we are in great need of it heavy rain to night</p> <p>3 went to caintown there was no Meeting</p> <p>4 planted upwards of 500 cabage plants Granpa &amp; Jonney started for Ramseys int Buggy that we got from Turner Lilie fine Day everything is growing</p> <p>5 went to Mallorytown with a yoke of three year old Steers that we sold to A Yankie for fortie Dollars</p> <p>6 picked the stones of the Turnip ground &amp; plowed it</p> <p>7 hoed the erley potatos very showry</p> <p>8 fixed A reach &amp; axel for the buggy showry</p> <p>9 draged the Turnip &amp; fured it up</p> <p>10 No Meeting to day</p> <p>11 Jock &amp; the Boys sowed the Turnips this forenoon bought the seed of Turner paid 5S per pound worked on the roads</p> <p>12 Worked on the roads little rain Father came home from ramsey left Jonney at</p> <p>13 Do Pacinham his print shop to com{illegible} from the</p> <p>14 Do Do Do Do</p> <p>15 little rain made some of the line fence</p> <p>16 went to John Yonges with Jock Betsey Margret &amp; Ellen on A visit</p> <p>17 1 no Meetting to day</p> <p>18 drew lumber from Weeks Mill in the forenoon went to A raisin of A Woodhouse for Bob</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>June 19 went to McElhennys Mill with 4 bushel of wheat that we got from bob bought 100 of flour p{illegible} 4S.3 Jock &amp; the boys began to hoe the Corn</p> <p>20 rain last night &amp; this forenoon bottome chairs</p> <p>21 hoed corn the corn cut with the grub</p> <p>22 heavy rain last night &amp; still raning</p> <p>23 finished hoeing the corn Jock went to Brockville with 1 sheep 1 calf alive &amp; 1 calf dead got 12.6 for the sheep 10S for the calf &amp; 15 for the dead one got 3d per lb for the hind quarters &amp; 2 d for the fore quarters</p> <p>24 no meeting to day it rained all day</p> <p>25 I fixed a spare &amp; hooks to cut the thistles out of the wheat Jock let the water of corn &amp; potatos</p> <p>26 worked on the roads for colmans commutation money</p> <p>27 put ashes on the turnips &amp; some on the corn at the lower end of the field peeled hemlock bark on the T land</p> <p>28 very heavy rain &amp; thunder last night &amp; this morning peeled Bark</p> <p>29 very warm day peeled Bark</p> <p>30 peeled Bark very warm day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>July 1 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr German preach &amp; Mr Hanry in the afternoon</p> <p>2 hoed the potatos warm day</p> <p>3 went to Brockville Sale 70 lbs Wool 3S 3/4 lb &amp; 33 3/4 at 1./3 &amp; 1/8 per lb &amp; got cloth for coats &amp; vests</p> <p>4 hoed the potates Jock went &amp; helped jame Herkness to take down a Barn</p> <p>5 went to Charlestown with 33 pork barrels to Buise for I Elingham</p> <p>6 Jock went to a raisin of a Barn of James Harkness I went trough the Turnips in the forenoon drew oake stuff from the sawmill in the afternoon</p> <p>7 thined the Turnips in the forenoonwent to Davisons Mill for Father he was fishing with Mr Hick since Friday</p> <p>8 Established a Sunday School in our Schoolhouse no Meeting</p> <p>9 began to hill the corn very poor</p> <p>10 finished the corn &amp; began the potates</p> <p>11 worked at the potatos Jock went to A Dung bee of Adam Armstrong</p> <p>12 finished hilling the potatos &amp; hoeing the Turnips the second time warm Day with thunder at the North &amp; aperently heavy rain</p> <p>13 transplanted five rows of Turnips very heavy rain</p> <p>14 plied the P hemlock bark</p> <p>15 went to caintown &amp; heard the Mr Beumen preach</p> <p>16 began to Mow &amp; mowed in the garden &amp; the spinegrafs below &amp; part of the peace next the woods south side of the road</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>July 17 went to Brockville to an Agricultural Meeting sent $10.10C in A letter to Dr Ryrson for Books for School Library Father paid Sherwood &amp; Steel $10 as retaining fee he paid $10 before very heavy rain</p> <p>18 mowed the remainder of the peace at the woods rain to Day</p> <p>19 fixed at the Cap rain to Day</p> <p>20 fine Day raked the hay</p> <p>21 Drew in six small load of hay that is the first</p> <p>22 no Meeting to Day</p> <p>23 mowed in the 2 field the uper half very cloudy</p> <p>24 mowed in the field North side of the road East line drew in 2 loads of hay from the 2 field</p> <p>25 mowed in forenoon North side road east line cock part 2 fields very warm day themometer 80 in shade</p> <p>26 rained most of the day worked A little at John Yonges cradle</p> <p>27 raked hay in the 2 field &amp; in the dich North side of the road</p> <p>28 worked at the cap rained parts of the day</p> <p>29 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev'd Mr German preach</p> <p>30 finished puting the roof on the cap rained parted of the Day</p> <p>31 raked &amp; drew in the hay in the field North side turned over the cockes &amp; drew in 9 loads from that field</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August 1 Began to cut the fall wheat rained in the afternoon</p> <p>2 worked at the wheat fine Day</p> <p>3 finished the wheat this forenoon&amp; drew 2 loads from the orchard at the house put over the horses fine Day</p> <p>4 heavy rain last night finished mowing the orchard at the house &amp; began to mow in the orchard at the old Barn dull cloudy Day with showrs</p> <p>5 the Rev'd Mr Harvey preached in our School house fine Day</p> <p>6 drew 3 loads of hay from the orchard at the house put 2 of them over the horses &amp; 3 load from the orchard at the old Barn put the 3 over the horses there is 3 large loads &amp; 4 small loads over the horses fine Day</p> <p>7 drew in 4 loads of fall wheat this morning heavy rain the rest of the Day</p> <p>8 mowed in the field below the house rain in the afternoon John Yonge came here he has finished his haying</p> <p>9 dull day mowed a little</p> <p>10 rain last night John Yonge went home Jock &amp; Granpa went to Brockville &amp; brought Box of Library Books for our School Section 59 volumes cost $20.20C the boys &amp; me raked &amp; cocked part of the medow below the hous</p> <p>11 drew in 4 loads of fall wheat &amp; 7 loads of hay from the field below the house finished mowing the field below house Wm Hughs helped</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>August 12 Went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Benning preach fine day</p> <p>13 drew in 7 loads of hay finished mowing the 2 field fine Day</p> <p>14 drew in 4 load of hay &amp; finished mowing 2 field</p> <p>15 began to mow in conszion field Robert Heughs came to help mowed 2 swarths &amp; then quite his sythe was no good he went home &amp; Wm came at noon</p> <p>16 mowed in the cons field Wm Heugh &amp; Robert Armstrong helped showry Day finished the field</p> <p>17 spred &amp; raked &amp; cocked part of the cons field Robert Armstrong &amp; Wm Heugh helped half the Day Moores thrashing machin came here</p> <p>18 the thrashing Machn thrashed the fall Wheat &amp; had 56 1/2 Bushels &amp; 2 1/2 that we thrashed before, 59 in all finished rakeing the cons field</p> <p>19 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Throup in the afternoon he is A new ministerof Fence Church</p> <p>20 drew in 10 loads of hay from the cons field had tow waggons</p> <p>21 began to cut the Black see wheat</p> <p>22 finished the Black see wheat it was very thisely</p> <p>23 mowed the Thompson place very warm day</p> <p>24 began to cut the oats &amp; peas Jock &amp; the boys raked the Thomspon place fine Day</p> <p>25 went to charleston with Barrels for Elenhany Jock &amp; the boys finished the raking</p> <p>26 went to Caintown &amp; herd the Rev M German preach</p> <p>27 made A stack &amp; that finished haying drew in the Black see</p> <p>28 Jock &amp; the boys began to hook the peas &amp; cut the oats &amp; peas</p> <p>29 worked at the peas finished the peas &amp; oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>August 30 Began to cut the schotch wheat in the field south side of the road west fence hard frost</p> <p>31 worked at the wheat hard frost last night</p> <p>Sept 1 went to Brockville sold 1 firkin of Butter 9 1/2 per lb Egs 9 per Dozen set a letter to house heavy rain afternoon J grubed</p> <p>2 heard the Mr Harvy preach in our shool house</p> <p>3 worked at the wheat fine Day</p> <p>4 Do Do Do</p> <p>5 went to McElhenneys mill with 16 bushel of fall wheat Jock &amp; the boys helped John Ockland at thrashing Georg Evens &amp; Michel McAvoy was buried to Day</p> <p>6 drew dung to the pea ground in the forenoon with 2 waggons &amp; drew in afternoon wheat from the west line south side near</p> <p>7 drew dung with 2 waggons Jock plowed</p> <p>8 spread dung in the forenoon cut the Barley in the afternoon Jock plowed fine Day</p> <p>9 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Benning Preach in the forenoon</p> <p>10 Sowed five Bushel of fall wheat in the field South side of the Road East line cut part of the oats in the harper field in the afternoon</p> <p>11 went to Brockville with three Barrels of Apples got 11S.3d for one barrels of the Brockville Beuty &amp; 10S for two barrels of the Americans</p> <p>12 Jock &amp; the boys hooked peas on the Thompson place &amp; cut oats in the harper field Jock &amp; the boys hlped Hogan at thrashing heavy rain last night &amp; this morning</p> <p>13 worked at the oats Robert Armstrong helped</p> <p>14 worked at the oats Robert Heugh helped to mow them they were lying on the ground</p> <p>15 cut the wheat below the little orchard P Wm Heugh helped</p> <p>16 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Trook Preach</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>Sept 17 drew in the oats from the Harper field in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon</p> <p>18 heavy rain most of the Day C{illegible} our Books</p> <p>19 went to Brockville the Widow Ferguson went with me &amp; got the Will of her Husband recorded I was A witness to it I make {illegible} to it took 3 barrels of American got 10 &amp; 8s per barrel Jock finished cuting the wheat</p> <p>20 cut the Poll oats went to Malorytown a made the returns of road work</p> <p>21 Jock &amp; the boys drew in 3 load of wheat &amp; bound the oats I went to Charlestown with 32 pork barrels to Bews &amp; brought 60 flour b{illegible} back</p> <p>22 Stacked the oats &amp; wheat Granpa helped that finished the Harvest work</p> <p>23 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev W. German preach</p> <p>24 went to Lyn with 60 flour barrels for Elingham &amp; got for him $19.59 units</p> <p>25 went to Brockville to an Agricultural Meeting</p> <p>26 Jock began to plow the Thompson place for Rye</p> <p>27 cleaned grain for the Show Jock plowed</p> <p>28 went to Mr Moorehouses for seed Ry got 2 1/2 bushel &amp; threashed the Mulicolic had nearly 1 bush Jock finished the plowing</p> <p>29 Sowed the Muticolic Rye on the first seven ridges East line the first ridges twelve pace ther a pile of stones at the end of the ridge the half of the eight ridges is sowed with the Mulicolic, sowed the 2 1/2 Bushels that I got from Morehouse on the rest of the field Jock went to Brockville with chickens got 7 1/2 each</p> <p>30 the Revd Mr Throop preached in caintown</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>Oct 1 went to Farmersville with the cloth to the fulling mill broke the tire of the waggon got A wheel from W Barington</p> <p>2 went to Brockville to the cattle Show took the 2nd on fall wheat 2nd on oats 2nd barley fine Day</p> <p>3 Samuel Inis came &amp; set the waggon tire &amp; turned 8 horse shoes</p> <p>4 went to Lyn to the cattle show took the first premium on the yearling Bull 2 on 2 year old heffer 2 on 1 year old 1 on fall wheat 1 on oats</p> <p>5 the Revd Mr Throop &amp; Mr McNish came here on A visit Jock &amp; the boys was at Granpas at threashing machin &amp; shod the colt fine Day</p> <p>6 went to Lyn to A Pomological meeting was chosin President of the Pomological socitie there was a fine show of Apples</p> <p>7 went to Caintown heard the Revd Mr Bening preach</p> <p>8 went to Lyn with 60 flour barrels for Colmans</p> <p>9 went to Brockville gave Henery McDonald 2 barrels of Snow apples 8s 9d per Barrel sold I &amp; S Rags 1 tub of Butter 84 lb 10 per lb</p> <p>10 began to pull the corn Jock helped Samuel Innis to iron whipeltrees for Littlejames</p> <p>11 finished the corn poor crop the boys helped John Ockland at thrashing Machin</p> <p>12 went to Charleston with 20 pork barrels &amp; 10 to {illegible}</p> <p>13 Shod the old horses heavy rain all Day</p> <p>14 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Throop preach in the forenoon</p> <p>15 began to Dig the potatoes some of them rotten ground very wet</p> <p>16 went to Brockville with 8 Barrels of Apples got 7s.6d per Barrel snows</p> <p>17 Innises came to thrash &amp; thrashed the Peas fine Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855 October 18 thrashed A stack at the New Barn of wheat &amp; oats they were put into green it was heated so that was spoiled the wheat was black &amp; the oats brown A little rain last night</p> <p>19 healped Wm Hogan at thrash Buckwheat</p> <p>20 Jock went to Farmersville with the Widow Seaten she was hear on A visit. I picked Appels A fine Day warm Jennet McIntosh is down on A visit from Ancaster</p> <p>21 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr German preach fine day</p> <p>22 worked at the potatos A few rotten</p> <p>23 Do Do Do Do Do</p> <p>24 picked the Spitzenburg appels had 4 barrels began to Snow this afternoon &amp; snow hard</p> <p>25 snowed about 5 inches last night &amp; is still snowing A very stormy Day worked in the Blacksmith shop</p> <p>26 made A crout box very sloppy with the snow the roads very bad</p> <p>27 gathered appels the snow nearly gone</p> <p>28 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Throop preach roads bad</p> <p>29 worked at the potatos William Hagan helped I am to make A Lathe for Janis loom fine Day A little frost last night</p> <p>30 worked at Hoggan Lath Jock &amp; the boys worked at the Potatos</p> <p>31 worked at the Potatos Rob Armstrong &amp; David Ackland helped fine weather</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>Nov 1 Finished the diging of the Potatos</p> <p>2 began to pull the Turnips a great many of them rotton just above the ground</p> <p>3 worked at the Turnips fine Day James Hazelwood Wife Died of consumption</p> <p>4 the Revd Mr Benning Preached in caintown I went J. Hazelwoods wifes wake</p> <p>5 went to the funeral of J Hazelwood wife at the Stone Church the Revd Mr Benning preached the funeral sermon there was 52 or 54 Buggies &amp; waggons &amp; some horsemen</p> <p>6 went to Charlestown with 24 pork barrels</p> <p>7 Jock &amp; me went to Cristies Younge this afternoon on our way to Gananoque with Mr Roth Wat came home from Balaclava where he was survaing</p> <p>8 went to Gananocque &amp; Bought A Durham heffer one year old from Dr Beckman paid him 36 dollars 40 was the price of her but he gave him 4 dollars as a luck penny came to Ben Yonges and stopt all night</p> <p>9 came home to day from Gananoque</p> <p>10 went to Lyn to an Agricultural meeting received $5s.50s. Jock received 4$ as premiums for the year Father went to the quarterly meeting</p> <p>11 no meeting here to Day</p> <p>12 drew dung to the field below the little orchard fine weather</p> <p>13 finished drawing all the Dung from the old Barn</p> <p>14 Jock began to plow in the field below the ol Barn the boys &amp; me drew in 4 loads of potatos from the Cristie place</p> <p>15 Jock plowed I went to A dung Bee of J J McIntosh the boys finished Drawing the Potatos A Good crop</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>Nov 16 heavy rain last night &amp; to day with thunder banked the house in the afternoon geting very cold</p> <p>17 hard frost last night gathered the cabbage fine crop</p> <p>18 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr German preach the ground hard frozen</p> <p>19 thrashed 30 shaves of oats for straw for to make cider. Jock &amp; the boys cleaned some of the peas John Yonge came hear</p> <p>20 made A Shaving Horse for John Yonge he went home to Day bad roads</p> <p>21 finished cleaning the peas had 57 1/2 bush snowed about 3 inches George Two brought the thrashing</p> <p>22 made cider for Rob Armstrong Wm Daves &amp; James Evens about barles</p> <p>23 made cider Rob Armstrong George Two Wm Hazelwood &amp; 1 barrel for ourselves in all about 5 bar</p> <p>24 went to Lyn bought 22 1/2 lb sole leather 1s.6d per lb got 4 lbs of upper leather which made 13 3/4 lb that we had got from Henry McDonald at 2 per lb he got 2 barrels of snow Apples at 8s.9d pr barrels made 17s.6 &amp; I paid A Hanary 10s which makde 27s.6d</p> <p>25 25 went to caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McGee preached he is just come from Inland roads very slippy</p> <p>26 made our own cider fine Day rain some snow in the afternoon</p> <p>27 Jock took 3 Ewes to George McNish fine Day in waggon</p> <p>28 made cider for David Tennent &amp; the Widow Phillips &amp; A Armstrong fine Day</p> <p>29 went to Henery Manharts with 7 Ewes to the Southdown Ram</p> <p>30 drew some wood &amp; made an axe helve hard frost</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>December 1 Helped Rob Armstrong at thrashing machin wind blew so hard from the southwest that we had to quit fine Day otherwise</p> <p>2 the Revd Mr Benning preached at caintown &amp; the Revd Mr McGee preached at the Stown Church</p> <p>3 helped Robert Armstrong at thrashing Machin</p> <p>4 David McDonal Died this morning of cranps in the Stomack he was takeing on Saturday night I went to John Yonges by Farmersville stopt all night</p> <p>5 came home from John Yonge &amp; went to the wake</p> <p>6 went to the funeral of David McDonald the Revd Mr McMurry preached the funeral sermon</p> <p>7 went to Brockville with Walter he started for Michel fine Day the roads very hard &amp; ruff</p> <p>8 Jock &amp; the boys helped Wm H Daves at thrashing machin</p> <p>9 no meeting to Day A little snow this morning heavy rain throw the Day</p> <p>10 Jock helped Revd Armstrong to kill hogs &amp; Wm Hogan to Kill A Cow &amp; fixed shoes for the horses blustery day</p> <p>11 shod the old horses very windy hard frost</p> <p>12 drew some wood in the forenoon went to Lyn to A pomological meeting went on foot roads very hard &amp; ruff</p> <p>13 went to Charlestown with 30 pork Barrels for Elingham to Bews</p> <p>14 killed the hogs in the forenoon went to Chiristopher Littlejohns Funeral he was killed by being thrown from A Horse on his head on monday last the Revd Mr Benning preached</p> <p>15 salted the pork the hogs weighted 317.294.255. 219 David went to mill with 10 bushel of fall wheat snowed a little last night heavy rain to Day snow all gone</p> <p>16 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown heavy rain</p> <p>17 Jock helped Adam Armstrong to kill his hogs I fixed the roof of our house fine day</p> <p>18 Do Do the North side of the roof</p> <p>19 Drew some wood fine Day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>December 20 fixed shoes for Jigs mare Jock drew dung to the potato pit</p> <p>21 Killed the hardy cow Rob Armstrong helped</p> <p>22 Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville got 8d per lb for sausages 1s.3 for turnip 1.6 A pair for chickens &amp; choped wood A fine day till sundown then A little snow</p> <p>23 No Meeting to day went out to Adam Armstrong A little rain</p> <p>24 Mended the harness Jock went Innises for some cold with the waggon fine Day</p> <p>25 fixed shoes for the young horses in the forenoon Wm Hazelwood &amp; family here for Dinner they came here with the Slaugh it snowed last night &amp; the most of the Day about 6 inches in all</p> <p>26 drew some wood with the slaugh</p> <p>27 went to Mr Houghs with a sow &amp; then to A Boar that the Agriculture Socitie bought at Coburg $50 went to Mr Manharts for the Sheep that was there to the Ram paid hom 2s.6d for their keep A very stormy day hevy wind &amp; drift</p> <p>28 Jock went to Brockville with 11 bush of turnips for TD Camble Esq 1s.3d per bushel &amp; thrashed oats</p> <p>29 thrashed oats for straw for the cattle Jock drew tamarack wood very cold Day</p> <p>30 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Bening peach snowed about 6 inches last night poor slaughing</p> <p>31 mended the childrens shoes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>January 1 Benjamine Younge stopt here all night mended the childrens shoed cold Day</p> <p>2 made A halter for the Jack horse</p> <p>3 Jock went to Brockville with 5 barrels of Appels gave Mr A Turner 1 barrels of cooking &amp; 1 of snow sold 1 barrels of snow 1s &amp; 1 of cooking 7.6 to J &amp; S Bags &amp; 1 of snows to A groser for 10s 2 of the snows was for star but he did not want them &amp; mended harness</p> <p>4 drew wood very cold Day</p> <p>5 Elen was put to Bed of A Daughter very Cold Day no meeting to Day cold weather</p> <p>7 choped wood</p> <p>8 went to Lyn with A Elens cow that I sold to Bilea Colman for 23 Dollors very cold Day &amp; drift</p> <p>9 Jonny Elen &amp; the younge Robinson went to Brockville the brougth Jonny down from Ramsey on Monday night Jock &amp; me atended the School meeting &amp; was chosen Trustee</p> <p>10 got wood &amp; choped it at the house</p> <p>11 Innis came to thrash he took the job for 5 dollars to thrash all the wheat</p> <p>12 finished the wheat at noon John Yonge came here on his way to Lansdown stopt all night cold Day</p> <p>13 heavy Snow &amp; wind last night &amp; all day so that there is meeting nor any stirr</p> <p>14 John Yonge went home the roads is so heavy that he cannot got to Lansdown drew 2 loads of wood &amp; choped some of it for the School house</p> <p>15 took 1 cord of wood to the School house &amp; cleaned 16 1/2 bushels of wheat</p> <p>16 went McElheney mill with 16 1/2 bushels of black see wheat roads very heavy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>Jan 17 went to Brockville with Margret &amp; Jonny bought a cap 2$ 1 pair pant 3 1/2$ muffler 5s r{illegible} 4s.6d 1 par mitts 1 side sole leather 15 1/2 lb 1s.6d per lb &amp; some other things in all 14$ 26s</p> <p>18 fixed the buflow skins cold Day</p> <p>19 fixed the harnefs &amp; choped wood Jonney &amp; Elen went to John Younge &amp; got it pair of bools for me &amp; A pair of shees fo harn{illegible} Jock has been helping bob to score all this week but monday he is geting timber for A Barn</p> <p>20 the Revd Mr Harvey preached at our School House in the afternoon</p> <p>21 Started for Ramsay &amp; went to unckel James Scot</p> <p>22 went to John Robinsons fine Day</p> <p>23 went to Packenham with Jonney took dinner &amp; tea with Mr Riddle &amp; came back to J Robinson</p> <p>24 went to Wm Robinson then to Archeble Robinson then to Mr Chellock he is marred to Jenne Robinson then to younge John Robinsons then to the old mans al night</p> <p>25 started for home Mr Riddle came with us he never at the front before came T. Scoots</p> <p>26 got home about 7 oclock all well</p> <p>27 27 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Benning P preach fin Day</p> <p>28 went to Mr McClearys with Mr Riddle to see his Dog churn come home &amp; started for Brockville &amp; saw the railcars come in Mr Riddle never saw the cars nor the gafslight to thougth they were splendid</p> <p>29 took Mr Riddle to Lewes to meet the stage for Perth I saw him into stage &amp; then I went to TW Hugh for A sow that we had there to the Boar she took the Boar on Saturday</p> <p>30 drew wood fine Day</p> <p>31 Jock went to McElhenys mill with 20 bushel of B see &amp; choped 1 1/8 cord of wood at the school in the forenoon went Yonge Mills with 62 flour Barrels for Elingham</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>Febuary 1 worked at the cleaning of the wheat a little snow</p> <p>2 finished cleaning the wheat had 111 bushel of scotch wheat &amp; 36 1/2 of black see</p> <p>3 no Meeting to Day</p> <p>4 cleaned the tailing &amp; pufsey seed had 19 bushel</p> <p>5 went to Charlestown with Elingham &amp; wife, had 4 pork barrels &amp; took 19 bushel of pufsey seed to mill</p> <p>6 worked at A bed stead Jock worked at trunelbed</p> <p>7 made A scive for John Yonges faning mill snowed most of the Day</p> <p>8 drew 3 loads of wood roads very bad</p> <p>9 went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mefunes Morison &amp;</p> <p>10 went to Brockville to the Scacrement</p> <p>11 finished the Bedsted for the kition &amp; put it up</p> <p>12 drew some wood snow very deep</p> <p>13 helped Wm Hogan at the thrashing machin</p> <p>14 Do Do at Colmans place</p> <p>15 Do Bob Armstrong to thrashing machin in the afternoon very cold wheather</p> <p>16 drew some wood roads very bad A little snow with heavy winds &amp; drift most evry day</p> <p>17 no Meeting to Day high winds with some snow &amp; heavy Drift</p> <p>18 drew some of the tan Bark out of the woods snow very deep</p> <p>19 went to Brockville to see Mr Buiel why he had not advertsed the Annual Meeting of the County Agricultural Socitie</p> <p>20 Jock drew A load Bark to Lyn Roads very bad</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>Febuary 21 Mr Dowesley came here from Lansdown &amp; wrote to Walter B nineteeth Jock went to Lyn with A load of bark</p> <p>22 Andew Thompson &amp; sister left this for the back country they were here all night Jock went to Lyn with A load of bark</p> <p>23 Jock went to Lyn with the last of the bark I choped wood</p> <p>24 no meeting to Day cold Day Wm Hazelwood &amp; Betsy was here</p> <p>25 drew wood</p> <p>26 Do Do Do Do</p> <p>27 went to Brockville to the Annual Meeting of the county Agricultural Socitie Jock &amp; Margret went to</p> <p>28 thrashed some oats cold Day</p> <p>29 drew some wood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>March 1 Jock &amp; Margret went Brockville bought A side of upper leather paid 1s.10d per lb &amp; a dress for Elen I went to Lyn to an Agriculture Meeting it was agreed to purchas sheep with the funds Charles Booth &amp; me was apointed to corispond with Breeders as to price</p> <p>2 heavy snow lat night &amp; this forenoon snowed about 10 inches no Meeting</p> <p>3 threashed some oats &amp; drew 2 load of hay from the cap that old Marino Buck Died</p> <p>4 thrashed oats Father &amp; David went to John yonges it snowed &amp; blowed the most of the day so that the road is all filled up</p> <p>5 thashe oats stormy Day the road bad</p> <p>6 thrashed oats still storming Father &amp; david came home from John yonges the roads very bad they upset too three times coming home</p> <p>7 cleaned the oats had 47 bushel</p> <p>8 went to Brockvill took A barrel of spitzenburg apples Mr Nickel sold them for 3 dollars &amp; 100 of flour to Hopkns for 16s.3d bought 1 bag of salt 8.9 2 lb tea 5 {in margin} settled with J &amp; S Ross &amp; paid the account</p> <p>9 9 went to Brockville to get the child babtized the Minister did not come cold Day</p> <p>10 thrashed oats very cold windy</p> <p>11 Do Do very windy</p> <p>12 Do Do</p> <p>13 Do Do fine Day</p> <p>14 finished thrashing the peas &amp; oats in the forenoon Wm Clow &amp; wife here on A visit fine Day</p> <p>15 cleaned the peas &amp; oats had 60 bushel fine Day</p> <p>16 no meeting to Day fine Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>March 17 Went to Lansdown to look at land that the Messers Colmans wanted Father &amp; Jock to take for the damage that is done to there Land it was lot No 10 &amp; the west half of 11 on the sixth consesinon the snow was so deep we could not travel on it but we looked at the frount of it it is one compleet set of nolls or rocks with very little good land we gave it up for A bad job Samuel Yonge went with us</p> <p>18 drew wood Benj Yonge &amp; his Wife &amp; Boy came with us &amp; stopt all night so as to go to Johns</p> <p>19 Father &amp; Jock went to Lyn to let the colman know that the Land is no good &amp; that they will not take it &amp; diged up some of the cabage they were good</p> <p>20 drew wood</p> <p>21 drew wood fin Day</p> <p>22 Jock went to McElheneys Mill with 13 bushel of Scotch wheat &amp; 4 bushel of peas &amp; went to Brockville gave A Turner A barrel of spitzenburg Apples &amp; I had some cabage sold for 6 &amp; 7 1/2d each attended Sidney Jones Esqs funeral</p> <p>23 23 went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Spence of Bytown he Baptized Elizabeth fine Day Mr Watson daughter was likewise Baptized</p> <p>24 drew wood snow in the afternoon</p> <p>25 drew wood fine Day</p> <p>26 went to Younge Mills with 54 flour barrels for Elingham &amp; brought {illegible}</p> <p>27 drew 2 load of wood then fixed the appels</p> <p>28 Jock went to Brockville with 3 barrels of Appels got 3 dollors per barrel &amp; 4 A head for cabage &amp; went to John Yonges to make a lader for him cold with Snow</p> <p>29 came home from John Yonge cold</p> <p>30 no meeting to Day fine Day</p> <p>31 went to Brockville took 1 barrel of appels sold them for 3 dollors Pomgrees sleighing nearly gone hard frost last night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>April 1 went to Yonge Mills with 32 flour barrels for J Elingham sleighing nearly gone the snow is 4 feet deep in some places roads bare snow nearly gone in other places hard frost last night</p> <p>2 drew some wood had to roll it on the crust we cant breack roads on count of the crust &amp; the deeth of the snow</p> <p>3 went to Brockville on horseback the roads very bad rain last night &amp; to day snow going very fast</p> <p>4 Jock taped some of the Sugarbush</p> <p>4 made 2 buckets for to cary sap with &amp; fixed buckets</p> <p>5 cut &amp; split some wood at Wm H Davis for A cold pit Snow going very fast</p> <p>6 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown roads bad</p> <p>7 set up a Coalpit at Wm Davis's snow going fast</p> <p>8 killed 2 calfs &amp; made 2 pails fine Day</p> <p>9 cut wood in the Sugarbush Do Do</p> <p>10 Jock went to the funeral of Elijah Adams he was buried at Booth buring place &amp; before they got home his Barn &amp; all that was in it was burned it was thougtt that it caught fire from the children playing with matches on a straw stack close to the Barn I fixed an axel for the wagon roads very bad fine Day</p> <p>11 made some bunks for the line fence</p> <p>12 drew some wood for the sugarbush heavy rain the snow nearly gone cleaned the cistren A little snow this afternoon prefsing hard {in margin} first rain this spring</p> <p>13 no Meeting to Day</p> <p>14 made some bunks for fence fixed hotbed</p> <p>15 John Armstrong began to work at the Buggy &amp; helped</p> <p>16 worked at the Buggy Jock helped in the Sugarbush</p> <p>17 worked at the Buggy Jock helped in the sugarbush</p> <p>18 Jock went to John Yonge the family is all sick with Scarlet fever seed cabage seed</p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>April 19 went Brockville with the Waggon bought A plow at Lyn for 8$ payable 1 January bought A lock for the school house 7s 6d iron for the buggy 17s plow shin 2s.6d tea kettle 4s6d</p> <p>20 went to caintown heard the Revd Mr Benning preach</p> <p>21 worked at the line fence west sideline nort side of the road Sowed cabages in the hotbed {in margin} X X</p> <p>22 finished the line fence this forenoon Jock began to plow below the Bull paster</p> <p>23 drew stones to the line fence &amp; hoghole it Jock plowing</p> <p>24 finished drawing stones this forenoon Began to plow with the colts in the field at the New Barn very warm Day</p> <p>25 plowed at the New Barn Jock plowed the sod</p> <p>26 Do Do Do Do Do very warm Day</p> <p>27 went to the funeral of Dr Weeks he was buried at A pine noll on the old place he Cut his throat with a razor at his son Henary his son</p> <p>28 Began to Sow &amp; Sowed 3 bushel of Scotch wheat at the New Barn ground in fine order warm Day</p> <p>29 cleaned the furrows in the forenoon plowed in the field below the house in the afternoon</p> <p>30 Sowed 5 bushel of Peas went to Granpa raising of A Barn Davis draged</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>May 1 Sowed 4 bushel of Peas &amp; crofsdrged part 9 bushels of pees in all Sowed cabage seed at the end of the house</p> <p>2 went to John Yonges to the funeral of one of his sons his Name is Benjamine A very wet day</p> <p>3 let the water of the peas in the forenoon fine day Sowed 3 bushel of Peas &amp; oats Davie draged</p> <p>4 The Revd Mr German Preached in caintown</p> <p>5 sowed 3 bushel of peas &amp; oats &amp; 2 1/2 of oats John Ackland &amp; Danual Nowland worked in graden {sic} Mrs Bradley was buried at caintown</p> <p>6 cross crofs draged the peas &amp; oats &amp; oats Danuel Nowland worked in the graden</p> <p>7 Sowed 3 1/4 Bushel of wheat the Peas the Peas &amp; oats the oats &amp; the wheat were all sowed in the field below the Bull paster it was meadow last year</p> <p>8 plowed at Cristies place in the forenoon went o A bee of L.B.Bailes in the afternoon with the Drag brought home the Buggy box from Anders gave him 140 lbs of flour box is to be 9 dollors</p> <p>9 plowed at cristie place A fine rain most of the Day the woods look red</p> <p>10 Jock finished plowing the cristie place in the forenoon the boys drew some dung to the field below the little orchard &amp; Jock began to plow in it I helped John Armstrong to finishe the Buggy</p> <p>11 11 no meeting to Day Granpa went to Lyn yesterday to the Quartly meeting Woods look Green fine Day</p> <p>12 Sowed 8 bushel of Scotch wheat on the cristie place the ground in faine order draged with both teams {in margin} Bushel's wheat in all</p> <p>13 finished draging &amp; furing sowed timothy gave it one stroke of the drag after sowing the grafsseed</p> <p>14 drew dung to the field below the little orchard Jock plowed in the same field</p> <p>15 Do Do Do Do Do Do</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>May 16 draged in the field below the little orchard Jock finished plowing &amp; the draged fine weathre &amp; A fine Showr</p> <p>17 Planted better than 1 acre of corn 1 1/2 bushel of thompsons 1 1/2 of Scotch Erleys &amp; 4 bushel of Cups A little Showr after sundown</p> <p>18 no Meeting to Day heavy rain most of the night &amp; all Day</p> <p>19 let the water of the field below the house &amp; the cristies place in the forenoon plowed in the harper field in the afternoon ground very wet</p> <p>20 went to Brockville &amp; got A box of Potatoes from William Armstrong from Trenton bought 1 barrel of salt 10s</p> <p>21 planted 4 bushel of cups the ground too wet jock plowed I went to Mr Kincaids his Sister the Widow Ferguson fell from the Scaffold in the Barn &amp; was killed yesterday</p> <p>22 finished plowing the harper &amp; went to the funeral of the Widow Ferguson in caintown the Revd Mr Benning preached</p> <p>23 Sowed 5 bushel of Poll oats from John Yonges &amp; 5 bushel of little oats all in the harper field then planted 5 bushel of cups that we got from J Yonge then 1 1/2 bushel of round cups then 1 1/2 bushel of whole Thompsons 2 rows each 1 bushel of W Armstrong first row 4 sets in hill second row 3 sets in hill in the field below the little orchard {in margin} 30 1/2 bushel of Potates in all</p> <p>24 then some purple 2 bushel Marino 2 bushel cups</p> <p>25 the Revd Mr preached in caintown</p> <p>26 painted the Buggy</p> <p>27 fixed irons on the Buggy</p> <p>28 went to Charlestown with 40 flour barells left them at the mills for Bews rain in the forenoon</p> <p>29 went to John Yonges &amp; helped him to plow</p> <p>30 hore frost this morning the ice as thick as a copper on the trough that we watered the horses</p> <p>31 planted corn at J Yonges in the forenoon came home in the afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>June 1 Went to Junetown &amp; heard the Revd Mr preach in the afternoon a little rain in forenoon</p> <p>2 Mr C. E Jones sent for the Bull painted the Buggy Jock &amp; boys drew dung to the turnip Ground</p> <p>3 Jock plowed the turnip ground &amp; made the wood of deel for to work the corn</p> <p>4 Jock drew some plank &amp; slabs from Mcs I made the teeth for the deel hevy rain</p> <p>5 helped to whitewash</p> <p>6 draged &amp; fured &amp; sowed the the turnip Washed the sheep water is very cold</p> <p>7 hoed the early potatos painted the buggy</p> <p>8 Went to Brockville to the conference heavy rain</p> <p>9 I helped Robert Armstrong at his Barn</p> <p>10 Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville</p> <p>11 Jock &amp; Granpa shered part of the sheep</p> <p>12 finished the Sheep</p> <p>13 Began to work at the corn</p> <p>14 Do Do Do I worke with Rob 5 1/2 Days at the Barn this week</p> <p>15 heard the Revd Mr Benning preach</p> <p>16 began to work on the roads fine day</p> <p>17 Do Do Do</p> <p>18 went to Brockville with the boys for to let them see the orngemen walk they were chose then Grandmaster it was A Grand posestion the head officers were all dressed in scarlet robes</p> <p>19 finished the Road work warm Day</p> <p>20 howed some of the potatos A hive of bees come of A very large swarm</p> <p>21 went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meeting &amp; got 13s per 100 for flour &amp; 3 1/2 per lb for Butter</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>June 22 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown &amp; the Revd Mr Harvy in our school house</p> <p>23 worked at the potatos</p> <p>24 went to McElhenys Mill with 24 bushel of Scotch wheat did not get it grown</p> <p>25 helped Rob at the Barn</p> <p>26 Do Do Do the boys worked the potatos Jock went McElhenneys Mill with 30 bushel of Scotch wheat</p> <p>27 worked 1/2 with Bob at the Barn we finished &amp; that made 8 days at 5s per day finishd hewing the potatos warm day</p> <p>28 Jock Elen Granpa &amp; me went to John Yongs on A visit he was not at home there was a great meeting at New Dublin conserning the Railroad &amp; he was at it went there too &amp; left Elen at Johns very warm Day with high wind</p> <p>29 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr German prech</p> <p>30 went through the Turnips with the deel &amp; then cleaned the rows very high wind &amp; very dry</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1856</p> <p>1 hilled the corn fine Day dry weather</p> <p>2 hilled part of the potates</p> <p>3 Do Do Do Do</p> <p>4 finished hilling the potates Dry weather</p> <p>5 went to Brockville to An Agriculture meeting bought 4 caststeel scyths one of them was for Mr Roberts 5s &amp; 1 snath 2s6 stone 5d</p> <p>6 went to Junetown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMury preach</p> <p>7 Began to Mow &amp; mowed front of the orchard</p> <p>8 finished the orchard &amp; cut some in the field below the house</p> <p>9 mowed in the field below the house</p> <p>11 Do Do Do raked &amp; drawed in</p> <p>12 {illegible} finished drawing in the orchard &amp; the field below the house</p> <p>13 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Benning preach warm day</p> <p>14 mowed the little orchard</p> <p>15 fine rain last night drew in the little orchard to the cap warm day</p> <p>16 mowed in the field west line south side of the road</p> <p>17 Do Do drew in part of the hay in the field I worked with John Innis in the Blacksmith {illegible} he made two leafs for the buggy springs</p> <p>18 drew in all the hay in the field at the west line &amp; mowed some in the second field frount of the house warm day</p> <p>19 drew in some of the hay in the second field &amp; moved some</p> <p>20 went to the stone church with Elen &amp; David &amp; Jocks wat to the Revd Mr McMurrys Bible class &amp; hear him prech</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>July 21 mowed in the second field &amp; drew in the 4 loads of hay a little rain last night</p> <p>22 went to Brockville with Elen &amp; took 1 tub of butter 101 lbs &amp; 53 in smalls got 8 per lb sent two pair of pants to Jonney by Mr Wattson Jock &amp; the boys finished snowing the second field</p> <p>23 Began to cut the fall wheat cut 51 stook dry weather</p> <p>24 finished the fall wheat this fore noon good crop</p> <p>25 mowed the peice frount of the blacksmith shop &amp; some in the harper field</p> <p>26 drew in the hay in frount of the blacksmith shop &amp; the harper field very dry weather cut part of the rye in the Thompson place</p> <p>27 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr German preach</p> <p>28 finished cuting the rye fine showr this afternoon mowed in the harper field</p> <p>29 finished cuting in the harper field &amp; began to mow in the consession field Rob Armstrong helped</p> <p>30 mowed in the harper field Rob helped in the afternoon</p> <p>31 finished mowing the harper field</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>August 1 went to Mr John Kincards funeral the Revd Mr Bennan preached</p> <p>2 stacked front of the hay in the harper field</p> <p>3 the Revd Mr McMurry preach in Junetown in the afternoon</p> <p>4 mowed the Thompson place</p> <p>5 mowed the peice next the woods below the field at the old Barn</p> <p>6 finished the stack &amp; the haying</p> <p>7 the boys went John Yonges Jock &amp; made A fence at the foot of the harper field</p> <p>8 cut the S spring wheat at the New Barn straw very short</p> <p>9 cut the S wheat in the field below the house</p> <p>10 no Meeting to Day quarterly at Green Bush</p> <p>11 cut part of the oats in the field below house</p> <p>12 heavy rain last night &amp; this morning went to Brockville to an Agriculture meeting heavy rain at noon</p> <p>13 finished the oats &amp; peas began to hook the peas</p> <p>14 drew in some of the wheat at the old New Barn rained in the afternoon</p> <p>15 worked in the peas drew in some of peas drew in some of the wheat below the house</p> <p>16 drew in all the peas in the forenoon &amp; began to cut the wheat on the cristies place</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>August 17 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in the stone church &amp; had the scacrament</p> <p>18 worke at the wheat in cristies place</p> <p>19 Do Do Do</p> <p>20 Allen Erels died this morning about 5 oclock I helped to lay him out rained all Day</p> <p>21 rained most of the Day</p> <p>22 went to lansdown with funeral of Allan Elers the boys went to help Rob to bind</p> <p>23 finished the wheat at cristies rained draged in the pea ground</p> <p>24 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown</p> <p>25 cut the oats in the harper field n</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>Sept 1 Began to sow the fall wheat sowed 2 bushel of blue stem next the west line first frost our popular A little hurt then 2 bushel of bearded wheat both was old wheat that took the premium</p> <p>2 thrashed 2 bushel of new seed &amp; sowed it Elen &amp; me went to Maitland on A visit to Mr James Halls fine Day</p> <p>3 begun to cut the poll oats worked the forenoon at them then went to A dung Bee of Bobs Jock &amp; the boys went in the forenoon</p> <p>4 finished cuting the oats Jock &amp; the boys rake &amp; bund them that I cut yesterday &amp; drew stones of the Thompson place to the east line &amp; laid them 4 feet wide for A fence</p> <p>5 drew stones this forenoon Jock &amp; the boys bound the oats I went to Yonge Mills with 50 flour barrels</p> <p>6 Jock drew in the oats &amp; drew stones</p> <p>7 the Revd Mr Binning preached at caintown</p> <p>8 drew dung to the Thompson place Margret put to bed of A son</p> <p>9 helped John Ocklane at the thrashing Machin</p> <p>10 began to plow on the Thompson place</p> <p>11 Jock plowed I drew dung</p> <p>12 Do Do Do Do &amp; finished the plowing &amp; dunging</p> <p>13 Sowed 3 1/2 bushels of the Muticala Rye</p> <p>14</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>28 the Revd Mr McMurry preache at Junetown</p> <p>29 fixed the door of the house it was brockdown</p> <p>30 heavy rain last night &amp; all today the Scots from Perth was here &amp; Mr Alexander Dods his is newly Married Margret Scott</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856 1856</p> <p>October 1 Jock went to Samuel Innises &amp; got the old horses shod &amp; worked at A whellbarrow</p> <p>2 drew some Wood heavy winds</p> <p>3 picked the corn &amp; husked part of it at night</p> <p>4 husked &amp; sorted the corn had 2 1/2 wagon loads of good corn &amp; considerable of hog corn</p> <p>5 the Revd Mr Bining preached in caintown</p> <p>6 Jock took me to Brockville &amp; I went on board of A steemboat for kingston got there in the afternoon took the stage for Tamworth on tusday got there after night the distance was 40 miles stage faire 7s.6d went to see the Land Agent found A boy that acted as Agent he could not tell me anything conserning distance or the Land only he gave A list of the lots that was to be given out I hired a horse or A anamel that answered in its place &amp; started for the woods went 6 miles to the River Clare 2 miles the to wood then 14 miles I went over 12 hills or Mountains varing in height from 150 to 300 feet &amp; 77 crossways varing in leanth from 2 rods to 85 got to A shanty about 8 oclock at night paid 7 1/2d for A sheaff of oats to fead the horce started the next morning in company with Mr Chamberlain about 12 miles in the woods we thought that we had gone far enough the land or Rocks was not fit for A farmer to go on to we saw only 2 farms that was good for anything</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>Oct 13 David &amp; watt went to Charlestown with pork barles for Bews</p> <p>14 picked Apples &amp; went to Adam Armstrong Elen &amp; Margret was on A visit</p> <p>15 went to Danial Nowlan for a sheep to kill he had 6 six on shares he is to give 4 four this year &amp; 15 fifteen in three years from this Date</p> <p>16 made 3 doors for Rob Armstrong</p> <p>17 Robert Hengry came to fraim A wood house for Jock Jock &amp; Rob &amp; me Score for him &amp; he hewed</p> <p>18 worked at the timber some rain</p> <p>19 went to caintown &amp; heare the Revd Mr German preach</p> <p>20 went to Brockville to An Agriculture Meeting got A Ram lamb in behalf of the Township Socitie he cost 50$ I bougth 1 side of sole leather 1s.10 1/2d per lb &amp; 1 side of uper leather 2s per lb went to John Yonges to get him to make A pair of boots for Watt he has hurt his sholders that as done nothing for 5 weeks fine weather</p> <p>21 came home &amp; the boys was diging the potatos</p> <p>22 helped Henary at the timber Jock &amp; the boys &amp; James Ackland helped them at the potatos</p> <p>23 worked at the potatos James Ackland helped</p> <p>24 drew some wood Mr Ruben Moot &amp; Wife came here &amp; went Heneys Wiks &amp; then came &amp; slept all night hung 3 doors for bob this afternoon</p> <p>25 Showed Mr Moot the drowned land on both places went to Lyn this afternoon to an agriculture Meeting</p> <p>26 the Revd Mr McMurray preached in Junetown</p> <p>27 went to Brockville with Father he had to go on Mr Ki{illegible} will I took 1 1/2 barrels of snow &amp; 1 barrel of Calvell apples to Turners 10s per barrel</p> <p>28 Rubert Henery raised A wood house at Jocks</p> <p>29 the boys finished plowing the field at the new barn</p> <p>30 rained most of the Day</p> <p>31 went to Lyn to an agriculture meeting</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>Nov 1 Went to Lyn to an Agriculture Meeting the money funds to bye A Bull</p> <p>2 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown</p> <p>3 began to pull the Turnips the Revd Mr Morrison &amp; James Hamilton came here from Brockville &amp; stopt all nigth Jockes very ad with Rheumatism</p> <p>4 worked at the Turnip fine weather</p> <p>5 very heavy winds last nigth with A little rain finished the Turnips good crop drew in the corn stalks very cold Day</p> <p>6 drew 5 load of wood cold Day</p> <p>7 drew in some potato in the forenoon went to A plowing Bee of George Erels</p> <p>8 drew in 1 load of potatos it rained most of the day went to Lyn with Father to the Quarthy meeting there was A terable squal about 1 oclock of wind &amp; rain</p> <p>9 the Revd Mr McMurry preach in caintown</p> <p>10 drew in some potatos put 2 loads of cups in our seller &amp; 1/2 load of them {illegible} went to A plowing Bee of Wm Hazelwood in in the afternoon cold Day</p> <p>11 killed the Hogs Wm Davis &amp; Bob helped we killed 5 for us &amp; 1 for Davis</p> <p>12 went to Brockville with 1 hog got 7$ &amp; 3/4 per cwt &amp; 1 barrel of apples got 2 barrels for cider from A Turner</p> <p>13 drew some wood &amp; fixed the Cabbage</p> <p>14 draged A part of the potato land &amp; began to plow it</p> <p>15 salted the pork &amp; made A Barrel of crout the boys plowed</p> <p>16 the Revd Mr German preached in caintown hard frost last night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>Nov 17 Went to caintown to look at A thrashing machin at Jachab Hogeboms that Thomas Davis senior bought from Thompson &amp; Greagne &amp; I bougth it from him little snow last night</p> <p>18 went to caintown with Robert Armstrong for the thrashing Machin Paid Thomas Davis $40 dollars which he gave to Jacob Hogeboom as Thompson &amp; Greagorys Agent Davis likewise gave Hogeboom A Note for 40 dollars paiable in 14 moths &amp; signed it as {illegible} I am to give Davis one pair of two year old steers two sheep that is at Daniel Nowlan now &amp; seven dollars next fall which payes payes for the Machin in full</p> <p>19 Jock went to Brockville with Elen &amp; got 8d for saussuges I &amp; the boys thrash with the machin it went well</p> <p>20 cleaned the wheat had 11 bushel Jock went James Cuming &amp; got 17 bushels coal</p> <p>21 Samuel Innis fixed shoes for the horses Jock &amp; the boyes helped Rob to kill his hogs</p> <p>22 fixed the cider press the boys drew some {illegible} here</p> <p>23 no meeting to Day John Younge came here</p> <p>24 Made cider for Adam Armstrong Bob Armstrong &amp; ourselves fine Day</p> <p>25 went to Manharts with 4 south down Ews &amp; C &amp; Jakes with 4 leaster he has an imported leisster Buck belongs in to the county socity snow A little tonight</p> <p>26 took the chimny down to the chamber floor</p> <p>27 built A brick chimny for the stove Jock shingle {illegible}</p> <p>28 took the remainder of the chimny down</p> <p>29 plastered the house where the old chimny was with {illegible} went home with John Young he stopt here all the evening he as A lame sholder</p> <p>30 heard the Revd Mr Trumain preach in John Youngs New School house.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>December 1 Came home from John younges with the Buggy the snow is about six inches deep</p> <p>2 drew up sleepers for the house &amp; 3 logs for A shed at the New Barn fine day</p> <p>3 hewed the sleepers for the house very stormy</p> <p>4 finished the sleepers for the house</p> <p>5 Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnip</p> <p>6 got 1s.6d per Bushel</p> <p>6 Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnips for James Hutchison sold them for 1s.3d per Bushel he retailed them again I went to Charleston with 36 pork Barrels for D Bews then went to Farmersville &amp; got our cloth 41 3/4 gave Mr Camble 4 dollars in part gave John Kincaid 1 1/2 bush of turnips</p> <p>7 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in Junetown</p> <p>8 Jointed boards for the floor of the house</p> <p>9 fixed the floor upstairs &amp; killed 2 spring pigs Jock &amp; the boys drew some wood</p> <p>10 tore up the floor of the house &amp; took out the sleepers &amp; put in new ones Jock went to Brockville with turnips</p> <p>11 worked at the house Jock went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Wm Hutchison A very stormy day rain &amp; sleet</p> <p>12 worked at the house fine thaw day</p> <p>13 Do Do Do A Granson of the Widow Hill was buried in Caintown</p> <p>14 no Meeting to Day it was so stormy rain &amp; snow</p> <p>15 worked at the house</p> <p>16 drew sum wood from the drown land</p> <p>17 went to Mallorytown A sale bought A chain pump for 2 dollars twelve feet long</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1856</p> <p>December 18 worked at the stairs in the house very cold Day</p> <p>19 put the chain pump in the Bull well</p> <p>20 worked at A band whell for the tharshing machin very high winds last night with sleet &amp; snow heavy rain &amp; wind to day</p> <p>21 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown</p> <p>22 finished the band whell for the thrashing machin</p> <p>23 drew some wood in the forenoon &amp; killed the Bull in the afternoon cold Day</p> <p>24 went to Brockville with some sausageuses got 8s per lb &amp; expected to meet Jonny from Packenham but he did not come took 2 barrels of apples to A Turner 2 dollars per barrels</p> <p>25 Wm Hazelwood &amp; family was hear for Dinner Thomas Ackland got five sheep on shares 1 ewe &amp; 1 lamb of Sises 1 Ewe of Isables 1 of Tennets &amp; 1 of Marys A little snow to day</p> <p>26 helped Rob Armstrong at the thrashing machin went to Lyn &amp; bought 1 side of sole leather paid 1s.10d per lb</p> <p>27 Jock Jonney &amp; Elen went to Brockville the boys &amp; me thrashed 7 bushel of wheat &amp; cleaned it up &amp; they took it to mill &amp; 2 bushel corn</p> <p>28 the Rev Mr Benning preache in caintown fine Day</p> <p>29 went to Mr Manharts &amp; to Mr Houghs for the sheep those that was at Houghs I marked with A black strike on the forehead paid one shilling per head that is {illegible}</p> <p>30 thraashed the poll oats in the forenoon</p> <p>31 cleaned the poll oats had 40 bushel</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>January 1 Worked at the stair in the house fine Day</p> <p>2 Jock went to Brockville with some Apples got 5 shillings per bushel for comon &amp; 6s.3d for pomgree I made 3 window fraims for Jocks wood shed</p> <p>3 shod the colts the Boys went to John Yonges &amp; they took 7 Bushel of turnips 6 per Bushel to John Kincaids &amp; that made 10 bushel that he has got it is A very stormy day now</p> <p>4 no meeting to Day</p> <p>5 started this morning half past 3 oclock for Ramsay with Jonney Elen &amp; Hanna Hazelwood got to John Robinsons about 8 oclock they are all Well</p> <p>6 went to Kellocks &amp; young Johns</p> <p>7 went to Arches James &amp; Gemals</p> <p>8 went to Packenham with Jonney very cold Day</p> <p>9 came to Scots to Day</p> <p>10 got home all well very cold week</p> <p>11 went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach very cold Day</p> <p>12 threashed &amp; creaned 40 bushel of oats</p> <p>13 went to Charleston with 20 pork Barrels for John Elingham to David Bews</p> <p>14 went to the School meeting &amp; then went to Mr Vansons for the reports Elen went J Scotts on A visit cold Day</p> <p>15 Jock went to Brockville for the Revd Mr Morrison &amp; he preached in caintown to night</p> <p>16 Mr Morrison examined the children in the chatechism this forenoon &amp; we thrashed in the afternoon</p> <p>17 went to Aunt Mary with Granmam &amp; Elen Robert Robertson died yesterday very cold day.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>Jan 18 Went to funeral of Robert Robinson he died on the fifteenth there was 34 sloughs&amp; cutters at the funeral he was buried in the Brockville cemetery very cold day</p> <p>19 drew some wood very cold Day</p> <p>20 Jock went to Greenbush Mill with 24 Bushel of wheat he did not get his grist</p> <p>21 went to Brockville to an Agriculture meeting very stormy</p> <p>22 drew some wood A very cold day</p> <p>23 Jock went to Greenbush for his grist he got his cheeks frozen it was A very cold day I worked at A slough for John Younge</p> <p>24 we went to lyn to the Anual Meeting of the Agriculture Society Jock &amp; Margret give R Colm{cut off} A deed to {illegible} A part of the cristy place &amp; he received A note for seventy five pounds paible in three mounths with intrest</p> <p>25 no meeting to Day</p> <p>26 cut down five oaks some of them for hubs</p> <p>27 drew up the hub stuff &amp; 3 logs of the big tree 2 of them 14 feet long stormy day A king of tho{cut off}</p> <p>28 thrashed 1000 sheafs of spring wheat Jock went to Seelys with 4 hubs logs no one there</p> <p>29 went to Johns youngs with Elen Margret &amp; Jock on A visit fine Day</p> <p>30 cleaned the wheat had 35 bushel</p> <p>31 drew 2 load of wood A very stormy snowed very heavy all Day the boys took A sow to Wm Tennents boar</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>Feb 1 No Meeting to Day roads very bad</p> <p>2 worked A little at John young Hough went to wood bee of Thos Davis in the afternoon roads very heavy bad</p> <p>3 thrashd part of the fall wheat</p> <p>4 finished the fall wheat stormy day &amp; put it all through the faning mill</p> <p>5 went to the woods &amp; drew 4 loads of wood in the forenoon very stormy day Jock &amp; the boys finished cleaning the fall wheat had 44 bushel</p> <p>6 worked in the blacksmith shop at slaughtoring for J young</p> <p>7 finished the toung &amp; riveted the end of the beems the Snow nearly gone the ground is bear &amp; all in A flood</p> <p>8 no meeting to day heavy rain I got ready to go to Mr Thomas banstons funeral he Died on friday &amp; his Wife was buiried the thursday before</p> <p>9 hued A crook for John Yonge slaugh it is no good</p> <p>10 hued another &amp; worked at it</p> <p>11 finished the slaugh</p> <p>12 Wm Clow &amp; Wife came hear on a visit roads very bad fine day</p> <p>13 drew some wood roads bad</p> <p>14 thrashed the Rye</p> <p>15 went to caintown with the Buggy &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry Jock is very sick with cold</p> <p>16 cleaned the rye had 19 bushel rain</p> <p>17 fixed the irons for the School Stove warm day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>Feb 18 Fixed the floor of the horse stable fine day</p> <p>19 a little snow lsat night drew A load of wood from the sugarbush to the School house the roads very bad</p> <p>20 went to Yonge Mills with 45 flour barrels in the waggon roads very rough snow in the afternoon</p> <p>21 cut some of the oake on the drowned land &amp; drew it up to the house</p> <p>22 went to Brockville to the scarement with the cuter roads bad</p> <p>23 drew logs up to the house fine day</p> <p>24 Do Do in the forenoon the roads has got so bad that we cant draw any more &amp; the water is rising very fast</p> <p>25 went to the funeral of A son of Mr Dixson the Miller at Mc's with the Buggy roads very bad</p> <p>26 worked at the line fence on the south side of the road East line</p> <p>27 Do Do Do in the forenoon made some bunk in the afternoon cold Day</p> <p>28 went to Brockville to an Agriculture Meeting it was the Annual Dr Richmond came home with us A very cold Day we had the Buggy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>March 1 Went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMury preach</p> <p>2 went to Mallorytown with Dr Richmond in time for the cars at 8 oclock AM</p> <p>3 went to Lyn to an Agricultural Meeting with the Buggy cold Day</p> <p>4 drew logs to Dixsons &amp; some wood</p> <p>5 Do Do Do Do</p> <p>6 snowed about 6 or 8 inches last night to Day drew the oake logs that we had on the Road to Dixsons</p> <p>7 drew hub log to Niblocks with both teems 172 feet of large &amp; 81 of smal four sents for the large &amp; tou sents for the smal that is 9 inches &amp; 7</p> <p>8 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr German preaching</p> <p>9 drew up wood for the house</p> <p>10 drew oaks for hubs &amp; fine wood</p> <p>11 Do Do Do Do</p> <p>12 drew hub logs to Niblocks with both teams</p> <p>13 Jock &amp; the boy drew fire wood Samuel Innis came &amp; fixed the shoes for the horses &amp; put them on</p> <p>14 Drew up wood</p> <p>15 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown</p> <p>16 drew up wood fine Day John Yonge came here</p> <p>17 Drew some logs to Dixsons taped 21 tree it run well</p> <p>18 fixed bukets rained A little</p> <p>19 rained all Day fixed bukts</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>March 20 Snowed about 12 inches last night went to Mill 14 Bushel of wheat then I went to Mallorytown with 42 butter firkins to F Lee for I Elingham but Lee was brock down &amp; we had to bring them back</p> <p>21 Snowed all Day made 3 buckes</p> <p>22 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Benning preach</p> <p>23 went to Lyn with 42 firkins roads very bad hard frost last night taped 140 trees this afternoon the sap runs a stream</p> <p>24 worked in the Bush the bukets mostly full</p> <p>25 fixed some buckets taped A few more</p> <p>26 worked in the Bush sap runs well</p> <p>27 went to Dixsons with A Mapel log 9 feet long for tromps for the threshing machin then Drew in part of A stack of hay</p> <p>28 went Weeks with A slough cruke then finished drawing in the hay the snow nearly gone of the roads Granp&amp; walter boiled 70 pailfulls of sap it has been A great week for sugar</p> <p>29 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach</p> <p>30 worked in the sugar bush warm Day</p> <p>31 went to Mr Niblocks got L3 from him for hub stuff</p> <p>Sold Dixson 5 pound worth of oke logs &amp; Niblock 5 pounds 6s of hub stuff</p> <p>John Younge Dr for stuff for his slaugh oil 1s.6 red lead 3 iron 16.3</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>April 1 Very stormy Day with snow sowed grass seed on the Rye on the Thompson place very erly this moning</p> <p>2 worked in the Sugar Bush</p> <p>3 Do Do Do</p> <p>4 went to Brockville with the Wagoon took some cabage got 4 per head 11d per lb for Butter 10 for Eggs paid 9s.6d for A Barrel of salt &amp; 2s.3d per lb for sole leather</p> <p>5 went to caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McMurry German preach</p> <p>6 worked in the Sugar Bush snowed most of the Day</p> <p>7 worked in the Bush</p> <p>8 fixed &amp; made 2 New pails</p> <p>9 drew wood in the sugar bush</p> <p>10 Do Some Do &amp; worked Do</p> <p>11 went to the quarterly examination</p> <p>12 no Meeting to Day</p> <p>13 made some bunks for the East line fence Jock went with Granpa &amp; Elen to Lyn Granpa got A chest of tea from M Younge that he sent for by him to Mountreal</p> <p>14 very stormy snowed about 6 inches worked at A wheel Barrow</p> <p>15 fixed the hot Bed cloudy with A little sunshine</p> <p>16 worked at the line fence on the East side hard frost last night</p> <p>17 picked up stones in the field below the hill</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>April 18 Moved the fence on the west side of Jock house making the cabbage pach agreat deal larger this forenoon sowed cabbage seed tomattoes &amp; pepers in the hot bed very hard frost last night</p> <p>19 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Benning preach roads very bad</p> <p>20 drew some leached ashes to the orchard in the forenoon then Joseph Davis came &amp; worked in my place &amp; I worked at A drag for him &amp; he drew chip dung to the orchard hard frost last night</p> <p>21 the boys drew stones in the field North of the road in the forenoon I cleaned out the ditch frount of the house or in the field frount of the house the boys drew stone &amp; filled {illegible}</p> <p>22 drew stones of the 2nd field &amp; put in the Ditch</p> <p>23 went to Mill with 8 bushel of fall wheat &amp; 1 1/2 of corn Danuel Nowland worked in the garden</p> <p>24 Jock &amp; Granpa went to Brockville Dr Reynolds says liver is afected the boys &amp; me went to McCormacke raising</p> <p>25 began to plow &amp; plowed in the field below the house the ground is very wet it is stuble ground</p> <p>26 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach</p> <p>27 rain this forenoon plowed in the hay Harper 2 field in the afternoon Mr Roth from Mitchel came here with Mr Lillie</p> <p>28 plowed in the Harper 2nd field horses go very fast</p> <p>29 went to Lyn for A land side then plowed</p> <p>30 plowed the boys drew stones to the Dich Jock plowed his garden with the old horses</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>May 1 Plowed in the 2nd field frount of the House the boys drew stones to the Dich</p> <p>2 went to Charlestown with A letter that sent here for Mr Roth heavy rain most of the Day roads very bad found Mr Roth at the Widow Johnstons</p> <p>3 {line stroked through} no Meeting to Day there was a quarty Meeting at Lyn</p> <p>4 plowed in the 2nd field John Ackland dug in the garden till the rain came on about 3 oclock</p> <p>5 rained all night &amp; the Day</p> <p>6 Do Do Do made A drag for Wm Hogan &amp; helped to Davis to make one</p> <p>7 plowed A little this afternoon ground very wet the boys moved the fence below the house</p> <p>8 plowed to Day, the boys drew the old rails from the line fence</p> <p>9 finished the plowing of the 2nd field Wat began to plow in the field below the house</p> <p>10 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown rain this afternoon very cold</p> <p>11 plowed with both teems in the field below the house very hard frost last night &amp; very cold all Day</p> <p>12 plowed in the field below the house</p> <p>13 finished plowing the field below the house in the forenoon then we began to sow &amp; sowed 3 bushel of Peas in the 2nd field</p> <p>14 Sowed 7 bushel of peas in he 2nd field wat plowed in the field below the little orchard {in margin} 10 bushel of peas in all</p> <p>15 crossed draged the peas in the forenoon A little rain sowed 1 1/2 Bushel of scotch wheat in the 2nd field</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>May 16 Sowed 5 1/2 bushel of scotch wheat in the 2nd field David draged wat plowed in the field below the orchard the Bett Maire was cast in A furrow &amp; we had to take the foal from her it was dead</p> <p>17 went to John Elinghams with the Buggy &amp; took the corpse of A Baby of his to caintown &amp; there was a child of Mr Leaders that died on Friday taken too both funerals took place at the same time in caintown the Revd Mr Benning preachd</p> <p>18 David finished the draging of the 2nd field I sowed 4 1/2 lbs of flax seed on A ridge 50 pace one way &amp; 6 the other drew dung for the corn with the old horses frost last night warm day</p> <p>19 the woods begin to look green the young horses plowed in the field below the little orchard</p> <p>20 finished Do plowing the field below the little orchard this forenoon sowed 4 bushel of Poll oats in the field below the house {cut off}ey Mare foaled this morning</p> <p>21 Sowed 4 bushel of the Poll oats &amp; 8 of the little oats John Ackland worked in the garden</p> <p>22 Sowed 1 1/2 bushel of Barley all in the field below the house this is the first day that is warm</p> <p>23 Plowed in the field at the New Barn with the yonge horses drew dung with the old horses fine Day</p> <p>24 the Revd Mr McMurry had the sacrament at the stone church</p> <p>25 Sowed 8 bushel of wheat below the little orchard &amp; 1 pailfull of the chinea wheat Samuel Innis fixed A wheelbarrow</p> <p>26 planted about 1 acre of corn at the New Barn</p> <p>27 plowed at the New Barn</p> <p>28 finished plowing the field at the New Barn</p> <p>29 3 1/2 bushel of York reds one bushel of cups</p> <p>30 sowed 9 1/2 bushel of Peas &amp; oats in the harper field finish the Spring work</p> <p>31 no Meeting to Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>June</p> <p>1 Went to Brockville with Granpa &amp; Elen sold 34 lbs butter for 11d per lb &amp; egs 8d for doz got the number of several lots of land to look at very dry weather</p> <p>2 plowed the turnip ground &amp; washed the sheep the water was very cold</p> <p>3 Sowed 2 rows of the Olleringham carrot as far as the dich then I think some more of the Olliringham then the long orng of 1848 the 1/2 row &amp; 1 then of sugarbeet &amp; {cut off} of turnip seed then we went to granpa &amp; rmstrong to Isabla's Weding she is married to Thomas Smith</p> <p>4 trimed some of the Apple trees in the forenoon Isable &amp; her husband came here in the afternoon</p> <p>5 went to Lansdown to Ben Younges with Elen his wife if very sick then Jock &amp; me went to look at some land in the 5 &amp; 6 consessinon fine low land but there is a chanch of it being flowed by the Marblerock dam</p> <p>6 draged &amp; ridged up the turnip ground then sowed them Jock &amp; Granp sheered part of the sheep</p> <p>7 very heavy rain last night went to caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr McMurry preach</p> <p>8 moved the fence down to the woods in the field below the little orchard Jock &amp; Granpa finished sheering the sheep fine day</p> <p>9 made A bolster &amp; stakes for the waggon Jock went to Harkenness for lime but it was good for nothing the fixed the brush fence around swamp</p> <p>10 made 2 pokes for the horses Jock went to William Hickes got 350 feet of hemlock boards</p> <p>11 heavy rain all day shod the horses</p> <p>12 planted betwen 3 &amp; 400 cabage worked at picing Bee</p> <p>13 cleaned away the stones betwen the house</p> <p>14 the Revd went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>June 15 Worked on the Roads began at eave's hill</p> <p>16 went to Brockville to an Agricultural Meeting sold 43 lbs of wool at 4s.6d per lb bought 3 bundles of {cut off} yarn 7.{cut off}</p> <p>17 heavy rain went to S Innises &amp; put in A set of Buggy bo{cut off) for him &amp; got 28 bushel of coal from I Cumins</p> <p>18 Jock fixed A flour in his cookhouse I worked at A table A little rain</p> <p>19 went through the potatos in the 2nd field the boys hoed {illegible} Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville</p> <p>20 went to Brockville for Revd Mr McMurray he is to preach to Morrow he stopt with us all night</p> <p>21 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach</p> <p>22 went to Willard Weeks for 1000 of shingles that Granpa got from R Beattie</p> <p>23 started for to go Merrickville to look fo A farm examend Bryans farm very poor &amp; so is Steels got to Frank Halls they are All we</p> <p>24 looked at Ronalds poor land look several toher</p> <p>25 got home to night Adam Armstrong went with us</p> <p>26 went with Granpa to Colemans for to see when he could get the Money Dick not at home</p> <p>27 hoed the potatos warm Day</p> <p>28 no Meeting to Day warm Day</p> <p>29 Granpa went to Colemans &amp; gave them A Deed to flow &amp; receved A note for 286 pounds paible 1 of Sept finished hoeing the potatos I fixed four raks for John Young he was up at Lansdown heavy rain this afternoon</p> <p>30 heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon finished A table for ourselfs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1857</p> <p>1 Granpa Jock &amp; me went to Frank Halls to look at some Land one farm for 10 dollars per acre another 22 another 24 another 32 &amp; another 40 the Rose farm looked so bad with the wet that we did not stopt to look at it heavy rain</p> <p>2 So we came home without doing anything to John Youngs stopt all night</p> <p>3 came home all well warm</p> <p>4 peeled hemlock bark on the Iland</p> <p>5 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach</p> <p>6 pulled some thisels out of the wheat Jock helped Rob to hoe the boys went to Brockville to A showe</p> <p>7 the boys &amp; Jock worked at the Turnips I went to Brockville for the Revd Mr Morrison he came on A pastoral visit he preached at caintown at half past 5 heavy rain very few</p> <p>8 went to Mr Davison with Mr Morrison &amp; the to Lyn</p> <p>9 Jock &amp; Granpa went Westport with the Wool to Mr Clarks the boys &amp; me hoed at the potatos warm day</p> <p>10 finished the potatos &amp; part of the Corn John Clow &amp; wife hear on A visit</p> <p>11 finished the corn very poor Jock &amp; Granpa came home with the wool from Clarks</p> <p>12 went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Benning preach very warm Day</p> <p>13 pealed Bark on the Iland all that was on it</p> <p>14 Began to Mow &amp; mowed in the garden &amp; the orchard at the house</p> <p>15 finished the orchard in the forenoon the Messers Charles Booth Wm Cowan &amp; James Brikenridge came here as crop veiwers Began to mow in the harper field</p> <p>16 finished mowing the harper field very heavy rain</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July 1857</p> <p>17 Jock Margret &amp; sis went to Brockville &amp; sold 98 lbs of Butter at 9d per lb very dull Day fixed waggon rack the boys went through the turnips</p> <p>18 mowed in field below the house in the forenoon drew in loads of hay</p> <p>19 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach</p> <p>20 went to the field to catch Jess Maire found her lying Dead in the Sugar Bush no Marks of any kind on her. the colt took up with Bet I was looking whether she had any milk she kicked me on the lame leg can do no more drew in the hay of harper field</p> <p>21 heavy rain this forenoon finished mowing the field below the house leg A little better</p> <p>22 raked in the field below the house</p> <p>23 heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon made 2 rakes poor hay weather</p> <p>24 moved the fence between the paster &amp; the field below the house &amp; rake the last of the field hay very wet</p> <p>25 Mowed the consession field Mr Edgly &amp; his son helped he bought A sheep to kill for 4 dollars &amp; gave 2 days work in part the boys drew in the hay from the field frount of the house in the afternoon</p> <p>26 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown my leg so sore that I could not go</p> <p>27 raked &amp; drew in all that was cut in the consession field A about 8 acres</p> <p>28 heavy rain last nigth mowed the little orchard</p> <p>29 mowed the field frount of the house this forenoon drew in part of the little orchard to the cap poor hay</p> <p>30 mowed frount of Elizes house fine Day {illegible line}</p> <p>31 Drew in hay frount of Elizes houses</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August 1857</p> <p>1 Began to cut the fall wheat good crop A little rain this afternoon</p> <p>2 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown</p> <p>3 heavy fog &amp; Dew mowed frount of Elizes till the Dew dried of the wheat</p> <p>4 finished the fall wheat fine Day</p> <p>5 finished cuting the field frount of Elizes</p> <p>6 cradled the Rye &amp; drew the hay frount of Elizes Adam &amp; Rob Armstrong help in the afternoon</p> <p>7 mowed the field at Cristies place</p> <p>8 raked &amp; cocked ti &amp; drew in the fall wheat Rob &amp; Adam helped in the afternoon to draw the wheat</p> <p>9 the Revd Mr Milles preached in caintown</p> <p>10 Stacked the hay at Cristies place fine Day</p> <p>11 mowed in the consession field &amp; put 3 Shoes on the charley horse Messers C Booth Wm Cowan &amp; J Breckenridge came here to veiw the crops I went to left for I Clows in order to go to Winchester to look for Land Jock went to Aunt Marys with Rob Armstrong to help her with the haying for two Days</p> <p>12 the boys mowed in the Thompson place went to Winchester with I Clow stopt at Mr McCarggos got there after Dark all in bed</p> <p>13 rain this forenoon went Winchester village no land for sale work bying came to McCarggos stopt all night</p> <p>14 started for home examined lot 18 on 2 consession Mountain good lot came by Wrights corners got to Clows betwen 10 &amp; 11 AM</p> <p>15 went to Brockville from Lyn in the cars Erman Jones is general Agent for Stewart he wrote for me to know what is the price of 18 in 2 Con Mountain heard of land in Kitley got home all well</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>August 1857</p> <p>16 Jock &amp; Elen went to church in Brockville hear the Revd Mr Morrison preach</p> <p>17 heavy rain most of the Day I am very sick took an emetic</p> <p>18 Jock went to Kitly to look at land it is good but {cut off} old Mr Roth is dead he died yesterday</p> <p>19 Jock Granpa Walter Lucie &amp; sis went to John Yonges to Mr Roths funeral he was buried at Dublin the boys cut the Barley</p> <p>20 cut &amp; bound some of the seed hay rain</p> <p>21 finish Jock went to Colmans Mill with 11 1/2 bushel of fall Wheat &amp; 4 1/2 of corn</p> <p>21 Jock &amp; the boys cut &amp; drew up the Grass seed &amp; stook it up in the field frount of the house that finished Hay for this season Jock very sick</p> <p>22 the boys went through turnips with horse cleaned the wed out</p> <p>23 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown</p> <p>24 thrashed fall wheat for seed</p> <p>25 Jock &amp; David thrashed A little more wheat &amp; cleaned it had 8 3/4 bushels of seed wheat</p> <p>26 began to cut the oats below the house brock A finger &amp; put in another</p> <p>27 finished cuting the little oats</p> <p>28 began to cut the Spring wheat in the 2nd field south side of the Road poor crop there was very heavy rain last night an old house of Henary Weeks was Burned up last night Mallory &amp; his famley came near being burned up in it they lost there all</p> <p>29 heavy rain this morning went to Brockville bought {illegible} A barel of salt paid 8s I got tokens for Jock Waggon</p> <p>30 went to Brockville to the sacrament Jock Margret &amp; Elen fine day</p> <p>31 worked at the wheat Jock &amp; the boys at the peas</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 1857</p> <p>1 finished cuting the spring wheat in the second field &amp; the chenee wheat that I got from I Robinson Ramsey very good not so stillf straw as the sotch Wheat &amp; the hooking of the Peas</p> <p>2 began to cut poll oats below the house good but rather thin all leaning warm day</p> <p>3 worked at the oats in the forenoon then went to Samuel Berenels with John Ackland to look at A farm off Mr Throops not what I expected very warm day</p> <p>4 looked the farm &amp; came home</p> <p>5 began to draw dung on the pea ground for the fall wheat drew in the poll oats I cut 23 stook of the spring wheat below the little orchard rather green heavy rain to night</p> <p>6 the Revd Mr Benning preache in caintown</p> <p>7 cut more of the Spring wheat &amp; drew dung to the pea ground had Robs horse with Bet maire Jock began to plow</p> <p>8 worked at the wheat</p> <p>9 Do Do Do</p> <p>10 Began to sow the fall wheat sowed 4 bushel Jock &amp; Margret went to Brockville with A tub butter got 10 1/2 per lb</p> <p>11 Sowed 4 3/4 bushel that is 8 3/4 bushel in the 2nd field south side of the road west line</p> <p>12 worked at the wheat Jock water fured the wheat fine weather</p> <p>13 the Revd Mr McMurry Preached in caintown</p> <p>14 worked A little at the wheat John Young came here on Saturday went home to day</p> <p>15 rain last night finish cuting the wheat</p> <p>16 began to cut the oats in the harper field drew in some of the wheat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept 1857</p> <p>17 Finished drawing in the wheat very dull day worked at the oats they are down so that we have to mow them</p> <p>18 finished cuting the oats &amp; drew in some of them</p> <p>19 finshed drawing in the oats &amp; that is the last of our harvest the crops ginarely good</p> <p>20 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown</p> <p>21 draged the stuble in the harper field before plowing Jock Robert Armstrong &amp; John Youngs went to look at Roses farm in Montague</p> <p>22 began to plow the harper field for Rye rain this afternoon</p> <p>23 Plowed Do Do Jock got home he made A bargin for the Roses place 2500 dollars heavy rain last night</p> <p>24 plowed in the harper field</p> <p>25 finished plowing in the harper field</p> <p>26 sowed 5 bushel of Rye</p> <p>27 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown</p> <p>28 heavy rain this morning &amp; heavy hail about noon finished sowing the Rye except the head ridges</p> <p>29 went to Lyn for Elingham with 30 pork barrels &amp; 12 butter firkens took 1/2 bushel of wheat to mill</p> <p>30 plowed the head ridges cleaned the furrows of the Rye sowed in all 6 1/2 bushel in the harper field</p> <p>October 1 thrashed for John Ackland his buckwheat</p> <p>2 killed A hog &amp; then picked the corn &amp; husked it at night</p> <p>3 sorted the corn had about 75 bushel of good corn in the ear ]</p> <p>4 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown</p> <p>5 went to Brockville with Rob Armstrong got {illegible} for the stove oven 3s.9d &amp; A {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>Oct {illegible} &amp; then went to John younge {next few lines illegible - too faint to decipher}</p> <p>9 thrashed some fall wheat not good {illegible} barley &amp; cleaned it</p> <p>10 {illegible} Mr McMurry preach {illegible}</p> <p>{two line illegible}</p> <p>13 went to Brockville {illegible} fair got the first premium on fall wheat 2 on spring wheat first on Rye first on flax seed 2nd Barley &amp; first on fl {illegible}ing A very good day took the societie Ram home</p> <p>14 Jock went to tell Mr Rose that the Mi {illegible} Colmans ahad disapoints him in the money diged some of the potatos consideral rot</p> <p>15 Heavy rain all day</p> <p>16 {illegible} some grain &amp; picked apples Jock came home from Roses he is greatly disapointed</p> <p>17 diged potatos I went to Lyn with S {illegible} took premium in the Ram &amp; Ewes wheat {illegible} grass seed</p> <p>18 went to caintown heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the afternoon</p> <p>19 diged Potatoes cold</p> <p>20 Do Do snowed A little</p> <p>21 cold with rain &amp; snow</p> <p>22 worked at the potatos</p> <p>23 working at the potatos Mathew {illegible} helped for the Davis we finished the field at the Barn</p> <p>24 Jock &amp; the boys finished all the potatos I went to Lyn to An Agriculture meeting Elen went to Wm Clows on A visit &amp; took a grist to Colman Mills</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October 1857</p> <p>25 the Revd Mr McMurry in caintown</p> <p>26 {illegible line crossed out} cleaned out our celler heavy rain</p> <p>27 drew in the potatos to our cellar there was 4 loads</p> <p>28 pulled 6 load of turnips rained A {illegible} in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon</p> <p>29 cold with A little rain no work</p> <p>30 drew some wood</p> <p>31 finished the turnips good crop Jock went to look at Leachs farm</p> <p>Nov 1 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown</p> <p>2 David plowed where the fall wheat was Jock &amp; me went &amp; looked at A farm of Colmans near N Booths it would {illegible}</p> <p>3 went to Brockville with Apples gave {illegible} 1 barrel R Colman 1 Turner 1 Watson 1 they were Snows got 12s.6d per barrel bought tire for the waggon 18 per {illegible} weight 1c 3v 12 cwt</p> <p>4 Samuel Innis came hear &amp; set the tire</p> <p>5 went to Lyn with pork 20 barrels &amp; 12 firkins</p> <p>6 I borrowed 250 bricks from C B {illegible}</p> <p>6 drew wood from the Cristies place</p> <p>7 went to Brokville with 4 barrels of Apples 2 for Turners &amp; 2 for his clerk got 10s bought 1 side of sole leather 1s.9 1/2 d per lb</p> <p>8 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown</p> <p>9 heavy rain most of the Day</p> <p>10 heavy rain most of the night helped Rob to kill his horse</p> <p>11 Jock Rob &amp; me went to Landsdown to look at A farm of Leaches good land but very dear here</p> <p>12 worked at the foundation {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>November</p> <p>13 {illegible} Jock went to Brockville with A 10 bushel of turnips 1s.3d bush</p> <p>14 snow &amp; rain last night drew some wood with the slaugh the ground has frozen</p> <p>15 went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Mills preach fine Day</p> <p>16 killed the hogs Rob helped</p> <p>17 thrashed 7 1/2 bushel wheat &amp; some oats Jock went to Charles Garners with 10 bushel of turnips {illegible}</p> <p>18 Jock went to Lyn with a grist I worked at A slaugh for John Young</p> <p>19 went to helped bob to thrash the wind to high came home brought &amp; put the horse powr up for the cider Walter came home from Mitchels he is well</p> <p>20 made cider for Rob Griffins &amp; H Hazelwood hard frost &amp; snow</p> <p>21 Jock went to Breckenridges with 7 sheep to the Southdown I let our ram out &amp; bricked the lambs very high winds with snow</p> <p>22 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown very stormy Day</p> <p>23 helped Rob at thrashing machin very stormy snowed about six inches</p> <p>24 helped Rob in forenoon finished his wheat worked at slaugh</p> <p>25 finished I Younges slaugh very cold Day</p> <p>26 went to Farmersvill with 18 pork barrels for H Green</p> <p>27 helped Rob to Kill A steer in the forenoon helped W Hows at the Machin</p> <p>28 Jock &amp; Elen went Brockville &amp; got 8s per lb for sasaguss I thrashed for John Ackland John Young came for his slaugh fine Day snow going very fast</p> <p>29 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown {illegible}</p> <p>30 made cider for Adam Armstrong Widow Philips &amp; ourselves fine Day</p> <p>Dec 1 Thrashed for John Ackland heavy rain last night</p> <p>2 Samuel Innis &amp; Wife came here with A {illegible} &amp; I got him to {illegible} horse shoes</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 1857</p> <p>3 Shod the young horses A little snow with wind &amp; frost</p> <p>4 Johnny &amp; Elen went to Brockville with Walter saw him on board of the cars for Toronto Johnny came home {illegible} today from Pacinham the ground hard frozen</p> <p>5 Jock thrashed peas I hurt my knee by A fall</p> <p>6 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown {illegible}</p> <p>7 heavy rain &amp; sleet last night thrashed 12 bushel of wheat</p> <p>8 went to Dickson Mill with 4 bushel of wheat &amp; 3 or corn Thomas Home went to H Weeks to see him about A sill for church house {illegible}</p> <p>9 heavy rain all day fixed the billys shoes</p> <p>10 finished building the oven John Ackland helped</p> <p>11 went to Lyn with 55 flour barrels hard frost last night</p> <p>12 went to Farmersvill with F. Scott to convention B. Tutt chosen</p> <p>13 Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown hard frost</p> <p>14 drew chipdung to the orchard &amp; some wood</p> <p>15 Jock went to Brockville with turnips got 1s &amp; 1s.3d per bushel</p> <p>16 thrashed Peas &amp; oats fine Day</p> <p>17 cleaned the peas &amp; oats had 40 bushel very wet Day I made A stairs J Ackland helped</p> <p>18 heavy rain Jock went mill with 8 bushel of wheat</p> <p>19 killed the bunty cow fine beef drew some wood</p> <p>20 the Revd Mr McMurry preache in caintown</p> <p>21 thrashed 3 peas cold day</p> <p>22 finished the peas heavy snow</p> <p>23 went to Farmersville with B Tut he stopt hear all night</p> <p>24 went to Lyn with 50 flour barrels to B. Colman</p> <p>25 W Hazelwood &amp; family was hear for dinner</p> <p>26 drew wood cold Day</p> <p>27 the Revd Mr Benning preached in caintown</p> <p>28 drew bank fine Day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>23</td> <td>Work done for John Elingham 1 load of Firkins to Lyn for Baxter 30 &amp; for Purvis &amp; Yonge 12</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td></td> <td>went to D Bewes with butter firkins</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>28</td> <td>Do to Lyn with 25 Butter firkins to N Baxter</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>29</td> <td>Do to Do with 30 pork barrels &amp; 12 butter firkins</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>4</td> <td>Do to Do with 20 Do Do Do Do</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do to Farmersville 18 Do Do to W. Green</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>11</td> <td>Do to Lyn with 55 four Barrels for R. Colman</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do to Do 50 Do Do F Do</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1858 January</td> <td>2</td> <td>Drew wood half Day</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do to Lyn with 55 flour Barils for R. Colman</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>8</td> <td>Do to Lyn with 55 Do Do Do Do Do</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>8</td> <td>Do to Lyn 50 flour Barrels for N. Baxter</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>20</td> <td>Do to Farmersville with 50 flour Barrels &amp; 4 butter tubs</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>to P. Wing &amp; 10 butter tubs to H Green</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do</td> <td>30</td> <td>Do to P. Wing with 50 flour barrels &amp; 4 Butter tubs &amp; 9 butter tubs to H Green</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>16</td> <td>Plowed his garde &amp; drew 2 loads of hemlock stuff from Weeks</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>3</td> <td>went to Lyn with 24 firkins B 14 Do 10</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do to Charlestown with 26 firkins to Bews</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Do to Lyn with 27 firkins to Baxter</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>10</td> <td>Do to Lyn with 22 Do to Darlin</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>4</td> <td>Do to farmersville to Greens 18 firkins</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do to Lyn for N. Baxter 27 Do AW Lewis</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>11</td> <td>Do to Charlestown 28 firkins for Do Bewes</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Do to Lyn 10 pork barrls to Darlin &amp; 12 to Baxter</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do to Charlestown 30 pork barrels to Bews</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do 24 Do Do Do</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>12</td> <td>Do to Farmersville with 21 pork Bls to Green &amp; 3 to Blanchard</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Do to Lyn with pork B 6 to Darlin 5 to Baxter</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do to Charlestown 20 pork Barrels to Bews</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do to Do 26 Do Do Do</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1857</p> <p>borrow 3 small wood pailfulls of salt pan</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>23</td> <td>Pay received from Baxter on Elingham Acount</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>candy 2/4 coffe 1s bit 9d knife 1s3d shoe thred 6d</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>tocks 7d matches 4d pink &amp; cinnie 6d</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td></td> <td>from D Bews 1 hoe 2s horse nails 1s.3d shoe thread 11 1/2 d</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>shoe takes 6 pencil 2d</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>28</td> <td>1/2 lb tobaco 1s matches 9 1/2 d 2 yrd cotton &amp; thread 1s.4 1/3 d</td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>29</td> <td>1 lb tobaco 9d. finle 1s.3d grogse of macher 3s nails 6d slate 1s.1d</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 flour Barrles 1 Keg 1 tub</td> <td>8</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>1/2 gallon oil 3s1 1/2d red peper 7 1/2 d Rope 1s.2 1/2d</td> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1858</td> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb tobaco</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>8</td> <td>received from John Elingham five dollars</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>8</td> <td>recived from Baxter for Elingham fish 2s.6d papers 10d</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>salaraties 7 1/2 d starch 6d envelops 4 1/2 cash 2d</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>20</td> <td>received Wind &amp; Blams 1 lb hors nails 1s.3d Buck 1s.3d</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>spoons 1s Pills 1s.3d Buttons 1d twist 3d paper 7 1/2 slack 2s</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do</td> <td>30</td> <td>1 wooden bowl 3s.9d cotton 1s.8 coffee 7 1/2 from</td> <td>6</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>H Green &amp; two plugs tobaco 6d from Wing</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>3</td> <td>received from Baxter 2 plow sheers 5s borax 6</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 boxes blacking 5d file 4d</td> <td></td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>1 firkin 2.6</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>receved from D. Bews 1 lb peper 1s.2d spice 7</td> <td>1</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 lb starch 1s shoe thread 6d nails 7d soda 7 1/2 screws 9 1/2</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>30 horse nails 2s6d oil 1.3 cotton Baxter 1 lot 1.1 machs 4 x S. papr 2</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>10</td> <td>7 1/2 yrds cotton 7 1/2 buttons 2</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>4</td> <td>horse nails 1s.3d Book 7 1/2 paper 6d cotton 3s shoe thread 3 1/2d</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>1 firkin 2s.6d 1 plow sheer 2s.6d candy 2d shoeties 2 1/2 lb tobaco 9 1/2</td> <td>6</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>11</td> <td>powder 9d coffee 1s.4d spice 7 starch 1 saspan 2 shoe thread 6d</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Octo</td> <td>1</td> <td>from Baxter 6 bunches bating 3s.9d candel wick 5</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 doz teaspons 8d file 7 1/2 d 3 ginbles 7 1/2 Blitsters 1s file 7 1/2</td> <td>2</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>from Bews N. needles 2d buts 10d screws 1s chalk 4</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>rosin 4 tea 1s.4 1/2 d thread 1s.3 buttons 8</td> <td>3</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>fro Bews 1 lb of coffe 1s.4d</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>16</td> <td>from Green horse nails 1s.3 cut 1.s.3d nails 7 1/2</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>pills 1s.3d candles 2s Blacktea 1s Batting 2d matches 4</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>from Baxter currycomb 1s.3d nails 1s.3d sugar 1.s3d nails 8 1/2 ink &amp; maches 6</td> <td>4</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>from Bews paper 1 {illegible} 3s.9d {illegible}</td> <td>5</td> <td>11</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Bought of J &amp; S Ross 1854</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>s</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>28</td> <td>1 side of sole leather 1s.4 1/2 per lb 16.1/2 lb</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>20</td> <td>1/4 yrd of lienskin 7.5 per yrd 1N3</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>18</td> <td>1 silk hankercheef 5s 8 yrd calico 5d</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14 yard calico 9 per yrd 10s.6d</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 yrd Do 7 1/2 per yrd</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 lb tea 3s.6d per lb</td> <td>1</td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 lb of tobaco 1</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>12</td> <td>1 Bonnet 4s.6d 2 yrd ribon 1s.10d 1 yd ribon 10d linneng 8 1/2d</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>19</td> <td>16 lb soleleather 1/6 lb 1.4 per lb 2 bunches yarn</td> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 spools 1s, 1 yard rold cambric 4 1/2, 1yrd Do 6 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 remnent linen 1s.1d Do 7 1/2 Do 9</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>5 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3/4 doz spoons 4s.6d 5 yrd furniture strip 3s.6 12d</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 yrd print 5s.3d 7. Do 4s 4 1/2d 3 Do 2s 4 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 yrd check linen 3s 9d 1 3/4 yrd grey linen 2s.2 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>11 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 yrd cambric 4s.4 1/2d 7 yrd cotton 2s.7 1/2d 1 paper pins 5</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 yrd Jacinett 1s.1d. 1 pair cotton stocking 1s.1d 1 yrd ribbon 8 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 butter bowl 2s.6d needls 2d 1/2 yard persion 8</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 bag salt 8s.9d 2 bags salt 1s 8d 1 hoe 1s 9</td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 pair fo match plains 7/6 2 sythe stones 8</td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 silk hat 17/6 half round file 1/5</td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 hand saw files 1s. 2 cakes of soap 9</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 lb extract of logwood 1s 1/2 lb blue vitrol 4 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>4 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 lb alum 1/2 4 lbs soap 1/8 one pair Childrens shoes 2/6</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1 bunch cotton yarn 5s 1lb tobacto 1/3</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb tea 1/6 1/2 tea 1/4 1/2 one hat 10</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>8 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>22</td> <td>1/2 lb Indigo 3/3 1/4 lb thread 1/7 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>10 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 yrd cotton 1s 2 yrd twist 6 1 gross buttons 10</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>gave Isabba Hazelwood an order for 18s</td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>5</td> <td>3 bunches of cotton yarn 15s &amp; trimings for Fathers coat &amp; vest</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>12 lb sugar 5s 8yrd cotton 4s 2 bals shoe</td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 barrel of waller lime 10</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Paid J &amp; S Ross 1854</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>22</td> <td>one tub of Butter 93 b 9d per lb</td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>one tub</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>25</td> <td>one tub of Butter 91 lb 9 1/2 do per lb</td> <td>3</td> <td>12</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>by cash</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Bought <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>11</td> <td>Bonnet 4/6 2 doz Buttons 1/10</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 doz Buttons 10 1/2 yrd linning 8 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1857 March</td> <td>11</td> <td>bought of Mr Vannnomon</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>40 3/4 yrd cotton 7d per yrd</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7 Do Do 5 Do Do</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Ar Articles bought in the year 1854</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>s</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>17</td> <td>Iron 8s. 7 1/2 1 ax 5s.6 oil 3.1 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>lamp 1.3 wick 3 cap 10 7 1/2 paper</td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>paper 1 book 1.6 almanac 7 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>rope 9 nails 7 toll 7 sundry 1.7</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>paid to the Libary</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>1 Axe 5.6</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>28</td> <td>1/2 Barrel of white fish L1 oil 3.1 1/2 spirits 3.1 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 Phiel e{illegible} cinimon 7 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>14</td> <td>lb horse nails 1s.1d 2lbs shingles nails 7d bell</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>bell of Locks clock 7 1/2 coppy book 6d</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>postage 3 tobacco 9 Borax 1/4 lb 5 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>5 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>18</td> <td>1 pair of buggie springs</td> <td>1</td> <td>17</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>20 lbs oval iron 5s tire for buggy</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4 tires for buggie</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>spirits of turpentine 7 1/2 spirits 3 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>cotton yarn 14s.3d books &amp; paper 3s</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 bar iron for Drag 7s.8d seeds a gum 1.4 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>spelling books &amp; paper</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do</td> <td>10</td> <td>1 lb horse nails 1.2 Dinner 1.3</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>13</td> <td>1 pair shoes 8.9 1 Do 7s.6d 1 Do 6s.10d 1 Do 4S</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 hat 8s 9d 4 caps 8s 1 pair of shoes 5s</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 pair of shoes6s.10d 1 paire braces 1s.8d 1lb shot 6</td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>horse medicin 10s cup for 3d bottol for 4</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>neat foot oil 7 1/2 fishhooks4d kail seed 4</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>3 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>toll 6 cakes 5 wattie 1s.3d lime .25 bushel 15s.7 1/2 .25</td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>9 1/2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1854</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>5</td> <td>43 lb sweeds iron 3 per lb 10.6</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 lb powder 1/6 1 st of buggy box 2/6</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 1/4 lb malliable iron 9 per lb 4/8 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>8 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>1 teapot 2/6 1 canister of powder 1/3</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Jock 1 barrel of salt 10s. 2 lb of tea 5/6</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1/2 lb tea 1/3 1/2 gallon of oil 3/ 1 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>spirits 2/ book 10d</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>octo</td> <td>11</td> <td>plow 2s.10 1 Jug of Mustard 3.9 1 lb tea2s.6d</td> <td>2</td> <td>16</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 side of sole leather</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>400 lath 4d &amp; sundries other articles</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>1 Barrel of salt 10</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>1 lb tea 2 9 paper1 10.2 lock 7 1/2 horse nails 1.3</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>sundre articles</td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>10</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Black oil one pint of fish oil one ounce of spirits of turpentine two ounces of vitrol White oil one pint of vinegar one ounce of spirits of turpentine one ounce of vitrol strong oils for takeing of silfasts or spavins two oz oil of oreganum two oz of oil swallows two oz of oil of spike shake the above together in aplying merely damp the hair</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Bought of Winks &amp; Hudchison</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>19</td> <td>1 Black silk hankerchief</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 cotton Do Do</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>paid the above</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1857 Jun</td> <td>3</td> <td>took John Kincaid to be taned 1 Bull hide</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1858 Feb 4 got bull hide</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Sent by Rober Armstrong 1 cow hide 1 cip 1 colt skin &amp; 7 calf skins to John Kincaid s/p he taned it)</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feby</td> <td>9</td> <td>1 calf skin (it was Elens calf that the boys kill by running it to John Kincaid</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb 1858</td> <td>4</td> <td>took to J Kincaid to be tanned 1 cow hide &amp; 3 sheep skines with wool</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <p>Work done by James Hughs or on his acount</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>11</td> <td>Wm Hugh mowed one Day</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do half Day</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do one Day</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do half Day</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>14</td> <td>Robert Hugh mowed oats &amp; raked &amp; bound one Day</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Wm Hughs raked &amp; bound wheat</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Produce sold in the year 1854</p> <p>or Money recived</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>7</td> <td>to John Elingham 400 lb fo flour at 16s.3 per 100</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>to Mr Wright 175 lb of flour at 16s.3d per 100 lb</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>28</td> <td>Barrel of pork L 3.7.6 per Barrel</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>17</td> <td>sold C Lillijohns the Hardy cow</td> <td>6</td> <td>7</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>7</td> <td>Do John Lamb Jocks cow</td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1856 June</td> <td>3</td> <td>Bought of J Hazelwood 60 yrd cotton at 6d per yrd</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5 pailfull of lye 10 per pail 1/2 day crew</td> <td>1 1/2</td> <td>4</td> <td>3 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>gave him 35 1/2 lb Butter at 9 per lb</td> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td>3 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>&lt;1.6.7 .1/2/td&gt;</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1857 March</td> <td></td> <td>sold 10 dozen of Egs 1s per dozen</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>4</td> <td>Do 7 Do Do 10 Do</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>10 Do Do 19</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>4 Do Do 8</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1855</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>L</td> <td>s</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>8</td> <td>Bought of John Kincaid 1 cowhide</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>weight 5 1/4 lb 2 s per lb</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1856</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>29</td> <td>gave John Kincaid 14 Bushel of oats 1s.6d per Bushel</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1857</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do Do 10 Bushel turnips 1s.6d per bushel</td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1858</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do Do 10 Do Do 1.3</td> <td>Do</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>for 1854</p> <p>the Quantity of Grain ground of the crop of 1853</p> <p>1853</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>9</td> <td>took 5 1/2 bushel of fall wheat to Mill</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do 4 bushels of s wheat &amp; 2 bushel of corn</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do 12 1/2 Do of F wheat &amp; 10 bushel of S wheat</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1854</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td></td> <td>4 Bushel of corn</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10 Bushel of scotch wheat</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>24</td> <td>6 Bushel of scotch wheat</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>10</td> <td>24 Do Do D &amp; 4 Bushel of corn</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1857</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Granpa setted with Robert Armstrong and we are endue him at this Date L . 7.6 off this money that I got for Walter yet</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>13</td> <td>got 4 cwt of hay from Robert</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>he got 1 1/2 bushel of Peas from us</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> take 1 grain of Digtalis 1 grain of oxide of zink 1 dram of fine flour or A teaspoonful for 20 or 100 pils take from 1 to 6 per Day cure all Deases</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>thrashing done by Innis 1854</p> <p>Peas -- 36 Bushel February 9 Paid 1 1/2 {illegible}</p> <p>Wheat 82 Do Febuary 21 Paid 16s.3d to Innis</p> <p>thrashing Done by Innis 1855</p> <p>Wheat 9 1/2 Bushels</p> <p>Oats 53 Do</p> <p>Peas 57 1/2 Do</p> <p>Paid April 1858</p> <p>2 1/2 Bushel of Peas</p> <p>2 1/4 Do Oats</p> <p>5 Do Wheat that settled all our thrashing</p> <p>1857 April 1 endue Granpa L 1</p> <p>1858</p> <p>January 1 Charles Wilson got 1 box of honney 15 lb there remains 5 lbs to be paid for at 8s per lb less the weight of the box</p> <p>1858 January 27 the sow that I took to Mr Hough took the Boar</p> <p>Benjame Thompson had A sow that our Boar the same time</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed