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- 7 went to caintown& heard the Revd.Mr. Mills preach A Missionary sermon 8 went to Lyn with 55 flour barrels for J Elingham to R Colman had Bet & the colt Jock went to Brockville with A load of wood 9 went to Lyn with 10 Bushel of wheat Father went & got A Mortgage from Colmans for $1000 on John Adgley & they are 1 �to pay the rest in April A very stormy Day snow & wind 10 tinkered round the house Jock went to Brockvill with A load of wood he sold it to Mr Morriesin very windy Day & drift 11 mended the harness very cold weather 12 Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood to Mr Morrason that made 3 load at 8.9 per load that goes for the Church. went to the funeral of Mary McClean daughter of Toms McClean 13 Jock took a load of wood to the Rev Mr McMurry & David brought him up in the cutter he stopted here all Night so as to preach here to Morrow 1858 Feb 14 went to caintown with the Revd Mr McMurry to caintown & then to the frount {point?}in Adam Armstrongs slaugh (sleigh?} & heard him preach both times very stormy Day ev'ng snowing 15 drew wood of the drowned land, found Jacob Hagabome loading A maple tree that he had cut on the point of land on us & he said that it was him that had cut the white ashtrees or stumps that I showed him & the rest of the stumps that I pointed out to him 15 in all 16 drew wood very cold weather 17 Do DoDoDoDo 2 �18 Do DoDoDoDo 19 went to Farmersville on A visit to Mr Samuel Throns & got 3 1/2 calf skin 1/2 cip 1/2 colt skins from Robinson Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood got 7s.6d 20 drew wood from the drowned land little Elen & Granpa went to John Youngs intending to stopt all night & then go to the quartly Meeting at Greenbush 21 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison Preach cold day 22 drew wood & rail cuts to the Bull paster 23 thrashed the fall wheat fine day 24 cleaned the fall wheat had 35 bushel Jock went to colmans mill with 20 bushel stopt at Granps & we all made A visit there at nigt 25 Jock went to Brockville & took 340 lb of flour to Mr Morrison & that & the wood paid our subscriptions for the curch & his salary & 10s mor which he paid him 10s per 100 26 drew rail cuts to the Bull pasture & 1 load of wood { illegible } 27 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Dr {Cadec?} at {illegible} preach warm day roads all most bair 3 �28 went to Brockville to the sacrament Mr Morrison preahed very stormy in the afternoon snow 1858 March 20 Taped 45 trees & made or rather fixed more buckets fine day 21 heavy rain all this forenoon with wind there was Meeting to Day 22 made 2 buckets & fixed stuff very high wind 23 made 3 buckets & fixed more stuff & drew 3 loads of hay from the cap 24 made more buckets fine Day 25 helped some in the Sugar bush 26 cleaned out our cellar the Revd Mr Benning & his Wife came here for dinner 27 Jock went to Brockville with cabage & turnips he got 1 1/2 per bushel & 4 per cabage roads very bad after it thawed the Revd Mr McMurry came here. 28 the Revd Mr McMurray Preached in caintown 29 made Shaft for the Buggy 4 �30 fixed davids boots & cleaned some flax fine weather & A fine run of Sap 31 helped Adam Armstrong to make A Roller very warm Day & fine weather April 1 Jock went to A raisin of A Barn of John Hayes & began to split rails in the Bull pasture 2 split rails Adam Armstrong helped I went to Aunt Marys in the afternoon & stopt all night fine weather 3 went in to Brockville bought A pair of collors for the horses 17s.6d 4 blank Deeds 2s & sent 210 dollars by check to Waller in Michel 4 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Shullar preach. 5 helped Adam Armstrong to finishe his roller & rig for the plows 6 Jock began to plow in the hooper field it is sad that is first plowing field day 7 hard frost last night plowed in the afternoon the hooper field 8 loged some hemlock logs in the Bull paster the frost in the ground John Innes came here with his circular saw 9 sawed & bored 160 sills & 180 caps with Inneses saw & auguar 5 �used our own horse powr fine Day 10 went to John Youngs to see a farm Jock finished plowing the hooper field 11 went to John School house & heard the Revd Mr Truemen preach 12 came home from J. Younge did not see the person that has the farm land good 13 fine rain last night & rain the morning & all day 14 moved the fence below the house & plowed 1858 April 15 plowed in the field below the house & drew rails & stones & dung to the garden & dung for hot bed fine Day 16 finished plowing the sod below the house & plowed the garden I worked at the fence in the bull paster - the boys drew stones 17 Jock began to plow in the field at the New barn I worked at the fence in the bull paster fine Day 18 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Benning preach 19 finished the bull paster fence Jock plowed 6 �20 went to Farmersvill for Elingham with 50 flour Barrels & 4 butter tubs for P. Wing & 10 butter tubs for H Green heavy rain in the afternoon 21 heavy rain last night the most of the Day fixed the horses shoes & shod there forefeet 22 planted 8 apple trees 3 pound & the rest other grafts sowed the cabbage seed in the hotbed 23 went to Lyn with 14 bushel of wheat & 2 of corn for a grist raind midle of Day Jock finished plowing the field at the barn 24 began to plow in bull paster, ground very wet Snow this afternoon 25 went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach the Snow was 3 inches deep this morning 26 plowed in the bull paster. Jock & the boy drew dung to the 2nd field hard frost this morning 27 plowed & drew dung the same as yesterday 28 finished plowing in the bull paster in forenoon drew dung with both teems to the field below the bull paster 29 drew dung to the same field 30 heavy rain last night & this morning went to farmersville for 7 �Elingham with barrels May 1858 1 Drew dung with both teems to the field below the house 2 went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr Mills preach 3 plowed in the field below the house with both teems John Ackland worked in the garden Saturday & to day 4 'Do' {ditto} in the forenoon began to Sow & Sowed 6 Bushel of peas in the hooper field ground in good order 5 Sowed 6 bushel of Peas in the bull paster about 4 quarts of flaxseed & nearly 1 bushel of the large oats 6 fine rain last night & this morning. Sowed 3 3/4 bushel of scotch wheat on the fall wheat ground whear it was winter killed & 3 bushel of peas & oats below the house 4 1/2 bushel of oats same field 7 Sowed 5 bushel of Chinie wheat & 3 1/2 bushel of Scotch wheat in the field at the New Barn fine Day Sowed 4 bushel of peas & oats below the Bull paster {in left margin}{illegible} bushel peas & oats in all 8 plowed in the 2nd field & sowed grass seed at the New Barn gave it one stroke of the drag Jock went Lyn for A landside & took Granpa to the Quartly Meeting. fine Day 8 �9 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown 10 plowed in the field below the house 11 Sowed 5 bushel of poll oats rained this afternoon the Woods begin to look green thunder & lighting first this year 12 plowed in the field below the Bull paster for the corn & potatos 13 finished the field {in left margin} 8 bushel poll oats 14 Sowed 5 bushel of poll oats & 2 pails of Barly A little flat 20 pace by 6 sowed white carrots seed 1/2 bushel peas & oats 4 bushel of wheat below the house {in right margin} cherry trees 30 bl. 1858 May 15 Sowed 3 3/4 bushel of wheat in the 2nd field & some flax & carrot seed had Robs horse finished the plowing & sowing fine day {in left hand margin} 20 bushel of {clken?} wheat in all 16 Granpa & David Wat Liz went Mallorytown to A Quartly Meeting fine Day 17 plowed John Elinghams garden& drew 2 loads of Stuff from Weeks Sawmill rain in afternoon {in left margin} plumb trees in full blossom 18 sowed 9 1/2 bushel of oats of on the fall rye it is killed 9 �19 finished draging the oats & whear the corn & potatos is to be planted showery wheather Jock went to John Younges to help him 20 planted about 1 acre of potatos in the 2 field & more than an acre below the Bull paster Robert Armstrong helped heavy rain last night 21 planted 1/2 acre of corn in the 2 field in the forenoon heavy rain so that we could not plow 22 planted about 1 acre of corn below the Bull paster on the first ridge Granpas pumkin & squash is planted & the 3 & 4 rows is his corn Willard Weeks Wife died last night Jock came home from John Younges he has got all sowed 23 went to the funeral of the late Mrs Weeks she was buired in caintown the Revd Mr McMurry preach 24 the boys went to Brockville to see the performance of the Queen Birth Day heavy rain last night 25 David & Wat went to John Younges to help him to atend the Masons 26 went to Aunt Marys to help her & took 11 bushel of wheat to mill 27 Jock & Granpa went to Granadier Iland to fish 28 made two pails for to milk in 10 �29 went Brockville with Mr & Mrs Spencer & met Walter as he came of the Boat from Toronto fine day {in left hand margin} cherry trees in full blossom 30 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach 31 began to pick stons & make the line fence on the West line laid the stones 4 feet wide put bunks on top rain at night 1858 June 1 Picked stones on the cristes place & made fence on the west line 2 Do Do 3 went to Lyne with firkins gave to Baxter & to & got 22 lbs of Sole leather on an note on due bill from Colman to Group 34 cents per lb Jock got 11 3/4 lb of the leather that he is to pay for 4 heavy rain to Day plowed part of the turnip ground 5 went to Brockville sold 2 hams got 5 per lb they weyed 40 lb butter 9 per lb brougth Mr McMurry he is to preach at caintown very heavy rain this morning 6 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach 7 worked at the stones & fence Do Do {ditto} 11 �8 Do Do Do Do {ditto} little rain to night 9 rain all Day no work 10 Do Do Do {ditto} made A gate for the bull paster the ground is in a flood with water from the heavy rain 11 worked on the stones & fence finished them in the forenoon & began to plow 12 went to Lyn with 22 bushel of wheat to mill. took 3 1/2 bushel of peas sold them to Baxter got 2.6 per bushel 1 shovel 4.6 & 2 hoes 1.8 each 13 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Goodson preach very heavy rain most of the day 14 heavy rain this morning went on to the roads James Mott the path master caim & stopted us & put it off untill tusday week & then got stuff for cradles 1858 15 picked stones on the cristies place in the forenoon & then plowed 16 Jock went to Colmans Mill with 16 bushel of wheat & 4 of corn David finished the plowing at cristies I steemed cradle stuff 17 got 6 bushel of coal from J Cumins & Innes made shoes for the horses 12 �18 hoed the corn had a picking bee very warm day 19 Jock went to Lyn for A load of sand for Wm Hazelwood & I went to charleston with firkins the boys hed {hoed} the corn 20 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown fine Day 21 went to the funeral of old Mr Marshel I drew his corps he was buried at Booths 22 sowed the turnips first 4 rows Golden ball ground Still wet but they are late worked on the road {in left margin} Turnips 23 went to Westport with the wool Jock & the boys howed the potatos 24 Do Do Do {ditto} 25 got home from Westport with the wool stopt one nigth at Clarks & one Sheldos very hot weather had 154 1/2 lb of corn & 179 1/2 25 of granpas in all 26 made a trough for the calfs & one for the bull well very warm Day 27 David draged at Cristes Jock & I went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr 28 David draged at cristies Jock drew dung to the Hooper field I fixed cradle stuff 13 �29 went to A Stewarts for the Revd Mr Morrison he came to visit us & preached at caintown at 5 oclock & I went to Lyn with him after 30 went to Lyn with 27 firkins for Elingham very dry weather David helped W Hazelwood 1858 July 1 Went threw the turnips with Bet the flys is very bad David helped Wm Hazelwood & Jock drew Sand from Lyn for him very warm Day 2 went to Brockville with Wat he is going to Toronto to the Board of examination 3 helped John Innes to make a Jack for his thrashing machin A fine Shower this afternoon David draged on the cristie place Jock plowed in the hooper field 4 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown 5 David went through the corn & potatos with the cultivator very Dry weather & made pass 6 hoed the potatos the ground very dry 7 Do Corn Do {ditto} 8 finished the hoeing fine shower in the at night 14 �9 Jock went to Brockville with A calf & sheep he got 3 dollars for the sheep bought 2 scyths 5s.7 1/2d wannted from Ashely & fixed some horse rake teeth for A Armstrong 10 Walter Lucy went to Lyn with firkins for Elingham I went farmersville with the School Mistress she was brough up by Mathew Towe for whipping his son the cace was not sustained it was tryed before Mesessrs Giles Hazelwood & Parish 11 the Revd Mr Milles preached in caintown 12 heavy rain last night & all day to lay the ground in A swim or flood 13 let water out the Turnips the ground in A flood made a hay rack for bobs waggon 14 Began to mow below the house fine Day 15 mowed in the little orchard grass good 16 Do Do Do {ditto} & drew in to the old Barn 1858 July 17 Granpa & David took Elens Black cow to Brockville & left her C.E Jones to get Bulled by his Bull Hilander finished the orchard cutting fine day 18 Jock & the boys went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach Granpa went a {feeder?} Meeting in 15 �Junetown 19 mowed in the field below the little orchard & drew in the hay into the cap off the little {corn lot?} 20 mowed below the little orchard very thisley 21 Do Do Do {ditto} fine showr this afternoon Granpa came home from Portland he went there along with Mr Nicol for Birds & we sent $15 to Walter by Nicol to be posted in Lyn Wat pasd the Board in Toronto on saturday& he wants money 22 very dull Day went to a Sabath School anniversary at Mallortown with the children there was some good speeches & the band & dinner 23 worked at the hay little rain this afternoon 24 drew in hay from below the little orchard the Revd Mr Smart visited & took Diner here 25 the Revd Mr McDonah preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon in Caintown 26 mowed frount of Lizeys old house fine Day 27 dr Walter Lusy went to Brockville with Lisa Ader& Addie brought the Black cow home from Mr Jones she took the Bull on Saturday 27 drew in the hay frount of Lizes fine Day 16 �28 mowed in the field frount of Lizyes 29 rain this morning & all Day 30 mowed in the field frount of Lizes fine Day 31 Granpa went to Lyn to Quartly Meeting finished mowing South side of the road & raked up the rest of the Day 1858 Aug 1 Went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach 2 drew in the hay from the frount of Lizeas put loads in the midle floor half next the door for the springs work drew in the fall wheat David & Humphery Yonge mowed the Thomson place beyound the creek 3 drew in 2 loads of hay & that finished the south side of the road heavy rain after 10 oclock the rest of the Day 4 heavy rain went to Farmersville with 18 firkins for Elingham to Green very heavy rain most of the day 5 made A ring for the Bush in the forenoon John yonge& his Wiffe came here on A visit I fixed cradles for him 6 went to Sams Younge with John & his wife , Margret 17 �7 cut the grass seed & then went to {?} & raked what we had there 8 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach 9 stackd & drew in all we had out 10 helped Will Hazelwood to mow David began to cross plow the fallow at cristie place warm day 11 David plow I made Buggy axel heavy rain in the afternoon 12 went to James Cummins & got 10 bushel of coal paid him 3s 1 1/2d David plowing fine Day 13 went to Brockville with A tub of butter 104 lb got 7 1/2 per lb & pay for the tub pr 30 lb rolls bought a cradle scythe 5s3d {illegible } 7 1/2 that Mrs. {?} got 14 finished plowing the cristie place in the forenoon {2 ?} 15 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach 16 Made {A pa.? side for} Jock plow put some shoes on the horses 17 Began to cut the Spr wheat in the fall wheat ground 18 {finished?} and began to cut it at {Foster?} Barn got the {?} 4th {?} {Bob?} went to Brockville went to the funeral of the 18 �Widow {rest is illegible} 1858 August 19 worked at the wheat at the {rest of line illegible} 20 {illegible} 21 Worked at the wheat {rest of line illegible} began {rest of line illegible} 22 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonauh 23 cut the oats below the house fine Day 24 Elen & Granpa went to Brockville & sold 20 lbs of butter 8 1/2 per lb 1 chees 15 lbs 5 per lb drew in 15 load of wheat at the New Barn & began to cut the oats on the Rye ground 25 finished cuting the oats & drew in the wheat 26 drew in the oats on the Rye ground & the wheat below the house & the Barly 27 drew in the oats below the house in the morning rained after Breakfast David draged at cristies 28 went to Brockville with Wm Hazelwood & heard the Revd Mr {blank}preach & got tokens for sacrament David 19 �drew dung to the cristie place some showrs 29 intended to go to Brockville to the sacrement but rained so that we could not go we went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry 30 drew dung to the cristies place a little rain 31 began to plow at cristies place & I thrashed seed very dull & cloudy weather 1858 Sept 1 Plowed at cristies place & thrashed seed 2 finished the plowing & sowed 2 bushel of the Elgan wheat old seed west line then 3 1/2 bushel of the bearded 3 sowed 2 bushel of Rye & plowed the head ridges a little rain 4 cleaned out the furrows & finished the field at cristies in the forenoon then finished cuting the oats & began to hook the Peas 5 went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach very heavy showr as we got to James Cummins ran in there 6 worked at the peas till tea then drew in 2 load of oats 20 �7 finished hooking the Peas & drew in some 8 drew in the peas & flax & that finished the harvest work fine Day 9 went with a sheep sold it for 3$ got 1 barrel of salt for 8.9 shoe thread 6 salsoda 4d.2 crocks 4s.6d toll 7 cakes 6d 10 put a shoe on horse & killed a sheep 11 went with 28 firkins for Elingham to Charlestown for E Bews 12 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach 13 went to Willard Weeks & got 274 feet of clapboards & 526 feet of inch boards of John Cavenahs drew 2 small hemlock logs for jice 14 went to Lyn for sand David helped T Davis 15 fixed the neck yolk & picked appels for the Horticulture show to morrow 16 heavy rain all Day did not go to the Show put up boards to dry in house 1858 Sept 17 David choped in the Bull paster the brush & old logs I sawed & plained stuff for doors in the wood shed 21 �18 cut the corn up 19 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach 20 Samuel Innis made Shoes for the horses put some on 21 he fixed more & fixed 2 colters & we shod the horses all round Mr John Nicol &Mr Rogers Gardener from Brockville come hear to get speciments off Apples for to send to the Provincial Show little rain 22 thrashed the fall wheat fine Day 23 went to Lyn for sand Rob went with me & we brought 2 loads 24 took 14 bushel of wheat to Lyn to the Mill & went to Brockville with some apples to Dr. Ronalds for to send to the Provincial show 25 helped John Ackland to thrash with the machin his Buckwheat David & Robert Armstrong drew 2 load of sand from Lyn 26 went to Lyn to the Funeral of Mrs Bagg oldest daughter of Samuel Young she was buried in Caintown the Revd Mr Mills preached there was upwards of 100 waggons & Buggys some said it was the largest funeral I ever saw 27 went to Wicks for 6 jice in the forenoon David began to plow in the orchard at the old Barn 22 �28 plowed in the orchard & helped Acklands the ash 29 went to Lyn for sand & got 1 side of soleleather for John Younge 18 3/4 lbs 34 cents per lb or $6.34 30 fixed the barrel rack & chored 1858 Oct 1 Went to Lyn with 22 porkbarrels 10 to Mr Durbin & 12 to Baxter cold Day roads good 2 went to a raising of Adams Armstrong David finished plowing the orchard 3 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown 4 went to Mallorytown for Brick I had 450 Jock had 480 I am to get 1000 from F Scott for 3$ 5 went for Brick got 487 bought 2000 5000 at 3 dollars per 1000 paid Andres 7 dollars 6 went for Bricks got 400 very wet day 10 the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown 11 worked at the wood shed untill John Yonge came hear & I went to Landsdown with him in our Buggy to Cristes 23 �12 went to Gananoque Fair & cattel shows acted as Judge on cattel came home to Ben Younges that night 13 heavy rain last night & this forenoon got home at sundown roads bad 14 fixed floor in wood shed the Boys worked at the {pot =potatoes?} 15 went to Charlestown wiht 30 pork barrels to Bews & got A pair of cart wheels from Wm Hicks the price 8 dollars & the iron on the hubs 16 worked at wood shed the Boys finished the potatos 17 the Revd Mr McDonauh preached in caintown 18 worked at the wood shed David plowed in the field below the house 1858 Octo 19 David plowed I took the roof of Lizes old house 20 plained stuff for woodshed fine weather 29 went Brockville Granpa Bought A chest of tea 24 the Revd Mr Shaw preached in Caintown he is a Free Church Minister & is expected to preach hear every 24 �Sunday fine Day 25 thrashed 8 wheat it was Jocks that he had on the 3rd field 26 cleaned the wheat had bushels I got 8 bushel & sent it to McIntoshs Mills & we began to move X 27 We moved over to Jocks & movd over to ours house fine weather 28 began to take down the chimney & got it down as fare as the floor David & John thrashed peas 29 David went to Charlestown with 24 pork barrels for J Elingham to Bews I built A chimney for the stoves 30 took down the remainder of the chimney 31 the Revd Mr Mills preached at half past ten & the Revd Mr Shaw preached half past two fine weather 1858 Nov 1 Drew in 2 load of potatos & cleaned up the peas had Bushel & cut out a door whear the chimney was fine weather went for lime brot the tire of the waggon paid 2s.6d for retiring it road bad 2 Drew in more of the Potatos nearly half of them roting worked at the Door 25 �3 worked all the week at the house 7 the Revd Mr Shaw preached in caintown 8 worked at the house the most of the Week 10 kill the hogs wat came home 11 John Ackland helped David to under pin the wood shed 12 went to Farmersville with 21 pork barrels gave 3 to Wing & Blanchard & 18 to Green 13 very stormy Day with Snow the first this season drew some wood 14 the Revd Mr McDonner preached in the forenoon and the Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon fine Day 15 went to Samuel Innises to the funeral of his son Willian howe Died on Saturday 16 drew some wood after shoeing the Slaugh the slaugh went well 17 worked at the woodshed 18 went to Brockville with sasugues got 7 1/2 per lb & 9 for butter bought 1 bar of sweds iron 4d per lb 26 �19 John Innis came and made shoes for the horses & I put some of them on 20 worked at the wood shed in the forenoon & A little at the oven 1858 Nov 21 Went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Shaw preach in the afternoon 22 finished building the oven John Ackland helped Mr Wm Rath was hear Wat took him to Fred Purvis fine Day 23 David took Wat to Lansdown to survay very stormy Day with snow I put A roof on oven let the Ram to the Sheep 24 worked at the wood shed 25 helped Rob to thrash fine day 26 drew wood from the sugar bush 27 cleaned the peas had 15 1/2 bushel 28 Went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach fine Day 29 helped W. H. Davis to thrash 27 �30 David went with Wat to Lansdown Snowed about 4 inches last night Dec 1 David went to Lyn with pork barrles I worked at the wood shed 2 David went to Mallorytown for Brick brought 500 3 thrashed oats with Jock horse had 18 bushel or 9 bushel each 4 worked at the woodshed & fixed the s shool house very stormy wind & snow this afternoon 5 very stormy Day snow & rain the Revd Mr Shaw preached in caintown this afternoon 6 went to Charlestown with 20 pork barrels has to Bews roads very bad 7 thrashed our spring wheat hard frost 8 cleaned the wheat paid Jocke the 8 bushel that I borrowed & sent 6 1/2 of good & 1 1/2 of tailings to the Mill & 6 bushel of Buckwheat that Granpa got from John Ackland 9 made A toung for John Younge slaugh & got our deeds from Granpa & gave or exchanged our deeds for the Thompson place & the criste place John Yonge & Wat witnessed them 10 clapboard part of the wood shed stormy in the afternoon 28 �11 finished the clapboarding fine Day 12 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon 13 thrash oats rain & snow 14 killed A sheep & tow pigs heavy rain this afternoon snow nearly gone Dec 15 Elen was put to Bed of A Daughter this morning heavy rain most of the night 16 made a door for the room in the woodshed snow this afternoon 17 worked at the wood shed 18 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 19 the Revd Mr Paterson preached in caintown fine Day 20 worked at the floor in the wood shed 21 threashed our poll oats snow & rain most of the Day 22 went to Charlestown with 26 pork barrles & to Bews roads poor 29 �23 finished the floor in the wood shed cold day 24 went to Brockville with sausagues got 7 1/2 per lb very cold bougth an axe from McMillen & Flecher warrent for 30 days 25 made A handle for the axe Wm Hazelwood & famley was hear for Dinner cold Day 26 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Paterson preach & the Revd Mr Mills 27 helped Jock to kill A cow then went to Mallorytown for a load of Brick 600 28 David went to Mallorytown for 600 Brick I built 29 drew some wood of the drowned land 30 Jock & the boys thrashed oats I gave Elen anemic she is very sick 31 built some brick in the wood shed 1859 January 1 Built A part of a chimney in the woods & then went to Adam Armstrongs very fine Day 2 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Patterson preach in the afternoon 30 �3 went to Mallorytown to town meeting there was two meeting owing to a rong advertisiment the Conservatives chose Mr. Dowsley for chairman & Elected Messers Thompson Scott Every Flow & Morton by aclamation 4 thrashed oats fine day 5 David went to Mallorytown for I Scott to plaster the weavers house 6 atended on T Scott plastering 7 Do Do {Ditto} rained & thawed 8 finished plastering the cuberd this morning & went home with Scott he was 2 1/2 days at work fine day 9 David went to caintown with Granp to night & froze both his Ears coming home Revd Mr. McDonah preached in the forenoon & the Rev. Mr. Patterson in the afternoon 10 worked at a cupboard for Jock very cold{in left margin} {cut off} hard frost 11 Do Do 12 worked at the weavers room 13 thrashed in the forenoon & went to colmans in the afternoon & got 17 lb of leather at 34c & paid by bill 2.6c Do {Ditto} 31 �which left $5.50 that was charged to Jock 14 Drew wood of the cristies place rained in the afternoon & went the Funeral of Thomas Dicke in caintown {in left margin} moved the Loom 1859 Jan 15 worked at the weavers room & fixed the loom 16 went to caintown & heard the Rev Mr Clark preach A missionary sermon 17 thrashed for John Ackland 18 drew some wood fine Day Revd Mr Morrison preached in caintown at 6 1/2 oclock 19 went with Revd Mr Morrison to James Hunter 20 went to Malorytown to an Agriculture meeting was chosen President fine day 21 thrashed Spring wheat little rain this forenoon the Revd Mr Patterson came here on A visit 22 finished thrashing the chinee wheat 23 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Patterson in the afternoon 32 �24 David went to Charlestown Farmersville with Barrels for Elingham to P Wing 25 began to draw logs to McIntosh Mill of the point 26 Do Do Do {Ditto}John Armstrong made some irons for A neckyoke 27 drew sawlogs to Mc fine Day 28 Snowed about 7 inches last rain this morning thrashed this forenoon drew sawlogs in the afternoon 29 James Clow & John there Wifes came here on A visit I went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting in the afternoon 30 the Revd Mr Patterson preach in the afternoon fine Day 31 cleaned the wheat forenoon Drew logs John Armstrong made evens for whipeltrees & shod Jocks horses 1859 Feb 1 Thomas Scott & Wife here all night on A visit drew S logs in the afternoon 2 drew S logs very cold day 3 thrashed Spring wheat & finished it very stormy Day wind & snow 33 �4 drew S logs cold Day 5 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 6 went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr Patterson preach in the afternoon snowed most of the Day 7 drew 8 ash S logs for Braces & 1 hemlock that made 99 logs that we have got in 8 cleaned the wheat had 24 bushel John Younge & his Wife came here on A visit & we all went Wm Hazelwoods 9 Snowed all day we went with I Younge to Samuel Younge on A visit 10 drew the old stack of hay from Cristies place very cold Day with wind 11 went to Brockville & got 1 per lb for Butter & 6s.3d for Spitzenburg bought an axe 12 drew some wood & made an axe handle 13 went to Brockville & heard the Rev Mr Morrison preach very cold Day 14 Harvy Hays came hear & began to hue the timber for the Barn & shed he is to get fifty dollars for geting out the timber & framing & raising the building 34 �15 worked at the timber for the building 16 Do Do {Ditto} fine Day 17 Do Do Do{Ditto} 18 rained most of the Day 1859 Feb 19 Drew out of the swamp all the timber that was hewed snow nearly gone fine Day 20 rained most of the Day the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School House 21 choped down two of the big Elms trees at the edge of the sugar bush & drew up some of the tops to the house David cut his foot 22 Harvy Hays came & huwed more of the timber 23 worke at the timber fine Day 24 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 25 finished huwing the timer this forenoon & drew out some of the timber Davids foot very bad Dr Keer looking at it yesterday 35 �26 drew the rest of the timber that was huwed a very stormy Day snow & rain 27 27 the Revd Mr Patterson preached in caintown this afternoon 28 very stormy Day 1859 March 1 Wat went to Brockville for Dr Ronalds to come & see Davids leg or foot it is very bad 2 drew ceader from cristes place 3 drew girths & joice out off our swamp 4 went to Lyn for Dr Ronalds to see David 5 finished cuting & drawing the girths & jice thawing fine Day 6 Jock went to Brockville & brought Dr Ronalds to see David he is very bad the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our shool house he stopt hear all night he took Dr Ronalds home 7 went to John Fergusons & got out all the rafters for the Barn to the Road at his house fine Day slaughing gone John Younge came here to David 8 very stormy Day Davids foot started a bleeding sent for 36 �Dr Ronalds he came & stopted all nigth 9 Adam went home with the Dr 10 Rob went for the Dr again & I took him home fixed buckets tapt a few trees 11 Jock went for the Dre cant get the Blood stopt he came & pluged it so as to put A pressure on the artare 12 I went to Mallorytown expeting to meet Dr Richmond to so as to consult with Dr Ronalds but he did not come 13 Jock went Brockville for the Dr but he said there was no need of him coming till tusday when he heard how he was 1859 March 14 fixed buckets heavy rain & sawed stake {step?cut off} 15 fixed up fence Jock went to Lyn for the Dr in the morning I took him back at night David is doing well roads very Bad 16 made some bunks fine Day 17 went to the Mill with 12 1/2 bushel of wheat the roads very bad 37 �18 made bunks for the Bull paster Jock went to Lyn for Dr Ronalds he did not come the Roads very bad 19 went to Lyn on horseback & then walked to Brockville to see Dr Ronalds about Davids foot his Brother Wm is very sick he gave me direction how to dress it came to Lyn on the cars very stormy rain & snow 20 the Revd Mr Shaw Preached in caintown 21 altered the Bull paster fence below the house 22 drew 2 loads of hay from the cap heavy rain this afternoon made a pair of bunk bars 23 worked in the sugarbush this forenoon & then at the Bull paster fence 24 worked a little the fence very wet day 25 worked at the Bull paster fence 26 finished the fence 27 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Shaw preach in the afternoon 28 went to Mill with 3 1/2 bushel of corn 8 of oats roads very bad 38 �29 sawed stuff for staks& made them & bu{cut off} Margret was put to Bed of a Son 30 Lay all day in Bed with inflammation in the left Eye 31 went to a raisen of a shed of McClarys fine Day 1859 David & Elen went to G McClearned & got there teeth fixed April 1 Worked at Bunks bored & made fine Day 2 shaved some stuff for whipeltrees & drew some hay & the bunks for the road fence 3 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McDonah in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon Preech fine Day 4 made Bunk fence on the Road west line south side very high winds 5 very sore Eyes did nothing 6 made Do Do Do {Ditto} Adam went to Lyn for Elingham 7 made A Door for the woodshed & drew stone from Wm Davis for the foundation of the Barn hard frost last nigth 8 drew dung for the hot Bed & the garden 39 �9 drew hay in the forenoon & stone to the road fence for hogholeing in the afternoon hard frost last night 10 the Revd Mr Boyed preached in caintown 11 heavy rain all Day fixed at A New drag 12 fixed around the house cold Day 13 went to Brockville Paid Dr Ronalds twenty Dollars & I owe him yet 13 dollars he came 7 times to see Davids foot & charged 5 dollars A trip he throwed off 2 dollars& that was 33 dollars I qualified {in left margin} fine Day 14 Jock is very bad with Rumatism I went to Hiram Booth to get him to make what he called sulphate of steel he took A thick piece of blister steel heated to A whealding heat then held over A pail of water then put A piece of Brimstone on it the steel melted & droped into the water- that is taken & hammered fine and put into Gin 3 wine glass full a day {in left margin} heavy rain all day 1859 April 15 very cold made the hot bed in the forenoon rained all the afternoon the ground is all in A swim 16 drew A load of hay from the old barn in the morning & shod the horses drew stones at the cristes place 17 the Revd Mr Harvy Preached in our School house in the forenoon & Mr Shaw in caintown in the afternoon 40 �18 went Mallory town to an Agricultural Meeting the Boys drew stones at cristes fine Day 19 all worked at the stones Do Do{Ditto} 20 finished the stones 21 went to John Younges got some peas stopt all night 22 came home from John Younges they are all well 23 very stormy snow & wind the snow above six inches deep 24 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKinze preach 25 went to Samuel Innis to get drag teeth made & yoke for the horses 26 David began to plow & plowed at cristes ground too wet 27 plowed at cristies I came home from Innises 28 I worked in the garden David plowed 29 finished the plowing at cristes 30 David went to Innises with Granpa he was going to the Quartley meeting 41 �May 1 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie 2 scraped A dich across the field below the Bull paster & fixed the fence around the field David went to Brockville for Map paper for Wat 3 Began to sow & sowed rather more than A Bushel of Peas that I got from John Young & 5 Bushel of our own & 1/2 bushel of Spring Rye in the Cristies place warm & dry {in left margin} 6 bushel of of Peas in all 4 David finished draging the cristies Place 5 draged the orchard very warm & dry {in left margin} wood look green 6 plowed in the orchard Do Do Do {Ditto} 7 draged the orchard fine day 8 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie Preach in the afternoon 9 a little rain this morning plowed in the orchard 11 finished plowing the orchard that was for potatos & began the plow below the Bull paster 12 draged the orchard for the potatos begun to plant the potatos in the orchard 42 �13 finished planting the potatoes 3 bushel of Thompsons west side then 5 bushel of the Dones 3 of cups then 2 rows of Morinees then the South Amarecan & some Scotch Greays {in left margin} went to J. Hazelwood on A case between Wm Murry & J. Cavinaugh for tresspassing 14 Sowed 6 bushel of Chinia Wheat below the Bull paster sowed 3/4 of A bushel of timithy seed gave it one stroke of the drag ground very dry 15 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon 1859 A little rain last night May 16 drew dung to the field below the Bull paster 17 finished drawing dung & went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach 18 began to Plow for the corn I thrashed hay for seed Jock & me went to Lyn with the corps of MrsEdgly She died on Monday morning 1/2 past twelve Elen & her Mother was there Rob plowed with us today in the old bull paster 19 plowed in the field below the house 20 Rob plowed in the old Bull paster david draged the corn ground & I sowed 3 1/2 bushel of Schoch wheat & seed it down gave it one stroke of the drag {in left margin} 9 1/2 bushel of wheat in all 43 �21 Rob helped to plow & I planted the corn in the field below the house the ground very dry Granpa put A handfull of ashes in every hill as we planted little rain last night 22 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in the afternoon 23 Sowed 4 bushel of the poll oats & 5 1/2 of the little while & 1 of the large oats in the field west line North side of the road begining next the house & 5 quarts of flax seed on 50 pace by C 24 the Boys all went to Brockville to the Quens birth day I finishe the draging 25 went to Lyn with Butter firkins for Elingham 26 plowed & sowed 1 bushel of Barley between the dich & the line & seeded it down 27 drew dung for the turnips in the orchard fine rain to night 28 finished the dung & plowed part of it 29 the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house 30 finished plowing &draged & furrowed part up {in left margin} washed the sheep 31 planted 9 rows of Sugar beets 3 rows of carrots & 20 rows of turnips steeped part of the seed over night 44 �1859 June 1 Went to Mill with 12 Bushel of wheat & drew 3 loads of boards had Bobs horse Keat was lame 2 went to the funerl of Robert Woods son he was drowned at the Narrows washing sheep 3 drew the rafters from Fergusons Rob helped & 13000 Shingles from Weekeses I sold him a cow for them 26 dollars 4 Scored for H. Hayes he has been here since tusday with 2 hands framing the Barn 5 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 6 worked on the Roads 7 Do DoDo {Ditto} very Dry weather 8 scored for the Barn considerable rain 9 worked at the foundation of the Barn 10 Do Do Do {Ditto} A little rain 11 raised the Barn & shed stable then between 50 & 60 Men all Day finished about 5 oclock in the afternoon fine Day Paid Hayes 16$ dollars 45 �12 the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our school house& the Revd Mr McKenzie in caintown in the afternoon 13 heavy rain to Day made a lader 14 worked at the Barn fine Day Plowed at cristies 15 Do Do Do {Ditto} 16 little rain this morning sowed 1 bushel of Buck wheat at the cristies East line Mr Trall came & cut Jocks Horse about 11 oclock & about 7 his guts came down so that we had to kill him Mr Hornybook came to see Watt from Merrickville 1859 June 17 opened Jocks horse there was a regeral pasage along the cord like a gut worked at Jocks corn & worked at the Barn 18 went to Brockville & bought 1 chest of tea 2.4 & 2 kegs of nails for the Barn 112 lbs each 4 cents per lb from Robinson & Easton & Co 19 the Revd Mr Green Bible agent preached at the stone church in the afternoon 20 worked at the Barn the boys worked at the corn 21 began to Shingle the boys at the corn 22 worked at the Barn the boys at the potatos in little orchard I went at tea time form 4000 shingles Jock is 46 �geting from David Tennent 23 went to Brockville & got A peace fo iron & A side of soleleather from Colman 17 1/2 lb 33 cents per lb $5.77 24 worked at the Barn warm day 25 Do Do {Ditto} A little shower 26 the Revd Mr Harvy preache at our school house& the Revd Mr McKenzie at caintown in the afternoon warm day 27 worked at the Barn 28 Do Do Do {Ditto} 29 Do Do Do {Ditto} 30 Do Do Do {Ditto} the Boys worked at the Potatos very dry weather 1859 July 1 Worked at the Barn Jock went to Brockville at the corn bags 2 Do Do {Ditto} the & Jock worked at corn & potatos 3 no Meeting to Day a little rain this morning 47 �4 worked at the Barn 5 David & Granpa went to westport with the Wool to get carded very warm 6 worked at the Barn Jocks wat fell & hurt himself Dr Keer bleed him 7 finished shingleing the Barn 8 worked at Barn alone David & Granpa came home from westport 9 worked at the Barn Jock went to Brockville the boys hoed the potatos in the orchard 10 went to Brockville to the Sacrament the Revd Mr Morrison came home with us & preached in caintown at half past six oclock this evening & slept all night 11 went to James Hamiltons with Mr Morrison the boys worked at the corn & potatos 12 drew 20 peices for 2 inches plank from John Cavinnaughs he gave them to Granpa for work 596 feet board messure & 350 feet from J J McIntosh Wat began to Mow around the house 13 worked at the Barn floor 14 Drew in the first hay to the the New Barn 48 �15 Began to cut the fall wheat at cristies place good crop 16 A little rain last night finished the fall wheat this forenoon 17 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown this afternoon very warm day 1859 July 18 Cut the fall Byre good crop drew in a load of hay 19 the boys helped Jock to cut his fall wheat & shelled 5 of Bushel Corn & got 3 bushel of wheat from Bob & went to Mill got 650 feet of boards pine from J.J McIntosh 20 went to Brockville with Elen & met Jonney & brought him home he came on the cars from Caralton 21 drew in hay front of Elizes hay very light Wat helped bob to cut his fall wheat 22 the Boys mowed & I shingled part of the stable 23 mowed a little & drew in from Eleyees 24 the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house & the Revd Mr Willson in caintown 25 heavy rain this morning David went to Charlestown with firkins for Elingham Adam & me raked up some hay in the 49 �afternoon 26 mowed this morning heavy rain about 9 oclock 27 mowed below the orchard grass very light Showry weather 28 drew in 2 load of hay in the forenoon & the Bal{cut off} wheat after dinner then rain & heavy thunder 29 drew in the rest of the fall wheat & Rye & drew in some hay below the orchard 30 finished mowing the field below the orchard in the forenoon Wm Moores came here with the Head stone for Mothers Grave Granpa & me went to the Graveyard with him & put it up at the head of the grave & he came home with us 31 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach 1859 August 1 Drew in the hay below the orchard 2 Mowed at cristies place F Moors went home gave him twenty dollars as part pay for Mothers head stone it is thirty dollars 3 drew in the hay from cristies & that finished our haying it is A poor crop 50 �4 fixed the thrashing Machin put in some new threads heavy rain most of the Day 5 thrashed & cleaned 11 1/2 bushel of fall wheat very good 6 went to Lyn with the wheat to the Mill Wm Henry had A raisin of A Barn stopt to it when I was coming home 7 the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house in the forenoon he stopt hear all night fine Day 8 made the frount Barn doors John Armstrong made the hinges for them 9 worked at the stable & Barn the boys worked at the turnips 10 Granpa& me went to Mallory town he went to Jacob Vandusenns to get buds & left I L Thompson acount to be sued 11 thrashed part of the fall wheat in the forenoon & went to the Funeral of Jane Purvis daughter of George Purvis she was buried at the Stone Church the Revd Mr Mills preached the church would not hold half the people 12 thrashed the Blue stem fall wheat had 12 1/2 bushel I had 38 1/2 bushel in all sowed 5 1/2 bushel little rain 13 thrashed A little Rye but it was so hot A Day & the horses sweat so much that we quite 51 �14 went to the Quartly Meeting at Lyn Granpa went yesterday there was a great many there very warm Day 1859 August 15 Went to marsh at the head of Larues pond to cut hay David Jocks Watt with Me & we went with John Ackland I helped Mr Rosenberg till noon then he is to help to slack 16 worked in the marsh very warm 17 cockd& stacked & finished what we cut in the marsh 18 worked or mowed A little this morning for Mr Rosenberg & came home with Mr Edgly Mary is very Sick Dr Keer says it is the Watter in the head 19 the Boys worked in the swamp below the orchard I did nothing the Baby is very low 20 the Boys began to cut the peas I cut A little of the Barley Granmam & Betsey has been here since thirsday the Baby is so low that they never its side 21 Revd Mr Harvy preached at our School house the Baby is so low that I did not go 22 Mary Breathed her last about 7 oclock this morning she suffered a great deal before she died 23 Mary is buried at Granmam but the Rev Mr Morrison 52 �preached there was A great many there 24 rain most of the Day thrashed the Rye 25 Began to cut the spring wheat good crop 26 finished the chinee wheat then cut the large oats warm Day 27 cut the Scotch wheat heavy rain & hail this afternoon 28 Revd Mr Mills preached this forenoon & the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon 29 drew in the Scotch wheat & went to Mill with 11 Bushel of Rye wat cut some of the oats 30 drew in the chinee wheat the large oats the Barley & John Youngs peas & Spring Rye 31 hooked peas in the forenoon rain in the afternoon 1859 Sept 1 Finished cuting the little oats very short 2 finished hooking the peas part of them took a second growth they are green 53 �3 drew in Peas fine Day 4 the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house 5 Draged & drew stones of the pea ground dull & wet time 6 drew dung on part of the pea ground for fall wheat 7 plowed for the wheat 8 Do Do Do {Ditto} & drew some dung 9 Sowed about 2 1/2 bushel of the Blue Stem wheat on the cristies place 10 very wet Day shod the horses 11 the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown very rain & wind this afternoon 12 thrashed for Jock 13 plowed for the Rye drew the last of the peas 14 Sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of Rye in the morning then went to Thomas Davis dung Bee fine Day 15 went to the Funeral of Thomas Sharp he was Buried in caintown the Revd Mr Mills preached drew in the last of the 54 �oats they are the poll oats X 16 very hard frost last night everything is Killed David plowed where the Rye was I cut some of the corn 1859 Sept 17 Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Rye that makes 5 bushel of Rye & 2 1/2 Bushel of wheat all on the cristie place 18 the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our school house 19 cut corn very much brock down fine Day 20 fixed the lids of the Stove very wet day 21 heavy rain most of the Day the boys thrashed peas 22 began to work at the stables dug earth out of the horse stable & filled into the cow stable 23 went to Farmersville with pork barles for Elingham X 24 worked the forenoon at the stables Picked the Snows this afternoon great fog yesterday & to Day 25 25 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon 26 went to Brockville with 2 Barrels of American Apples got 55 �10s per Barrels & atended an Agriculture meeting 27 choped old logs on the cristies place John Yonge came here on foot to tell us Wal of some work at Crosby 28 went to the toll gate with John Yonge this afternoon the Boys choped on cristies place 29 went to Mallorytown with the Buggy to meet Mr Hornabrook an aquantance of wats that is going to Toronto to the Collage 30 thrashed the Buckwheat fine Day 1859 Oct 1 cleaned the Buckwheat had 17 bushel very wet day 2 the Revd Mr Mills preahd in caintown& the Revd Mr Harvy in our School house heavy rain & hail 3 I helped John Ackland to thrash his Buckwheat the boys drew the pumkins 4 went to Brockville with 3 Barrels of Snow Apples 1 Barrels I rolled every apple in paper it is to go to Glasgow the other 2 is for Mr Robinson own use got 3 dollars & 12s.6d each for the other two 5 went to John Younges with Jock Elen & Margret on a visit Jock & me went to Kitley Fair fine Day 56 �6 helped John Ackland to thrash his wheat 10 helped John Ackland to thrash his oats 11 had a loging Bee on the Cristies place got A fine job done fired the most the heaps very dry wheather 12 worked at fire & logheaps 13 worked at the fire in the forenoon & began to draw in the corn the wind rose to a great very high & blew the fire into the stumps & into the old fences between Ackland & us & then into across Ackland into Hogan fence burned all the old stable 1859 October 14 Diged Potatos the ground very dry 15 fine rain last night & to Day husked at corn it is very poor the white corn is the best 16 the Revd Mr Harvy preached at our School house 17 went to Brockville with 2 barrels of apples 1 1/2 of snows & 1/2 of calvels 12s.6d per barrel sold 1 tub of butter 17 cents per lb 18 diged potatoes hard frost at night 57 �19 finished diging the potatos & killed a hog 20 went to Farmersville with a hog sold it for 5 .1/4 dollars per hundred it weigh 257 lb bought a plough for 9 3/4 dollars 1 extra mold & 2 extra shares 21 shod the horses 22 david began to plow on the cristie place 23 the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in caintown in the afternoon 24 david plowed the ground very dry I came home from John Younge I went there on Saturday he got himself hurt he is better 25 dug the carrots good crop 26 David went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Hucheson 1d per bushel 27 peeld turnips hard frost 28 finished the turnip fine crop hard frost 29 drew in the potatos 30 the Revd Mr Harvy preach in our school house 58 �30 drew wood as sleepers for the stable 1859 Nov 1 drew sleepers for the stable in the forenoon hewed some of them in the afternoon 2 Went to Mallorytown to the cattle Show took the 1 premium on the 3 year old Bull & on the year old 2 on the Bull calf & on the Black cow 1 on 2 year old heffr 2 on the year old heffer 1 on fall wheat 1 on turnips 1 on Sugar Beets 2 on carrots 3 on fall wheat in the field 1 on turnips in the field 3 killed the hogs Bob & Wm Davis helped in the forenoon went to caintown heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach & helped to dig A grave for Samuel Younges child it died last night 4 went to Samuel Youngs child funeral the Revd Mr Harvy preached in caintown church there was a large funeral fine wheather kind of smokey 5 laid the floor in the horse stable 6 went to Lyn for Granpa he was at the Quartly meeting cold day 7 went to Larzena Mats & trade horses & is to give him 15 dollars next spring then I helped Edgly to thrash 8 helped Edgly to finishe thrashing his wheat worked at the stable in the afternoon 59 �9 worked at the Stable in the forenoon thrash oats for Edgly in the afternoon 10 I Killed a Bull of Robs & gave him ours a part of his his was 2 year old ours 1 year old rained & snowed all day 1859 Nov 11 worked at the stable Jock & the boys drew stones 12 went to Brockville with Sausagues sold them 7 1/2 lb settled with Baxter & payed him ₤ 2"6"1 13 rained & snowed all day so that there was no Meeting 14 worked at the stable Jock & Granpa went to Mallorytown Granpa sued J.L. Thompson for 45$ got 4 loads {lime?} 15 I worked at the stable put the horses in it for the first time had them in at the uper barn hard frost 16 worked at the stable fine Day 17 worked at the Cow Stable began to {pave? cut off} 18 Do {Ditto}at the paving of the stable 19 finished the paving fine weather for the paving nailed up the rest of the Boards 60 �20 snowed a little in the forenoon the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon 21 worked at the Stable jointing board 22 Do Do Do {Ditto} 23 went to the funeral of Charels Booth he was buried at the Booth bureing ground the Revd Mr McKenzie prached at Lyn 24 worked at the Bails for the cows & got them in for the first time 25 fixed shoes for the horses & shod Bet 26 shod Duch & went to Lyn with 15 1/2 bushel of turnips 1s.3 per bushel sold 6 yrd fullcloth 4s per yrd Bought a coat for David settled Lee & Lamb & payed them 12s.2d 27 the Revd Mr Mills preached at caintown 28 went to Lyn with 25 Bushel turnips 1s.3d per bushel 29 fix at the horse stable put in a window Killed the Bull 30 helped Jock to show his horses 1859 Dec Thrashed 8 1/2 bushel of wheat cleaned & went to Mill & 61 �1 took 2 bushel corn little rain 2 Stormed all Day wind & Snow chored 3 helped W Hogan to put tow logs on his stable in the forenoon killed 3 sheep in the afternoon very cold Day 4 no meeting very stormy Day 5 went to Charlestown with 3 pork barles to Bews & took our full cloth to Farmersville & a check web for Mr Clark left them at Parishes 6 went to John Younges with Elen & Jock fine morning began to rain about noon rained all night so that we had to stay all night snow all gone then snowed till noon 7 we came home with the Slaugh after dinner roads bad 8 killed 3 sheep for Jock & 2 hogs 1 for me. very cold & stormy Willson was here seen him for 37 years Granpa went to Mallorytown with {?} 9 David helped W.H. Davis to thrash & mended shoed 10 cobled shoes & thrashed some oats 11 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Willson preach cold Day 62 �12 cleaned 22 bushel oats sold a South Down Ram Mr John Green 4$ 13 thrashed some of the little oats 14 made shoes for Bill 15 Do Do Do {Ditto}George 16 thrashed oats for Jock 17 went to Brockville with sauguses got 7 1/2d per lb met Jonney & Watt they came from Packenham 1859 Dec 18 very stormy Day no Meet meeting heavy Snow 19 stormy snow drew wood in the afternoon 20 went to the funeral of the Widow Bail she died at her Fathers Mr John Mansels 21 went for our hay at the Marsh Bob & Wat went with me 22 Do Do Do Do Do{Ditto} 23 went with Bob to the marsh he bought A stock for eight Dollars 63 �24 thrashed with Jock at his oats in the forenoon then went to Charlestown with John Elingham & to Farmersville to see about our cloth 25 heard the Revd Mr Harvy preach in our shool house very cold Day 26 went to Farmersville for Blue cotton yarn got 2 bundles paid 10s per bundle & took 8 bushel of turnips to John Kincaid he got 2 bushel on the 11 of December that made 10 in all I got 7s worth of mogezins leather & I fell at Kincaids & cracked one of my ribs 27 not able to work with my side 28 Do Do Do{Ditto} very cold weather 29 Do Do Do Do Do Do{Ditto} 30 snowed about 5 inches last night 1860 1 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown this afternoon very cold Day 2 went to Mallory town to the Town meeting there was 15 councillors nominated vote for Loranzo Mott Wm Tennent Wm Forester Amisa Mallery & came home 3 went to John Younge to peg Boots he could not peg with his he had sore legs very cold weather the boys went to 64 �School 7 Adam came for me to John Younges for come home we made a pair of Boots for Adam. David Robert & Granpa shoes for Elen & Isable A heavy rain most of the Day 8 intended to go to Brockville to the Screament the roads was so bad that we could not go rained midle of the Day the Revd Mr Willson preeched in caintown& the Revd Mr Harvy in our School house 9 thrashed the spring Rye side very sore 10 the boys cleaned the Rye had 2 1/2 bushel & thrashed John Youngs peas & cleaned them has about {?}1/2 bushel 11 went to the school meeting selected Thomas Davis again Johny went to S Stewarts for the Revd Mr Morrison he preaches in caintown to night 12 the Revd Mr Morrison came last night he heard the children say Ten oclock Jock took him to Lyn to Day 1860 Jan 13 Thrashed Jocks fall wheat fine Day 14 Do our Scotch wheat this forenoon David went to Mallory town & bought a great coat for $8 dollars gave 5 yards {green?} fullcloth 4s.6d per yard paid the rest on {a/c?} 65 �15 the Revd Mr Randals preached a missionary sermon this forenoon a the Revd Mr McKenzie preeched in the afternoon 16 went to Mill 6 bushel of Buckwheat &10 bushel oats fine Day 17 cleaned the scotch wheat had 13 1/2 Bushel 18 thrashed the chinne wheat this forenoon 19 cleaned & went to the Mill with 12 bushel of wheat 20 cleaned part of the wheat in the forenoon then went to Mallorytown to the Annual Agriculture meetting was put in President again the nearly gone roads bare 21 finished cleaning the chinnee wheat had 46 Bushel good crop we have raised 100 Bushel of wheat in all this Season 27 began to cut pine saw logs in the swamp Jonney helped Jock ade & me our teem 28 all hands worke at the logs & both teams 29 went to Meeting 30 worked at the logs 31 Do Do Do{Ditto} 66 �1 {illegible line} was up in the frount {line illegible} 2 {illegible} back to {illegible} all Day fine wheather 3 4 went to Brockville to an agriculture meeting {illegible} went with me {illegible} brought a lot of {illegible} at {illegible} paid 10 dollars toward them he owes 11 or 12 yet 5 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Willson preach Snow nearly gone 6 went to Elerrys sawmill & got 14 shillings worth of Butternut lumber 7 drew firewood out of the swamp 8 drew ceder of the drowned land at cristies for fences there the fields nearly bare 9 worked at the cedar fine Day 10 Do Do Do{Ditto} 11 Do Do Do{Ditto} David helped yesterday & to Day 12 No Meeting to Day in caintown it was quarterly Meeting at Lyn the roads so bad that we did not go they were bair 67 �13 drew the small hemlock that was puled for the fence on the line betwen Ackland snow 14 began to Draw pine logs to Mc Mill drew 14 15 went to Lyn with 68 flour Barrels for Colman 16 went to Elbe to see John Robeson about Wats Mare she got a nail in her foot a fortnight ago he will come & see her tomorow 17 drew 12 pine saw logs to Mc's Mill 18 drew 12 Do Do {Ditto}snowed this afternoon snowed & blowed all day did not go to Meeting 1860 Feb 20 cobled shoes very stormy in the forenoon drew 8 logs to Mc Mill 21 drew 20 pine logs to Mc Mill 22 rained so that the snow is nearly gone thrashed 23 the poll oats 24 drew 9 loads of wood of the Lake & put 2 shoes on dutch 25 went to Beverly to see Mr Cosgrove about wat Mare & brought him in with me we went with the Buggy the roads good from Farmersville 68 �26 did not know that there was any meeting the Revd Mr McKenzie preached 27 fixed the Buggy drew rails of the Lake 28 I fixed the Slaugh the Boys drew of the Lake 29 rained all the forenoon at night we skined the Gery colt she got her leg brock about a mounth ago by a kick 1860 March 1 Wind south in the morning 9 oclock south East at 3 oclock wind North Shod Jock horses fine Day 2 put 2 shoes on Bet, little rain, cleaned he oats 3 David went to Mill with 16 bushel of oats & put 15 in a bin thats was 30 of poll oats 4 the Revd Mr Willson Preached in caintown 5 worked at the Buckets 6 Do Do Do {Ditto} David went to Lyn with a cord and half of Bark sat on Leader and Coax for selling liquor with Lisence fine 1 pund with costs 7 went to Mill with 18 bushel of wheat went to Anders with Waggon Wheel for Huntly to fix it is to go on Tennents acount he got a cow from Me last fall Valued at 17 dollars 69 �in work 8 went to Mill with 18 bushel of wheat 9 drew rails & wood out of the swamp frount of the house the swamp good but there is no snow in the fields 10 worked in the swamp at rails & wood 11 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown in the afternoon 12 worked in the swamp at ceeder & wood 1860 March 17 Went to Lorenzee Motts & Paid him fifteen Dollars that I owed him on the trade of horses 18 the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown 19 Sawed Bunks in the calf paster {in left margin} stormed 6 times to Day rain & snow 20 went S. Innises & got the waggon tire welded & punched an old crobar for an arbour for the boreing machin that am makeing very stormy Day 21 went to Rueben Fields to see about our annual report he did not send it when he should 70 �22 came home from Fields roads very bad 23 drew wood from the hill in drags snowed {in left margin} snow 24 went to Brockville in the Buggy got 2 1/2 per pound & 2d per lb for the fore quarters paid the Widow Ronalds twelve dollars that I owed the Dr for atending David 25 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 26 worked at the frame for the boreing Machin 27 went to Lyn with 54 flour barrels to Colman with Edglys waggon 1860 April 1 No Meeting to day owing to a quarterly meeting at Mallortown fine Day roads very bad 2 drew dung to Cristes place for corn where the fall wheat was last year above the road hard frost 3 drew dung the same I worked at the boreing machin {in left margin} drew dung for hot bed 4 thrashed the Barley & cleaned had 4 bushel in the forenoon Bored over 100 bunkbottoms it works well {in left margin} rain 71 �5 works at the boring finished ours & some of Jock fine Day {in left margin} A little snow 6 finished Jocks this morning over 200 st{cut off} all together went to the Funeral of John Miller he Died on wedenday he was buried at the Stone church the Revd Mr Bell preached the church could not hold all that was there the roads is very bad 7 split a few rails on the line between Jock & me blow the orchard David went to Yonge M{cut off} A fishing got some pike 8 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in afternoon fine day after the rain 9 worked at the rails & bunks fine Day 10 went to Mill with 15 bushel of oats that wat bought of WH Davis I worked at a drag for John Innis 11 at cristes but could not the frost was in the roads he had to quit the boys made bunks 12 finished puting up the line fence on the second field fine Day 13 made a fence no the side of the 2 acres next the East line 1860 May Begun to sow & sowed 5 1/2 bushel of chinnie Wheat in the 72 �1 field below the Bull paster ground very dry 2 Sowed 7 bushel of peas at cristies place 3 of them I got from John Younge Sowed the Hungarian grass seed in the garden {in left margin} 7 in all of peas 3 {in left margin} wood look green splite rails at cristies in the fore noon went to A raising off a house of Mr McClearys in the afternoon very warm & Dry weather 4 Sowed poll 7 bushel of poll oats at cristies 5 Sowed 9 bushel of oats 5 of them poll 4 off them I got of John Young they are next Edgleys line very warm & dry no rain this spring yet 6 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown Granpa went to Lyn yesterday & came home to Day on foot to the Quarterly meeting 7 David finished draging at Cristies I planted corn in the Garden put plaster in the drill the first row on the top next the Barn next row leached ashes then 3 rows with ashes on the top {in left margin} planted Sugar Beets thunder showers to the East 8 split rails at cristies John Edgley helped very warm 9 {in left margin} a little shower this morning sowed 1 1/2 bushel of Rye next the barn David plowed there yesterday plumb Trees in full blossom 73 �10 laid up the fence at the foot of the hill at cristies 11 laid up the fence next the woods at cristes 12 went to Farmsvill with 32 firkins 8 to Mullvenue 10 to Demin 14 to Green warm Day 13 the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown 14 sowed 5 bushel of scotch wheat 2 of it I got from Mr Lawson & 3 from Ferguson the first 4 ridges is Lawsons the Fergusons al in the west of the Barn 15 David plowed the potato ground Ad helped Jock to plant very dry weather 16 I trimed some dry limbs of the apple trees & spread dung for the corn 1860 snow & rain last nigth snow & rain April 14 Went to Mallortown to an Agriculture Meeting the boys choped wood hard frost this morning 15 Mr Fletcher preached at caintown Mr Mills sick 16 David began to plow at cristies place below the road I split rails on the line next Ackland 74 �17 {in left margin} shower of rain Sowed some cabbage seed in the hot Bed & dug up some old trees in the orchard 18 planted 11 trees in the orchard 4 at the house 19 made A waggon box fine Day 20 went to Brockville with Jonney he is going to Packinham to work Bougt 4 barrels of Plaster 1 of waterlime 1 of salt the plaster 6s.3d lime 7s.6d salt 7s.6 roads very good 21 Sowed 2 barrels of Plaster on the frount of Lizies next the line west side on the line got a hefer calf from Adam 22 the Revd Mr McKnzie preached of caintown 23 went to Thomas Scotts to get him to come & plaster the scistren 24 began to make the line fence on the cristies place next Ackland {in left margin} little snow last night Do {Ditto} this morning 25 Planted 6 Appel trees in the orchard David finished plowing below the Barn at cristies very bad with my stomac 26 Thomas Scott plastered the cistren plowed the Garden & 1/4 acre for carrots & Beets in the orchard 27 hard frost this morning planted Early potatos in the garden David plowed in the field below the Bull paster 75 �28 hard frost this morning David Do {Ditto} in forenoon went to Samuel Younges & got 10 bushel of oats 1s.9d per bushel 29 the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown 30 finished plowing below the bull paster then draged & furowed up the carrot ground the boys raked a& sowed the carrots & 1/4 lb Mangol seed 1 row & 1/2 I took Elen to Lynn she is going to school there & board at the Clows {in left margin} Woods begin to look Red 1860 May 17 Planted 12 bushel of potatos at cristes Mr Lawson planted a peice with us I went to the Funeral of Mr John Booth he was buried at the Booth Buring place there over 90 buggys & carrages the Revd Mr McKenzie preached 18 plantd parted of the corn & sowed nearly 2 1/2 bushel of oats on the Rye ground & 1 1/2 bushel of wheat on the fall wheat ground where they were killed out fine shower this afternoon {in left margin} rain 19 finished planting at cristes corn & potatos a fine rain to Day every looks well {in left margin} rain & showers 20 Revd Mr McKenzie Preached at caintown {in left margin} frost this morning 21 drew dung to orchard for turnips fine Day 22 finished drawing the dung & plowed some potatos first now the Great Chillie potato a seedling the net No 1 seedling 76 �23 finished the plowing in the orchard planted 4 Bushel 24 went to McIntosh Mill with 2 bushel of corn & 14 of wheat & drew a load Boards David went Mallorytown to traning Adam went to Farmersville great works to be done 25 Draged & furrowed the orchard for the turnips 26 sowed the turnips 2 1/2 lbs fine rain this morning 27 the Revd Mr Mills preached his farewell sermon {in left margin} rain this morning 28 I took the roof of the old barn & washed the sheep 29 drew the to old Barn or logs of it into the road fine Day 30 dug part of a dich next the Barn 31 drew stones from the old Barn to the dich a fine rain to night {in left margin} rain 1860 June 1 drew stones & worked at site of the old Barn in the forenoon Sheered the sheep in the afternoon Jock & Bob helped fine day 2 plowed & planted the old Barnyard in squasses melons corn & cucumbers moved the fence of the Bull paster line in the orchard warm day 77 �3 went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr Green the Bible Society Agent preach 4 moved part of the Bullpaster onto the line in the orchard 5 plowed & scraped the noll at the road opisite the Barn so as to level it for the dich fine rain this afternoon 6 worked at the dich at the Barn 7 went through the corn with disk & began to hoe it fine morning wind south in the afternoon the wind was south west with rain & colder 8 worked at the corn in the morning then it rained 9 10 no Meetting to Day 11 Adam works on the Roads I went to Lyn withe 64 flowr barrels for Thomas Willson & drew five loads from his shop at Lyn to the Mill & station 64 in 4 of the loads & 8 in one in all 328 flour barrels 12 worke on the roads fine Day 13 I went to Farmerville with 32 firkins 14 worke on the roads 78 �15 Do {Ditto} on the roads 16 Jock had a dung Bee 1860 June 17 No Meetting to Day the Preachers is at conference 18 worked at the Beets & carrots very dry weather rain this morning & this afternoon 19 went to Brockville paid Mr Reid twelve dollars on acount Bought a circle & iron for the Buggy sold a calf 2d per lb 20 went to charlestown with 20 butter firkins for Bews rain 2 21 went to Westport with the wool rain to Day 22 got the wool carded & came to Mr Childings stopt all night 23 came home with the wool warm Day 24 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached this afternoon the Bees swarmed a very large swarm 25 worked at the turnips fine Day 26 Do Do Do {Ditto}very heavy showr this afternoon {inleft margin} rain 79 �28 finished the turnips & plowed the potatoes in the Garden 29 went to Charlestown for a load of bolts very heavy rain at Keyes & most of the road home again {in left margin} rain 30 the ground to wet for to hoe worked at two hay waggon racks warm Day put the Bett Mare & the Dutch to Lees horse or the Black hawk to give him 7 dolars& he insures both mares 1860 August 1 came home from the march there was not of hay for to keep us & we gave it to Edgly & Hogan to stack & give us one half of his part raked & took in the hay below the bull well fine Day 2 mowed at cristies & the grass seed had 130 sheefs 3 raked & drew home the hay from cristies rained 4 cut the Rye at cristies & the fall wheat they were both very badly winter killed 5 Quarterly meeting at Lyn Granpa went to Wm Clows yesterday with Bet & the Buggy Wat & Elen went to a field meeting beyond Moores & then to John Youngs on a visit 6 the boys hoed the Beets & Carrots & I worked at the Backbarn door Jocks Baby A Robson over here I had him on my knee at the table he went down & fell on the harthstone & pulled the teakettle on to himself it was Boiling & scalded his face breast & arm very bad Dr Keer 80 �put lime water & linseed oil on it 7 began to underbrush in the swamp very warm day 8 Sandy Stewart & Wife came on a visit & to see the Baby 9 underbrushed a little rained in the forenoon fair & fine in the afternoon worked in the swamp 10 worked in the swamp in the forenoon drew in the Rye in the afternoon John Clow & Wife were here on a visit & to see Robson 11 drew stones from the gangway of the old Barn to the dich between the garden & the Barn 12 went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach 13 rained all day Thomas Scott & Wife here all day to see Jocks Baby he is very bad David went to Farmersville with Wat & brought a sheepskin from Kincaids for mittens to bind with 1860 July 17 Mowed frount of Elizes fine Day John Yonge & wife here 18 Do {Ditto}& raked & cocked some of the hay a little rain last night 81 �19 rain little lost night fine Day 20 Drew in 6 load of hay very warm Day 21 mowed a little heavy showr this forenoon quite cool 22 the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown 23 Mowed frount of Elizes & drew in one load rain at noon 24 David worked for Jock mowed & drew in one load rain this afternoon 25 finished mowing frount of Elizes the boys drew in 2 loads with of hay 26 went to John Youngs got 5 1/2 bushel of wheat & saw Clows Reaper cut fall wheat on the farm of Petter Davis there was to have been 4 Reapers there but there was only Clows & Cossets Cosset & Clow could not agree about there Judges & Cosset would not reap & left the field some rain 27 went to Lyn with 9 1/2 bushel of wheat got 150 lb of corn meal 7s.6 per hunder lb drew in all the last of the hay frount of Elizes 28 mowed below the Bull well & drew in 2 load from it fine Day {in left margin} rain 29 rained all Day did not got to meeting 82 �30 very dull this morning Bob David Robert Armstrong & me went to the March on Sherwood place 31 rained this forenoon {in left margin} rain 1860 July 1 Went to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach fine Day 2 hoed the potatos in the orchard & went through the Beets & carrots 3 Began to hoe the potatos at Cristies rained in the afternoon 4 finished the potatos & plowed through the corn 5 went to Sam Innises put a new axel reach & headblock in the Buggy heavy rain last night & most of the Day the ground has got a compleat weting 6 mended the harness this forenoon the ground to wet to hoe 7 went to Brockville to hear a sermon before sacrament stopt at Aunt Marys all night she is very poorly 8 partook of the sacrament Jock Margret & Elen came down this morning I came home with them {in left margin} rain 9 went to Lyn with 28 flour barrels & 5 firkins for J Williams Darling got the firkins & colman the barrels heavy rain at 83 �noon {in left margin} rain 10 helped Rob to fix his hay rack fine day 11 worked at the turnips carrots & beets the Revd Mr Morrison preached at caintown & stopt at Jocks all night he brought him up 12 I went to Lyn with the Revd Mr Morrison the boys worked at the turnips 13 went to Charlestown for a load of bats David began to Mow a little fine Day 14 the boys all went to the mountain to huckleberry I mowed a little in the forenoon 15 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 16 began to Mow in the field frount of Elizes went to Lyn with {smudged out} flour Barrels for Colman & 5 firkins to Baxter rain about noon {in left margin} rain 1860 Sept 1 began to cut the Scotch wheat beyond the barn fine crop 2 the Revd Mr {Honeywell?} preached in caintown 3 went to Brockville to see the Prince of Wails he was to be at 5 oclock he did not come in till after dark saw his hat & that 84 �was all the town was beautifully luminated at night & a torchlight prosession went along with him through the streets got home at one oclock 4 worked at the wheat & oats John Edgley & Rob Armstrong helped John Yonge & two of his Boys came hear on there road to Lansdown to help Cristie 5 finished the oats a most of the wheat Rob helped fine Day 6 finished all the cutting fine Day the Wind North East 7 drew the peas & the oats from cristies & part of the wheat west of the Barn this forenoon fine crop rain in the afternoon 8 drew in the rest of the wheat west of the Barn this forenoon fine crop rain in the afternoon {in left margin} first rain {illegible} storms 9 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 10 went to Mill with 10 bushel of oats for the horses 11 James Clow & his wife came to see Granpa drew in the wheat from Criste place rain this afternoon 12 thrashed the wheat from criste place cleaned it & had 8 bushel took it to the Mill 13 the Boys went to Mallory town to a picnic 85 �14 went to Brockville & met John Robeson & his daughter Agness they came on a visit 15 drew stones to the dich at the Barn 1860 Sept 16 the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown 17 went to Wm Hazelwoods with John Robinson & Granpa Jock Margret & Elen the Boys cut the {o?} 18 Hazelwoods are all here & at Jocks 19 went to Brockville with John Robinson & Daughter seen them on the Railcars for Careton rain {illegible)tuist 20 went to John Younge with Elizabeth stopt over night then went Oxford to look at a farm of Kenneth Morrisons do not like it rain 21 rain 22 23 came from John Youngs this morning heavy wind David plowing in the field west of the Barn Granpa very poorly the Revd Mr McKenzie preached at caintown 86 �rain 24 began to dig the potatos at cristies fine day John Younge & his Wife came to see Granpa he is very poorly rain at night rain 25 rained most of the day Granpa was taken with spiting of Blood spit about a pint went for Betsy & Dr Keer 26 Adam went to Gibsons for wild grapes David helped Jock to log I fixed at the Barnyard & cut part of the Buckwheat rain 27 finished cuting the Buckwheat in the forenoon & thrashed Jocks Buckwheat frost 28 heavy rain last night thrashed & cleaned 13 bushel of schotch wheat & pulled a waggon load of corn heavy wind 29 very heavy frost the first to kill the vines cut the cornstalks that we picked the corn off & diged some potatos Picked Snow apples 30 the Revd Mr Har{illegile} preached in caintown {probably Oct 1860) {first part of page largely illegible} 4 very wet day went to Bobs & Kincaids to get there {illegible} 87 �{large chunk illegible} Robert & Mrs {rest illegible} 11 drew in & thrashed the Buckwheat 12 cleaned the Buckwheat had 30 bushel John Innis came at noon to thrash the Peas finished & then went to Jocks & finished them 13 drew a load of punkins& picked some apples 14 the Revd Mr Armstrong preach at caintown rain 15 cleaned the peas had 35 bushel very wet day {illegible} 1859 May 28th Bought of N. Baxter .₤ s 40 yrds of cotton 7 1/2 per yrd 2 5 d 6 Do {Ditto} print 7 1/2 Do 3 9 1 Pair of shoes 6 6 88 �1 vest 3s 1 quart of vinegar 7 1/2 3 7 1860 Sept 19 10s 6 Susan 1859 July 11 Bought of Lamb & Sec 1 scyth 5s.6d 2 snaths 6s.2 whitstone 8d L 12 1859 Received from {grandp?} 4 yrd Cotton bought out of it or paid March 2s for Roof spent 2 1.3 horse nails 7 1/2 sugar 1.2 March 12 .2s.6d candle 12 Crity for sash 7s.6d March 19th bought a piece of uper leather 8s.2d sundrs 2s April 13 paid Dr Ronalds 20S iron 16s.3d chain 4s barley & rice 5s coal 3s.4 1/2 razor 1s.3d nails 2s.9d harness leather & buckles 2s.9d shoethread 7 1/2 oil 2s.9d Agriculture Sc 10s Jesup 5d sundres 1s.9d 1859 May the Barn acount gave Harvy Hay a cow for 30 dollars towards his pay per the Framing $30 89 �gave W. Weeks for shingle a cow 26 for 13 thousand June received from Jock 30 dollars bought 224 lb nails 4 1/2 cents per lb & 2s for kegs bought 10 lb boards nails 2 6 Do {Ditto} 10 lb shingle nails 2 6 Do{Ditto} 5 lb large Do{Ditto} 1 3 D{Ditto} 2 lb small August Nov 6 Do{Ditto} 3 lb wrought Do{Ditto} 1 6 Do 10 lb st{illegible} 2 6 Iron for hinges 4 1 20 lb nails 4 6 4 set of hinges 6 1 screws 1 4 1/2 90 �1860 August 7 2 lb nails 1 3 5 lb Do{Ditto} 1 1 1/2 2 lb wrought nails 1 3 {Apr?} 24 {pork?} {?} Apr 19 Joseph Davis choped 22 John Ackland Do{Ditto} 23 Joseph Davis Do{Ditto} 24 Wm Hazelwood Do{Ditto} Work done for John Elingham 1859 butter 3 9 Mar 29 Went to Farmersville with 65 flour barrels to P Wing 6 3 April 6 Adam went to Lyn with 30 butter firkins Darling 10 Baxter 10 Jakes 10 6 3 May 25 Went to Lyn with 24 butter firkins 6 3 91 �Baxter 18 Derby 6 July 13 Do{Ditto} to Farmersville 30 butter tubs Williams 6 Green 12 Blanchard 12 6 3 {illegible} 25 Do{Ditto} to Charlestown 22 Do{Ditto} to Do{Ditto} Bews 6 3 Sept 24 Do{Ditto} to Farmersville 36 pork Barrels 10 to Wills & Mrs 10 to Wign & Bl 16 to Green 6 3 Nov 4 Do{Ditto} to Charlstown 24 Pork Barrels to Bews 6 3 Dec 5 Do{Ditto} 8 Do Do{Ditto} 6 3 Do{Ditto} to Lyn 68 flour Barrels to Colman 6 3 1860 March 27 Do{Ditto} to Lyn 54 flour Barrels for Colman 6 3 May 12 Do{Ditto} to Farmersville with 32 firkins 8 to Mulvaner 10 to {?} 14 to Green 6 3 26 Do{Ditto} to Lyn 53 flour Barrles to Colman 6 3 92 �June July 13 Do{Ditto} to Farmersville 32 firkins 10 to Mulvaner 20 to Green 6 3 20 Do{Ditto} to Charlestown with 20 firkins for Bewes 6 3 29 Do{Ditto} to for a load of bolts 6 3 13 Do{Ditto} to Do Do Do{Ditto} 6 3 16 Do{Ditto} to Lyn with 30 flour Barrels 6 to Colman 5 firkins to Baxter 6 3 5s 5d 1859 pay received from John Elingham ₤ s Jan 23 received from P Wing jug 1s.10 1/2 d Syrup 4s sugar 9d 9 pills 1.7 7 10 1/2 April 6 received fish 1s.3d candle 1s.3d Salavatus 3d 2 May 25 Do {Ditto} from Baxter 10 lb nails 2s.6 plow shear 2.6 5 knife 1s.8d crockry 1s.2d candles 1s.8 4 93 d 9 6 �starch 6 redlon 4 1/2 July Sept 10 13 10 lb shingles nails 2s.6d salaratus 7 1/2d candles 1d coffe 1s.3d {topases?} 1 10 1/2 7 3 25 paper starch files allspice powder broom candle 6 3 24 horse nails 7 1/2 rosen 4 soape 1s.3d spoons 1s collar 1s.1d file 7 1/2 thread .3 pencl 4 1/2 5 6 1/2 1 barrel 1 6 Nov 4 1 lb paper 1s.3d 1 Jack knife 3s.9d 1 barre 6 6 Dec 5 niting needle 2 horse nails 1s.3d opum 10 1/2 d salaratus 7 1/2 2 11 thread 1s rope 1s.6d May 12 receivd from Green 7 yrds cotton 7 1/2 lining 3s9d buttons 5d 86 1/2 June 5 two Butter firkins 2.6 each 5 13 papper 1s Book 1s.3d hoe 1s.10 1/2d Bowls 1.8 pins 7 7 94 7 1/2 �July 20 pills 1s.3d paper 1s.3 slate 7 1/2d spoons 1s.3d allspice 5 1/2 shoethread 3 paper 6d thread 6 6 3 29 1 pair shoes 5 from Elingham 1 pair of shoes 7s.6d July 6 5[7 6 13 from Bews 1 hayfork 4s 1 lb salavatus 7 1/2 4 7 1/2 16 cash 11s.3d 4 7 1/2 11 3 5 1859 July got some Buds from Mr {illegible} in caintown {illegible} at his house East then No 2 then No 5 1 went to Adam Armstrong on A visit Thomas Scott & wife was there on A visit to 2 drew wood for Elingham half Day 3 went to caintown& heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach 4 went to town Meeting sent 1 dollar to Thompson & Co for the Ath{cut off} October 21. 1859 Sketch #1: 95 �{2 lines at 45 degrees diagonal meeting up to a vertical. 1 horizontal line from base of first 45 diagonal line, intersecting 2 45 diagonal line meeting vertical} 5 feet long {on 1st 45 degree diagonal} Do{Ditto} {on 2nd 45 degree diagonal} 1 foots 3 inches {on Horizontal Line} 6 feet {on Vertical line} teeth 8 1/2 inches {under sketch} Sketch #2 {looks like a stake in the ground, hilled up around base with 3 horizontal bars intersecting at regular intervals} 11 inches long {on first horizontal bar} 10 inches long {on second horizontal bar} 9 1/2 long {on third horizontal bar} 6 inches apart {on vertical in between horizontal bar} {on vertical stake} 3 inches {between ground and first horizontal} 6 inches { between first and second horizontal bars 15 inches from sadle to the top Bar {written vertically on right hand side of sketch Sketch #3 {A curved arc with a circle and the beginning and end, and at the top midpoint of arc.} 7 inches to the center {written above first half of arc} this is the cavis or halter part of the Breaking harness {written below sketch} 96 �For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 97 � 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 1858-1860 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. 1858 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>1858</p> <p>Feb</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Drew ceders for bunks &amp; put on top of the hill the ice good but no sloughing or any snow fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>thrashed the poll oats very Stormy Day snowed 7 in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to Brockville with 2 barrels of apples for Mr Turner 12s.6d per barrel they were sold in the fall bought one side of sole leather 1s.6d per lb one side of uper leather 2s per lb 1 bag of cource salt 7s.6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Mr Kincaid with turnips he got some before 10 bushel in all 1s.3 per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to John Youngs on A visit Elen Jock &amp; Margret he had A bee makeing A lime heap</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>drew wood fine Day - -</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Mills preach A Mifsionary sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Lyn with 55 flour barrels for J Elingham to R Colman ad Bet &amp; the colt Jock went to Brockville with A load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>went to Lyn with 10 Bushel of wheat Father ewnt &amp; got A Mortgage from Colmans for $1000 on John Adgley &amp; they are to pay the rest in April A very stormy Day snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>tinkered round the house Jock went to Brockvill with A load of wood he sold it to Mr Morriesin very windy Day &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>mended the harnefs very cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood to Mr Morrason that made 3 load went to the funeral of Mary McClean daughter of Tom's McClean</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock took a load of wood to the Rev Mr McMurry &amp; David brought him up in the cutter he stopted hear all Night so as to preach here to morrow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 14</td> <td>went to caintown with the Revd Mr McMurry to caintown &amp; then to the frount in Adam Armstrongs slaugh &amp; heard him preach both times very stormy Day snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>drew wood of the drowned land, found Jacob Hogabome loading A maple tree that he had cut on the point of land on us &amp; he said that it was him that had cut the white ashtrees or stumps that I showed him &amp; the rest of the stumps that I pointed out to him 15 in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>drew wood very cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Farmersville on A visit to Mr Samuel Throns &amp; got 3 1/2 calf skin 1/2 cip 1/2 colt skins from Robinson Jock went to Brockville with a load of wood got 7s.6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>drew wood from the drowned land little Elen &amp; Granpa went to John Youngs intending to stopt all night &amp; then go to the quartly Meeting at Greenbush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Morrison Preach cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>drew wood &amp; rail cuts to the Bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>thrashed the fall wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>cleaned the fall wheat had 35 bushel Jock went to colmans mill with 20 bushel stopt at Granps &amp; we all made A visit there at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville &amp; took 340 lb of flour to Mr Morrison &amp; that &amp; the wood paid our subscriptions for the curch &amp; his salary &amp; 10s mor which he paid him 10s per 100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew rail cuts to the Bull pasture &amp; 1 load of wood {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Dr ca{illegible} at {illegible} preach warm day roads all most bair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Brockville to the sacrament Mr Morrison preahed very stormy in the afternoon snow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 20</td> <td>Taped 45 trees &amp; made or rather fixed more buckets fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>heavy rain all this forenoon with wind there was Meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>made 2 buckets &amp; fixed stuff very high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>made 3 buckets &amp; fixed more stuff &amp; drew 3 loads of hay from the cap</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>made more buckets fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>helped some in the sugar bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>cleaned out our cellar the Revd Mr Benning &amp; his wife came here for dinner</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville with cabage &amp; turnips he got 1 1/2 per bushel &amp; 4 per cabage roads very bad after it thawed the Revd Mr McMurry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>the Revd Mr McMurray Preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>made shaft for Buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>fixed davids boots &amp; cleaned some flax fine weather &amp; A fine run of sap</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>helped Adam Armstrong to make A Roller very warm Day &amp; fine weather</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Jock went to A raisin of A Barn of John Hayes &amp; began to split rails in the Bull pasture</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>split rails Adam Armstrong helped I went to Aunt Marys in the afternoon &amp; stopt all night fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went in to Brockville bought A pair of collors for the horses 17s.6d 4 bland Deeds 2s &amp; sent 210 dollars by check to Waller in Michel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Shallor preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>helped Adam Armstrong to finishe his roller &amp; rig for the plows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Jock began to plow in the harper field it is sod that is first plowing field dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>hard frost last night plowed in the afternoon the harper field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>loged some hemlock logs in the Bull paster the frost in the ground John Innis came here with his circular saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>sawed &amp; bored 160 sills &amp; 180 caps with Innises saw &amp; auguar used our own horse powr fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to John Youngs to see a farm Jock finished plowing the harper field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to John School house &amp; heard the Revd Mr Truemen preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>came home from T Younge did not see the person that had the farm land good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; rain the morning &amp; all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>moved the fence below the house &amp; plowed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 15</td> <td>plowed in the field below the house &amp; drew rails &amp; stones &amp; dung to the garden &amp; dung for hot bed fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>finished plowing the sod below the house &amp; plowed the garden I worked at the fence in the bull paster the boys drew stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Jock began to plow in the field at the New barn I worked at the fence in the bull paster fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Benning preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>finished the bull paster fence Jock plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Farmersvill for Elingham with 50 flour Barrels &amp; 4 butter tubs for P. Wing &amp; 10 butter tubs for H Green heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>heavy rain last night the most of the Day fixed the horses shoes &amp; shod them forefeet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>planted 8 apple trees 3 pound &amp; the rest other grafts sowed the cabbage seed in the hotbed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Lyn with 14 bushel of wheat o&amp; 2 of corn for a grist raind midle of Day Jock finished plowing the field at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>began to plow in bull paster, ground very wet snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach the snow was 3 inches deep this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>plowed in the bull paster. Jock &amp; the boys drew dung to the 2nd field hard frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>plowed &amp; drew dung the same as yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>finished plowing in the bull paster in forenoon drew dung with both teems to the field below the bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>drew dung to the same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning went to farmersville for Elingham with barrels</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May</p> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Drew dung with both teems to the field below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Mills preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>plowed in the field below the house with both teems John Ackland worked in the garden Saturday &amp; to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Do in the forenoon Do began to sow &amp; sowed 6 Bushel of peas in the harper field ground in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>sowed 6 bushel of Peas in the bull paster about 4 quarts of flaxseed &amp; nearly 1 bushel of the large oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; this morning sowed 3 3/4 bushel of scotch wheat on the fall wheat ground whear it was winter kille &amp; 3 bushel of peas &amp; oats below the house 4 1/2 bushel of oats same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>sowed 5 bushel of Chinie wheat &amp; 3 1/2 bushel of scotch wheat in the field at the New Barn fine Day sowed 4 bushel of peas &amp; oats below the Bull paster {illegible} bushel peas &amp; oats in all {in left margin}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>plowed in the 2nd field &amp; sowed grafs seed at the New Barn gave it one stroke of the drag Jock went Lyn for a landside &amp; took Granpa to the Quartly Meeting fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>plowed in the field below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>sowed 5 bushel of poll oats raind this afternoon the Woods begin to look green thunder &amp; lighting first this year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>plowed in the field below the Bull paster for the corn &amp; potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>finished the field {in left margin} 8 bushel poll oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sowed 5 bushel of poll oats &amp; 2 pails of Barly A little flat 20 pace by 6 sowed white carrots seed 1/2 bushel peas &amp; oats 4 bushel of wheat below the house</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 15</td> <td>Sowed 3 3/4 bushel of wheat in the 2nd field &amp; some flax &amp; carrot seed had Robs horse finished the plowing &amp; sowing fine day {in left hand margin} 20 bushel of {illegible} wheat in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Granpa &amp; David Wat Liz went Mallorytown to A Quartly Meeting fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>plowed John Elinghams garden &amp; drew 2 loads of stuff from Weeks Sawmill rain in afternoon {in left margin} plumb trees in full blossom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>sowed 9 1/2 bushel of oats of on the fall rye it is killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>finished draging the oats &amp; whear the corn &amp; potatos is to be planted showery wheather Jock went to John Younges to help him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>planted about 1 acre of potatos in the 2 field &amp; more than an acre below the Bull paster Robert Armstrong helped heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>planted 1/2 acre of corn in the 2 field in the forenoon heavy rain so that we could not plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>planted about 1 acre of corn below the Bull paster on the first ridge Granpas pumkin &amp; squash is planted &amp; 3 &amp; 4 rows is his corn William Weeks Wife died last night Jock came home from John Younges he has got all sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to the funeral of the late Mrs Weeks she was buired in caintown the Revd Mr McMurry preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>the boys went to Brockville to see the performance of the Queens Birth Day heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>David &amp; Wat went to John Younges to help him to atend the Masons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to Aunt Marys to help he &amp; took 11 bushel of wheat to mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Jock &amp; Granpa went to Granadier Iland to fish</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>made two pails for to milk in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went Brockville with Mr &amp; Mrs Spencer &amp; met Walter as he came of the Boat from Toronto fine day {in left hand margin} cherry trees in full blossom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Mills preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>began to pick stons &amp; make the line fence on the West line laid the stones 4 feet wide put bunks on top rain at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td>Picked stones on the cristes place &amp; made fence on the west line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to Lyne with firkins gave to Baxter &amp; to &amp; got 22 lbs of sole leather on an note or due bill from Colman to Group 24 cents per l Jock 11 3/4 lb of the leather that he is to pay for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain to Day plowed part of the turnip ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Brockville sold 2 hams got 5 per lb they weyed 40 lb butter 9 per lb brougth Mr McMurry he is to preach at caintown very heavy rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>worked at the stones &amp; fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do Do little rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>rain all Day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do made A gate for the bull paster the ground is in a flood with water from the heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>worked on the stones &amp; fence finished them in the forenoon &amp; began to plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to Lyn with 22 bushel of wheat to mill took 3 1/2 bushel of peas sold them to Baxter got 2.6 per bushel 1 shovel 4.6 &amp; 2 hoes 1.8 each</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Goodson preach very heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>heavy rain this morning went on to the roads James Mott the path master caim &amp; stopped us &amp; put it off untill tusday week I then got stuff for cradles</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>picked stones on the cristies place in the forenoon &amp; then plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Jock went to Colmans Mill with 16 bushel of wheat &amp; 4 of corn David finished the plowing at cristies I steemed cradle stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>got 6 bushel of coal from J Cumins &amp; Innes made shoes for the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>hoed the corn had a picking bee very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Jock went to Lyn for A load of sand for Wm Hazelwood &amp; I went to charleston with firkins the boys hed the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to the funeral of old Mr Marshel I drew his corps he was buried at Booths</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>sowed the turnips first 4 rows Golden ball ground Still wet but they are late worked on the road {in left margin} Turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Westport with the wool Jock &amp; the boys howed the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>got home from Westport with the wool stopt one nigth at Clarks &amp; one Sheldos very hot weather had 154 1/2 lb of corn &amp; 179 1/2 25 of granpas in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>made a trough for the calfs &amp; one for the bull well very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>David draged at Cristes Jock &amp; I went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd M</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>David draged at cristies Jock drew dung to the Harper field I fixed cradle stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to A Stewarts for the Revd Mr Morrison he came to visit us &amp; preached at caintown at 5 oclock &amp; I went to Lyn with him after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>went to Lyn with 27 firkins for Elingham very dry weather David helped W Hazelwood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 1</td> <td>Went threw the turnips with Bet the flys is very bad David helped Wm Hazelwood &amp; Jock drew sand from Lyn for him very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Brockville with Wat he is going to Toronto to the Board of examination</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>helped John Innis to make a Jack for his thrashing machin A fine Showr this afternoon David draged on the cristie place Jock plowed in the harper field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>David went through the corn &amp; potatos with the cultivator very Dry weather &amp; made pass</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>hoed the potatos the ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Do Corn Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>finished the hoeing fine shower in the at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville with A calf &amp; sheep he got 3 dollars for the sheep bought 2 scyths 5s.7 1/2d warnted from Ashely &amp; fixed some horse rake teeth for A Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Walter Lucy went to Lyn with firkins for Elingham I went farmersville with the School Mistress she was brough up by Mathew Towe for whipping his son the cace was not sustained it was tryed before Mesefsrs Giles Hazelwood &amp; Parish</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>the Revd Mr Milles preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all day to lay the ground in A swim or flood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>let water of the Turnips the ground in A flood made a hay rack for bobs waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Began to mow below the house fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>mowed in the little orchard grafs good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do &amp; drew in to the old Barn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 17</td> <td>Granpa &amp; David took Elens Black cow to Brockville &amp; left her C.E Jones to get Bulled by his Bull Hilander finished the orchard cutting fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Jock &amp; the boys went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach Granpa went a {illegible} Meeting in Junetown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>mowed in the field below the little orchard &amp; drew in the hay into the cap off the little {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>mowed below the little orchard very thisley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do Do fine showr this afternoon Granpa came home from Portland he went there along with Mr Nicol for Birds &amp; we sent $15 to Walter by Nicol to be posted in Lyn Wat pasd the Board in Toronto on saturday &amp; he wants money</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>very dull Day went to a Sabath School anniversary at Mallortown with the children there was some good speeches &amp; the band &amp; dinner</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>worked at the hay little rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>drew in hay from below the little orchard the Revd Mr Smart visited &amp; took Diner here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>the Revd Mr McDonah preached in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Smart in the afternoon in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>mowed frount of Lizeys old house fine Day 27 dr Walter Lusy went to Brockville with Lisader &amp; Addie brought the Black cow home from Mr Jones she took he Bull on Saturday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>drew in the hay frount of Lizes fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>snowed in the field frount of Lizyes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>mowed in the field frount of Lizes fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Granpa went to Lyn to Quartly Meeting finished mowing south side of the road &amp; raked up the rest of the Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <p>Aug</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>drew in the hay from the frount of Lizeas put loads in the midle floor half next the door for the springs work drew in the fall wheat David &amp; Humphery Yonge mowed the Thomson place beyound the creek</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew in 2 loads of hay &amp; that finished the south side of the road heavy rain after 10 oclock the rest of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain went to Farmersville with 18 firkins for Alingham to Green very heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>made A ring for the Bush in the forenoon John yonge &amp; his Wiffe came here on A visit I fixed cradles for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to Sam Youngs with John &amp; his wife , Margret</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>cut the grafs seed &amp; then went to Christie place mowed &amp; cocked what we had there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Mills preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>stackd &amp; drew in all we had out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>helped Will Hazelwood to mow David began to crofs plow the fallow at cristie place warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>David plowed I made Buggy axel heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to James Cummins &amp; got 10 bushel of coal paid him 3s 1 1/2d David plowing fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Brockville with A tub of butter 104 lb got 7 1/2 per lb &amp; pay for the tub pr 30 lb rolls bought a cradle scythe 5s3d {illegible } 7 1/2 that Mrs Spacer got</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>finished plowing the cristie place in the forenoon and cutting barley in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Made a landside for Jock plow put soe shoes on the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Began to cut the S wheat on the fall wheat ground Jock went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>finished &amp; began to cut at the New Barn fine in the Jock &amp; the Women went to the funeral of the Widow B{illegible}son heavy rain in forenoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 19</td> <td>worked at the wheat at the New Barn I cut {illegible} straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Do {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Finished the wheat this morning began to cut the wheat below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McDonaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>cut the oats below the house fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Elen &amp; Granpa went to Brockville &amp; sld 20 lbs of butter 8 1/2 per lb 1 chees 15 lbs 5 per lb drew in 15 load of wheat at the New Barn &amp; began to cut the oats on the Rye ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>finished cuting the oats &amp; drew in the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew in the oats on the Rye ground &amp; the wheat below the house &amp; the Barly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>drew in the oats below the house in the morning rained after Breakfast David draged at cristies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Brockville with Wm Hazelwood &amp; heard the Revd Mr preach &amp; got tokens for sacrament David drew dung to the cristie place some showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>intended to go to Brockville to the sacrement but rained so that we could not go we went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>drew dung to the cristies place a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>began to plow at cristies place &amp; I thrashed seed very dull &amp; cloudy weather</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 1</td> <td>Plowed at cristies place &amp; thrashed seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>finished the plowing &amp; sowed 2 bushel of the Elgan wheat old seed west line then 3 1/2 bushel of the bearded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>sowed 2 bushel of Rye &amp; plowed the head ridges a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>cleaned out the furrows &amp; finished the field at cristies in the forenoon then finished cuting the oats &amp; began to hook the Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach very heavy showr as we got to James Cummins rain in there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>worked at the peas till tea then drew in 2 load of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>finished hooking the Peas &amp; drew in some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew in the peas &amp; flax &amp; that finished the harvest work fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>went with a sheep sold it for 3$ got 1 barrel of salt for 8.9 shoe thread 6 salsoda 4d.2 crocks 4s.6d toll 7 cakes 6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>put a shoe on horse &amp; killed a sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went with 28 firkins for Elingham to Charlestown for D Bews</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Willard Weeks &amp; got 274 feet of clapboards &amp; 526 feet of inch boards of John Cavenahs drew 2 small hemlock logs for jice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to Lyn for sand David helped T Davis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>fixed the neck yolk &amp; picked appels for the Horticulture show to morrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>heavy rain all Day did not go to the show put up boards to dry in house</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 17</td> <td>David choped in the Bull paster the brush &amp; old logs I sawed &amp; plained stuff for doors in the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>cut the corn up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Samuel Innis made Shoes for the horses put some on</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>he fixed more &amp; fixed 2 colters &amp; we shod the horses all round Mr John Nicol &amp; Mr Rogers Gardener from Brockville come hear to get speciments off Apples for to send to the Provincial Show little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>thrashed the fall wheat fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Lyn for sand Rob went with me &amp; we brought 2 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>took 14 bushel of wheat to Lyn to the Mill &amp; went to Brockville with some apples to Dr Ronalds for to send to the Provincial show</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>helped John Ackland to thrash with the machin his Buckwheat David &amp; Robert Armstrong drew 2 load of sand from Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to Lyn to the Funeral of Mrs Bagg oldest daughter of Samuel Young she was buried in caintown the Revd Mr Mills preached there was upwards of 100 waggons &amp; Buggys some said it was the largest funeral I ever saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to Wicks for 6 jice in the forenoon David began to plow in the orchard at the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>plowed in the orchard &amp; helped Acklands the ash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to Lyn for sand &amp; got 1 side of soleleather for John Younge 18 3/4 lbs 34 cents per lb or $6.34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>fixed the barrel rack &amp; chored</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct 1</td> <td>Went to Lyn with 22 porkbarrels 10 to Mr Durbin &amp; 12 to Baxter cold Day roads good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to a raising of Adam Armstrong David finished plowing the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Mallorytown for Brick I had 450 Jock had 480 I am to get 1000 from F Scott for 3$</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went for Brick got 487 bought 2000 5000 at 3 dollars per 1000 paid Andres 7 dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went for Bricks got 400 very wet day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>the Revd Mr McMurry preached in caintow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>worked at the wood shed untill John Yonge came hear &amp; I went to Landsdown with him in our Buggy to Cristes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to Gananoque Fair &amp; cattel shows acted as Judge on cattel came home to Ben Younges that night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon got home at sundown roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>fixed floor in wood sed the Boys worked at the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Charlestown wiht 30 pork barrels to Bews &amp; got A pair of cart wheels from Wm Hicks the price 8 dollars &amp; the iron on the hubs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>worked at wood shed the Boys finished the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>the Revd Mr McDonauh preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>worked at the wood shed David plowed in the field below the house</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Octo 19</td> <td>David plowed I took the roof of Lizes old house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>plained stuff for woodshed fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went Brockville Granpa Bought A chest of tea</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>the Revd Mr Shaw preached in caintown he is a Free Church Minister &amp; is expected to preach hear every Sunday fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>thrashed 8 wheat it was Jocks that he had on the 3rd field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>cleaned the wheat had bushels I got 8 bushel &amp; sent it to McIntoshs Mills &amp; we began to move</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X 27</td> <td>We moved over to Jocks &amp; movd over to ours house fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>began to take down the chimney &amp; got it down as fare as the floor David &amp; John thrashed peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>David went to Charlestown with 24 pork barrels for J Elingham to Bews I built A chimney for the stoves</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>took down the remainder of the chimney</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>the Revd Mr Mills preached at half past ten &amp; the Revd Mr Shaw preached half past two fine weather</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 1</td> <td>Drew in 2 load of potatos &amp; cleaned up the peas had Bushel &amp; cut out a door whear the chimney ws fine weather went for lime brot the tire of the waggon paid 2s.6d for retiring it road bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Drew in more of the Potatos nearly half of them roting worked at the Door</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>worked all the weak at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>the Revd Mr Shaw preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the house the most of the week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>kill the hogs wat came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>John Ackland helped David to under pin the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to Farmersville with 21 pork barrels gave 3 to Wing &amp; Blanchard &amp; 18 to Green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>very stormy Day with snow the first this season drew some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>the Revd Mr McDonner preach in the forenoon and the Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Samuel Innises to the funeral of his son Willian howe Died on Saturday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>drew some wood after shoeing the slaugh the slaugh went weel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>worked at the woodshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went to Brockville with sasugues got 7 1/2 per lb &amp; 9 for butter bought 1 bar of sweds iron 4d per lb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>John Innis came and made shoes for the horses &amp; I put some of them on</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>worked at the wood shed in the forenoon &amp; A little at the oven</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 21</td> <td>Went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Shaw preach in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>finished building the oven John Ackland helped Mr Wm Rath was here Wat took him to Fred Purvis fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>David took Wat to Lansdown to survay very stormy Day with snow I put A roof on oven let the Ram to the Sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>worked at the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>helped Rob to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew wood from the sugar bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>cleaned the peas had 15 1/2 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went fo caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Wills preach fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>helped W. H. Davis to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>David went with Wat to Lansdown snowed about 4 inches last night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec 1</td> <td>David went to Lyn with pork barrles I worked at the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>David went to Mallorytown for Brick brought 500</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>thrashed oats with Jock horse had 18 bushel or 9 bushel each</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>worked at the woodshed &amp; fixed the s shool house very stormy wind &amp; snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>very stormy Day snow &amp; rain the Revd Mr Shaw preached in caintown this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to Charlestown with 20 pork barrels has to Bews roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>thrashed our spring wheat hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>cleaned the wheat paid Jocke the 8 bushel that I borrowed &amp; sent 6 1/2 of good &amp; 1 1/2 of tailings to the Mill &amp; 6 bushel of buckwheat that Granpa got from John Ackland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>made A toung for John Younge slaugh &amp; got our deeds from Granpa &amp; gave or exchanged our deeds for the Thompson place &amp; the criste place John Yonge &amp; Wat witnefsed them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>clapboard part of the wood shed stormy in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>finished the clapboarding fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McDonah preach in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>thrash oats rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>killed A sheep &amp; tow pigs heavy rain this afternoon snow nearly gone</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec 15</td> <td>Elen was put to Bed of A Daughter this morning heavy rain most of the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>made a door for the room in the woodshed snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>worked at the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>the Revd Mr Paterson preached in caintown fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>worked at the floor in the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>threashe our poll oats snow &amp; rain most fo the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went to Charlestown with 26 pork barrles &amp; to Bews roads poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>finishe the floor in the wood shed cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to Brockville with sausagues got 7 1/2 per lb very cold bougth an axe from McMillen &amp; Fleches warrent for 30 days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>made A handle for the axe Wm Hazelwood &amp; famley was hear for Dinner cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Paterson preach &amp; the ?Revd Mr Mills</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>helped Jock to kill A cow then went to Mallorytown for a load of Brick 600</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>David went to Mallorytown for 600 Brick I built</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>drew some wood of the drowned land</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Jock &amp; the boys thrashed oats I gave Elen anemic she is very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>built some brick in the wood shed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January 1</td> <td>Built A part of a chimney in the woods &amp; then went to Adam Armstrongs very fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Patterson preach in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to Mallorytown Town Meeting there was two meeting owing to a rong advertisiment the Conservatives chose Mr. Dowsley for chairman &amp; Elected Mefsers Thompson Scott Every Flow &amp; Morton by aclamation</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>thrashed oats fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>David went to Mallorytown for I Scott to plaster the weavers house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>atended on T Scott plastering</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do rained &amp; thawed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>finished plastering the cuberd this morning &amp; went home with Scott his was 2 1/2 days at work fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>David went to caintown with Granp to night &amp; froze both is Ears coming home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>worked at a cupboard for Jock very cold{in left margin} {cut off} hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>worked at the weavers room</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>thrashed in the forenoon &amp; went to colmans in the afternoon &amp; got 17 lb of leather at 34c &amp; paid by bill 2.6c which left $5.50 that was charged to Jock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Drew wood of the cristies place rained in the afternoon &amp; went the Funeral of Thomas Dicke in caintown {in left margin} moved the Loom</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 15</td> <td>worked at the weavers room &amp; fixed the loom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Rev Mr Clark preach A mifsionary sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>thrashed for John Ackland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>drew some wood fine Day Revd Mr Morrison preached in caintown at 6 1/2 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went with Revd Mr Morrison to James Hunter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture meeting was chosen President fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>thrashed spring wheat little rain this forenoon the Revd Mr Patterson came here on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>finished thrashing the chinee wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Patterson in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>David went to Charlestown Farmersville with Barrels for Elingham to P Wing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>began to draw logs to McIntosh Mill of the point</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do Do John Armstrong made some irons for A neckyoke</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>drew sawlogs to Mc fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>snowed about 7 inches last rain this morning thrashed this forenoon drew sawlogs in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>James Clow &amp; John there Wifes came here on A visit I went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>the Revd Mr Patterson preach in the afternoon fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>cleaned the wheat forenoon Drew logs John Armstrong made evens for whipeltrees &amp; shod Jocks horses</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 1</td> <td>Thomas Scott &amp; Wife have all night on A visit drew S logs in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>drew S logs very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>thrashed spring wheat &amp; finished it very stormy Day wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>drew S logs cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Patterson preach in the afternoon snowed most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>drew 8 ash S logs for Braces &amp; 1 hemlock that made 99 logs that we have got in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>cleaned the wheat had 24 bushel John Younge &amp; his Wife came here on A visit &amp; we all went Wm Hazelwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Snowed all day we went with I Younge to Samuel Younge on A visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>drew the old stack of hay from Cristies place ver cold Day with wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; got 1 per lb for Butter &amp; 6s.3d for Spitzenburg bought an axe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>drew some wood &amp; made an axe handle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; heard the Rev Mr Morrison preach very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Harvy Hays came hear &amp; began to hue the timber for the Barn &amp; shed he is to get fifty dollars for geting out the timer &amp; framing &amp; raising the building</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>worked at the timber for the building</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>rained most of the Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 19</td> <td>Drew out of the swamp all the timber that was hewed snowe nearly gone fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>rained most of the Day the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our school House</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>choped down two of the big Elms trees at the edge of the sugar bush &amp; drew up some of the tops to the house David cut his foot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Harvy Hays came &amp; huwed more of the timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>worke at the timber fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>finished huwing the timer this forenoon &amp; drew out some of the timber Davids foot very bad Dr Keer looking at it yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>drew the rest of the timber that was huwed a very stormy Day snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27 27</td> <td>the Revd Mr Patterson preached in caintown this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>very stormy Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 1</td> <td>Wat went to Brockville for Dr Ronalds to come &amp; see Davids leg or foot it is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>drew ceader from cristes place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew girths &amp; joice out off our swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Lyn for Dr Ronalds to see David</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>finished cuting &amp; drawing the girths &amp; jice thawing fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Jock went to Brockville &amp; brought Dr Ronalds to see David he is very bad the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our shool house he stopt hear all night he took Dr Ronalds home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went to John Fergusons &amp; got out all the rafters for the Barn to the Road at his house fine Day slaughing gone John Younge came here to David</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>very stormy Day Davids foot started a bleeding sent for Dr Ronalds he came &amp; stopted all nigth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Adam went home with the Dr</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Rob went for the Dr again &amp; I took him home fixed buckets tapt a few trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Jock went for the Dre cant get the Blood stopt he came &amp; pluged it s as to put A pressure on the artre</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>I went to Mallorytown expeting to meet Dr Richmond to so as to consult with Dr Ronalds but he did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Jock went Brockville for the Dr but he said there was no need of him coming till tusday when he heard how he was</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 14</td> <td>fixed buckets heavy rain &amp; sawed stake {illegible cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>fixed up fence Jock went to Lyn for the Dr in the morning I took him back at night David is doing well roads very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>made some bunks fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to Mc Mill with 12 1/2 bushel of wheat the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>made bunks for the Bull paster Jock went to Lyn for Dr Ronalds he did not come the Roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Lyn on horseback &amp; then walked to Brockville to see Dr Ronalds about Davids foot his Brother Wm is very sick he gave me direction how to drefs it came to Lyn on the cars very stormy rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>the Revd Mr Shaw Preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>altered the Bull paster fence below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>drew 2 loads of hay from the cap heavy rain this afternoon made a pair of bunk bars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>worked in the sugarbush this forenoon &amp; then at the Bull paster fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>worked a little the fence very wet day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>worked at the Bull paster fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>finished the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Shaw preach in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Mill with 3 1/2 bushel of corn 8 of oats roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>sawed stuff for staks &amp; made them &amp; bu{cut off} Margret was put to Bed of a Son</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Lay all day in Bed with inflammation in the left Eye</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>went to a raisen of a shed of McClarys fine Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859 David &amp; Elen went to G McClearned &amp; got there teeth fixed</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td>Worked at Bunks bored &amp; made fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>shaved some stuff for whipeltrees &amp; drew some hay &amp; the bunks for the road fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McDa{cut off} in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Shaw in the afternoon Preech fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>made Bunk fence on the Road west line south side very high winds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>very sore Eyes did nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>made Do Do Do Adam went to Ly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>made A Door for the woodshed &amp; drew stone from Wm Davis for the foundation of the Barn hard frost last nigth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew dung for the hot Bed &amp; the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>drew hay in the forenoon &amp; stone to the road fence for hogholeing in the afternoon hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>the Revd Mr Boyed preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>heavy rain all Day fixed at A New drag</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>fixed around the house cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Brockville Paid Dr Ronalds twenty Dollars &amp; I owe him yet 13 dollars he came 7 times to see Davids foot &amp; charged 5 dollars A trip he throwed off 2 dollars&amp; that was 33 dollars I qualified {in left margin} fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Jock is very bad with Rumatism I went to Hiram Booth to get him to make what he called sulphate of steel he tok A thick piece of blister steel heated to a whiteheat, held over a pail of water then put a piece of brimstone on the steel &amp; droped into the water. This is taken &amp; hammered fine and put into gin 3 wine glass a day {in left margin} heavy rain all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 15</td> <td>very cold made the hot bed in the forenoon rained all the afternoon the ground is all in A swim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>drew A load of hay from the old barn in the morning &amp; shod the horses drew stones at the cristes place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy Preached in our school house in the forenoon &amp; Mr Shaw in caintown in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went Mallorytown to an Agricultural Meeting the Boys drew stones at cristes fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>all worked at the stones Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>finished the stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to John Younges got some peas stopt all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>came home from John Younges they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>very stormy snow &amp; wind the snow above six inches deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKinze preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Samuel Innis to get drag teeth made &amp; yoke for the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>David began to plow &amp; plowed at cristes ground too wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>plowed at cristies I came home from Innises</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>I worked in the garden David plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>finished the plowing at cristes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>David went to Innises with Granpa he was going to the Quartley meeting</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKenzie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>scraped A dich across the field below the Bull paster &amp; fixed the fence around the field David went to Brockville for Map paper for Wat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Began to sow &amp; sowed from John Young &amp; 5 Bushel of our own &amp; 1/2 bushel of Spring Rye in the Cristies place warm &amp; dry {in left margin} 6 bushel of of Peas in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>David finished draging the cristies Place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>draged the orchard very warm &amp; dry {in left margin} woods look green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>plowed in the orchard Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>draged the orchard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKenzie Preach in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>a little rain this morning plowed in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>finished plowing the orchard that was for potatos &amp; began the plow below the Bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>draged the orchard for the potatos begun to plant the potatos in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>finished planting the potatoes 3 bushel of Thompsons west side then 5 bushel of the Dones 3 of cups then 2 rows of Morinees then the South Amarican &amp; some Scotch Greays {in left margin} went to J. Hazelwood on A case between Wm Murry &amp; J. Cavinaugh for trefspafs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sowed 6 bushel of Chinia Wheat below the Bull paster sowed 3/4 of A bushel of timithy seed gave it one stroke of the drag ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Mills preach in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 16</td> <td>drew dung to the field below the Bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>finished drawing dung &amp; went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>began to Plow for the corn I thrashed hay for seed Jock &amp; me ewnt to Lyn with the corps of Mrs Edgly she died on Monday morning 1/2 past twelve Elen &amp; her Mother was there Rob plowed with us today in the old bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>plowed in the field below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Rob plowed in the old Bull paster david draged the corn ground &amp; I sowed 3 1/2 bushel of Schoch wheat &amp; see it down gave it one stroke of the drag {in left margin} 9 1/2 bushel of wheat in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Rob helped to plow &amp; I planted the corn in the field below the house the ground very dry Granpa put A handfull of ashes in every hill as we planted little rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Sowed 4 bushel of the poll oats &amp; 5 1/2 of the little while &amp; 1 of the large oats in the field west line North side of the road begining next the house &amp; 5 quarts of flax seed on 50 pace by C</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>the Boys all went to Brockville to the Queens birth day &amp; I finishe the draging</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Lyn with Butter firkins for Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>plowed &amp; sowed 1 bushel of Barley between the dich &amp; the line &amp; seeded it down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>drew dung for the turnips in the orchard fine rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>finished the dung &amp; plowed part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>finished plowing &amp; draged &amp; furrowed part up {in left margin} washed the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>planted 9 rows of sugar beets 3 rows of carrots &amp; 20 rows of turnips steeped part of the seed over night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td>Went to Mill with 12 Bushel of wheat &amp; drew 3 loads of boards had Bobs horse Keat was lame</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to the funerl of Robert Woods son he was drowned at the Narrows washing sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew the rafters from Fergusons Rob helped &amp; 13000 shingles from Weekeses I sold him a cow for them 26 dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Scored for H. Hayes he has been here since tusday with 2 hands framing the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>worked on the Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do very Dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>scored for the Barn considerable rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>worked at the foundation of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>raised the Barn &amp; shed stable then between 50 &amp; 60 Men all Day finished about 5 oclock in the afternoon fine Day Paid Hayes 16$ dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our school house &amp; the Revd Mr McKenzie in caintown in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain to Day made a lader</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>worked at the Barn fine Day Plowed at cristies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>little rain this morning sowed 1 bushel of Buckwheat at the cristies East line Trall came &amp; cut Jocks Horse about 11 oclock &amp; about 7 his guts came down so that we had to kill him Mr Hornybook came to see Watt from Merrickville</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 17</td> <td>opened Jocks horse there was a reginal pasage along the cord like a gut worked at Jocks corn &amp; worked at the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; bought 1 chest of tea 2.4 &amp; 2 kegs of nails for the Barn 112 lbs each 4 cents per lb from Robinson &amp; Easton &amp; Co</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>the Revd Mr Green Bible agent preached at the stone church in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>worked at the Barn the boys worked at the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>began to shingle the boys at the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>worked at the Barn the boys at the potatos in little orchard I went at tea time form 4000 shingles Jock is geting from David Tennent</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; got A peace fo iron &amp; A side of soleleather from Colman 17 1/2 lb 33 cents per lb $5.77</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>worked at the Barn warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do A little shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preache at our school house &amp; the Revd Mr McKenzie at caintown in the afternoon warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>worked at the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do Do the Boys worked at the Potatos very dry weather</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 1</td> <td>Worked at the Barn Jock went to Brockville at the corn bags</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do the &amp; Jock worked at corn &amp; potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>no Meeting to Day a little rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>worked at the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>David &amp; Granpa went to westport with the Wool to get carded very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>worked at the Barn Jocks wat fell &amp; hurt himself Dr Keer bleed him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>finished shingleing the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>worked at Barn alone David &amp; Granpa came home from westport</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>worked at the Barn Jock went to Brockville the boys hoed the potatos in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to Brockville to the sacrament the Revd Mr Morrison came home with us &amp; preached in caintown at half past six oclock this evening &amp; slept all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to James Hamiltons with Mr Morrison the boys worked at the corn &amp; potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>drew 20 peices for 2 inch plank from John Cavinnaughs he gave them to Granpa for work 596 feet board messure &amp; 350 feet from J J McIntosh Wat began to Mow around the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>worked at the Barn floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Drew in the first hay to the the New Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Began to cut the fall wheat at cristies place good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>A little rain last night finished the fall wheat this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown this afternoon very warm day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 18</td> <td>Cut the fall Ray good crop drew in a load of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>the boys helped Jock to cut his fall wheat &amp; shelled 5 of Bushel Corn &amp; got 3 bushel of wheat from Bob &amp; went to Mill got 650 feet of boards pine from J.J McIntosh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Brockville with Elen &amp; met Jonney &amp; brought him home he came on the cars from Caralton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>drew in hay front of Elizes hay very light Wat helped bob to cut his fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>the Boys mowed &amp; I shingled part of the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>mowed a little &amp; drew in from Eleyes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house &amp; the Revd Mr Willson in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>heavy rain this morning David went to Charlestown with firkins for Elingham Adam &amp; me raked up some hay in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>mowed this morning heavy rain about 9 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>mowed below the orchard grafs very light showry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>drew in 2 load of hay in the forenoon &amp; the Bal{cut off} wheat after dinner then rain &amp; heavy thunder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>drew in the rest of the fall wheat &amp; Ry &amp; drew in some hay below the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>finished mowing the field below the orchard in the forenoon Wm Moores came here with the Head stone for Mothers Grave Granpa &amp; e went to the Graveyard with him &amp; put it up at the head of the grave &amp; he came home with us</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td>Drew in the hay below the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Mowed at cristies place F Moors went home gave him twenty dollars as part pay for Mothers head stone it is thirty dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew in the hay from cristies &amp; that finished our haying it is A poor crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>fixed the thrashing Machin put in some new threads heavy rain most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>thrashed &amp; cleaned 11 1/2 bushel of fall wheat very good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to Lyn with the wheat to the Mill Wm Henry had A raisin of A Barn stopt to it when I was coming home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our School house in the forenoon he stopt hear all night fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>made the frount Barn doors John Armstrong made the hinges for them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>worked at the stable &amp; Barn the boys worked at the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Granpa &amp; me went to Mallorytown he went to Jacob Vandusenns to get buds &amp; left IL Thompson acount to be sued</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>thrashed part of the fall wheat in the forenoon &amp; went to the Funeral of Jane Purvis daughter of George Purvis she was buried at the Stone Church the Revd Mr Mills preached the church would not hold half the people</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>thrashed the Blue stem fall wheat had 12 1/2 bushel I had 38 1/2 bushel in all sowed 5 1/2 bushel little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>thrashed A little Rye but it was so hot A Day &amp; the horses sweat so much that we quite</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to the Quartly Meeting at Lyn Granpa went yesterday there was a great many there very warm Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 15</td> <td>Went to marsh at the head of Larues pond to cut hay David Jocks Watt with Me &amp; we went with John Ackland I helped Mr Rosenberg till noon then he is to help to slack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>worked in the marsh very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>cockd &amp; stacked &amp; finished what we cut in the marsh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>worked or mowed A little this morning for Mr Rosenberg &amp; came home with Mr Edgly Mary is very sick Dr Keer says it is the watter in the head</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>the Boys worked in the swamp below the orchard I did nothing the Baby is very low</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>the Boys began to cut the peas I cut A little of the Barley Granmam &amp; betsey has been here since thirsday the Baby is so low that they never its side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Revd Mr Harvy preached at our school house the Baby is so low that I did not go</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Mary Breathed her last about 7 oclock this morning she suffered a great deal before she died</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Mary is buried at Granmam feet the Rev Mr Morrison preached there was A great many there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>rain most of the Day thrashed the Rye</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Began to cut the spring wheat good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>finished the chinee wheat then cut the large oats warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>cut the Scotch wheat heavy rain &amp; hail this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Revd Mr Mills preached this forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>drew in the scotch wheat &amp; went to Mill with 11 Bushel of Rye wat cut some of the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>drew in the chinee wheat the large oats the Barley &amp; John Youngs peas &amp; spring Rye</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>hooked peas in the forenoon rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 1</td> <td>Finished cuting the little oats very short</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>finished hooking the peas part of them took a second growth they are green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew in Peas fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>draged &amp; drew stones of the pea ground dull &amp; wet time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>drew dung on part of the pea ground for fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>plowed for the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do &amp; drew some dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sowed about 2 1/2 bushel of the Blue Stem wheat on the cristies place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>very wet Day shod the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown very rain &amp; wind this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>thrashed for Jock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>plowed for the Rye drew the last of the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of Rye in the morning then went to Thomas Davis dung Bee fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to the Funeral of Thomas Sharp he was Buried in caintown the Revd Mr Mills preached drew in the last of the oats they are the poll oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X 16</td> <td>very hard frost last night everything is Killed David plowed where the Rye was I cut some of the corn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 17</td> <td>Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Rye that makes 5 bushel of Rye &amp; 2 1/2 Bushel of wheat all on the cristie place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preached in our school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>cut corn very much brock down fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>fixed the lids of the stove very wet day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>heavy rain most of the Day the boys thrashed peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>began to work at the stables dug earth out of the horse stable &amp; filled into the cow stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Farmersville with pork barles for Elingham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X 24</td> <td>worked the forenoon at the stables Picked the snows this afternoon great fog yesterday &amp; to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25 25</td> <td>the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to Brockville with 2 Barrels of American Apples got 10s per Barrels &amp; atended an Agriculture meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>choped old logs on the cristies place John Yonge came here on foot to tell us Wal of some work at crosby</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to the toll gate with John Yonge this afternoon the Boys choped on cristies place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to Mallorytown with the Buggy to meet Mr Hornabrook an aquantance of wats that is going to Toronto to the Collage</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>thrashed the Buckwheat fine Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct 1</td> <td>cleaned the Buckwheat had 17 bushel very wet day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>the Revd Mr Mills preahd in caintown &amp; the Revd Mr Harvy in our school house heavy rain &amp; hail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>I helped John Ackland to thrash his Buckwheat the boys drew the pumkins</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Brockville with 3 Barrels of snow Apples 1 Barrels I rolled every apple in paper it is to go to Glasgow the other 2 is for Mr Robinson own use got 3 dollars &amp; 12s.6d each for the other two</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to John Younges with Jock Elen &amp; Margret on a visit Jock &amp; me went to Kitley Fair fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>helped John Ackland to thrash his wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>helped John Ackland to thrash his oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>had a loging Bee on the Cristies place got A fine job done fired the most the heaps very dry wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>worked at fire &amp; logheaps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>worked at the fire in the forenoon &amp; began to draw in the corn the wind rose to a great very high &amp; blew the fire into the stumps &amp; into the old fences between Ackland &amp; us &amp; then into acrofs Ackland into Hogan fence burned all the old stable</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October 14</td> <td>diged Potatos the ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; to Day huskcd at corn it is very poor the white corn is the best</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preached at our school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to Brockville with 2 barrels of apples 1 1/2 of snows &amp; 1/2 f calvels 12s.6d per barrel sold 1 tub of butter 17 cents per lb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>diged potatoes hard frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>finished diging the potatos &amp; killed a hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Farmersville with a hog sold it for 5 .1/4 dollars per hundred it weigh 257 lb bought a plough for 9 3/4 dollars 1 extra mold &amp; 2 extra shares</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>shod the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>david began to plow on the cristie place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in caintown in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>david plowed the ground very dry I cam home from John Younge I went there on Saturday he got himself hurt he is better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>dug the carrots good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>David went to Brockville with A load of turnips for Hucheson 1d per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>puld turnips hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>finished the turnip fine crop hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>drew in the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>the Revd Mr Harvy preach in our school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>drew wood a sleepers for the stable</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 1</td> <td>drew sleepers for the stable in the forenoon hewed some of them in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Went to Mallorytown to the cattle Show took the premium on the 3 year old Bull &amp; on the year old 2 on the Bull calf &amp; on the Black cow 1 on 2 year old heffr 2 on the year old heffer 1 on fall wheat 1 on turnips 1 on Sugar Beets 2 on carrots 3 on fall wheat in the field 1 on turnips in the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>killed the hogs Bob &amp; Wm Davis helped in the forenoon went to caintown heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach &amp; helped to dig A grave for Samuel Younges child it died last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Samuel Youngs child funeral the Revd Mr Harvy preached in caintown church there was a large funeral fine wheather kind of smokey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>laid the floor in the horse stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to Lyn for Granpa he was at the Quartly meeting cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went to Larzena Mats &amp; trade horses {illegible} is to give him 15 dollars next spring then I helped Edgly to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>helped Edgly to finishe thrashing his wheat worked at the stable in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>worked at the stable in the forenoon thrash oats for Edgly in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>I Killed a Bull of Robs &amp; gave him ours 2 part at his his was 2 year old ours 1 year old rained &amp; snowed all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 11</td> <td>worked at the stable Jock &amp; the boys drew stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to Brockville with Sausagues sold them 7 1/2 lb settled with Baxter &amp; payed him L 2"6"1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>rained &amp; snowed all day so that there was no Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>worked at the stable Jock &amp; Granpa went to Mallorytown Granpa sued J.L. Thompson for 45$ got 4 loads {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>I worked at the stable put the horses in it for the first time had them in at the uper barn hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>worked at the stable fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>worked at the cow stable began to pa{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Do at the paving of the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>finished the paving fine weather for the paving nailed up the rest of the Boards</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>snowed a little in the forenoon the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>worked at the stable jointing board</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to the funeral of Charels Booth he was buried at the Booth bureing ground the Revd Mr McKenzie prached at Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>worked at the Bails for the cows &amp; got them in for the first time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>fixed shoes for the horses &amp; shod Bet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>shod Duch &amp; went to Lyn with 15 1/2 bushel of turnips 1s.3 per bushel sold 6 yrd fullcloth 4s per yrd Bought a coat for David settled Lee &amp; Lamb &amp; payed them 12s.2d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>the Revd Mr Mills preached at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>went to Lyn with 25 Bushel turnips 1s.3d per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>fix at the horse stable put in a window Killed the Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>helped Jock to show his horses</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec 1</td> <td>Thrashed 8 1/2 bushel of wheat cleaned &amp; went to Mill &amp; took 2 bushel corn little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>stormed all Day wind &amp; snow chored</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>helped W Hogan to put tow logs on his stable in the forenoon killed 3 sheep in the afternoon very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>no meeting very stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Charlestown with 3 pork barles to Bews &amp; took our full cloth to Farmersville &amp; a check web for Mr Clark left them at Parishes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to John Younges with Elen &amp; Jock fine morning began to rain about noon rained all night so that we had to stay all night snow all gone then snowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>we came home with the slaugh after dinner roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>killed 3 sheep for Jock &amp; 2 hogs 1 for Willson Granpa went to Mallorytown with {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>David helped W.H.Davis to thrash &amp; mended shoed seen him for 37 years {not sure what this related to}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>cobled shoes &amp; thrashed some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Willson preach cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>cleaned 22 bushel oats sold a South Down Ram Mr John Green 4$</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>thrashed some of the little oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>made shoes for Bill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do George</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>thrashed oats for Jock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>went to Brockville with sauguses got 7 1/2d per lb met Jonney &amp; Watt they came from Packinham</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec 18</td> <td>very stormy Day no Meet meeting heavy snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>stormy snow drew wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to the funeral of the Widow Bail she died at her Fathers Mr John Mansils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went for our hay at the Marsh Bob &amp; Wat went with me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went with Bob to the marsh he bought A stock for eight Dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>thrashed with Jock at his oats in the forenoon then went to Charlestown with John Elingham &amp; to Farmersville to see about our cloth</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>heard the Revd Mr Harvy preach in our shool house very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to Farmersville for Blue cotton yarn got 2 bundles paid 10s per bundle &amp; took 8 bushel of turnips to John Kincaid he got 2 bushel on the 11 of December that made 10 in all I got 7s worth of mogezins leather &amp; I fell at Kincaids &amp; cracked one of my ribs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>not able to work with my side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do Do very cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>snowed about 5 inches last night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown this afternoon very cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>went to Mallorytown to the Town meeting there was 15 councillors nominated vote for Loranzo Mott Wm Tennent Wm Forester Amisa Mallery &amp; came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to John Younge to peg Boots he could not peg with his he had sore legs very cold weather the boys went to school</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Adam came for me to John Younges for came home we made a pair of Boots for Adam. David Robert &amp; Granpa shoes for Elen &amp; Isable A heavy rain most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>intended to go to Brockville to the screament the roads was so bad that we could not go rained midle of the Day the Revd Mr Willson preeched in caintown &amp; the Revd Mr Harvy in our School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>thrashed the spring Rye side very sore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>the boys cleaned the Rye had 2 1/2 bushel &amp; thrashed John Youngs peas &amp; cleaned them about {illegible} bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>went to the school meeting selected Thomas Davis again Johny went ot S Stewarts for the Revd Mr Morrison he preaches in caintown to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>the Revd Mr Morrison came last night he heard the children say Ten oclock Jock took him to Lyn to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 13</td> <td>Thrashed Jocks fall wheat fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Do our Scotch wheat this forenoon David went to Mallorytown &amp; bought a greatcoat for $8 dollars gave 5 yards grea fullcloth 4s.6d per yard paid the rest in money</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>the Revd Mr Randals preached a mifsionary sermon this forenoon a the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Mill 6 bushel of Buckwheat &amp; 10 bushel oats fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>cleaned the scotch wheat had 13 1/2 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>thrashed the chinne wheat this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>cleaned &amp; went to the Mill with 12 bushel of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>cleaned part of the wheat in the forenoon then went to Mallorytown to the Annual Agriculture meetting was put President again the nearly gon roads bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>finished cleaning the chinnee wheat had 46 Bushel good crop we have raised 100 Bushel of wheat in all this season</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>began to cut pine saw logs in the swamp Jonney helped Jock ade &amp; me our teem</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>all hands worke a the logs &amp; both teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>worked at the logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Drew ceder out of the swamp in the frount</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Jonney &amp; Elen went to John Younges on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Shaved buckets stuff all Day fine wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to Brockville to an Agriculture meeting Jonney, Elen Granpa Tibe &amp; Mary went with me Jonney bought a lot of tools at Reeds paid 10 dollars toward them he owes 11 or 12 yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Willson preach snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>went to Elerrys sawmill &amp; got 14 shillings worth of Butternut lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>drew firewood out of the swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew ceder of the drowned land at cristies for fences there the fields nearly bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>worked at the cedar fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do David helped yesterday &amp; to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>No Meeting to Day in caintown it was quarterly Meeting at Lyn the roads so bad that we did not go they were bair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>drew the small hemlock that was piled for the fence on the line betwen Ackland snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>began to Draw pine logs to Mc Mill drew 14</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>went to Lyn with 68 flour Barrels for Colman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>went to Elbe to see John Robeson about Wats Mare she got a nail in her foot a fortnight ago he will come &amp; see her tomorow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>drew 12 pine saw logs to Mc's Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>drew 12 Do Do snowed this afternoon snowed &amp; blowed all day did not go to Meeting</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 20</td> <td>cobled shoes very stormy in the forenoon drew 8 logs to Mc Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>drew 20 pine logs to Mc Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>rained so that the snow is nearly gone thrashed 23 the poll oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>drew 9 loads of wood of the Lake &amp; put 2 shoes on dutch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>went to Beverly to see Mr Cosgrove about wat Mare &amp; brought him in with me we went with the Buggy the roads good from Farmersville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>did not know that there was any meeting the Revd Mr McKenzie preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>fixed the Buggy drew rails of the Lake</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>I fixed the slaugh the Boys drew of the Lake</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>rained all the forenoon at night we skined the Gery colt she got her leg brock about a mounth ago by a kick</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 1</td> <td>Wind south in the morning 9 oclock south East at 3 oclock wind North Shod Jock horses fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>put 2 shoes on Bet little rain, cleaned he oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>David went to Mill with 16 bushel of oats &amp; put 15 in a bin thats was 30 of poll oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>the Revd Mr Willson Preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>worked at the Buckets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do Do David went to Lyn with a cord and half of Bark sat on Leader and Coax for selling liquor with Lisence fine 1 pund with costs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went to Mill with 18 bushel of wheat went to Anders with Waggon Wheel for Huntly to fix it is to go on Tennents acount he got a cow from Me last fall Valued at 17 dollars in work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to Mill with 18 bushel of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>drew rails &amp; wood out of the swamp frount of the house the swamp good but there is no snow in the fields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>worked in the swamp at rails &amp; wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>worked in the swamp at ceeder &amp; wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 17</td> <td>Went to Lorenzu Motts &amp; Paid him fifteen Dollars that I owed him on the trade of horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>the Revd Mr Mills preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Sawed Bunks in the calf paster {in left margin} stormed 6 times to Day rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went S. Innises &amp; got the waggon tire welded &amp; punched an old crobar for an arbour for the boreing machin that am makeing very stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to Rueben Fields to see about our annual report he did not sent it when he should</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>came home from Fields roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>drew wood from the hill in drags snowed {in left margin} snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to Brockville in the Buggy got 2 1/2 per pound &amp; 2d per lb for the fore quarters paid the Widow Ronalds twelve dollars that I owed the Dr for atending David</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>worked at the frame for the boreing Machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to Lyn with 54 flour barrels to Colman with Edglys waggon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td>No Meeting to day owing to a quarterly meeting at Mallortown fine Day roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>drew dung to Cristes place for corn where the fall wheat was last year above the road hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>drew dung the same I worked at the boreing machin {in left margin} drew dung for hot bed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>thrashed the Barley &amp; cleaned had 4 bushel in the forenoon Bored over 100 bunkbottoms it works well {in left margin} rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>works at the boring finished ours &amp; some of Jock fine Day {in left margin} A little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>finished Jocks this morning over 200 st{cut off} all together went to the Funeral of John Miller he Died on wedenday he was buried at the stone church the Revd Mr Bell preached the church could not hold all that was there the roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>split a few rails on the line between Jock &amp; me blow the orchard David went to Yonge M{cut off} A fishing got some pike</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach in afternoon fine day after the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>worked at the rails &amp; bunks fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to Mill with 15 bushel of oats that wat bought of WZ Davis I worked at a drag for John Innis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>at cristes but could not the frost was in the roads he had to quit the boys made bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>finished puting up the line fence on the second field fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>made a fence no the side of the 2 acres next the East line</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td>Begun to sow &amp; sowed 5 1/2 bushel of chinnie Wheat in the field below the Bull paster ground very dry {in left margin} 7 in all of peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sowed 7 bushel of peas at cristies place 3 of them I got from John Younge Sowed the Hungarian grafs seed in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>{in left margin} wood look green split rails at cristies in the forenoon went to A raising off a house of Mr McClearys in the afternoon very warm &amp; Dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Sowed poll 7 bushel of poll oats at cristies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sowed 9 bushel of oats 5 of them poll 4 off them I got of John Young they are next Edgleys line very warm &amp; dry no rain this spring yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown Granpa went to Lyn yesterday &amp; came home to Day on foot to the Quarterly meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>David finished draging at Cristies I planted corn in the Garden put plaster in the drill the first row on the top next the Barn next row leached ashes then 3 rows with ashes on the top {in left margin} planted Sugar Beets thunder showers to the East</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>split rails at cristies John Edgley helped very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>{in left margin} a little shower this morning sowed 1 1/2 bushel of Rye next the barn David plowed there yesterday plumb Trees in full blossom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>laid up the fence at the foot of the hill at cristies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>laid up the fence next the woods at cristes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to Farmsvill with 32 firkins 8 to Mullvenue 10 to Demin 14 to Green warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>sowed 5 bushel of scotch wheat 2 of it I got from Mr Lawson &amp; 3 from Ferguson the first 4 ridges is Lawsons the Fergusons al in the west of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>David plowed the potato ground Ad helped Jock to plant very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>I trimed some dry limbs of the apple trees &amp; spread dung for the corn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860 snow &amp; rain last nigth</p> <p>snow &amp; rain</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 14</td> <td>Went to Mallortown to an Agriculture Meeting the boys choped wood hard frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Mr Fletcher preached at caintown Mr Mills sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>David began to plow at cristies place below the road I split rails on the line next Ackland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>{in left margin} shower of rain Sowed some cabbage seed in the hot Bed &amp; dug up some old trees in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>planted 11 trees in the orchard 4 at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>made A waggon box fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to Brockville with Jonney he is going to Packinham to work Bougth 4 barrels of Plaster 1 of waterlime 1 of salt the plaster 6s.3d lime 7s.6d salt 7s.6 roads very good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Sowed 2 barrels of Plaster on the frount of Lizies next the line west side on the line got a hefer calf from Adam</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKnzie preached of caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>went to Thomas Scotts to get him to come &amp; plaster the scistren</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>began to make the line fence on the cristies place next Ackland {in left margin} little snow last night Do this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Planted 6 Appel trees in the orchard David finished plowing below the Barn at cristies very bad with my stomac</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thomas Scott plastered the cistren plowed the Garden &amp; 1/4 acre for carrots &amp; Beets in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>hard frost this morning planted Early potatos in the garden David plowed in the field below the Bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>hard frost this morning David Do in forenoon went to Samuel Younges &amp; got 10 bushel of oats 1s.9d per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>the Revd Mr Willson preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>fnished plowing below the bull paster then draged furowed up the carrot ground the boys raked a&amp; sowed the carrots &amp; 1/4 lb Mangol seed 1 row &amp; 1/2 I took Elen to Lynn she is going to school there &amp; board at the Clows {in left margin} Woods begin to look Red</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 17</td> <td>Planted 12 bushel of potatos at cristes Mr Lawson planted a peice with us I went to the Funeral of Mr John Booth he was buried at the Booth Buring place there over 90 buggys &amp; carrages the Revd Mr McKenzie preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>plantd parted of the corn &amp; sowed nearly 2 1/2 bushel of oats on the Rye ground &amp; 1 1/2 bushel of wheat on the fall wheat ground where they were killed out fine shower this afternoon {in left margin} rain &amp; showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>finished planting at cristes corn &amp; potatos a fine rain to Day every looks well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Revd Mr McKenzie Preached at caintown {in left margin} frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>drew dung to orchard for turnips fine /day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>finished drawing the dung &amp; plowed some potatos first now the Great Chillie potato a seedling the net No 1 seedling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>finished the plowing in the orchard planted 4 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>went to McIntosh Mill with 2 bushel of corn &amp; 14 of wheat &amp; drew a load Boards David went Mallorytown to traning Adam went to Farmersville great works to be done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>draged &amp; furrowed the orchard for the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>sowed the turnips 2 1/2 lbs fine rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>the Revd Mr Mills preached his farewell sermon {in left margin} rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>took the roof of the old barn &amp; washed the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>drew the to old Barn or logs of it into the road fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>dug part of a dich next the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>drew stones from the old Barn to the dich a fine rain to night {in left margin} rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td>drew stones &amp; worked at site of the old Barn in the forenoon sheered the sheep in the afternoon Jock &amp; Bob helped fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>plowed &amp; planted the old Barnyard in squasses melons corn &amp; cucumbers moved the fence of the Bull paster line in the orchard warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Green the Bible Society Agent preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>moved part of the Bull paster onto the line in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>plowed &amp; scraped the noll at the road opisite the Barn so as to level it for the dich fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>worked at the dich at the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went through the corn with disk &amp; began to hoe it fine morning wind south in the afternoon the wind was south west with rain &amp; colder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the corn in the morning then it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>no Meetting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Adam works on the Roads I went to Lyn withe 64 flowr barrels for Thomas Willson &amp; drew five loads from his shop at Lyn to the Mill &amp; station 64 in 4 of the loads &amp; 8 in one in all 328 flour barrels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>works on the roads fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>I went to Farmerville with 32 firkins</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>works on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Do on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Jock had a dung Bee</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 17</td> <td>No Meetting to Day the Preachers is at conference</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>worked at the Beets &amp; carrots very dry weather rain this morning &amp; this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>went to Brockville paid Mr Reid twelve dollars on acount Bought a circle &amp; iron for the Buggy sold a calf 2d per lb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>went to charlestown with 20 butter firkins for Bues rain2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>went to Westport with the wool rain to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>got the wool carded &amp; came to Mr Childings stopt all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>came home with the wool warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached this afternoon the Bees swarmed a very large swarm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>worked at the turnips fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do Do very heavy showr this afternoon rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>finished the turnips &amp; plowed the potatoes in the Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>went to Charlestown for a load of bolts very heavy rain at Keyes &amp; most of the road home again {in left margin} rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>the ground to wet for to hoe worked at two hay waggon racks warm Day put the Bett Mare &amp; the Dutch to Lees horse or the Black hawk to give him 7 dolars &amp; he insures both mares</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td>came home from the march there was not of hay for to keep us &amp; we gave it to Edgly &amp; Hogan to stack &amp; five us one half of his part raked &amp; took in the hay below the bull well fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>mowed at cristies &amp; the grass seed had 130 sheefs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>raked &amp; drew home the hay from cristies rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>cut the Rye at cristies &amp; the fall wheat they were both very badly winter killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Quarterly meeting at Lyn Granpa went to Wm Clows yesterday with Bet &amp; the Buggy Wat &amp; Elen went to a field meeting beyond {illegible)oones &amp; then to John Youngs on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>the boys hoed the Beets &amp; Carrots &amp; I worked at the Backbarn door Jocks Baby A Robson over here I had him on my knee at the table he went down &amp; fell on the harthstone &amp; pulled the teakettle on to himself it was Boiling &amp; scalded his face breast &amp; arm very bad Dr Keer put lime water &amp; linseed oil on it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>began to underbrush in the swamp very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Sandy Stewart &amp; Wife came on a visit &amp; to see the Baby</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>underbrushed a little rained in the forenoon fair &amp; fine in the afternoon worked in the swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>worked in the swamp in the forenoon drew in the Rye in the afternoon John Clow &amp; Wife were here on a visit &amp; to see Robson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>drew stones from the gangway of the old Barn to the dich between the garden &amp; the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>rained all day Thomas Scott &amp; Wife here all day to see Jocks Baby he is very bad David went to Farmersville with Wat &amp; brought a sheepskin from Kincaids for mittens to bind with</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 17</td> <td>Mowed frount of Elizes fine Day John Yonge &amp; wife here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Do &amp; raked &amp; cocked some of the hay a little rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>rain little lost night fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Drew in 6 load of hay very warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>mowed a little heavy showr this forenoon quite cool</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Mowed frount of Elizes &amp; drew in one load rain at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>David worked for Jock mowed &amp; drew in one load rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>finished mowing frount of Elizes the boys drew in 2 loads with of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>went to John Youngs got 5 1/2 bushel of wheat &amp; saw Clows Reaper cut fall wheat on the farm of Petter Davis there was to have been 4 Reapers there but there was only Clows &amp; Cossets Cosset &amp; Clow could not agree about there Judges &amp; Cosset would not reap &amp; left the field some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>went to Lyn with 9 1/2 bushel of wheat got 150 lb of corn meal 7s.6 per hunder lb drew in all the last of the hay frount of Elizes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>mowed below the Bull well &amp; drew in 2 load from it fine Day {in left margin} rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>rained all Day didnot got to meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>very dull this morning Bob David Robert Armstrong &amp; me went to the March on Sherwood place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>rained this forenoon {in left margin} rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 1</td> <td>Went to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>hoed the potatos in the orchard &amp; went through the Beets &amp; carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Began to hoe the potatos at Cristies rained in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>finished the potatos &amp; plowed through the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>went to Sam Innises put a new axel reach &amp; headblock in the Buggy heavy rain last night &amp; most of the Day the ground has got a compleat weting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>mended the harnefs this forenoon the ground to wet to hoe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>went to Brockville to hear a sermon before sacrament stopt at Aunt Marys all night she is very poorly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>partook of the sacrament Jock Margret &amp; Elen came down this morning I came home with them {in left margin} rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>went to Lyn with 28 flour barrels &amp; 5 firkins for J Williams Darling got the firkins &amp; colman the barrels heavy rain at noon {in left margin} rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>helped Rob to fix his hay rack fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>worked at the turnips carrots &amp; beets the Revd Mr Morrison preached at caintown &amp; stopt at Jocks all night he brought him up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>I went to Lyn with the Revd Mr Morrison the boys worked at the {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>went to Charlestown for a load of bats David began to Mow a little fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>the boys al went to the mountain to huckleberry I mowed a little in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>began to Mow in the field frount of Elizes went to Lyn with {smudged out} flour Barrels for Colman &amp; 5 firkins to Baxter rain about noon {in left margin} rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 1</td> <td>began to cut the Scotch wheat beyond the barn fine crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>the Revd Mr Har{illegible} preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to Brockville to see the Prince of Wails he was to be at 5 oclock he did not come in till after dark saw his hat &amp; that was all the town was beautifully luminated at night &amp; a torchlight prosession went along with him through the streets got home at one oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>worked at the wheat &amp; oats John Edgley &amp; Rob Armstrong helped John Yonge &amp; two of his Boys came hear on there road to Lansdown to help Cristie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>finished the oats a most of the wheat Rob helped fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>finished all the cutting fine Day the Wind North East</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>drew the peas &amp; the oats from cristies &amp; part of the wheat west of the Barn this forenoon fine crop rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>drew in the rest of the wheat west of the Barn this forenoon fine crop rain in the afternoon {in left margin} first rain {illegible} storms</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>went to Mill with 10 bushel of oats for the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>James Clow &amp; his wife came to see Granpa drew in the wheat from Criste place rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>thrashed the wheat from criste place cleaned it &amp; had 8 bushel took it to the Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>the Boys went to Mallorytown to a picnic</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; met John Robeson &amp; his daughter Agness they came on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>drew stones to the dich at the Barn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 16</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>went to Wm Hazelwoods with John Robinson &amp; Granpa Jock Margret &amp; Elen the Boys cut the {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Hazelwoods are all here &amp; at Jocks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>went to Brockville with John Robinson &amp; Daughter seen them on the Railcars for Careton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain {illegible)tuist</td> <td>20</td> <td>went to John Younge with Elizabeth stopt over night then went Oxford to look at a farm of Kenneth Morrisons do not like it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>21</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>22</td> <td>came from John Youngs this morning heavy wind David plowing in the field west of the Barn Granpa very poorly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>24</td> <td>began to dig the potatos at cristies fine day John Younge &amp; his Wife came to see Granpa he is very poorly rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>25</td> <td>rained most of the day Granpa was taken with spiting of Blood spit about a pint went for Betsy &amp; Dr Keer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Adam went to Gibsons for wild grapes David helped Jock to log I fixed at the Barnyard &amp; cut part of the Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>finished cuting the Buckwheat in the forenoon &amp; thrashed Jocks Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>frost</td> <td>28</td> <td>heavy rain last night thrashed &amp; cleaned 13 bushel of schotch wheat &amp; pulled a waggon load of corn heavy wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>very heavy frost the first to kill the vines cut the cornstalks that we picked the corn off &amp; diged some potatos Picked Snow apples</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>the Revd Mr Har{illegile} preached in caintown</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{probably Oct 1860)</p> <p>{first part of page largely illegible}</p> October {upper portion of page is very faint and largely illegible} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{illegible} dug some potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>{illegible} to make his woodshed doors strikethrough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>4</td> <td>very wet day went to Bates &amp; Kincaids to get there accounts Bates 5{illegible} Kincaid is 4 {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Granpa is taken very bad spiting blood went for P{illegible} &amp; Dr Keir he gave some {illegible} the boys got some of pie squashes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Granpa is failing very fast Do{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 X</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong came to see Granpa he is very ow he died half past ten A.M.Robert &amp; Mrs Hazelwood John {illegible} Wm &amp; Betsey Hazelwood Jock &amp; Margret was all hear &amp; we all partook of the sacrament Granpa imediately after {illegible} the Wine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>went with {rest of line illegible} &amp; John Edgly to dig the grave</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Granpa was Buried at {illegible} at the Stoe Curch to {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>drew in &amp; thrashed the Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>cleaned the Buckwheat had 30 bushel John Innis came at noon to thrash the Peas finished &amp; then went to Jocks &amp; finished them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>drew a load of punkins &amp; picked some apples</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preach at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>15</td> <td>cleaned the peas had 35 bushel very wet day Ackland</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>28th</td> <td>Bought of N. Baxter</td> <td>L</td> <td>s</td> <td>d</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>40 yrds of cotton 7 1/2 per yrd</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6 Do print 7 1/2 Do</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 Pair of shoes</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 vest 3s 1 quart of vinegar 7 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1860 Sept 19</td> <td></td> <td>10s</td> <td>6 Susan</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 1859 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>11</td> <td>Bought of Lamb &amp; Sec</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 scyth 5s.6d 2 snaths 6s.2 whitstone 8d</td> <td>L</td> <td>12</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859</p> <p>Received from {illegible} 4 yrd Cotton bought out of it or paid</p> <p>March 2s for Roof spent 2 1.3 horse nails 7 1/2 sugar 1.2</p> <p>March 12 .2s.6d candle</p> <p>12 Crity for sash 7s.6d</p> <p>March 19th bought a piece of uper leather 8s.2d</p> <p>sundrs 2s</p> <p>April 13 paid Dr Ronalds 20S iron 16s.3d</p> <p>chain 4s barley &amp; rice5s coal 3s.4 1/2 razor 1s.3d nails 2s.9d</p> <p>harnefs leather &amp; buckles 2s.9d shoethread 7 1/2 oil 2s.9d</p> <p>Agriculture Sc 10s Jesup 5d sundres 1s.9d</p> <p></p> <p>1859</p> <p>May the Barn acount gave Harvy Hay a cow for 30 dollars towards his pay per the Framing $30</p> <p>gave W. Weeks for shingle a cow 26 for 13 thousand</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>received from Jock 30 dollars</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>bought 224 lb nails 4 1/2 cents per lb &amp; 2s for kegs</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>bougth 10 lb boards nails</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do 10 lb shingle nails</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do 5 lb large Do</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>D 2 lb small</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>Do 3 lb wrought Do</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do 10 lb st{illegible}</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Iron for hinges</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>20 lb nails</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4 set of hinges</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>screws</td> <td>1</td> <td>4 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2 lb nails</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5 lb Do</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1860 August 7</td> <td>2 lb wrought nails</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>24</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Apr</td> <td>19</td> <td>Joseph Davis choped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>John Ackland Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Joseph Davis Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Wm Hazelwood Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Work done for John Elingham</p> <p>1859</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>butter</td> <td>3</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar</td> <td>29</td> <td>Went to Farmersville with 65 flour barrels to P Wing</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>6</td> <td>Adam went to Lyn with 30 butter firkins Darling 10 Baxter 10 Jakes 10</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>25</td> <td>Went to Lyn with 24 butter firkins Baxter 18 Derby 6</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>13</td> <td>Do to Farmersville 30 butter tubs Williams 6 Green 12 Blanchard 12</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>25</td> <td>Do to Charlestown 22 Do to Do Bues</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>24</td> <td>Do to Farmersville 36 pork Barrels 10 to Wills &amp; Mr Wign &amp; Bl 16 to Green</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>4</td> <td>Do to Charlstown 24 Pork Barrels to Bews</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>5</td> <td>Do 8 Do Do</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1860</td> <td></td> <td>Do to Lyn 68 flour Barrels to Colman</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>27</td> <td>Do to Lyn 54 flour Barrels for Colman</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>12</td> <td>Do to Farmersville with 32 firkins 8 to Mulvorne 10 to {illegible} 14 to Green</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do to Lyn 53 flour Barrles to Colman</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>13</td> <td>Do to Farmersville 32 firkins 10 to Mulvence 20 to Green</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do to Charlestown with 20 firkins for Bewes</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do to for a load of bolts</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>13</td> <td>Do to Do Do Do</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do to Lyn with 30 flour Barrels 6 to Colman 5 firkins to Baxter</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5s</td> <td>5d</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859 pay received frim John Elingham</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>23</td> <td>received from P Wing jug 1s.10 1/2 d Syrup 4s sugar 9d 9 pills 1.7</td> <td></td> <td>7 10 1/2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>6</td> <td>received fish 1s.3d candle 1s.3d Salavatus 3d</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>25</td> <td>Do from Baxter 10 lb nails 2s.6 plow shear 2.6</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>knife 1s.8d crockry 1s.2d candles 1s.8</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>starch 6 redlon 4 1/2</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>13</td> <td>10 lb shingles nails 2s.6d salaratus 7 1/2d candles 1d coffe 1s.3d {illegible} 1 10 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>paper starch files allspice powder broom candle</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>24</td> <td>horse nails 7 1/2 rosen 4 soape 1s.3d spoons 1s collar 1s.1d file 7 1/2 thread .3 pencl 4 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>6 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1 barrel</td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>4</td> <td>1 lb paper 1s.3d 1 Jack knife 3s.9d 1 barre</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>5</td> <td>niting needle 2 horse nails 1s.3d opum 10 1/2 d salaratus 7 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>thread 1s rope 1s.6d</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>12</td> <td>receivd from Green 7 yrds cotton 7 1/2 lining 3s9d buttons 5d</td> <td></td> <td>8 6 1/2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>5</td> <td>two Butter firkins 2.6 each</td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>papper 1s Book 1s.3d hoe 1s.10 1/2d Bowls 1.8 pins 7</td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>pills 1s.3d paper 1s.3 slate 7 1/2d spoons 1s.3d allspice 5 1/2 shoethread 3 paper 6d thread 6</td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>1 pair shoes 5 from Elingham 1 pair of shoes 7s.6d July 6</td> <td></td> <td>5[7</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>13</td> <td>from Bues 1 hayfork 4s 1 lb salavatus 7 1/2</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>cash 11s.3d</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1859 July 30 got some Buds from Mr Dowd in caintown</p> <p>No 1 next his house East then No 2 then No 5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>went to Adam Armstrong on A visit Thomas Scott &amp; wife was there on A visit to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>drew wood for Elingham half Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McMurry preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>went to town Meeting</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>sent 1 dollar to Thompson &amp; Co for the Ath{cut off} October 21. 1859</p> <p></p> <p>Sketch #1:</p> <p>{2 lines at 45 degrees diagonal meeting up to a vertical. 1 horizontal line from base of first 45 diagonal line, intersecting 2 45 diagonal line meeting vertical}</p> <p>5 feet long {on 1st 45 degree diagonal}</p> <p>Do {on 2nd 45 degree diagonal}</p> <p>1 foots 3 inches {on Horizontal Line}</p> <p>6 feet {on Vertical line}</p> <p>teeth 8 1/2 inches {under sketch}</p> <p></p> <p>Sketch #2</p> <p>{looks like a stake in the ground, hilled up around base with 3 horizontal bars insecting at regular intervals}</p> <p>11 inches long {on first horizontal bar}</p> <p>10 inches long {on second horizontal bar}</p> <p>9 1/2 long {on third horizontal bar}</p> <p>6 inches apart {on vertical in between horizontal bar}</p> <p>{on vertical stake} 3 inches {between ground and first horizontal} 6 inches { between first and second horizontal bars</p> <p>15 inches from sadle to the top Bar {written vertically on right hand side of sketch</p> <p><br />Sketch #3 {A curved arc with a circle and the beginning and end, and at the top midpoint of arc.}</p> <p>7 inches to the center {written above first half of arc}</p> <p>this is the cavis or halter part of the Breaking harnefs {written below sketch}</p> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c433f62fdbe3ff57c7962959ebcae826.pdf 7dee03528598529f8bf46cfb3cd7a03c PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/187c85f7148b8fafbd333c0722c10814.pdf 18617bb5461d33c7c65d6ca749dd71f3 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1860-1863 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers 1860 {This was out of chronological order on the Rural Diary Archive (pages 27 & 28) and is likely October 1860. It has been moved here.} rain 16 Worked at the potatos fine Day I went to We{illegible} for hemlock Boards got 900 feet 600 for Weaving & 300 for appel trees from B. Bail 17 thrashed oats & cleaned them had 14{cut off} 18 worked at the potatos John Ackland 19 finished diging the potatos fine Day the potatos would have been crop but had it not been for the rot the cork reds was the best & least rot 20 draged the stuble for to sow grass seed in the forenoon then drew in the corn the Great Chillie potatos is good cold Day 21 rain rain the Revd Mr Camble the Bible Socitie Colprative preached in caintown heavy rain this morning 22 husked A little corn & cleaned some wheat for the show David plowed frount of Elizes I sowed grass seed below the Bull {cut off} 23 worked at the carrots & beets for the Show 24 went to the Mill with 14 bushel of wheat 25 went Mallorytown to the Cattle Show the first turnips 2nd on carrots 2 on Bulls 1 on apples 2 on oats in the field & in the Bag Six dollars 1/2 left the same 26 went to Brockville with Rob Granpa & Jock as a wittness between John Innis & N. Baxter. Baxter acuses Innis of geting money letter from the Post 1 �office the Boys worked at the carrots & Beets rain 27 28 came to Mallorytown on the Railcars David met me the Revd Mr Hayworth Preached in caintown Thomas Scott was at the meeting went home with him 29 went to Brockville on the cars from Thomas Scotts 30 Innis got his trial to day the Jury returned a verdic of not Guilty without laving the Box I stopt at the St Larance Hall bed 1s.3d meals 1s.3d I got 20 dollars from the Hon George Sherwood for Walter & gave it to Aunt Mary on Walter note they had nether pen or ink she said she wood indors it on the note as soon as they got pen & ink 31 came home from Aunt Marys on foot the roads very bad the boys finished husking the corn good crop very wet weather 1 pulled 3 loads of turnips some rain 1860 Dec {probably Nov} 1 Pulled {3?} loads of turnip little rain this afternoon 2 worked at the turnips fair Day 3 heavy rain to Day the ground all in a swim 4 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 5 worked at the turnips put 9 1/2 load in the cellar at the old Barn it is so full that we cannot put any more in it 6 went to Brockville with 2 firkins of butter got sixteen sents per lb paid Messer Blyth ten 2 �dollars & Mr Reed ten dollars on acont rain rain 7 drew in potatos from Cristes had about 80 bushel considerable of them rotten 8 the Boys drew in 4 load of turnips to a pit in the garden I worked at the cider press & grinder with Jock & Rob fine day 9 made cider for ourselves Rob I. Quensey H Wicks & D Tennent there is over 80 Bushel in the chease the Boys drew 2 loads of turnips into another pit in the garden 10 heavy rain most of the Day 11 the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown X 12 made 6 teeth for the thrashing machin the Boys drew in the last of the turnip into the garden we have over 500 Bushel in the forenoon thrash oats for Jock 13 went to John Younges got my boots fixed & Elens shoes looked at Ruleses horses 14 came home looked at horses at Gilalands in Plumbhollow paid Adam Armstrong 3 that I owed for leather & bought half a {illegible} 15 the Boys drew wood from cristes & let water of {illegible} 16 plowed frount of Elizes in forenoon then {folded over} 17 finished Plowing frount of house {illegible} 1860 foot snow Nov 20 Took 3 sheep to Adam Armstrongs Ram {page torn off} 3 �21 began to work at the logs for the Blacksmiths shop 22 load the foundation of the Blacksmiths shop 23 helped Wm H Davis to kill his hogs snow & wind 24 thrashed & cleaned 10 1/2 bushel of oats heavy storm wind & snow 25 no Meeting to Day very stormy wind & snow with Drift 26 helped Rob to kill a steer in the forenoon David went to Mallorytown in the Buggy with Sarry Spencer she is hear on a visit roads very bad 27 rain & snow this forenoon raise the Blacksmith shop in the afternoon got it up after sundown fine afternoon 28 David went to Mill 10 bushel of Peas 8 of oats & 3 of corn Adam & Me worked at the shop 29 went to Mill 10 bushel of Buckwheat & got 10 shillings worth hemlock or 333 feet Paid 30 went to Samuel Innises got 5 shoes made & one sharpend & sett the Boys sawed some bolts snow & rain 1 went to Brockville with 2 1/2 barrels of snow Apples Mr Robinson got 2 & Gay 1/2 12s6d per Barrel 2 Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 3 healped Rob at thrashing machin Thompsons 4 went to Farmersville & then to Turner falls to see about John Younges cloth it went there in a mistake Stopt all night at R Woods 5 got the cloth at Beverly Paid 10s.5d came home 6 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Hayworth 4 �Preach it was thanksgiving day wind was south a little snow 7 killed the Hogs Rob & Wm Davis helped snow 8 went to a School meeting in the forenoon & then to Mallorytown to an Agri{cut off} 9 went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Armstrong preach 10 healped Wm H Davis at thrashing machin very stormy snow & wind David went to Mallorytown for a cooking stove & a box stove for Wat from G Tennent 11 David went to Brockville with A load of Turnips to I. Hutchsons 1s per bushel 12 thrashed for Jack stormy Day 13 {cut off} to Brockville with Sausagues {folded over} 1860 Dec 14 healped Edgly to thrash Tennents machin David went to Farmersville for Wats Stoves very cold 15 went to Mallorytown with Rob to the council about a Road the council granted it to him 16 {illegible} the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 17 thrashed at Jocks forenoon 18 Do Do {Ditto} David went to Lyn with bushel 15 1/2 turnips & three that he got before made 18 1/2 19 whitewashed very stormy Day 20 rained all night whitewashed finished Jocks thrashing 21 finished David went to Farmersville with things 5 �for Wat he is going to live there X 22 23 thrashed at our Barn some scothe wheat I went to Brockville with a note that I had of fifty pound against R Colman of Granpas I gave it to Sinkler & Richards along with Dunkin Clow Wm Clow George Two & others for collection the Revd Mr Hayworth preached at caintown 24 cleaned the wheat had bushel went to mill with it I went to John Buels & gave him 40$ in intrest got Wals note & other notes that he had 25 Betsey & Wm Hazelwood & famely was hear for dinner Jock & Margret didnt come 26 killed Jocks cow his & our pigs the Boys went to a Bee of S Younges 27 drew some wood of the Lake I fixed a chimney 28 James Clow & wife here on visit the Boys drew some wood & fixed wat skins 29 choped in the shed 30 the Revd Mr McKenzie preache in caintown I went to see Dr Keer 31 went to Brockville with saugauges Mrs Jones got 21 lbs 7 1/2 per lb Mr Co{illegible} & Blyth got 18 & some others 1860 {likely January 1861 {Jan} 1 Thrashed some oats in the forenoon went to Adam Armstrongs with the Widow Austin & Elen on A visit in the afternoon very stormy this forenoon 2 David went to Farmersville with some things for Wat & he took 8 1/2 bushel of turnips to John Kincaid he got 1 1/2 bushel before made 10 bushel in all 6 �3 the Boys went to meet Wat in Brockville & Farmersville hie is coming from Mitcheel with his Wife I fixed about the house cold Day 4 Wat came here with his Wife he got married on New Years day in Mitchel he has settled in Farmersville then was A party here with him 5 the boys choped some cord wood on the Iland I went to see Dr Keer he is very sick cold Day 6 the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in Caintown 7 thrashed oats this forenoon then went to the town meeting along with Rob voted for George Tennent. A Mallory. L Mott. N Shipman & I Hazelwood Stormy Day 8 cleaned the oats & drew wood 9 drew cord wood & David choped 10 David & John Ackland choped cord wood Adam drew it to the house Cristie Younge came here this afternoon Sam cut his knee I went home with him 11 Cristie brought me home Sams knee is not so bad as they thought very cold weather 12 Elen & I went to Brockville heard the Revd Mr McMorin preach went to Geddes & then to Aunt Marys & Stopte all night 13 went in from Aunt Marys to Brockville & heard the Revd Mr Mure preach & partook of the Sacrament very cold time 14 drew wood from the Lake I have got a very bad cold cant do any thing 15 David went to Brockville with a cord of wood for the Revd Mr Morrison that I was indue for the church 1861 Jan 7 �snow 16 thrashed the Spring Rye very stormy Day 17 drew rails & wood of the Lake 18 do do do {ditto} 19 David & John went to Farmersville David stoped there he is going to school & stoping at Wats more snow 20 snow the Revd Mr Hayworth preached in Caintown 21 Adam went to Brockville with a load of {illegible} to Mill with 12 B of Rye & 12 oats Isable & me cleaned the Srye had 11 1/2 bushel fine Day I went to John Youngs his son knee is very Bad 22 Adam went to Brockvill with wood for the Blyths sold it for 7s.6d 23 Do Do Do {Ditto} to the Blyths 24 Do Do {Ditto} very stormy Day Do 25 went to Aunt Marys with Jock to A wood Bee the Roads very bad & the snow is very deep 26 thrash some of the chinnee wheat 27 snow the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 28 went Lyn for the Revd Mr Morrison he is to preach in caintown to nigth & came here with me cold Day 29 Adam went to Brockville with wood for Blyths Isabla & me cleaned the chinnee wheat had 15 Bushel 30 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 31 Do D Do{Ditto} 1861 8 �Febry 1 Went on to the Lak to draw but the water is so high on the ice & snow it is partly froze so that we can do nothing snow 2 thrashed the Chinnie Wheat snowed most of the Day 3 the Revd Mr Lucus preached in caintown 4 cleaned the wheat had 17 bushel snow 5 Adam went to Mill with 12 bushel of oats snow 6 thrashed the last of the oats 650 sheaffs stormy Day wind & snow snowy 7 very stormy Day wind & snow & a very heavy heavy drift Adam went to school 8 very hard frost the watter in the pail & the water in the back kettel was frozen half and in the morning the coldest day we have had 9 helped to shovel the road betwen Edglys & Ackland it was so drifted that there was no traveler on the road in the forenoon cleand the oats in the afternoon 10 the Rverd Mr McKenzie preache in caintown rain 11 put 46 bushel of oats in Jocks barn & the rest in own had 70 in all very heavy rain the snow is going very fast rain 12 heavy rain with a little snow the fields shows the stuble mended the childrens shoes rain 13 little frost last night went to Samuel Youngs on a visit Elen & Betsey & the Widow Austin was there the Roads is very bad 14 mended Elens shoes fine day 15 went to see Gardener about his colts but he had let 9 �them go Rob & Jonney went with me I got 3 shoes sett at Ned Boothes wet day 16 17 I went to the Widow Fergusons for Elizie the Revd Mr Hayworth preached in caintown snowy day & night snowed nearly a foot deep 1861 {probably February} 18 Went to Mallorytown to see Thomas Scotts Wife she is very sick the family is all sick with a bad cold 19 split some stovebolts fine day snow 20 jointed some bucket staves stormy snow snow 21 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 22 went onto the Iland & drew 2 load of cordwood broke in two three places tramped in snow & had to quit then went to Motts & Beaches to look at horses but could not trade fine Day hard frost 23 drew 2 loads of wood off the lake stormed in the afternoon rain & snow rain & snow snow 24 rain the Revd Mr Morrison preached in caintown very stormy Day snow & wind 25 drew 6 loads of wood & 1 of rails very windy 26 drew wood & rails of the Lake 27 drew Do {Ditto} there is quite thaw so that the ice is very bad we cannot do any more on the ice 28 A little frost last night Adam went to Brockville with a load of wood to Blyth a little this afternoon the Roads is very soft 10 �1861 March 1 Heavy rain last night fine day Adam went to school I let the water of the Turnip holes the ground is in a swim 2 Cleaned the Buckwheat that was in the bin & filled up the oats && A heavy rain this afternoon 3 Mr Flechar preached in caintown heavy rain 4 went to Mill with 8 bushel of oats & 9 of Buckwheat hard frost last night 5 went to Brockville with turnips apples & cabbage no Market got 8s for 2 1/4 bushel of apples 10s & s for turnips 3 for cabbage bought a barrel of salt 8s.6d 5s for hoops for buckets the roads very bad a great deal of bare ground 6 went to Mill for the grist I bought a 4 year old Colt from WH Daves for 70 dollars 7 thrashed the last of the Scotch wheat very cold day clear wind this morning in North west & it came round to the south west about 3 oclck in the afternoon 8 cleaned the wheat had 13 1/2 exchanged 4 bushel with John Younge Criste brought 4 of his as he was going to lansdown to Uncle Cristies weding the wind is in the south drew 2 loads from the swamp 9 heavy rain this forenoon jointed some suff for {illegible} the snow nearly gone 10 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 11 Adam went to Farmersville with Wats sulkie & drew some of the Pine logs he wanted the slaughing is good 12 drew cedar from cristies Lake good 11 �13 Drew some basswood blocks Adam went to Lyn with a load of bolts got very stormy snow 14 Adam went to Lyn with a load of bolts got 4$ in the forenoon then to Farmersville with the team & the Widow Austin she is going home 15 David came here last night and cedar & cut down the large oake took one large log to the saw mill drew the top for wood 16 drew wood & rails quite warm day 1861 March 17 Mr Wright preached in caintown 18 drew 3 oak logs to the mill & then drew wood & rails very cold night & day 19 went to John Fergusons & paid him 26 dollars that I borrowed of him Ad drew railcuts that was in the road to the east line in the forenoon then wood 20 made some sapbukets fine day Snow X 21 went with David Tennant to see a cow of his & stoped withe him all day Snowed 4 inches last night Ad went to Mill with 16 1/2 Bushel of wheat x snowed in the forenoon X 22 went to Brockville with the old Potash kettle its weight was 730 bought a kettle $5.3s.9d bail for the kettle 2s tool 6d the rest in hoops the road good going down warm sun spoilt the roads paid R. Collman $5. for the leather that I got last fall 23 made some more bukets ad taped 20 trees Samuel Younge & Wife here on a visit X 24 rain Mr McKenzie preached in caintown a little rain in the forenoon 12 �rain rain 31 25 worked at the bukets in the forenoon went to the funeral of Alvine Hayes she was buried at the Booths Grave yard poor slaughing the Revd Mr Bell preached at Lillies schoolhouse 26 worked at the Bukets & helped Elen at the soape rained all day Ad went to Mill with 32 bushel of oats 27 made more Bukets Ad taped Elen boiled 12 pails of Sap 28 Do Do Do {Ditto} went to the Funeral of Mrs John Cain the Revd Mr Bumbo preached 29 made more Buckets raine this afternoon 30 went Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting boiled in the sugar Bush the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown 1861 {The following entries from April 1 to April 17, 1861, are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive but have been added to this transcription.} April 1 Went to Samuel Innis to get work done he was not at home made more buckets in the afternoon snowed before night Snow 2 Made more buckets snowed all day Snow 3 Went to Innises John came home with the & made the irons to mark & shove the stakes the snow fell better than six inchese went to Inneses with the slaugh 4 Worked in the sugar bush sap runs well fine day 5 Worked in the sugar bush fine day the New snow nearly gone I made 62 bukets had 25 old ones Jock kept the rest 6 7 Worked in the sugarbush fine Day Went to see Dr Keer he is very sick in the forenoon the Revd Mr McKinzie preached in caintown 13 �8 Worked in the sugar bushin the forenoon mended the single harness in the afternoon fine Day hard frost this morning 9 Went drew dung for the hotbed in forenoon went over to The Daviss to see 2 of his cows & to see Dr Keer he is very sick & not expected to live 10 Worked in the sugarbush fine Day 11 Moved the fence frount of the field below the orchard higher up so as to make more paster X 12 Adam went to Farmersville for Elen she is at Wats Dr Keer died this morning about 2 oclock I went there & stoped in afternoon rain 13 Thrashed the rye a very wet day 14 rain 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 and Buggys 15 Sawed bunks & caps cold day 16 Worked at the bunks & made 2 whippeltrees snowed & blowed so that there was large drifts 17 Cobbled the children boots & shoes Ad worked in the sugarbushe April 18 fixed hogholes in the line fence & cut some caps & bunks in the forenoon began to plow & plowed in field west line below the orchard the ground wet cold Day 19 Adam plowed frount of Elzie & then drew dung to the orchard 20 Do Do Do Do Do Do {Ditto} worked in the sugarbush & sowed seed in the hotbed cabbage seed & tomato 21 rain rain the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown heavy rain to night 22 plowed in the forenoon went to Mallorytown & 14 �qualified as fenceviewer Elen went to see Mrs Weeks she is very sick heavy rain to night X 23 went to Brockville paid Bliths ten dollars & 4 1/2 cords of wood 12s.6d per cord & settled with A Turner & paid him got A side of sole leather 15 3/4 lb 25 cents per pound 24 Ad plowed I fixed the garden fence some rain or showery 25 finished the plowing frount of Elizie & plowed the garden cold day 26 plowed at cristies south side of the road 27 do Do Do {Ditto} in the forenoon drew dung to orchard I went to John Thompson with Wm Hazelwood & George Twoo as Fenceviewers & divid the fence betwen H.B. Weeks 28 rain the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown heavy rain most of the Day rain 29 drew some dung to the orchard James went to Mallorytown with Wat he has his foot cut he is going to Landsdown to work 30 went to the Funeral of the Widow Weeks She was buried at Lyn the Revd Mr Armstrong preached heavy rain all day got Bill shod in the fore feet at C Booths 1861 {a lot of this page is too faint to read} May 1 Drew dung to the orchard the ground very wet 2 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 3 Plowed at Cristies the ground that the corn grew in last year for potatos it is the only place we can work the 15 �rest is all so wet 4 5 finished the pease & then drew dung to the Cristies place for the corn the Revd Mr McKenzie preached at caintown 6 began to Sow & Sowed 6 bushel of oats & grass seed on the south side of the road at cristie place began to rain before night 7 rained all night & most of the day 8 cut some potatoes for seed 9 went to Brockville with Jonney he is going to Guelph to look for work there nothing doing here 10 {blank} 11 {blank} 12 there was 3 Espicafle Ministers from Lyn preached in caintown there Conferance was held at Lyn this year 13 Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of oats at cristies with grass seed rained in the afternoon 14 Adam went to Mallorytown to get clothes cut in the forenoon plowed for carrots& beets Adam broke in the green sod 15 Sowed 4 bushel of Peas & 4 bushel of oats all front of Elizies 16 crofs draged the Peas & the oats had Wats Mare & put her & Bill in Adam plowed at cristies with the old horses took Elen and Margret Scott to Adams at noon {rest of page too faint to be legible} {a fair bit of this page is too faint to be legible} 16 �17 May 1861 May 17 very bad with my back did nothing Adam plowing at cristies 18 19 S rain furrowed the ground for the Beetes and carrots this morning sowed first 4 rows in Altringham carrot next 2 Whites next 2 long Orange the next our own Altringham next 2 rows of yellow globe Mangel next 3 rows long Mangol the rest our own Sugar Beet seed cold day Adam plowed at cristies the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in Caintown fine Day 20 Sowed 4 bushel of Scotch Wheat that I got from John Younge it was sowed on the hill & the ridge next Edgly 21 plowed at cristies 22 went to Brockville with 2 calfes got 2 for the hind quarters 1 1/2 for the fore 23 planted the potatos A plowed 24 Isabela Jenet Wm finished the planting of the potatos I sowed 5 1/2 bushel of our own Scotch wheat & draged Adam went Brockville to see the f{illegible} heavy rain last night 25 planted A little corn in the garden 2 rows at Cristies the ground very wet 26 the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown in the forenoon the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon 27 very heavy rain last night most of the Day I went to Farmersville to Wats got the Bull hide from Kincaid took 3 calf skins & 2 sheep 28 Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats front of Elizes where it was plowed last fall a lot a greate deal of water cristies the ground is all in a swim 17 �29 finished the plowing at Cristies below the road 30 plowed in the field at the Barn ground wet 31 Sowed 4 bushel of wheat at cristies 2 of them is Chinee wheat rest is cotch wheat planted the corn {up the left margin} went to James Marshels to look at a water crossing between him & Wm Cummins Wm H {illegible} 1861 June 1 2 Planted 2 ridges of Potatos in the orchard Adam plowed in the field at the Barn the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 3 cleaned out furrows at cristies heavy rain the ground very wet 4 drew some chipdung & ashes to the orchard for the Turnips the ground is so wet that we can do very little 5 Sowed some peas & wheat in the field at the Barn it was {illegible} last & again this spring 6 finished the sowing Sowed 4 bushel of the Gardiner pea & about a bushel of chinnie Wheat Sowed Grass seed all below the hill & six ridges all the way washed the sheep 7 worked in the orchard Plowed draged & furrowed up & sowed 30 rows turnips west of the beets {illegible} A little rain this afternoon but very warm 8 worked at the Turnips this forenoon & finished them & drew the stuff that was on the road 9 Samuel Philips preached in caintown 10 draged front of the house & sheered the Sheep warm day 18 �X 11 began to worked on the roads Adam drew stone from the old Barnyard to the ditch at the road Mr Tett stopt then 12 worked on the roads all night with horses drawing stones front of the house 13 Adam plowed front of the house & I finished the road work fine weather 14 Sowed 1/2 bushel of the hungarian grays front of the house where the old Barn stood 15 plowed the Buckwheat ground at Cristies 16 rain Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown heavy rain last night & a little this morning 17 Sowed 1 1/2 bushel of Buckwheat at cristies 1861 June June 18 Went to Brockville got 1 barrel of plaster 5s.6d & considerable of things at Blyths 19 went to Farmersville to the Delagation Mr Tell took the nomination by a large majority Mr Jones friends came from Lansdown 20 went through the corn & potatoes with the dict ad finished plowing the Sumerfolow 21 began to hoe the corn it rained most of the Day I went to Mallorytown in the afternoon & got a coat & vest cut by McClure 22 finished hoeing the corn fine day 23 the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown 24 went through the potatos with the dict Ad went to C Booths & got Bill shod 19 �25 worked at the potatos fine day put Dutch to the horse X rain 26 went to Westport with the wool Elen went with me & stopt at Newburow with Mrs J. Elliot heavy rain at noon stopt at Widow Austins & got dinner stopt all night at Westport rain 27 came to Newburow took dinner at Ellots a tea at the Widow Eatens stopt all night at Mr Sheldons 28 Came home saw Mr Cosgrove at Portland 29 went through beets & turnips with the dict Ad hoed the carrots when I was away hilled the potatos in the Garden James Marchell came here about tow oclock & took me to Brockville as a witness betwen him & Wm Cummins Cummins took Marchel for trespass & damage for diging a small ditch to let the water of his field {illegible} Stats swore it was 10 dollars damage & Dismiss fine him that I swore it was no damage 30 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown {probably July 1861} 1 Went to Huntleys & got set of Buggy wheels that he made for me on David Tennets acount & took tow wheels of the little Buggy to get made & then went to Farmersvill the Nomination there was great speachifying Tell took the show of hands Richards part demanded a {illegible} 2 heavy rain last night & all day the ground is all in a flood no work on land 3 let water off the orchard ever place is full of water worked at a road to come up the hill at {illegible} 4 helped Rob to rais his {illegible} in the forenoon sett tires of the Buggy Tire in the afternoon & fixed the Buggy otherwise fine Day 20 �7 went to Brockville heard the Revd Mr Davison fine Day 8 worked at the turnips 9 went to Mallorytown to the Elections acted as scrutinizer for Mr Tett went to T Scotts & stayed there all night heavy rain 10 came to Mallorytown & atended the poll Richards had 115 of a majority over Tell 11 heavy most of the Day 12 worked at the road on the cristies place 13 went to Farmersvill to the Declaration Mr Tett had 25 of a majority there was a great many people there with music 14 went to Brockville to the Scacrement 15 went to Lyn with 15 1/2 bushel of wheat & 1 1/2 Buckwheat visited at Mr Clows & James Elen was with me 16 hoed the corn it is very poor 1861 July rain 17 hoed the potatos ground wet showers 18 worked at the carrots & beets & turnips with the horse Elen & Granmam went to John McIntosh with Bett rain 19 very heavy rain in the morning the boys scraped & plowed in the end of the stable then went to hewing bee at J J McIntoshes rain 20 Adam drew a load of boards from Mcs went to a raisin of Mathew Tous rain in the afternoon Mowed raised the house 21 the Revd Mr Sherlock preached in caintown 21 �got 2nd scyth at Beeds & a {illegible} 11s.7 22 Mowed the strip at cristies between the fence & Jocks oats the grass light 23 mowed in the field below the Bull paster the Revd Mr Morrison preache in caintown this evening at 1/2 6 oclock came home with Jock 24 went to Brockville with Mr & Mrs Morrison called at Mr Heugh Morrisons took dinner three then went to Aunt Marys left Brockville at 8 oclock to come home brock the foreceel of the buggy at T Killroys there was a stump put in the middle of the road it caught wheel 25 went home with T. Killroys waggon that I got to come home last night & brought home the buggy withe our own waggon drew in 2 load of hay from cristies & 2 load from below the house 26 mowed in the field below the Bull paster & drew in all the new part of it fine hay weather 27 rain last night & this morning mowed in the field below the orchard 28 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 29 raked & drew in from the field below the Bull paster 30 drew in 2 load from below the orchard & finished mowing the rest 31 heavy rain last night more rain to day no work sent the insureance mony $7 dated 1 of August {illegible} Armstrong 1861 August 1 Bored 30 set of bunks in the forenoon raked & coked some hay in field below the orchard 22 �2 mowed the strip betwen the dich & the line 3 drew in some hay from the field below the orchard 4 went to John Youngs his Wife has got a son on friday last heavy showr 5 Drew dung to the sumer follow beyond the barn 6 Adam plowed in the dung I went to Fred Moors old Wm Davis died there on monday Henery Armstrong brought the corps to his own place 7 went to the funeral heard Mr Armstrong preach There was 40 Buggies & Waggons besides horsemen 8 went to Aunt Marys funeral she was buried at the Brockville Cemetry fine Day 9 howed carrots & Beets & new {illegible} 10 Do {Ditto} turnips fine weather 11 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 12 split rails for the line fence East & south side of the road 13 finished rails this forenoon Adam went to a mowing bee of T Williams I cut the seed timothy 14 bund the grass seed I fix a churn for Adam Armstrong in the forenoon 15 I lay in bed most of the Day sick the boy worke at the turnips 16 Do Do {Ditto}Adam went to rasin of Edgley A went B Armstrong to the Pond to get a cow from Mary 17 mowed part of the garden fence on the road & began to dig the dich 23 �18 Lorne Philips exorted Rev Mr Armstrong is sick 1861 August rain 19 worked at puting up of the East line fence south side of the road very dry weather 20 finished puting up of the to the dich in the forenoon drew stones to the dich at the road from the sumer follow 21 drew dung to the summer follow west of the Barn 22 rain this forenoon plowed in the dung in the afternoon the ground well soked 23 Adam helped Jock to bind I finished the plowing John Younge came here for his cradle that criste left here 24 Adam John Younge & the girles went to Samuels younges to pick berries I fixed his cradle worked at one for myself 25 the Revd Mr McLean preached in forenoon & the Revd Mr Woodcock preached in the afternoon 26 cut the peas poor crop killed with the wet in the Spring drew in the grass seed rain 27 heavy rain last night & this forenoon went to Farmersville with a pig & soap for Wat X 28 went to the funeral of Mrs Cromwell she was buried at Lyn the Revd Mr McKenzie preached 29 taken with a disentry last night & cold chill could do nothing Adam cut some of the oats at Cristes rain 30 heavy rain last night Ad cut more oats rain this afternoon Adam taken sick to night I am no better rain 31 Adam & me both on the sick list Elen & Rob Beatty 24 �bound the oats at Cristies cold day 1861 September 1 No Meeting to Day I am not {illegible} 2 worked at the oats {rest of line illegible} 3 Do Do Do{Ditto} very windy 4 finished the oats at cristies 5 cut the oats in orchard field they are the little white oats good crop 6 drew in 2 loads of oats from cristies in forenoon & bound some of the little oats that was green there was in all {illegible} stooks began to cut the wheat at cristies heavy wind 7 worked at the wheat cristies finished that that I got from John Young David helped 8 the Revd Mr Woodcock preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon 9 went to Samuel Greens & got the horses shod in the forenoon drew 4 loads of oats from cristies in the afternoon very fine day X 10 went to Brockville with Henary Litle went as wittness between James Marchel & Wm Cummins it was anapeel to the Quarter {illegible} the Jurys verdic was for Marchel rain 11 came home with Wm McCormick rain most of the day 12 thrashed the grass seed dull day 13 C{illegible}ed thrashing the grass seed & bound some oats frount of Elize that Adam cut on tusday 25 �14 15 cut or worked at the wheat at Elize fine Day no Meeting to Day little rain 16 went to Brockville to an agriculture meeting sold chickens 7 1/2 a piece 17 {illegible} cuting the wheat at cristies {illegible} & Bob Beatty helped 1861 Sept rain 18 Cut the wheat at the bull well {illegible} the grass seed for the show 19 went to Brockville to the show took a keg of butter got the first Prize & the first on a bottle of win got nothing on the grass seed there was a great many there a Daughter of Aunt Jean Clarks from Perth went to Brockville with Elen & me her Father & Mother came to Granpa last night 20 drew in the all wheat from cristes & the Bull well & the oats frount of Lizes fine Day 21 heavy rain last night & most of to day thrashed the peas 22 no Meeting to Day 23 cut the Buck wheat at cristies midling crop 24 cut where we sowed peas the peas was killed out & there was a kind of grass & stuff on it I went to Farmersville with our cloth & sent it to Westport Wat Wife is very sick Adam went McClearys dung Bee 25 cut the hungarian grass where the old barn was in the forenoon cut some of the corn in the afternoon 26 cleaned the peas had 5 1/2 bushel & then drew in 2 loads of grass stuff from the wheat the peas was a part of a load hanging cut some of the corn it is a poor crop 26 �rain 27 put a fellow in the Buggy wheel thrashed the hungraian & pusey grass heavy rain all day rain 28 Adam went to a raisin of Joseph Davis rain in the morning 29 29 no{illegible} went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Armstrong preach 30 went to Innises & got the tine sett on the Buggy Thomas Scott & Wife came on a visit stayed all night at Jocks 1 Went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting {illegible} Adam began to dig the potatos 2 worked at the potatos 3 Do Do Do {Ditto} 4 drew in the Buckwheat thrashed part of it it rained most of the day 5 finished the thrashing & cleaned it there was 12 1/2 bushel rain in the forenoon Adam Elen & Rob went to Lansdown with Elizabeth Young 1861 rain 6 rain heavy rain all day 7 cleaned the Barn floor & got the machin to its place redy to thrash 8 {illegible} healped Jock to shoe his horses in the forenoon & thrashed 500 sheafs in the afternoon Wm Davis helped 9 cleaned the wheat had 29 1/2 bushel went to Farmersville to the fair got our cloth & 2 bags of yarn from Clark at Westport 27 �rain 10 went to Brockville with 3 kegs of butter sold it to James Hutcheson 7 1/2 301 lb paid Blyths 20 dollars & Hopkins 11s3d 11 carried the wheat to the chamber flour to dry & cut some corn 12 heavy rain last night thrashed 700 sheaf of oats Will Davis helped killed a sheep 13 no meeting till night Mr Sherlock preached in the evening 14 cleaned the oats in the forenoon had 56 bushel went to T Davis to clean some wheat 15 went to Brockville with Rob to the council sent 35 dollrs by post to Adam Armstrong in a post office order nothing done the advertisement was {illegible} Adam took 20 bushel of oats to the mill for hog feed 16 began to plow in the spring field very rough 17 went to Mallorytown to the cattle show got 3 1/2 dollars premiums fine Day 18 heavy rain this forenoon went to Lansdown to look at a farm near Ben Younges roads very bad 19 came home from Lansdown heavy rain at night 1861 rain 20 rain the Revd Mr McKenzie preached 21 firs fros last night Adam drew the pumkins from cristes I went to Norton Gardenrs as a fenceviewers with Wm Hazelwood & George Two to decide on some ditch 22 drew in the corn Adam went to a raisin at T{cut off} heavy rain about nine oclock to night 23 Adam plowed front of Elize a little rain the forenoon 28 �dug some potatos & husked some corn with {illegible} rain 24 Adam finished plowing in the forenoon & then finished diging the potatos a little frost 25 draged the corn & potato ground & began to plow it 26 rained most of the day work a little at the carrots 27 rain the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown 28 Adam plowed at cristies I worked at the carrots 29 finished the carrots J.C Foster came & examined this place is to write to me on thursday Adam finished plowing at cristies that is the corn & potatos ground helped Herron to thrash in the afternoon 30 worked at the Beets rain this afternoon Adam went to a raisin of Hughes 31 worked at the turnips I went to Mallorytown in the afternoon got a letter Foster he did not trade with Thompson & he offers it to me 1861 {not legible, but Nov.} the cows in to stable afternoon rain 1 went with Jock Rob & Thomas Scott to Lansdown {illegible} a farm belonging to James C. Foster came back to Thomas Scotts I stopt all night with him 2 wrote to Foster that I would give him 900 dollars for the place him to give me 100$ in lumber & {illegible} rails that Ackland is to put on & meet him on friday next in Brockville 3 rain heavy rain most of the Day did not go to caintown 4 went to John yonges to pave his stable go A beef kept skin 13s.1 1/2d from I kincaid heavy 29 �rain rain 5 worked at I Yonges the Boys finished the Turnips 6 came home from I Younges rain in the afternoon Adam went to Innises & got some shoes on the horses 7 killed the hogs this afternoon Thomas Tennent & the wife here on a visit 8 went to Brockville to meet Mr Foster made a bargain with him to give 1000$ to butt & he is to give me 100$ worth of lumber & 2000 rails & 30$ that is due on a lot that he has sold to meet him on monday to get the deeds 9 went to Wm Hazelwood to get him & betsey sign a {quite clause?} deed to the half acre that Foster reserved got a deed & gave one to Jock. Samuel Younge & James Hazelwood here as J.P. & Robert Armstrong George Towe as witnesses 10 rain the Revd Mr Sherlock preached at caintown 11 went to Brockville with Rob & Elen to meet Mr Foster he did not come I got word that he has a child dead & that he will meet me on wednesday heavy rain all the way to Brockville a heavy squall of wind blew the top of the market house & it brock down the roof flours to the ground & did a great deal of damage other wise 12 banked the house Ad went to a plowing match at Lillies I went to Mallorytown & met wat he went to Lansdown & then is to go to Brockville to meet Foster 1861 Nov Stabled the Cows 30 �Nov first snow 13 went to Mallorytown this afternoon to meet wat he met Foster & settled with him for the farm 14 went to McIntoshes with a letter from Sinkelor in the forenoon helped Wm Davis to kill his beef 15 drew some wood cold Day 16 went to Brockville with Elen met Foster & signed the writings about the farm Sinklar is sick & could not them all finished till next Saturday snow last night 17 rain & snow the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 18 went to Lansdown in the cars agreed with him to stop when I am working on the place 19 went to see Cox about diching to give him 3s.9d a day & py his fair got a porkbarrel from Elingham home Adam helped Rob to kill his hogs 20 very bad with my Stomach Ad went to risin of Hills. I. Innis made 4 shoes 2 of them Dutch 21 put the Ewes to the Ram 4 to Adams the rest Robs took 4 bushel Rye to Mill for the pigs 22 drew some wood fixed round the house 23 went to Brockville to meet Foster he brought us my deed & all is finished registered my deeds I have to get Wat & had to go as witnesses to Brockville rain & snow all Day 24 snow the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown the snow is about 6 inches 25 Ad went to John Youngs by Farmersville took the Widow Austin with him she is going home I worked at the woodshed sled fine Day 26 Do Do {Ditto} Ad did not come home till to Day 31 �rain snow rain 27 finished the Sled S Stuarts & his wife here on a visit rain & snow 28 {line stroked out} Innis & got belle a Shoe fine Day 29 rain this forenoon made whipeltreen {?} to boys to train 30 worked at sled toung for Rob Ad took 3 bushel of turnips & a barrel of pumkins to J Kincaid Yonge October 23rd 1861 The award of the undersigned Fence Viewers of the Township Frount of Yonge in the case between Norton Gardener of the one part & George McNish of the other part of the aforesaid township 1st That Norton Gardner or the occupier of lot No 3 of Con 3 of the aforesaid township clean out a ditch that is on lot No 2 south side of the public road runing from the side line between lots No2 & 3 to a creek on lot No 2 at his own expence & that George McNish or the occupier of lot No 2 keep it open hereafter so that the water coming from ditches on lot No 3 have a free run 2nd that Norton Gardner or the occuper of lot No 3 take away a dam that is across a ditch runing along the south side of the public road & that he continue the said ditch as close to the road fence as practible to the creek that runs across the said road & that Norton Gardner or the occupier of lot No. 3 make a good & sufficient bridge across said ditch 12 feet in lenth where George McNish or the occuper of lot No 2 now crosses into his field Norton Gardner to make the bridge & drop the ditch at his own expense & that George McNish or the occupier of lot No 2 dig or cause to be dug a sufficient ditch on lot No 2 so that the water coming from a ditch on lot No 3 has a free run at his own taken the aforesaid ditch is on the north side of the fence of the first field north side of the public road & that George McNish on the occupier of lot N 2 dig cause to be dug a ditch on lot N2 north of the second knowll within three month months after Norton Gardner or the occupier of lot No 3 digs his ditch so that the water coming from said ditch has a free run at his expense. 5th that Norton Gardner or the occupier of {illegible} be alowed to dig or cause to be dug a ditch along the line between lots No 2 & 3 from the second knowl to the was on lot No 3 & to deepen a ditch that now open on lot No 2 in a certen piece of woods on lot No 2 so that the water coming from lot No 3 may have a free run at his own expense all the above mentioned ditches to be of a sufficient width & depth for all agricultural purposes & are all in or on lot No 2 or 3 1861 December 32 �1 Stormy Day snow the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 2 went to Mallorytown with R. Armstrong about his road it passed the council 3 filed the cross cut saw & hand saw for Adam & finished Rob sled {illegible} 4 Ad took 6 bushel of Buckwheat to Mcs Mill drew 2 load of wood 5 helped Rob Armstrong at the thrashing machin wind Southwest in the forenoon turned NorthEast at night very little of it fine warm sunshine most of the day 6 helped Jock to thrash fine Day 7 finished Jocks thrashing had Thompson the forenoon killed 2 pigs for Sausagus 8 rain last night & this forenoon so that the snow is all gone 9 went to Lansdown with James Coks to ditch worked all the week at it fine weather 14 came home walked along the track to Mallorytown Adam met us at T. Tennents went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach fine Day 15 Ad & Elen went to Brockville with Sausagus got 7 1/2 per lb broit Jock buggy here Elen stopt at Duncan Clows all night 16 Adam went to Mallorytown with James Cox & me we took the cars to Lansdown & worked at the ditch North of the house & finished it 17 commenced another ditch 17 chains North of the first one & finished it on the 20th at noon James picked up some rails & cunks around the Barn I went & saw Mr Grame 33 �about some lumber there was heavy rain on the {illegible} at night 1861 Dec 21 22 came home from Lansdown last night & to Day all well paid James Cox 7 dollars 4s.4 1/2 cost of going on the cars 3 times 10s we dug 120 rods of ditch went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Armstrong preach fine day hard frost 23 killed the Bull, stormy day snow & wind 24 fixed a shoe on the hind baby cold day 25 Wm Hazelwood & family here to dinner 26 went to Granpas to dinner Jonney Armstrong was married to Miss Neal yesterday & we were all there heavy rain at night it turned to ice 27 went to Booths & got the horses shod & settled with him & paid him 14s.10 1/2 d cold day 28 went to the swamp & drew out some logs for a woodshed or building that I intend to put up in Lansdown 29 went to Caintown & heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach snow 30 got more timber or logs out of the Swamp a little snow last night snow 5 storms this month 31 finished geting out for the building a little snow this forenoon the swamp is very good there only about 4 inches of Snow altogether fine weather for the season January 1862 34 �Heavy rain Snow nearly gone 1 John Armstrong & his wife here for dinner Rob Jones & Jennet & old Mr McIntosh likewise Elen Jennet & me went to Adams at nigth Adam went to Innises & brought his horspowr 2 went to Innises for the arms & braces for the horsepower Ad & Dave sawed bolts cold Day 3 worked at the bolts Do Do {Ditto} 4 Do Do {Ditto}in the forenoon Dave & little Wat went to Farmersville in the afternoon Ad & me drew some wood 5 the Revd Mr Sherlock preached in caintown 6 Ad drew up bolts to the road I went to Mallorytown to Townmeeting Buggys running no Slaughing 7 worked at the bolts in the forenoon then went to Cristies & cut up part of a large ceder & cut down a large pine for joice 8 drew 9 hemlock & ash logs & I helped Rob to kill a steer in the afternoon John Innis came up at night & we set the horsepower Snowed & blew at night about an inch 9 drew 5.16 feet & 1.12 feet of pine logs 10 Do {Ditto} 2 15 feet ash logs I went to Mallorytown to the Annual meeting of Agriculture Socitee was put in President again heavy rain this afternoon the roads is quite mudy 11 thrashed the oats Wm H Davis helped with his horses & Mr Edglee 12 the Revd Mr Sherlock preached a missionary sermon in the forenoon Mr McKenzie in the afternoon 13 healped Edglie at the thrashing machin cold Cay 35 �14 cleaned some oats this morning healped Rob to score John Purvis hewed Ad Elen Hanna & Rob went to Farmersville to Wats 15 snowed all day cleaned some oats & drew a load of wood snowed about 6 inches 1862 January snow 16 helped Rob to score John Purvis and Ad went to Brockville with wood Wide snow snow 17 Do Do Do Do Do Do Do {Ditto} finished the scoring with Rob snow 18 Ad went to Brockville with wood had 3 cord paid for his coat got 7s.6d I cleaned some of the oats little snow snow 19 snow very Stormy the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Kenedy in the afternoon 20 drew 2 ash logs to Mc mill one 12 & 1 15 feet long X 2 load of wood snow most of the day 21 went to Brockville with Rob he took me down to meet Wat so that him & Wat might make oath to my deeds with Foster got them completed Paid Sinkler for the registring of my deeds 7$.2s.6d paid Jonneys not with Recd 22 finished cleaning the oats had 105 bushel Ad drew bolts to Lyn 23 Henery Purvis began to hue the timber for building that I am {ofering?} to take to Lansdowne 24 worked at timber A {illegible} helped for Rob Ad went to Lyn with a load of turnips Mr Bullock got 16 Bushel Curtis 4 bushel 36 �snow 25 26 stormy day snowed about 15 or 18 inches no meeting to day the roads blocked up 27 thrashed the wheat Rob & W Davis helped with there horses & Edgly cold Day mill 10 bushel 28 cleaned 10 bushel of wheat & Ad went to Lyn Mill with it Isable & me put the rest through once & 13 of the scotch in the puncheon snow 29 drew wood snow very deep drizeling hail or snow 30 finished the hueing Rob helped fine day 31 Ad went to Lansdown with a load of lumber Henry Purvis began to fraim fine day 11 storms this month 5 last month that is 16 1862 February 1 2 Worked at the fraim Adam went to Farmersville took 9 bushel of turnips which made 15 bushel took a calf skin & got 2 of last years the Revd Mr Sherlock preached in caintown snow 3 Ad went to Lansdown with lumber - Henry & me worked at the fraim little snow 4 Ad took 1000 feet of boards to Adam Armstrong that I borrowed for the Barn then went to Bee of Edgley to Lyn I worked at frame 5 cleaned the wheat had 9 of chinnee 15 of Scotch & 5 of tailers 6 Ad went to Lansdown with lumber I worked at fraim snowed in the afternoon 7 Ad went to Lansdown with lumber I worked at the fraim Henary laid out the 8 posts & I mortice 4 of them 37 �8 Ad went to Lansdown with fraim lumber I went to Colmans mill with R{illegible}today 5 bushel of tailor & 3 buckwheat 9 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 10 worked at the fraim Ad got 41. 10 inche 46. 6 inch pieces of clapboard makeing 685 feet 11 James John & there Wifes here on a visit Ad went to Lansdown with fraim lumber little snow 12 Do Do {Ditto} I choped wood & fixed some of the fraim lumber 13 went to Lansdown with Ad went to Robert Clows to see him about rails {illegible} stopt then all night little snow 14 Ad & Jack brought 2 loads of fraim lumber to Lansdown I came home with them very stormy forenoon snow cold night 15 Ad went to John Armstrong & got Bill Shod he was graveled I got wood little snow 16 Revd Mr Armstrong spoak after S. Philips preached Mr Armstrong very unwell 1862 Feb 17 Wm Clow here on a visit Henary {illegible} finished the fraime lumber Ad & Rob B went to Lansdown with load, cold day Betsey & Mrs Hazelwood Robert Wm & James here at night rain 18 Ad went to Lansdown with the last of the fraim timer old Mr & Mrs Nicol here this afternoon on A visit rain this morning fine day snow 19 went to Mr Stuart for the Mr Morrison he preached in caintown to night at 1/2 6 oclock came home with me. snowing hard when we came out of the meeting 38 �20 snowed about 8 inches last night & this morning Jock took Mr Morrison to James Hamilton I went to G Gardeners & got 5 bushel of {cut off} & 6 bushel of Blacksee wheat from T. Purvis Paid 3s.3d for the Peas & 5 for the wheat Elen & Tenne{n}t went with me to A. McClean on a visit roads very bad 21 drew wood snow very deep a little snow 22 drew some shingle logs from the swamp had a hard job to get them the snow is so deep 23 rain 23 the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown fine day a little rain snow 24 split & hued a ceader log for a hayrack very strong wind & snow a tremendous drift in the afternoon Ad tried to take the slaugh to the school for the children got to the orchard bar had to unharness the horses leave the slaugh & come back 25 heavy wind all night there is a drift in the ra{illegible} at the Barn 6 feet deep worked at a slaugh for Jock snow 26 worked at Jocks slaugh roads compleatly block up a little douse of snow at sundown snow 27 worked at the slaugh Snowed most of the day snow 28 Do Do Do Do{Ditto} a little snow 1862 March 1 finished the tounge for Jock slaugh & blacked a pair of runers for self snow 2 the Revd Mr Sherlook preached in caintown Snow 3 Ad went to Lansdown with a load Jock & me worked at 2 drags one for him & one for me heavy rain 4 Snow & rain the roads so soft that we cannot draw anything finished the tow drags 39 �5 went to Brockville & got 23 3/4 bushel of wheat 1s.6d per bushel & 38 bushel of oats 23 cents per bushel Robert brought home the oats & I brought the wheat I got it ground at Lyn all but 3 bags for seed for B{illegible} 6 Ad went to Lansdown with a load I fixed the {illegible} drag wind South with a little snow 7 went to Brockville & paid Blyth 34 dollars 20c bought a stove $22 1 box of graze 160 lbs or rails scaper shovel dung fork & several other articles 8 Ad went to Lansdown with a load I worked at the roller & filed Adam Armstrongs saw 9 Mr Samuel Philips exorted in Mr McKenzies place 10 rained most of the day Ad went to Mill with 40 bushel of oats & 5 bushel of corn theses three months that is to the first theses day in June 11 Ad & Jock went to Lansdown with loads John Younge & his Wife came here for a visit stopt all night Elen & me went with them 12 to Samuel Youngs little snow this afternoon 13 went to Sam Innises got no work done he had no coale I sent to Brockville for 6 bushel Alek McClean & his wife here on a visit little snow 14 went to Innises some work done irons for the roller & drag got teeth fixed stormy most of the day Elen wenth me to Jonneys 15 snowed all day fixed the some of Buckets 16 no meeting to day very stormy snow & wind the roads compleatly block up 1862 March snow 17 worked at buket pails & swillpails snow & wind 40 �no persen on the roads 18 bored 94 bottoms & 56 caps fine day broke the roads in the forenoon 19 bored bottoms & caps for Jock this forenoon went to McIntoshes about the lumber & to James Hazelwood on a visit at night 20 Ad went to Lansdown with a load I went In{cut off} got nothing done saw L. Mott & he came up & I bargained with him for a horse & am to give him a cow to butt fine Day snow 21 very stormy wind & snow Ad did not come home till this afternoon I worked at in roller fraime snow 22 went to Innises got the horse from Mott and got him the cow got some work done 23 X rain the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown 24 went to Lansdown with a load the roads bad in Escot that we came home by Mallorytown 25 packing up for to move expect a number of teams to help me to morrow fine day 26 Robert Armstrong , Jock, Edgley, Ackland J. Hazelwood Wm Hazelwood Tho Davis & our own team went to Lansdown with loads 27 fixed for another start tomorrow a little snow 28 Adam Armstrong, G. Torns R Hogan Samuel Philips Wm Keer & S. Young came after women all got & took a load fine day 29 fixed about the house Ad got 4 bushel of {cut off} from Rod Armstrong & took it to Mc Mill cannot get it they have sawed nothing for M{cut off} 41 �30 the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown snow 31 Snowed about 4 inches last night rain in forenoon preparing to go to Lansdown in about noon with a load the roads m{cut off} good 11 storms in March 1862 April rain & snow 1 Bought a stack of hay from J Ivie gaive him 11 dollars for it Ad drew 3 loads it is a good deal damaged with the wet on the top little rain 2 Ad drew 1 load Cristie & Ben Younge son drew loads a peice that six loads in all I came home with the teem at night so as to be ready for to go to Lansdown tomorrow heavy rain to night 3 went to Lansdown with the children Wm Hazelwood took them I brought a load of other things fine day Ad went back with the horses 4 fixed round the house & stable Ad drew 65 3 by 4 scantling 11 joice & 6 bourds from McIntoshes to the house in Yonge 5 Ad & Elen came here about noon he come by Dulcimain the roads is bad ran & snow most of the day 6 went to Meeting heard the Revd Mr Bain New connection minister preach in the School house his text is in Zechariah XIII.7 ver first clause 7 Ad went to Yonge I gathered some sap & taped some more trees I taped 40 last friday fine day 8 went to Brokville on the cars to atend the court of Quens Bench as A grand jurer cold wind all day Wm Fitscimins chosen foreman 42 �9 stopted at the St Laurence Hall last night Justis Richards presided we were discharged at 5 oclock this evening received $3.20 cents came up to Lyn in the cars stoped at Nelson Shipemons all night 10 went to the old place & then to Mallorytown on foot took the cars for Lansdown they are all well 11 drew some Rails to the consistine Dr Richman came he got a horse 12 put some bunks together worked in the Bushes Ad to go to Websters went to the old place for to bring up a cow 13 went to the church & heard the Revd Mr Carrol 14 drew some rails to the con line Dr Richman came here this afternoon he was out to see Mr Webster Ad came home with a cow & 2 calfs fine day 15 Drew rails along the road from the house field 16 finished drawing the rails they are a poor lot 17 drew dung to the field North of the ditch back of the Barn drew it with the waggon rain 18 worked at the dung in the forenoon a little this afernoon snow going fast X 19 worked at the dung fine Day Cabbage seed at the door & tomatoes sowed some 1862 April 20 rain went to Cristies Younges Do Do {Ditto} 21 worked at the dung in the forenoon rain in the afternoon 22 Ad went to Ben Younges for some carrots I worked at the old harness mending them rain most of the 43 �day David came up from young he is going to help me to get the fences fixed Snow 23 began to make fences commenced at the South East corner a little snow to day 24 the ground all white this morning worked at the fence got the fence on the consesion made & the corner turned up a pice fine day 25 worked at the fence along the Road runing North fine Day the Plow that I sent for to Brantford came to the station this morning 26 went to Yonge this morning on the cars then went to Jonney Armstrong & got a double cle{cut off} made they are well 27 X 9 in April went to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Armstrong preach fine day 28 got Thomas Williams little waggon & took old Bet & brought over to Mallorytown some currenbushes roses & other things & came up on the cars rain most of the Day 29 worked at the fence & drew some dung the {illegible} 30 began to plow & plowed a ridge for the garden then plowed on the sod North of the 2nd went to a raisin of Mr Johnstons 1862 May May rain 1 Plowed in the forenoon heavy rain this afternoon I set out some curren bushes in the New garden rain 2 worked at the fence the ground is to wet to plow. Showery most of the Day rain 3 Ellen went to Mallorytown on the Cars for to go to the old place a little rain this afternoon 44 �4 rain snow X no Meeting here to Day fine Day 5 worked at the fence Ad drew rails of the road to mend the fence betwen the paster & the plow land Showrey most of the Day 6 finished the fence up to the bars at the house Ad went for the cows 7 began to plow again on the green sward beyond the ditch Ad came up with the cattle & old Bett Bittie came with him cold day a little snow 8 plowed I fixed the fence where I intend to build finished plowing sward 9 began to plow along the road betwen the ditches in the afternoon scraped the earth that was thrown out of the ditch that furthest from the house 10 Began to Sow & Sowed 5 bushel of the Gardener peas & 2 bushel of the John Young peas I met Elen at the station her & Bessey came up on the cars from Mallorytown fine day David went down on the cars to Mallorytown this morning to met his Mother 11 woods begin to look green went to church and heard the Revd Mr Carrol preach 12 went to Gananoque on foot to the court of revition to see if they would take anything of the asesment of this place they would do nothing in it the Boys went to a raisin of a Barn at Mr Websters in the afternoon 13 heavy rain this forenoon things look green I fixed a tug for the harness the boys fixed some stakes 14 David plowed betwen the ditches in the forenoon 45 �began to plow from the ditch to the road in the afternoon Ad fixed fences I draged the garden 15 Sowed 2 bushel of J Younge peas draged them with old Bill I planted a few potatos in the garden 1862 May 11 bushel in all 16 Sowed 2 bushel more of peas plowed the garden at the house & a little up at the new place 17 sowe 2 bushel of J Younges oats next the peas planted the seed carrots the longe orange up next the fence then the Altringham sowe carrots & beets in the garden at the house warm day 18 25 the Revd Mr Beain preached in the School house this afternoon fine Day 19 Ad went to Yonge to see if he could get a horse ours tired out sowed the rest of J Youngs oats, one bucket & 2 bushel of our own poll oats that is 5 bushel of poll oats in all I went to the funeral of Mrs Henary Johnson there was a large funeral 20 David plowed & Bell draged with Bett 21 Sowed 2 bushel of blacksee wheat Ad brought Wat 22 David finished plowing the west side of the North field & then began the East side Ad & me drew dung for the Potatos with Bill & Bett David plowed with Bell & Doll 23 Plowed the Potato ground with Bett & Bill 24 planted some Potatos & sowed 10 pails of Scotch wheat Ad went & asked for a plowing Bee for tusday ground very dry the Revd Mr Irvin preached in the School house & 46 �the Revd Mr Carrol preached at the church little rain 26 finished the draging in midle field that was plowed Dr Richman sent his Man & teem to help me Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of Blacksee in the North field West side 27 sowed oats North field E side R. Johnston draged D & B. Younge T. Bradley, W Turner J Johnson came to the bee in the afternoon the Dr Man went to after sundown 28 sowed oats in North field Ad draged David went to Farmersville 29 Ad finished the plowing of the bee ridges I draged in wheat 30 Ad plowed the head ridges of the North field I sowed grafs seed & rolled some of the North field put 1 lb of clover seed to the acre 31 Sowed the head ridges & draged Sowed more grass seed & rolled George White came & altered the Bull with tar and sulfer Ad plowed next the North ditch 1862 June 1 the Revd Mr Preached in the School house 2 plowed on the East side of the path north of the first ditch I draged in the North field 3 Sowed where Ad plowed yesterday Ad plowed North of the house George White George Johnston & Humpery Younge plowed with him got a fine job done Sowed 1 bushel of Barley next the house then some wheat & a large pailfull of flaxseed next the ditch 4 plowed East of the barn & sowed some oats 47 �shower of rain 5 finished plowing East of the barn sowed some wheat that I got from C & B Younge 6 finished the plowing North of the ditch west of the path & the furrowing up Humphery Younge worked 3 days plowing the first day he sowed some peas for himself 7 Ad went with Hump to wash there Sheep we finished the Sowing & draging Sowed in all 30 bushel of oats, 11 of Peas 28 of wheat 1 of barley 1 large pailfull of flaxseed the ground very dry there is no grought a sprinkle 8 the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the School house in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch in the afternoon rain 9 drew dung frount of the house for turnips 10 plowed for turnips & buckwheat ground dry 11 finished plowing & draged it before sowing 12 plowed six furrows & scrape a ditch across the peice Sowed a large pailfull of buckwheat & a peck of hungarian seed furrowed up for the turnips a fine Shower this evening 13 Ad & billee went to the old place for the Sheep & a load of lumber & raked & sowed the turnips 14 fixed some bunks Ad billie & J McIntosh brought the sheep & a load of lumber 1862 June 15 no meeting to Day 16 plowed & scraped out part of the seller 17 went to Brockville to the council for Robert Armstrong nothing done to Day went home with him 48 �18 came to Brockville with him attended the council but they gave it against him the county council will give no deeds of roads Stopt at the Revd Mr Morrisons all night a fine rain to day & night 19 went Ged{illegible} & then Factory to see Mr Lee about drawing the Barn came home on the 7 oclock train Ad plowed on the summer follow 27 Wm Hazelwood & Betsey came here on a visit 28 went home to day Thomas Scott & wife here on a visit stopt al night Johny Younge here this afternoon 29 all went to the Schoolhouse & heard the Revd Mr Irvin preach very warm day rain 30 fine rain last night & this morning 1862 July 6 1 John Yonge went home this morning Ad went down to bring up Mr Lee to draw the Barn I worked at the clearing out of it 2 hoed the corn only 4 rows it is very poor Ad & Lee came here about 4 oclock got the runners under the Barn 3 began to draw the Barn drew it 44 rods Benj Humphery Cristie Younge helped us the ground very dry & hard 4 finished the drawing by noon loaded this morning Jock Chines Ad went down with him to caintown 5 David came home on wedensday hoed the potatos I went to the funeral of Mrs Shepard at 10 oclock & John McDonald they were both buried at Robinsons school house the Revd Mr {Thomas?} preached at 10 & Revd Mr {illegible} at 2 oclock very large funerals the Revd Mr Smart preached in the School house very 49 �warm dry day 7 worked at the underpining of the Barn in the forenoon David went to a raisin of Samuel Johnson Ad hoed at the potatos 8 worked at the Barn very dry Ad ewnt to a login bee of Mr W{illegible} 9 fine rain this morning & fine noon worked at the Barn in the afternoon 10 Do Do {Ditto} David dug in the seller Do Do{Ditto} Ad went to the old place this afternoon for a load 11 worked in the celler in the forenoon 12 went to Brockville on the cars in the morning heard the Revd Mr Wilson preach went to Gedess went to Church & partook of the sacrament In the forenoon went to the funeral of C Dicenson {Charles Dickinson}} he as buried in the New cemetery stopt at D Johnson 1862 July rain 14 came home by the 9 oclock car worked on the Roads in the afternoon the boys was on in the morning with the horses 15 worked on the Roads fine rain this afternoon 16 Do Do Do {Ditto} 17 went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat & bought 200 lbs of indian meal 7 shillings per 100 18 the boys went to the Mountain to pick berrys got very few I worked at the turnips warm Day 19 thined the turnips in the forenoon overhauled the lumber for the house Ad plowed in the Sumerfallow fine day Sowed 2 rows of yellow Aberdeen turnips where the carrots missed 50 �20 rain rain fine rain this morning went to the {illegible} church but Mr Carrol did not come 21 Ad finished the fallow worked at the celler rain this afternoon 27 the Revd Mr Irvin preached in our Large School rain 28 went to Marblerock for clapboards they was not ready stopt til they sawed them got 1000 but paid 10$ per 1000 gained then a ram due bill {illegible} that I got from T. Scott for $9.75 cent the rest rain 29 the boys finished the potatos rain 30 went to Gananoque for lime had to give 8 per Bushel 31 Do Do {Ditto} for and a load of lime that 50 bushel I got 300 of {illegible} for 6.0 per 100 1862 Both horses Bell got better at Buggy {together?} 3 consesion gave Healy his deed he paid me 30 dollars August 1 Mr McKyle came to build the celler Thomas Scott sent him David mowed North of the North ditch fine Day 2 worked at celler David worked at the hay t 3 very sick took a portion of julup & calomet 4 worked at the celler, David at the hay 5 Do Do Do{Ditto} 6 Do Do {Ditto}Ad drew stones Do{Ditto} 51 �7 Do Do Do Do{Ditto} rain 8 rain last night heavy thunder & lightning worked at the celler David at the hay rain 9 Do Do {Ditto}heavy rain at noon Ad & David went to the old place for a load this afternoon 10 rain the Revd Mr Smart preached at our School house fine Day 11 Mr McKeye & his son came to work at the celler finished it all but beemfilling fine day 12 worked at the hay very poor 13 Do Do Do{Ditto} 14 Do Do {Ditto}heavy rain this afternoon 15 worked at the hay fine day 16 finished the hay all but the corners of the fence fine day 17 the Revd Mr Craford preached in our School house in forenoon & the Revd Mr Carrol in the afternoon in the church 18 Ad draged in the Summer fallow I worked at the frame 19 finished the draging Edward Purvis came to joint the boards for the house this afternoon fine day Ad went to A mowing bee of H. Webster 1862 August 20 worked at the frame making joice & braces rain 21 Do Do{Ditto} little rain Do Do{Ditto} rain 22 raised the house this afternoon little rain this 52 �forenoon 23 24 Ad went to Yonge for lumber very cold night a light frost this morning the Revd Mr Irvin preached this forenoon 25 worked at building Ad helped Hump Young at his harvest rain 26 worked at the building Ad helped Youngs a little this afternoon rain 27 Ed Purvis finished his job paid him five dollars & a quarter for the work worked at the building showry 28 Mr McKeye came & beemfilled the cellar & pointed all we could do 29 began to hook the peas Hump Young helped I worked at the house 30 worked at the peas 31 the Revd Mr Brown preached in the School house in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Carrol at the church in the afternoon 1862 September 1 heavy rain this morning worked at the peas 2 finished hooking John Young peas in the forenoon & 2 ridges of the Gardener peas began to cut the blacksee cut 20 stook a peace of John Youngs poll oats 3 drew in some of the peas cut some of the scotch wheat next the road very poor with the weavel 4 drew in the rest of Young peas & a stack of oats heavy South wind today this is Ryans observation day 53 �5 finished cuting the Scotch wheat that is ready 6 drew in the Blacksee wheat that was cut it rained according to Ryan 24 day of the month & 17 of the moon maked 41 {falling?} days 8 worked at the peas 9 worked at the house Ad helped B Younge 12 went to Gananoque bougth 100 of flour paid 12s {illegible} Ben Young went with me rainy 13 worked at the oats good day 14 the Revd Mr Smart preached in the Schooll house 1862 Sowed grass seed on about 3 acres next the road north of the first ditch Sept rain rain 21 15 worked at the wheat in the forenoon on {illegible} in the afternoon Robert Armstrong came to help us at the wheat he brought Jocks Jonney with him 16 worked at the wheat & drew in acre of the peas fine day 17 cut some of the Poll oats little rain 18 finished the Blacksee wehat fine day 19 worked at the oats drew in peas 20 finished cuting the oats north of the ditch Rob went home this afternoon 21 the Revd Mr Carrol preached at the church 22 drew in oats from the North field 54 �23 drew in black see wheat fin wheather 24 worked at the roof of the house 25 cut some of the oats east of the old stable 26 worked at the oats & cut the pussey{illegible} grass heavy crop 27 worked at the oats Mr Webster helped Ad went with the team to help him to draw hay from his back place 28 the revd Mr Irvin preached in the School house rain 29 rain to day worked in the Barn at stuff for the house 30 worked at the oats 4 wet days this mounth 1862 October 1 Worked at the wheat in the forenoon on the rain drew stones the field south of the house for the orchard very dull wheather 2 rain this morning went to Gananoque to the agriculture Show fine afternoon 3 {illegible} drew stones {illegible} for a well is to got went to Mallorytown to an agriculture meeting very high winds showery 4 went to the Schollhouse & heard the Revd Mr Smart he had the Sacrament 5 Ad went to Caintown with Elen & Wat Wife 6 worked at the wheat Humpry Younge helped me Ad 55 �came home with a load of lumber & other things drew in a load of oats that is the last of them rain 7 rain last night a little to day worked at the wheat finished drawing stones of the ground 8 worked at the wheat fine day 9 finished cuting the wheat very poor crop it is green yet this forenoon began to plow north of the north ditch 10 plowed south of the New house for the orchard next the road 11 finished the mowing in the wheat little rain last night 12 the Revd Mr Craford preached in the school house & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church in the afternoon fin day 13 began to shingle the house N. Tackaberry helped me Ad plowed in the forenoon went to help A Turner at the machin 14 Ad drew stones for Grand Trunk 1/2 day went to a dung be of George Jonston in the afternoon I helped Turner at thrashing machin 1862 oct 5000 1/2 3000 1/4 15 Ad drew stones for Gr T. I worked at the house 16 Do Do Do Do Do{Ditto} 17 1/2 day Do Do {Ditto}I worked at the house part of the time art in roads at the ste{cut off} 18 Ad went to Younge for Shingles last night came home today with 40000 1/2 2000 of them was from Willard Weeks the rest from A Farquson that makes 5000 & 1/2 from Farguson & 3000 1/4 from Weeks 56 �19 no preaching to day I went to Cristes Youngs heavy rain most of the day 20 Ad drew dung Humphry young helped I worked at the house 21 went to Mallorytown to the Show there was a great many people there I took the 2 on a Ram lamb a little more rain in the afternoon Ad went & got Cristies team to draw stones for the Grand T R 22 drew one load of stones & then drew dung H Young helped little in the afternoon I worked at the house 23 Ad finished the plowing of the Pice for the orchard & then draged it began to plow the Sumer fallow Christie younge helped me to Shingle 24 went to Gananoque gave J.C. Foster 25 dollars that I got from J. McNeil man order of Sniders for J. Ackland 25 Ad plowed in the Sumer follow C Young & me shingled 26 snow the Revd Mr Crawford held a quartley meeting in the Schoolhouse very stormy day Snow 27 Snowed most of the night & this forenoon the snow is a foot deep fine afternoon it is the first the season 1862 Nov 1 2 Finished pulling the turnips Ad plowed in the Sumer follow I worked at the house fine day no meeting in our Schoolhouse to day 3 went to Younge with Ad for the Apple trees got dinner at Betseys Wm went with us & helped to dig the trees, Jock helped to 57 �4 Stoped at Granpa worked at the trees this forenoon loaded Ad up & sent him home I went to Lyn with Rob Armstrong saw Wm Clow came up with G. Torns to Adam Armstrong went Daniel Nowland he is to give me seven Sheep he says that he only got six & I think he got 8 5 Adam brought me to Mallorytown & I took the cars got home about noon 6 Sowed about 2 bushel of the Mulicolic Rye in the Sumerfollow on the 7 ridges next the East line & 1 ridge of Rye that I got of Benj Younge the ground is frozen a little 7 Ad plowed in the Sumer follow I worked at the house snow 8 snowed about 2 inches very cold Killed a yearling Steer afraid we will be Scarce of foder 9 9 the Revd Mr Craford preached in the School house 10 worked at the house Ad hunted for the Sheep in the forenoon made a fence about the New house so as to keep the cattle from the garden fine day 11 worked at the house Nathenal Tackabury helped Ad & the boys drew ties out of the pit 12 worked at the house Tackabury helped Ad plowed in the Sumerfollow fine day 13 worked at the house Tackabury helped Ad plowed 14 finished the Clapboarding Tackaberry helped that makes 4 days that Tackabury worked Ad plowed fine day 1862 Nov 15 Hard frost last night banked the New house with scraper it is hard job to plow for the scraper 58 �16 rain the Revd Mr Gorden preached at the Schoolhouse 17 put the windows in the lower part of the house Ad tharshed the peas heavy rain David came home on Saturday he banked the house 18 went to Brockville with the 3 oclock train got to Lyn at 6 oclock went to Wm Clows & got 400$ from him got back to Lyn in time for the 1/2 9 train for Brockville met John Armstrong got forty five dollars from him paid Mr Scinkler 400 dollars on the morgage & 45 dollars of interest come on the Express to Mallorytown went & saw Vandusen he is to bring me 30 dollars next week got home with the 7 oclock train all well fine day 19 worked at the house heavy rain all day 20 Elen was put to bed of a daughter about 10 oclock rained most of the day worked at the house 21 Ad plowed in the afternoon I worked at the house David went to Mallorytown got a shirt & is to get a great coat from G Tennent fine day 22 drew in potatos & beets to the new house I helped B. Younge to kill a cow 23 snow the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church little snow snow 24 Ad helped B Younge to kill hogs I laid the stones for the foundation of the stable little snow David and Robert Beatty went to Gananoque & got 4 sheep for Jock & 3 from me snow 25 killed the hoges H. Younge helped little snow 26 Thomas Scott built the chimnee through the roof of the house the boys took the stable down & drew it up to the Barn 59 �snow 27 raised the stable at the Barn B. C. & H. Young helped fine Day 28 Ad went to Mallorytown with David he is going to Elgin to teach school Jack Vandousen came here & gave me 30 dollars snow 29 went to Gananoque bought 500 of flour paid 11s.6d per cwt brought 8 bags for B. Younge he went with me 30 snow went to Youngs School house & heard Mr Farres preach snow most of the day 1863 Jan 1 No work done to Day it being New Years day a fine day Ad went to Gananoque with Humphry Younge to the Dockter he has a lame Sholder 2 drew chipdung right to the place for the orchard 3 worked at the dung fine warm day 4 rain snowy the Revd Mr Crafford preached in the School house in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Gordon at night fine day heavy wind to night Wat & McGlachlon here all night 5 Ad came home from Caintown he went down with little Wat he came from Packinham by Rail Ad got the horses shod at Tennents I went the town meeting & voted for Wm Thomspon, Samuel Johnston resigned 6 Ad thrashed oats I mended the childrens shoes little rain this forenoon fine day in the afternoon 7 worked at the shoes fine day Ad thrashed little snow last night 8 Ad went to Cristies Youngs & drew cordwood out of the woods & pilled up in field 60 �9 drew wood to the house & some to the wood shed fine day hard frost 10 drew wood this forenoon snowed & stormed this afternoon rained at dark 11 went to the Robinsons School house & heard the Revd Mr Carrol a funeral sermon 12 helped Cristie Younge at the thrashing machin with the horses + Ad 13 finished at Cristies this morning they cam & thrashed for me in the afternoon it is Henery Johnstons & Wm Erels machin B. & H Younge P. Moor helped in McMillans place 14 went to the School meeting was chosen trustee Snow last night heavy rain this afternoon Aunt Jennet & Jock Young People came hear the Snow all gone 1863 January 15 Helped Henry Webster to thrash with the horses Aunt Jennet & Jock young people went home with our waggon the roads is quite bare snowed a little at night made a door for the house stormy most of the day Ad began to draw wood from Cristies I thrashed oats hard frost went to the School house & heard the Revd Mr Brown in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Carrol at the church in the afternoon 19 Ad drew wood I thrashed oats 61 �20 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 21 Do Do{Ditto} I fixed a boot of Isables 22 Do Do {Ditto}I cobbled shoes rain I scent five dollars to Johns Younge for him to buy soleleather for me 23 Ad drew 2 loads of wood from Cristies I fixed a chain & made staples & hooks for the doors 24 Ad drew some wood at home I went to Wm Johnstons & got shoes on Wat cutter & gave him two dollar he charged 8s.9d for it Ad, Elen, & Isable went to Yonges Wat & his wife went away this afternoon fin day 25 no meeting to day Georg Tennent & McGlacklin came here in a Buggy fine day warm 26 hughed out a Slaugh cruck Ad & Elen came this afternoon & brought Seven Sheep from Samuel Nowlands he had on shares owes 9 more I think warm with a little rain 27 worked at the Slough snowed in the forenoon Ad drew one load of wood 28 Do Do{Ditto} Ad worked at the wood poor slaughing went to a tea meeting in our school house it is for Missionary purpos the Revd Mr Georden Willson Smart a reformed Roman Cathloc Spoke 29 stormed most of the day worked at the Slough 30 stormed most of the day Do Do Do{Ditto} 31 Ad went to caintown & got Robs bobs to draw rails {illegible} came home from Godrich, David & Jock s Wat here to 1863 Feb 1 Went to the school house & heard the Revd Mr Crofford preach in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Carrol in the afternoon 62 �2 heavy rain & wind last night roads nearly bear did a little at the Slough was appointed road Suravour by the council 3 Ad went with Tackaberry for a load of rails brought home 19 the roads is almost bare & worked at Slaugh 4 Ad went out to Trusdales & drew rails out of the woods very cold day snow 5 went to a Missionary meeting of the Church of England at the church heard a Mr Jones & the Revd Dr Boswell from Carelton place heavy snow this afternoon from the Northeast snow 6 Snowed all night most of the day Alexander Stewart came here he is stormedsted 7 fine day but there is very little travel on the roads they are so heavy Stewart went home this afternoon I thrashed some oats 8 went to Robinson curch & heard the Revd Mr Roy Preach roads not brock much 9 Ad went for a load of rails Snowed & stormed so that he did not go back I thrashed oats 10 heavy wind & rain last night Ad drew 2 loads of rails I thrashed oats 11 Ad went to Younge with Elen & Jonney they are going to Watt the last of the week Elizbeth Younge went with them fine day 12 Ad drew 1 load of rails I thrashed oats 13 Ad Do{Ditto} 2 loads of rails I thrashed oats 14 Ad Do{Ditto} 1 Do Do{Ditto} in the forenoon went to help Ben Younge to draw wood in the afternoon cleaned 10 bushel of the Poll oats put them up 63 �chambers I received sixty one dollars from Mr J. Simpson on a note of his signed by him & J Davis heavy wind & rain & hail wind south 1863 February 15 the Revd Brown preached in the Schoolhouse 16 Ad drew rails with Tackabury & Billie & me cleaned the little oats put 14 bushel up chamber that is 23 of them that cold day 17 cleaned the Blacksee had about 12 bushel cleaned the scotch wheat had about 3 bushel & about 3 bushel of tailings of all Ad drew rails 18 went to Gananoque bought 500 lbs flour 11s.10d per 100 & 700 indian meal 6s.3d per 100 brought 600 from B Younge he went with me fine day 19 heavy rain all day tinkered in the blacksmith shop Ad thrashed some oats 20 went round the lower end of the School section to tell people there School Bill & to collect got no money rained & snow & snowed all the forenoon Ad finished the oats 21 Ad drew a load of rails from Tackaburys I put away the flour & meal drew some wood fine day 22 no Meeting to Day very cold 23 Ad went for a load of rails I went to Younge on business took dinner at S Youngs went & saw Jock he will pay nothing but he will give me the thrashing machin & quit all 24 settled with J. J McIntosh gave him 15$ & 2 notes for 15 dollars & 1 shilling 25 put shoes on the woodshed slough at Robs hauled up ceaders for Ads load 64 �26 went out to caintown & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach 27 Adam Armstrong brought me to Mallorytown in the cutter little rain this morning came up on the cares 28 drew some wood fine Day 1863 March snow 1 Heard the Revd Mr Hamilton at our School house Stormy day snowed about 4 inches snow 2 Snow this morning Ad drew wood to the Station fine afternoon 3 Ad drew wood to the Station 4 I thrashed the Barley 5 the wind early this morning South west it then turned south & was South all day fine clear day Rob Beatty brought Jonney Wat Elen & Aunt Jane here first storm of the quarter 6 Snowed & blowed most of the day so that the road is brock through our fields snow 7 A little snow with cold day Ad went to young with Jane & his Mother & Jesse he intends draw the logs that Jacob Hegaborne owes James Clows young people here for dinner 8 snow 8 stormy this forenoon snowed about 4 inches no meeting today David & Isable went home snow 9 Jonney & wat began to work at the house I helped heavy wind & a little snow heavy drift 10 worked at the house cold day Ad came home from Yonge with a load of {straw?} that was left there last winter he could not draw any logs 65 �from J Hegaborne the Swamp is bad 11 Ad drew wood we worked at the house 12 I went to Gananoque got 28.33 bushel of corn & 600 of flour from Wm Brough gave my note for $28.65 cents in eight month snow 13 little snow Ad went to Websters mill with 2 basswood logs & brought home a load of bunks snow 14 Ad took 2 logs more to Mill & brought another load of Ceader we worked at the house little Snow 15 the Revd Mr Hamilton preached in the School house & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church fine day 1863 March snow snow 16 Ad took 2 basswood logs to Websters mill & brought a load of ceader from Cilimbee gave him 100 of pork for 100 set of bunks the logs is for both 17 Ad drew wood from Fred Moors we worked at house 18 Do Do Do {Ditto}Elen & Me went to C Youngs on a visit little snow 19 Ad drew wood work at the house very hard frost cold {illegible} weather 20 Ad drew wood worked at the house 21 drew in wood forenoon went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture meeting it was yesterday Elen went to John Purvis on a visit Snow at night 22 no meeting I went to B Youngs 23 overhauled some sapbuckets Ad began to go to School to Mr Roberts Ad Elen & Jonney went to 66 �Granpas after School fine day rain 24 finished the buckets taped 18 trees heavy rain this afternoon Watt came about 10 oclock rain 25 heavy rain all day mended boots snow 26 went to Caintown on foot with Ben Young to Mrs J Gurnsey Funeral very large funeral the Revd Mr Armstrong preached snow at night Jonney went to Marblerock for 4000 lath 27 Jonney worked at the house I fixed the boring machin 28 worked on Sugar bush taped more trees 73 in all that is taped Ad drew wood for B Younge in the forenoon then for us in the afternoon Snow in the afternoon snow 29 snow stormed all day no Meeting Snow 30 worked in the Sugarbush. fine day 31 went to Marble Rock 15 bushel of pusse grass & 2 of buckwheat & 3 of tailers good slaughing Snow in the afternoon Ad went to Gananoque with Brigade Major Jackson 1863 April snow 1 Snowing this morning mended Jonneys boots very cold South wind Storming at night snow 2 worked at the house heavy South wind this morning with Snow fine midle of the day Storming at night 3 worked in the Sugarbush fine day 4 drew wood cold fine day 5 no meeting to day rain & Snow most of the day the 67 �largest flakes of Snow fell that I ever saw snow snow rain 6 the snow is 4 inches deep the trees are loaded with it went to the funeral of Thomas Webster he was struck with a tree that he was choping & thrown 32 feet from the stump last monday The Revd Mr Carrol preached there was 62 slaughs & cutters snow this afternoon 7 heavy North East wind with light snow & drift went to Benj Youngs he began to use Cosgroves medicine on his horse 8 driseling Snow most of the day cut brouse for the cattle & worked a little at the house 9 worked in the Sugarbush cold day 10 Do Do Do {Ditto}the snow is going fast 11 worked in the sugarbush Ad drew a few loads of dung to the place for the orchard warm day 12 rain went to the School house very few there the Revd Mr Brown prayed the roads very bad 13 worked in the Sugarbush hard frost last night 14 Ad went to Wm Armstrongs & got 800 of hay one dollar per 100 I worked in the sugar bush 15 drew some dung worked in the bush I helped C. Younge to work at a churn 16 Criste at his churn Ad & Billie bored 25 set of bunks some rain to day 1863 April 17 the Bill horse got loose last night & has kicked Doll very bad choped some brouse and fixed doll little rain 18 worked at the house fine day Ad bored bunks 68 �19 no meeting to day went to Cristie Young he cut his foot yesterday he is doing well 20 Jonney started for Goderidge from the Station Ad went to Wm Ferguson to see he could get his horses to work he gave them to him 21 began to make the fence for the orchard find day I fixed a barrel & look at the potatos in the seller so far there is very few frozen 22 worked at the fence & some of the potatos 23 Ad began to plow in the old medow this afternoon fine day I worked at the fence 24 worked at the fence & finished it Ad plowed 25 Ad finished plowing that pice & began this side of the summer follow Humphery Young helped him he had our Bill & Cristies Gin 26 the Revd Mr Craford preached in our Schoolhouse & the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch 27 choped some old logs where Ad is plowing planted some seed turnips fine day 28 began to sow & sowed 10 1/2 bushel of Poll oats on sward where it was plowed last fall & this spring the ground is in very good order 29 Ad plowed for Hum Younge on our own land he has taken part of the North field on shares east corner 30 plowed in the North field next to where it was seeded last spring {?} Storms this month 1863 The Trees begin to look red 69 �May 1 Sowed 3 1/4 bushel of Scotch wheat 2 ridges was plowed this spring the rest was plowed last fall sowed nearly 2 bushel of black see next the Scotch one ridge of it was plowed this spring 2 drew dung for the orchard in the afternoon scraped up ditch across the place & am going put the orchard 3 the Revd Mr Cillough preached in our school house he is belonging to Free Church 4 drew dung for the orchard it nearly all the dung we made last winter dug day with NorthE wind 5 began to plow in the orchard & spread dung for it very high wind North East 6 Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of John Youngs peas & 1 1/2 of the Gardner pea & better than a bushel of Rye on the place where we sowed rye last fall ground dry started potatos 7 Sowed 1 1/2 bushel of black see on the summer follow it was plowed last fall the plowed where the peas was I began to plant Apple trees X 8 sowed 1 1/2 bushel of black see where peas was last year went & heard the Bishop of Ontario confirm a number of young people at the Church planted some scotch early woods begin to look green 9 planted Apple trees Ben Younge helped the ground very dry Wm Ferguson sent for his horses woods begin to look green 10 10 the Revd Mr Carrol preached at the church little raw rain 11 fine rain this morning sowed grassseed on where it was plowed last fall & where I sowed wheat Ad went to caintown to look for a horse Doll is not fit to work yet I helped B. Younge to 70 �plant some Apple trees in the afternoon rain 12 rained most of the day fixed stakes 13 Ad came home this morning he was at Youngs the night he got no horse he plowed with Bill & Bell little rain 1863 May rain 14 Sowed 3 bushel of Black see in the North field where the peas was last year heavy rain in the afternoon bored caps & shaved stakes 15 plowed green sward the ground wet 16 finished plowing the orchard had Cristies Jin Elen went to Gananoque with Wats horse 17 {line stroked through}no meeting rain 18 plowed sward heavy rain X 6 peas 19 John Younge came to healp me with his teem 20 Sowed 6 bushel of Peas on the Sward 21 Do{Ditto} 4 1/2 Do of the little oats one team plowed fine weather 22 Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of Black see on the Summer follow I finished planting Apple Trees 23 John Younge went home this morning he worked with his teem since tusday Ad furrowed up & drewed of some rails to the line fence planted some potatos 16 Bushel of wheat in all 24 the Revd Mr Craford preached in the Schoolhouse & the Revd Mr Carrol in the Church in the afternoon 71 �25 began to plow for the Barley wheare the potatos was last year Rob Armstrong & Rob Beatty came here at noon with there teems & plows to help Sowed 4 bushel of Barley fine day 26 plowed East of the old Barnsted Samuel Johnston healped Sowed 4 1/2 bushel peas & oats finished planting the potatos planted over 20 bushels 27 plowed the some Do Do{Ditto} Criste Young helped I went to Delta as delagate for our S. S. J.F. Jones was nominated by acclamation 28 Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats North of first ditch 3 1/2 North second ditch then Robs went home this morning Robert Johnston help 29 Plowed N of the house Wm J. Turner & James {illegible} helped Sowed 5 bushel of oats 30 sowed south of N with James {illegible} 6 bushel of oats washed the Sheep at {illegible} 31 Revd Mr Smart preach in School house 1863 June little rain 1 Sowed about 1/2 bushel of flax seed at Ben Youngs & about the same at home North of first ditch fixed carrot ground sowed 6 rows end of the house watered them the ground is very dry 2 Sowed 2 rows more of carrots & 6 of Sugar Beets & long mangle Ad finished the the draging & furrowing out 3 rolled the Barley & part of the wheat on the sumerfollow fine Shower 4 fixed the fence North of the Barn the wind is South rather cold 72 �5 plowed a piece for Buckwheat & sowed it North of the Barn I sheered part of the Sheep fine day 6 finished the sheep this afternoon 4 storm this quarter there was a fine Shower this morning Ad went to Gananoque 7 no meeting to Day 8 cleaned some grass seed Ad draged & fured the ground for turnips 9 sowed part of the turnips they are East of the house & around the old barnyard fine day 10 I went to the nomenation with Samuel Johnston in his buggy to Delta A. Rich{cut off} D.F. Jones were nominated there was A very long meeting 11 worked on the Roads 12 Do Do Do{Ditto} 13 Do{Ditto} half the Day went to Fulcimain Schoolhouse to hear Richards & Jones on the Election the S. house was full 14 the Revd Mr Hubard preached in our S house 15 worked on the Roads half the day we all worked an extra day Ad took S Everys buggy home 1863 June rain 16 I fixed bunks Ad went through the potatos & hoed the Earlys 17 went to Robinsons School house to the Election & voted for D.F. Johns Esq 18 went to Mallorytown to the Election there 19 worked at the fence on the road North end rain this 73 �afternoon rain 20 21 rain rain finished the fence with bunks up to the shorts rails some rain the Revd Mr Carrol preached at the church heavy rain in the night 22 fixed around the new house & cleaned the woodshed ready to draw gravel 23 Ad went through the potatos with the diel I fixed bunks for the line fence rain this afternoon 24 fixed around the house & leveled the ground 25 went ot the Tresurer with Wm Thompson to see about our School money in the forenoon went to the Widow Turners as an arbitator betwen her & J.A. McMullins. S. Johnson was the other J. Darlin chosen as third 26 Ad healped H. Younge at his potatos I pointed stakes they were round 27 drew sand & gravel for the grout in the house had John Johnstons horse Hump Young helped very warm day 28 the Revd Mr Willson of Kingston preached 29 went to Turners & met Mr Darlin & Samuel Johnston stopted all day & did nothing 30 put some grout in the house fine day 1863 July 1 Worked at the grout this forenoon went to Turners at noon met Mr Darlin & S. Johnson ajourned till Saturday a little rain morning 2 Ad went to James Austins for his horse work for a little 74 �3 went to Gananoque with wool got 1s.9d per lb got 400 lbs flour 11.10 1/2 & 400 7.6 of meal gave Mr Brough my Note 4 met Mr Darlin & Johnston at Turners we agreed on an award & gave it to them in writing fine day 5 the Revd Mr Brown preached in the school house & the Revd Mr Carrol preach in the curch 6 worked at the potatos fine day Ad went to Pitsburg for lime got 30 bushel 7 1/2 11 finished the potatos worked at the house & potatos all this week 12 the Revd Mr Roy preached to the orangeMen in J.McNells woods in the forenoon the Revd Mr Hubbert preached in the same place in the afternoon fine day 13 worked at the house Ad went to the mountain 14 drew gravel for the house ten load 15 Do Do Do Do {Ditto}had Mr Armstrong horse fine showr last night 16 worke at the house fine day 17 began to mow & cut the thistles & grass worked at the house this afternoon worked at the grass & thistles of the follow in the forenoon fixed some grout in after David came home to see us from the Selleys Bay the Revd Mr Doxtator preached in the school in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Carrol in the Church in the afternoon 1863 July 20 Mowed in the north midle field west side little rain 75 �rain 21 mowed in the North field midle of it 22 drew in 4 loads of hay put in N.W. corner of the barn 23 mowed in the morning at the house dew in 3 load put them over the horsestable mowed in the North field fine Day 24 Drew in 2 loads & put them in south mow 25 Ad is sick the rest went to the mountain with the Youngs for huckelberrys I mowed little rain this evening 26 the Revd Mr Hubbard preached in the School house Ad went to Beverly for Isable to Wats 27 I mowed in the North field Ad came home with Isable 28 drew in 4 load from the North field put them in the North east corner of the Barn very warm day 29 mowed frount of the house Ad went to a Bee of Adam Turners to mow 30 worked at the hay fine day 31 went to the School examination heard there that Robert Turner was killed with a horse came home went over to Turners, he was leading one horse with the halter on his arm & driving another the one that he was leading took fright & ran away with him across there own farm & part of Boans tearing of all his clothing he must have been killed instantly helped to put him in a tin case 1863 August 2 1 finished the hayin on our own place 2 went to Robert Turners funeral there was over 100 76 �Waggons & Buggys the Rev Mr Warner preached the funeral sermon at the house he was buried at Robinson 3 worked at the grout finshed all below 4 helped Cristie Young at his haying fine day 5 Ad & the girles went to the Mountain for berries brought word that Jock is very sick 6 I went to Young to see Jock he is very sick with the Erecipliss in his leg Doctor Adison atending him I went for him met him coming at Barringtons he put cranberry poltice on with yeast stopt all night cut some hay on Armstrongs place 7 went to James Austins for cranberries got 2 or 3 quarts off dry ones on the bushes came home 8 worked at house Ad drew the hay from Armstrongs had 2 small loads I went to Yonge with the berrys Rob. Ad. & I cam up Jock is no better 9 rain stopt with Jock all day the doctor came about 5 oclock he says the leg is doing well came home 10 David helped me to grout Ad helped Humph Younge to cradle fine day 11 craped in the gravel pit for water for the cattle the pit is all dryed up Began to cut the peas 12 Finished John Younges peas the straw is very short but well loaded little rain 13 began to cut the Scotch wheat there is no wheat in it we mowed it down Ad & David began a pea stack put the wheat on 14 finished the stack Humph helped 15 Ad worked at Youngs I went to Yonge to see Jock little 77 �Elen went with me I took the waggon to J. Armstrongs to get the tire set Jock is very bad mortification is set in his leg he Died at half past eleven this evening 1863 August 16 Went to Brockville to see the Revd Mr Morrison about coming to preach Jocks funeral sermon came home by the graveyard met Adam Armstrong about digging the grave it is to be dug East of Mothers 17 the funeral left the house at ten oclock for the church the Revd Mr Morrison preached from Pslms X4III vrs 5 he was asisted by the Revd Messers Morton & Ferguson W.M. there was betwen 70 & 80 waggons & Buggys besides a large at the church John, Samuel. Benjimine & Cristopher Younge carried the coffin fine cool day 18 I helped Rob to draw in wheat we drew in 15 loads 19 Do Do {Ditto}drew in 10 loads got all that was fit 20 fine rain this forenoon came home found all well 21 cut part of the B See on summer follow very poor in the forenoon & part of the North field in the afternoon 22 finished the wheat in the North field & began to cut the Peas & oats west of the house 23 the Revd Mr Hubert preached in the schoolhouse rain 24 drew in wheat in 3 loads & 2 loads of Barley Ad cut the Barley when I was at Younge heavy rain & wind this afternoon very windy all Day rain 25 heavy rain in the the night finished the Peas & oats & cut part of the oats North of first ditch cold day 26 cut the ditches & the oats in the orchard & raked part of peas & oats Ad helped Webster Elen & young Watt came up by the express 78 �rain 27 drew in the peas & oats & the oats next the north ditch & cut the oats next the house & part of the oats North of the 2 ditch Mr Webster B & H Younge helped James Hall came here 28 drew in the oats next the house some from the North field fine Day 29 heavy rain most of the day Ad went to Websters for slabs got only 8 30 the Revd Mr Brown preached in the school house the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church in the afternoon 31 there is quite a frost this morning cut part of wheat on the Sumer follow drew in 2 loads of oats 1863 Sept X 6 rain 1 Cut the part of the oats near the Sumer follow & finished the wheat on the follow Benjimine younge helped helped all day Humph in this afternoon 2 finished cuting the peas & oats near of the follow & drew them in put 2 loads of them over the stable the rest in the Barn drew in the wheat of the sumer follow B & H Younge helped hooked Peas 3 heavy rain most of the day the wind North 4 H & Ad cut the poll oats North field East line H & Ad Ben & me hooked peas fine day 5 Ben & me hooked peas in the forenoon Ad cut oats drew raked & drew in the poll oats C. H. Younge helped fine day the Revd Mr Hubard preached in the School house this forenoon a fine shower this morning 79 �29 storms this quarter rain 7 finished hooking the peas & drew in 4 loads that cleared off the fields all but the buckwheat 8 cut the Buckwheat this morning & prepared for grouting fine day 9 grouted some went with Wm Thompson to the treasurer & got 25 dollars & 57 cents of Clergy reserve money I borred 20$ off it at seven per cent intrest for six months 10 went to Gananoque bougth 300 of flour at 11s.6d per cwt bought 9 cultivator teeth 8s.9d 11 worked at the house Rob, B & Robinson came up from Young little rain 12 worke a little at the house & thrashed the Buckwheat it is so green that it would not thrashe clean 13 the Revd Mr Craford Brown preached in our shool house fine day 14 worked at the grouting had to draw draw water for it 1863 Sept rain X 15 Worked at gouting Ad helped Cristie & B Young to fight. fine very dry time 16 worked at the house 17 Do Do{Ditto} Ad helped C. & B at fire 18 finished the grouting & lathed a little fine rain last night that put out the fires 19 the Revd Mr Smart preached at the School house in the forenoon I went to Ballar canoe on foot 80 �20 rain went to caintown heard A Stranger preach in the forenoon went to Lyn in the afternoon & heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach 21 stopt at Granpa at night rain this morn I intended to go to Farmersville but it is to wet went Betseys & then to Adams 22 went to Brockville paid Dr Edmonson six dollars for his visit got a receipt from Dr Gordon for it Edmonson was not at home gave Jocks Will to David Jones to be put on record paid him three dollars & got sixty one dollars & a half from Colman & Co for Margret 23 came home this morning on foot went to Wm J Turners to help him at thrashing machin 24 went to Kingston to the fair on the cars heavy rain in the afternoon saw flax machin going there was some fine Stock & grapes the whole is nothing to what it was the first time 25 helped Wm J Turner to thrash 1863 Oct 1 Thrashed peas for the hogs fine day 2 Do Do{Ditto} Mrs Dickson came here on a visit a visit rain this afternoon 3 cleaned the peas, Buckwheat had 2 bushels cleaned the flaxseed showry most of the day 4 the Revd Mr Hubard preached in the school house fine day 5 thrashed some Barley for the show & cleaned it heavy rain in the afternoon 6 thrashed some oats & dug some potatos for the Show little rain to day 81 �7 rain this morning & most of the day 8 went to Gananoque to the show was appointed Judge on cattle there was a good Show took diner with the members took a preamum on flax seed & full cloth heavy rain in the afternoon 9 worke at the house the boy dug some po{tatoes?} 10 Do Do Do{Ditto} 11 the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church 12 worked at the house lathing Ad plowed north of the house 13 Do Do {Ditto}I worked at the house 14 began to plow in the north field 15 drew sand for the plaster 16 mixed mortar for plastr 1863 Oct rain 17 18 rain Ad Went to the Show to Mallorytown I was not able to go very sick heavy rain the Revd Mr Maaky preached in the School house 19 worked at the house Henry Younge helped Ad went to Marblerock with a half a barrel of pork to J. Griffin got 250 feet of lumber 20 Ad went to Gananoque got 200 of flour 100 of meal 11s.3 & 6s 6d per cwt went for J Scoot 21 brought Scot with him this morning to plaster worked at the house Ad helped B Younge the team & the boys to thrash, young lathed 22 all hands at the house plastering H & H {illegible} 82 �rain 23 worked at the house rain all day 24 Do Do{Ditto} Ad went to Beverly with Lizie Scott home at noon 25 the Revd Mr Carrol preached rain 26 very hard frost last night could not dig potatos till ten oclock then a fine day 27 hard frost last night dug potatos Ad came home from Beverly brought ten bushels of lime 28 dug potatos Ad & Elen helped Ad went for Scott 29 Ad & Scott cam home this morning worked at the house 30 worked at the house very heavy rain this morning & till noon Elen dug potatos fine day 31 worked at the house fine day the ground is all in a Swim with water Butter Sold 1861 June 12 lb. 4 1/2 25.6 lb Brockville August 7 lb 13 lb 3 1/2 Mr Davison Sept 6 1/2 lb . 4 lb.5 lb. 7 the 5 th 1861 Thomas Scott got one plug of tobace 3d & 1/2 lb 2 1/2 lbs {illegible} times 23 lb mutton 2 1/4 lb of rolls 20 lbs of nails November 1861 Kincaid got 1 barrel of crast 1862 Tom 15 bushel of turnips January 182 1 Bull hide 1 calf skin Thomas Robbs Assistant Superintendent of the Southern District of the Glasgow 1863 Nov 1 Revd Mr Macky preached in the School house 2 worked at the house T. Scott came at noon to plaster went in the afternoon & laid out land for a plowing mach on the farm of John Johnston with Messers. 83 �Green Stacy rain rain 3 worked at the house plastering I acted as Judge with Messers Green & Stacy fine day ground very wet 4 worked at the house the ground so wet cannot plow heavy rain most of the night Ad cleaned the old Barnyard 5 worked at the house acted as fenceviewer with C Young & J. Bradly betwen E Keating & P Sullavan expense 10 6 6 worked at the house Scott went home could do no more till the walls dry acted as fenceviewer again betwen E. Keating & P. Sullivan no damage 7.6 expense 7 Ad went & got Bushel of lime from Mr Armstrong heavy rain put on the weather boards 8 rain Revd Mr Carrol preached in Caintown 9 worked at the house in the forenoon went to Yonge in the afternoon stopt at Betsys 10 all night went to Margrets & Granpa dug a dozen apple trees & some difrent kinds of roots Rob brought them & me to {clean?} 11 stopt at S. Youngs all night Wm James Hazelwood brought me & the trees home in the Buggy he had to come for {Sarra?} her time of teaching is up J Scott came here tonight 12 worked at the house put on the last coat 13 Do Do{Ditto} finished the room below 14 Do Do{Ditto} in the forenoon it is to wet Scott went home I planted five Grapevines East of the house East of the house 1 black cluster 2 Clinton 2 Kin{cut off} rain at night 84 �15 rain The Rev Mr Gray of Kinston preached in Scholl house heavy rain most of the {cut off} 1863 Nov rain 16 Worked at the house casing the plates & the windos Ad plowed for a ditch from the orchard through the paster the ground is all in a swim rain 17 worked at the house in the forenoon moved some of the currenbushes in the afternoon Ad thrashed peas the ground is so wet cannot plow heavy rain 18 heavy rain all night Thomas Scott finished the plastering this forenoon mended Ads Boot Ad went to Gananoque with a tub of Butter got 9d per lb bought {illegible} of flour & 100 of meal heavy rain in the forenoon 19 fixed around the house & went to the Sale of the widow Turner fine day 20 worked at the house fine day Ad got the waggon tine set by W. Johnston viewed fence for B.Y & J.J. 21 moved into the new house I went to A Bee on the hill at the corner off the place rain at night 22 rain the Revd Mr Brown preached in our School house little frost last night 23 worked at the house & moved some of the currenbushes the frost all gone 24 Killed the 4 Hogs it is a very stormy day rain & sleet worked at the hogs in the woodshed 25 went to examine a Road on lot No 15 in the concesion Ad scraped a ditch in the paster so as to take the water from the orchard 26 fixed a cross saw for G young & he cut up the hogs Ad drew brush to the boiling place 85 �rain 27 worked in Blacksmith shop made hooks & things for the house & planted curnbushes & 9 apple trees 28 went to the School house with Thompson & cleaned & fixed the stovepipes & then fixed around the house rain most of the day 29 the Revd Mr Mackey preached in the school house 30 made shelves for Blacksmith Shop fine day hard frost 1863 Dec snow X 1 First snow very stormy day put the {torn off} in the Blacksmith Shop Henry & H Young & Nat Tackabury helped 2 worked in the shop at hinges for the woodshed heavy winds last night snow all gone 3 worked in the shop at the hinge & shoes for the horses fine day wind & N.E. 4 shod the horses & fixed for the shed door 5 made the North woodshed door very cold day heavy North wind Ad went to see rails at Lonies that he wanted to let me have 6 first rain in this quarter the Revd Mr Doxtator preached in the school house hard frost fine day 7 went to Mallorytown to see J. Vandusen about money he was not at home the Wife says he will be back 8 drew chipdung the garden front of the house fine day 9 rain this morning drew wood I mended shoes 86 �rain 10 Ad & Bille helped J Johnston at the thrashing machin I mended shoes Elen is very sick hard frost 11 Ad went to Lonnies to underbrush for wood I went to the council about our School Snowed about 2 inches this afternoon 12 went to Cristies for the Bookcase & then to council about our School 13 the Revd Mr Mackey preached rain 14 Ad thrashed peas rain & snow I ground paint at Latimers very cold 15 went to the Wiltses Creek to give out a job of repairing the bridge J Blair there & put cap in the midle bent 30 {illegible} & railing on each side of the bridge for {torn off} with other lumber then {illegible} road took dinner at {torn off} 1863 December stoped at J. Blairs last night he went with me this morning & we finished the laing out the road this forenoon very stormy day helped Cristie young to thrash Ad went there yesterday 18 went to Brockville in the cars paid Mr Sinkler 25 dollars of intrest bought a side of leather 5 dollar cwt to J Young with H & C iron for a slaugh & drag & other things came to Lyn paid Wm Clow 40 dollars of intrest Went to Gananoque with the slaugh got 300 of flour and 100 of meal 19 stopt all night at Clows came home on the cars 20 the Revd Mr Brown preached & the Revd Mr Ca{illegible} 21 cleaned the Barley had 14 1/2 bushel in all 87 �22 worked in the blacksmith shop at the Slaugh 23 Do Do{Ditto} fine weathe 24 Do Do Do{Ditto} 25 finished the slaugh this forenoon went to the Church in the afternoon & heard the Revd Mr Carrol preach B. & C. Youngs was hear for dinner & tea Ad Isable & Jennet went to Yonge this afternoon fine weather 26 went to Mr Heslaps to asist him to try a complaint for selling horses without licence he dismissed the case {illegible} I got there took dinner with him came home 27 the Revd Mr Mackey preached in the schoolhouse 28 went to J. Burns for 5 Sheep that was lost brought them home he had marked the lambs thrashed some oats in the afternoon drifting snow the afternoon 29 thrashed oats Ad came home from Young they are all well 30 thashed oats went to a tea meeting of the Presbitarians in the New curch at Robsons 31 finished with the machin the wheat & Poll oats they charged {illegible} paid {illegible} Johnston & {illegible} Landsdown No 20 1863 To the Township Clerk of the Township of Leeds Lansdown frount the ward of the undersigned fenceviewers betwen JJ on the one part & B.Y on the part J.J is making a fence in repair that part of the divission line from commencing at the South West corner of B.Y. farm and runing across parts of lots No 19 & 20 to the now traveled road B.Y. is to make & keep in repair that part of the divission line fence commencing at the south west corner of his farm & runing along the division line on lot No 19 as fars as J.J. land Now goes Lansdowne Oct 22nd 1862 Work done by Wm Beatty for the well at Lansdown Station Oct 2nd 2 day man & team 2 men & team 1 day 14 2 Do Do {Ditto}1/2 15 2 Do Do {Ditto}1 16 2 Do Do {Ditto}1/2 88 �17 2 Do Do {Ditto}1 21 2 Do Do{Ditto} 1 {upside down on page} This copy is provided for the purpose of individual research only. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Pulled loads of turnip little rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at the turnips fair Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain to Day the ground all in a swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>worked at the turnips put 9 1/2 load in the cellar at the old Barn it is so full that we cannot put any more in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>went to Brockville with 2 firkins of butter got sixteen sents per lb paid Messer Blyth ten dollars &amp; Mr Reed ten dollars on acont</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>drew in potatos from Cristes had about 80 bushel considerable of them rotten</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>the Boys drew in 4 load of turnips to a pit in the garden I worked at the cider prefs &amp; grinder with Jock &amp; Rob fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>made cider for ourselves Rob I. Quensey H Wicks &amp; D Tennent there is over 80 Bushel in the chease the Boys drew 2 loads of turnips into another pil in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain rain</td> <td>10</td> <td>heavy rain most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>12</td> <td>made 6 teeth for the thrashing machin the Boys drew in the last of the turnip into the garden we have over 500 Bushel in the forenoon thrash oats for Jock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>went to John Younges got my boots fixed &amp; Elens shoes looked at Ruleses horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>came home looked at horses at Gilalands in Plumbhollow paid Adam Armstrong 3 that I owed for leather &amp; bought half a {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>the Boys drew wood from cristes &amp; let water of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>plowed frount of Elizes in forenoon then {folded over}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>finished Plowing frount of house {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <p>foot snow</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>20</td> <td>Took 3 sheep to Adam Armstrongs Ram {page torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>began to work at the logs for the Blacksmiths shop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>load the foundation of the Blacksmiths shop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>hleped Wm H Davis to kill his hogs snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>thrashed &amp; cleaned 10 1/2 bushel of oats heavy storm wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to Day very stormy wind &amp; snow with Drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>helped Rob to kill a steer in the forenoon David went to Mallorytown in the Buggy with Sarry Spencer she is hear on a visit roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain &amp; snow this forenoon raise the Blacksmith shop in the afternoon got it up after sundown fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>David went to Mill 10 bushel of Peas 8 of oats &amp; 3 of corn Adam &amp; Me worked at the shop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to Mill 10 bushel of Buckwheat &amp; got 10 shillings worth hemlock or 333 feet Paid</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to Samuel Innises got 5 shoes made &amp; one sharpend &amp; sett the Boys sawed some bolts snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>went to Brockville with 2 1/2 barrels of snow Apples Mr Robinson got 2 &amp; Gay 1/2 12s6d per Barrel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>healped Rob at thrashing machin Thompsons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to Farmersville &amp; then to Turner falls to see about John Younges cloth it went there in a mistake Stopt all night at R Woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>got the cloth at Beverly Paid 10s.5d came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Hayworth Preach it was thanksgiving day wind was south a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>killed the Hogs Rob &amp; Wm Davis helped snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>went to a school meeting in the forenoon &amp; then to Mallorytown to an Agri{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Armstrong preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>healped Wm H Davis at thrashing machin very stormy snow &amp; wind David went to Mallorytown for a cooking stove &amp; a box stove for Wat from G Tennent</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>David went to Brockville with A load of Turnips to I. Hutchsons 1s per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>thrashed for Jack stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>{cut off} to Brockville with Sausagues {folded over}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>14</td> <td>healped Edgly to thrash Tennents machin David went to Farmersville for Wats Stoves very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>went to Mallorytown with Rob to the council about a Road the council granted it to him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>thrashed at Jocks forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do David went to Lyn with bushel 15 1/2 turnips &amp; there he got before made 18 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>19</td> <td>whitewashed very stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rained all night whitewashed finished Jocks thrashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>finished David went to Farmersville with things for Wat he is going to live there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>22</td> <td>thrashed at our Barn some scothe wheat I went to Brockville with a note that I had of fifty pound aganst R Colman of Granpas I gave it to Sinkler &amp; Richards along with Dunkin Clow Wm Clow George Two &amp; others for collection</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hayworth preached at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>cleaned the wheat had bushel went to mill with it I went to John Buels &amp; gave him 40$ in intrest got Wals note &amp; other notes that he had</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Betsey &amp; Wm Hazelwood &amp; famely was hear for dinner Jock &amp; Margret didnt come</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>killed Jocks cow his &amp; our pigs the Boys went to a Bee of S Younges</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>drew some wood of the Lake I fixed a chimney</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>James Clow &amp; wife here on visit the Boys drew some wood &amp; fixed wat skins</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>choped in the shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preache in caintown I went to see Dr Keer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>went to Brockville with saugauges Mrs Jones got 21 lbs 7 1/2 per lb Mr Co{illegible} &amp; Blyth got 18 &amp; some others</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Thrashed some oats in the forenoon went to Adam Armstrongs with the Widow Austin &amp; Elen on A visit in the afternoon very stormy this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>David went to Farmersville with some things for Wat &amp; took 8 1/2 bushel of turnips to John Kincaid he got 1 1/2 bushel before made 10 bushel in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>the Boys went to meet Wat in Brockville &amp; Farmersville hie is coming from Mitcheel with his Wife I fixed about the house cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Wat came here with his Wife he got married on New Years day in Mitchel he has settled in Farmersville then was A party here with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the boys choped some cord wood on the Iland I went to see Dr Keer he is very sick cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>thrashed oats this forenoon then went to the town meeting along with Rob voted for George Tennent A Mallory L Mott N Shipman &amp; I Hazelwood Stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>cleaned the oats &amp; drew wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>drew cord wood &amp; David choped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>David &amp; John Ackland choped cord wood Adam drew it to the house cristie Younge came here this afternoon Sam cut his knee I went home with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>cristie brought me home Sam knee is not so bad as they thought very cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Elen &amp; I went to Brockville heard the Revd Mr McMorin preach went to Geddes &amp; then to Aunt Marys &amp; Stopte all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>went in from Aunt Marys to Brockville &amp; heard the Revd Mr Mure preach &amp; partook of the sacrament very cold time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>drew wood from the Lake I have got a very bad cold cant do any thing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>15</td> <td>David went to Brockville with a cord of wood for the Revd Mr Morrison that I was indue for the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>thrashed the spring Rye very stormy Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>drew rails &amp; wood of the Lake</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>do do do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>19</td> <td>David &amp; John went to Farmersville David stoped there he is going to schoo &amp; stoping at Wats more snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hayworth preached in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Adam went to Brockville with a load of {illegible} to Mill with 12 B of Rye &amp; 12 oats Isable &amp; me cleaned the S rye had 11 1/2 bushel fine Day I went to John Youngs his knee is very Bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Adam went to Brockvill with wood for the Blyths sold it for 7s.6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do to the Blyths</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do very stormy Day Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>went to Aunt Marys with Jock to A wood Bee the Roads very bad &amp; the snow is very deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>thrash some of the chinnee wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>went Lyn for the Revd Mr Morrison he is to preach in caintown to nigth &amp; came here with me cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Adam went to Brockville with wood for Blyth Isabla &amp; me cleaned the chinnee wheat had 15 Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Do D Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Febry</td> <td>1</td> <td>Went on to the Lak to draw but the water is so high on the ice &amp; snow it is partly froze so that we can do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>2</td> <td>thrashed the Chinnie Wheat snowed most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Lucus preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>cleaned the wheat had 17 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>5</td> <td>Adam went to Mill with 12 bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>6</td> <td>thrashed the last of the oats 650 sheaffs stormy Day wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowy</td> <td>7</td> <td>very stormy Day wind &amp; snow &amp; a very heavy heavy drift Adam went to school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>very hard frost the watter in the pail &amp; the water in the back kettel was frozen half and in the morning the coldest day we have had</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>helped to shovel the road betwen Edglys &amp; Ackland it was so drifted that there was no traveler on the road in the forenoon cleand the oats in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Rverd Mr McKenzie preache in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>11</td> <td>put 46 bushel of oats in Jocks barn &amp; the rest in own had 70 in all very heavy rain the snow is going very fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>heavy rain with a little snow the fields shows the stuble mended the childrens shoes rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>little frost last night went to Samuel Youngs on a visit Elen &amp; Betsey &amp; the Widow Austin was there the Roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>mended Elens shoes fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>went to see Gardener about his colts but he had let them go Rob &amp; Jonney went with me I got 3 shoes sett at Ned Boothes wet day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I went to the Widow Fergusons for Elizie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hayworth preached in caintown snowy day &amp; night snowed nearly a foot deep</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>{probably February}</td> <td>18</td> <td>Went to Mallorytown to see Thomas Scotts Wife she is very sick the family is all sick with a bad cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>split some stovebolts fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>20</td> <td>jointed some bucket staves stormy snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>went onto the Iland &amp; drew 2 load of cordwood broke in two three places tramped in snow &amp; had to quit then went to Motts &amp; Beaches to look at horses but could not trade fine Day hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow</td> <td>23</td> <td>drew 2 loads of wood off the lake stormed in the afternoon rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow 24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Morrison preached in caintown very stormy Day snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>drew 6 loads of wood &amp; 1 of rails very windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>drew wood &amp; rails of the Lake</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>drew Do there is quite thaw so that the ice is very bad we cannot do any more on the ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>28</td> <td>A little frost last night Adam went to Brockville with a load of wood to Blyth a little this afternoon the Roads is very soft</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Heavy rain last night fine day Adam went to school I let the water of the Turnip holes the ground is in a swim</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Cleaned the Buckwheat that was in the bin &amp; filled up the oats &amp; &amp; A heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Flechar preached in caintown heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to Mill with 8 bushel of oats &amp; 9 of Buckwheat hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>went to Brockville with turnips apples &amp; cabbage no Market got 8s for 2 1/4 bushel of apples 10s &amp; s for turnips 3 for cabbage bought a barrel of salt 8s.6d 5s for hoops for buckets the roads very bad a great deal of bare ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>went to Mill for the grist I bought a 4 year old Colt from WH Daves for 70 dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>thrashed the last of the Scotch wheat very cold day clear wind this morning in North west &amp; it came round to the south west about 3 oclckin the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>cleaned the wheat had 13 1/2 exchanged 4 bushel with John Younge Criste brought 4 of his as he was going to lansdown to Uncle Cristies weding the wind is in the south drew 2 loads from the swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon jointed some suff for {illegible} the snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Adam went to Farmersville with Wats {illegible} going is bad {illegible} of Pine logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>drew cedar from cristies Lake good {illegible line} Adam went to Elgin with load of bolts very stormy snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Adam went to Lyn with a load of bolts got 4$ in the forenoon then to Farmersville with the {illegible} here she is going home</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>15</td> <td>David came here last night and cedar &amp; cut down the large oake took one large log to the saw mill drew the top for wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>drew wood &amp; rails quite warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Wright preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>drew 3 oak logs to the mill &amp; then drew wood &amp; rails very cold night &amp; day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>19</td> <td>went to John Fergusons &amp; paid him 26 dollars that I borrowed of him Ad drew railcuts that was in the road to the east line in the forenoon then wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>made some sapbukets fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>went with David Tennant to see a cow of his &amp; stoped withe him all day snowed 4 inches last night Ad went to Mill with 16 1/2 Bushel of wheat snowed in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>went to Brockville with the old Potash kettle its weight was 730 bought a kettle $5.3s.9d bail for the kettle 2s tool 6d the rest in hoops the road good going down warm sun spoilt the roads paid R. Collman $5. for the leather that I got last fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>made some more bukets ad taped 20 trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McKenzie preached in caintown a little rain in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>worked at the bukets in the forenoon went to the funeral of Alvine Hayes she was buried at the Booths Grave yard poor slaughing the Revd Mr Bell preached at Lillies schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>worked at the Bukets &amp; helped Elen at the soape rained all day Ad went to Mill with 32 bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>made more Bukets Ad taped Elen boiled 12 pails of Sap</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do Do went to the Funeral of Mrs John Cain the Revd Mr Bumbo preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>made more Buckets raine this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting {illegible} in the sugar Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>18</td> <td>fixed hogholes in the line fence &amp; cut some caps &amp; bunks in the {illegible} began to plow &amp; plowed in field west line below the orchard the ground wet cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Adam plowed frount of Elzie &amp; then drew dung to the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do Do worked in the sugarbush &amp; sowed seed in the hotbed cabbage seed &amp; tomato</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 rain</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown heavy rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>22</td> <td>plowed in the forenoon went to Mallorytown &amp; qualified as fenceviewer Elen went to see Mrs Weeks she is very sick heavy rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>23</td> <td>went to Brockville paid Bliths ten dollars &amp; 4 1/2 cords of wood 12s.6d per cord &amp; settled with A Turner &amp; paid him got A side of sole leather 15 3/4 lb 25 cents per pound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad plowed I fixed the garden fence some rain or showery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>finished the plowing frount of Elizie &amp; plowed the garden cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>plowed at cristies south side of the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>do Do Do in the forenoon drew dung to orchard I went to John Thompson with Wm Hazelwood &amp; George Twoo as Fenceviewers &amp; divid the fence betwen H.B. Weeks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28 rain</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>drew some dung to the orchard James went to Mallorytown with Wat he has his foot cut he is going to Landsdown to work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>30</td> <td>went to the Funeral of the Widow Weeks She was buried at Lyn the Revd Mr Armstrong preached heavy rain all day {bottom line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>{a lot of this page is too faint to read}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Drew dung to the orchard the ground very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Plowed at Cristies the ground that the corn grew in last year for potatos it is the only place we can work the rest is all so wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>finished the pease &amp; then drew dung to the Cristies place for the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>began to Sow &amp; Sowed 6 bushel of oats &amp; grass seed on the south side of the road at cristie place began to rain before night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>rained all night &amp; most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>cut some potatoes for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>went to Brockville with Jonney he is going to Guelph to look for work there nothing doing here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>there was 3 Espicafle Ministers from Lyn preached in caintown there conferance was held at Lyn this year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of oats at cristies with grass seed rained in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Adam went to Mallorytown to get clothes cut in the forenoon plowed for the {illegible} &amp; beets Adam broke in the oxen {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Sowed 4 bushel of Peas &amp; 4 bushel of oats all front of Elizes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>crofs draged the Peas &amp; the oast had {rest of page too faint to be legible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{a fair bit of this page is too faint to be legible}</p> <p>{probably May 1861}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible the first few lines} was at {illegible} rows {illegible} carrot rest 2 Whites next 2 long Orange the next our own Alringham then 2 rows of yellow globe Mangel next 3 rows long Mangol the rest our own Sugar Beet seed cold day Adam plowed at cristies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in Caintown fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Sowed 4 bushel of Scotch Wheat that I got from John Younge it was sowed on the hill &amp; the ridge next Edgly</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>plowed at cristies</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>went to Brockville with 2 calfes got 2 for the hind quarters 1 1/2 for the fore</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>planted the potatos A plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>24</td> <td>Isabela Jenet Wm finished the planting of the potatos I sowed 5 1/2 bushel of our own Scotch wehat &amp; draged Adam went Brockville to see the f{illegible} heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>planted A little corn in the garden 2 rows at Cristies the ground very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown in the forenoon the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>very heavy rain last night most of the Day I went to Farmersville to Wats got the Bull {illegible} from Kincaid took 3 calf skins &amp; 2 sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats frount of Elizes where it was plowed last fall {illegible} a greate deal of water {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>finished the plowing at Cristies below the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>plowed in the field at the Barn ground wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Sowed 4 bushel of wheat at cristies 2 of them is Chinee wheat rest is cotch wheat planted the corn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Planted 2 ridges of Potatos in the orchard Adam plowed in the field at the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>cleaned out furrows at cristies heavy rain the ground very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>drew some chipdung &amp; ashes to the orchard for the Turnips the ground is so wet that we can do very little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Sowed some peas &amp; wheat in the field at the Barn it was {illegible} &amp; again this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>finished the sowing Sowed 4 bushel of the Gardiner pea &amp; about a bushel of chinnie Wheat Sowed Grafs seed all below the hill &amp; six ridges all the way washed the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>worked in the orchard Plowed draged &amp; furrowed up &amp; sowed 30 rows turnips west of the beets {illegible} A little rain this afternoon but very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the Turnips this forenoon &amp; finished them &amp; drew the stuff that was on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Samuel Philips preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>draged front of the house &amp; sheered the sheep warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>11</td> <td>began to worked on the roads Adam drew stone from the old Barnyard to the ditch at the road Mr Tett stopt then</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worked on the roads all night with horses drawing stones front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Adam plowed front of the house &amp; I finished the road work fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>sowed 1/2 bushel of the hungarian grays front of the house where the old Barn stood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>plowed the Buckwheat ground at Cristies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 rain</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown heavy rain last night &amp; a little this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Sowed 1 1/2 bushel of Buckwheat at cristies</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861 June</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>18</td> <td>Went to Brockville got 1 barrel of plaster 5s.6d &amp; considerable of things at Blyths</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>went to Farmersville to the Delagation Mr Tell took the nomination by a large majority Mr Jones friends came from Lansdown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>went through the corn &amp; potatoes with the dict ad finished plowing the Sumerfolow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>began to hoe the corn it rained most of the Day I went to Mallorytown in the afternoon &amp; got a coat &amp; vest cut by McClure</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished hoeing the corn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>went through the potatos with the dict Ad went to C Booths &amp; got Bill shod</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>worked at the potatos fine day put Dutch to the horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X rain</td> <td>26</td> <td>went to Westport with the wool Elen went with me &amp; stopt at Newburow with Mrs J. Elliot heavy rain at noon stopt at Widow Austins &amp; got dinner stopt all night at Westport</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>came to Newburow took dinner at Ellots a tea at the Widow Eatens stopt all night at Mr Sheldons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>came home saw Mr Cosgrove at Portland</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went through beets &amp; turnips with the dict Ad hoed the carrots when I was away hilled the potatos in the Garden James Marchell came here about tow oclock &amp; took me to Brockville as a witnefs betwen him &amp; Wm Cummins Cummins took Marchel for trespafs &amp; damage for diching a small ditch to let the water of his field {illegible} Stats swore it was 10 dollars damage &amp; Dismiss fine him that I swore it was no damage</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{probably July 1861}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Went to Huntleys &amp; got set of Buggy wheels that he made for me on David Tennets acount &amp; took tow wheels of the little Buggy to get made &amp; then went to Farmersvill the Nomination there was great speachifying Tell took the show of hands Richards part demanded a {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all day the ground is all in a flood no work on land</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>let water off the orchard ever place is full of water worked at a road to come up the hill at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>helped Rob to rais his {illegible} in the forenoon sett tires of the Buggy Tire in the afternoon &amp; fixed the Buggy otherwise fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>went to Brockville heard the Revd Mr Davison fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>ewnt to Mallorytown to the Elections acted as scrutinizer for Mr Tett went to T Scotts &amp; stayed there all night heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>came to Mallorytown &amp; atended the poll Richards had 115 of a majority over Tell</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>heavy most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worked at the road on the cristies place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>went to Farmersvill to the Declaration Mr Tett had 25 of a majority there was a great many people there with music</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>went to Brockville to the Scacrement</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>went to Lyn with 15 1/2 bushel of wheat &amp; 1 1/2 Buckwheat visited at Mr Clows &amp; James Elen was with me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>hoed the corn it is very poor</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861 July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>hoed the potatos ground wet showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>worked at the carrots &amp; beets &amp; turnips with the horse Elen &amp; Granmam went to John McIntosh with Bett</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>19</td> <td>very heavy rain in the morning the boys scraped &amp; plowed in the end of the stable then went to hewing bee at J J McIntoshes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>20</td> <td>Adam drew a load of boards from Mcs went to a raisin of Mathew Tous rain in the afternoon Mowed raised the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Sherlock preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Mowed the strip at cristies between the fence &amp; Jocks oats the grass light</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>mowed in the field below the Bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>got 2nd scyth at Beeds &amp; a {illegible} 11s.7</td> <td>24</td> <td>went to Brockville with Mr &amp; Mrs Morrison called at Mr Heugh Morrisons took dinner three then went to Aunt Marys left Brockville at 8 oclock to come home brock the fore{illegible} of the buggy at T Killroys there was a stump put in the middle of the road it caught wheel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>went home with T. Killroys waggon that I got to come home last night &amp; brought home the buggy withe our own waggon drew in 2 load of hay from cristies &amp; 2 load from below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>mowed in the field below the Bull paster &amp; drew in all the new part of it fine hay weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning mowed in the field below the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>raked &amp; drew in from the field below the Bull paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>drew in 2 load from below the orchard &amp; finished mowing the rest</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>heavy rain last night more rain to day no work sent the insureance mony $7 dated 1 of August {illegible} Armstrong</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Bored 30 set of bunks in the forenoon raked &amp; coked some hay in field below the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>mowed the strip betwen the dich &amp; the line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>drew in some hay from the field below the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to John Youngs his Wife has got a son on friday last heavy showr</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Drew dung to the sumer follow beyond the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Adam plowed in the dung I went to Fred Moors old Wm Davis died there on monday Henery Armstrong brought the coprs to his own place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>went to the funeral heard Mr Armstrong preach There was 40 Buggies &amp; Waggons besides horsemen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Aunt Marys funeral she was buried at the Brockville Cemetry fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>howed carrots &amp; Beets &amp; new {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do turnips fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>split rails for the line fence East &amp; south side of the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>finished rails this forenoon Adam went to a mowing bee of T Williams I cut the seed timothy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>bund the grafs seed I fix a churn for Adam Armstrong in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I lay in bed most of the Day sick the boy worke at the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Adam went to rasin of Edgley A went B Armstrong to the Pond to get a cow from Mary</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>mowed part of the garden fence on the road &amp; began to dig the dich</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Lorne Philips exorted Rev Mr Armstrong is sick</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>worked at puting up of the East line fince south side of the road very dry weathe</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>finished puting up of the to the dich in the forenoon drew stones to the dich at the road from the sumerfollow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>drew dung to the summer follow west of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain this forenoon plowed in the dung in the afternoon the ground well soked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Adam helped Jock to bind I finished the plowing John Younge came here for his cradle that criste left here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Adam John Younge &amp; the girles went to Samuel younges to pick berries I fixed his cradle worked at one for myself</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McLean preached in forenoon &amp; the Revdd Mr Woodcock preached in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>cut the peas poor crop killed with the wet in the spring drew in the grafs seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon went to Farmersville with a pig &amp; soap for Wat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>28</td> <td>went to the funeral of Mrs Cromwell she was buried at Lyn the Revd Mr McKenzie preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>taken with a disentry last night &amp; cold chill could do nothing Adam cut some of the oats at Cristes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>30</td> <td>heavy rain last night Ad cut more oats rain this afternoon Adam taken sick to night I am no better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>31</td> <td>Adam &amp; me both on the sick list Elen &amp; Rob Beatty bound the oats at Cristies cold day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>No Meeting to Day {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at the oats {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do Do very windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>finished the oats at cristies</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>cut the oats in orchard field they are the little white oats good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>drew in 2 loads of oats from cristies in forenoon &amp; bound some of the little oats that was green there was in all {illegible} stooks began to cut the wheat at cristies heavy wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>worked at the wheat cristies finished that that I got from John Young David helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Woodcock preached in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr McKenzie in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>went to Samuel Greens&amp; got the horses shod in the forenoon drew 4 loads of oats from cristies in the afternoon very fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>10</td> <td>went to Brockville with Henary Litle went as wittnefs between James Marchel &amp; Wm Cummins it was anapeel to the Quarter {illegible} the Jurys verdic was for Marchel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>11</td> <td>came home with Wm McCormick rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>thrashed the grafs seed dull day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>C{illegible}ed thrashing the grass seed &amp; bound some oats frount of Elize that Adam cut on tusday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>cut or worked at the wheat at Elize fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to Day little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>went to Brockville to an agriculture meeting sold chickens 7 1/2 a piece</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>{illegible} cuting the wheat at cristies {illegible} &amp; Bob Beatty helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861 Sept</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Cut the wheat at the bull well {illegible} the grafs seed for the show</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>went to Brockville to the show took a keg of butter got the first prize &amp; the first on a bottle of win got nothing on the grafs seed there was a great many there a Daughter of Aunt Jean Clarks from Perth went to Brockville with Elen &amp; me her Father &amp; Mather came to Granpa last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>20</td> <td>drew in the all wehat from cristes &amp; the Bull well &amp; the oats frount of Lizes fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; most of to day thrashed the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>cut the Buckwheat at cristies midling crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>cut where we sowed peas the peas was killed out &amp; there was a kind of grafs &amp; stuff on it I went to Westport Wat Wife is very sick Adam went McClearys dung Bee</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>cut the hungarian grass where the old barn was in the forenoon cut some of the corn in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>cleaned the peas had 5 1/2 bushel &amp; then drew in 2 loads of grafs stuff from the wheat the peas was a part of a load hanging cut some of the corn it is a poor crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>put a fellow in the Buggy wheel thrashed the hungraian &amp; pusey grass heavy rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>28</td> <td>Adam went to a raisin of Joseph Davis rain in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>29</td> <td>{illegible} went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Armstrong preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to Innises &amp; got the tine sett on the Buggy Thomas Scott &amp; Wife came on a visit stayed all night at Jocks</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting {illegible} Adam began to dig the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>4</td> <td>drew in the Buckwheat thrashed part of it it rained most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>finished the thrashing &amp; cleaned it there was 12 1/2 bushel rain in the forenoon Adam Elen &amp; Rob went to Lansdown with Elizabeth Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 rain</td> <td></td> <td>heavy rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>cleaned the Barn floor &amp; got the machin to it place redy to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>{illegible} healped Jock to shoe his horses in the forenoon &amp; thrashed 500 sheafs in the afternoon Wm Davis helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>cleaned the wheat had 29 1/2 bushel went to Farmersville to the fair got our cloth &amp; 2 bags of yarn from Clark at Westport</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>went to Brockville with 3 kegs of butter sold it to James Hutcheson 7 1/2 301 lb paid Blyths 20 dollars &amp; Hopkins 11s3d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>11</td> <td>carried the wheat to the chamber flour to dry &amp; cut some corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>heavy rain last night thrashed 700 sheaf of oats Will Davis helped killed a sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting till night Mr Sherlock preached in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>cleaned the oats in the forenoon had 56 bushel went to T Davis to clean some wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>went to Brockville with Rob to the council sent 35 dollrs by post to Adam Armstrong in a post office order nothing done the advertisement was {illegible} Adam took 20 bushel of oats to the mill for hog feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>began to plow in the spring field very rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>went to Mallorytown to the cattle show got 3 1/2 dollars premiums fine Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon went to Lansdown to look at a farm near Ben Younges roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>came home from Lansdaown heavy rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>firs fros last night Adam drew the pumkins from cristes I went to Norton Gardenrs as a fenceviewers with Wm Hazelwood &amp; George Two to decide on some ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>22</td> <td>drew in the corn Adam went to a raisin at T{cut off} heavy rain about nine oclock tonight</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Adam plowed front of Elize a little rain the forenoon dug some potatos &amp; husked some corn with {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Adam finished plowing in the forenoon &amp; then finished diging the potatos a little frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>draged the corn &amp; potato ground &amp; began to plow it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>26</td> <td>rained most of the day work a little at the cand{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Adam plowed at cristies I worked at the carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>finished the carrots J.C Foster came &amp; examined this place is to write to me on thursday Adam finished plowing at cristies that is the corn &amp; potatos ground helped Herron to thrash in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>30</td> <td>worked at the Beets rain this afternoon Adam went to a raisin of Hughes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>worked at the turnipsnI went to Mallorytown in the afternoon got a letter Foster he did not trade with Thompson &amp; he offers it to me</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>{not legible, but Nov.}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>went with Jock Rob &amp; Thomas Scott to Lansdown {illegible} a farm belonging to James C. Foster came back to Thomas Scotts I stopt all night with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the cows in to stable afternoon rain</td> <td>2</td> <td>wrote to Foster that I would give him 900 dollars for the place him to give me 100$ in lumber &amp; {illegible} rails that Ackland is to put on &amp; meet him on friday next in Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>heavy rain most of the Day did not go to caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>4</td> <td>went to John yonges to pave his stable go A beef kept skin 13s.1 1/2d from I kincaid heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>worked at I Yonges the Boys finished the Turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>6</td> <td>came home from I Younges rain in the afternoon Adam went to Innises &amp; got some shoes on the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>killed the hogs this afternoon Thomas Tennent &amp; the wife here on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Brockville to meet Mr Foster made a bargain with him to give 1000$ to butt &amp; he is to give me 100$ worth of lumber &amp; 2000 rails &amp; 30$ that is due on a lot that he has sold to meet him on monday to get the deeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>went to Wm Hazelwood to get him &amp; betsey sign a quite clame deed to the half acre that Foster reserved got a deet &amp; gave one to Jock Samuel Younge &amp; James Hazelwood here as J.P. &amp; Robert Armstrong George Towe as witnefses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Sherlock preached at caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>11</td> <td>went to Brockville with Rob &amp; Elen to meet Mr Foster he did not come I got word that he has a child dead &amp; that he will meet me on wednesday heavy rain all the way to Brockville a heavy squall of wind blew the top of the market house &amp; it brock down the roof flours to the ground &amp; did a great deal of damage other wise</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>banked the house Ad went to a plowing match at Lillies I went to Mallorytown &amp; met wat he went to Lansdown &amp; then is to go to Brockville to meet Foster</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861 Nov</p> <p>Stabled the Cows</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>13</td> <td>went to Mallorytown this afternoon to meet wat he met Foster &amp; settled with him for the farm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>went to McIntoshes with a letter from Sinkelor in the forenoon helped Wm Davis to kill his beef</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>drew some wood cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first snow</td> <td>16</td> <td>went to Brockville with Elen met Foster &amp; signed the writings about the farm Sinklar is sick &amp; could not them all finished till next Saturday snow last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>went to Lansdown in the cars agreed with him to stop when I am working on the place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>went to see Cox about diching to give him 3s.9d a day &amp; py his fair got a porkbarrel from Elingham home Adam helped Rob to kill his hogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>very bad with my stomach Ad went to risin of Hill. I. Innis made 4 shoes 2 of them Dutch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>put the Ewes to the Ram 4 to Damds the rest Robs took 4 bushel Rye to Mill for the pigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew some wood fixed round the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow</td> <td>23</td> <td>went to Brockville to meet Foster he brought us my deed &amp; all is finished registered my deeds I have to get Wat &amp; had to go as witnefses to Brockville rain &amp; snow all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24 snow</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown the snow is about 6 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to John Youngs by Farmersville took the Widow Austin with him she is going home I worked at the woodshed led fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do Ad did not come home till to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain snow</td> <td>27</td> <td>finished the sled S Stuarts &amp; his wife here on a visit rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>{line stroked out} Innis &amp; got belle a Shoe fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>29</td> <td>rain this forenoon made whipeltreen went boys to train</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>worked at sled toung for Rob Ad took 3 bushel of turnips &amp; a barrel of pumkins to J Kincaid</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Yonge October 23rd 1861</p> <p>The award of the undersigned Fence Viewers of the Township Frount of Yonge in the case between Norton Gardener of the one part &amp; George McNish of the other part of the aforesaid township</p> <p>1st That Norton Gardner or the occupier of lot No 3 of Con 3 of the aforesaid township clean out a ditch that is on lot No 2 south side of the public road runing from the side line between lots No2 &amp; 3 to a creek on lot No 2 at his own expence &amp; that George McNish or the occupier of lot No 2 keep it open hereafter so that the water coming fromo ditches on lot No 3 have a free run</p> <p>2nd that Norton Gardner or the occupier of lot No 3 take away a dam that is acrofs a ditch runing along the south side of the public road &amp; that he continue the said ditch as close to the road fence as practible to the creek that runs acrofs the said road &amp; that Norton Gardner or the occupier of lot No. 3 make a good &amp; sufficient bridge acrofs said ditch 12 feet in lenth where George McNish or the occuper of lot No 2 now crofses into his field Norton Gardner to make the bridge &amp; drop the ditch at his own expense</p> <p>&amp; that George McNish or the occupier of lot No 2 dig or cause to be dug a sufficient ditch on lot No 2 so that the water coming from a ditch on lot No 3 has a free run at his own taken the aforesaid ditch is on the north side of the fence of the first field north side of the public road</p> <p>&amp; that George McNish on the occupier of lot N 2 dig cause to be dug a ditch on lot N2 north of the second knowll withing three month months after Norton Gardner or the occupier of lot No 3 digs his ditch so that the water coming from said ditch has a free run at his expense.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5th that Norton Gardner or the occupier of {illegible} be alowed to dig or cause to be dug a ditch along the line between lots No 2 &amp; 3 from the second knowl to the was on lot No 3 &amp; to deepen a ditch that now open on lot No 2 in a certen piece of woods on lot No 2 so that the water coming from lot No 3 may have a free run at his own expense</p> <p>all the above mentioned ditches to be of a sufficient width &amp; depth for all agricultural purposes &amp; are all in or on lot No 2 or 3</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <p>{out of chronological order}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Worked at the potatos fine Day I went to We{illegible} for hemlock Boards got 900 feet 600 for Weaving &amp; 300 for appel trees from B. Bail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>thrashed oats &amp; cleaned them had 14{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>worked at the potatos John Ackland</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>finished diging the potatos fine Day the potatos would have been crop but had it not been for the rot the cork reds was the best &amp; least rot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>draged the stuble for to sow grafs seed in the forenoon then drew in the corn the Great Chillie potatos si good cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 rain</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Camble the Bible Socitie Colprative preached in caintown heavy rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>husked A little corn &amp; cleaned some wheat for the show David plowed frount of Elizes I sowed grafs seed below the Bull {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>worked at the carrots &amp; beets for the show</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>24</td> <td>went to the Mill with 14 bushel of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>went Mallorytown to the cattle show the first turnips 2nd on carrots 2 on Bulls 1 on apples 2 on oats in the field &amp; in the Bag Six dollars 1/2 left the same</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>went to Brockville with Rob Granpa &amp; Jock as a wittnefs between John Innis &amp; N. Baxter. Baxter acuses Innis of geting money letter from the Post office the Boys worked at the carrots &amp; Beets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>came to Mallorytown on the Railcars David met me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hayworth Preached in caintown Thomas Scott was at the meeting went home with him</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to Brockville on the cars from Thomas Scotts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Innis got his trial to day the Jury returned a verdic of not Guilty without laving the Box I stopt at the St Larance Hall bed 1s.3d meals 1s.3d I got 20 dollars from the Hon George Sherwood for Walter &amp; gave it to Aunt Mary on Walter note they had nether pen or ink she said she wood indors it on the note as soon as they got pen &amp; ink</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>came home from Aunt Marys on foot the roads very bad the boys finished husking the corn good crop very wet weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>pulled 3 loads of turnips some rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Stormy Day snow the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>went to Mallorytown with R. Armstrong about his road it passed the council</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>filed the crofs cut saw &amp; hand saw for Adam &amp; finished Rob sled {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad took 6 bushel of Buckwheat to Mcs Mill drew 2 load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>helped Rob Armstrong at the thrashing machin wind Southwest in the forenoon turned NorthEast at night very little of it fine warm sunshine most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>helped Jock to thrash fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>finished Jocks thrashing had Thompson the forenoon killed 2 pigs for sausagus</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this forenoon so that the snow is all gon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>went to Lansdown with James Coks to ditch worked all the week at it fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>came home walked along the track to Mallorytown Adam met us at T. Tennents</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Elen went to Brockville with sausagus got 7 1/2 per lb broit Jock buggy here Elen stopt at Duncan Clows all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Adam went to Mallorytown with James Cox &amp; me we took the cars to Lansdown &amp; worked at the ditch North of the house &amp; finished it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>commenced another ditch 17 chains North of the first one &amp; finished it on the 20th at noon James picked up some rails &amp; cunks around the Barn I went &amp; saw Mr Grame about some lumber there was heavy rain on the {illegible} at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>21</td> <td>came home from Lansdown last night &amp; to Day all well paid James Cox 7 dollars 4s.4 1/2 cost of going on the cars 3 times 10s we dug 120 rods of ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Armstrong preach fine day hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>killed the Bull, stormy day snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>fixed a shoe on the hind baby cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Wm Hazelwood &amp; family here to dinner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>went to Granpas to dinner Jonney Armstrong was married to Mifs Nea yesterday &amp; we were all there heavy rain at night it turned to ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>went to Booths &amp; got the horses shod &amp; settled with him &amp; paid him 14s.10 1/2 d cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>went to the swamp &amp; drew out some logs for a woodshed or building that I intend to put up in Lansdown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr McKenzie preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>30</td> <td>got more timber or logs out of the swamp a little snow last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow 5 storms this month</td> <td>31</td> <td>finished geting out for the building a little snow this forenoon the swamp is very good there only about 4 inches of snow altogether fine weather for the season</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Heavy rain Snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>John Armstrong &amp; his wife here for dinner Rob Jones &amp; Jennet &amp; old Mr McIntosh likewise Elen Jennet &amp; me went to Adams at nigth Adam went to Innises &amp; brought his horspowr</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>went to Innises for the arms &amp; bracesfor the horsepower Ad &amp; Dave sawed bolts cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>worked at the bolts Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do in the forenoon Dave &amp; little Wat went to Farmersville in the afternoon Ad &amp; me drew some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Sherlock preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad drew up bolts to the road I went to Mallorytown to Townmeeting Buggys running no slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>worked at the bolts in the forenoon then went to Cristies &amp; cut up part of a large ceder &amp; cut down a large pine for joice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>drew 9 hemlock &amp; ash logs &amp; I helped Rob to kill a steer in the afternoon John Innis came up at night &amp; we set the horsepower Snowed &amp; blew at night about an inch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>drew 5.16 feet &amp; 1.12 feet of pine logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do 2 15 feet ash logs I went to Mallorytown to the Annual meeting of Agriculture Socitie was put in President again heavy rain this afternoon the roads is quite mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>thrashed the oats Wm H Davis helped with his horses &amp; Mr Edglee</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>the Revd Mr Sherlock preached a mifsionary sermon in the forenoon Mr McKenzie in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>healped Edglie at the thrashing machin cold Cay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>cleaned some oats this morning healped Rob to score John Purvis hewed Ad Elen Hanna &amp; Rob went to Farmersville to Wats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>snowed all day cleaned some oats &amp; drew a load of wood snowed about 6 inches</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>16</td> <td>helped Rob to score John Purvis and Ad went to Brockville with wood Wide snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do Do Do finished the scoring with Rob</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville with wood had 3 cord paid for his coat got 7s.6d I cleaned some of the oats little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow 19</td> <td></td> <td>very stormy the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in the forenoon &amp; the Revd MNr Kenedy in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>20</td> <td>drew 2 ash logs to Mc Mill one 12 &amp; 1 15 feet long X 2 load of wood snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>went to Brockville with Rob he took me down to meet Wat so that him &amp; Wat might make oath to my deeds with Foster got them completed Paid Sinkler for the registring of my deeds 7$.2s.6d paid Jonneys not with Recd</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished cleaning the oats had 105 bushel Ad drew bolts to Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Henery Purvis began to hue the timber for building that I am {illegible} to take to Lansdowne</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>worked at timber A {illegible} helped for Rob Ad went to Lyn with a load of turnips Mr Bullock got 16 Bushel Curtis 4 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>25</td> <td>stormy day snowed about 15 or 18 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day the roads blocked up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>thrashed the wheat Rob &amp; W Davis helped with there horses &amp; Edgly cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>mill 10 bushel</td> <td>28</td> <td>cleaned 10 bushel of wheat &amp; Ad went to Lyn Mill with it Isable &amp; me put the rest through once &amp; 13 of the scotch in the punchion</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>29</td> <td>drew wood snow very deep drizeling hail or snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>finished the hueing Rob helped fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11 storms this month 5 last month that is 16</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862 {probably February}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Worked at the fraim Adam went to Farmersville took 9 bushel of turnips which made 15 bushel took a calf skin &amp; got 2 of last years</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Sherlock preached in caintown snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Lansdown with lumber - Henry &amp; me worked at the fraim little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad took 1000 feet of boards to Adam Armstrong that I borrowed for the BArn then went to Bee of Edgley to Lyn I worked at frame</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>cleaned the wheat had 9 of chinnee 15 of Scotch &amp; 5 of tailers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Lansdown with lumber I worked at fraim snowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Lansdown with lumber I worked at the fraim Henary laid out the 8 posts &amp; I mortice 4 of them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Lansdown with fraim lumber I went to Colmans mill with R{illegible}today 5 bushel of tailor &amp; 3 buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>worked at the fraim Ad got 41. 10 inche 46. 6 inch pieces of clapboard maked 685 feet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>James John &amp; there Wifes here on a visit Ad went to Lansdown with fraim lumber little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do I choped wood &amp; fixed some of the fraim lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>went to Lansdown with Ad went to Robert Clows to see him about rails {illegible} stopt then all night little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jack brought 2 loads of fraim lumber to Lansdown I came home with them very stormy forenoon snow cold night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to John Armstrong &amp; got Bill Shod he was graveled I got wood little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Revd Mr Armstrong spoak after S. Philips preached Mr Armstrong very unwell</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862 Feb</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Wm Clow here on a visit Henary {illegible} finished the fraime lumber Ad &amp; Rob B went to Lansdown with load, cold day Betsey &amp; Mrs Hazelwood Robert Wm &amp; James here at nigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Lansdown with the last of the fraim timer old Mr &amp; Mrs Nicol here this afternoon on A visit rain this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>19</td> <td>went to Mr Stuart for the Mr Morrison he preached in caintown to night at 1/2 6 oclock came home with me. snowing hard when we came out of the meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>snowed about 8 inches last night &amp; this morning Jock took Mr Morrison to James Hamilton I went to G Gardeners &amp; got 5 bushel of {cut off} &amp; 6 bushel of Blacksee wheat from T. Purvis Paid 3s.3d for the Peas &amp; 5 for the wheat Elen &amp; Tennent went with me to A. McClean on a visit roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>21</td> <td>drew wood snow very deep a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew some shingle logs from the swamp had a hard job to get them the snow is so deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23 rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown fine day a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>24</td> <td>split &amp; hued a ceader log for a hayrack very strong wind &amp; snow a tremendous drift in the afternoon Ad tried to take the slaugh to the school for the children got to the orchard bar had to unharness the horses leave the slaugh &amp; come back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>heavy wind all night there is a drift in the ra{illegible} at the Barn 6 feet deep worked at a slaugh for Jock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>26</td> <td>worked at Jocks slaugh roads compleatly block up a little douse of snow at sundown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>27</td> <td>worked at the slaugh Snowed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do Do Do a little</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>finished the tounge for Jock sleigh &amp; blacked a pair of runers for self snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>the Revd Mr Sherlook preached in caintown Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Lansdown with a load Jock &amp; me worked at 2 drags one for him &amp; one for me heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Snow &amp; rain the roads so soft that we cannot draw anything finished the dow drags</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; got 23 3/4 bushel of wheat 1s.6d per bushel &amp; 38 bushel of oats 23 cents per bushel Robert brought home the oats &amp; I brought the wheat I got it ground at Lyn all but 3 bags for seed for B{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Lansdown with a load I fixed the {illegible} drag wind South with a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; paid Blyth 34 dollars 20c bought a stove $22 1 box of grafs 160 lbs or rails scaper shovel dung fork &amp; several other articles</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Lansdown with a load I worked at the roller &amp; filed Adam Armstrongs saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Samuel Philips exorted in Mr McKenzies place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>rained most of the day Ad went to Mill with 40 bushel of oats &amp; 5 bushel of corn theses three months that is to the fires day in June</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jock went to Lansdown with loads John Younge &amp; his Wife came here for a visit stopt all night Elen &amp; me went with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>to Samuel Youngs little snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>went to Sam Innises got no work done he had no coale I sent to Brockville for 6 bushel Alek McClean &amp; his wife here on a visit little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>went to Innises some got work done irons for the roller &amp; drage teeth fixed stormy most of the day Elen wenth me to Jonneys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>snowed all day fixed the some of Buckets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day very stormy snow &amp; wind the roads compleatly block up</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862 March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>17</td> <td>worked at buket pails &amp; swillpails snow &amp; wind no persen on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>bored 94 bottoms &amp; 56 caps fine day broke the roads in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>bored bottoms &amp; caps for Jock this forenoon went to McIntoshes about the lumber &amp; to James Hazelwoods on a visit at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Lansdown with a load I went In{cut off} got nothing done saw L. Mott &amp; he came up &amp; I bargained with him for a horse &amp; am to give him a cow to butt fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>21</td> <td>very stormy wind &amp; snow Ad did not come home till this afternoon I worked at in roller fraime</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>22</td> <td>went to Innises got the horse from Mott and got him the cow got some work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McKenzie preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>went to Lansdown with a load the roads bad in Escot that we came home by Mallorytown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>25</td> <td>packing up for to move expect a number of teams to help me to morrow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Robert Armstrong , Jock, Edgley, Ackland J. Hazelwood Wm Hazelwood Tho Davis &amp; our own team went to Lansdown with loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>fixed for another start tomorrow a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Adam Armstrong, G. Torns R Hogan Samuel Philips Wm Keer &amp; S. Young came after women all got &amp; took a load fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>fixed about the house Ad got 4 bushel of {cut off} from Rod Armstrong &amp; took it ot Mc Mill cannot get it they have sawed nothing for M{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Armstrong preached in caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>31</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night rain in forenoon preparing to go to Lansdown in about noon with a load the roads m{cut off} good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 storms in March</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862 April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Bought a stack of hay from J Ivie gaive him 11 dollars for it Ad drew 3 loads it is a good deal damaged with the wet on the top little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load Cristie &amp; Ben Younge son drew loads a peice that six loads in all I came home with the teem at night so as to be ready for to go to Lansdown tomorrow heavy rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>went to Lansdown with the children Wm Hazelwood took them I brought a load of other things fine day Ad went back with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>fixed round the house &amp; stable Ad drew 65 3 by 4 scantling 11 joice &amp; 6 bourds from McIntoshes to the house in Yonge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Elen came here about noon he come by Dulcimain the roads is bad ran &amp; snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>went to Meeting heard the Revd Mr Bain New connection minister preach in the School house his text is in Zechariah XIII.7 ver first clause</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Yonge I gathered some sap &amp; taped some more trees I taped 40 last friday fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Brokville on the cars to atend the court of Quens Bench as A grand jurer cold wind all day Wm Fitscimins chosen foreman</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>stopted at the St Laurence Hall last night Justis Richards presided we were discharged at 5 oclock this evening received $3.20 cents came up to Lyn in the cars stoped at Nelson Shipemons all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>went to the old place &amp; then to Mallorytown on foot took the cars for Lansdown they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>drew some Rails to the consistine Dr Richman came he got a horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>put some bunks together worked in the Bushes Ad to go to Websters went to the old place for to bring up a cow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>went to the church &amp; heard the Revd Mr Carrol</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>drew some rails to the con line Dr Richman came here this afternoon he was out to see Mr Webster Ad came home with a cow &amp; 2 calfs fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>15</td> <td>Drew rails along the road from the house field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>finished drawing the rails they are a poor lot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>drew dung to the field North of the ditch back of the Barn drew it with the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>18</td> <td>worked at the dung in the forenoon a little this afernoon snow going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>19</td> <td>worked at the dung fine Day Cabbage seed at the door &amp; tomatoes sowed some</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>went to Cristies Younges Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>21</td> <td>worked at the dung in the forenoon rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Ben Younges for some carrots I worked at the old harnefs mending them rain most of the day David came up from young he is going to help me to get the fences fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Snow</td> <td>23</td> <td>began to make fences commenced at the South East corner a little snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>the ground all white this morning worked at the fence got the fence on the consesion made &amp; the corner turnedup a pice fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>worked at the fence along the Road runing North fine Day the Plow that I sent for to Brantford came to the station this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>went to Yonge this morning on the cars then went to Jonney Armstrong &amp; got a double cle{cut off} made they are well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>went to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Armstrong preach fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>got Thomas Williams little waggon &amp; took old Bet &amp; brought over to Mallorytown some currenbushes roses &amp; other things &amp; came up on the cars rain most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>worked at the fence &amp; drew some dung the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X 9 in April</td> <td>30</td> <td>began to plow &amp; plowed a ridge for the garden then plowed on the sod North of the 2nd ewnt to a raisin of Mr Johnstons</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>Plowed in the forenoon heavy rain this afternoon I set out some curren bushes in the New garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at the fence the ground is to wet to plow showery most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>3</td> <td>Ellen went to Mallorytown on the cars for to go to the old plce a little rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting here to Day fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>5</td> <td>worked at the fence Ad drew rails of the road to mend the fence betwen the paster &amp; the plow land showrey most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>finished the fence up to the bars at the house Ad went for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>7</td> <td>began to plow again on the green sward beyond the ditch Ad came up with the cattle &amp; old Bett Bittie came with him cold day a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>plowed I fixed the fence where I intend to build finished plowing sward</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>began to plow along the road betwen the ditches in the afternoon scraped the earth that was thrown out of the ditch that furthest from the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>10</td> <td>Began to sow &amp; sowed 5 bushel of the Gardener peas &amp; 2 bushel of the John Young peas I met Elen at the station her &amp; Bessay came up on the cars from Mallorytown fine day David went down on the cars to Mallorytown this morning to met his Mother</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>went to church and heard the Revd Mr Carrol preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>went to Gananoque on foot to the court of revition to see if they would take anything of the asesment of this place they would do nothing in it the Boys went to a raisin of a Barn at Mr Websters in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>woods begin to look green</td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon things look green I fixed a tug for the harnefs the boys fixed some stakes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>David plowed betwen the ditches in the forenoon began to plow from the ditch to the road in the afternoon Ad fixed fences I draged the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Sowed 2 bushel of J Younge peas draged them with old Bill I planted a few potatos in the garden</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 11 bushel in all</td> <td>16</td> <td>Sowed 2 bushel more of peas plowed the garden at the house &amp; a little up at the new place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>sowe 2 ushel of J Younges oats next the peas planted the seed carrots the longe orange up next the fence then the Altringham sowe carrots &amp; beets in the garden at the house warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Beain preached in the School house this afternoon fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Yonge to see if he could get a horse ours tired out sowed the rest of J Youngs oats, one bucket &amp; 2 bushel of our own poll oats that is 5 bushel of poll oats in all I went to the funeral of Mrs Henary Johnson there was a large funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>David plowed &amp; Bill draged with Bett</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Sowed 2 bushel of blacksea wheat Ad brought Wat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>David finished plowing the west side of the North field &amp; then began the East side Ad &amp; me drew dung for the Potatos with Bill &amp; Bett David plowed with Bell &amp; Doll</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Plowed the Potato ground with Bett &amp; Bill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>planted some Potatos &amp; sowed 10 pails of Scotch wheat Ad went &amp; asked for a plowing Bee for tusday ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Irvin preached in the school house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol preached at the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>finished the draging in midle field that was plowed Dr Richman sent his Man &amp; teem to help me Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of Blacksea in the North field West side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>sowed oats North field E side R. Johnston draged D &amp; B. Younge T. Bradley, W Turner J Johnson came to the bee in the afternoon the Dr Man went to after sundown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>sowed oats in North field Ad draged David went to Farmersville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing of the bee ridges I draged in wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad plowed the head ridges of the North field I sowed grafs seed &amp; rolled some of the North field put 1 lb of clover seed to the acre</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>sowed the head ridges &amp; draged Sowed more grafs seed &amp; rolled George White came &amp; altered the Bull with tar and sulfer Ad plowed next the North ditch</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862 {probably June}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>the Revd Mr Preached in the School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>plowed on the East side of the path north of the first ditch I draged in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Sowed where Ad plowed yesterday Ad plowed North of the house George White George Johnston &amp; Humpery Younge plowed with him got a fine job done Sowed 1 bushel of Barley next the house then some wheat &amp; a large pailfull of flaxseed next the ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>plowed East of the barn &amp; sowed some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>finished plowing East of the barn sowed some wheat that I got from C &amp; B Younge</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>finished the plowing North of the ditch west of the path &amp; the furrowing up Humphery Younge worked 3 days plowing the first day he sowed some peas for himself</td> </tr> <tr> <td>shower of rain</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went with Hump to wash there sheep we finished the sowing &amp; draging Sowed in all 30 bushel of oats, 11 of Peas 28 of wheat 1 of barley 1 large pailfull of flaxseed the ground very dry there is no grought a sprinkle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the School house in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>drew dung frount of the house for turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>plowed for turnips &amp; buckwheat ground dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>finished plowing &amp; draged it before sowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>plowed six furrows &amp; scrape a ditch across the peice Sowed a large pailfull of buckwheat &amp; a peck of hungarian seed furrowed up for the turnips a fine Shower this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; billee went to the old place for the sheep &amp; a load of lumber &amp; raked &amp; sowed the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>fixed some bunks Ad billie &amp; J McIntosh brought the sheep &amp; a load of lumber</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>no meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>plowed &amp; scraped out part of the seller</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>went to Brockville to the council for Robert Armstrong nothing done to Day went home with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>came to Brockville with him attended the council but they gave it against him the county council will give no deeds of roads stopt at the Revd Mr Morrisons all night a fine rain to day &amp; night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>went Ged{illegible} &amp; then Factory to see Mr Lee about drawing the Barn came home on the 7 oclock train Ad plowed on the summer follow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Wm Hazelwood &amp; Betsey came here on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>went home to Day Thomas Scott &amp; wife here on a visit stopt al night Johny Younge here this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>all went to the Schoolhouse &amp; heard the Revd Mr Irvin preach very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>30</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862 July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>John Yonge went home this morning Ad went down to bring up Mr Lee to draw the Barn I worked at the clearing out of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>hoed the corn only 4 rows it is very poor Ad &amp; Lee came here about 4 oclock got the runners under the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>began to draw the Barn drew it 44 rods Benj Humphery Cristie Younge helped us the ground very dry &amp; hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>finished the drawing by noon loaded the M{illegible} Jock Chines Ad went down with him to caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>David came home on wedensday hoed the potatos I went to the funeral of Mrs Shepard at 10 oclock &amp; John McDonald they were both buried at Robinsons school house the Revd Mr {illegible} preached at 10 &amp; Revd Mr {illegible} at 2 oclock very large funerals</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached in the School house very warm dry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>worked at the underpining of the Barn in the forenoon David went to a raisin of Samuel Johnson Ad hoed at the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the Barn very dry Ad ewnt to a login bee of Mr W{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine rain this morning &amp; fine noon worked at the Barn in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do David dug in the seller Do Do Ad went to the old place this afternoon for a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>worked in the celler in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>went to Brockville on the cars in the morning heard the Revd Mr Wilson preach went to Gedess went to Church &amp; partook of the sacrament In the forenoon went to the funeral of C Di{illegible} he as buried in the New cemetery stopt at D Johnson</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862 July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>came home by the 9 oclock car worked on the Roads in the afternoon the boys was on in the morning with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>15</td> <td>worked on the Roads fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat &amp; bought 200 lbs of indian meal 7 shillings per 100</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>the boys went to the mountain to pick berrys got very few I worked at the turnips warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>thined the turnips in the forenoon overhauled the lumber for the house Ad plowed in the sumerfallow fine day Soweed 2 rows of yellow Aberdeen turnips where the carrots missed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 rain</td> <td></td> <td>fine rain this morning went to the {illegible} church but Mr Carrol did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad finished the fallow worked at the celler rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Irvin preached in our Large School</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>28</td> <td>went to Marblerock for clapboards they was not ready stopt til they sawed them got 1000 but paid 10$ per 1000 gained them a ram due bill {illegible} that I got from T. Scott for $9.75 cent the rest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>29</td> <td>the boys finished the potatos rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to Gananoque for lime had to give 8 per Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Do Do for and a load of lime that 50 bushel I got 300 of {illegible for 6.0 per 100</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible line} got bill for Buggy {illegible} I consesion gave Healy his deed he paid me 30 dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Mr McKyee came to build the celler Thomas Scott sent him David mowed North of the North ditch fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at celler David worked at the hay t</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>very sick took a portion of julup &amp; calome</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>worked at the celler, David at the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do Ad drew stones Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>8</td> <td>rain last night heavy thunder &amp; lightning worked at the celler David at the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do heavy rain at noon Ad &amp; David went to the old place for a load this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached at our School house fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Mr McKeye &amp; his son came to work at the celler finished it all but beemfilling fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worked at the hay very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>worked at the hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>finished the hay all but the corners of the fence fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Craford preached in our School house in forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the afternoon in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad draged in the summer fallow I worked at the frame</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>finished the draging Edward Purvis came to joint the boards for the house this afternoon fine day Ad went to A mowing bee of H. Webster</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>20</td> <td>worked at the frame making joice &amp; braces</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do little rain Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>22</td> <td>raised the house this afternoon little rain this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Yonge for lumber very cold night a light frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Irvin preached this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>worked at building Ad helped Hump Young at his harvest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>26</td> <td>worked at the building Ad helped Youngs a little this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>Ed Purvis finished his job paid him five dollars &amp; a quarter for the work worked at the building showry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Mr McKeyee came &amp; beemfilled the cellar &amp; pointed all we could do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>began to hook the peas Hump Young helped I worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>worked at the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Brown preached in the School house in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol at the church in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>heavy rain this morning worked at the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>finished hooking John Young peas in the forenoon &amp; 2 ridges of the Gardener peas began to cut the black see cut 20 stook a peace of John Youngs poll oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>drew in some of the peas cut some of the scotch wheat next the road very poor with the weavel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>drew in the rest of Young peas &amp; a stack of oats heavy South windtoday this is Ryans observation day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>finished cuting the Scotch wheat that is ready</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>drew in the Blacksee wheat that was cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>it rained according to Ryan 24 day of the month &amp; 17 of the moon maked 41 {illegible} days</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ad helped B Younge</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>went to Gananoque bougth 100 of flour paid 12s {illegible} Ben Young went with me rainy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>worked at the oats good day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached in the schooll house</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <p>Sowed grass seed on about 3 acres next the road north of the first ditch</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept rain</td> <td>15</td> <td>worked at the wheat in the forenoon {illegible} in the afternoon Robert Armstrong came to help us at the wheat he brought Jocks Jonney with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>worked at the wheat &amp; drew in acre of the peas fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>cut some of the Poll oats little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>finished the Blacksee wehat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>worekd at the oats drew in peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>finished cuting the oats north of the ditch Rob went home this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>21</td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached at the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew in oats from the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>drew in black see wheat fin wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>worked at the roof of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>cut some of the oats east of the old stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>worked at the oats &amp; cut the puss{illegible} grafs heavy crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>worked at the oats Mr Webster helped Ad went with the team to help him to draw hay from his back place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the revd Mr Irvin preached in the School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>29</td> <td>rain to day worked in the Barn at stuff for the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>worked at the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 wet days this mounth</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Worked at the wheat in the forenoon on the rain drew stones the field south of the house for the orchard very dull wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>rain this morning went to Gananoque to the agriculture Show fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>{illegible} drew stones {illegible} for a well is to got went to Mallorytown to an agriculture meeting very high winds showery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to the schollhouse &amp; heard the Revd Mr Smart he had the sacrament</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Caintown with Elen &amp; Wat Wife</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>worked at the wheat Humpry Younge helped me Ad came home with a load of lumber &amp; other things drew in a load of oats that is the last of them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>rain last night a little to day worked at the wheat finished drawing stones of the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>finished cuting the wheat very poor crop it is green yet this forenoon began to plow north of the north ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>plowed south of the New house for the orchard next the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>11</td> <td>finished the mowing in the wheat little rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Craford preached in the school house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church in the afternoon fin day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>began to shingle the house N. Tackaberry helped me Ad plowed in the forenoon went to help A Turner at the machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad drew stones for Grand Trunk 1/2 day went to a dung be of George Jonston in the afternoon I helped Turner at thrashing machin</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>oct</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad drew stones for Gr T. I worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>1/2 day Do Do I worked at the house part of the time art in roads at the ste{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5000 1/2 3000 1/4</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Younge for Shingles last night came home today with 40000 1/2 2000 of them was from Willard Weeks the rest from A Farquson that makes 5000 &amp; 1/2 from Farquaon &amp; 3000 1/4 from Weeks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>no preaching to day I went to Cristes Youngs heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drew dung Humphry young helped I worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>went to Mallorytown to the Show there was a great many people there I took the 2 on a Ram lamb a little more rain in the afternoon Ad went &amp; got Cristies team to draw stones for the grand T R</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew one load of stones &amp; then drew dung H Young helped little in the afternoon I worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing of the Pice for the orchard &amp; then draged it began to plow the sumer fallow Christie younge helped me to shingle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>went to Gananoque gave J.C. Foster 25 dollars that I got from J. McNeil man order of Sniders for J. Ackland</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad plowed in the sumer follow C Young &amp; me shingled</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26 snow</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Crawford held a quartley meeting in the Schoolhouse very stormy day Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>snowed most of the night &amp; this forenoon the snow is a foot deep fine afternoon it is the first the season</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Finished pulling the turnips Ad plowed in the sumer follow I worked at the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting in our Schoolhouse to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>went to Younge with ad for the Apple trees got dinner at Betseys Wm went with us &amp; helped to dig the trees, Jock helped to</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Stoped at Granpa worked at the trees this forenoon loaded Ad up &amp; sent him home I went to Lyn with Rob Armstrong saw Wm Clow came up with G. Torns to Adam Armstrong went Daniel Nowland he is to give me seven Sheep he says that he only got six &amp; I think he got 8</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Adam brought me to Mallorytown &amp; I took the cars got home about noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Sowed about 2 bushel of the Mulicolic Rye in the sumerfollow on the 7 ridges next the East line &amp; 1 ridge of Rye that I got of Benj Younge the ground is frosen a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad plowed in the sumer follow I worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>8</td> <td>snowed about 2 inches very cold Killed a yearling Steer afraid we will be scarcce of foder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>the Revd Mr Craford preached i nthe School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>worked at the house Ad hunted for the sheep in the forenoon made a fence about the New house so as to keep the cattle from the garden fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>worked at the house Nathenal Tackabury helped Ad &amp; the boys drew ties out of the pit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worked at the house Tackabury helped Ad plowed in the sumerfollow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>worked at the house Tackabury helped Ad plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>finished the Clapboarding Tackaberry helped that makes 4 days that Tackabury worked Ad plowed fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1862</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>15</td> <td>Hard frost last night banked the New house with scraper it is hard job to plow for the scraper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gorden preached at the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>put the windows in the lower part of the house Ad tharshed the peas heavy rain David came home on Saturday he banked the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>went to Brockville with the 3 oclock train got to Lyn at 6 oclock went to Wm Clows &amp; got 400$ from him got back to Lyn in time for the 1/2 9 train for Brockville met John Armstrong got forty five dollars from him paid Mr Scinkler 400 dollars on the morgage &amp; 45 dollars of interest come on the Exprefs to Mallorytown went &amp; saw Vandusen he is to bring me 30 dollars next week got home with the 7 oclock train all well fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>19</td> <td>worked at the house heavy rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Elen was put to bed of a daughter about 10 oclock rained most of the day worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad plowed in the afternoon I worked at the house David went to Mallorytown got a shirt &amp; is to get a great coat from G Tennent fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew in potatos &amp; beets to the new house I helped B. Younge to kill a cow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23 snow</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad helped B Younge to kill hogs I laid the stones for the foundation of the stable little snow David and Robert Beatty went to Gananoque &amp; got 4 sheep for Jock &amp; 3 from me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>25</td> <td>killed the hoges H. Younge helped little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Thomas Scott built the chimnee through the roof of the house the boys took the stable down &amp; drew it up to the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>raised the stable at the Barn B. C. &amp; H. Young helped fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Mallorytown with David he is going to Elgin to teach school Jack Vandousen came here &amp; gave me 30 dollars snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to Gananoque bought 500 of flour paid 11s.6d per cwt brought 8 bags for B. Younge he went with me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30 snow</td> <td></td> <td>went to Youngs School house &amp; heard Mr Farres preach snow most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>No work done to Day it being New Years day a fine day Ad went to Gananoque with Humphry Younge to the Dockter he has a lame sholder</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>drew chipdung right to the place for the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>worked at the dung fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Crafford preached in the school house in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Gordon at night fine day heavy wind to night Wat &amp; McGlachlon here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad came home from caintown he went down with little Wat he came from Packinham by Rail Ad got the horses shod at Tennents I went the town meeting &amp; voted for Wm Thomspon, Samuel Johnston resigned</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad thrashed oats I mended the childrens shoes little rain this forenoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>worked at the shoes fine day Ad thrashed showry little snow last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Cristies Youngs &amp; drew cordwood out of the woods &amp; pilled up in field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>drew wood to the house &amp; some to the wood shed fine day hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>drew wood this forenoon snowed &amp; stormed this afternoon rained at dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>went to the Robinsons School house &amp; heard the Revd Mr Carrol a funeral sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>helped Cristie Younge at the thrashing machin with the horses &amp; Ad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>finished at Cristies this morning they cam &amp; thrashed for me in the afternoon it is Henery Johnstons &amp; Wm Erels machin B. &amp; H Younge P. Moor helped in McMillans place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>went to the School meeting was chosen trustee Now last night heavy rain this afternoon Aunt Jennet &amp; Jock Young People came hear the Snow all gone</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Helped Henry Webster to thrash with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Aunt Jennet &amp; Jock young people went home with our waggon the roads is quite bare snowed a little at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>made a door for the house stormy most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ad began to draw wood from Cristies I thrashed oats hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>ewnt to the School house &amp; heard the Revd Mr Brown in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol iat the church in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad drew wood I thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do I fixed a boot of Isables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do I cobbled shoes rain I scent five dollars to Johns Younge for him to buy soleleather for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood from Cristies I fixed a chain &amp; made staples &amp; hooks for the doore</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad drew some wood at home I went to Wm Johnstons &amp; got shoes on Wat cutter &amp; gave him two dollar he charged 8s.9d for it Ad, Elen, &amp; Isable went to Yonges Wat &amp; his wife went away this afternoon fin day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>no meeting to day Georg Tennent &amp; McGlacklin came here in a Buggy fine day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>hughed out a slaugh cruck Ad &amp; Elen came this afternoon &amp; brought seven sheep from Samuel Nowlands he had on shares owes 9 more I think warm with a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>worked at the slough snowed in the forenoon Ad drew one load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do Ad worked at the wood poor slaughing went to a tea meeting in our school house it is for Missionary purpos the Revd Mr Gearden Willson Mart a reformed Roman Cathloc spoke</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>stormed most of the day worked at the slough</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>stormed most of the day Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to caintown &amp; got Robs bobs to draw rails {illegible} came home from Godrich, David &amp; Jock s Wat here to</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863 Feb</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Went to the school house &amp; heard the Revd Mr Crofford preach in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>heavy rain &amp; wind last night roads nearly bear did a little at the slough was appointed road survaour by the council</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went with Tackaberry for a load of rails brouht home 19 the roads is almost bare &amp; worked at slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went out to Trusdales &amp; drew rails out of the woods very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>5</td> <td>went to a Mifsionary meeting of the church of England at the church heard a Mr Jones &amp; the Revd Dr Boswell from Carelton place heavy snow this afternoon from the Northeast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>6</td> <td>snowed all night most of the day Alexander Stewart came here he is stormedsted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>fine day but there is very litte travel on the roads they are so heavy Stewart went home this afternoon I thrashed some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>went to Robinson curch &amp; heard the Revd Mr Roy preach roads not brock much</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went for a load of rails snowed &amp; stormed so that he did not go back I thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>heavy wind &amp; rain last night Ad drw 2 loads of rails I thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Younge with Elen &amp; Jonney they are going to Watt the last of the week Elizbeth Younge went with them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of rails I thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad Do 2 loads of rails I thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad Do 1 Do Do in the forenoon went to help Ben Younge to draw wood in the afternoon cleaned 10 bushel of the Poll oats put them up chambers I received sixty one dollars from Mr J. Simpson on a note of his signed by him &amp; J Davis heavy wind &amp; rain &amp; hail wind south</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>the Revd Brown preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad drew rails with Tackabury &amp; Billie &amp; me cleaned the little oats put 14 bushel up chamber that is 23 of them that cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>cleaned the Blacksee had about 12 bushel cleaned the scotch wheat had about 3 bushel &amp; about 3 bushel of tailingsof all Ad drew rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>went to Gananoque bought 500 lbs flour 11s.10d per 100 &amp; 700 indian meal 6s.3d per 100 brought 600 from B Younge he went with me fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>heavy rain all day tinkered in the blacksmith shop Ad thrashed some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>went round the lower end of the School section to tell people there School Bill &amp; to collect got no money rained &amp; snow &amp; snowed all the forenoon Ad finished the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad drew a load of rails from Tackaburys I put away the flour &amp; meal drew some wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to Day very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went for a load of rails I went to Younge on businefs took dinner at S Youngs went &amp; saw Jock he will pay nothing but he will give me the thrashing machin &amp; quit all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>settled with J. J McIntosh gave him 15$ &amp; 2 notes for 15 dollars &amp; 1 shilling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>put shoes on the woodshed slough at Robs hauled up ceaders for Ads load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>went out to caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Adam Armstrong brought me to Mallorytown in the cutter little rain this morning came up on the cares</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>drew some wood fine Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March snow</td> <td>1</td> <td>Heard the Revd Mr Hamilton at our School house Stormy day snowed about 4 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>2</td> <td>snow this morning Ad drew wood to the station fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew wood to the Station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I thrashed the Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the wind early this morning south west it then turned south &amp; was south all day fine clear day Rob Beatty brought Jonney Wat Elen &amp; Aunt Jane here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first storm of the quarter</td> <td>6</td> <td>snowed &amp; blowed most of the day so that the road is brock through our fields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>7</td> <td>A little snow with cold day Ad went to young with Jane &amp; his Mother &amp; Jesse he intends draw the logs that Jacob Hogabome owes James Clows young people here for dinner</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 snow</td> <td>8</td> <td>stormy this forenoon snowed about 4 inches no meeting today David &amp; Isable went home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>9</td> <td>Jonney &amp; wat began to work at the house I helped heavy wind &amp; a little snow heavy drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>worked at the house cold day Ad came home from Yonge with a load of sh{illegible} that was left there last winter he could not draw any logs from J Hogabom the swamp is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew wood we worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I went to Gananoque got 28.33 bushel of corn &amp; 600 of flour from Wm Brough gave my note for $28.65 cents in eight month</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>13</td> <td>little snow Ad went to Websters mill with 2 basswood logs &amp; brought home a load of bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad took 2 logs more to Mill &amp; brought another load of Ceader we worked at the house little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hamilton preached in the School house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863 March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad took 2 basswood logs to Websters mill &amp; brought a load of ceader from Cilimbee gave him 100 of pork for 100 set of bunks the logs is for both</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad drew wood from Fred Moors we worked at house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do Elen &amp; Me went to C Youngs on a visit little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad drew wood work at the house very hard frost cold {illegible} weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drew wood worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>21</td> <td>drew in wood forenoon went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture meeting it was yesterday Elen went to John Purvis on a visit snow at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting I went to B Youngs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>overhauled some sapbuckets Ad began to go to school to Mr Roberts Ad Elen &amp; Jonney went to Granpas after school fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>24</td> <td>finished the buckets taped 18 trees heavy rain this afternoon Watt came about 10 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>25</td> <td>heavy rain all day mended boots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>26</td> <td>went to caintown on foot with Ben Young to Mrs J Gurnsey Funeral very large funeral the Revd Mr Armstrong preached snow at night Jonney went to Marblerock for 4000 lath</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Jonney worked at the house I fixed the boring machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>28</td> <td>worked on Sugar bush taped more trees 73 in all that is taped Ad drew wood for B Younge in the forenoon then for us in the afternoon Snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29 snow</td> <td></td> <td>stormed all day no Meeting snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>worked in the Sugarbush fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>went to Marble Rock 15 bushel of pusse grass &amp; 2 of buckwheat &amp; 3 of tailers good slaughing snow in the afternoon Ad went to Gananoque with Brigade Major Jackson</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863 April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>1</td> <td>Snowing this morning mended Jonneys boots very cold south wind storming at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at the house heavy south wind this morning with snow fine midle of the day storming at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>worked in the Sugarbush fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>drew wood cold fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day rain &amp; snow most of the day the largest flakes of snow fell that I ever saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>6</td> <td>the snow is 4 inches deep the trees are loaded with it went to the funeral of Thomas Webster he was struck with a tree that he was choping &amp; thrown 32 feet from the stump last monday The Revd Mr Carrol preached there was 62 slaughs &amp; cutters snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>heavy North East wind with light snow &amp; drift went to Benj Youngs he began to use Cosgroves medicine on his horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>8</td> <td>driseling snow most of the day cut brouse for the cattle &amp; worked a little at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>worked in the sugarbush cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do the snow is going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>worked in the sugarbush Ad drew a few loads of dung to the place for the orchard warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>went to the school house very few there the Revd Mr Brown prayed the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>worked in the sugarbush hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Wm Armstrongs &amp; got 800 of hay one dollar per 100 I worked in the sugar bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>drew some dung worked in the bush I helped C. Younge to owrk at a churn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>16</td> <td>Criste at his churn Ad &amp; Billie bored 25 set of bunks some rain to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>17</td> <td>the Bill horse got loose last night &amp; has kicked Doll very bad choped some brouse and fixed doll little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>worked at the house fine day Ad bored bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day went to Cristie Young he cut his foot yesterday he is doing well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Jonney started for Goderidge from he station Ad went to Wm Fergusonto see he could get his horses to work he gave them to him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>began to make the fence for the orchard find day I fixed a barrel &amp; look at the potatos in the seller so far there is very few frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>worked at the fence &amp; some of the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad began to plow in the old medow this afternoon fine day I worked at the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>worked at the fence &amp; finished it Ad plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad finished plowing that pice &amp; bgan this side of the summer follow Humphery Young helped him he had our Bill &amp; Cristies Gin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Craford preached in our schoolhouse &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>choped some old logs where Ad is plowing planted some seed turnips fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>began to sow &amp; sowed 10 1/2 bushel of Poll oats on sward where it was plowed last fall &amp; this spring the ground is in very good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad plowed for Hum Younge on our own land he has taken part of the North field on shares east corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>plowed in the North field next to where it was seeded last spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{?} storms this month</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863 The Trees begin to look red</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>sowed 3 1/4 bushel of Scotch wheat 2 ridges was plowed this spring the rest was plowed last fall sowed nearly 2 bushel of black see next the Scotch one ridge of it was plowed this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>drew dung for the orchard in the afternoon scraped up ditch across the place &amp; am going put the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Cillough preached in our school house he is belonging to Free Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>drew dung for the orchard it nearly all the dung we made last winter dug day with NorthE wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>began to plow in the orchard &amp; spread dung for it very high wind North East</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of John Youngs peas &amp; 1 1/2 of the Gardner pea &amp; better than a bushel of Rye on the place where we sowed rye last fall ground dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>started potatos</td> <td>7</td> <td>sowed 1 1/2 bushel of black see on the summer follow it was plowed last fall the plowed where the peas was I began to plant Apple trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>8</td> <td>sowed 1 1/2 bushel of black see where peas was last year went &amp; heard the Bishop of Ontario confirm a number of young people at the church planted some scotch early</td> </tr> <tr> <td>woods begin to look green</td> <td>9</td> <td>planted Apple trees Ben Younge helped the ground very dry Wm Ferguson sent for his horses woods begin to look green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached at the church little raw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>11</td> <td>fine rain this morning sowed grafsseed on where it was plowed last fall &amp; where I sowed wheat Ad went to caintown to look for a horse Doll is not fit to work yet I helped B. Younge to plant some Apple trees in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rained most of the day fixed stakes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad came home this morning he was at Youngs the night he got no horse he plowed with Bill &amp; Bell little rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>14</td> <td>Sowed 3 bushel of Black see in the North field where the peas was last year heavy rain in the afternoon bored caps &amp; shaved stakes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>plowed green sward the ground wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>finished plowing the orchard had Cristies Jin Elen went to Gananoque with Wats horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>{line stroked through}no meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>18</td> <td>plowed sward heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X 6 peas</td> <td>19</td> <td>John Younge came to healp me with his teem</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Sowed 6 bushel of Peas on the sward</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do 4 1/2 Do of the little oats one team plowed fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 Bushel of wheat in all</td> <td>22</td> <td>Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of Black see on the summer follow I finished planting Apple Trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>John Younge went home this morning he worked with his teem since tusday Ad furrowed up &amp; drewed of some rails to the line fence planted some potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Craford preached in the schoolhouse &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>began to plow for the Barley wheare the potatos was last year Rob Armstrong &amp; Rob Beatty came here at noon with there teems &amp; plows to help Sowed 4 bushel of Barley fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>plowed East of the old Barnsted Samuel Johnston healped Sowed 4 1/2 bushel peas &amp; oats finished planting the potatos planted over 20 bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>plowed the some Do Do Criste Young helped I went to Delta as delagate for our S. S. J.F. Jones was nominated by acclamation</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats North of first ditch 3 1/2 North second ditch then Robs went home this morning Robert Johnston help</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Plowed N of the house Wm J. Turner &amp; James {illegible} helped Sowed 5 bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>sowed south of N with James {illegible} 6 bushel of oats washed the sheap at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Revd Mr Smart preach in school house</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June little rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>Sowed about 1/2 bushel of flax seed at Ben Youngs &amp; about the same at home North of first ditch fixed carrot ground sowed 6 rows end of the house watered them the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Sowed 2 rows more of carrots &amp; 6 of Sugar Beets &amp; long mangle Ad finished the the draging &amp; furrowing out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>rolled the Barley &amp; part of the wheat on the sumerfollow fine shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>fixed the fence North of the Barn the wind is South rather cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>plowed a peice for Buckwheat &amp; sowed it North of the Barn I sheered part of the sheep fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>finished the sheep this afernoon 4 storm this quarter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>cleaned some grass seed Ad draged &amp; fured the ground for turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>sowed part of the turnips they are East of the house &amp; around the old barnyard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to the nomenation with Samuel Johnston in his buggy to Delta A. Rich{cut off} D.F. Jones were nominated there was A very long meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>worked on the Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do half the Day went to Fulcimain Schoolhouse to hear Richards &amp; Jones on the Election the S. house was full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hubard preached in our S house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>worked on the Roads half the day we all worked an extra day Ad took S Everys buggy home</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I fixed bunks Ad went through the potatos &amp; hoed the Early</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>went to Robinsons School house to the Election &amp; voted for D.F. Johns Esq</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>went to Mallorytown to the Election there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>19</td> <td>worked at the fence on the road North end rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>20</td> <td>finished the fence with bunks up to the shorts rails some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 rain</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached at the church heavy rain in the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>fixed around the new house &amp; cleaned the woodshed ready to draw gravel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went through the potatos with the diel I fixed bunks for the line fence rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>fixed around the house &amp; leveled the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>went ot the Tresurer with Wm Thompson to see about our School money in the forenoon went to the Widow Turners as an arbitator betwen her &amp; J.A. McMullins S. Johnson was the other J. Darlin chosen as third</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad healped H. Younge at his potatos I pointed stakes they were round</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>drew sand &amp; gravel for the grout in the house had John Johnstons horse Hump Young helped very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Willson of Kingston preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to Turners &amp; met Mr Darlin &amp; Samuel Johnston stopted all day &amp; did nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>put some grout in the house fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Worked at the grout this forenoon went to Turners at noon met Mr Darlin &amp; S. Johnson ajourned till Saturday a little rain morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to James Austins for his horse work for a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>went to Gananoque with wool got 1s.9d per lb got 400 lbs flour 11.10 1/2 &amp; 400 7.6 of meal gave Mr Brough my Note</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>met Mr Darlin &amp; Johnston at Turners we agreed on an award &amp; gave it to them in writing fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Brown preached in the school house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol preach in the curch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>worked at the potatos fine day Ad went to Pitsburg for lime got 30 bushel 7 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>finished the potatos worked at the house &amp; potatos all this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Roy preached to the orangemen in J.McNells woods in the forenoon the Revd Mr Hubbert preached in the same place in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>worked at the house Ad went to the mountain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>drew gravel for the house ten load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do Do had Mr Armstrong horse fine showr last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>worke at the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>began to mow &amp; cut the thistles &amp; grafs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>worked at the house this afternoon worked at the grafs &amp; thistles of the follow in the forenoon fixed some grout in after David came home to see us from the Selleys Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Doxtator preached in the school in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July rain</td> <td>20</td> <td>Mowed in the north midle field west side little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>mowed in the North field midle of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew in 4 loads of hay put in N.W. corner of the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>mowed in the morning at the house dew in 3 load put them over the horsestable mowed in the North field fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Drew in 2 loads &amp; put them in south mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is sick the rest went to the mountain with the Youngs for huckelberrys I mowed little rain this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hubbard preached in the School house Ad went to Beverly for Isable to Wats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I mowed in the North field Ad came home with Isable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>drew in 4 load from the North field put them in the North east corner of the Barn very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>mowed frount of the house Ad went to a Bee of Adam Turners to mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>worked at the hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>went to the School examination heard there that Robert Turner was killed with a horse came home went over to Turners, he was leading one horse with the halter on his arm &amp; driving another the one that he was leading took fright &amp; ran away with him across ther own farm &amp; part of Boans tearing of all his clothing he must have been killed instantly helped to put him in a tin case</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863 August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>finished the hayin on our own place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>went to Robert Turners funeral there was over 100 Waggons &amp; Buggys the Rev Mr Warner preached the funeral sermon at the house he was buried at Robinson</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>worked at the grout finshed all below</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>helped Cristie Young at his haying fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; the girles went to the Mountain for berries brought word that Jock is very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I went to Young to see Jock he is very sick with the Erecipliss in his leg Doctor Adison atending him I went for him met him coming at Barringtons he put cranberry poltice on with yeast stopt all night cut some hay on Armstrongs place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>went to James Austins for cranberries got 2 or 3 quarts off dry ones on the bushes came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at house Ad drew the hay from Armstrongs had 2 small loads I went to Yonge with the berrys Rob. Ad. &amp; I cam up Jock is no better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>stopt with Jock all day the doctor came about 5 oclock he says the leg is doing well came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>David helped me to grout Ad helped Humph Younge to cradle fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>11</td> <td>craped in the gravel pit for water for the cattle the pit is all dryed up Began to cut the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Finished John Younges peas the straw is very short but well loaded little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>began to cut the Scotch wehat there is no wheat in it we mowed it down Ad &amp; David began a pea stack put the wheat on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>finished the stack Humph helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad worked at Youngs I went to Yonge to see Jock little Elen went with me I took the waggon to J. Armstrongs to get the tire set Jock is very bad mortification is set in his leg he Died at half past eleven this evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863 August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Went to Brockville to see the Revd Mr Morrison about coming to preach Jocks funeral sermon came home by the graveyard met Adam Armstrong about digging the grave it is to be dug East of Mothers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>the funeral left the house at ten oclock for the church the Revd Mr Morrison preached from Pslms X4III vrs 5 he was asisted by the Revd Messers Morton &amp; Ferguson W.M. there was betwen 70 &amp; 80 waggons &amp; Buggys besides a large at the church John, Samuel. Benjimine &amp; Cristopher Younge carried the coffin fine cool day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I helped Rob to draw in wheat we drew in 15 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do drew in 10 loads got all that was fit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>fine rain this forenoon came home found all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>cut part of the B See on summer follow very poor in the forenoon &amp; part of the North field in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished the wehat in the North field &amp; began to cut the Peas &amp; oats west of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hubert preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>24</td> <td>drew in wheat in 3 loads &amp; 2 loads of Barley Ad cut the Barley when I was at Younge heavy rain &amp; wind this afternoon very windy all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>25</td> <td>heavy rain in the the night finished the Peas &amp; oats &amp; cut part of the oats North of first ditch cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>cut the ditches &amp; the oats in the orchard &amp; raked part of peas &amp; oats Ad helped Webster Elen &amp; young Watt came up by the express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>drew in the peas &amp; oats &amp; the oats next the north ditch &amp; cut the oats next the house &amp; part of the oats North of the 2 ditch Mr Webster B &amp; H Younge helped James Hall came here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>drew in the oats next the house some from the North field fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day Ad went to Websters for slabs got only 8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Brown preached in the school house the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>there is quite a frost this morning cut part of wheat on the sumer follow drew in 2 loads of oats</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Cut the part of the oats near the sumer follow &amp; finished the wheat on the follow Benjimine younge helped helped all day Humph in this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>finished cuting the peas &amp; oats near of the follow &amp; drew them in put 2 loads of them over the stable the rest in the Barn drew in the wheat of the sumer follow B &amp; H Younge helped hooked Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day the wind North</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>H &amp; Ad cut the poll oats North field East line H &amp; Ad Ben &amp; me hooked peas fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ben &amp; me hooked peas in the forenoon Ad cut oats drew raked &amp; drew in the poll oats C. H. Younge helped fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 rain</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hubard preached in the School house this forenoon a fine shower this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29 storms this quarter</td> <td>7</td> <td>finished hooking the peas &amp; drew in 4 loads that cleared off the filed all but the buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>cut the Buckwheat this morning &amp; prepared for grouting fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>grouted some went with Wm Thompson to the treasurer &amp; got 25 dollars &amp; 57 cents of Clergy reserve money I borred 20$ off it at seven per cent intrest for six months</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>went to Gananoque bougth 300 of flour at 11s.6d per cwt bought 9 cultivator teeth 8s.9d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>11</td> <td>worked at the house Rob, B &amp; Robinson came up from Young little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worke a little at the house &amp; thrashed the Buckwheat it is so green that it would not thrashe clean</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Craford Brown preached in our shool house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>worked at the grouting had to draw draw water for it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>15</td> <td>Worked at gouting Ad helped Cristie &amp; B Young to fight fine very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Ad helped C. &amp; B at fire</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>finished the grouting &amp; lathed a little fine rain last night that put out the fires</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>19</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached at the School house in the forenoon I went to Ballar canoe on foot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>rain</td> <td>went to caintown heard A Stranger preach in the forenoon went to Lyn in the afternoon &amp; heard the Revd Mr Morrison preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>stopt at Granpa at night rain this morn I intended to go to Farmersville but it is to wet went Betseys &amp; then to Adams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>went to Brockville paid Dr Edmonson six dollars for his visit got a receipt from Dr Gordon for it Edmonson was not at home gave Jocks Will to David Jones to be put on record paid him three dollars &amp; got sixty one dollars &amp; a half from Colman &amp; Co for Margret</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>came home this morning on foot went to Wm J Turners to help him at thrashing machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>went to Kingston to the fair on the cars heavy rain in the afternoon saw flax machin going there was some fine stock &amp; grapes the whole is nothing to what it was the first time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>helped Wm J Turner to thrash</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Thrashed peas for the hogs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do Mrs Dickson came here on a visit a visit rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>cleaned the peas, Buckwheat had 2 bushels cleaned the flaxseed showry most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Hubard preached in the school house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>thrashed some Barley for the show &amp; cleaned it heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>thrashed some oats &amp; dug some potatos for the show little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Gananoque to the show was appointed Judge on cattle there was a good show took diner with the members took a preamum on flax seed &amp; full cloth heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>worke at the house the boy dug some po{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worked at the house lathing Ad plowed north of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do I worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>began to plow in the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>drew sand for the plaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>mixed mortar for plastr</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad Went to the Show to Mallorytown I was not able to go very sick heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Maaky preached in the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>worked at the house Henry Younge helped Ad went to Marblerock with a half a barrel of pork to J. Griffin got 250 feet of lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque got 200 of flour 100 of meal 11s.3 &amp; 6s 6d per cwt went for J Scoot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>21</td> <td>brought Scot with him this morning to plaster worked at the house Ad helped B Younge the team &amp; the boys to thrash, young lathed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>all hands at the house plastering H &amp; H {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>worked at the house rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Ad went to Beverly with Lizie Scott home at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>very hard frost last night could not dig potatos till ten oclock then a fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>hard frost last night dug potatos Ad came home from Beverly brought ten bushels of lime</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>dug potatos Ad &amp; Elen helped Ad went for Scott</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Scott cam home this morning worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>30</td> <td>worked at the house very heavy rain this morning &amp; till noon Elen dug potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>worked at the house fine day the ground is all in a swim with water</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Butter Sold 1861</p> <p>June 12 lb. 4 1/2 25.6 lb Brockville</p> <p>August 7 lb 13 lb 3 1/2 Mr Davison</p> <p>Sept 6 1/2 lb . 4 lb.5 lb. 7 the 5 th</p> <p>1861 Thomas Scott got one plug of tobace 3d &amp; 1/2 lb 2 1/2 lbs</p> <p>{illegible} times</p> <p>23 lb mutton 2 1/4 lb of rolls 20 lbs of nails</p> <p></p> <p>November</p> <p>1861 Kincaid got 1 barrel of crast</p> <p>1862 Tom 15 bushel of turnips</p> <p>January</p> <p>182 1 Bull hide 1 calf skin</p> <p>Thomas Robbs Asistant Super intendent of the Southern District of the Glasgow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863 Nov</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Revd Mr Macky preached in the School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at the house T. Scott came at noon to plaster went in the afternoon &amp; laid out land for a plowing mach on the farm of John Johnston with {illegible} Green Stacy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>worked at the house plastering I acted as Judge with Messers Green &amp; Stacy fine day ground very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>4</td> <td>worked at the house the ground so wet cannot plow heavy rain most of the night Ad cleaned the old Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>worked at the house acted as fenceviews with C Young &amp; J. Bradly betwen E Keating &amp; P Sullavan {illegible 10 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>worked at the house Scott went home coudl do no more till the walls dry acted as fenceview again betwen E. Keating &amp; P. Sullivan no damage 7.6 expense</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went &amp; got Bushel of lime from Mr Armstrong heavy rain put on the weather boards</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Carrol preached in Caintown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>worked at the house in the forenoon went to Yonge in the afternoon stopt at Betsys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>all night went to Margrets &amp; Granpa dug a dozen apple trees &amp; some difrent kinds of roots Rob brought them &amp; me to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>stopt at S. Youngs all night Wm James Hazelwood brought me &amp; the trees home in the Buggy he had to come for {illegible} his time of teaching is up J Scott came here tonight</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worked at the house put on the last coat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do finished the room below</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do in the forenoon it is to wet Scott went home I planted five Grapevines East of the house East of the house 1 black cluster 2 Clinton 2 Kin{cut off} rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 rain</td> <td></td> <td>The Rev Mr Gray of Kinston preached in Scholl house heavy rain most of the {cut off}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov rain</td> <td>16</td> <td>Worked at the house casing the plates &amp; the windos Ad plowed for a ditch from the orchard through the paster the ground is all in a swim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>worked at the house in the forenoon moved some of the currenbushes in the afternoon Ad thrashed peas the ground is so wet cannot plow heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain all night Thomas Scott finished the plastering this forenoon mended Ads Boot Ad went to Gananoque with a tub of Butter got 9d per lb bought {illegible} of flour &amp; 100 of meal heavy rain in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>fixed around the house &amp; went to the Sale of the widow Turner fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>worked at the house fine day Ad got the waggon tine set by W. Johnston viewed fence for B.Y &amp; J.J.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>moved into the new house I went to A Bee on the hill at the corner off the place rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Brown preached in our School house little frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>worked at the house &amp; moved some of the currenbushes the frost all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>24</td> <td>Kille the 4 Hogs it is a very stormy day rain &amp; sleet worked at the hogs in the woodshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>went to examine a Road on lot No 15 in the concesion Ad scraped a ditch in the paster so as to take the water from the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>fixed a cross saw for G young &amp; he cut up the hogs Ad drew brush to the boiling place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>worked in Blacksmith shop made hooks &amp; things for the house &amp; planted curnbushes &amp; 9 apple trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>28</td> <td>went to the school house with Thompson &amp; cleaned &amp; fixed the stovepipes &amp; then fixed around the house rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Mackey preached in the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>made shelves for Blacksmith Shop fine day hard frost</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec snow</td> <td>1</td> <td>First snow very stormy day put the {torn off} in the Blacksmith Shop Henry &amp; H Young &amp; Nat Tackabury helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked in the shop at hinges for the woodshed heavy winds last night snow all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>3</td> <td>worked in the shop at the hinge &amp; shoes for the horses fine day wind &amp; N.E.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>shod the horses &amp; fixed for the shed door</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>made the North woodshed door very cold day heavy North wind Ad went to see rails at Lonies that he wanted to let me have</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Doxtator preached in the school house hard frost fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>went to Mallorytown to see J. Vandusen about money he was not at home the Wife says he will be back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>drew chipdung the garden front of the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first rain in this quarter</td> <td>9</td> <td>rain this morning drew wood I mended shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bille helped J Johnston at the thrashing machin I mended shoes Elen is very sick hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Lonnies to underbrush for wood I went to the council about our School Snowed about 2 inches this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>went to Cristies for the Bookcase &amp; then to council about our School</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Mackey preached rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad thrashed peas rain &amp; snow I ground paint at Latimers very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>went to the Wiltses Creek to give out a job of repairing the bridge J Blair there &amp; put cap in the midle bent 30 {illegible} &amp; railing on each side of the bridge for {torn off} with other lumber then {illegible} road took dinner at {torn off}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1863</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>stoped at J. Blairs last night he went with me this morning &amp; we finished the laing out the road this forenoon very stormy day helped Cristie young to thrash Ad went there yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>went to Brockville in the cars paid Mr Sinkler 25 dollars of intrest bought a side of leather 5 dollar cwt to J Young with H &amp; C iron for a slaugh &amp; drag &amp; other things came to Lyn paid Wm Clow 40 dollars of intrest</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>stopt all night at Clows came home on the cars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Brown preached &amp; the Revd Mr Ca{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>cleaned the Barley had 14 1/2 bushel in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>worked in the blacksmith shop at the slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do fine weathe</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>finished the slaugh this forenoon went to the church in the afternoon &amp; heard the Revd mr Carrol preach B. &amp; C. Youngs was hear for dinner &amp; tea Ad Isable &amp; Jennet went to Yonge this afternoon fine weathe</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>went to Mr Heslaps to asist him to try a complaint for selling horses without licence he dismissed the case {illegible} I got there took dinner with him came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the Revd Mr Mackey preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>went to J. Burns for 5 sheep that was lost brought them home he had marked the lambs thrashed some oats in the afternoon drifting snow the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>thrashed oats Ad came home from Young they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>thashed oats went to a tea meeting of the Presbitarians in the New curch at Robsons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>finished with the machin the wheat &amp; Poll oats they charged {illegible} paid {illegible} Johnston &amp; {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Landsdown No 20 1863</p> <p>To the Township Clerk of the Township of Leeds Lansdown frount the ward of the undersigned fenceviewers betwen JJ on the one part &amp; B.Y on the part J.J is making a fence in repair that part of the divission line from commencing at the South West corner of B.Y. farm and runing across parts of lots No 19 &amp; 20 to the now traveled road B.Y. is to make &amp; keep in repair that part of the divission line fence commencing at the south west corner of his farm &amp; runing along the division line on lot No 19 as fars as J.J. land Now goes</p> <p></p> <p>Lansdowne Oct 22nd 1862</p> <p>Work done by Wm Beatty for the well at Lansown Station</p> <p>Oct 2nd 2 day man &amp; team</p> <p>2 men &amp; team 1 day</p> <p>14 2 Do Do 1/2</p> <p>15 2 Do Do 1</p> <p>16 2 Do Do 1/2</p> <p>17 2 Do Do 1</p> <p>21 2 Do Do 1</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{upside down on page} This copy is provided for the purpose of individual research only. All responsible regarding copyright arising from the use of this copy is assumed by the recipient. Further reproduction or deposit in any other institution cannot be made without the written consent of the University Archivist.</p> <p>The Blank for Entry to be filled up by Members intending to Compete for Premiums at the Exhibition of the Brockville &amp; Elizabethtown Electoral Division Agricultural Society to be held at Brockville on the 18th and 19th September 1862 and to be returned to the Secretary on or before Saturday the 13th September 1862</p> <p>______________________________________________________</p> <p>All Livestock must be the bona fide property of the Exhibitor and all other articles must be produced or manufactured by the Exhibitor, as the case may be. Persons entering goods not corresponding to this Regulation will forfeit all prizes that may be awarded them, as well as their subscription money; their names will be struck from the Member's List and they will thereby lose all the privilege of Membership</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>CLASS.</td> <td>SECTION.</td> <td>DESCRIPTION OF ANIMAL OR ARTICLE</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> I certify that the above mentioned Animals or Articles as the case may be are entered in conformity with the above Regulation, and I hereby agree to abide by said Regulation in every particular Date___________________day of ___________________1862 Name ......................................................... and Post Office Address of Exhibitor......................................................</div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a4b8516c5695135e6f4d8a624dff6277.pdf 3467adeb5774b913d9a779381464766a PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d0a1f2fe519f2e525f477057419af059.pdf 8b284c2d7a631de92b4a4ff02b6c7706 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1877-1879 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers 1877 1 began rain this afternoon I have been in bed this forenoon not being well went to the Station in the afternoon to town Meeting 2 Darling Reeve Anderson Dep Reeve Lateman Consett X Chapman councilers fine cold day Ad went to Gananoque 3 I did not do much split some wood & fixed things about the house for the weding fine Cold day 4 Ellen was married to Wm A Scott of Glenta this evening by the Revd W Colthond of Gananoque there was James Scott & Wife James McElheny & wife, James Hall & wife F Icon & Wife Adam Armstrong & wife Robert Beatty & Wife Noncie Hazelwood & John Beatty John McDonald Tennee Cahawn Mary Beatty Albert Highcock & his Sister Ida Ad & Wife Wallace McNiel & his Sister & Belle & Bessie the 5 Brockville folk & the Scotts & Ellen went away on the Mixed train to Brockville the Revd Mr Ron Bell came on the Express he is to preach two Sabbaths for us he is Stoping hear Cold fine day 6 I split wood & other fixing about the house 1 �7 Revd Mr Bell preached here this morning I am not able to go I had a cold chill in bed all day 8 no better a severe pain in my side Ad is doing the chores 9 Ad Brought Dr Pence to see me he says that it is inflamation of the lungs 10 Stormy day Revd Mr Bell had a prayer meeting in the church to night 11 Revd Mr Bell went to Fairfax this evening to hold a Meeting there 12 Stormy day Ad telegraphed to Farmersville for Dr Addison he is sick & could not come he then telegraphed to Brockville for Dr Marden he came up on the Express he sounded & examined me he Says I have one good lung thinks there is no danger but be carefull 13 he sent up a bottle for the cough it is very bad 14 the Revd Mr Bell preached at night time 15 the Revd Mr Bell went to Kingston on the Express the roads very bad almost impassable they had to Shovel the roads to get Mr Bell here from Fairfax to day he was there since thursday night 1877 2 �Jan 16 Ad started for Glenta this morning with Ellens things he could not get away any sooner I have not bee able to be out of bed yet 17 Wallace McNiel is doing the chores for him while he is away 18 Revd Mr McQueen was here today the roads geting brock there some team on the road 19 people is begining to dow wood 20 Do Do Do {Ditto} 21 Revd Mr McQueen preached this morning here they came from Fairfax for him 22 Thomas Gilbert gave me fifty dollars on Stacys fine & costs and carbon fine & cost all the above is writen from memory I am Siting in the Settling with Gilbert. Ad got home from Glenta in the night all well 23 I got out of bed & wrote to the Clerk of Peac the convictions of Carbon & the account of Stacys fine & Carbons to whe{part?} I mailed forty dollars to Ruben Fields in a Registered letter to Mallorytown fine day 24 I sat up most of the day Ad drawing wood 25 gaining a little strength fine day Do{Ditto} 3 �28 26 Revd Mr McQueen went away on the Mixed this morning Ad drew 1 load he is helping to them to Saw at the road in the afternoon 27 Ad drew 2 loads of wood fine day Lisee and Bessie came from Delta this afternoon 28 the Revd Mr preached in the New church this morning Mr Swan did not come so we had none 29 Ad is drawing wood he drew 2 loads fine day 30 Ad banked out wood Wallace attends to the cattel fine warm day 31 Ad is at the wood heavy rain at night the roads geting bad very bad with pichholes {p.3 duplicate of the previous page} 1877 Feb 4 1 Fine day Ad drew 2 loads of wood warm fine day I went down stairs to dinner for the first time 2 fine warm day Ad went to the woods drew 2 load 3 Ad drew 1 load of wood got wood for Sunday and railes Rotting on the Sheep pen there was no Minister came for us Mr Mallory preachin at night in the Methodist Church 4 �5 Ad took some flour out to Mr Cross brought home a load of wood then helped at the tea meeting the Revd Mr Smith came from Kingston on the Express for the tea meeting Revd Mr Catherd Mrs Catherd came down in a Slaugh with Mr Ferguson the chruch was full Messrs Smith Colthard Huston & Cock adressed the meeting it was a Success 6 Ad & the McNeils brought out the horsepowr& circular saw set them & sawed wood hear they cut 9 cord of dry hardwood & 9 of green softwood 7 thatch 93 in all & we began to burn it today 7 they finished cuting the wood hear fine day the Revd Mr Robert Stevenson came here this morning he came on the midnight Express from Raden 8 Ad & the McNiels Set the horsepowr at the old barn for to cut Straw they cut all the wheat Straw and oats Straw and mixed them as they cut them 9 Ad drew or rather banked out took one load home 10 Ad drew wood 1 load here & took one home 11 Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night Mr Steward in the morning 12 rain this morning Ad cleaned out the New Barn floor & tried to thrash some of the Millet could do nothing it is to damp the Revd Mr Stevenson went to Admiston this morning he will be back the last of the week 5 �13 Ad drew 2 loads of wood 1 here took the other home 14 Do Do Do Do Do{Ditto} 15 Ad drew wood 1 load here 1 home 16 Ad helped Mr McNiel to thrash oats fine Day Robson came here with two of Frank Halls daughters & son Jane Armstrong Mary & Wm Beatty James Miss and Mrss there was ten in the Slaugh 17 Ad went to Perth with them this morning Jennet and the two Children went with her to Delta she intends to go to Perth with the rest fine day 18 the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning for us Revd MrTrumbel in the New Church 1877 Feb 19 We are very lonesom Mr Stevenson went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning there is only Jennie Ellen & me at home 20 I settled with Mr S Moonhead today for the members board Mr Russel two weeks Mr Bell one Mr McEwen one Mr Stevenson one at two dollars fifty per week making five weeks ( I charged nothing for the Students ) making twelve dollars fifty cents 20 Ad got home from Perth last night he came from Ellen yesterday morning Billie brought his load to younge from Delta all well the roads is bare in agreat many places David came down on the Express from Toronto 6 �he was there on business fine day 21 Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he took 20 of wheat & bought a tun of corn meal brought half of it home paid one dollar & forty cents per hundred it is for the cows 22 the Snow is going very fast the roads bare in agreat many places very few teams on the road 23 Ad has been thrashing the Millet yesterday & to day it is very tuff & hard to thrash {in left margin} Mr Cameron came on the Express 24 Ad is threshing Millet fine warm day 25 Revd Mr Trumble preached this morning &Mr Cameron at night 26 David left for home on the Express he came from Delta last evening Mr Cameron went away on the Express too fine day Ad gave David the Map of the village for him to make a Mape of part of it for registration 27 Ad finished thrashing the Millet Wallace and him cleaned it up the had 28 Ad is thrashing the grass seed he went Station and Meet James Hall and his two Sisters they are on there way home to Toronto they came on the Express he took them home with him and Stoped all night here fine day This has been the finest month of February that I have ever seen almost every day the Sun has been Shining the Snow has nearly all gone of with the 7 �Suns heat 1877 March 1 James Hall and his Sisters came here this afternoon Ad brought them out from his place Wallace Mary Jane & Abay came with them very fine day 2 heavy rain last night & this morning & most of the day the Halls went away on the Express this afternoon the Snow is mostly gone of the fields 3 a little frost this morning I atended to the cows there was no Minister came on the Express I telegraphed to Revd T.G. Smith he telegraphed that there would be a Minister down on the morning Express 4 the Revd Mr Wilkins com on the morning Express he preached this morning & then went to Fairfax Mr Gibson preached at night little snow 5 Ad went to the funeral of Mr Wheny he drew the corps he died at Mr Clendenings was buried at the Landon burying Mr Wilkins went away on the express I went to the Station with him it is the first time I have been there Since I was Sick snow 6 Ad went to the 6 consession to bank out wood and drew rail cuts a little Snow yesterday but fine last night 7 very high wind last night and most of the day Ad came home last night to get some pork peas tea 8 �and tobaco Mr Cross he is choping for him snow 8 Ad went back this morning Snow last night and today there is a Bee geting out timber for a Shed at the church James McMullen is given the timber 9 heavy rain most of the night the ground all in a swim this morning still raining the most of the timber was got out yesterday 10 Billie & Bessie came from Delta this morning Ad went to Gananoque this morning Billie & him went to Younge in the afternoon the Revd Mr Cristie here this morning Revd Mr Cristie came on the morning Express {?}went to Fairfax 11 snow & rain Revd Mr Stewart preached in the morning Mr Cristie at night 12 fine day neather Ad nor Wallace has been here yet 6 oclock Wm & Ellen came here about 8 oclock 13 Ad was drawing hay from A McNeils yesterday him & Wm McNiel drew wood home 14 Wm & Ellen went to Younge this morning rain & sleet most of the day Ad & Wm McNiel drew 4 loads of wood here 1877 March 15 Ad drew wood 1 load here & 1 home at night fine day 9 �16 Ad drew 1 load here & 1 home at night Wm & Ellen came from young this afternoon cold raw day 17 the Revd Mr Christie preached this afternoon after Service we had a meeting of the Congregation they instruct me to write to Mr Smith to see of Mr Wilkins would accept a Call from us 18 Snow Revd Mr Christie dispensed Communion this morning for us the church was full there was four joined the church fine day 19 Ad drew 4 logs to the back Sawmill and a load of wood here 20 I went to Mr Darlings with Mr Christie he has been very unwell he is better then we expected to find him this is the first time I have been from in a cutter fine day 21 Ad came out with the Slaugh Ellen & Jennet is going to Ganan{cut off oque} they went in the Buggy Snowed about 4 inches 22 Ad went to the woods drew logs & brought a load home 23 there was a Bee hughing the timber for a Shed at the church there was enough to finishing the hughing {in left Margin} Mr Christie went away this afternoon 24 Revd Mr Houghton came here this morning cold day I could not go out to day I got a little cold yesterday at the church {in left margin} Mr Houghton came 10 �this morning 25 Ad took the Revd Mr Houghttron to Fairfax this morning Revd Mr Trumble in the morning Mr Houghttron at night 26 Ad drew in his Sawlogs at Blairs Mill warm day I made forty Spiles for the bush we have not taped yet 27 heavy rain most of the night & all day Ad thrashed grass seed with the flail the ground very wet 28 Ad finished thrashing the grassseed & run it through the faning mill twist a very Stormy day Snow and wind Ad took Bruces hog home 29 high winds last night to day the Snow is drifted Ellen is going home on the Express this afternoon 30 Ad drew 4 loads of hay from Abram McNiels home this is 8 tons that he has bought from him I fixed buckets and taped 20 trees the Sap runs well fine day 31 fixed more buckets & taped 17 more trees Jennet gathered 17 pailefulls this afternoon 1877 April 1 The Revd Mr McGilveray came on the Express this morning & preached this morning time & at Fairfax in the afternoon 11 �2 Sifted grass seed fine day they boiled 18 pails of Sap 3 Ad went to McCreadys Mill & brought home a load of Scantling for fencing with the waggon hard frost 4 Ad Sowed a bushel & half of timothy & half a bushel of Clover Seed in the north field where the Rye was last fall 5 Jennet gathered 12 pailfulls of Sap they boiled it down 6 Ad went to McCreadys Saw mill for fence Stuff fine day drew the load to the side of the center of the first field below the house 7 hard frost last night North wind Ad went to McCreadys Mill for a load of fence Stuff took the Stuff to the center of the field bellow the house Mr McGilverayout on the Express 8 Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning &Mr McGilvary at night 9 Ad got his finger laid open on Saturday in Gananoque by Dr Atkinson it is better 10 I went to Bellville on the Express to atend a meeting of the Presbytory there was a very large number of Ministers & Elders in atendance we went to the church at once got super in the lecture room & Sat till after twelve oclock 12 �11 Ad began to Sow & Sowed cold dry time 12 I got home on the Express this morning all well Ad is draging & Sowing oats at the road 13 I fixed the fences at the first ditch & let the Sheep out of the pen there is frost every night 14 I fixed up the gate at the ashery & {low?} up some fences fine warm day Mr McGillvery came on the Express 15 Bushel of oats at home a Revd Mr McGillvery preached this morning Mr Trumble at night 16 Mr McGillvery went to Kingston this morning Ad cleaned up 7 bags of oats he is sowing & draging at the road Mr Walker Stoped on his way to Guelph over nigh 17 Mr Walker went away on the Express this morning I took care of the Cattle & went out to the road for some of my tools that was out there 18 I fixed the wheel of the wheelbarrow fine day 19 fine rain last night & most of the day the grass is green this is the first rain we have had this month Ad came out & we cleaned up 25 bushel of oats 1877 April 13 �20 raining still about 10 oclock it Snowed so that the ground is all covered white 21 Nero killed the two lambs that we had I tied him up & he hung himself we have no dog now 22 rain Revd Mr Freshman preachs this morning &Mr McGillvery at night fine warm day 23 Ad plowed in the Summer fallow it is hardly dry enough yet then he sowed 10 bushel of oats on the Southeast quarter of the of the north field fine warm day everything is growing 24 I sowed nearly a bushel of Thimothy seed on the same field Ad finished cross draging it this forenoon 25 Sowed 15 bushel of oats and 3 bushel of peas amongst the oats in center field East half fine day 26 Sowed 1 bushel of wheat in center field next to ditch & 3 1/2 on the soad East side of the first field & 2 bushel of the noraway oats same field 27 Ad Sowed 7 1/2 bushel of oats in the old house field find day I dug some in the garden 28 Billee came from Delta in the night he brought Bessie with him & 50 bushel of oats he helped Ad to harrow in the old house field him and Wallace finished the draging by noon Ad cleaned out the water furrows in the first field & end midle field heavy rain in the afternoon 14 �29 Revd Mr Ferguson preached in the forenoon &Mr Stewart at night 30 Ad plowed in the North field where the Summerfallow was he could not do it last fall Mr Ferguson here all night 1877 May 1 Ad took our milk to the road this morning there is no one drawing this way this year he sowed 4 bushel of Peas and 4 bushel of oats in the North field where he sumerfallow last year I took Mr Ferguson up to James Cornetts with Wallaces horse 2 Ad finished the North field this forenoon then drew Some Stones from front field East line it is too wet to Sow & plowed three ridges of the garden fine day 3 Ad took the old Sow out the road to feed whay& plowed there I planted a glass Plumbtree that I got from the Fruit growers association hard frost last nigh 4 Ad sowed 3 bushel of peas that he got at Perth last winter in the front field East line Billie came here with a Roller for Ad I cut some potatos cold day Ad draged the garden & furrowed out 4 rows for carrots Ad finished it here except the Millet 5 Ad finished at the road to day I planted some potatos in the garden & raked down the 4 rows for carrots I met Revd Mr Nicholson at the station he came home with me Wm Cornett is to take him to 15 �Fairfax 6 Mr Slitter preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night roads not green 7 Mr Nicholson went to Kingston on the Express I planted a few Black oats Black peas green peas & white peas front field East line cold time 8 planted 1 row red Surry carrot 1 row Scallet Intermediate Carrot 2 rows Dark Flat Egyptian Beet in the garden & finished planting the garden 9 we went to the funeral of old Mrs Bradley the Revd Mr Stewart preached in the New church here She was buried at Landons buiring place there was 56 teams 10 Throwl cut the colts this afternoon Ad is helping Bruce 11 Ad helped Bruce I worked a little at the Milk Shed dry cold time 12 Ad went to Jerry Whites got his horses Shod I met Revd Mr Nicholson at the Station 13 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Trumbul at night 14 Ad drew 3 loads of ashes to the garden & 1 home fine day we got a Telegram at 10 oclock to night 16 �that Betsey was very sick & to go down at once 15 Ad took me down before Sunrise this morning Betsey died this morning at 3 oclock before we got there 1877 May 16 Betsey was buiried at Caintown church Revd Mr Brown preached from II Cor 5 chap & fist 4 verses there was over 50 teams the church was full got home at night a little rain this morning 17 Ad made A{might be a symbol for a stile} for a fence this forenoon we began the fence in the afternoon this down the midle below the barn 18 Ad & Wallace went to help Ab McNiel to run lines 19 worked at the fence down the midle of the field farm or nearly so we followed the old ditch I met Mr Nicholson at the Station 20 Ad took Mr Nicholson to fairfax he preached here at night Mr Peck preached in the morning in the New church 21 Mr Nicholson went on the Express we worked at the fence in the forenoon rain in the afternoon fine Showrs 17 �22 finished the fence and Ad drew 4 loads of Ashes to the garden that makes 16 loads in it little rain 23 Ad drew 4 loads of ashed in the forenoon to the field East of the barn Bruce McNiel drew more to the Same place Ad took the roller out to the road & rolled there in the afternoon {?} growing time 24 Bruce drew 10 loads of ashes to the field East of the Barn Ad loaded Wallace rolled at home ? out 90 female students got invoice of Jean Thomson 25 Ad draged and plowed the remainder of the garden I cut some potatos fine Stevens and draged and drew of Stones of the field East of the house 26 Ad plowed East of the barn I planted 3 rows of Halls beans next the house then 3 rows of butter beans & 6 hills of watermelons I met Mr Nicholson at night 27 Danwet Graham came to lay out the Shed Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Stewart at night 28 Ad finished the plowing East of the Barn in the forenoon he then furrowed out the rest of the garden & draged East of the barn furrowed it out Wallace & me planted the garden with potatos except 8 rows 29 finished planting the potatos & corn I planted 4 rows of pop corn & 4 rows of Sweet corn in the garden this forenoon Ad I helped 18 �drew Stones for the foundation of the Shed at the church & he got his ankle hurt X 30 I worked at the Shed in the forenoon went to Mr Finises funeral there was 58 rigs he was buried at the Union church Revd Mr Brown preached from Rev XIV 13 the church was full 31 I helped at the Shed we got it raised up this afternoon there a great many there Ad is a little better 1877 May 1 very warm day the horses was let out last night for the first time I took the milk this morning & made a hen coop for the young turkeys planted punking seed at the barn 2 I cleaned out the potatos out of the celler in the forenoon I met Mr Nicholson at the Station June 3 Mr Sliter preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 4 we Sowed the Millet on the 3 ridges next the ditch below the old house put the wheel Cultivator on A sowed more on the head ridge & East side of the field north of the barn that is in the Southeast corner 5 picked Stones of the field Northeast of the barn with the waggon drew them to the fence where the Sluce ways in the road so as stop 19 �the water runing into the field in the Spring the ground dry rain this morning very much water 6 Ad rolled with the New roller it works well he rolled the field northeast of the barn the grubs is cuting off the wheat there 7 I rolled what Ad left of the Midle field and the old house field the ground is very dry 8 I went through the potatos in the garden with the cultivator & picked bugs of them 9 hoed some of the potatos in the garden Mr W.S. Smith came to night from near Kingston a fine rain 10 Mr Smith preached this morning and Mr Oliver at night 11 I hoed Some in the garden to day Ad worked 12 on the roads in the village warm day 13 I worked on the roads for Ad with the horses 14 we began to work on the roads & drew gravel out of the foundation of the New English Church Ad had the team Wallace and me worked with the Shovel 20 �17 15 finished our work to day very hot day 16 a fine rain last night & this morning I met Mr Nicholson at the Station Ad drew 3 loads of Sand & 1 of Stones for F Dean Revd Mr Trumble preached this morning and Mr Nicholson at night 1877 June fine rain last night 18 Sheared the Sheep this forenoon Mr Nicholson went away on the Express Ad cleaned 4 bags of wheat 19 Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he took 8 bushel of wheat I went through the potatos& kille all the bugs I could fine they are very numerous 20 Ad drew 5 loads of Stone for F Dean in the forenoon we moved part of the fence at the first ditch East half up in a line of the old house field fence 21 finished the fence this forenoon fine rain in the afternoon 22 Ad began to plow the Summerfallow it is in the North East corner of the north field 23 Ad worked at the Summer fallow I met Mr 21 �Nicholson as the Station fine day 24 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Sliter at night rain 25 Mr Nicholson went away this afternoon Ad went to Delta with Wm Chests he came from Parry Sound on the Express yesterday morning a little rain at noon 26 I went to the funeral of Edward Molls he was buired at the union church Revd Mr Sliter preached there was 42 teams he died at Jonathan Websters at the Station Ad came from Delta this afternoon 27 Ad went to a raisin of James Hortons I went through the potatos & corn in the garden in the forenoon and part of the corn at the barn in the afternoon 28 finishe cultivating the corn & potatos in the garden I washed the wool 29 Ad drew 7 loads of Ashes to the Summer fallow I picked bugs they are very bad 30 Ad drew loads of Ashes to the Summer fallow fine Showr this afternoon & rain and thunder & lightning most of the night I cleaned the Mower 1877 July 1 Revd Mr Warren preached this morning Mr 22 �Nicholson at night rain 8 2 Mr Nicholson went away on the Express Ad cultivated the corn potates & hoed part of them everything is refreshed with the rain that came on Saturday & yesterday 3 we all worked at the Church Shed got the rafters & board round the main part & part of the roof & Shingle part very heavy rain in the afternoon 4 Ad rolled the Summer fallow & pached the roof of the house I helped at the Church Shed we got the colerbraces on & all the Sheating on the main part & the North Side Shingled fine day 5 Ad went through the potats with the hiller at Barn I was fixing the Mower fine rain 6 Ad & Wallace worked at the potates I picked bugs they are very bad fine day 7 Ad & Wallace hoed the potates & some of the corn Mr Nicholson came on the Express rain in the afternoon Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Trumble at night Fairfax did not come for him so there was no Sermon there 9 Ad cut the Rye this afternoon Mr Nicholson went away on the Express & so did David Ad went to Young for him & {Vice?} & Ben{cut 23 �off} yesterday he got a Telagram to do so Bible Society Meetings, 1877 Anniversary Meetings of Branch Bible Societies, at which Public addresses on week day, and Sermons on Sundays, will be given by the Rev. James Green, of the Montreal Auxiliary Bible Society, and the Ministers of the Gospel in the different localities, according to the order, date and time given below. All are respectfully invited to attend. 1877 1877 West End (City)... Wednesday... May 16.... 7 P.M. South Georgetown... Sunday... June 10... 11 A.M. Valleyfield...... Thursday.... " 17... 7 P.M. Howick..... " ..... " 10..... 2 1/2 P.M. St. Louis Friday..... " 18..... 7 P.M. English River.... " ..... " 10..... 7 P.M. Ormstown Sunday..... " 20..... 11 A.M. Boyd's Settlement... Sunday..... " 17..... 7 P.M. Huntingdon.... " ..... " 20..... 7 P.M. Clayton..... " ..... " 17..... 7 P.M. La Guerre...... Monday ..... " 21..... Lyn........ Monday..... " 18..... 7 P.M. Dundee....... Tuesday..... " 22..... Yonge..... Tuesday..... " 19..... 7 P.M. 7 P.M. 24 �Kelso....... Wednesday..... " 23..... 7 P.M. * Mallorytown.... Wednesday..... " 20..... 7 P.M. Athelstan...... Thursday..... " 24..... 7 P.M. Escott....... Thursday..... " 21..... 7 P.M. Franklin...... Friday..... " 25..... 7 P.M. * Lansdowne Station.... Friday..... " 22..... 7 P.M. Covey Hill..... Saturday..... " 26..... 7 P.M. South Lake..... Saturday..... " 23..... 7 P.M. Russeltown Flats... Sunday..... " 27..... 11 A.M. Maple Grove..... Sunday..... " 24..... 7 P.M. Beech Ridge... " ..... " 27..... 7 P.M. Gananoque.... " ..... " 24..... 7 P.M. St. Johns Wednesday..... " 30..... 7 P.M. * Gananoque Monday..... " 25..... 7 P.M. St. Theres.... Sunday..... June 3..... 11 A.M. Lansdown Front... Tuesday ..... " 27..... 7 P.M. New Glasgow.... " ..... " 3..... 7 P.M. Chateauguay Basin... Sunday..... July 1..... 11 A.M. Rawdon.... Monday..... " 4..... 7 P.M. Beauharnois.... " ..... " 1..... 3 P.M. Kildare.... Tuesday..... " 5..... 7 Laprairie.... " ..... " 8..... 11 25 �P.M. A.M. When the Meetings fall on the Sabbath, there will be a Sermon on the subject to suit the occasion, and it is desirable that all formality of business should be done at a previous Meeting, say Saturday night, when practicable. Will the friends of the cause in the various localities please give these appointments the preference of everything local? A long notice is given, that this may be done without inconvenience. If the hour fixed prove unsuitable at any place, the friends will please change it to suit themselves, only allow the Agent time from the next preceding to the next following appointment, and inform him of the change. CO-OPERATION. -- Will Ministers of the Gospel who receive a copy of these appointments please give to the Society and the Agent a hearty co-operation? Make the appointments as public as possible, and accept this responsibility and general invitation to attend and take part in the meetings. Please press the subject on the attention of your people. TO THE SECRETARIES. -- If you love to see the work prosper, prevail upon the collectors to do their work thoroughly before the Anniversary. Report the several amounts of their collections to the Meeting, together with the number of Bibles and Testaments sold, the amount realized therefrom, and a short plain financial statement, with any other matters of interest connected with the Branch. Please invite all the Ministers in your locality to take part in the Meeting. TO THE PRESIDENTS. -- A little general oversight will work wonders. A good place to meet in, well lighted and moderately warmed when need be), and thorough publicity, will almost invariably secure a good meeting. If no vacancies pro tem., that there may be no interruption. WILL EDITORS OF LOCAL PAPERS please publish such Meetings as fall in their vicinity? WILL CORRESPONDENTS please address the Agent to places marked thus *, or to Montreal. Collections will be taken up at each Meeting. -- Please intimate this. James Green, Travelling Agent, M.A.B. {there is writing and ciphering on the bottom of the page, but largely to faint to read} {line illegible} Mr Redmonds Eye My verson of recived this Monday last that the Reports {rest of line illegible} I am very thankful to you for them I had tried to get a wording of them from several parties that got there from {illegible} but they had all lost there same way & could not them I think we will be able to settle Mr Matthews clame against us in two or three week we are doing all we can 26 �By Law No 219 To define the duties of Overseers of Highways in the Township of the Front of Leeds & Lansdown and to repeal By Law No 162 Be it inacted by the municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township of the Front of Leeds and Lansdown on the fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Sixty Seven that it shall be the duty of the Overseers of Highways for the said Township to superintend make and keep in repairs the Highways Roads and Bridges allotted to them in thire respective divisions or to which they may from time to time be appointed by the Said Council, that they Shall between the 30 day of May and the 15 day of July in each and every year Notify all the inhabitants liable at the time of such notice to the performance of Statute Labour in there respective Divisions to assemble at a certain time and place for the performance of Such Labour also states in such notice the implement tool or carrage required by the Said Overseerer to be used on Said Road and it shall be the duty of the said parties so notified to furnish the same previded they have or can conveniently procure the same Such notice to be legal may be either verbal or written and personally served either with the wife or the child or servant over twelve years of age, at least four days before the time appointed for such a semblance that such inhabitants when so assembled as aforesaid shall Commence work at eight oclock in the morning and leave off at the hour of five oclock in the afternoon of each day allowing an intermission and shall work faithfully eight hours for each day {page turned over} are severally liable as aforesaid. 2 Be it further enacted that any person who shall refuse to d the lawful or reasonable commands of such Overseerer during the time he is required to work shall be liable at the discretion of such Overseerer to be dismissed from the Road or Highway and the Overseerer may allow him such credit for the part or portion of the day he may have worked as he may deem him entitled to. Be it further enacted that any person liable to perform Statute Labour on the Highways who from sickness numerous forms or indigent circumstances shall think himself unable to perform such labour may (within four day after receiving notice from the Overseerer of Highways as provided in the first section of this By Law) make application to any or either of the Councillors of said Township for exemption in part or in whole and such Counciller is authorized to grant a Certificate under his hand which certificate shall within two days be handed by the person so expected to the Overseerer under whose superintendence he was liable to perform such labor & the Overseerer shall enter or note the same on his list 27 �4 Be it further enacted that in case any Bridge causeway or any part of the Highway become broken or damaged by loads otherwise that they are dangerous or impossible previous to or after the time allowed by this By Law for the performance of Statute labor it shall be the duty of the overseerer of the Division in which such damages ocurs to notify a portion or the whole of the inhabitants to asemble at a certain time and palce for the purposes of repairing said damages and the said Overseerer shall grant severally to such persons who may so assemble and repair said Damages certificates stating the amount of labour by them respectively performed which certification on production to such Overseerers successor shall be received by him and the number of days so certified as performed shall be allowed to them on there next years statute labor. 5 Be it further enacted that every person assessed upon the Assessment Roll of said Township shall if his property be assessed at not more than $200 be liable to 2 days labor At more than $200 but not more than $400 to 3 days labour " 400 " 600 - 4" " 600 " 800 - 5" " 800 " 1200 - 6" " 1200 " 1600 - 7" " 1600 " 2000 - 8" " 2000 " 2400 - 9" " 2400 " 3200 - 10 " 28 �" 3200 " 4000 - 12 " And for every 800 above 4000 - 1" 6 Be it further enacted that every male inhabitant of said Township of the age of 21 years and under the age of 60 years residing in the limits of said Township show shall be resident there in eight days and who is not otherwise assessed to any amount shall be liable to perform one days work on the public Highways in each year provided always that all ministers of the Gospel not Assessed on the Assessment Roll for real property or personal property over $200 be exemped from the performance of statute labor in said township 7 Be it further enacted that any person assessed or not assessed if liable to perform Statute Labor may compound for the same by paying into the hands of the overseers of the Division in which he is liable to perform such labor within two days after having received notice to appear on the Highway the sum of seventy five cents for each day he may be liable 8 Be it further enacted that all statute labor and any moneys coming into the hands of the said Overseers shall be performed laid out and expended in the Highways of said township between the 30 day of May and the 15 day of July in each and every year by said Overseerers such is a true return there of made in writing and signed by {illegible} return to be transmited to the Township Clerk on or before the fifteenth day of August in each and every year and to be in the form following Return of Statute Labor performed and moneys expended on Road Division No under the superintendance of A.B. Overseerer of Highways in the Township of the Front of Leeds and Lansdowne for the Year A.D. 18 -Names of Parties liable to perform statute labor in said Road Division Amount assessed No of days liable No of days performed No of days not performed AB 29 No of day performed per certificate Sect 4 Amount received for commutitions how such moneys has been expended etc Rem �CD EF GH Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the Township Clerk to take proceedings against all who may be in default with respect to making returns within the time specified in the last preceeding section of this By Law Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the the Township Clerk shall on or before the 20 day of May in each and every year make from the Assessment Roll a correct list of all the names of the inhabitants in each Road Division and place appoint to each name in figures the amount such person is assessed and also the number of days each person is liable to work on the highways and transmit a copy thereof (as far as it relates to his Division) to each overseer within the limits of said Township and such overseer shall add thereto the names of all such persons residing within the limits of his division as one lible to perform Statute labor on the Highways and not otherwise assessed. Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of all overseers to furnish the Township Clerk with a true statement of all the inhabitants residing within the limits of there respective Divisions who may be liable to perform statute labor previous to the time of his making out the road list Be it further enacted that all persons liable to perform statute labor shall severally perform such labor in the road division in which the Township Clerk shall have entered there names as well appear by the lists furnished by the overseers as provided in the 10th section of this By Law provided always and it is hereby enacted that it shall be the duty of the Township Clerk to enter the names of all such persons so liable in the lists of the road Division in which they severally reside until otherwise directed by By Law or resolution of said Council Be it further enacted that any person liable to the performance of statute labor on the public highways of said Township who shall neglect or refuse to perform the same when legally notified so to do (unless under this By Law or by Statute exemped) shall forfeit and pay one dollar for each day he shall be dificient or in arrears to be recovered before the Town Reeve or any Justice of the Peace on the Complaint of the Overseerer under whose superindence he was liable to perform such labor and it shall be the duty of such Overseerers to enter such complaint and prosecute all parties so deficient in arrears within 30 �the ttime specified in this By Law for making the returns of the statute labor to the Township Clerk Be it further enacted that any person willfully stopping up or obstructing any public road or highway in said Township who shall not within a reasonable time after receiving notice from any Overseerer of Highways councillor or majistrate of said Township removed such obstruction shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two Dollars and a further Penalty of one Dollar for every twenty four house such obstructions shall remain on such road the same to be levied collected and disposed of as herein after directed Be it further enacted that the words he and him only when they occur in this By Law as imparting the masculin gender and refer to the priviledge liabilites obligations and duties of a person assessed on the assessment rolls of said Township shall not be construed as exempting females who are assessed at more than $200 from the performance of statute labor or prohibiting them from compounding for the same but shall be understood to include female as well as male and all other words and phrases shall receive such fair and liberal construction as shall be best adapted to cary out this By Law according to its true intent meaning and spirit Be it further enacted that for the contravention or breach of any of the provisions thereof this By Law every person so offending being convicted thereof before the Town Reeve or any one or more Justices of the Peace who are hereby authorized and empowered to hear and determine the same shall forfeit and pay (excepting when the amount of the pecuniary penalty is hereinbefore specially specified and moved a sum not exceeding five pounds nor less than five shillings currency as to the said Town Reeve Justice or Trustee may seem meet and default of payment of the said sum ( or of the sumes hereinbefore mentioned together with the costs within the time specified for the payment thereof at the time of conviction it shall be lawful for the said Town Reeve Justice or Justices to issue there warrrent directed to any Constable in said Township to levy the said sum and costs within a certain time to be in the said warrant specified. and in case no distress sufficient to satisfy the said sum and costs shall be found it shall be lawful for the Town Reeve Justice or Justices to commit the offender to the common Jail of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville for any time not exceeding six days 31 �Be it further enacted that all pecuniary penalties imposed and recovered under the provisions of this By Law shall be paid into the hands of the Township treasurer within twenty days after the receipt of the same and form part of the funds of the said Township 18 Be it further enacted that By Law No 162 of said council be and the same is hereby repealed This By Law to have force and effect immediately after the passing thereof. {newspaper article on The Scottish Tongue} {cut off} OF THE SCOTTISH TONGUE {cut off} the uncommon thing in England as in America to hear educated men and even {cut off}, remonstrating against the continuance of a Scottish literature. "Why," it is argued, "continue to use a language, and dialect which must soon become obsolete?" Well, we answer, it has a charm to us which we are not willing to sacrifice to utilitarianism. Practical as the world is, our tastes are happily not entirely so, and so we prefer holding fast those ideal things which to us are a joy forever. The memories of our early day are yet the morning sunshine of our lives. Where is the kindly heart that has not felt that "There's aye a bit gleam o the gude and the true. As we dream the bit dream of our childhood anew." And what brings this feeling home to a Scot at home or abroad -- like Scottish writings? When Tannahill wrote that simple line, "The midges dance abune the burn, " he set a living image before thousands of his countrymen which all the gnats above the brooks in England could never have conveyed an idea of. The Scot is notably sicker, but no people so frequently give up wealthy and desirable positions to enjoy on a moderate competence their fondly cherished home associations, nor do any more readily make sacrifices to attain cherished ideas. The Highland woman who asked here gudeman to "gang up and be hanged to please the Laird," is an exaggerated illustration of this feeling, while the history of "The Forty-five" Rebellion showed a national self sacrifice probably without a parallel. From the sage, Lociel, who foresaw and pointed out the terrible dangers imminent yet could not resist -- the wild poetical feeling swept, irresistibly through the people, who staked all in their devoted enthusiasm, the world knows with what result. Yet from that great uprising, and the merciless down-trampling that 32 �followed it, what a glorious heritage of national poetry sprung! we do not say the people did wisely in linking their fate with that of the "Young Chevalier," but they were borne away impulsively by sympathy and love of right, the noblest impulses that stir the human heart. So whether it be wise or no, we feel that there is something grandly loyal in our enthusiastic love of our mother-tongue. This much for the ideal. Yet are we not without reason for the faith to which we cling, for there are virtues in the Scottish language well worthy of preservation. Uttered by rude tongues it may be harsh, but from modulated lips it is very musical, and we have often heard people of other nations speak of the pleasure it gave them. There is a tender pathos in the dialect, and a fine rythmical flow in the strong simple words , with their profusion of vowels, to which we proudly cling. If any one doubts the truth of this let them read Hogg's "Bonny Kilmeny," and believer: or Tannahill's "Bonnie Wood o'Craigielea," or "Gloomy Winter's now awa;" Burns' "Nannie O;" or Robert Nicoll's__ "There nane like you, theres nane like you The youngsters blithe around me now, Are bonnie a', baith great an' sma', But auld gudewife there's nane like you" Simple thoughts enough , but tenderly expressed and touchingly grand in their simple homely woreds. Willie Laidlaw', "Lucy's Flittin', is another fine illustration of the expressive tenderness of our venaculara: "O what is that pits my puir heart a flutter And what {missing}ars the tear come sae fast to my e'e If I was'na {missing}ettlet to be only better, Than what gars me wish ony better to be." "The Braes o'Gleniffer," and "When the Kye come hame," are equally beautiful . How that verse beginning "When the bluart bears a pearl," take hold of the Scottish heart, and where is the Scot whose ambition would not be fired to write as musically. The first four verses of 33 �Miss Blamire's "What ails this heart o'mine," Lady Ann Lindsay's "Auld Robin Gray,"the Countess of Nairn's "I'm wearin' awa," "The Rowan Tree," and many others have excellencies and beauties enough to stimulate the Scotch to follow in such footsteps for generations to come. Nor does the Scottish muse of modern days lag far behind. Henry Scott Riddell's "Scotland Yet," " I'll awa hame to my ain folk," and other pieces, are worthy of her palmiest days. W. Cameron's "Meet me on the Gowan Lea," "Jessie o' the Dell," and "Morag's Faery Glen,"-"Ye ken whar you, we burnie rins roarin' to the sea,"-are brimming with gladness and beauty as the birdies and the burnies themselves. Many of the Scottish idioms are very expressive and there is a pith in the language, as there has always been in the race which uses it. Take for example Burns' "Address to the Deil," "Tam o'Shanter," or "Death and Dr. Hornbook," or Nicoll's "We'll mak' the warld better yet." There are not a few useful Scottish words which have no English synonym, while many are indifferently represented. "Wersh" cannot be expressed in English; its best representative is saltless, but this is a thoroughly negative condition, whilst wersh is a very positive flavor, as every one who tastes unsalted bread or brose is apt to testify. "Douse" expresses at once a pleasant and tranquil disposition, with a well-conditioned body. "Crouse" is nearly untranslateable; it is conceited, sprightly and inclined to braggart. "Dinnle," the painful sensation caused by the return of warm blood to very cold fingers. Who knows the English of it? Is it tingle: How indefinite, while dinnle or dinnlin expresses the exact feeling sharp as the sensation itself. "Toom" is empty, but specially applicable to wood vessels, the word itself being the very echo of an empty barrel. "Braw" is better than any word we know to represent it. "Bonnie" is better than pretty, and not always so much as beautiful, commonly denoting kindliness of countenance, with beauty, when applied to living things. "Blithe;" this Saxon word may be claimed as thoroughly Scotch, the English having neglected it. It has no equal in its place, as Scotch authors have well proved. "Threepit" expresses enforcing as well as maintaining, and is very pithy. "Birkle;" In a Burns Glossary we have seen this interpreted "a clever fellow." Had Burns with "a Hieland gill in his cheek" caught this gomoral at his translation, what a loundering the cuif had got A "birkle" is a proud upsetting fellow, more guilty of lack of brains than their possession. We all know how finely sarcastic it is. "D'ye see you birkieca'd a Lord." "Leal" is the very essence of loyal affection, and a word of rare merit. "Biel" is a shelter from the wind and a very expressive word. "Pawky" may be 34 �rendered artful, dodging; we know no better. It is full of meaning, generally implying humorous cunning. "Eerie;" Whoever in a dark and lonely place has felt a vague, undefined dread, a creepiness of the hair, though not really in fear, has been eerie. The feeling is wellknown, but not expressible in English. "Glamour;" Let him who knows the English of this explain it. The "evil eye" of the gipsy and the killing glance of the lover possess it. "Gleg" is quick sharp and active, concentrated. "Gowk" is a simple foolish person; goose is the only translation. "Kep" is neither catches nor receives, but both. How perfectly poetical is the proverb "Ilka blade o' grass keps its aindrap o' dew." "Gawkie" is a thoughtless and awkward lassie or woman. "Gowpin," as much as can be lifted in both hands placed together. "Gancie" is at once handsome, sprightly, and of ample proportions. There are scores of such words which might be quoted. Where shall we find haffets for an Englishman, or a word to make him mensfn'; how set him hotchin' by a cozie ingle, or rinnin' pechin' upa brae, which is not a hill. While others dodge we will jouk; they may be big and sturdy fellows, we can set against them strappin', buirdlychiels. They dinna ken our grips and clours and cowps for carles "dour an'din," nor how we can daud and dirl the croons o' Dae-nae guids and gar them sough and swither. aye, and wauble as feckless as a tewed and wuzzentrunch. As little ken they what a cantie hit bodie auld Grannie is, or how she loes to tent the toddlin weans. They may court their gentle girls on pretty hillocks or vales; we'll woo our canny lassies on the bonnie knowes or in the bieldy howes; while their children go to pluck the pretty daisies, our 'ill gang to "pu the gowans fine:" while brooks ripple between their flowery hanks, burns shall wimple by the broomiehraes where goslins cheep and lintieschirl, and laverocks lilting sing. What Scot would not prefer a brumel to a brambleberry; or a hine to a rasp (the mention of which might se one's teeth on edge instead of a watering); or gloaming to twilight; or a scaur to a precipice, which might be a linn; or guidwife to good wife; or lowe to flame, which is also bleeze; or agley to crooked, which is different; or birr, or eident, or couthie, or vauntie, or rowth or gear, or girn or glower, or Laird, or Bailie, to any corresponding English, and there are many other words equally expressive. It is easy however to have too much of a good thing, and Scotticized Scotch is as unpalateable to a Scot as would be an over-stuffed haggis. Hately Waddell's version of the twenty-third Psalm is sadly overdone. The man who renders drookit for anoint, might aiblinsdook till he dreeps in a Liddisdaledow and be nae the dafter for it. Though "old times" or "long ago" can never be taken as an equivalent for "Auld Lang Syne," the Scotch have long been cognizant of and adopted many of the excellencies of the English language, and we are quite willing to play a give-and-take game. Let England and 35 �Scotland unite in language as they did in government. We shall not even insist upon kinging them this time as at the last union, but will meet them and treat them frankly as though they were our very equals. If England is not sufficiently enlightened for this, Scotland can well afford to wait, resting on her dignity, and great as is her penuriousness (she has long been a thrifty banker), from her overflowing wealth so carefully garnered she will continue to sent her sones, as she has done for ages past to beautify and enrich English literature in all its branches, and the world shall be gladdened by her bounty. But as an Arab after offering his favorite steed for sale begins ruefully thinking over its many good qualities, so do we of our Scottish muse. A verse of John Imlah's song "There lives a young lassie far down in yon glen," springs to our lips: "Red, red as the rowan her milling wee mon And white as the gowan her breast and her brow Wi' the foot of a fairy she links ower the lea Ah! weel I loe Mary, and Mary loes me." And while that music floats though our brain we swither about the agreement rushly proposed, and really don't think Scotland could ever afford to give up her native Doric. Life without it would not be worth having. J.H.P. {in hand writing} March 1865 1877 June 16 took Pitt cow to Ab McNiels bull again July 9 18 Do Lillie Do {Ditto} to A Cornetts bull 21 Do White cow Do Do{Ditto} 27 Do{Ditto} yearling Heffer John John bull in with cows 2 days 36 �July 12 Do Bradlee Heffer Do Do Do{Ditto} 13 John Johnstons Bull has been with the cows for two day 29 Killie cow took to A Cornetts Bull he is in with them Aug 4 Ad brought a Boar from {Barenes?} home he thinks the Sow took to 3rd June 4 took Pet cow to A McNiels Duram Bull 5 took the White cow his own Bull 15 Do {Ditto} Duch 2 year old again 5 July 18 Do {Ditto} Kittie cow again July 11th Do{Ditto} again Sept Caplands Bull 27 Do Youngs Cow Do Do{Ditto} 29 Do Bradley Cow Do Do{Ditto} 1879 Pet took again June 14 May 21 Ad took Pet cow to A McNiels Duram Bull June 4 Adam & me took the White Cow to Bruces Bull 37 �16 youngs Cow took again 7 July Do Do{Ditto} Dutch cow took to Do Do{Ditto} August 28 {illegible} Cow Do Do Do{Ditto} 27 the Dutch yearling heffer Do Do{Ditto} 1877 July rain rain 1 Revd Mr Warren preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night a little rain 2 Mr Nicholson went away on the Express Ad cultivated the corn & potatos & hoed part of them everything is refreshed with the rain that come on Saturday and yesterday 3 we all worked at Church Shed got the rafters on & boarded round the main part & part the roof & shingled part heavy in the afternoon 4 Ad rolled the Summer fallow & patched roof of the house I helped at the Shed got Coller braces on all the Sheeting on the main part & the North side Shingled fine day 5 Ad went through the potatos with the hiller at Barn I was fixing the mower a fine this afternoon 6 Ad & Wallace worked at the potatos I picked they are very bad fine day 38 �7 8 Ad & Wallace worked at the potatos & corn Mr Nicholson came on the Express Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Tre{cut off} at night there was no one come for Mr Nicholson for Fairfax 9 Ad cut the Rye this afternoon Mr Nicholson went away on the Express & so did David Ad went to for him Vive& Bessie yesterday he got a telegarm 10 I put Paris green on the potatos this forenoon & went to Kingston on the Express to the Prsbytry there was a good many Ministers & Elders there they worked till after ten oclock P.M. Stopted at Citie {cut off} 11 got home this afternoon the Prsbyton voted two hundred dollars of a Suply to Lansdowne & Fairfax Ad & Wallace drew in 2 loads of Rye put it in west half of the big mow he cut the grass in that field 12 finished in the Northwest part of the North field grass is poor raked part of it I went to see the Orngemen walk at the Station there was a large Crowd & a great many Speaches made in our woods the Methodist & the Church of England got up dinner for them the Methodist out wited the church of England & got the most of the orngmen 1877 July 13 Ad & Wallace drew in 2 loads of hay put them in the New Barn they rake it with A Cornetts rake I went to the funeral of Mrs Bowen She was buried at Wm Cornett 39 �14 15 rain 22 Ad got a New rake at the Station from I Stow we got in 3 loads put one over the Cows & 2 in New barn I took Mr Nicholson to Fairfax in the morning he preached here at night 16 Ad finished cuting the midle field & began to orchard very warm or rather hot day I put Pgreen on the potatos 17 Ad finished cuting the orchard got in rain in the afternoon got all the hay out of the North field 18 Ad & Wallace got in all the hay from the center field had 3 loads Biron raked in the fornoon they got all in of the Orchard had 2 loads Ad then cut the little field North of the house fine day 19 very heavy rain last night & this morning Ad & Wallace is hoeing their potatos it is no hay day I have done nothing this week my bowels is not wright 20 Ad & Wallace finished the haying all but a load in the North field fine day 21 Ad & Wallace loaded up a load in the North field in the forenoon they are going to take it out to the road they cut Rye in the afternoon Mr Nicholson came on the Express Red Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr 40 �Conly at night very warm Dry rain in afternoon 23 Ad & Wallace raked & bound up the Rye I helped to draw it in had 2 loads got it done by noon they began there haying at the road Mr Nicholson went away on the Express 24 Ad came for the milk this morning I put Paris Green on the potatos very warm day I have to pump water for the cows 25 finished put the green on the potatos 26 Ad & Wallace finished there haying at the road & cut there oats in the field next there house & cut part of the Southeast part of the north field 27 finished that field & cut part of the old house field Ad went to Gananoque with Bushel of wheat in the afternoon 28 rain last night nothing doing I working the milkshed Mr Nicholson came on the Express Billie came last night 29 Revd Mr Conley preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 30 Ad & Wallace came out & cut the wheat in the midle field good crop raked the oats in north field very poor put it all one load 10 bushel sowing Mr Nicholson went home on the Express {illegible} I him Tom to help him 41 �31 Ad worked at the road I worked at Milkshed in the forenoon I atend a congregational meeting Revd Mr Nicholson got a call to be our Paster Revd Mr Smith & Colther was here 1877 August 1 Ad & the Man worked at the oats in the old house field & cut some in the midle field I went with Samuel Moorehead to his fathers & others to see if they would sign the call for Mr Nicholson they all did 2 Moorehead & went to Fairfax with the call all signed the call Ad, Wallace & the Man worked at the grain very warm day 3 they got all the oats cut at the road then they cut our North field Wallace & I drew in 2 loads of the oats midle field I raked this morning 4 Ad & Wallace worked at the road drawing in grain fine day Mr Nicholson came on the Express 5 Revd Mr Brown this morning Mr Nicholson at night 6 Ad & Wallace cut there wheat at the road in the forenoon cut part of ours in the afternoon and drew 1 loads of oats north field 42 �Geordy came home this morning on the Express 7 finished cuting wheat & oats hear they had Bruces Reaper fine Showr this afternoon 8 Ad & Wallace hooked the peas in the front field I went to Mr Kinkers Darlings & Robinson with the Call they all Signed it 9 Ad & Wallace drew in the peas wheat and the Noraway oats of the front field I turned over the peas and spread out the oats all the grain is in except the peas in the North field they are not fit to cut yet 10 George & Bessie went to younge with the buggy for Jennie Ad helped Bruce McNiel 11 Georg & Bessie got home in the forenoon Jennie Mary & Miss Angus came with them fine Showr of rain at noon Mr Nicholson came on Express 12 Revd Mr Brown preached in the morning Mr Nicholson at night 13 Ad & George helped Bruce I fixed the bolster of the truck waggon Miss Angus went home on the Mixed Billietook Mary home 14 Ad helped Bruce I met the Revd Mr Smith at the Station he held a meeting to Sustain the Call to Mr Nicholson it was unanimous he went back on the mixed 43 �15 Ad Bruce &Mr Kelvry hooked peas this forenoon &MrKelvery finished them this afternoon 1877 August 16 Ad helped Breen at his wheat fine day 17 Ad helped Mr McNiel at his harvest work 18 Ad & A McKelvery drew in the Peas of the North field & a load from the road 19 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Gibson at night 20 I have been fixing the grainere & the Barn floor these few days back Mr Nicholson went home on the Express very warm 21 Wm & John McNiel came this morning to thrash & thrashed 62 bushel of wheat 28 of Rye 20 of Noraway oats 140 of common oats 22 finished the oats had 40 more 200 in all thrashed one load of peas had 12 bushel put the Chaff in the Northeast half of the mow 23 I went to the Station to see Mr Redman about having picknic for our Sabbath school 24 Geordy Cut the Millet a little rain 44 �25 Ad raked the Millet in front field I Shook it out in the forenoon he had a small load mixed it with Straw 26 I took Mr Nicholson to fairfax this morning, Mr Connely preached in the morning Mr Nicholson at night 27 Ad & Geordy drew in the Millet from the old house field had a good load Mr Nicholson on Express 28 I went to Kingston on the morning Express to atend the Presbytery with a petition and call for to have Revd A.B. Nicholson Settleded as our Pastor it was agreed to the induction to take place on the 11th of September Ad Wallace & Geordy drew dung at the Road fine day 29 the Boys finished drawing the dung at the Road I came home this morning all well there was a fine Showr last night 30 the Boys got all our dung out from the Cow Stable & horse Stable put it the old field very heavy rain yesterday 31 I got a telagram from Gordy to go to Delta this morning he is got the Polic Maers leg is Straned can do Nothing with her 1877 Sept 1 We had an Excursion to Kingston for the Sabbath School fine day there was nothing made after paying $75 dollars for the boat 45 �2 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night 3 the Boys drew the rest of the dung to the old house field Mr Nicholson went away on the Express 4 I went to a bee for to get Sand for the church of England Ad went to Gananoque to get Bills for our induction dinner on the eleventh 5 Ad cultivated 5 1/2 bushel of rye in at the road a fine rain I went to Mr Darlings to see about the induction Dinner we are geting it ourselves 6 Ad finished the cultivating at the road and began to Sow Rye hear he Sowed & then cultivated the Seed and dung in 7 worked at the Cutlivating all day I sowed grass seed on it as he cultivated it 8 finished the cultivating &sowing he Sowed bushel of Rye & gave it one Stroke of the drag 9 I took Revd Mr Nicholson to Fairfax this morning he in the evening here 10 Ad & Gordy is fixing tables in the Agricultural ahll for the dinner to morrow 11 we met the Revd Messer Mowet, McQuague & Prfesor Williamson the came from Kingston on the Mixed Mr Shambers & Galaques they came to attend the 46 �Induction of Mr Nicholson he was inducted at 11 oclock we then had a dinner at 1 oclock there was a large gathering we realized 65$.55C 12 it took most of the day regulate things about the place there was a great temperance meeting in the Agricultural Hall & lecture in the Church at 13 Began to draw ashes to the Northeast part of the North field drew 4 loads very warm dry weather 14 drew 8 loads of ashes Mr Big the School Inspector was here all night Wat came & went home again 15 Ad & Gordy drew 7 load of ashes fine day Mr Nicholson went to Mr Copland to night 1877 Sept 16 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning warm day 17 Ad & George drew 7 loads of ashes I worked at pair of {hoeends?} for the truck waggon they brock them on Saturday when drawing 18 fine rain last night Ad plowed in the fallow Gordy cut some of the corn he went to Young in the afternoon with Wallace I finished the waggon 19 Ad plowed in the forenoon& drew 4 loads of Ashes in the afternoon fine day 47 �20 Ad & Bruce McNiel drew 8 loads of ashes in the forenoon Bruce went home at noon 21 Ad finished plowing the Summer follow and went to Wm Websters & got his drill to put in the fall wheat he sowed 7 bushel of lime on the center ridge very dry time 22 I went to Brockville on the Mixed there was an Excursion to Brockville & return for 70 cents John A McDonald Thomas White Mr O Conner Mr Plumb & others Spoke there was a torch light prosession & fire works at night there was an emence crowd I think more than there was when the Prince of Wales was in Brockville Ad Sowed 1 bushel of wheat on the 23 A young Man from Lyn preached in the morning and Mr Nicholson at night 24 Ad cleaned up some furrows I quiled & Spaded 25 Ad & Wallace dug potatos at home 26 Ad & I went to the Delta Fair we stoped at Wats I acted as Judge on Sheep the Sheep was prety good there was a very poor Show in Butter & Cheese other things in the main hall Roots & grain was good 27 there was a large turnout to day of People that was all could be said about it Ad got the first prise potates the Peasles I got the first Prise corn for seed 28 I came home to night with Besie fine Showr this 48 �morning 29 30 Ad went to Young to mill last night expect him to night fine day I am fixing about the place Mr Nicholson came on the Express Ad got at Dark Revd Nicholson preached this morning Mr Conley at night 1877 Oct 7 1 I husked some corn and cleaned some Beans 2 We all went to our Fair it was good Success in almost everything there was a great crowd of people we took first on potatos 2nd on Beens 2nd on {cut off} 3 rain last night & most of the day I quiled & Spaded put the lambs and rams away from the sheep 4 began to dig the potatos dug 7 baskets Ad Sowed Bushel of Rye in North part of the midle field he intends to paster it next Summer 5 Ad Sowed Rye Wallace & me dug potatos we dug 8 Bushels 6 I went to the Confirmation at the road Revd Bishop Levis ofisheated the Church was full Revd Mr Brown preached in the morning Mr Nicholson at night 49 �8 Wallace & me dug 8 baskets of potatos Ad finished the Rye cleaning out the furrow 9 the Revd Mr Nicholson &Mrs Nicholson came down from Kingston we met them at the Station & brought out hear till there house is fixed Ad brought out part of the Sawing {rige?} 10 Ad & Wallace went out to the 9th Consession to see his lot fine day 11 Sawed what Cordwood we had in the forenoon we then moved the horsepowr to the Barn and thrashed or rather cut a lot of peas with with the cutingmachin it did good work 12 cleaned some peas this morning Ad took 2 1/2 bushel to the road he went to Kingston in the afternoon the intends to go to Mr Starks to night {in left margin} Mr Nicholson went to his own house 13 I quiled in the forenoon went to a Agriculture meeting in the afternoon 14 Revd Mr Nicholson preached in the morning Mr {Tallit?} Preached at night 15 got a telagram that Ellen had a Daughter then Mother went on the Express to Perth Ad got home from Kingston at night 16 Ad began to Plow & Plowed in South field {illegible} 1877 50 �Oct 17 Ad plowed in the South field I dug the potatos in the garden 18 Ad plowed I finished diging in the garden 19 Ad went to the River for Potatos got bushel I went to Gananoque for to assist P. Haslip in a liquor sosee 20 there was twelve {Caseses?} got home on the Express 21 Revd Mr Conley preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 22 Ad plowed in the south field I did chores 23 Do Do {Ditto} I went to Gananoque on the Express there was two of the cases ajourned till to day 24 got home on the Mixed this morning Ad finished the South field and went to the road to plow 25 Christie Young helped me to lay a floor in the house it is Maple inch thick from 3 to 5 inches in width it is hard {core?} 26 got the floor finished today it is a bad job the floor is So uneven the lumber is hard and crossgrained Ad is plowing at the road 27 I fixed up the portions & other fixing in the house & got the Cook Stove in and the other two Stove up 51 �28 the Revd Mr Nicholson preached in the morning and Mr Brown at night 29 I fixed an old Shovel & cleaned out one of the cross furrows in the Southeast field Henery McGloughlin drew ashe with J. Darlings team he drew 3 loads in the afternoon 2 in the midle field & 1 to the North field next next the fall wheat 30 Henery drew 7 loads to the Same field I finished cleaning out the cross furrows in the Southeast field 31 heavy rain the most of the day had the cows in the Stable at night 1877 Nov 4 1 We had a Bee at the Shed at the Church got a good Job done Shingled the South Side and boarded most of the front and a good deal of the ell part fine day Henery drew 7 loads heavy rain this morning 2 Vive went away on the Express yesterday her Mother came to see her before She went 3 I sp{illegible} for Jennet Ad went to Young for Besie last night brought her home at noon to day Billie this afternoon Henery drew 7 loads of ashes Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night rest came on the Express this morning 52 �{illegible} Snow is about inches 5 Mrs Highcock went home with Albert at noon he came yesterday Billie went home with Besie yesterday 6 I Split wood & other fixings we intend to kill the hogs & cow to Morrow heavy Snow 7 we Killed the hogs & Cow Wallace helped fine day we Scalded the big hog on the Slaugh 8 Ad came out & we cut up the hogs & cow & salted them the big hog 376 lb we put a barrel of Side Meete out of her 210 lbs the other hog was 280 fine day 9 rain most of the day bert came home from Glenta he went out on tusday with the children to see Ellen they are all well Ad plowing</td> 10 Mr Nicholson preached this afternoon we intend to have the communion tomorrow 11 let the Ram out had the communion Mr Nicholson preached 12 there was a Missionary Meeting in the church at 3 oclock the Revd Mr Gallagher Mr Burton &Mr Nicholson adressed the meeting very few then A Cockman gave 3 dollars Mr Thompson 1$ there was 5 dollars & 80 cents taken up 53 �13 Ad & Henery McGoughlin came here about 10 oclock to prove they finished what was to plow at the Road they plowed the Northwest field Gordy came from Parry Sound on the Express Vest went to Delta on the Express 14 Ad & Henery plowed in the south part of the North west field a drisling kind of rain most of the day 15 Ad & plowed in the same field 1877 Nov 16 Ad & Henery finished the Northwest field and began the field below the house the Sod plows well 17 Ad & Henery plowing in the field below the house Henery plowed only half the day 18 Revd Mr Nicholson preached at night Mr {Coad?} a sermon in the morning 19 Geordy went to G Whites & got the horses shod hard frost last night no plowing 20 we finished thrashing the peas with the cuting machine in the forenoon they then took the horse powr & Saw to Mr Nicholsons to Saw his wood I helped WA Cornett to Shingle in the afternoon fine day 21 the boys finished Sawing Mr Nicholsons wood & Sawed a little wood at Ads hard frost 54 �22 very little work it is thanksgiving day went & heard Revd Mr Ruston at the road Mr Nicholson preached in the Methodis Church at seven oclock rain & very dark Geordy carried in the corn to the Barn 23 I husked most of the corn rain most of the day 24 finished the corn Ad plowed in the field front of the house the frost is all out 25 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning rain 26 Ad plowed I went to Dan McNiels and examined the consession allowance of road between the 1 & 2 Con found at 18 to lat 21 con get no road for rocks & ledges there I then laid out a road on the line between John Latimer and Mrs Mc Kellree the road is all on Latimer & 66 feet in width 27 Ad finished plowing the field front of the house that finishes his plowing for the fall he has got all done he can do the ground is so wet he can do nothing on stuble Vest & Geordy came home from Young last night 28 we all worked at the Shed there 9 of us got a fence job done 29 there was 5 of us worked at the Shed to day got all done & everything cleaned up Ad Geordy Wallace Bruce went away 6th consession to put a Shanty to Stop in when working there 55 �30 they killed hogs at the road Geordy brought one hear at weight 185 lbs 1877 Dec 1 2 Snow I cut up the pig Geordy brought from the {road?} and {Spoaten?} & helped Jennet {hoe?} grass Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson preached at night Ad took him to Fairfax 3 Ad Geordy & Wallace went to the south concession to fix there house I atended the council with a Road report & then went to Gananoque on the Mixed to help Mr Heaslep on some liquor cases 4 came home on the Express. Brophy was find the other cases was not proven fine day 5 rain most of the day Wallace brought the horses home last night he had them out with Ad & Geordy yesterday morning he left them out there 6 I Spoaled & quiled most of the day 7 Split wood & put it the Shed 8 Snowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all covered I put 3 bolts in the tongue of Wallaces Democrat they lost or brock them out when he out with the Boys he went for them this afternoon they are all well 56 �9 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Conley at night 10 I split wood & put all we had in the shed & shelled nearly a bushel of corn a little snow & rain Geordy ground an ax at the mill 11 I went to Marble Rock & laid out a Road on lot No 18 in the fourth concession of Leeds Geordy helped A Cornett to thrash Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day 12 Ad & Geordy helped Bruce with the horses to thrash I Spoaled for Jennet fine day warm 13 Ad & Geordy at Bruces thrashing they got done there 14 they thrashed at Ads today thrashed millet for the cows yesterday & some today fine day 15 they got done at Ads this forenoon Geordy drew some wood out of our bush it is dead wood in the afternoon I worked at a pair of {nuts?} for Geordy 16 Revd Mr Nicholson preached at night there was a strang Stranger in the morning 1877 Dec 17 Ad & Geordy went out to the Concession this morning Geordy is going to chop wood there 57 �18 We moved the Stove in the church to the door took down all the pipes and cleaned them Mr Thompson Wm Connor & Hugh McFrey {illegible} we did not finished 19 we finished the fixing in the church by two oclock 20 Do Do {Ditto} I thrashed Millet for the cows fine warm time the roads is soft 21 Geordy came home from the woods at night to attend the School examination fine day 22 Richard brought Besie home from Delta I fixed a door for the Church Shed 23 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night 24 Geordy & Bessie went to Gananoque I went to Dan McNiels with Mr Wm Websters to look at the 2nd Consession allowance of road it if could be made a road of it cannot be done very heavy hore frost the trees is all covered with rime 25 no work it being Chrisamas Mr Nicholson &Mrs Nicholson & Miss Smith is here for dinner Mr & Mrs Dean is here for tea very heavy hore frost yet the trees are loaded with rime 26 Ad & Geordy cut & drew 5 loads of wood out of our own woods mostly Small dead Stuff 58 �27 the boys brought out the horse powr & Saw & cut up the wood in the afternoon & set the horse powr at the Barn for to cut the Straw 28 began to cut the Straw the cog wheel on the {illegible} sliped& brock out 3 cogs we could no more Dr Pearce came to see Jennet she is {illegible} her side Ad got a hole drilled in the {?} to keep {?} {marginal note illegible} 29 cut some more straw the bolt kept the wheel in place 30 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 31 I went to the Mooretown Schoolhouse to the nomination {illegible} Birmingham Webster Corkson nominated for {Reeve? Secry?} Peck & Anderson for Dp Reeve & 18 for councillers fine day {illegible} 1878 January 1 there was no visitors down fine day 2 Ad A C going with Bessie he intends to take her to {illegible} she is going to teach in the normal school then {illegible} went there it is very stormy high wind with a little Snow 3 Ad got home this afternoon {illegible} day Mother has a very bad cold Jennet is a good deal better {in bed?} most of the day 59 �4 stormy day with snow I mended at boots Mother is in in bed most of the day has a very bad cough 5 the snow fell near 12 inches yesterday a{illegible} night {illegible} came home from the 6 consession Johnston team went for David Ellen is very poorly in bed most of the time She has a very bad cold with a cough 6 very cold night & day Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night 7 no work done I went to the Station & voted & came home Dr Percie came to see Ellen left two powders for her to take She is not able to be up 8 Geordy went out to the 6 Con with David Jonston Ad went out for a load of wood afterwards he brought home a load of wood 9 Ad went to 6 Con he drew out a lot of railcuts for to fence the fallow there he Says the Swamp is first rate he brought home a load of wood he went in where he could not go last year 10 Ad brought home a load of wood this forenoon rain most of the day the roads is nearly gone I atended our Agriculture annual Meeting at Stuarts Ellen came from Glen Tay in the Express to See her mother She is a little better the Dr thinks there is no danger 11 rain most of the day the Snow is going fast 60 �12 13 still thawing no Snow on the fields except at the fences Billie brought David home with the buggy they led Wallaces horse behind the buggy David intends going home on the morning Express A Mr Lawson preached in the morning at night Mr Nicholson 14 we cut Some Straw Bruce & Wallace helped 15 finished cuting Straw then we cut the 3 loads of wood that we had here all in the afternoon 1878 Jan 20 16 Ad & Bruce came and took the straw cutter on the horsepower out to the Road this afternoon hard frost last night 17 fine day Ad helped Bruse to cut Straw I took care of the cattle & Spaded some 18 warm day I took care of the cattle 19 Richard brought Bessie from Delta last night in the cutter the roads nearly bear warm day the roads is sloppy the Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning there was none of us out at night 61 �Snow 21 I attended on the cattle still thawing Geordy thrashed some peas Ad went to Gananoque Ellen & Jennet went 22 very little frost last night the Sheep has been very little in the Barnyard yet we have brought them in they go out wont come back unless we go for them Lizie came up on the Express from Brockville 23 Snowed about 3 inches last night with high wind cold day Richard went home with the cutter this afternoon Geordy went out to the Road to help Ad cut straw to windy to do anything 24 they finished cuting at Bruces to day fine day 25 finished cuting at Ads the Bodie of Thomas Sliter was brought up from Montreal on the Express today he was taken there while atending collage with a cold it turned to feaver - there was a large gathering at the Station to meet the corps 26 Billie came from Delta last night Lizie went on the Express to Brockville Billie went to Gananoque with Jennet in the Buggy 27 Revd Mr Brown preached Mr J. Slitters funeral Sermon this morning the church was full Mr Nicholson preached at night 28 Ad took Geordy to the Shanty & brought home a load of wood this afternoon 62 �29 Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one here took the other home 30 Ad drew 2 loads wood left one here 31 Ad drew 1 load of wood the Roads is so bad that he can draw only one 1878 Feb 1 Ad drew one load of wood it is the last till more Snow 2 Billie brought Bessie home last night Margret Bilton came with them they came in the Buggy I have been in bed most of the day with a bad cold & cough 3 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night 4 Ad brought out the horsepowr this morning & they cut what we had there in the forenoon about 3 1/2 cords they took all home for to cut there Thomas Stark & Miss Russel two other came on a visit fine day 5 Ad cut there wood this forenoon Miss Whinnee body came on the Express from Watertown Aunt Jennie came up on the Express from Lyn very fine day 6 Ad helped Ab McNiel to cut straw unkle Jonney 63 �came up on the Mixed this morning fine day snow 7 Geordy fixed the old bobslaugh I have done nothing for a week back with a bad cold 8 I went to Mr Dalings for to take his oath to on account against the Malkomsons for wood Ellen went to Young with Geordy to see them before she gos home they went in the Buggy fine day 9 cold day with high wind Geordy Spit Some wood I did nothing it is so cold & blustering with a little Snow 10 the Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 11 Ad went to Whites to get his horses shod Ellen went to Brockville on the Express on her way home we got a Telagram that Mr McElhenie is dead & to be buried tomorrow at 2 oclock I am not able to go 12 Ad & Geordy went to the Shantie to day Ad brought home a log for a water trough at home theres no Slaughing the wind blew the Snow off the roads 13 Ad went to the Shanty this morning he intends to stop there I atend the cattle fine day 14 fine day atend the cattle have a bad cold 64 �Buggys running 15 Ad & Geordy came home this afternoon Ad has drawing wood to home they all went an oyster super & concert at Westons Hall super at Stewarts house 16 they did not go to the Shanty to day beutyfull warm day 1878 Feb 17 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night 18 Ad went to the shanty with Geordy they intend to stop all the week they put up a Stable last week 19 I took care of the cattle I got cold again he cough bad again fine day I quiled for Jennet 20 a little grim of Snow the buggys is runing 21 a very little more Snow Ad brought two loads of wood here today that is the first that he has drawn this week he was banking out 22 heavy rain most of the night & day ground is very slipy it is dangerous to walk 23 Joseph Copland was buired at the Union Church by the Orngmen there was about 100 of them walked in possesion from his Fathers to the church Ad took the Corps there was 72 buggys & 2 horsemen followed Revds Messers Nicholson & Brown officiated the Roads 65 �all in a Slop no frost damp and chillie 24 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 25 Geordy took his mother down to Young to see Aunt Isabla she is very poorely on Saturday after Ad came from the funeral very little frost last night he came home from Young this afternoon Billie came from Delat & went home again 26 fine day I took care of the cattle Ad chained the allowance of road between the 1st & 2nd Con of Lansdowne from H McNiels to B. McCoulloughs 27 fine day Geordy went to the 6th Consession some things they wanted from it 28 Ad & Geordy went to a Bee for to draw stones for a new Church of England on A Cornetts place there was 35 teams they got a good Job done the roads all in a Slop it was a warm day the Stones was got on Wm Armstrong place they had to draw them round the road 1878 March 1 Ad & Geordy helping to {most of line illegible} to night in connection with our church fine night 2 Ad & Geordy was helping to clean up after the superin{cut off} a good success they cleared sixty dollars above the expenses thawing all day heavy rain at night 66 �3 the Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night 4 Frost last night with a little Snow & high wind Ad & Geordy went to a wood bee of Mrs Webbs 5 Ad & Geordy helped Bruce McNiel to saw wood 6 Ad & Geordy cut & sicadee logs on Bruces {illegible} in the forenoon then Sawed with the drag in the afternoon for themselves thawing 7 Ad & Gordy at the Same work today fine day 8 Geordy went over to Charley Armstrongs place & gathered up Chips where he is Choping cordwood the frost is nearly all out 9 Geordy taped between 40 & 50 trees I overhalled the buckets the sap runs well warm day 10 warm day Revd Mr Brown preached this morning and a Mr Chison preached at night Mr Nicholson had to go to Kingston on Wednesday to take Professor McCaresses place in Queens College he being sick 11 Geordy went to gather chips at Armstong 12 rain this afternoon no work done Martha Copland died yesterday afternoon 67 �13 rain & Snow most of the day Martha Copland was buired at the Union church the Revd Mr Huston preached there was 35 Buggys & 2 horsemen it was a large funeral for the day the road is almost bottomless 14 a little frost & Snow all gone before 11 oclock Ad & Geordy went to the Shanty to Split rails fine day 15 fine day John & Ellen Scott came on the Express yesterday Stoped all night they went to Brockville on the Express to day J.P McCormick & Samuel Moorehead came here this afternoon on church business fine day 16 Revd Mr Nicholson came here &Mr Moorehead held a session {next line largely illegible} Elder for 12 months & the {rest of line illegible} 1878 March 17 Revd Mr Nicholson preached the morning &Mr Brown at night Ad & Geordy went to the shanty to {two lines illegible} A showr of snow this morning then rain showr on throughout the day I quilled for Jennet Ad & Geordy came home from the Shantie they finished all that they could do I quilled 68 �X 21 Geordy cut Some wood & gathered Some Sap 22 Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he took a barrel of side pork gave it to Mr Brough on accout for fourteen dollars I quilled Robert Beatty came and got the Marchel papers there was only one note I gave him all the letters and recepts that I had Geordy went down to Young with him 23 fine day I quiled for Jennet Ad brought out two bags of flour & some cracked wheat 24 Mr Smith came from Kingston last night he is a student he preached at Fairfax this morning James McMullen took him up he preached here at night & then went to Gananoque to go to Kingston afterwards Mr Brown preached in the morning Cold stormy day with little Snow 25 very cold day I did nothing only take care of the cattle Hugh Ellingham came here on Saturday went away on the Express 26 I went to Kingston on the Express to atend the Presbytary fine day 27 Ad went to Younge for Some Seed Barley 28 got home on the Express this afternoon from Kingston there was a large amount of business to do I stoped at the city Hotel heavy rain all day 69 �29 frost last night I quiled Ad got home to night he Brough a load oats with him 30 Jennie gathered sap we boiled all day there was a good deal of it 31 Mr Glasford a Student preached this morning Revd Mr Brown at night fine day 1878 April 1 Geordy got home from Young on the Express Tommy came with him they are all well in Young 2 Geordy, Jimmy Jennet & Jennie went to Gananoque I went Wm Websters got a line from him as Reeve for Jennie Kenney that the council would pay for his Board to any person that keep here has been here since friday She is Sick we cannot keep her 3 Jimmie made hounds for the truck waggon I helped him with the irons fine day 4 Ad & Geordy drew dung from J Taylors for a Bee hat & brought a load of meal from the mill for the cows 5 went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Gilbert she was buired at the Union Church Revd Mr Huston preached there 30 rigs there was a bee drawing stones for the church Watt came to survey the church lot 70 �rain 6 7 he did it to day there was a driseling rain most of the day Billie came from Delta this afternoon Mr Mallory Elliot preached this morning Revd Mr Nicholson at night 8 Geordy drew 4 loads of dung to the garden from Joseph Taylors I worked at the hot bed fine day Sowed the fall wheat with grass seed 9 I worked at the hot bed Geordy rolled the midle field & part of the church field is too wet rain 10 heavy rain in the night & most of the day 11 Sowed Seeds in the hot bed everything is growing 12 Geordy & Jennet went to Young this afternoon they intend to go to Brockville tomorrow 13 I planted out over 100 Strawberrys plants that came from Mr Nichols at the house 14 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning &Mr Brown at night 15 Ad began to Sow at the Road he Sowed bushel of wheat & Barley & oats Geordy helped 71 �16 Geordy helped Ad out at the road to ditch or rather to clean out the old bed dich 17 fine Showr last night they finished the ditch in the big field next Cauch{illegible} 18 Geordy helped Ad at the road they are sawing & are nearly done 1878 April 19 Ad & Geordy finished all at the Road today 20 Geordy brought the horses here & plowed the garden here it is rather damp woods look red 21 Revd Mr Brown preached in the morning Mr McClean at night 22 Ad began to Sow & Sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in the Southeast field west side of it 23 Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of wheat in same field East side they then draged the garden fine day {?} 1 Bushel of Early Rose in garden 24 Ad Sowed 9 1/2 bushel of oats in the North field south side next the ditch Woods quite green 25 Sowed 8 bushel of oats in same field fine growing time fine rain at night 72 �26 Sowed peas in the field north of the house 27 Sowed pease in the same field in all 10 bushel fine rain last night David and Vie & the children came on the Express yesterday morning Vie is not very well rain near night Geordy did not all the peas draged in 28 Revd Principal Grant of Queens preached this morning & Mr Brown at night 29 rain most of the day Ad took a man out to the 6 concession to ditch there he is to give him 25 cents per rod I made nuts & bolts for a gate 30 finished draging the field north of the house & Sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in same field that finished the Spring work all but the planting at the road and here fine growing time planted 3 rows of Halls beans in the garden 1878 May 1 Ad and Gordy moved the fence at the old house field & made a lane up to the new Barn for to bring the cows from the paster to the yard 2 Geordy helped Bruce McNiel with the horses at his spring work I mended Jennes boots Albert & his mother came to see David 3 David & Vie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Geordy went to the Funeral of Wm Kyies Wm McNiels hiered man he was buired at the Ebeezerien Mr Brown preached I planted some of 73 �Halls beans 4 5 Revd Mr night Preached this morning Mr Nicholson at 6 Geordy drew 2 loads of wood from Bruce McNiels woods here & plowed part of the field East of the Barn for roots fine day 7 Ad and Geordy went to the Shanty this afternoon to plow & sow a some oats then & fence part of the peace fine rain this forenoon rain 12 planted 1 bushel of Early Roses 3 rowses of butter beans & some Pop corn in the garden fine rain last night 8 Albert Heicock here last night he brought out a Roller for Charles Armstrong he took it to this morning & he brought me some sweet corn I planted it in the garden east side fine day 9 heavy rain last night Ad came home from the Chanty with a sore eye there is a stie on it 10 I planted a row of the horn carrot at the barn that was all a paper would plant I planted a paper of Summer Savoury in the garden near the grapevine 11 planted peas & some Mummy peas in the garden Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown 74 �at night 13 hard frost this morning Geordy took a Roller to Robert Van{illegible} in Escott he did not take it he brought it back he moaved the midle fence of the East midle field to the North ditch so that we can paster all the field 14 Geordy Wallace James Lattimer went to the 6 Concession to work Ads eye is gaining I intend to go to Kingston this afternoon to the Synad it meets there at 7:30 this evening 1878 May 15 got to Kingston last night Stoped at Mr A Swanstons the Revd Mr Wardrop preached in St Andrews Church to a large congregation the Synod met at ten oclock AM there was a larg number there 16 Synad closed to day about 5 oclock there was a good deal of buisness done rather cold weather 17 got home on the Express all well there has been frost every night since Monday 18 I put in Six rows of the Ateringham carrot East of the barn Ad went to Delta this afternoon Jennie went with him Geordy & Wallace came from the Shanty this afternoon all the old piece sowed 75 �19 rain 26 Revd Mr Elliot preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 20 fine rain last night & most of the day it has done a great deal of good got a Telagram that Aunt Isabla was Dead & that She would be Buired tomorrow 21 Ellen & me went to young this morning to Ant Isables funeral She was buired on the south side of Adams grave in Caintown the RevdMr Brown preached in the Presbytarian church there it was well filled heavy rain at 2 oclock so that we could not get home 22 came home this morning all well there was no rain here I planted 1 row of the Egyptian Beet &1 row of Bassano Beet Revd Mr Green the Bible Agent he held a meeting in our church Mr Nicholson asisted 23 I draged the potato ground Geordy went a Bee of Danuel Cowans fine day 24 Geordy & Jennie & all the rest went to Gananoque there is to be great day there 25 I planted 2 rows of Sugar 2 rows long Red Mangelwurses East of the Barn ground dry Ad plowed the corn ground & sowed millet seed on it Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night 76 �rain 27 Ad cultivated the potato ground &draged the corn ground I took {illegible} to Fairfax Geordy & Jennie went to Parry Sound on the Express heavy rain rain plant cabage & tomates 28 the ground is too wet to plant Ad plowed some of the summer fallow 29 Ad plowed in the summer fallow fine growing time 30 Wallace plowed Ad went to Dowsleys Corner to look at a Road I planted 3 rows of green Peas next the oats South East field then 3 rows of Brown peas then 3 rows of White Peas then 3 rows of black oats they are all {illegible} the north fence to the water furrows 31 Planted 3 of the Peerless potatos next to the fence first 2 rows then 3 bushel of E. Roses {illegible} bushel of late {illegible} 1878 June 2 1 Planted corn East of the Barn on where we had potates last yeare put the Corn that took the premium at Delta on the first 2 ridges all but the last row the rest is our own Ad had a plowing bee in the north field 8 teams got a good job done Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 77 �3 Ad plowed for there potatos at the road and made out his report of the Road at Dowsleys Corners 4 little rain this morning Ad came &draged the Summer fallow Wallace rolled the Peas and oats North of the house then rolled Summer fallow Mr Bigg came up on the mixed stoped all night went away this morning 5 {in left margin} washed the Sheep got them in the Wagagen took them to the pit {illegible} Ad sowed 3 Bushel of Buckwheat in the North field midle part it is intended to plow under for manure he draged rolled sowed then draged 6 very hard frost last night & this morning the potatos & cucumbers is all frozen at the Station no damage here Ad sowed 1 bushel of Buckwheat in North field 7 rain this afternoon he went to the road in the afternoon 8 Ad drew 2 loads of wood from Bruces this forenoon he planted potatos at the road in the afternoon I atended an Agriculture meeting 9 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night 10 put the Stove out in the forenoon I went to Mr Richardson & received 4 dollars for 2 days Survaying last year & 7 dollars 50 cents for cloathes that I got for Jennie Kennee which paid to Joseph Taylor &Mrs Fullerton for the stuff &makeing 78 �11 we Shered the Sheep in the forenoon I went through the Early potatos in the afternoon 12 went to the funeral of Stanton Johnston he was buired at the Union Church Revd Messers Corral and Huston oficiated there a very large funeral 78 teams 13 went to the Laying of the Corner Stone of the St Johns Church it was laid by the Dep Grand Master of the Free Masions there was good many there they had Dinner in the grove 50 cents a peace 14 I went to Gananoque to asist on a Case of Selling liquor on Sabbath day one case was not proven the other was ajurned till thursday the witness did not appear 1878 June 15 Ad worked in the Swamp at home in the forenoon he rolled here in the afternoon ground very dry 16 rain this morning night Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 17 worked on the roads I helped half the day they drive gravel out of our pit they took 103 loads 18 I worked this forenoon that finished there work on the road 79 �19 we all worked on the Roads we worked from the Showground towards the Station got gravel of the street or hill at School house fine day 20 I went to Gananoque to atend an ajurned case for selling liquer on Sundy it was ajurned again 21 I helped on the New Street to the church & Schoolhouse we got a grant of ten dollars to ditch &graid it Wallace & the girls cleaned out the church a little rain 22 atended the meeting at the Church Revd MrGalacher preached there was a good meeting rain most of the day off and on Billie came with Besee at night 23 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning it was the communion Mr Brown preached at night 24 fine Showrs to day hoed some in the garden 25 I went to Gananoque with R Fields to asist P Heaslip in a trial for selling Liquor on Sunday the case was ajurned till next tusday 26 put Paris Green on the potatos in the garden put on 1/2 lb has five rows to do yet Ad cut there Rye at the Road or rather Wallace for Ad went to a bee drawing stones for the English church 80 �27 Ad & Wallace cut our Rye at the old house all but a piece for Seed very windy 28 Ad & Wallace drew in 2 loads of the Rye mixed it with old Chaff & Straw this forenoon then they went home to draw in there very warm day 29 Ad & Wallace drew in 2 loads of the Rye at the Road I atended an Agricultural Meeting at Mr Deans 30 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night very warm day 1878 July 1 Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of Rye here warm day I could do nothing pains in my side 2 I went to Gananoque to atend an ajurned trial of Mrs Fagg filling on Saterday night fined twenty dollars & costs Ad & Wallace drew in the rest of the Rye had 2 loads very warm day 3 Ad went to Lyn for Straberys Wallace went through the corn & potatos at the barn with the cultivator 4 Ad began to Mow he mowed what he could cut with the Mower very warm day 5 I went to the School Examination Ad cut a little in the orchard with the Syth 81 �6 7 Wallace cut around the trees in the orchard this morning Ad raked & they drew it in the afternoon had two loads put it over the cows Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night 8 Ad went to Gananoque with 6 bags of wheat to the Mill Mrs Henery Webster died last night 9 went to the Funeral of Mrs Webster She was buired at the Union Church the Revd Mr Nicholson preached the church was full there was 53 teams {illegible} 10 Ad mowed the Northwest field I was in bed most of the day 11 Ad raked & cocked up the Northwest field I did nothing I am so weake & useless I can do nothing & can eat nothing fine Showr yesterday 12 Ad & Wallace drew in 3 loads from the Northwest field put over the cows 13 Ad cut the Northeast part of the North field and drew in 1 load Kell brought Bessie home from Farmersville 14 Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night 15 Ad & Wallace drew in 1 load of hay from the North field in the forenoon then went to work at home 82 �16 Ad & Wallace worked at there hay at home 17 Do Do Do Do Do {Ditto} very warm dry time the ground is very dry with high winds I have done nothing yet {in left margin} {cut off}rne Ida went away on the Express this morning 19 Ad went to Gananoque for a Spring for the Reaping Machin Bessie went with him got back at noon cut some of the Fallwheat it good 20 finished the cuting & drew it in it was after dark Billee came from Delta I met the Revd Hugh Taylor at the Station it first time I have been out 1878 July 21 Revd Mr Taylor preached this morning Mr Garret at night 22 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce this forenoon they cut the church field in the afternoon the had the two machins & drew it in put 1 load over the horses the other over the cows 23 Ad & Wallace cut the spring wheat East of the Barn it very light in the head on acount of the dry weather they also cut the oats in the Same field very warm day Bruce man helped them 24 Ad & Wallace worked at home cut there wheat & part of the oats Billie came out brought Mr Laforta with him to help Ad 83 �rain 25 Ad Wallace & Laforta drew in 4 large load of wheat & 5 loads of oats & took one load of oats & wheat rakings home to feed the horses fine day but very windy 26 rain all day & most of the night it must have fell 5 or 6 inches on the level Bessie went to Gananoque & took the boat for Toronto She is to see her Aunts 27 Ad went to Whites & got the horses Shod I met the Revd Mr Cormick at the station he is to preach for Mr Nicholson 28 Revd Mr Garnat preached this morning Mr Cormick at night fine day Wm Cornett took him to Fairfax 29 Mr Cormick went away on the Express rain today 30 Ad went out to 6th Consession there Sheep in there oats there in the morning he mended the roof of the Barn in the afternoon 31 little rain very bad harvest time Ad helped Bruce to Reap wheat 1878 August 1 Ad & Wallace drew in Six loads of oats at home fine drying wind rain 2 Ad & Wallace is drawing drew in 3 loads then there was a little rain that stopt them 84 �3 4 rain 11 Ad & Wallace got all in at home heavy rain this afternoon Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 5 began to hook the peas rain at night 6 they hooked peas in the forenoon Ad cut some of the oats in the North field rain in the afternoon so that he could do nothing 7 Ad cut some of the oats in the North field rain in the afternoon Wallace hooked peas 8 Ad went out to the 6th Concession to see the fence there was cattle in the oats in the afternoon him & Wallace & Lattimer worked at the peas hooking a while Ad then finished the cuting of the oats all done now expect a few peas 9 there was heavy thunder & rain last night & this morning there fell about 5 inches on the level the roads & fields is a flood of water no work {left margin} water runing on the road about inches at the first ditch 10 we turned over the peas & oats this forenoon but there came up heavy rain at noon & flooded the ground so that the water runs over the road fine day Revd Mr Garret preached this morning and Mr Nicholson at night 85 �rain 12 turned over the peas & oats got in 3 loads all in the field below the house & 1 load of oats out of the North field that is 4 loads in all to day then there was very heavy rain 13 Ad & Wallace worked at Wallaces seller opisit the School house the ground is very wet the grain is not{illegible} 14 we spread & turned over the peas & oats this forenoon got all in except a little peas that is to hook 15 Ad & Wallace hooked the peas & took them home this forenoon they helped Bruce in the afternoon 1878 August 16 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce with his harvest fine warm day I taped my boots rain at nigh 17 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce & F Jones held a meeting in the Drill Shed at 5 oclock on the finaness of the country there was about 100 persons present 18 Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Garnet at night 19 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce to hook peas I Sowed Thimothy & Clover seed on the North East field where we had potatos to the first ridges of wheat 86 �rain this afternoon 20 Ad went to the 6 consession to See the oats there they are fit to cut they helped Bruce in the afternoon 21 Ad & Wallace helped Bruce to stock his peas Jennet & me went to a Harvest home dinner of the Methodist church here in drillshed there was about one hundred 50 cents each George Taylor chairman 22 Ad Wallace & Bruce went to the 6 concession & cut & brought home 2 loads of oats that was it all they took the colts out & left them there 23 Ad went to the funeral of David Johnston he is buired in there Rear of Landown he died in Gananoque Wallace got Wm McNiels horses & went to gananoque for Bissie & Aunt Jennet they came on the boat from Toronto had a fine time 24 Lizie came from Young at noon Ad did not get home last night he stoped a younge 25 Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning &Mr Frazer at night I was taken sick with cold chil last night & was sick all night I could not leave my bed all day 26 Ad tryed to plow in the Summer fallow the ground is so wet he could do nothing he went to Gananoque with the wool 3 1/2 bushel of Thimothy Seed paid 2.40 per bushel I am not able to my bed I am so weak 87 �rain this afternoon 27 Ad drew 3 loads of wood from Bruces it is too windy to Sow grassseed 28 Ad & Wallace Sowed the large field next colhaugler with clover & timothy & the remainder of our South field 29 Ad tryed to plow in the Summer fallow it is too wet Unkle Rob came up for Aunt Jennet Ellen went down with them 30 Ad & Wallace worked at the Celler Geordy & Jimmie came from Parry Sound this morning on the Express 31 Geordy took Bessie to Farmersville a Miss Turner She is going to Shool then Jimmie went home with them Ad went to Gananoque to here McKenzie & Cathwrite they are to lecture there fine day I am not able to do anything yet 1878 Sept 1 Revd Mr Nicholson this morning Mr Garrat at night 2 Ad Wallace & Geordy worked at the ditch from the celler to get the water out of it they got it so that the water runs away heavy rain last night 3 Ad went to Sand Bay for lime he got bushel from Wm Ferguson he is going to fix a Kitchen here 88 �rain & thunder Jennet went to Delta with {illegible} this mornning 4 Ad fixed the granery& cleaned the Barns he expects the thrasher this week I fixed his boots heavy rain Gordy went to a Picknick at Lyn 5 Ad & Geordy drew loam & filled up the ditch from the celler & to level the ground 6 drew sand for to build a wall for to make a kitchen in the wood Shed fine day 7 Ad began to plow in the center field where we had Rye for paster this Summer 8 I took Mr Nicholson to Fairfax & Sand point he preached at both places & here at night Mr Garrat in the morning 9 Ad & Geordy cut the millet at the road this forenoon & took it in he plowed in the afternoon Geordy went away on the Express for Perth he is going to Ellens 10 Ad helped Wm McNiel to plow fine day 11 Ad went to Gananoque with a grist of 8 bushel got of A. McNiel John A McDonald had a meeting there was a large crowed there was 6 of the Station cows in the grden& orchard all night I made the owners pay one dollar each or I would take them to the pound Geordy & Jennet came on the Express from Perth all is well 89 �12 Ad began to plow in the field North of the house for fall wheat the Summer fallow is so wet that he can do nothing with it a little rain at night 13 Ad plowed in the field North of the house rain in the afternoon 14 rain most of the night the Thrashers came last night they thrashed the fall Wheat had 40 bushel & 35 of spring wheat and 14 of Rye very windy 15 Revd Mr Nicholson preached in the morning Mr Garrat at night 16 finished the thrashing had bushel of oats & bushel of peas had Bruces team Wms & D Cowan teams fine day 1878 Sept 17 went to the Station voted for D.F. Jones was the second that voted the voting was done in Dickies Hall Ad plowed North of the house 18 Ad Do Do {Ditto}Jones was elected by 130 majority 19 Ad Do Do {Ditto} John Gemmel shoveled the cross ditches as far as he plowed 20 Ad finished the plowing of the field & cultivated part of it 90 �21 22 Ad cultivated draged and Sowed 6 bushel of the Red fall wheat Wm McNiels team & man Bruses man had Dan Cowans team he Sowed the wheat with Ab McNiels drill the Sowed grass Seed with it the ground is in good order he went to young with Jennet after dark he is to meet Billie with the children Revd Mr Glasford preached at night Mr Garret in the morning 23 Ad cleaned out the furrows & plowed the headridge of next the house Geordy & Thom Cornett worked at the Buckwheat fine day 24 A little rain this morning nothing done at the Buckwheat to day I went to Kingston to the Presbytery Stopted at Mr Nicholsons John Gemmel Shoveled the furrows 25 came home on the Express all well John Gemmel helped at the Buckwheat with Ad & Geordy 26 they all worked at the Buckwheat Thom helped this is our fair day there was a great crowd on the the ground 27 Ad went out to the 6 con to plow for fall wheat Geordy & John Gemmel finished binding the Buckwheat this morning John Young &Mrs Young was here for dinner had a fine pleasant time they were up to the Fair fine day 28 Ad got home to night he got it all plowed Billie came out with Bessie Revd Mr Nicholson preached this afternoon preparity of the communion 91 �29 Revd Mr Nicholson preached & had the communion there was a large meeting 50 communion sat down Mr Garrat preached at night 30 Ad went to Gananoque with Geordy & Aunt Jennet they are going on the Boat to Toronto Jennet is going home Gordy going to the States to work 1878 Oct 1 I went to Gananoque with Wat he came here last night with Lizie there was a great demonstration in honor of the Conservative triumph fire works Balloons &traid workin at them louder on a large waggon McIntire Dr Tuper and a host of other Speakers 2 Ad went to Escott & got 700 of brick for to build a chimnie in the wood shed for a kitchen a little rain 3 Ad helped D Cowan to thrash I went to Delta with Wm Webster to the Show acted as Judge on Sheep 4 got home at 9 oclock to night there was a good display of everything Ad came to Wats last night Mary Jane McNiel Miss Smith & Jennet came with him 5 Ad is helping Wm McNiel to thrash they expect to go to Bruces at noon fine weather 6 Revd Mr Garret preached in the morning Mr Gallacher at night 7 I set up some of the Buckwheat that was down expect the thrashers in the afternoon they are at Bruces they 92 �came here about 3 oclock they drew with 2 team & thrashed with four finished about 8 oclock had 50 bushel as it is 8 Ad went to Brockville on the Mixted he has to atend as Juryman Wallace came out & we emptied the wheat on the Barn floor to dry 9 I picked 10 rows of the corn there is forcefull wind this afternoon with some rain the fences is down 10 done up some of the fences Ad went to A McNiels with the colt then Mr Peck said bought a cookstove for one dollar & ten cents for the shanty 11 Ad & Wallace pulled the corn in the field & garden I husked & pulled some little rain 12 Ad drew a load of wood and other chores the Revd Mr Edie came on the Express 13 the Revd Mr Eden preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 14 Ad & Wallace commenced to plow & scrap out the Seller in the woodshed he is making 14 feet in width & the breadth of the woodshed 15 they worked at the Seller I went with Mr Edie to James McMullens the Widow Turner vs Wm Cornetts & the Widow McGloughlin he read & prayed {for each case?} 1878 93 �Oct 16 Intended to a trial of {illegible} Kavanugh& Charles Shipman Junior there was five Justices of the Peace P Heaslip Wm A Webster Mr {illegible} Mr Hutchson the partys was fined 20 dollars & costs or 30 day in Gael the trial was {rest of line illegible} 17 Ad went to the outlet to day out a load Wallace worked at the Seller part of the day it was so windy they could not work I went with Mr Edie visited Mr Thompson & Fullerton rain 18 Mr Edie went to Fairfax with A Cochran last night he intends visit them till Sabbath I fixed for runing the lime Ad got our some hemlock logs for joice for the kitchen Stormy rain & snow 19 rain with a little Snow mixed most of the day no work outside I mended some boots & shoes 20 little rain Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Edie at night 21 Hugh McKay Wm Cornett came to build the cellar wall & John Gemmel atended on them Ad & Wallace drew stones I helped all I could 22 they all worked at the seller. Thomie Cornett came for to help to plow it took all hands to keep the Masons going Thom drew stones and lumber for the Sills & joice I laid them out 23 very Stormy day rain and wind Thomie plowed Some in the field below the house they finished the Celler wall and we got the Sills & joice in so 94 �that we laid some boards 24 Ad drew 3 loads of wood from Bruces Thomie plowed and finished the field below the house and began the north half of the centre field 25 Ad drew sand or gravel for gruting I pulled the horn carrots & the Blood beets Thom plowed 26 some rain worked in the house at celler cleaning it out & other fixings Thom plowed a little 27 Revd Mr Glasford preached this morning Mr Garrat at night first Snow that ground is white 28 Ad & Wallace helped to put up the Studing for the partison over the Celler wall wet weather rain 29 Ad & Thom finished plowing North part of the center field began the north half of west field Wallace & me pulled beets and carrots 30 rain all day we boarded & grouted some of the kitchen 31 Ad & Thom plowed in the North west field part of the day it rained part Wallace & me pulled turnip & carrots 1878 95 �Nov 1 drew in some of the Beets and Turnips the ground very wet Revd Mr Glasford went away on the Express 2 Wallace & me drew in & toped the carrots and Turnips the old potato bins is nearly full of the turnips Beets we put the carrots on the floor Ad came home with 30 bushel of potatos he got them at Newbrough over in Mr Bultons 40 cents per bushel 3 Mr Smith a Student came on the morning Express Mr Cornett took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay preached here at night a very cold day roads bad 4 Thomie finished plowing the Northwest field I worked at the Kitchen hard frost very cold time 5 Ad killed one hog & 2 pigs Thomie plowed part of the day in the North field I went to Mr Deans and took him MrMonleeks afidavit to some work that he did in the States N in the forenoon very hard frost 6 Thomie drew Sand to bank the house in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon I cut up & salted the pork I put 201 lb in a barral out of the hog 7 Snowed about 1 inch last night with hard frost Ad & Wallace went for the colts to the 6th consession Thomie& me grouted the kitchen cold day 8 Ad & Wallace killed there hogs we worked at the house in the afternoon Thomie helped his Father in forenoon 96 �9 10 rain & snow Ad &Thomie plowed in the forenoon Thomie all day Wallace & Ad helped me at the house in the afternoon Mr Chisem came on the Express this afternoon Mr Chisem preached in the morning Mr Garrat had his quarterly meeting at the same time Jams McMullen took Mr Chisem & me to see Mrs Sheilds She is not expected to live & then to Fairfax Graham did not come 11 Thomie plowed & finished the North part of the stuble field the ground is so wet that they cant plow here I worked at the house in the forenoon helped Wallace at his cellar in the afternoon we put in a blast the fuse was bad is old did no good 12 rain last night & this morning Thomie went to the Road & plowed there Ad & him they plowed greensward I went to Kingston to the Presbytry on the Express 13 Ad &Thomie plowed in the afternoon Stormed in the forenoon I got home on the Express stopt at Mr Nicholsons they are all well the ground is all covered with snow here there was very little in Kingston 1878 Nov 14 Hugh McKay came to build the chimnie got it up into the garrat Wallace helped Thomie& Ad plowed at the Road 15 Hugh McKay finished the chimnieThomie attended on him I helped Wallace at his Seller we blasted out 97 �the rock 16 rain 17 rain fine warm Day Thomie drew some old wood out of our bush I helped Wallace we blasted & quarred out the rock in the forenoon I met Mr Cumberland at the station in the afternoon took him to Mr Stewarts to board Ad took Mr Cumberland to Fairfax he went to Lost Bay there was no one came he preached here at night 18 I took Mr Cumberland to Mr Shields his Daughter is dead She was buired at the Ebenezeer he preached there was a large funeral very bad roads with rain Ad got the horses shod at Whites Thomie& Ad gruted some 19 we worked at the house got it nearly done 20 finished the grouting this morning Ad finished plowing the green sod at the road the ground is so wet and nothing at the stuble 21 I worked at the house Thomie drew loom from the pit to cover the clay about the house 22 rain and Snow all day no work done out of doors we fixed some in the house 23 raining most of the night snowed & rained most of the day Thomie went to Escott to get his Boots mended I met the Revd Mr Sage at the Station 98 �24 rain & snow Revd Mr Sage preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 25 Tomie took some stone to the road drew 1 load of wood to there then I brought a load here rain & snow 26 Tomie drew sand to cover the clay rained the house I collected school tax in the village in the afternoon Ad & Wallace guared at Armstrong rain 27 I collected the upper part of the section this forenoon Tomie drew sand to the house when it was not raining rain 28 Thomie Shoveled and Scraped part of the Barnyard or rather finished it in the forenoon he drew sawdust to make a road to the Barn so as to cover the mud I mended Abies boots in the forenoon Revd Sage here in the afternoon 29 Thomie brought plank to lay the floor of the kitchen we layed Plank {illegible} were too wide Sent it back to split on {illegible} again to the mill 30 I worked {illegible} or rather notified the {illegible} part of the section today Ad went to Gananoque with Jennet & Jennie to take a grist to in mill Farmersville {illegible} the road with {illegible} 1878 {pages reversed with D 16-31 before D 1-15} Dec 16 Malcom cut wood in the shed and we put on the double window Ad took Jennie to Gananoque to the 99 �examination it is tomorrow he expects the thrashers this afternoon hard frost 17 Malcom went out the road to help them to thrash they thrashers did not come till noon drew dung till they came I fited the cast shoes on the Slaugh 18 I attended a congregational meeting in the church Revd Mr Gracen Mediator Malcom went to the road to thrash they finished Ads at noon then went to Wm McNeils 19 Malcom went to Wm McNiels to thrash I worked at the Slaugh in or rather helped McGlough to fix the cast Shoes we rimed all the holes out 20 Malcom went out to Wm McNiels to thrash I went helped to get the Shoes on got it finished a good job snowed most of the day 21 Malcom went out to the road after we got a load of wood they finished at Wm McNiels& went to Bruces & thrashed there I cut wood for Sunday Billie and Bissie came from Farmersville in the Buggy 22 snow 10 inches in depth this morning Mr McKenzie preached in the morning Mr Garret at night 100 �wind & snow 23 Malcom went to road for to thrash Ad got the horses shod and went to the sixth con for a load of wood brought it here there is better Slaughing he say then was last winter I went to School examination 24 Ad went for a load of wood he left it here very cold & windy with drift he did not go back in the afternoon Malcom went to Bruces to thrash 25 Wm came up last night on the Mixed from Brockville Wat & Lizie Billie & Miss Stevens came from Delta this morning for Chrismas very Stormy wind & snow 26 the roads is compleatly blocked up no going on the Roads 27 Wat & Billie started for Delta this afternoon 28 Malcom came to work this morning that is the first since tusday night he got on the Spree he cut wood in the shed we killed a pig 29 Revd Mr Garret preached this morning Mr Paterson at night 30 Wallace Wm Ellen Jennet Bissie and Mary Jane went to Mr Starks in Pitsburg I did the chores 101 �31 Malcom and Wallace went out to the 6th Con Wallace brought a load of wood home stack Malcom Staid there to chop fine day 1878 Dec 1 Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Sage at night Wm Cornett took Mr Sage to Fairfax 2 rain most of the day I worked at the Kitchen Thomas out {line illegible} at Bruces {illegible} Ellen {illegible} I paid Mr Thompson one hundred & forty two dollars of s{illegible} money 3 Ad Wallace &Thommie we worked at the kitchen laid part of the floor after that he brought the lumber from the Mill 4 all worked at floor except Thomie he drew 2 loads of wood from his fathers he lent it to us the roads is in a very bad state they are almosimposabe 5 Ad went to Gananoque for the doors windows and some flooring plank for the Kitchen Thomie got one of his Fathers horses to draw some wood to the road the Jennie horse is Sick and has Sprained her leg hard frost last night 6 Ad & Wallace brought out the doors plank and sasses and finished the floor Thommie cleaned out the celler 7 Thommie helped to draw Stones & gravel to the Shed at the church there was 4 teams & hands to 102 �keep them going got a good job done Ad & me worked at the kitchen 8 Revd Mr Stewart preached in the morning Mr Garret at night James McMullen took Mr Stewart to Fairfax hard frost snow & rain 9 it is snowing this morning Ad & Wallace came out & they & Thommie drew dung into the garden it was the heaps that was Shoveled up or gathered up in the yard snow & rain 10 rain and snow most of the day Thommie drew a few loads of dung we worked at the Kitchen in the afternoon he quit working today rain & snow no work out side 11 Ad & me worked in the kitchen we hung the south door and fiteted the North one heavy rain last night the snow is all gone this morning rain & snow with wind X 12 Malcom Cowan came for to work Ad has hired him for a year for twelve a month that is 144 dollars he drew dung to the garden he took all the heaps in the yard 13 Malcom cut up the oak top that the wind blew down and cut up whatever old wood he could get & drew home 14 Malcom drew wood for them at the road & cut wood for Sunday here Ad and he hung the north door hard frost 103 �15 Revd Mr Stewart preached at night Mr Garret in the morning John Clow took Mr Stewart to Fairfax and Sand bay and brought home again 1879 Jan 1 Ad went to Delta Ellen & Wm, Jennet & Bessie went with him they are going to Wats fine day 2 very stormy day snow and wind hevy drifts Ad came home from Delta this afternoon roads heavy 3 Still Storming, Ad went to Gananoque with a grist no traveling on the roads they are drifted up 4 Still Storming Wallace went for a load of wood & to bring Malcom home but he came home yesterday Wallace was from 11 oclock till dark geting back there is no travel on the roads he was the only one 5 Revd Mr Oxby preached this morning &Mr Garret at night Ad took Mr Oxby to Fairfax in the afternoon 6 I went with Mr Oxby to see Mr Darling he is very poorly he has taken gangrin in his little toe James McMullen took us Add took Jennie to Farmersville She is going to the high School there the roads is very bad Malcom drew dung all day 7 he is drawing dung hear to day into the garden fine day 8 Ad Wallace & Malcom went to the 6 Con Ad brought a load of wood here I atended the annual School meeting Wm Thompson was put in Trustee instead J Lattimer 104 �stormy day 9 Ad drew 2 loads of wood brought 1 here 10 Ad Do {Ditto} 1 Do {Ditto}he left it here Rob Beatty came up with a Sow to Ads Stoped all night at Ads 11 Ad drew 2 loads of wood left 1 here took 1 home 12 Revd Mr Minister preached a Missionary sermon we had no 13 Malcom drew 2 loads of wood he left 1 hear took the other to the road cut some wood for me I had a bad cold 14 Malcom drew 2 loads of wood left 1 here took 1 to the road Ad went to Delta as a witness for Billie 15 Malcom drew 1 load of wood he left it here cold day 16 Ad got home in the that is 1 oclock night very Stormy wind & Snow this morning Malcom Drew 1 load of wood here 17 Malcom drew 1 load here & 1 to the road 18 Malcom drew 1 load the he sawed some wood for me in the wood shed fine day but cold 105 �19 Revd Mr Matthews preached for us this morning Mr Garret at night Stormed last night 1879 Jan 26 20 Ad killed a cow that they feed at the Road this morning Wallace Malcom & Bruce went to the 6 consession in the afternoon 21 Ad put the breaking harness on the colts here very stormy day snow & drift from S west 22 Ad went to Gananoque he bought an eight day clock for $7.25 from Mr {Pamiter?} blustery day 23 Ad drew 1 load of wood he took it home the roads is very bad with the drifts 24 Ad went for a load of wood he intended to be home in time for to take Ellen to the Express She is going home the roads is so bad that he did not get home in time her Jennet & Mary went down to the Station on foot her trunk did not get down to Brockville with here it is to be Sent on the Mixed tomorrow 25 I went to Gananoque with Hugh McKay to see the RevdMr Gracie about geting a Congregational meeting for to give a Call to a Minister there will be one on the fift of February at 2 oclock a fine morning it turned a terable Storm Snow and wind from the west then a cold north wind roads bad Revd Mr Garret preached in the morning Mr Smith at night Hugh McKay took him to Fairfax 106 �27 Malcom cut wood in the shed all day 28 Wallace & Malcom went to 6th Consession to work 29 Ad put the breaking harness on the colts I took care of the cattle fine day 30 Ad worked with the colts lounging them Billie brought out Watt & Davison for to run some line for Mr Darling & others in Escott Stoped all night they way the morning Billie brought out his bench & tool chest 31 Ad went to Gananoque with a grist he brought it home at night Wm Hazelwood & Isabla came here on a visit yesterday went home this afternoon fine day For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 107 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>I have been in bed this forenoon not being well went to the Station in the afternoon to town Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Darling Reeve Anderson Dep Reeve Lateman Consett X Chapman councilers fine cold day Ad went to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>began rain this afternoon</td> <td>3</td> <td>I did not do much split some wood &amp; fixed things about the house for the weding fine Cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ellen was married to Wm A Scott of Gl{illegible} this evening by the Revd W Colthond of Gananoque there was James Scott &amp; Wife James McElheny &amp; wife, James Hall &amp; wife F Icon &amp; Wife Adam Armstrong &amp; wife Robert Beatty &amp; Wife Noncie Hazelwood &amp; John Beatty John McDonald Tennee Cahawn Mary Beatty Albert Highcock &amp; his sister Ida Ad &amp; Wife Wallace McNiel &amp; his sister &amp; Belle &amp; Bessie the</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Brockville folk &amp; the Scotts &amp; Ellen went away on the Mixed train to Brockville the Revd Mr Ron Bell came on the Express he is to preach two sabbats for us he is stoping hear cold fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I split wood &amp; other fixing about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bell preached here this morning I am not able to go I had a cold chill in bed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>no better a severe pain in my side Ad is doing the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad Brought Dr Pence to see me he says that it is inflamation of the lungs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>stormy day Revd Mr Bell had a prayer meeting in the church to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Revd Mr Bell went to Fairfax this evening to hold a Meeting there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>stormy day Ad telegraphed to Farmersville for Dr Addison he is sick &amp; could not come he then telegraphed to Brockville for Dr Marden he came up on the Express hed sounded &amp; examined me he says I have one good lung thinks there is no danger but be carefull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>he sent up a bottle for the cough it is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Bell preached at night time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>the Revd Mr Bell went to Kingston on the Express the roads very bad almost impassable they had to shovel the roads to get Mr Bell here from Fairfax to day hew was there since thursday night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad started for Glenta this morning with Ellens things he could not get away any sooner I have not bee able to be out of bed yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Wallace McNiel is doing the chores for him while he is away</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Revd Mr McQueen was here today the roads geting brock there some team on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>people is begining to dow wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr McQueen preached this morning here they came from Fairfax for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Thomas Gilbert gave me fifty dollars on Stacys fine &amp; costs and carbon fine &amp; cost all the aove is writen from memory I am siting in the settling with Gilbert</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I got out of bed &amp; wrote to the Clerk of Peac the convictions of Carbon &amp; the account of Stacys fine &amp; Carbons to whe{illegible} I mailed forty dollars to Ruben Fields in a Registered letter to Mallorytown fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>I sat up most of the day Ad drawing wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>gaining a little strength fine day Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Revd Mr McQueen went away on the Mixed this morning Ad drew 1 load he is helping to them to saw at the road in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood fine day Lisee and Bessie came from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>28</td> <td>the Revd Mr preached in the New church this morning Mr Swan did not come so we had none</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is drawing wood he drew 2 loads fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad banked out wood Wallace attends to the cattel fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad is at the wood heavy rain at night the roads geting bad very bad with pichholes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{duplicate of the previous page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Fine day Ad drew 2 loads of wood warm fine day I went down stairs to dinner for the first time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>fine warm day Ad went to the woods drew 2 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood got wood for Sunday and railes Rotting on the sheep pen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>there was no Minister came for us Mr Mallory preachin at night in the Methodist Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad took some flour out to Mr Cross brought home a load of wood then helped at the tea meeting the Revd Mr Smith came from Kingston on the Express for the tea meeting Revd Mr Catherd came down in a slaugh with Mr Ferguson the chruch was full Messrs Smith Colhard Huston &amp; Cock adressed the meeting it was a success</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; the McNeils brought out the horsepowr &amp; circular saw set them &amp; sawed wood hear they cut 9 cord of dry hardwood &amp; 9 of green softwood {illegible} began to burn it today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>they finished cuting the wood hear fine day the Revd Mr Robert Stevenson came here this morning he came on the midnight Express from Raden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; the McNeils set the horsepowr at the old barn for to cut straw they cut all the wheat stra and oats straw and mixed them as they cut them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad drew or rather banked out took one load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad drew wood 1 load here &amp; took one home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night Mr Steward in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rain this morning Ad cleaned out the New Barn floor &amp; tried to thrash some of the Millet could do nothing it is to damp the Revd Mr Stevenson went to Admiston this morning he will be back the last of the week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood 1 here took the other home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad drew wood 1 load here 1 home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad helped Mr McNiel to thrash oats fine Day Robson came here with two of Frank Halls daughters &amp; son Jane Armstrong Mary &amp; Wm Beatty James Miss and Mrss there was ten in the slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Perth with them this morning Jennet and the two children went with her to Delta she intends to go to Perth with the rest fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning {illegible} Revd Mr Trumbil in the New Church</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>19</td> <td>We are very lonesom Mr Stevenson went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning there is only Jennie Ellen &amp; me at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I settled with Mr S Moonhead today for the members boar{cut off} Mr Russel two weeks Mr Bell one Mr McEwen one Mr Stevenson one at two dollars fifty per week making five weeks ( I charged nothing for the students ) making twelve dollars fifty cents</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad got home from Perth last night he came from Ellen yesterday morning Billie brought his load to younge from Delta all well the roads is bare in agreat many places David came down on the Express from Toronto he was there on business fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he took 20 of wheat &amp; bought a tun of corn meal brought half of it home paid one dollar &amp; forty cents per hundred it is for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>the snow is going very fast the raods bard in agreat many places very few teams on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad has been thrashing the Millet yesterday &amp; to day it is very tuff &amp; hard to thrash {in left margin} Mr Carmen came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is threshing millet fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Trumble preached this morning &amp; Mr Cameron at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>David left for home on the Express he came from Delta last evening Mr Cameron went away on the Express too fine day Ad gave David the Map of the village for him to make a mape of part of it for registration</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad finished thrashing the millet Wallace and him cleaned it up the had</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is thrashing the grass seed he went station and Mill James Hall and his two sisters they are on there way home to Toronto they came on the Express he took them home with him and stoped all night here fine day This has been the finest month of February that I have ever seen almost every day the sun has been shining the snow has nearly all gone of with the suns heat</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>James Hall and his sisters came here this afternoon Ad brought them out from his place Wallace Mary Jane &amp; Abay came with them very fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning &amp; most of the day the Halls went awy on the Express this afternoon the snow is mostly gone of the fields</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>a little frost this morning I atended to the cows there was no Minister came on the Express I telegraphed to Revd T.G. Smith he telegraphed that there would be a Minister down on the morning Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Wilkins com on the morning Express he preached this morning &amp; then went to Fairfax Mr Gibson preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of Mr Whung he drew the corps he died at mr Clendunings was buried at the Landon bu{cut off} Mr Wilkins went away on the express I went to the station with him it is the first time I have been there since I was sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to the 6 consession to bank out wood and drew rail cuts a little snow yesterday but fine last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>very high wind last night and most of the day Ad came home last night to get some pork peas tea and tobaco Mr Cross is choping for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went back this morning snow last night and today there is a Bee geting out timber for a shed at the church James McMullen is given the timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night the ground all in a swim this morning still raining the most of the timber was got out yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Billie &amp; Bessie came from Delta this morning Ad went to Gananoque this morning Billie &amp; him went to Younge in the afternoon the Revd Mr Cristie here this morning {in left margin} Revd Mr Cristie came on the morning {illegible} went to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stewart preached in the morning Mr Cristie at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>fine day neather Ad nor Wallace has been here yet 6 oclock Wm &amp; Ellen came here about 8 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow &amp; rain</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad was drawing hay from A McNeils yesterday him &amp; Wm McNiel drew wood home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Wm &amp; Ellen went to Younge this morning rain &amp; sleet most of the day Ad &amp; Wm McNiel drew 4 loads of wood here</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad drew wood 1 load here &amp; 1 home at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load here &amp; 1 home at night Wm &amp; Ellen came from young this afternoon cold raw day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>the Revd Mr Christie preached this afternoon after service we had a meeting of the congregation they instruct me to write to Mr Smith to see of Mr Wilkins would accept a Call from us</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Christie dispensed communion this morning for us the church was full there was four joined the church fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad drew 4 logs to the back sawmill and a load of wood here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I went to Mr Darlings with Mr Christie he has been very unwell he is better then we expected to find him this is the first time I have been from in a cutter fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad came out with the slaugh Ellen &amp; Jennet is going to Ganan{cut off} they went in the Buggy snowed about 4 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to the woods drew logs &amp; brought a load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>there was a Bee hughing the timber fro a shed at the church there was enough to finishing the hughing {in left Margin} Mr Christie went away this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Revd Mr Houghton came here this morning cold day I could not go out to day I got a little cold yesterday at the church {in left margin} Mr Houghton came this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Ad too the Revd Mr Houghton to Fairfax this morning Revd Mr Trumble in the morning Mr Houghttron at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew in his sawlogs at Blairs Mill warm day I made forty spiles for the bush we have not taped yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night &amp; all day Ad thrashed grass seed with the flail the ground very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad finished thrashing the grassseed &amp; run it through the faning mill twist a very stormy day snow and wind Ad too Bruces hog home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>high winds last night to day the snow is drifted Ellen is going home on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew 4 loads of hay from Abram McNiels home this is 8 tons that he has bought from him I fixed buckets and taped 20 trees the sap runs well fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>fixed more buckets &amp; taped 17 more trees Jennet gathered 17 pailefulls this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Revd Mr McGilveray came on the Express this morning &amp; preached this morning time &amp; at Fairfax in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>sifted grass seed fine day they boiled 18 pails of sap</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to McCreadys Mill &amp; brought home a load of scantling for fencing with the waggon hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad sowed a bushel &amp; half of timothy &amp; half a bushel of clover seed in the north field where the Rye was last fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Jennet gathered 12 pailfulls of sap they boiled it down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to McCreadys saw mill for fence stuff fine day drew the load to the side of the center of the first field below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>hard frost last night North wind Ad went to McCreadys Mill for a load of fence stuff took the stuff to the center of the field bellow the house Mr McGilveray ar{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning &amp; Mr McGilvary at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad got his finger laid open on Saturday in Gananoque by Dr Atkinson it is better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Bellville on the Express to atend a meeting of the Presbytry there was a very large number of Ministers &amp; Elders in atendacne we went to the church at once got super in the lecture room &amp; sat till after twelve oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad began to sow &amp; sowed Bushel of oats at home a cold dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I got home on the Express this morning all well Ad is draging &amp; sowing oats at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I fixed the fences at the first ditch &amp; let the sheep out of the pen there is frost every night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I fixed up the gate at the ashery &amp; {illegible} up some fences fine warm day Mr McGillvery came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr McGillvery preached this morning Mr Trumble at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Mr McGillvery went to Kingston this morning Ad cleaned up 7 bags of oats he is sowing &amp; draging at the road Mr Walker stoped on his way to Guelph over nigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Mr Walker went away on the Express this morning I took care of the Cattle &amp; went out ot the road for some of my tools that was out there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>18</td> <td>I fixed the wheel of the wheelbarrow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; most of the day the grass is green this is the first rain we have had this month Ad came out &amp; we cleaned up 25 bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>raining still about 10 oclock it snowed so that the ground is all covered white</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Nero killed the two lambs that we had I tied him up &amp; he hung himself we have no dog now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Freshman preachs this morning &amp; Mr McGillvery at night fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad plowed in the summer follow it is hardly dry enough yet then he sowed 10 bushel of oats on the southeast quarter of the of th north field fine warm day everything is growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>I sowed nearly a bushel of Thimothy seed on the same field Ad finished cross draging it this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Sowed 15 bushel of oats and 3 bushel of peas in center field East half fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Sowed 1 bushel of wheat in center field next to ditch &amp; 3 1/2 on the soad East side of the first field &amp; 2 bushel of the noraway oats same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad sowed 7 1/2 bushel of oats in the old house field find day I dug some in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>28</td> <td>Billee came from Delta in the night he brought Bessie with him &amp; 50 bushel of oats he helped Ad to harrow in the old house field him and Wallace finished the draging by noon Ad cleaned out the water furrows in the first field &amp; end midle field heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Ferguson preached in the forenoon &amp; Mr Stewart at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field where the summerfallow was he could not do it last fall Mr Ferguson here all night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad took our milk to the road this morning there is no one drawing this way this year he sowed 4 bushel of Peas and 4 bushel of oats in the North field where he sumerfallow last year I took Mr Ferguson up to James Cornetts with Wallaces horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad finished the North field this forenoon then drew some stones from front field East lineit is too wet to sow &amp; plowed three ridges of the garden fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad took the old Sow out the road to feed whay &amp; plowed there I planted a glass Plumbtree that I got from the Fruit growers association hard frost last nigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad sowed 3 bushel of peas that he got at Perth last winter in the front field East line Billie came here with a Roller for Ad I cut some potatos cold day Ad draged the garden &amp; furrowed out 4 rows for carrots Ad finished al here except the Millet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad finished at the road to day I planted some potatos in the garden &amp; raked dow the 4 rows for carrots I met Revd Mr Nicholson at the station he came home with me Wm Cornett is to take hime to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Slitter preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Mr Nicholson went to Kingston on the Express I planted a few Black oats Black peas green peas &amp; white peas front field East line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>planted 1 row red surry carrot 1 row Scallet Intermediate Carrot 2 rows Dark Flat Egyptian Beet in the garden &amp; finished planting the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>we went to the funeral of old Mrs Bradley the Revd Mr Stewart preached in the New church here She was buried at Landons buring place there was 56 teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Throwl cut the colts this afternoon Ad is helping Bru{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce I worked a little at the Milk Shed dry cold time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Jerry Whites got his horses shod I met Revd Mr Nicholson at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Trumbul at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad drew 3 loads of ashes to the garden &amp; 1 home fine day we got a Telegram at 10 oclock to night that Betsey was very sick &amp; to go down at once</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad took me down before sunrise this morning Betsey died this morning at 3 oclock before we got there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>16</td> <td>Betsey was buried at Caintown church Revd Mr Brown preached from II Cor 5 chap &amp; fist 4 verses there was over 50 teams the church was full got home at night a little rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad made A{might be a symbol for a stile} for a fence this forenoon we began the fence in the afternoon this down the midle below the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went to help Ab McNiel to run lines</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>worked at the fence down the midle of the field farm or nearly so we followed the old ditch I met Mr Nicholson at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Ad took Mr Nicholson to fairfax he preached here at night Mr Peck preached in the morning in the New church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Mr Nicholson went on the Express we worked at the fence in the forenoon rain in the afternoon fine showrs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished the fence and Ad drew 4 loads of Ashes to the garden that makes 16 loads in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew 4 loads of ashed in the forenoon to the field East of the barn Bruce McNiel drew more to the same place Ad took the roller out to the road &amp; rolled there in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Bruce drew 10 loads of ashes to the field East of the Barn Ad loaded Wallace rolled at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad draged and plowed the remainder of the garden I cut some potatos fine stevens and draged and drew of stone of the field East of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed East of the barn I planted 3 rows of Halls beans next the house then 3 rows of butter beans &amp; 6 hills of watermelons I met Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Stewart at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing East of the Barn in the forenoon he then furrowed out the rest of the garden &amp; draged East of the barn furrowed it out Wallace &amp; me planted the garden with potatos except 8 rows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>finished planting the potatos &amp; corn I planted 4 rows of pop corn &amp; 4 rows of sweet corn in the garden this forenoon Ad drew stones for the foundation of the shed at the church &amp; he got his ankle hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I worked at the shed in the forenoon went to Mr Finises funeral there was 58 rigs he was buried at the Union church Revd Mr Brown preached from Rev XIV 13 the church was full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>31</td> <td>I helped at the shed we got it raised up this afternoon there a great many there Ad is a little better</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>very warm day the horses was let out last night for the first time I took the milk this morning &amp; made a hen coop for the young turkeys palnted punking seed at the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I cleaned out the potatos out of the celler in the forenoon I met Mr Nicholson at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Sliter preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>we sowed the millet on the 3 ridges next the ditch below the old house put the wheel cultivator on A sowed more on the head ridge &amp; East side of the field north of the barn that is in the southeast corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>picked stones of the field Northeast of the barn with the waggon drew them to the fence where the sluce ways in the road so as stop the water runing into the field in the spring the ground dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad rolled with the New roller it works well he rolled the field northeast of the barn the grubs is cuting off the wheat there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I rolled what Ad left of the midle field and the old house field the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I went through the potatos in the garden with the cultivator &amp; picked bugs of them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain this morning very much water</td> <td>9</td> <td>hoed some of the potatos in the garden Mr W.S. Smith came to night from near Kingston a fine rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Smith preached this morning and Mr Oliver at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I hoed some in the garden to day Ad worked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>on the roads in the village warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I worked on the roads for Ad with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>we began to work on the roads &amp; drew gravel out of the foundation of the New English Church Ad had the team Wallace and me worked with the shovel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>finished our work to day very hot day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>a fine rain last night &amp; this morning I met Mr Nicholson at the Station Ad drew 3 loads of sand &amp; 1 of stones for F Dean</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Trumble preached this morning and Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>18</td> <td>Sheared the sheep this forenoon Mr Nicholson went away on the Express Ad cleaned 4 bags of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he took 8 bushel of wheat I went through the potatos &amp; killed all the bugs I could fine they are very numerous</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drew 5 loads of stone for F Dean in the forenoon we moved part of the fence at the first ditch East half up in a line of the old house field fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine rain last night</td> <td>21</td> <td>finished the fence this forenoon fine rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad began to plow the summerfallow it is in the North East corner of the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad worked at the summer fallow I met Mr Nicholson as the station fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Sliter at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Mr Nicholson went away this afternoon Ad went to Delta with Wm Chests he came from Parry Sound on the Express yesterday morning a little rain at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I went to the funeral of Edward Molls he was buried at the union church Revd Mr Sliter preached there was 42 teams he died at Jonathan Websters at the Station Ad came from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to a raisin of James Hortons I went through the potatos &amp; corn in the garden in the forenoon and part of the corn at the barn in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>finshed cultivating the corn &amp; potatos in the garden I washed the wool</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad drew 7 loads of Ashes to the summer fallow I picked bugs they are very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew loads of Ashes to the summer fallow fine showr this afternoon &amp; rain and thunder &amp; lightning most of the night I cleaned the mower</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Revd Mr Warren preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Mr Nicholson went away on the Express Ad cultivated the corn potates &amp; hoed part of them everything is refreshed with the rain that came on Saturday &amp; yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we all worked at the church shed got the rafters &amp; borad round the main part &amp; part of the roof &amp; shingle part very heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad rolled the summer fallow &amp; pached the roof of the house I helped at the church shed we got the colerbraces on &amp; all the sheating on the main part &amp; the North Side Shingled fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went through the potats with the hiller at Barn I was fixing the mower fine rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the potates I picked bugs they are very bad fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace hoed the potates &amp; some of the corn Mr Nicholson came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>rain in the afternoon</td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Trumble at night Fairfax id not come for him so there was no sermon there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad cut the Rye this afternoon &amp; so did David Ad went to Young for him &amp; {illegible} &amp; Ben{cut off} yesterday he got a Telagram to do so</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Bible Society Meetings, 1877</p> <p>Anniversary Meetings of Branch Bible Societies, at which Public addresses on week day, and Sermons on Sundays, will be given by the Rev. James Green, of the Montreal Auxiliary Bible Society, and the Ministers of the Gospel in the different localities, according to the order, date and time given below. All are respectfully invited to attend</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1877</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1877</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>West End (City)...</td> <td>Wednesday...</td> <td>May 16....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>South Georgetown...</td> <td>Sunday...</td> <td>June 10...</td> <td>11 A.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Valleyfield......</td> <td>Thursday....</td> <td>" 17...</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>Howick.....</td> <td>" .....</td> <td>" 10.....</td> <td>2 1/2 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>St. Louis</td> <td>Friday.....</td> <td>" 18.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>English River....</td> <td>" .....</td> <td>" 10.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ormstown</td> <td>Sunday.....</td> <td>" 20.....</td> <td>11 A.M.</td> <td>Boyd's Settlement...</td> <td>Sunday.....</td> <td>" 17.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Huntingdon....</td> <td>" .....</td> <td>" 20.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>Clayton.....</td> <td>" .....</td> <td>" 17.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>La Guerre......</td> <td>Monday .....</td> <td>" 21.....</td> <td></td> <td>Lyn........</td> <td>Monday.....</td> <td>" 18.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dundee.......</td> <td>Tuesday.....</td> <td>" 22.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>Yonge.....</td> <td>Tuesday.....</td> <td>" 19.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kelso.......</td> <td>Wednesday.....</td> <td>" 23.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>* Mallorytown....</td> <td>Wednesday.....</td> <td>" 20.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Athelstan......</td> <td>Thursday.....</td> <td>" 24.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>Escott.......</td> <td>Thursday.....</td> <td>" 21.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Franklin......</td> <td>Friday.....</td> <td>" 25.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>* Lansdowne Station....</td> <td>Friday.....</td> <td>" 22.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Covey Hill.....</td> <td>Saturday.....</td> <td>" 26.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>South Lake.....</td> <td>Saturday.....</td> <td>" 23.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Russeltown Flats...</td> <td>Sunday.....</td> <td>" 27.....</td> <td>11 A.M.</td> <td>Maple Grove.....</td> <td>Sunday.....</td> <td>" 24.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Beech Ridge...</td> <td>" .....</td> <td>" 27.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>Gananoque....</td> <td>" .....</td> <td>" 24.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>St. Johns</td> <td>Wednesday.....</td> <td>" 30.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>* Gananoque</td> <td>Monday.....</td> <td>" 25.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>St. Theres....</td> <td>Sunday.....</td> <td>June 3.....</td> <td>11 A.M.</td> <td>Lansdown Front...</td> <td>Tuesday .....</td> <td>" 27.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>New Glasgow....</td> <td>" .....</td> <td>" 3.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>Chateauguay Basin...</td> <td>Sunday.....</td> <td>July 1.....</td> <td>11 A.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rawdon....</td> <td>Monday.....</td> <td>" 4.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>Beauharnois....</td> <td>" .....</td> <td>" 1.....</td> <td>3 P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kildare....</td> <td>Tuesday.....</td> <td>" 5.....</td> <td>7 P.M.</td> <td>Laprairie....</td> <td>" .....</td> <td>" 8.....</td> <td>11 A.M.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> When the Meetings fall on the Sabbath, there will be a Sermon on the subject to suit the occasion, and it is desirable that all formality of business should be done at a previous Meeting, say Saturday night, when practicable. Will the friends of the cause in the various localities please give these appointments the preference of everything local? A long notice is given, that this may be done without inconvenience. If the hour fixed prove unsuitable at any place, the friends will please change it to suit themselves, only allow the Agent time from the next preceding to the next following appointment, and inform him of the change. Co-operation. -- Will Ministers of the Gospel who receive a copy of these appointments please give to the Society and the Agent a hearty co-operation? Make the appointments as public as possible, and accept this responsibility and general invitation to attend and take part in the meetings. Please press the subject on the attention of your people. To the Secretaries. -- If you love to see the work prosper, prevail upon the collectors to do their work thoroughly before the Anniversary. Report the several amounts of their collections to the Meeting, together with the number of Bibles and Testaments sold, the amount realized therefrom, and a short plain financial statement, with any other matters of interest connected with the Branch. Please invite all the Ministers in your locality to take part in the Meeting. To the Presidents. -- A little general oversight will work wonders. A good place to meet in, well lighted and moderately warmed when need be), and thorough publicity, will almost invariably secure a good meeting. If no vacancies pro tem., that there may be no interruption. Will Editors of Local Papers please publish such Meetings as fall in their vicinity? Will Correspondents please address the Agent to places marked thus *, or to Montreal. Collections will be taken up at each Meeting. -- Please intimate this. James Green, Travelling Agent, M.A.B. {there is writing and ciphering on the bottom of the page, but largely to faint to read}</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{line illegible}</p> <p>My {illegible} of received the {illegible} M</p> <p>Monday {illegible} the {illegible} that I wrote</p> <p>{illegible} I am very thankfull</p> <p>to you for them I had tried</p> <p>to get a {illegible} of there from</p> <p>Several parties that got their</p> <p>{illegible} had they had all</p> <p>{illegible} the same way &amp; could</p> <p>not {illegible}</p> <p>I think we will be able to settled M Matthews clame against us in two {illegible}</p> <p>week we are doing all we can</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>By Law No 219</p> <p>To define the duties of Overseers of Highways in the Township of the Front of Leeds &amp; Lansdown and to repeal By Law No 162</p> <p>Be it inacted by the municipal Council of the Corporation of the Township of the Front of Leeds and Lansdown on the fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and sixty seven that it shall be the duty of the overseers of Highways for the said Township to superintend make and keep in repairs the Highways Roads and Bridges allotted to them in thire respective divisions or to which they may from time to time be appointed by the said Council, that they sahll between the 30 day of May and the 15 day of July in each and every year Notify all the inhabitants liable at the time of such notice to the performance of statute Labour in there respective Divisions to assemble at a certain time and place for the performance of such Labour also states in such notice the implement tool or carrage required by the said overseerer to be used on said Road and it shall be the duty of the said parties so notified to furnish the same previded they have or can conveniently procure the same Such notice to be legal may be either verbal or written and personally served either with the wife or the child or servant over twelve years of age, at least four days before the time appointed for such a semblance that such inhabitants when so assembled as aforesaid shall commence work at eight oclock in the morning and leave off at the hour of five oclock in the afternoon of each day allowing an intermission and shall work faithfully eight hours for each day {page turned over} are severally liable as aforesaid.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>2 Be it further enacted that any person who shall refuse to d the lawful or reasonable commands of such overseerer during the time he is required to work shall be liable at the discretion of such Overseerer to be dismissed from the Road or Highway and the Overseerer may allow him such credit for the part or portion of the day he may have worked as he may deem him entitled to.</p> <p>Be it further enacted that any person liable to perform Statute Labour on the Highways who from sickness numerous forms or indigent circumstances shall think himself unable to perform such labour may (within four day after receiving notice from the Overseerer of Highways as provided in the first section of this By Law) make application to any or either of the Councillors of said Township for exemption in part or in whole and such counciller is authorized to grant a certificate under his hand which certificate shall within two days be handed by the person so expected to the Overseerer under whose superintendence he was liable to perform such labor &amp; the overseerer shall enter or note the same on his list</p> <p>4 Be it further enacted that in case any Bridge causeway or any part of the Highway become broken or damaged by loads otherwise that they are dangerous or impossible previous to or after the time allowed by this By Law for the performance of Statute labor it shall be the duty of the overseerer of the Division in which such damages ocurs to notify a portion or the whole of the inhabitants to asemble at a certain time and palce for the purposes of repairing said damages and the said Overseerer shall grant severally to such persons who may so assemble and repair said Damages certificates stating the amount of labour by them respectively performed which certification on production to such overseerers successor shall be received by him and the number of days so certified as performed shall be allowed to them on there next years statute labor.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>5 Be it further enacted that every person assessed upon the Assessment Roll of said Township shall if his property be assessed at not more than $200 be liable to 2 days labor</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>At more than</td> <td>$200</td> <td>but not more than</td> <td>$400 to</td> <td>3 days labour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>400</td> <td>"</td> <td>600 -</td> <td>4 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>600</td> <td>"</td> <td>800 -</td> <td>5 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>800</td> <td>"</td> <td>1200 -</td> <td>6 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>1200</td> <td>"</td> <td>1600 -</td> <td>7 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>1600</td> <td>"</td> <td>2000 -</td> <td>8 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>2000</td> <td>"</td> <td>2400 -</td> <td>9 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>2400</td> <td>"</td> <td>3200 -</td> <td>10 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>"</td> <td>3200</td> <td>"</td> <td>4000 -</td> <td>12 "</td> </tr> <tr> <td>And for every</td> <td>800</td> <td>above</td> <td>4000 -</td> <td>1 "</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 6 Be it further enacted that every male inhabitant of said Township of the age of 21 years and under the age of 60 years residing in the limits of said Township show shall be resident there in eight days and who is not otherwise assessed to any amount shall be liable to perform one days work on the public Highways in each year provided always that all ministers of the Gospel not Assessed on the Assessment Roll for real property or personal property over $200 be exemped from the performance of statute labor in said township 7 Be it further enacted that any person assessed or not assessed if liable to perform statute labor may compound for the same by paying into the hands of the overseers of the Division in which he is liable to perform such labor within two days after having received notice to appear on the Highway the sum of seventy five cents for each day he may be liable 8 Be it further enacted that all statute labor and any moneys coming into the hands of the said Overseers shall be performed laid out and expended in the Highways of said township between the 30 day of May and the 15 day of July in each and every year by said Overseerers such is a true return there of made in writing and signed by {illegible}</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>return to be transmited to the Township Clerk on or before the fifteenth day of August in each and every year and to be in the form following</p> <p>Return of Statute Labor performed and moneys expended on Road Division No under the superintendance of A.B. Overseerer of Highways in the Township of the Front of Leeds and Lansdowne for the Year A.D. 18 --</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Names of Parties liable to perform statute labor in said Road Division</td> <td>Amount assessed</td> <td>No of days liable</td> <td>No of days performed</td> <td>No of days not performed</td> <td>No of day performed per certificate Sect 4</td> <td>Amount received for commutitions</td> <td>how such moneys has been expended etc</td> <td>Remarks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>A B</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>C D</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>E F</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>G H</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the Township Clerk to take proceedings against all who may be in default with respect to making returns within the time specified in the last preceeding section of this By Law Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the the Township Clerk shall on or before the 20 day of May in each and every year make from the Assessment Roll a correct list of all the names of the inhabitants in each Road Division and place appoint to each name in figures the amount such person is assessed and also the number of days each person is liable to work on the highways and transmit a copy thereof (as far as it relates to his Division) to each overseer within the limits of said Township and such overseer shall add thereto the names of all such persons residing within the limits of his division as one lible to perform Statute labor on the Highways and not otherwise assessed.</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of all overseers to furnish the Township Clerk with a true statement of all the inhabitants residing within the limits of there respective Divisions who may be liable to perform statute labor previous to the time of his making out the road list</p> <p>Be it further enacted that all persons liable to perform statute labor shall severally perform such labor in the road division in which the Township Clerk shall have {illegible} there names as well appear by the lists furnished by the overseers as provided in the 10th section of this By Law provided always and it is hereby enacted that it shall be the duty of the Township Clerk to enter the names of all such persons so liable in the lists of the road Division in which they severally reside until otherwise directed by By Law or resolution of said Council</p> <p>Be it further enacted that any person liable to the performance of statute labor on the public highways of said Township who shall neglect or refuse to perform the same when legally notified so to do (unless under this By Law or by Statute exemped) shall forfeit and pay one dollar for each day he shall be dificient or in arrears to be recovered before the Town Reeve or any Justice of the Peace on the Complaint of the Overseerer under whose superindence he was liable to perform such labor and it shall be the duty of such Overseerers to enter such complaint and prosecute all parties so deficient in arrears within the ttime specified in this By Law for making the returns of the statute labor to the Township Clerk</p> <p>Be it further enacted that any person willfully stopping up or obstructing any public road or highway in said Township who shall not within a reasonable time after receiving notice from any Overseerer of Highways councillor or majistrate of said Township removed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>such obstruction shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two Dollars and a turther Penalty of one Dollar for every twenty four house such obstructions shall remain on such road the same to be levied collected and disposed of as herein after directed</p> <p>Be it further enacted that the words he and him only when they occur in this By Law as imparting the masculin gender and refer to the priviledge liabilites obligations and duties of a person assessed on the assessment rolls of said Township shall not be construed as exempting females who are assessed at more than $200 from the performance of statute labor or prohibiting them from compounding for the same but shall be understood to include female as well as male and all other words and phrases shall receive such fair and liberal construction as shall be best adapted to cary out this By Law according to its true intent meaning and spirit</p> <p>Be it further enacted that for the contravention or breach of any of the provisions thereof this By Law every person so offending being convicted thereof before the Town Reeve or any one or more Justices of the Peace who are hereby authorized and empowered to hear and determine the same shall forfeit and pay (excepting when the amount of the pecuniary penalty is hereinbefore specially specified and moved a sum not exceeding five pounds nor less than five shillings currency as to the said Town Reeve Justice or Trustee may seem meet and default of payment of the said sum ( or of the sumes hereinbefore mentioned together with the costs within the time specified for the payment thereof at the time of conviction it shall be lawful for the said Town Reeve Justice or Justices to issue there warrrent directed to any Constable in said Township to levy the said sum and costs within a certain time to be in the said warrant specified.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>and in case no distress sufficient to satisfy the said sum and costs shall be found it shall be lawful for the Town Reeve Justice or Justices to commit the offender to the common Jail of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville for any time not exceeding six days</p> <p>Be it further enacted that all pecuniary penalties imposed and recovered under the provisions of this By Law shall be paid into the hands of the Township treasurer within twenty days after the receipt of the same and form part of the funds of the said Township</p> <p>18 Be it further enacted that By Law No 162 of said council be and the same is hereby repealed</p> <p>This By Law to have force and effect immediately after the passing thereof.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{cut off} OF THE SCOTTISH TONGUE</p> <p>{cut off} the uncommon thing in England as in America to hear educated men and even {cut off}, remonstrating against the continuance of a Scottish literature. "Why," it is argued, "continue to use a language, and dialect which must soon become obsolete?" Well, we answer, it has a charm to us which we are not willing to sacrifice to utiliarianism. Practical as the world is, our tastes are happily not entirely so, and so we prefer holding fast those ideal things which to us are a joy forever. The memories of our early day are yet the morning sunshine of our lives. Where is the kindly heart that has not felt that</p> <p>"There's aye a bit gleam o the gude and the true. As we dream the bit dream of our childhood anew."</p> <p>And what brings this feeling home to a Scot at home or abroad -- like Scottish writings? When Tannahill wrote that simple line, "The midges dance abune the burn, " he set a living image before thousands of his countryment which all the gnats above the brooks in England could never have conveyed an idea of.</p> <p>The Scot is notably sicker, but no people so frequently give up wealthy and desirable positions to enjoy on a moderate competence their fondly cherished home associations, nor do any more readily make sacrifices to attain cherished ideas. The Highland woman who asked here gudeman to "gang up and be hanged to please the Laird," is an exaggerated illustration of this feeling, while the history of "The Forty-five" Rebellion showed a national self sacrifice probably without a parallel. From the sage, Lociel, who foresaw and pointed out the terrible dangers imminent yet could not resist -- the wild poetical feeling swept, irresistibly through the people, who staked all in their devoted enthusiam, the world knows with what result. Yet from that great uprising, and the merciless down-trampling that followed it, what a glorious heritage of national poetry sprung! we do not say the people did wisely in linking their fate with that of the "Young Chevalier," but they were borne away impulsively by sympathy and love of right, the noblest impulses that stir the human heart. So whether it be wise or no, we feel that there is something grandly loyal in our enthusiastic love of our mother-tongue. This much for the ideal.</p> <p>Yet are we not without reason for the faith to which we cling, for there are virtues in the Scottish language well worthy of preservation. Uttered by rude tongues it may be harsh, but from modulated lips it is very musical, and we have often heard people of other nations speak of the pleasure it gave them. There is a tender pathos in the dialect, and a fine rythmical flow in the strong simple words , with their profusion of vowels, to which we proudly cling. If any one doubts the truth of this let them read Hogg's "Bonny Kilmeny," and believer: or Tannahill's "Bonnie Wood o'Craigielea," or "Gloomy Winter's now awa;" Burns' "Nannie O;" or Robert Nicoll's__</p> <p>"There nane like you, theres nane like you</p> <p>The youngsters blithe around me now,</p> <p>Are bonnie a', baith great an' sma',</p> <p>But auld gudewife there's nane like you"</p> <p>Simple thoughts enough , but tenderly expressed and touchingly grand in their simple homely woreds.</p> <p>Willie Laidlaw', "Lucy's Flittin', is another fine illustration of the expressive tenderness of our venaculara:</p> <p>"O what is that pits my puir heart a flutter</p> <p>And what {missing}ars the tear come sae fast to my e'e</p> <p>If I was'na {missing}ettlet to be only better,</p> <p>Than what gars me wish ony better to be."</p> <p>"The Braes o'Gleniffer," and "When the Kye come hame," are equally beautiful . How that verse beginning "When the bluart bears a pearl," take hold of the Scottish heart, and where is the Scot whose ambition would not be fired to write as musically. The first four verses of Miss Blamire's "What ails this heart o'mine," Lady Ann Lindsay's "Auld Robin Gray,"the Countess of Nairn's "I'm wearin' awa," "The Rowan Tree," and many others have excellencies and beauties enough to stimulate the Scotch to follow in such footsteps for generations to come.</p> <p>Nor does the Scottish muse of modern days lag far behind. Henry Scott Riddell's "Scotland Yet," " I'll awa hame to my ain folk," and other pieces, are worthy of her palmiest days. W. Cameron's "Meet me on the Gowan Lea," "Jessie o' the Dell," and "Morag's Faery Glen,"--</p> <p>"Ye ken whar you, we burnie rins roarin' to the sea,"--</p> <p>are brimming with gladness and beauty as the birdies and the burnies themselves.</p> <p>Many of the Scottish idioms are very expressive and there is a pith in the language, as there has always been in the race which uses it. Take for example Burns' "Address to the Deil," "Tam o'Shanter," or "Death and Dr. Hornbook," or Nicoll's "We'll mak' the warld better yet."</p> <p>There are not a few useful Scottish words which have no English synonym, while many are indifferently represented. "Wersh" cannot be expressed in English; its best representative is saltless, but this is a thoroughly negative condition, whilst wersh is a very positive flavor, as every one who tastes unsalted bread or brose is apt to testify. "Douse" expresses at once a pleasant and tranquil disposition, with a well-conditioned body. "Crouse" is nearly untranslateable; it is conceited, sprightly and inclined to braggart. "Dinnle," the painful sensation caused by the return of warm blood to very cold fingers. Who knows the English of it? Is it tingle: How indefinite, while dinnle or dinnlin expresses the exact feeling sharp as the sensation itself. "Toom" is empty, but specially applicable to wood vessels, the word itself being the very echo of an empty barrel. "Braw" is better than any word we know to represent it. "Bonnie" is better than pretty, and not always so much as beautiful, commonly denoting kindliness of countenance, with beauty, when applied to living things. "Blithe;" this Saxon word may be claimed as thoroughly Scotch, the English having neglected it. It has no equal in its place, as Scotch authors have well proved. "Threepit" expresses enforcing as well as maintaining, and is very pithy. "Birkle;" In a Burns Glossary we have seen this interpreted "a clever fellow." Had Burns with "a Hieland gill in his cheek" caught this gomoral at his translation, what a loundering the cuif had got A "birkle" is a proud upsetting fellow, more guilty of lack of brains than their possession. We all know how finely sarcastic it is. "D'ye see you birkie ca'd a Lord." "Leal" is the very essence of loyal affection, and a word of rare merit. "Biel" is a shelter from the wind and a very expressive word. "Pawky" may be rendered artful, dodging; we know no better. It is full of meaning, generally implying humorous cunning. "Eerie;" Whoever in a dark and lonely place has felt a vague, undefined dread, a creepiness of the hair, though not really in fear, has been eerie. The feeling is well-known, but not expressible in English. "Glamour;" Let him who knows the English of this explain it. The "evil eye" of the gipsy and the killing glance of the lover possess it. "Gleg" is quick sharp and active, concentrated. "Gowk" is a simple foolish person; goose is the only translation. "Kep" is neither catches nor receives, but both. How perfectly poetical is the proverb "Ilka blade o' grass keps its ain drap o' dew." "Gawkie" is a thoughtless and awkward lassie or woman. "Gowpin," as much as can be lifted in both hands placed together. "Gancie" is at once handsome, sprightly, and of ample proportions. There are scores of such words which might be quoted. Where shall we find haffets for an Englishman, or a word to make him mensfn'; how set him hotchin' by a cozie ingle, or rinnin' pechin' upa brae, which is not a hill. While others dodge we will jouk; they may be big and sturdy fellows, we can set against them strappin', buirdly chiels. They dinna ken our grips and clours and cowps for carles "dour an'din," nor how we can daud and dirl the croons o' Dae-nae guids and gar them sough and swither. aye, and wauble as feckless as a tewed and wuzzent runch. As little ken they what a cantie hit bodie auld Grannie is, or how she loes to tent the toddlin weans. They may court their gentle girls on pretty hillocks or vales; we'll woo our canny lassies on the bonnie knowes or in the bieldy howes; while their children go to pluck the pretty daisies, our 'ill gang to "pu the gowans fine:" while brooks ripple between their flowery hanks, burns shall wimple by the broomie hraes where goslins cheep and linties chirl, and laverocks lilting sing. What Scot would not prefer a brumel to a brambleberry; or a hine to a rasp (the mention of which might se one's teeth on edge instead of a watering); or gloaming to twilight; or a scaur to a precipice, which might be a linn; or guidwife to good wife; or lowe to flame, which is also bleeze; or agley to crooked, which is different; or birr, or eident, or couthie, or vauntie, or rowth or gear, or girn or glower, or Laird, or Bailie, to any corresponding English, and there are many other words equally expressive.</p> <p>It is easy however to have too much of a good thing, and Scotticized Scotchis as unpalateable to a Scot as would be an over-stuffed haggis. Hately Waddell's version of the twenty-third Psalm is sadly overdone. The man who renders drookit for anoint, might aiblins dook till he dreeps in a Liddisdale dow and be nae the dafter for it.</p> <p>Though "old times" or "long ago" can never be taken as an equivalent for "Auld Lang Syne," the Scotch have long been cognizant of and adopted many of the excellencies of the English language, and we are quite willing to play a give-and-take game. Let England and Scotland unite in language as they did in government. We shall not even insist upon kinging them this time as at the last union, but will meet them and treat them frankly as though they were our very equals. If England is not sufficiently enlightened for this, Scotland can well afford to wait, resting on her dignity, and great as is her penuriousness (she has long been a thrifty banker), from her overflowing wealth so carefully garnered she will continue to sent her sones, as she has done for ages past to beautify and enrich English literature in all its branches, and the world shall be gladdened by her bounty.</p> <p>But as an Arab after offering his favorite steed for sale begins ruefully thinking over its many good qualities, so do we of our Scottish muse. A verse of John Imlah's song "There lives a young lassie far down in yon glen," springs to our lips:</p> <p>"Red, red as the rowan her milling wee mon</p> <p>And white as the gowan her breast and her brow</p> <p>Wi' the foot of a fairy she links ower the lea</p> <p>Ah! weel I loe Mary, and Mary loes me."</p> <p>And while that music floats though our brain we swither about the agreement rushly proposed, and really don't think Scotland could ever afford to give up her native Doric. Life without it would not be worth having. J.H.P.</p> <p>{in hand writing} March 1865</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>16</td> <td>took Pitt cow to Ab McNiels bull again July 9</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Lillie Do to A Cornetts bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do White cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do yearling Heffer John John bull in with cows 2 days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Bradlee Heffer Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>John Johnstons Bull has been with the cows for two day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Killie cow took to A Cornetts Bull he is in with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad brought a Boar from B{illegible} home he thinks the sow took to 3rd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>4</td> <td>took Pet cow to A McNiels Duram Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>took the White cow his own Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Duch 2 year old again 5 July</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Kittie cow again July 11th Do again Sept Caplands Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Youngs Cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do Bradley Cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1879</td> <td></td> <td>Pet took again June 14</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad took Pet cow to A McNiels Duram Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>4</td> <td>Adam &amp; me took the White Cow to Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>youngs Cow took again 7 July Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Dutch cow took to Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>{illegible} Cow Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>27</td> <td>the Dutch yearling heffer Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>Revd Mr Warren preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Mr Nicholson went away on the Express Ad cultivated the corn &amp; potatos &amp; hoed part of them everything is refreshed with the rain that come on Saturday and yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we all worked at Church Shed got the rafters on &amp; boarded round the main part &amp; part the roof &amp; shingled part heavy in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad rolled the summer fallow &amp; patched roof of the house I helped at the shed got coller braces on all the sheeting on the main part &amp; the North side shingled fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went through the potatos with the hiller at Barn I was fixing the mower a fine this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the potatos I picked they are very bad fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the potatos &amp; corn Mr Nicholson came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Tre{cut off} at night there was no one come for Mr Nicholson for Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad cut the Rye this afternoon Mr Nicholson went away on the Express &amp; so did David Ad went to for him Vive &amp; Bessie yesterday he got a telegarm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I put Paris green on the potatos this forenoon &amp; went to Kingston on the Express to the Prsbytry there was a good many Ministers &amp; Elders there they worked till after ten oclock P.M. Stopted at Citie {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>got home this afternoon the Prsbyton voted two hundred dollars of a suply to Lansdowne &amp; Fairfax Ad &amp; Wallace drew in 2 loads of Rye put it in west half of the big mow he cut the grass in that field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>finished in the Northwest part of the North field grass is poor raked part of it I went to see the Orngemen walk at the Station there was a large crowd &amp; a great many speaches made in our woods the Methodist &amp; the Church of England got up dinner for them the Methodist out wited the church of England &amp; got the most of the orngmen</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in 2 loads of hay put them in the New Barn they rake it with A Cornetts rake I went to the funeral of Mrs Bowen She was buried at Wm Cornett</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad got a New rake at the Station from I Stow we got in 3 loads put one over the Cows &amp; 2 in New barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>I took Mr Nicholson to Fairfax in the morning he preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad finished cuting the midle field &amp; began to {illegible} at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad finished cuting the orchard got in rain in the afternoon got all they hay out of the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace got in all the hay from the center field had 3 loads Biron raked in the fornoon they got all in of the orchard had 2 loads Ad then cut the little field North of the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>19</td> <td>very heavy rain last night &amp; this morning Ad &amp; Wallace is hoeing their potatos it is no hay day I have done nothing this week my bowels is not wright</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace finished the haying all but a load in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace loaded up a load in the North field in the forenoon they are going to take it out to the road they cut Rye in the afternoon Mr Nicholson came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Red Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Conly at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very warm Dry</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace raked &amp; bound up the Rye I helped to draw it in had 2 loads got it done by noon they began there haying at the road Mr Nicholson went away on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad came for the milk this morning I put Paris Green on the potatos very warm day I have to pump water for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>finished put the green on the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace finished there haying at the road &amp; cut there oats in the field next there house &amp; cut part of the Southeast part of the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain in afternoon</td> <td>27</td> <td>finished that field &amp; cut part of the old house field Ad went to Gananoque with Bushel of wheat in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>rain last night nothing doing I working the milkshed Mr Nicholson came on the Express Billie came last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Conley preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace came out &amp; cut the wheat in the midle field good crop raked the oats in north field very poor put it all one load 10 bushel sowing Mr Nicholson went home on the Express {illegible} I him Tom to help him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad worked at the road I worked at Milkshed in the forenoon I atend a congregational meeting Revd Mr Nicholson got a call to be our Paster Revd Mr Smith &amp; Colther was here</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Man worked at the oats in the old house field &amp; cut some in the midle field I went with Samuel Moorehead to his fathes &amp; others to see if they would sign the call for Mr Nicholson they all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Moorehead &amp; went to Fairfax with the call all signed the call Ad, Wallace &amp; the Man worked at the grain very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>they got all the oats cut at the road then they cut our North field Wallace &amp; I drew in 2 loads of the oats midle field I raked this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the road drawing in grain fine day Mr Nicholson came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace cut there wheat at the road in the forenoon cut part of ours in the afternoon and drew 1 loads of oats north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>finished cuting wheat &amp; oats hear they had Bruces Reaper fine showr this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace hooked the peas in the front field I went to Mr Kinkers Darlings &amp; Robinson with the Call they all signed it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Geordy came home this morning on the Express</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in the peas wheat and the Noraway oats of the front field I turned over the peas and spread out the oats all the grain is in except the peas in the North field they are not fit to cut yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>George &amp; Bessie went to younge with the buggy for Jennie Ad helped Bruce McNiel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Georg &amp; Bessie got home in the forenoon Jennie Mary &amp; Miss Angus came with them fine showr of rain at noon Mr Nicholson came on Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached in the morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; George helped Bruce I fixed the bolster of the truck waggon Miss Angus went home on the Mixed Billed took Mary home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce I met the Revd Mr Smith at the station he held a meeting to {illegible} the call to Mr Nicholson it was unanimous he went back on the mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad Bruce &amp; Mr Kelrey hooked peas this forenoon &amp; Mr Kelrey finished them this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad helped Breen at his wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad helped Mr McNiel at his harvest work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad &amp; A McKelvery drew in the Peas of the North field &amp; a load from the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Gibson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I have been fixing the grainere &amp; the Barn floor these few days back Mr Nicholson went home on the Express very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Wm &amp; John McNiel came this morning to thrash &amp; thrashed 62 bushel of wheat 28 of Rye 20 of Noraway oats 140 of common oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished the oats had 40 more 200 in all thrashed one load of peas had 12 bushel put the chaff in the Northeast half of the mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I went to the Station to see Mr Redman about having picknic for our Sabbath school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Geordy cut the millet a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad raked the Millet in front field I shook it out in the forenoon he had a small load mixed it with straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>I took Mr Nicholson to fairfax this morning, Mr Connely preached in the morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy drew in the millet from the old house field had a good load Mr Nicholson on Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I went to Kingston on the morning Express to atend the Presbytery with a petition and call for to have Revd A.B.Nicholson settleded as our Pastor it was agreed to the induction to take place on the 11th of September Ad Wallace &amp; Geordy drew dung at the Road fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>the Boys finished drawing the dung at the Road I came home this morning all well there was a fine showr last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>the Boys got all our dung out from the cow stable &amp; horse stable put it the old field very heavy rain yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I got a telagram from Gordy to go to Delta this morning he is got the Polic Marsley is strange can do nothing with her</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>We had an Excursion to Kingston for the Sabbath School fine day there was nothing made after paying $75 dollars for the boat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>the Boys drew the rest of the dung to the old house field Mr Nicholson went away on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to a bee for to get sand for the church of England Ad went to Gananoque to get Bills for our induction dinner on the eleventh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad cultivated 5 1/2 bushel of rye in at the road a fine rain I went to Mr Darlings to see about the induction Dinner we are geting it ourselves</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad finished the cultivating at the road and began to sow Rye hear he sowed &amp; then cultivated the seed and dung in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>worked at the cutlivating all day I sowed grass seed on it as he cultivated it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>finished the cultivating &amp; sowin he sowed bushel of Rye &amp; gave it one stroke of the drag</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>I took Revd Mr Nicholson to Fairfax this morning he in the evening here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Gordy is fixing tables in the Agricultural ahll for the dinner to morrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>we met the Revd Messer Mowet, McQuague &amp; Prfesor Williamson the came from Kingston on the mixed Mr Shambers &amp; Galaques they came to attend the Induction of Mr Nicholson he was inducted at 11 oclock we then had a dinner at 1 oclock there was a large gathering we realized 65$.55C</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>it took most of the day regulate things about the place there was a great temperance meeting in the Agricultural Hall &amp; lecture in the church at</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Began to draw ashes to the Northeast part of the North field drew 4 loads very warm dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>drew 8 loads of ashes Mr Big the School Inspector was here all night Wat came &amp; went home again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Gordy drew 7 load of ashes fine day Mr Nicholson went to Mr Copland to night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd mr Nicholson preached this morning warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; George drew 7 loads of ashes I worked at pair of {illegible} for the truck waggon they brock them on Saturday when drawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>fine rain last night Ad plowed in the fallow Gordy cut some of the corn he went to Young in the aftenoon with Wallace I finished the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad plowed in the forenoon&amp; drew 4 loads of Ashes in the afernoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce McNiel drew 8 loads of ashes in the forenoon Bruce went home at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad finished plowing the Summer follow and went to Wm Websters &amp; got his drill to put in the fall wheat he sowed 7 bushel of lime on the center ridge very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I went to Brockville on the Mixed there was an Excursion to Brockville &amp; return for 70 cents John A McDonald Thomas White Mr O Conner Mr Plumb &amp; others spoke there was a torch light prosession &amp; fire works at night there was an emence crowd I think more than there was when the Prince of Wales was in Brockville Ad Sowed 1 bushel of wheat on the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>A young Man from Lyn preached in the morning and Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad cleaned up some furrows I quiled &amp; spadd</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace dug potatos at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; I went to the Delta Fair we stoped at Wats I acted as Judge on Sheep the Sheep was prety good there was a very poor Show in Butter &amp; Cheese other things in the main hall Roots &amp; grain was good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>there was a large turnout to day of People that was all could be said about it Ad got the first prise potates the Peasles I got the first Prise corn for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I came home to night with Besie fine showr this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Young to mill last night expect him to night fine day I am fixing about the place Mr Nicholson came on the Express Ad got at Dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Nicholson preached this morning Mr Conley at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>I husked ome corn and cleaned some Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>We all went to our Fair it was good success in almost everything there was a great crowd of people we took first on potatos 2nd onf Beens 2nd on {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>rain last night &amp; most of the day I quiled &amp; spaded put the lambs and rams away from the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>began to dig the potatos dug 7 baskets Ad Sowed Bushel of Rye in North part of the midle field he intends to paster it next summer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad Sowed Rye Wallace &amp; me dug potatos we dug 8 Bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I went to the Confirmation at the road Revd Bishop Levis oficheated the church was full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached in the morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Wallace &amp; me dug 8 baskets of potatos Ad finished the Rye cleaning out the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the Revd Mr Nicholson &amp; Mrs Nicholson came down from Kingston we met them at the station &amp; brought out hear till there house is fixed Ad brought out part of the sawing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallce went out ot the 9th Consession to see his lot fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>sawed what Cordwood we had in the forenoon we then moved the horsepowr to the Barn and thrashed or rather cut a lot of peas with with the cuting machin it did good work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>cleaned some peas this morning Ad took 2 1/2 bushel to the road he went to Kingston in the afternoon the intends to go to Mr Starks to night {in left margin} Mr Nicholson went to his own house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I quiled in the forenoon went to a Agriculture meeting in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached in the morning Mr {illegible} Preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>got a telagram that Ellen had a Daughter then Mother went on the Express to Perth Ad got home from Kingston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad began to Plow &amp; Plowed in South field {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad plowed in the South field I dug the potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad plowed I finished diging in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to the River for Potatos got bushel I went to Gananoque for to assist P. Haslip in a liquor sosee</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>there was twelve cases got home on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Conley preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad plowed in the south field I did chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do I went to Gananoque on the Express there was two of the cases ajourned till to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>got home on the Mixed this morning Ad finished the South field and went to the road to plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Christie Young helped me to lay a floor in the house it is maple inch thick from 3 to 5 inches in width it is hard {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>got the floor finished today it is a bad job the floor is so uneven the lumber is hard and crossgrained Ad is plowing at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I fixed up the portions &amp; other fixing in the house &amp; got the cook stove in and the other two stove up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Nicholson preached in the morning and Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I fixed an old shovel &amp; cleaned out one of the cross fureres in the Southeast field Henery McGloughlin drew ashe with J. Darlings team he drew 3 loads in the afternoon 2 in the midle field &amp; 1 to the North field next next the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Henery drew 7 loads to the same field I finished cleaning out the cross furrows in the sout east field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>heavy rain the most of the day had the cows in the stable at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>We had a Bee at the shed at the church got a good Job done shingled the south side and boarded most of the front and a good eal of the ell part fine day Henery drew 7 loads heavy rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Vive went away on the Express yesterday her Mother came to see her before she went</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I sp{illegible} for Jennet Ad went to Young for Besie last night brought her home at noon to day Billie this afternoon Henery drew 7 loads of ashes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night rest came on the Express this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Mrs Highcock went home with Albert at noon he came yesterday Billie went home with Besie yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible} snow is about inches</td> <td>6</td> <td>I split wood &amp; other fixings we intend to kill the hogs &amp; cow to Morrow heavy snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>we Killed the hogs &amp; cow Wallace helped fine day we Scalded the big hog on the slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad came out &amp; we cut up the hogs &amp; cow &amp; salted them the big hog 376 lb we put a barrel of side meete out of her 210 lbs the other hog was 280 fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>rain most of the day bert came home from Glenta he went out on tusday with the children to see Ellen they are all well Ad plowing&lt;/td&gt;</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Mr Nicholson preached this afternoon we intend to have the communion tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>had the communion Mr Nicholson preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td>let the Ram out</td> <td>12</td> <td>there was a Missionary Meeting in the church at 3 oclock the Revd Mr Gallecher Mr Burton &amp; Mr Nicholson adressed the meeting very few then A Cockman gave 3 dollars Mr Thompson 1$ there was 5 dollars &amp; 80 cents taken up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Henery McGoughlin came here about 10 oclock to prove they finished what was to plow at the Road they plowed the Northwest field Gordy came from Parry Sound on the Express Vest went to Delta on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Henery plowed in the south part of the North west field a drisling kind of rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; plowed in the same field</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Henery finished the Northwest field and began the field below the house the sod plows well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Henery plowing in the field below the house Henery plowed only half the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached at night Mr C{illegible} a sermon in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Geordy went to G Whites &amp; got the horses shod hard frost last night no plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>we finished thrashing the peas with the cuting machine in the forenoon they then took the horse powr &amp; saw o Mr Nicholsons to saw his wood I helped WA Cornett to shingle in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>the boys finished sawing Mr Nicholsons wood &amp; sawed a little wood at Ads hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>very little work it is thanksgiving day went &amp; heard Revd Mr Ruston at the road Mr Nicholson preached in the Methodis Church at seven oclock rain &amp; very dark Geordy carried in the corn to the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I husked most of the coarn rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>finished the corn Ad plowed in the field front of the house the frost is all out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed I went to Dan McNiels and examined the consession allowance of road between the 1 &amp; 2 Con found at 18 to lat 21 con get no raod for rocks &amp; ledges there I then laid out a road on the line between John Latimer and Mrs Mc Kellree the road is all on Latimer &amp; 66 feet in width</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad finished plowing the field front of the house that finishes his plowing for the fall he has got all done he can do the ground is so wet he can do nothing on stuble Vest &amp; Geordy came home from Young last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>we all worked at the shed there 9 of us got a fence job done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>there was 5 of us worked at the shed to day got all done &amp; everything cleaned up Ad Geordy Wallace Bruce went away 6th consession to put a shanty to stop in when working there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they killed hogs at the road Geordy brought one hear at weight 185 lbs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>I cut up the pig Geordy brought from the {illegible} and sp{illegible} &amp; 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Brophy was find the other cases was not proven fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain most of the day Wallace brought the horses home last night he had them out with Ad &amp; Geordy yesterday morning he left them out there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I spoaled &amp; quiled most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>split wood &amp; put it the shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>snowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all covered I put 3 bolts in the tongue of Wallaces Democrat they lost or brock them out when he out with the Boys he went for them this afternoon they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Conley at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I split wood &amp; put all we had in the shed &amp; shelled nearly a bushel of corn a little snow &amp; rain Geordy ground an ax at the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I went to Marble Rock &amp; laid out a Road on lot No 18 in the fourth concession of Leeds Geordy helped A Cornett to thrash Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy helped Bruce with the horses to thrash I spooled for Jennet fine day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy at Bruces thrashing they got done there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>they thrashed at Ads today thrashed millet for the cows yesterday &amp; some today fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>they got done at Ads this forenoon Geordy drew some wood out of our bush it is dead wood in the afternoon I worked at a pair of {illegible} for Geordy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached at night there was a strang Stranger in the morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1877</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy went out to the Concession this morning Geordy is going to chop wood there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>We moved the stove in the church to the door took down all the pipes and cleaned them Mr Thompson Wm Connor &amp; Hugh McFrey {illegible} we did not finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we finished the fixing in the church by two oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do I thrashed Millet for the cows fine warm time the roads is soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Geordy came home from the woods at night to attend the School examination fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Richard brought Besie home from Delta I fixed a door for the church shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Geordy &amp; Bessie went to Gananoque I went to Dan McNiels with Mr Wm Websters to look at the 2nd Consession allowance of road it if could be made a road of it cannot be done very heavy hore frost the trees is all covered with rime</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>no work it being Chrisamas Mr Nicholson &amp; Mrs Nicholson &amp; Miss Smith is here for dinner Mr &amp; Mrs Dean is here for tea very heavy hore frost yet the trees are loaded with rime</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy cut &amp; drew 5 loads of wood out of our own woods mostly small dead stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the boys brought out the horse powr &amp; saw &amp; cut up the wood in the afternoon &amp; set the horse powr at the Barn for to cut the straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>began to cut the straw the cog wheel on the {illegible} sliped &amp; brock out 3 cogs we could no more Dr Pearce came to see Jennet she is {illegible} her side Ad got a hole dri{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>cut some more straw the bolt kept the wheel in place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I went to the Mooretown Schoolhouse to the nomination {illegible} Birmingham Webster Corkson nominated {illegible} Peck &amp; Anderson for Dp Reeve &amp; 18 for councillers fine day {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>1</td> <td>there was no visitors {illegible} fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad A C going with Bessie he intends to take her to {illegible} she is going to teach in the normal school then {illegible} went there it is very stormy high wind with a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad got home this afternoon {illegible} day Mother has a very bad cold Jennet is a good deal better {illegible} most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>stormy day with snow I mended at boots Mother is in in bed most of the day has a very bad cough</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the snow fell near 12 inches yesterday a{illegible} night {illegible} came home from the 6 consession Johnston team went for David Ellen is very poorly in bed most of the time she has a very bad cold with a cough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at nigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>no work done I went to the station &amp; voted &amp; came home Dr Percie came to see Ellen left two powders for her to take She is not able to be up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Geordy went out to the 6 Con with David Jonston Ad went out for a load of wood afterwards he brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to 6 Con he drew out a lot of railcuts for to fence the fallow there he says the swamp is first rate he brought home a load of wood he went in where he could not go last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad brought home a load of wood this forenoon rain most of the day the roads is neraly gone I atended our Agriculture annual Meeting at Stuarts Ellen came from Glen Tay in the Express to see her mother she is a little better the Dr thinks there is no danger</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>rain most of the day the snow is going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>still thawing no snow on the fields except at the fences Billie brought David home with the buggy they led Wallaces horse behind the buggy David intends going home on the morning Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>A Mr Lawson preached in the morning at night Mr Nicholson</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>we cut some straw Bruce &amp; Wallace helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>finished cuting straw then we cut the 3 loads of wood that we had here all in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce came and took the straw cutter on the horsepower out to the Road this afternoon hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>fine day Ad helped Bruse to cut staw I took care of the cattle &amp; spaded some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>warm day I took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Richard brought Bessie from Delta last night in the cutter the roads nearly bear warm day the roads is sloppy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning there was none of us out at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I attended on the cattle still thawing Geordy thrashed some peas Ad went to Gananoque Ellen &amp; Jennet went</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>very little frost last night the sheep has been very little in the Barnyard yet we have brought them in they go out wont come back unless we go for them Lizie came up on the Express from Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>23</td> <td>snowed about 3 inches last night with high wind cold day Richard went home with the cutter this afternoon Geordy went out to the Road to help Ad cut straw to windy to do anything</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>they finished cuting at Bruces to day fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>finished cuting at Ads the Bodie of Thomas Sliter was brought up from Montreal on the Express today he was taken there while atending collage with a cold it turned to feaver - there was a large gathering at the station to meet the corps</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Billie came from Delta last night Lizie went on the Express to Brockville Billie went to Gananoque with Jennet in the Buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached Mr J. Slitters funeral sermon this morning the church was full Mr Nicholson preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad too Geordy to the Shanty &amp; brought home a load of wood this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one here took the other home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads wood left one here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood the Roads is so bad that he can draw only one</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad drew one load of wood it is the last till more snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Billie brought Bessie home last night Margret Bilton came with them they came in the Buggy I have been in bed most of the day with a bad cold &amp; cough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad brought out the horsepowr this morning &amp; they cut what we had there in the forenoon about 3 1/2 cords they took all home for to cut thre Thomas Stark &amp; Miss Russel two other came on a visit fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad cut there wood this forenoon Miss Whinnee body came on the Express from Watertown Aunt Jennie came up on the Express from Lyn very fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad helped Ab McNiel to cut straw unkle Jonney came up on the Mixed this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Geordy fixed the old bobslaugh I have done nothing for a week back with a bad cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I went to Mr Dalings for to take his oath to on account against the Malkomsons for weed Ellen went to Young with Geordy to see them before she gos home they went in the Buggy fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>9</td> <td>cold day with high wind Geordy spit some wood I did nothing it is so cold &amp; blustering with a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Whites to get his horses shod Ellen went to Brockville on the Express on her way home we got a Telagram that Mr McElhenie is deadd &amp; to be buried tomorrow at 2 oclock I am not able to go</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy went to the Shantie to day Ad brought home a log for a water trough at home theres no slaughing the wind blew the snow off the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to the shanty this morning he intends to stop there I atend the cattle fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>fine day atend the cattle have a bad cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Buggys running</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy came home they all went an oyster super &amp; concert at Westons Hall super at Stewarts house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>they did not go to the Shanty to day beutyfull warm day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>17</td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to the shanty with Geordy they intend to stop all the week they put up a stable last week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I took care of the cattle I got cold again he cough bad again fine day I quiled for Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>a little grim of snow the buggys is runing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>a very little more snow Ad brought two loads of wood here today that is the first that he has drawn this week he was banking out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night &amp; day ground is very slipy it is dangerous to walk</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Joseph Copland was buired at the Union Church by the Orngmen there was about 100 of them walked in possesion from his Fathers to the church Ad took the Corps there was 72 buggys &amp; 2 horsemen followed Revds Messers Nicholson &amp; Brown officiated the Roads all in a slop no frost damp and chillie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Geordy took his mother down to Young to see Aunt Isabla she is very poorely on Saturday after Ad came from the funeral very little frost last night he came home from Young this afternoon Billie came from Delat &amp; went home again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>fine day I took care of the cattle Ad chained the allowance of road between the 1st &amp; 2nd Con of Lansdowne from H McNiels to B. McCoulloughs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>fine day Geordy went to the 6th Consession some things they wanted from it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy went to a Bee for to draw stones for a new church of England on A Cornetts place there was 35 teams they got a good Job done the roads all in a slop it was a warm day the Stones was got on Wm Armstrong place they had to draw them round the road</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy helping to {most of line illegible} to night in connection with our church fine night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy was helping to clean up after the superin{cut off} a good success they cleared sixty dollars above the expenses thawing all day heavy rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Frost last night with a little snow &amp; high wind Ad &amp; Geordy went to a wood bee of Mrs Webbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy helped Bruce McNiel to saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy cut &amp; sicadee logs on Bruces {illegible} in the forenoon then sawed with the drag in the afternoon for themselves thawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Gordy at the same work today fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Geordy went over to Charley Armstrongs place &amp; gathered up chips where he is choping cordwood the frost is nearly all out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Geordy taped between 40 &amp; 50 trees I overhalled the buckets the sap runs well warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 warm day</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached this morning and a Mr Chison preached at night Mr Nicholson had to go to Kingston on Wednesday to take Professor McCaresses place in Queens College he being sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Geordy went to gather chip at Armstong</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rain this afternoon no work done Martha Copland died yesterday afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain &amp; snow most of the day Martha Copland was buired at the Union church the Revd Mr Huston preached there was 35 Buggys &amp; 2 horsemen it was a large funeral for the day the road is almost bottomless</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>a little frost &amp; snow all gone before 11 oclock Ad &amp; Geordy went to the shanty to split rails fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>fine day John &amp; Ellen Scott came on the Express yesterday Stoped all night they went to Brockville on the Express to day J.P McCormick &amp; Samuel Moorehead came here this afternoon on church business fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson came here &amp; Mr Moorehead held a session {next line largely illegible} Elder for 12 months &amp; the {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>17</td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached the morning &amp; Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy went to the shanty to {two lines illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>A showr of snow this morning then rain showr on throughout the day I quilled for Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy came home from the Shantie they finished all that they could do I quilled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Geordy cut some wood &amp; gathered some sap</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he took a barrel of side pork gave it to Mr Brough on accout for fourteen dollars I quilled Robert Beatty came and got the Marchel papers there was only one note I gave him all the letters and recepts that I had Geordy went down to Young with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>fine day I quiled for Jennet Ad brought out two bags of flour &amp; some cracked wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Smith came from Kingston last night he is a student he preached at Fairfax this morning James McMullen took him up he preached here at night &amp; then went to Gananoque to go to Kingston afterwards Mr Brown preached in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>very cold day I did nothing only take care of the cattle Hugh Ellingham came here on Saturday went away on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I went to Kingston on the Express to atend the Presbytary fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Younge for some seed Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>got home on the Express this afternoon from Kingston there was a large amount of business to do I stoped at the city Hotel heavy rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>frost last night I quiled Ad got home to night he Brough a load oats with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jennie gathered sap we boiled all day there was a good deal of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Glasford a student preached this morning Revd Mr Brown at night fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Geordy got home from Young on the Express Tommy came with him they are all well in Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Geordy, Jimmy Jennet &amp; Jennie went to Gananoque I went Wm Websters got a line from him as Reeve for Jennie Kenney that the council would pay for his Board to any person that keep here has been here since friday she is sick we cannot keep her</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jimmie made hounds for the truck waggon I helped him with the irons fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy drew dung from J Taylors for a Bee hat &amp; brought a load of meal from the mill for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Gilbert shw was buired at the Union Church Revd Mr Huston preached there 30 rigs there was a bee drawing stones for the church Watt came to survey the church lot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>6</td> <td>he did it to day there was a driseling rain most of the day Billie came from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Mallory Elliot preached this morning Revd Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Geordy drew 4 loads of dung to the garden rom Joseph Taylors I worked at the hot bed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>I worked at the hot bed Geordy rolled the midle field &amp; part of the church field is too wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>10</td> <td>heavy rain in the night &amp; most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>sowed seeds in the hot bed everything is growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Geordy &amp; Jennet went to Young this afternoon they intend to go to Brockville tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I planted out over 100 Strawberrys plants that came from Mr Nichols at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning &amp; Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad began to sow at the Road he sowed bushel of wheat &amp; Barley &amp; oats Geordy helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Geordy helped Ad out at the road to ditch or rather to clean out the old bed dich</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>fine showr last night they finished the ditch in the big field next Cauch{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Geordy helped Ad at the road they are sawing &amp; are nearly done</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy finishedall at the Road today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Geordy brought the horses here &amp; plowed the garden here it is rather damp woods look red</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached in the morning Mr McClean at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad began to sow &amp; sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in the Southeast field west side of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>sowed 4 1/2 bushel of wheat in same field East side they then draged the garden fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad sowed 9 1/2 bushel of oats in the North field south side next the ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>sowed 8 bushel of oats in same field fine growing time fine rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>sowed peas in the field north of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>sowed pease in the same field in all 10 bushel fine rain last night David and Vie &amp; the children came on the Express yesterday morning Vid is not very well rain near night Geordy did not all the peas draged in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Principal Grant of Queens preached this morning &amp; mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>rain most of the day Ad took a man out to the 6 concession to ditch thre he is to give him 25 cents per rod I made nuts &amp; bolts for a gate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>finished draging the field north of the house &amp; sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in same field that finished the spring work all but the planting at the road and here fine growing time planted 3 rows of Halls beans in the garden</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad and Gordy moved the fence at the old house field &amp; made a lane up to the new Barn for to bring the cows from the paster to the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Geordy helped Bruce McNiel with the horses at his spring work I mended Jennes boots Albert &amp; his mother came to see David</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>David &amp; Vie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Geordy went to the Funeral of Wm Kyies Wm McNiels hiered man he was buired at the Ebeezerien Mr Brown preached I planted some of Halls beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>planted 1 bushel of Early Roses 3 rowses of butter beans &amp; some Pop corn in the garden fine rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Geordy drew 2 loads of wood from Bruce McNiels woods here &amp; plowed part of the field East of the Barn for roots fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad and Geordy went to the shanty this afternoon to plow &amp; sow a some oats then &amp; fence part of the peace fine rain this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Albert Heicock here last night he brought out a Roller for Charles Armstrong he took it to this morning &amp; he brought me some sweet corn I planted it in the garden east side fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain last night Ad came home from the chanty with a sore eye there is a stic on it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I planted a row of the horn carrot at the barn that was all a paper would plant I planted a paper of Summer savoury in the garden near the grapevine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>planted peas &amp; some Mummy peas in the the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>hard frost this morning Geordy took a Roller to Robert Van{illegible} in Escott he did not take it he brought it back he moaved the midle fence of the East midle field to the North ditch so that we can paster all the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Geordy Wallace James Lattimer went to the 6 Concession to work Ads eye is gaining I intend to go to Kingston this afternoon to the Synad it meets there at 7:30 this evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>15</td> <td>got to Kingston last night stoped at Mr A Swanstons the Revd Mr Wardrop preached in St Andrews Church to a large congregation the Synod met at ten oclock AM there was a larg number there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Synad closed to day about 5 oclock there was a good deal of busness done rather cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>got home on the Express all well there has been frost every night since Monda</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I put in six rows of the Ateringham carrot East of the barn Ad went to Delta this afternoon Jennie went with him Geordy &amp; Wallace came from the shanty this afternoon all the old piece sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Elliot preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>20</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; most of the day it has done a great deal of good got a Telagram that Aunt Isable was Dead &amp; that she would be Buired tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ellen &amp; me went to young this morning to Ant Isables funeral she was buired on the south side of Adams grave in Caintown the Revd Mr Brown preached in the Presbytarian church there it was well filled heavy rain at 2 oclock so that we could not get home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>came home this morning all well there was no rain here I planted 1 row of the Egyptian Beet &amp; 1 row of Bassano Beet Revd Mr Green the Bible Agent he held a meeting in our church Mr Nicholson {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I draged the potato ground Geordy went a Bee of Danuel Cowans fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Geordy &amp; Jennie &amp; all the rest went to Gananoque there is to be great day there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I planted 2 rows of Sugar 2 rows long Red Mangelwurses East of the Barn ground dry Ad plowed the corn ground &amp; sowed millet seed on it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad cultivated the potato ground &amp; draged the corn ground I took {illegible} to Fairfax Geordy &amp; Jennie went to Parry Sound on the Express heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain plant cabage &amp; tomates</td> <td>28</td> <td>the ground is too wet to plant Ad plowed some of the summer fallow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad plowed in the summer fallow fine growing time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Wallace plowed Ad went to Dowsleys Corner to look at a Road I planted 3 rows of green Peas next the oats South East field then 3 rows of Brown peas then 3 rows of White Peas then 3 rows of black oats they are all {illegible} the north fence to the water furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Planted 3 of the Peerless potatos next to the fence first 2 rows then 3 ushel of E. Roses {illegible} bushel of late {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Planted corn East of the Barn on where we had potates last yeare put the corn that took the premium at Delta on the first 2 ridges all but the last row the rest is our own Ad had a plowing bee in the north field 8 teams got a good job done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad plowed for there potatos at the road and made out his report of the Road at Dowsleys Corners</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>little rain this morning Ad came &amp; draged the summer fallow Wallace rolled the Peas and oats North of the house then rolled summer fallow Mr Bigg came up on the mixed stoped all night went away this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>{in left margin} washed the sheep got them in the Wagagen took them to the pit {illegible} Ad sowed 3 Bushel of Buckwheat in the North field midle part it is intended to plow under for manure he draged rolled sowed then draged</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>very hard frost last night &amp; this morning the potatos &amp; cucumbers is all frozen at the station no damage here Ad sowed 1 bushel of Buckwheat in North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>rain this afternoon he went to the road in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood from Bruces this forenoon he planted potatos at the road in the afternoon I atended an Agriculture meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>put the stove out in the forenoon I went to Mr Richardson &amp; received 4 dollars for 2 days survaying last year &amp; 7 dollars 50 cents for cloathes that I got for Jennie Kennee which paid to Joseph Taylor &amp; Mrs Fullerton for the stuff &amp; makeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>we shered the sheep in the forenoon I went through the Early potatos in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>went to the funeral of Stanton Johnston he was buired at the Union Church Revd Messers Corral and Huston oficiated there a very large funeral 78 teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>went to the Laying of the cornerstone of the St Johns Church it was laid by the Dep Grand Master of the Free Masions there was good many there they had Dinner in the grove 50 cents a peace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Gananoque to asist on a case of selling liquor on Sabbath day one case was not proven the other was ajurned till thursday the witness did not appear</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad worked in the swamp at home in the forenoon he rolled here in the afternoon ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>rain this morning night</td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>worked on the roads I helped half the day they drive gravel out of our pit they took 103 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I worked this forenoon that finished there work on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we all worked on the Roads we worked from the showground towards the station got gravel of the street or hill at School house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I went to Gananoque to atend an ajurned case for selling liquer on Sundy it was ajurned again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I helped on the New Street to the church&amp; Schoolhouse we got a grant of ten dollars to ditch &amp; graid it Wallace &amp; the girls cleaned out the church a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>atended the meeting at the Church Revd Mr Galacher preached there was a good meeting rain most of the day off and on Billie came with Besee at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning it was the communion Mr Brown preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>fine showr to day hoed some in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with R Fields to asist P Heaslip in a trial for selling Liquor on Sunday the case was ajurned till next tusday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>put Paris Green on the potatos in the garden put o 1/2 lb has five rows to do yet Ad cut there Rye at the Road or rather Wallace for Ad went to a bee drawing stones for the English church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace cut our Rye at the old house all but a piece for seed very windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in 2 loads of the Rye mixed it with old chaff &amp; straw this forenoon then they went home to draw in there very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in 2 loads of the Rye mixed it with old chaff &amp; straw this forenoon then they went hom to draw in there very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night very warm day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of Rye here warm day I could do nothing pains in my side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to Gananoque to atend an ajurned trial of Mrs Fagg filling on Saterday night fined twenty dollars &amp; costs Ad &amp; Wallace drew in the rest of the Rye had 2 loads very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Lyn for Straberys Wallace went through the corn &amp; potatos at the barn with the cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad began to Mow he mowed what he could cut with the mower very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I went to the School Examination Ad cut a little in the orchard with the syth</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Wallace cut around the trees in the orchard this morning Ad raked &amp; they drew it in the afternoon had two loads put it over the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Brown at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with 6 bags of wheat to the Mill Mrs Henery Webster died last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>went to the Funeral of Mrs Webster She was buired at the Union Church the Revd Mr Nicholson preached the church was full there was 53 teams {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad mowed the Northwest field I was in bed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad raked &amp; cocked up the Northwest field I did nothing I am so weak &amp; useless I can do nothing &amp; can eat nothing fine showr yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in 3 loads from the Northwest field put over the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad cut the Northeast part of the North field and drew in 1 load Kell brought Bessie home from Farmersville</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Brown preached this morning Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in 1 load of hay from the North field in the forenoon then went to work at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at there hay at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do very warm dry time the ground is very dry with high winds I have done nothing yet {in left margin} {cut off}rne Ida went away on the Express this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a spring for the Reaping Machin Bessie went with him got back at noon cut some of the Fallwheat it good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>finished the cuting &amp; drew it in it was after dark Billee came from Delta I met the Revd Hugh Taylor at the Station it first time I have been out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Taylor preached this morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace helped Bruce this forenoon they cut the church field in the afternoon the had the two machins &amp; drew it in put 1 load over the horses the other over the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace cut the spring wheat East of the Barn it very light in the head on acount of the dry weather they also cut the oats in the same field very warm day Bruce man helped them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at home cut there wheat &amp; part of the oats Billie came out brought Mr Laforta with him to help Ad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Laforta drew in 4 large load of wheat &amp; 5 loads of oats &amp; took one load of oats &amp; wheat rakings home to feed the horses fine day but very windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>rain all day &amp; most of the night it must have fell 5 or 6 inches on the level Bessie went to Gananoque &amp; took the boat for Toronto she is to see her Aunts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Whites &amp; got the horses Shod I met the Revd Mr Cormick at the station he is to preach for Mr Nicholson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garnat preached this morning Mr Cormick at night fine day Wm Cornett took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Mr Cormick went away on the Express rain today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went out to 6th Consession there sheep in there oats there in the morning he mended the roof of the Barn in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>little rain very bad harvest time Ad helped Bruce to Reap wheat</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in six loads of oats at home fine drying wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace id drawing drew in 3 loads then there was a little rain that stopt them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace got all in at home heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>began to hook the peas rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they hooked peas in the forenoon Ad cut some of the oats in the North field rain in the afternoon so that he could do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad cut some of the oats in the North field rain in the afternoon Wallace hooked peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went out to the 6th Concession to see the fence there was cattle in the oats in the afternoon him &amp; Wallace &amp; Lattimer worked at the peas hooking a while Ad then finished the cuting of the oats all done now expect a few peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>there was heavy thunder &amp; rain last night &amp; this morning there fell about 5 inches on the level the roads &amp; fields is a flood of water no work {left margin} water runing on the road about inches at the first ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>10</td> <td>we turned over the peas &amp; oats this forenoon but there came up heavy rain at noon &amp; flooded the ground so that the water runs over the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>fine day Revd Mr Garret preached this morning and Mr Nicholson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>turned over the peas &amp; oats got in 3 loads all in the field below the house &amp; 1 load of oats out of the North field that is 4 loads in all to day then there was very heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at Wallaces seller opisit the school house the ground is very wet the grain in {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>We spread &amp; turned over the peas &amp; oats this forenoon got all in except a little peas that is to hook</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace hooked the peas &amp; took them home this forenoon they helped Bruce in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace helped Bruce with his harvest fine warm day I taped my boots</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain at nigh</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace helped Bruce &amp; F Jones held a meeting in the Drill Shed at 5 oclock on the finaness of the country thre was about 100 persons present</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning Mr Garnet at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace helped Bruce to hook peas I sowed Thimothy &amp; Clover seed on the North East field where we had potatos to the first ridges of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to the 6 consession to see the oats there they are fit to cut they helped Bruce in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace helped Bruce to stock his peas Jennet &amp; me went to a Harvest home dinner of the Methodist church here in drillshed there was about one hundred 50 cents each George Taylor chairman</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Bruce went to the 6 concession &amp; cut &amp; brought home 2 loads of oats that was it all they took the colts out &amp; left them there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of David Johnston he is buired in there Rear of Landown he died in Gananoque Wallace got Wm McNiels horses &amp; went to gananoque for Bissie &amp; Aunt Jennet they cam on the boat from Toronto had a fine time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain this afternoon</td> <td>24</td> <td>Lizie came from Young at noon Ad did not get home last night he stoped a younge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning &amp; Mr Frazer at night I was taken sick with cold chil last night &amp; was sick all night I could not leave my bed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad tryed to plow in the summer fallow the ground is so wet he could do nothing he went to Gananoque with the wool 3 1/2 bushel of Thimothy seed paid 2.40 per bushel I am not abot to my bed I am so weak</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad drew 3 loads of wood from Bruces it it too windy to sow grassseed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace sowed the large field next colhaugler with clover &amp; timothy &amp; the remainder of our South field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad tryed to plow in the sumer fallow it is too wet Unkle Rob came up for Aunt Jennet Ellen went down with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the celler Geordy &amp; Jimmie came from Parry Sound this morning on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Geordy took Bessie to Farmersville a Miss Turner she is going to shool then Jimmie went home with them Ad went to Gananoque to here McKenzie &amp; Cathwrite they are to lecture there fine day I am not able to do anything yet</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Geordy worked at the ditch from the celler to get the water out of it they got it so that the water runs away heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for lime he got bushel from Wm Ferguson he is going to fix a Kitchen here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; thunder</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad fixed the granery &amp; cleaned the Barns he expects the thrasher this week I fixed his boots heavy rain Gordy went to a Picknick at Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy drew loam &amp; filled up the ditch from the celler &amp; to level the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>drew sand for to build a wall for to make a kitchen in the wood shed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad began to plow in the center field where we had Rye for paster this summer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>I took Mr Nicholson to Fairfax &amp; sand point he preached at both places &amp; here at night Mr Garrat in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy cut the millet at the road this forenoon &amp; took it in he plowed in the afternoon Geordy went away on the Express for Perth he is going to Ellens</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad helped Wm McNiel to plow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with a grist of 8 bushel got of A. McNiel John A McDonald had a meeting there was a large crowed there was 6 of the station cows in the grden &amp; orchard all night I made the owners pay one dollar each or I would take them to the pound Geordy &amp; Jennet came on the Express from Perth all is well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad began to plow in the field North of the house for fall wheat the summer fallow is so wet that he can do nothing with it a little rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad plowed in the field North of the house rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>rain most of the night the thrashers came last night they thrashed the fall wheat had 40 bushel &amp; 35 of spring wheat and 14 of Rye very windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached in the morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>finished the thrashing had bushel of oats &amp; bushel of peas had Bruces team Wms &amp; D Cowan teams fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>17</td> <td>went to the station voted for D.F. Jones was the second that voted the voting was done in Dickies Hall Ad plowed North of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad Do Do Jones was elected by 130 majority</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad Do Do John Gemmel shoveled the cross ditches as far as he plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing of the field &amp; cultivated part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad cultivated draged and sowed 6 bushel of the Red fall wheat Wm McNiels team &amp; man Bruses man had Dan Cowans team he sowed the wheat with Ab McNiels drill the sowed grass seed with it the ground is in good order he went to young with Jennet after dark he is to meet Billie with the children</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Glasford preached at night Mr Garret in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad cleaned out the furrows &amp; plowed the headridge of next the house Geordy &amp; Thom Cornett worked at the Buckwheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>A little rain this morning nothing done at the Buckwheat to day I went to Kingston to the Presbytery Stopted at Mr Nicholsons John Gemmel shoveled the furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>came home on the Express all well John Gemmel helped at the Buckwheat with Ad &amp; Geordy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they all worked at the Buckwheat Thom helped this is our fair day there was a great crowd on the the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went out to the 6 con to plow for fall wheat Geordy &amp; John Gemmel finished binding the Buckwheat this morning John Young &amp; Mrs Young was here for dinner had a fine pleasant time they were up to the Fair fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad got home to night he got it all plowed Billie came out with Bessie Revd Mr Nicholson preached this afternoon preparity fo the communion</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached &amp; had the communion there was a large meeting 50 communion sat down Mr Garrat preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Geordy &amp; Aunt Jennet they are going on the Boat to Toronto Jennet is going home Gordy going to the States to work</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with Wat he came here last night with Lizie there was a great demonstration in honor of the Conservative triumph fire works Balloons &amp; traid workin at them louder on a large waggon McIntire Dr Tuper and a host of other speakers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Escott &amp; got 700 of brick for to build a chimnie in the wood shed for a kitchen a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad helped D Cowanto thrash I went to Delta with Wm Webster to the Show acted as Judge on sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>got home at 9 oclock to night there was a good display of everything Ad came to Wats last night Mary Jane McNiel Miss Smith &amp; Jennet came with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is helping Wm McNiel to thrash they expect to go to Bruces at noon fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garret preached in the morning Mr Gallacher at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I set up some of the Buckwheat that was down expect the thrashers in the afternoon they are at Bruces they came here about 3 oclock they drew with 2 team &amp; thrashed with four finished about 8 oclock had 50 bushel as it is</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville on the Mixted he has to atend as Juryman Wallace came out &amp; we emptied the wheat on the Barn floor to dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>I picked 10 rows of the corn there is forcefull wind this afternoon with some rain the fences is down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>done up some of the fences Ad went to A McNiels with the colt then Mr Peck soil bought a cookstove for one dollar &amp; ten cents for the shanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace pulled the corn in the field &amp; garden I husked &amp; pulled some little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad rew a load of wood and other chores the Revd Mr Edie came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Eden preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace commenced to plow &amp; scrap out the seller in the woodshed he is making 14 feet in width &amp; the breadth of the woodshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>they worked at the seller I went with Mr Edie to James McMullens the Widow Turner vs Wm Cornetts &amp; the Widow McGloughlin he read &amp; pr{illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>16</td> <td>Intended to a trial of {illegible} Kavanugh &amp; Charles Shipman Junior there was five Justices of the Peace P Heaslip Wm A Webster Mr {illegible} Mr Hutchson the partys was fined 20 dollars &amp; cots or 30 day in Gael the trial was {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went ot the outlet to day out a load Wallace worked at the seller part of the day it was so windy they could not work I went with Mr Edie visited Mr Thompson &amp; Fullerton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Mr Edie went to Fairfax with A Cochran last night he intends wvist them till Sabbath I fixed for runing the lime Ad got our some hemlock logs for joice for the kitchen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>rain with a little snow mixed most of the day no work outside I mended some boots &amp; shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Edie at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Hugh McKay Wm Cornett came to build the cellar wall &amp; John Gemmel atended on them Ad &amp; Wallace drew stones I helped all I could</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little rain</td> <td>22</td> <td>they all worked at the seller. Thomie Cornett came for to help to plow it took all hands to ekpp the masons going Thom drew stones and lumber for the sill &amp; joice I laid them out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>very stormy day rain and wind Thomie plowed some in the below the house they finished the celler wall and we got the sills &amp; joice in so that we laid some boards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad drew 3 loads of wood from Bruces Thomie plowed and finished the field below the house and began the north half of the centre field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad drew sand or gravel for gruting I pulled the horn carrots &amp; the Blood beets Thom plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>some rain worked in the house at celler cleaning it out &amp; other fixings Thom plowed a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Glasford preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace helped to put up the studing for the partison over the celler wall wet weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Thom finished plowing North part of the center field began the north half of west field Wallace &amp; me pulled beets and carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain all day we boarded &amp; grouted some of the kitchen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad &amp; Thom plowed in the North west field part of the day it rained part Wallace &amp; me pulled turnip &amp; carrots</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>drew in some of the Beets and Turnips the ground very wet Revd Mr Glasford went away on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Wallace &amp; me drew in &amp; toped the carrots and Turnips the old potato bins is nearly full of the turnips Beets we put the carrots on the floor Ad came home with 30 bushel of potatos he got them at Newbrough voer in Mr Bultons 40 cents per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Smith a student came on the morning Express Mr Cornett took him to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay preached here at night a very cold day roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Thomie finished plowing the Northwest field I worked at the Kitchen hard frost vey cold time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad killed one hog &amp; 2 pigs Thomie plowed part of the day in the North field I went to Mr Deans and took him Mr Monleeks afidavit to some work that he did in the States N in the forenoon very hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Thomie drew sand to bank the house in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon I cut up &amp; salted the pork I put 201 lb in a barral out of the hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Snowed about 1 inch last night with hard frost Ad &amp; Wallace went for the colts to the 6th consession Thomie &amp; me grouted the kitchen cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace killed there hogs we worked at the house in the afternoon Thomie helped his Father in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Thomie plowed in the forenoon Thomie all day Wallace &amp; Ad helped me at the house in the afternoon Mr Chisem came on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Chisem preached in the morning Mr Garrat had his quarterly meeting at the same time Jams McMullen took Mr Chisem &amp; me to see Mrs Sheilds she is not expected to live &amp; then to Fairfax Graham did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Thomie plowed &amp; finished the North part of the stuble field the ground is so wet that they cant plow here I worked at the house in the forenoon helped Wallace at his cellar in the afternoon we put in a blast the fuse was bad is old did no good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning Thomie went to the Road &amp; plowed there Ad &amp; him they plowed greensward I went to Kingston to the Presbytry on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Thomie plowed in the afternoon Stormed in the forenoon I got home on the Express stopt at mr Nicholsons they are all well the ground is all covered with snow here there was very little in Kingston</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>14</td> <td>Hugh McKay came to build the chimnie got it up into the garrat Wallace helped Thomie &amp; Ad plowed at the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Hugh McKay finished the chimnie Thomie attended on him I helped Wallace at his seller we blasted out the rock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Thomie drew some old wood out of our bush I helped Wallace we blasted &amp; quarred out the rock in the forenoon I met Mr Cumberland at the station in the afternoon took him to Mr Stewarts to board</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain 17</td> <td></td> <td>Ad took Mr Cumberland to Fairfax he went to Lost Bay there was no one came he preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>18</td> <td>I took Mr Cumberland to Mr Shields his Daughter is dead she was burned at the Ebenezeer he preached there was a large funeral very bad roads with rain Ad got the horses shod at Whites Thomie &amp; Ad gruted some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we worked at the house got it nearly done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>finished the grouting this morning Ad finished plowing the green sod at the road the ground is so wet and nothing at the stuble</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine warm Day</td> <td>21</td> <td>I worked at the house Thomie drew loom from the pit to cover the clay about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain and snow all day no work done out of doors we fixed some in the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>raining most of the night snowed &amp; rained most of the day Thomie went to Escott to get his Boots mended I met the Revd Mr Sage at the Station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Sage preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow</td> <td>25</td> <td>Tomie took some stone to the road drew 1 load of wood to there then I brought a load here rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Tomie drew sand to cover the clay rained the house I collected school tax in the village in the afternoon Ad &amp; Wallace guared at Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>27</td> <td>I collected the upper part of the section this forenoon Tomie drew sand to the house when it was not raining</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>28</td> <td>Thomie Shoveled and scraped part of the Barnyard or rather finished it in the forenoon he drew sawdust to make a road to the Barn so as to cover the mud I mended Abies boots in the forenoon Revd Sage here in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Thomie brought plank to lay the floor of the kitchen we layed Plank {illegible} were too wide Sent it back to split on {illegible} again to the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I worked {illegible} or rather notified the {illegible} part of the section today Ad went to Gananoque with Jennet &amp; Jennie to take a grist to in mill Farmersville {illegible} the road with {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>16</td> <td>Malcom cut wood in the shed and we put on the double window Ad took Jennie to Gananoque to the examination it is tomorrow he expects the thrashers this afternoon hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Malcom went out the road to help them to thrash they thrashers did not come till noon drew dung till they came I fited the cast shoes on the slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I attended a congregational meeting in the church Revd Mr Gracen Mediator Malcom went to the road to thrash they finished Ads at noon then went to Wm McNeils</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Malcom went to Wm McNiels to thrash I worked at the slaugh in or rather helped McGlough to fix the cast shoes we rimed all the holes out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Malcom went out to Wm McNiels to thrash I went helped to get the shoes on got it finished a good job</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed most of the day</td> <td>21</td> <td>Malcom went out to the road after we got a load of wood they finished at Wm McNiels &amp; went to Bruces &amp; thrashed there I cut wood for Sunday Billie and Bissie came from Farmersville in the Buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>snow 10 inches in depth this morning</td> <td>Mr McKenzie preached in the morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Malcom went to road for to thrash Ad got the horses shod and went to the sixth con for a load of wood brought it here there is better slaughing he say then was last winter I went to School examination</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood he left it here very cold &amp; windy with drift he did not go back in the afternoon Malcom went to Bruces to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>wind &amp; snow</td> <td>25</td> <td>Wm came up last night on the Mixed from Brockville Wat &amp; Lizie Billie &amp; Miss Stevens came from Delta this morning for {illegible}mas very stormy wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>the roads is compleatly blocked up no going on the Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Wat &amp; Billie started for Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Malcom came to work this morning that is the first since tusday night he got on the spree he cut wood in the shed we killed a pig</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garret preached this morning Mr Paterson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Wallace Wm Ellen Jennet Bissie and Mary Jane went to Mr Starks in Pitsburg I did the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Malcom and Wallace went out to the 6th Con Wallace brought a load of wood home stack Malcom staid there to chop fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1878</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Sage at night Wm Cornett took Mr Sage to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>rain most of the day I worked at the Kitchen Thomas out {line illegible} at Bruces {illegible} Ellen {illegible} I paid Mr Thompson one hundred &amp; forty two dollars of s{illegible} money</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Thommie we worked at the kitchen laid part of the floor after that he brought the lumber from the Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>all worked at floor except Thomie he drew 2 loads of wood from his fathers he lent it to us the roads is in a very bad state they are almos imposabe</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for the doors windows and some flooring plank for the Kitchen Thomie got one of his Fathers horses to draw some wood to the road the Jennie horse is sick and has sprained her leg hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace brought out the doors pland and sasses and finished the floor Thommie cleaned out the celler</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Thommie helped to draw stones &amp; gravel to the shed at the church there was 4 teams &amp; hands to keep them going got a good job done Ad &amp; me worked at the kitchen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stewart preached in the morning Mr Garret at night James McMullen took Mr Stewart to Fairfax hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow &amp; rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>it is snowing this morning Ad &amp; Wallace came out &amp; they &amp; Thommie drew dung into the garden it was the heaps that was shoveled up or gathered up in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow &amp; rain</td> <td>10</td> <td>rain and snow most of the day Thommie drew a few loads of dung we worked at the Kitchen in the afternoon he quit working today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow no work out side</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; me worked in the kitchen we hung the south door and fiteted the North one heavy rain last night the snow is all gone this morning rain &amp; snow with wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Malcom Cowan came for to work Ad has hired him for a year for twelve a month that is 144 dollars he drew dung to the garden he took all the heaps in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Malcom cut up the oak top that the wind blew down and cut up whatever old wood he coudl get &amp; drew home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Malcom drew wood for them at the road &amp; cut wood for Sunday here Ad and he hung the north door hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stewart preached at night Mr Garret in the morning John Clow took Mr Stewart to Fairfax and Sand bay and brought home again</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Delta Ellen &amp; Wm, Jennet &amp; Bessie went with him they are going to Wats fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>very stormy day snow and wind hevy drifts Ad came home from Delta this afternoon roads heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>still storming, Ad went to Gananoque with a grist no traveling on the roads they are drifted up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>still storming Wallace went for a load of wood &amp; to bring Malcom home but he came home yesterday Wallace was from 11 oclock till dark geting back there is no travel on the roads he was the only one</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Oxby preached this morning &amp; Mr Garret at night Ad took Mr Oxby to Fairfax in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I went with Mr Oxby to see Mr Darling he is very poorly he has taken gangrin in his little toe James McMullen took us Add took Jennie to Farmersville She is going to the high School there the roads is very bad Malcom drew dung all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>he is drawing dung hear to day into the garden fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Malcom went to the 6 Con Ad brought a load of wood here I atended the annual School meeting Wm Thompson was put in Trustee instead J Lattimer stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood brought 1 here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad Do 1 Do he left it here Rob Beatty came up with a Sow to Ads Stoped all night at Ads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood left 1 here took 1 home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr preached a Missionary sermon we had no Minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Malcom drew 2 loads of wood he left 1 hear took the other to the road cut some wood form me I had a bad cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Malcom drew 2 loads of wood left 1 here took 1 to the road Ad went to Delta as a witness for Billie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Malcom drew 1 load of wood he left it here cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad got home in the that is 1 oclock night very stormy wind &amp; snow this morning Malcom Drew 1 load of wood here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Malcom drew 1 load here &amp; 1 to the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Malcom drew 1 load the he sawed some wood for me in the woodshed fine day but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached for us this morning Mr Garret at night stormed last night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad killed a cow that they feed at the Road this morning Wallace Malcom &amp; Bruce went to the 6 consession in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad put the breaking harness on the colts here very stormy day snow &amp; drift from S west</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque he bought an eight day clock for $7.25 from Mr {illegible}iter blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood he took it home the roads is very bad with the drifts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood he intended to be home in time for to take Ellen to the Express she is going home the roads is so bad that he did not get home in time her Jennet &amp; Mary went down to the Station on foot her trunk did not get down to Brockville with here it is to be sent on the Mixed tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with Hugh McKay to see the Revd Mr Gracie about geting a congregational meeting for to give a Call to a Minister there will be one on the fift of February at 2 oclock a fine morning it turned a terable storm snow and wind from the west then a cold north wind roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garret preached in the morning Mr Smith at night Hugh McKay took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Malcom cut wood in the shed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Malcom went to 6th Consession to work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad put the breaking harness on the colts I took care of the cattle fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad worked with the colts lounging them Billie brought out Watt &amp; Davison for to run some line for Mr Darling &amp; others in Escott Stoped all night they way the morning Billie brought out his bench &amp; tool chest</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with a grist he brought it home at night Wm Hazelwood &amp; Isable came here on a visit yesterday went home this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>duplicate of page - William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_07.pdf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>duplicate of page - William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_09.pdf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>duplicate of page - William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_10.pdf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>duplicate of page - William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_11.pdf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>duplicate of page - William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_12.pdf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>duplicate of page - William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_13.pdf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>duplicate of page - William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_14.pdf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>duplicate of page - William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_15.pdf</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>duplicate of page - William Beatty Diary, 1877-1879_16.pdf</p> <p></p> <p>Mr Redmonds Eye</p> <p>My verson of recived this Monday last that {rest of line illegible} I am very thankful to give for them {illegible} to get a {illegible}ing of them from several parties that got there from {illegible} but they had all lost there {illegible} &amp; 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It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal December 1863 to October 1867 Rates for 1863, one pound even shillings x f {cut off} Do {Ditto} or for shool seventeen shillings, eleven {cut off} Rates for 1864 one pound ten Do {Ditto} is for Shool one pound Rates for 1865 one pound thirteen shillings, {illegible} Do{Ditto} for School one shilling & eight pence {illegible} 1864 1863 {illegible} gave Thomas Scott four sheep we {illegible} accounts & square up to date {illegible} received from David five dollars{illegible} {next two lines illegible} {illegible} young Robinson to Armstrong Bull {illegible} { line illegible} __________________________________________________________ 1866 July 7 took the Lillie cow to G Picks to the Socities Bull again 26 11 Do{Ditto} Granpas Cow to Wm Finnelys Bull 15 Do {Ditto} Younges Cow Do Do{Ditto} August 10 think that yearling heifer took a Bull that was on the road Cure for pain in the stomak one ounce turkey Rubarb half Oc Jesuit Barks put into a bottle of proof a table spoonfull every morning 1866 1 �June 8 divided the line fence between J. Johnston & me I go from Faines post north to a stake 23 feet north of second growth Black Oak tree that stands on me near the line 1867 April I took the white cow to Johnstons bull June 28 Lillie cow to Socities at Wm Websters July 3 the Heley heffer took own 4 the Lillie 2 year old Do {Ditto} 18 youngs Cow Do {Ditto} 1864 Jany 1 Heavy rain this morning with wind put a slow plowing Ad brock it out yesterday Elen & me went to Cris Young in evening 2 very high wind all day I fixed the windows 3 Snow Snow no meeting here today very hard frost with very high wind all day 4 went to Town meeting Mr Thomas Darlin was elected for this Ward fine day 5 Snowing this morning & most of the Day cleaned the poll oats put 39 bushel in the end barn & 3 ½ for feed that made 42 ½ 6 went to Gananoque with C. Younge paid Wm Brough thirty one dollars fifty cents & got one note from him that I gave him last spring for corn & flour Ad took more oats Ad went to J. Redmonds for slabs got 45 7 went to the Scotts with Elen got dinner then them & me went to Mallorytown to the Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Socitie was chosen President again cold day 8 drew wood from Malonnies got a peice to take the wood off 9 thrashed oats in the forenoon Ad cut wood for the School went to an agricultural meet at Johnston Schoolhouse was chosen President very high winds 2 �with Snow in the afternoon 10 the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the School house cold day with high winds S. West 11 Ad went to Redmond for another load of Sta{cut off} took better than two bushel of oats to him for them I could do nothing with a boil 12 drew 3 loads of wood from Malonnies fine day 13 went to the School meeting Mr McConoll was Elected Trustee each puple is to pay 10 per month or find 1/4 cord of wood 14 went to Malonnies for 1 load of wood Aunt Je{cut off} Aunt Jane Mary Lib Henderson came with Rob 1864 {January) 15 went with Mr Morrison to the Trustees he offered to teach for 154$ a year & board himself they would not hire him 16 Robie went home this forenoon there was a little snow & rain most of the day 16 X cleaned some oats & wheat & cut cord of wood for the School & took it the Schoolhouse 17 the Revd Mr Seymour preached in the School house& the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch fine day 18 went to Gananoque to the Mill took 10 bushel of wheat 3 bushel of oats got 14 lb of oatmeal for the bushel 19 thrashed some oats went to McCormics formed a commitee chosen Chairman fine day 20 went Farmersville to the Nomination Mr Jones Mr Richards Dary Magee JA McDonald were all nominated after a good deal of speachifying they all withdr{cut off} but Messrs Jones & Richards the returning officer called 3 �for a show of hands there was nearly two {illegible} for Mr Jones he then call for a division which was the same Mr Richards then demanded a Poll which was granted 21 {line stroked through} Ad brought a load of ceader from Younge I went to Gananoque in the afternoon 22 thrashed some oats in forenoon went to Gananoque 23 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 24 No meeting to day 25 went & examined the bridge that Blair was to fix in the morning then drew 3 loads of wood from Mr Jones 26 Ad went to Yonge Ben & I went to Cooks, Bradley 27 went to Robinsons Schoolhouse to the Election a vote for Jones A great many people then Mr Carlings was there for Jones with Charles, Sinkler for Richards. 28 went again to the Election Jones has got a majority here 29 went to Gananoque with the slate of the {illegible} done at 3 oclock, Jones got the Election by 76 of a majority 30 went to Farmersville to the declaration after some speachifying Jones was carried around the square with a band plaing Farmersville never saw such a day every thing went off well 31 the Revd Mr Carrel preached in the curch 1864 February 1 Very stormy day snow & rain thrashed oats {illegible} 2 Ad & Elen went to Gananoque Ben &lize younge went with them. I thrash some oats 3 finished thrashing the little oats Ad is very bad with his head the cut he got in it when Doll ran 4 �away with him is festering 4 went to the funeral of Steven Finallays child it was buried at Robinsons Revd Mr Brown exorted snow 5 Cleaned the little oats 50 bushel in all that is thrashe Stormy day wind & a little Snow little snow 6 put the Peas in that was in the Stack in the forenoon thrashed peas & oats in the afternoon 7 little Snow with wind no meeting here to day 8 went to Grames & got the horses shod he charges 1s a shoe & 6d for a remove Ad drew a load of rails from Diers I bought one thousand rails from Mr Malonee he got them from Dier Paid Malonee a Barrel of Pork & one dollar the thousand 9 cleaned the peas had 10 bushel clean oats had 38 filled up 8 bushel of Peas & 26 of oats for Kingston fine day 10 went to Kingston with the oats Peas got 2s.3d for Oats & 2s.9d for Peas went to the Palace & got the flax Machin got home at 10 oclock 12 went to bee of John Johnston to draw rails from Hazlaps fine day 13 drew rail on to the road so as to make up the loads when we out of follow where the rails is 14 snow Rev Mr McConnel preached at the school house very stormy day Snow & wind 15 thrashed oats Ad & his Mother went to Yonge Henry Younge went with them to bring the horses home Ad is going to help Rob 5 �1864 snow Feb snow 16 thrashed some oats & fixed the chain very cold day 17 drew 2 loads of rails from Deirs 47 X 33 {Ditto} Do Do 18 drew 1 loads of rails 50 expected Wm Hazelwood with Elen & to clean some flax 19 drew 1 load of rails 50 Wm & Betsey Hazelwood brought Elen home we cleaned some of his flax fine day 20 worked at the flax brock one of the beaters little snow this afternoon rather on the thaw Elen &Isabla went to Younge with Hazelwood 21 the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the Church this afternoon 22 drew 2 loads of rails 50 x 54 fine day 23 Do{Ditto} 2 Do of Do{Ditto} 50 & 52 fine day 24 drew rails out of the woods to the road & one load of 40 home at night little rain at times 25 drew of 43 rails, Nelson Shipman was here at noon when I came home he brought load of flax to get cleaned we cleaned part of it took the rest home again the Machin cleans very slow fine day 26 drew two loads of rails 47 & 41 fine day Ad came home from Yonge he got the logs from Hogaboms 27 Ad drew two loads of rails 41 & 47 I thrashed some oats fine day the roads is giting very bad 28 the Revd Mr Brown preached in our School house & the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch 29 Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonees fine day 6 �1864 March 1 Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonees I thrashed oats little flurrys of Snow snow 2 Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonnees I thrashed oats some squals of snow Snow x 3 Ad drew two loads of rails I thrashed oats winds is South Southwest this morning South in at three oclock PM A very fine day Rob Beatty & Rob Armstrong came here at night Rob Beatty is very bad with a fellon on his finger they want Ad 4 Ad went to Yonge with Rob to help him to get out some rails I drew one load of rails that finished the drawing of the thousand that I was to get from Dier for Malonie the Slaighing is very bad 5 cleaned oats & peas in the forenoon went to an Agriculture Meeting at Johnstons School house then went with Mr N. Willoby to examine the Bridge over Black Creek near Mr Watts X rain & snow 6 Snow rain X rain & snow most of the day no meeting today little Snow to day {in left margin} Snow starting to 9 Sorms this quarter 7 drew one load of wood from Malunies Snow & rain all day warm 8 drew two loads of wood fine Day 9 cleaned flax with the machin Ben Humph{cut off} younge helped with there horses fine day Robert brought Ad home to day 10 went to Mount Webster to let out a job on the Bridge did not agree with any one Ad taped some trees 11 went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting went on horse back the Slaughing is all gone {left margin 7 �- went to corner the {Storm?}} 12 13 boiled sap in the bush fine day Ad thrashed oats Revd Mr Doxtater preached in the School house fine day 1864 March 14 Boiled sap Ad drew some wood out of the bush into Johnstons field & took the horse powr home to Henry Johnstons 15 Ad thrashed oats I fixed my boot in the forenoon went to Escott Mills to attend a trial of {Traspass?} & damages between Mosuer & Hide 16 mended the children shoes Ad finished the thrashing &choped some wood in the bush Snow 17 cleaned the oats had 27 1/2 bushel & cleaned the wheat that was in the bin had 17 bushel that is 27 in all little snow Snow 18 drew dung to the orchard in the forenoon Snow and stormed in the afternoon 19 drew all the dung we could get for the frost 20 Mr Morrison preached in the School house 21 worked in the house at the doors very cold day hard frost Ad drew two loads of dung for Wm Thompson from the ashery 22 put on two doors upstairs hard frost {in left margin - Insured the Barn & contents for 200 dollars the house for 400 in London mutul Insurance Company 23 worked at John Youngs Cultivator Steamed two handles for it Ad cut bunk stuff 24 went to Gananoque with the waggon with 10 1/2 8 �bushels of wheat & 6 1/2 of pussey grass seed I got the wheat ground but could not get the seed ground till after dark I got a coat & pants cut paid 3s for both 25 worked at the cultivator part of the day went to Ben Younges to see his horse he got his foot badly cut 26 worked in the Sugar bush Ad came from Young to night he went down yesterday for the coller that was at John Armstrongs {illegible} little rain to day 27 the Revd Mr Doxtator preached in the School house 28 worked in the Sugar bush fine day 29 worked in the blacksmith shop fixed the three inch auger & the boreing machin Snow 30 bore some bunks Snowed all day Snow & rain 31 went to Brockville & got Thomas Davis & Simpson Note that was at Blyths and gave it to Kyes the Balief of Mallorytown he came upon the cars with me to be sued at the first court there was a little rain & snow April rain 1 helped Benj Younge to Ripple the flax little rain 2 Do Do{Ditto} to clean the flax seed we weighed fifty six lbs flax before it was rippled then rippled it had forty four lbs of straw seven lbs of seed five lbs of wast 3 no meeting to Day 4 worked at bunks & stakes fine day 5 drew four loads of dung for a hot bed &splite 9 �some rails Ad boiled eight pails of sap fine day 6 split some rails & drew about 100 to the line between Fair & me likewise some bunks 7 fixed or worked at the garden fence fine day 8 finished the fence around the garden rain 9 fixed the hot bed &boiled some sap for vinegar little rain at night 10 Snow heavy rain most of the night began to Snow at day light & Snowed all day so that there is no Meeting snow & rain 11 X Ad went to Cristies Youngs & got a load of Straw I worked at bunks snow & rain rain 12 worked at bunks & stakes little rain rain 13 Do Do Do Do{Ditto} rain 14 Do Do Do{Ditto} Mr Robert Watson came here to see me about the raisin of flax 15 I went to Mr Bucks & got two teeth drawn Ad fixed bunks 16 fixed some tools in the blacksmith shop Wat came here on his way home rain & snow there was no preacher came to day rain & snow most of the day 18 Ad helped Criste Younge to saw shingle stuff 19 fixed Bills shoes & shod him John Young Criste came up for my boots they fit him James Laltimers Wife died about 3 oclock I helped Jo Bradley all night to make the coffin 17 10 �20 Wat run the East line it Keeps the old line on fence pretty well 21 Began to make the East line fence with bunks fine at noon a little frost last night went to James Laltimers wifes funeral the Revd Mr Brown preached there was 32 waggons &buggys 22 worked at the fence fine day 23 finished the fence as far as our cross fine a fine drizz driseling rain in the forenoon Ad drew some Stones for Mr Reeds foundation the foundation of a Stone off Mr Reeds in the afternoon heavy rain in the afternoon 1869 April rain 24 the Revd Mr Reeve preached at the School house rain 25 worked at a cultivator heavy rain most of the day the woods begin to look Red 26 Do Do {Ditto} dull heazy day snow 27 went to the Turner neabourhood to see if there was any that would sow flax came on a heavy Snow storm so that I had to stop all night at Thomas Davises there is some that will sow a little 28 came home from Davis this morning the roads is very bad 29 went to see Mr Latimer about Sowing flax he will do all he can fine day Ad go five hundred of hay from Criste Young 30 went over the lower end of the School Section to see and get the School bill & see if there was any that would sow flax there is some that will there 11 �has forty bushel of flax seed come from Mr Watson of Brockville for me to the Station fine day Ad went to Younge to see about the sawing of the logs that was got of Hogabom yesterday 1864 May 1 rain 1 Revd Mr Recine preached in the Shool house heavy rain last night & some this morning 2 worked at a drag Ad went to Cooks to see if there was any of the farmers wanted flax seed put up notics we then drew up 20 bags or 40 bushel of flax seed from the Station that Mr Watson cant for distribution the Elens went to see Mrs Dickson she is very sick 3 heavy rain all day worked at the drag 4 worked at the cultivator in blacksmith shop a little shower of rain Ad helped Criste Young to saw shingle stuff a little sprinkle of rain 5 worked at the dragteeth in the blacksmith shot Ad plowed for John Johnston that is the first plowing he has done this spring 6 cut the teeth in the drag & other fixings on it Ad plowed at John Johnstons rain 7 Do Do Do{Ditto} in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon I went to an agricultural meetting in the afternoon 8 rain Revd Mr Reevie preached in the School house at six oclock we had the first sabath School this morning rain most of the day 9 made some more of the line fence ground very wet no plowing yet 10 rain to day made a gait for the road Ad went to Johnstons to plow rain rain 12 �11 drew rails to the peice of ground west of Healeys made the fence & plowed it for potatos X 12 {in left margin} the woods is begining to look green went to Mallorytown to the Division count I sued J. Davis & J. Simpson they confession Judgment Ad & the boys planted about 2 1/2 bushel of Scotch Erely rain 13 heavy rain most of the day no plowing yet cut potatos rain 14 Ad went to Gananoque took 6 bushel of flax seed to Dr Richman he is geting some parties to sow it he bought 100 of flour 12s, 100 of meal 7s 6d 15 Revd Mr Recine Preached in the School house heavy rain 1864 May rain 16 Made a cross fence in the paster east of the Barn to the line went to the Station to the Court of Revision there was a good many at it little rain 17 Ad plowed for J. Johnston fine day Plumb trees in full bloom 18 washed the Sheep at John Bradley I took 13 bags of the flax seed that Mr Watson sent here to the Station again & sent it to Ly to him there is very few that will sow it fine day X 19 began to plow & plowed a pece in the grardens in the forenoon then plowed at the east line between the ditches the ground rather wet but is geting rather late late& there has been no rain for three days 20 {in left margin} planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden Ad plowed &draged in 1 1/2 bushel of Spring Rye that is the first sowing we have done fine day 21 sowed 4 bushel of Barley East line between the rain 13 �ditches little rain in the afternoon fine growing times 22 the Revd Mr McCaull preached in the Schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol in the Church rain rain 23 Sowed 2 bushel of barley then 6 bushel of poll oats & 5 bushel of John Younges peas on the fall plowing North of the North ditch worked with the cultivator the ground is run together - did not get all finished heavy thunder & lightning with rain at Sundown 24 fine growing morning finished the peas & oats & then plowed for more Barley Sheared some of the Sheep 25 plowed for Barley dull with a little rain 26 sowed 4 1/2 bushel Barley little rain the ground is rather damp I cut potatos 27 {in left margin} 15 bushel of Barly in all sowed 2 bushel Barley 2 of the ridges was plowed last fall all the rest was plowed this Spring 28 sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Barley & one bushel of oats between the barley 29 the RevdMr Gordon preached in the School house 30 prowed the Corn ground at the old Barnstead 31 draged the Cornground & sowed 3/4 bushel of flaxseed at the North of it chained for the corn & planted most of it Ad plowed north of the first ditch for wheat the ground is geting hard {illegible} 1864 June 1 Sowed better than 2 bushel of Blacksee fine Shower 14 �rain last night the ground is rather wet to day finished planting the corn planted about 1 acre got the Seed from George White began to plow in the orchard for potatos fine day 2 plowed in orchard the wind is South at noon finished plowing the orchard & then draged it 3 {in left margin} planted 30 bushels of potatos in all began to plant the potatos one bushel of all sorts next the East fence then 8 bushel of Corkreds then 6 bushel of princealberts Sowed 2 bushel of Black See Ad north of the first ditch planted 5 bushel of Garnet Chillas & 7 bushel of Cups & sowed better than 2 bushel of blacksee 5 the Revd Mr Reeve preached in the School house& the Revd Mr Carrol in the Church 6 {in left margin} 12 bushel of peas in all Sowed 4 Bushel of peas John Johnston helped with his teem planted some beans in the garden Ad furneed 3 drills for beets next the fence in the orchard frost 7 planted the 3 drills with Mangols Sugar beets & Kola Raba Sowed 3 bushel of peas that makes 7 of the Gardner Peas all sowed north of the first ditch west side of the path received a letter from Mr Watson with three dollars in it wanting me to go to Wadinton hard frost last night 8 went to Brockville with the night Express saw Mr Watson & we went to Wadinton to see the Flax Machinery it workes fine stopted all night then came home at night Ad sowed 1 1/2 bushel of flax seed north of the old house & began to plow in the north Field John Johnston helped him in the afternoon fine day very dry rain 9 plowed & sowed 5 1/2 bushel of oats J. Johnston helped Herny Armstrong helpe likewise fined rain to day 10 plowed draged & sowed 12 1/2 bushel of peas oats 15 �Henery Armstrong & J. Johnston helped 11 12 Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats & peas H. Armstrong & H Johnston helped to plow {in left margin} in all 33 bushels oats the Revd Mr Reeves preached in the School house 13 sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas & oats that finished the Sowing 1864 June 14 I got Bill shod at Talermans Ad cleaned out the furrows of the oats ground in the forenoon split some rails & made a pice of line fence at the East line very dry weather 15 began to work on the Roads Ad went to younge to Hannah Hazelwoods wedding she is to be married to Mr Camp from Gouldburn very warm weather 16 worked on the Roads Ad came home from young 17 Do Do{Ditto} 18 finished the Road work self 3 days Ad 2 David 2 19 X the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the Church 20 Sowed 1 bushel of Buckwheat east of the old barnyard the ground is very dry 21 Ad roled some of the Peas & oats I made a door for the little bed room put 1 cow 2 heffers 2 steers in the Armstrongs paster 22 Ad went through the corn with the disk I made another door for upstairs 23 Ad roled the flax & wheat in the forenoon bill & me hoed corn gound very dry 16 �24 drew gravel for Mr Weston for a road in to his place 25 Do Do{Ditto} in the forenoon Robert Beatty came here brought Elen home 26 the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the School house Thomas Scott & his Wife came here this morning 27 drew stones for Mr Westons road 28 drew gravel for Do Do{Ditto} that it finished 29 went to Gananoque with I Bradley to see if the flax brake was near ready it will not be ready for 10 or 12 days yet Ad went through the potatos with the disk 30 went to A raising of Do Reeds at the Station Ad went to a loging Bee of Mr Roths 1864 July 1 worked at the potatos with deel 2 fine rain this morning cobled the children's boots everything looks refreshed 3 X the Revd Mr White preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church & the Revd Mr Revee in the School house in the afternoon 4 went to Marble Rock with Mr Darlin to survey a road to Mr Colmans Mill Ad went to Younge for a load of boards in the afternoon 5 went to the funeral of John Weston child the Revd Mr Carrol preached Ad came home with 500 feet of board, brought Jennet with him 6 Ad went throw the potatos with the cultivator 7 loged the old paster the ground is very dry 8 worked at the corn 17 �9 Do Do Do{Ditto} Ad drew Stones to the Station for a cellar for Mr Dean 10 rain Ad & Elen went to Gananoque to curch with the Youngs young people very heavy rain the Revd Mr Revee preached in the Shoolhouse X 11 I went to Thomas Scotts & him & me went to view Meadows & flax for the Young & Escot Agriculture Society Ad & Bille worked at the corn 12 the Boys finished the corn then went to Mr Shels wood to hear the Revd Mr Carrol preach to the Orngemen the Revd Mr White & others spoke on the ocation I got home from driving at dark meadows & flax is light 13 worked at the potatos the ground is very dry helped Cristee Younge to move this Barn 14 I worked at the potatos Do{Ditto} 15 Do Do Do{Ditto} 16 Do Do Do{Ditto} 17 the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the Church at 3 oclock & the Revd Mr Reeve at 6 oclock in the Schoolhouse 1864 July 18 Began to mow & mowed front of the old house 19 mowed in the North field west side grass light 20 mowed 2 drew in some {illegible} took some flax with us 21 went to Gananoque with Mr Watson to see the flax 22 finished the 6 acres & drew some 18 �23 24 rain mowed in the midle field west side & drew in what was cut had 7 loads of the 6 cares put it in granery mow there has been no dew this week the Revd Mr Reeve preached in the Shoolhouse 25 finished the west side of the midle field this forenoon little dew this morning cut the Rye in the afternoon 26 mowed in the midle field East line a little Shower this afternoon stopt the drawing in 27 worked in the midle field drew in the west side of what was north of the house 28 finished cuting the midle field this morning heavy dew with a fog raked & drew in the Rye had 1 load very dry weather 29 A little Shower last night about 11 oclock Ad went to Beverly this afternoon to bring Isabla & David & Wat wife here spread out some of the hay & put it cock 30 mowed a little in the North field Adam Armstrong came here the first time he has been here since we moved up raked & cocked what hay there was in the midle field Ad came home brought Isabla & Lizie & her brother David did not come 31 there is a field meeting in McNiels woods the Revd Mr Reves & the Revd Mr White preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Burns & White in the afternoon there was a great many here for dinner the Revd Mr Reve preached at 6 oclock in the Schoolhouse 1864 {next few lines illegible} August 15 Intend to got to Lyn by the half past eight train to commence with Mr Wilson at the flax pulling 1864 June 19 �No 1 {illegible} Mar 16 {possibly} 16 went to the repair and start the lansdown jobs Wm Killingbeck to take down the hill fix the bridge, make a crossing grub out the center of the road 15 feet in width cut it all 40 feat No 2 Michel Oconner from the hemlock tree of No 1 to hemlock stub & tree to clear it 40 feat width 15 feet to be grubd in the center for 50 to from hemlock stub & hemlock tree to a stump marked 13 make Michal Oconner 16 {illegible} to a Cars cow out laid out{illegible} at the Second Concession {illegible} put up {illegible] and reported to Went to Gananoque Took in the cars laid out a Road on {illegible} the second concession of Leeds put up Notices & reported to council. 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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, 1863-1864 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-1864 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. 1863 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{not actually from original diary - modern marker page in reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty, when in actuality they are the work of his father William.)</p> <p>Beatty,</p> <p>Walter</p> <p>November 1863</p> <p>to</p> <p>October 1867</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Rates for 1863, one pound even shillings x f (cut off)</p> <p>Do or for shool seventeen shillings, eleven {cut off}</p> <p>Rates for 1864 one pound ten</p> <p>Do is for Shool one pound</p> <p>Rates for 1865 one pound thirteen shillings, {illegible}</p> <p>Do for School one shilling &amp; eight pence {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <p>1863</p> <p>{illegible} gave Thomas Scott four sheep we</p> <p>{illegible} accounts &amp; square up to date</p> <p>{illegible} received from David five dollars{illegible}</p> <p>{next two lines illegible}</p> <p>{illegible} young Robinson to Armstrong Bull {illegible}</p> <p>{ line illegible}</p> <p>__________________________________________________________</p> <p>1866</p> <p>July 7 took the Lillie cow to G Picks to the Socities Bull again 26</p> <p>11 Do Granpas Cow to Wm Finnelys Bull</p> <p>15 Do Younges Cow Do Do</p> <p>August 10 think Best yearling heifer took a Bull that was on the road</p> <p></p> <p>Cure for pain in the stomak</p> <p>one ounce turkey Rubarb</p> <p>half Do Jesuit Barks put into a bottle of proof</p> <p>a table spoonful every morning</p> <pre>1866 </pre> <p>June 8 divided the line fence between J. Johnston &amp; me I go from Faines post north to a stake 23 feet north of second growth Black Oak tree that stands on me near the line</p> <p>1867 April</p> <p>{illegible} 29 took the white cow to Johnstons bull</p> <p>June 28 Lillie cow to Socities at Wm Websters</p> <p>July 3 the Heley heffer took own</p> <p>4 the Lillie 2 year old Do</p> <p>18 youngs Cow Do</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jany</td> <td>1</td> <td>Heavy rain this morning with wind put a slow plowing Ad brock it out yesterday Elen &amp; me went to Cris Young in evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>very high wind all day I fixed the windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting here today very hard frost with very high wind all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to Town meeting Mr Thomas Darlin was elected for this Ward fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Snowing this morning &amp; most of the Day cleaned the poll oats put 39 bushel in the end barn &amp; 3 12 for feed that made 42 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>went to Gananoque with C. Younge paid Wm Brough thirty one dollars fifty cents &amp; got one note from him that I gave him last spring for corn &amp; flour Ad took more oats Ad went to J. Redmonds for slabs got 45</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>went to the Scotts with Elen got dinner then them &amp; me went to Mallorytown to the Annual meeting of the Agricultural Socitie was chosen President again cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>drew wood from Malonnies got a peice to take the wood off</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>9</td> <td>thrashed oats in the forenoon Ad cut wood for the School went to an agricultural meet at Johnston Schoolhouse was chosen President very high winds with snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the school house cold day with high winds S. West</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Redmond for another load of Sta{cut off} took better than two bushel of oats to him for them I could do nothing with a boil</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>drew 3 loads of wood from Malonnies fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>went to the School meeting Mr McConoll was Elected Trustee each puple is to pay 10 per month or find 4 cord of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>went to Malonnies for 1 load of wood Aunt Je{cut off} Aunt Jane Mary Lib Henderson came with Rob</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864 {January)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>went with Mr Morrison to the Trustees he offered to teach for 154$ a year &amp; board himself they would not hire him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Robie went home this forenoon there was a little snow &amp; rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>cleaned some oats &amp; wheat &amp; cut cord of wood for the school &amp; took it the schoolhouse -</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>the Revd Mr Seymour preached in the school house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>18</td> <td>went to Gananoque to the Mill took 10 bushel of wheat 3 bushel of oats got 14 lb of oatmeal for the bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>thrashed some oats went to McCormics formed a commitee chosen chairman fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>went Farmersville to the Nomination of Mr Jones Mr Richards Darg Magee JA McDonald were all nominated after a good deal of speachifying they all withdr{cut off} but Messrs Jones &amp; Richards the returning officer called for a show of hands there was nearly two {illegible} for Mr Jones he then call for a division which was the same Mr Richards then demanded a Poll which was granted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>{line stroked through} Ad brought a load of ceader from Younge I went to Gananoque in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>thrashed some oats in forenoon went to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>No meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>went &amp; examined the bridge that Blair was to fix in the morning then drew 3 loads of wood from Mr Jones</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Yonge Ben &amp; I went to Cooks, Bradley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>went to Robinsons Schoolhouse to the Election a vote for Jones A great many people then Mr Carlings was there for Jones with Charles, Sinkler for Richards.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>went again to the Election Jones has got a majority here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to Gananoque with the slate of the {illegible} done at 3 oclock, Jones got the Election by 76 of a majority</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to Farmersville to the declaration after some speachifying Jones was carried around the square with a band plaing Farmersville never saw such a day everything went off well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrel preached in the curch</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>1</td> <td>Very stormy day snow &amp; rain thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Elen went to Gananoque Ben &amp; lize younge went with them. I thrash some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>finished thrashing the little oats Ad is very bad with his head the cut he got in it when Doll ran away with him is festering</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to the funeral of Steven Finallays child it was buried at Robinsons Revd Mr Brown exorted</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>5</td> <td>Cleaned the little oats 50 bushel in all that is thrashe stormy day wind &amp; a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little snow</td> <td>6</td> <td>put the peas in that was in the stack in the forenoon thrashed peas &amp; oats in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting here to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little snow with wind</td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Grames &amp; got the horses shod he charges 1sa shoe &amp; 6d for a remove Ad drew a load of rails from Diers I bought one thousand rails from Mr Malonee he got them from Dier Paid Malonee a Barrel of Pork &amp; one dollar the thousand</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>cleaned the peas had 10 bushel clean oats had 38 filled up 8 bushel of Peas &amp; 26 of oats for Kingston fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>went to Kingston with the oats Peas got 2s.3d for Oats &amp; 2s.9d for Peas went to the Palace &amp; got the flax machine got home at 10 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>went to bee of John Johnston to draw rails from Hazlaps fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>drew rail on to the road so as to make up the loads when we out of follow where the rails is</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 snow</td> <td></td> <td>Rev Mr McConnel preached at the school house very stormy day snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>thrashed oats Ad &amp; his Mother went to Yonge Henry Younge went with them to bring the horses home Ad is going to help Rob</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <p>snow</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>16</td> <td>thrashed some oats &amp; fixed the chain very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>drew 2 loads of rails from Deirs 47 X 33 Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>drew 1 loads of rails 50 asfisted Wm Hazelwood with Elen &amp; to clean some flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>drew load of rails 50 Wm &amp; Betsey Hazelwood brought Elen home we cleaned some of his flax fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>20</td> <td>worked at the flax brock one of the beaters little snow this afternoon rather on the thaw Elen &amp; Isabla went to Younge with Hazelwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the Church this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew 2 loads of rails 50 X 54 fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do 2 Do of Do 50 &amp; 52 fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>drew rails out of the woods to the road &amp; one load of 40 home at night little rain at times</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>drew of 43 rails, Nelson Shipman was here at noon when I came home he brought load of flax to get cleaned we cleaned part of it took the rest home again the machine cleans very slow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>drew two loads of rails 47 &amp; 41 fine day Ad came home from Yonge he got the logs from Hogaboms</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails 41 &amp; 47 I thrashed some oats fine day the roads is giting very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>heard Mr Brown preached in our School house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the curch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonees fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonees I thrashed oats little flurrys of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails from Malonnees I thrashed oats some squals of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of rails I thrashed oats winds is south southwest this morning south in at three oclock PM Avery fine day Rob Beatty &amp; Rob Armstrong came here at night Rob Beatty is very bad with a fellon on his finger they want Ad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Yonge with Rob to help him to get out some rails I drew one load of rails that finished the drawing of the thousand that I was to get from Dier for Malonie the slaughing is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X rain &amp; snow</td> <td>5</td> <td>cleaned oats &amp; peas in the forenoon went to an Agriculture Meeting at Johnstons School house then went with Mr N. Willaby to examine the Bridge over Black Creek near Mr Watts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>rain &amp; snow most of the day no meeting today little snow to day {in left margin} Snow starting to 9 Sorms this quarter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Snow rain</td> <td>7</td> <td>drew one load of wood from Malunies Snow &amp; rain all day warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>drew two loads of wood fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>cleaned flax with the machin Ben Humph{cut off} younge helped with there horses fine day Robert brought Ad home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>10</td> <td>went to Mount Webster to let out a job on the Bridge did not agree with any one Ad tapd some trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>went to Mallorytown to an Agriculture Meeting went on horse back the slaughing is all gone {left margin - went to corner the st{illegible}}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>boiled sap in the bush fine day Ad thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Doxtater preached in the school house fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>14</td> <td>Boiled sap Ad drew some wood out of the bush into Johnstons field &amp; took the horse powr home to Henry Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad thrashed oats I fixed my boot in the forenoon went to Escott Mills to attend a trial of Tras{illegible} &amp; damages between Mosuer &amp; Hide</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>mended the children shoes Ad finished the thrashing &amp; choped some wood in the bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>17</td> <td>cleaned the oats had 27 1/2 bushel &amp; cleaned the wheat that was in the bin had 17 bushel that is 27 in all little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>18</td> <td>drew dung to the orchard in the forenoon snow and stormed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>drew all the dung we could get for the frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Morrison preached in the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>worked in the house at the doors very cold day hard frost Ad drew two loads of dung for Wm Thompson from the ashery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>put on two doors upstairs hard frost {in left margin - Insured the Barn &amp; contents for 200 dollars the house for 400 in London mutul Insurance Company</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>worked at John Youngs cultivator steamed two handles for it Ad cut bunk stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>went to Gananoque with the waggon with 10 1/2 bushels of wheat &amp; 6 1/2 of pussey grafs seed I got the wheat ground but could not get the seed ground till after dark I got a coat &amp; patns cut paid 3s for both</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>worked at the cultivator part of the day went to Ben Younges to see his horse he got his foot badly cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>worked in the sugar bush Ad came from Young to night he went down yesterday for the coller that was at John Armstrongs {illegible} little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Doxtator preached in the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>worked in the sugar bush fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>worked in the blacksmith shop fixed the three inch auger &amp; the boreing machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>bore some bunks snowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>went to Brockville &amp; got Thomas Davis &amp; Simpson Note that was at Blyths and gave it to Kyes the Balief of Mallorytown he came upon the cars with me to be sued at the first court there was a little rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>helped Benj Younge to Ripple the flax little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do to clean the flax seed we weighed fifty six lbs flax before it was rippled then rippled it had forty four lbs of straw seven lbs of seed five lbs of wast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>worked at bunks &amp; stakes fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>drew four loads of dung for a hot bed &amp; splite some rails Ad boiled eight pails of sap fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>split some rails &amp; drew about 100 to the line between Fair &amp; me likewise some bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>fixed or worked at the garden fence fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>finished the fence around the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>fixed the hot bed &amp; boild some sap for vinegar little rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>snow</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night began to snow at day light &amp; snowed all day so that there is no Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow &amp; rain</td> <td>11 X</td> <td>Ad went to Cristie Youngs &amp; got a load of straw I worked at bunks snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>worked at bunks &amp; stakes little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do Do Mr Robert Watson came here to see me about the raisin of flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I went to Mr Bucks &amp; got two teeth drawn Ad fixed bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>fixed some tools in the blacksmith shop Wat came here on his way home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>rain &amp; snow</td> <td>there was no preacher came to day rain &amp; snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad helped Criste Younge to saw shingle stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>fixed Bills shoes &amp; shod him John Young Criste came up for my boots they fit him James Laltimers Wife died about 3 oclock I helped Jo Bradley all night to make the coffin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Wil run the East line it keeps the old line on fence pretty well</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>21</td> <td>Began to make the East line fence with bunks fine at noon a little frost last night went to Jame Laltimers wifes funeral the Revd Mr Brown preached there was 32 waggons &amp; buggys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>worked at the fence fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>finished the fence as far as our crofs fine a fine drizz driseling rain in the forenoon Ad drew some stones for Mr Reeds foundation the foundation of a stone off Mr Reeds in the afternoon heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Reeve preached at the School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>25</td> <td>worked at a cultivator heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods begin to look Red</td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do dull heazy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>27</td> <td>went to the Turner neabourhood to see if there was any that would sow flax came on a heavy snow storm so that I had to stop all night at Thomas Davises there is some that will sow a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>came home from Davis this morning the roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to see Mr Latimer about sowing flax he will do all he can fine day Ad go five hundred of hay from Criste Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went over the lower end of the school section to see and get the school bill &amp; see f there was any that would sow flax there is some that will there has forty bushel of flax seed come from Mr Watson of Brockville for me to the station fine day Ad went to Younge to see about the sawing of the logs that was got of Hogabom yesterday</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1 rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>Revd Mr Recine preached in the shool house heavy rain last night &amp; some this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at a drag Ad went to Cooks to see if there was any of the farmers wanted flax seed put up noties we then drew up 20 bags or 40 bushel of flax seed from the Station that Mr Watson cant for distribution the Elens went to see Mrs Dickson she is very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain all day worked at the drag</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>4</td> <td>worked at the cultivator in blacksmith shop a little shower of rain Ad helped Criste Young to saw shingle stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>worked at the drag teeth in the blacksmith shot Ad plowed for John Johnston that is the first plowing he has done this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>cut the teeth in the drag &amp; other fixings on it Ad plowed at John Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon I went to an agricultural meetting in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>rain</td> <td>Revd Mr Reevie preached in the school house at six oclock we had the first sabath school this morning rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>made some more of the line fence ground very wet no plowing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>10</td> <td>rain to day made a gait for the road Ad went to Johnstons to plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>drew rails to the peice of ground west of Healeys made the fence &amp; plowed it for potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>12</td> <td>{in left margin} the woods is begining to look green went to Mallorytown to the Division count I sued J. Davis &amp; J. Simpson they confession Judgment Ad &amp; the boys planted about 2 1/2 bushel of Scotch Erely</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day no plowing yet cut potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque took 6 bushel of flax seed to Dr Richmans he is geting some parties to sow it he bought 100 of flour 12s, 100 of meal 7s6d</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Recine Preached in the school house heavy rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May rain</td> <td>16</td> <td>Made a cross fence in the paster east of the Barn to the line went to the station to the court of Revision there was a good many at it little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad plowed for J. Johnston fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Plumb trees in full bloom</td> <td>18</td> <td>washed the sheep at John Bradley I took 13 bags of the flax seed that Mr Watson sent here to the station again &amp; sent it to Ly to hime there is very few that will sow it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>19</td> <td>began to plow &amp; plowed a pece in the grardens in the forenoon then plowed at the east line between the ditches the ground rather wet but is geting rather late late &amp; there has been no rain for three days</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>{in left margin} planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden Ad plowed &amp; draged in 1 1/2 bushel of spring Rye that is the first sowing we have done fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>21</td> <td>sowed 4 bushel of Barley East line between the ditches little rain in the afternoon fine growing time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McCaull preached in the schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>Sowed 2 bushel of barley then 6 bushel of poll oats &amp; 5 bushel of John Younges peas on the fall plowing North of the North ditch worked with the cultivator the ground is run together - did not get all finished heavy thunder &amp; lightning with rain at sundown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>fine growing morning finished the peas &amp; oats &amp; then plowed for more Barley sheared some of the Sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>25</td> <td>plowed for Barley dull with a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>sowed 4 1/2 bushel Barley little rain the ground is rather damp I cut potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>{in left margin} 15 bushel of Barly in all sowed 2 bushel Barley 2 of the ridges was plowed last fall all the rest was plowed this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Barley &amp; one bushel of oats between the barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>srowed the corn ground at the old Barnstead</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>draged the cornground &amp; sowed 3/4 bushel of flaxseed at the North of it chained for the corn &amp; planted most of it Ad plowed north of the first ditch for wheat the ground is geting hard {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>Sowed better than 2 bushel of Black see fine shower last night the ground is rather wet to drag finished planting the corn planted about 1 acre got the seed from White George began to plow in the orchard for potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>plowed in orchard the wind is south at noon finished plowing the orchard &amp; then draged it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>{in left margin} planted 30 bushels of potatos in all began to plant the potatos one bushel of all sorts next the East fence then 8 bushel of Cork reds then 6 bushel of Prince Alberts Sowed 2 bushel of Black see Ad north of the first ditch planted 5 bushel of Garnet Chillas &amp; 7 bushel of Cups &amp; sowed better than 2 bushel of black see</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Reeve preached in the school house &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>{in left margin} 12 bushel of peas in all Sowed 4 Bushel of peas John Johnston helped with his teem planted some beans in the garden Ad furred 3 drills for beets next the fence in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>frost</td> <td>7</td> <td>planted the 3 drills with mangels sugar beets &amp; kola Raba Sowed 3 bushel of peas that makes 7 of the Gardner Peas all sowed north of the first ditch west side of the path received a letter from Mr Watson with three dollars in it wanting me to go to Wadinton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>hard frost last night</td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Brockville with the night Express saw Mr Watson &amp; we went to Wadinton to see the Flax Machinery it workes fine stopted all night then came home at night Ad sowed 1 1/2 bushel of flax seed north of the old houe &amp; began to plow in the north Field John Johnston helped him in the afternoon fine day very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>plowed &amp; sowed 5 1/2 bushel of oats J. Johnston helped Herny Armstrong helpe likewise fined rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>plowed draged &amp; sowed 12 1/2 bushel of peas oats Henery Armstrong &amp; J. Johnston helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats &amp; peas H. Armstrong &amp; H Johnston helped to plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>{in left margin} in all 33 bushels oats the Revd Mr Reeves preached in the school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas &amp; oats that finished the sowing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>14</td> <td>I got Bill shod at Talermans Ad cleaned out the furrows of the oats ground in the forenoon split some rails &amp; made a pice of line fence at the East line very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>began to work on the Roads Ad went to younge to Hannaa Hazelwoods wedding she is to be married to Mr Camp from Gouldburn very warm weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>worked on the Roads Ad came home from young</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>finished the Road work self 3 days Ad 2 David 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>sowed 1 bushel of Buckwheat east of the old barnyard the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad roled some of the Peas &amp; oats I made a door for the little bed room put 1 cow 2 heffers 2 steers in the Armstrongs paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went through the corn with the disk I made another door for upstairs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad roled the flax &amp; wheat in the forenoon bill &amp; me hoed corn ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>drew gravel for Mr Weston for a road in to his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do in the forenoon Robert Beatty came here brought Elen home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the school house Thomas Scott &amp; his Wife came here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>drew stones for Mr Westons road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>drew gravel for Do Do that it finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to Gananoque with I Bradley to see if the flax brake was near ready it will not be ready for 10 or 12 days yet Ad went through the potatos with the disk</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to A raising of Do Reeds at the Station Ad went to a loging Bee of Mr Roths</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>worked at the potatos with deel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>fine rain this morning cobled the children's boots everything looks refreshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr White preached in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church &amp; the Revd Mr Revee in the school house in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>4</td> <td>went to Marble Rock with Mr Darlin to survey a road to Mr Colans Mill Ad went to Younge for a load of boards in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>went to the funeral of John Weston child the Revd Mr Carrol preached Ad came home with 500 feet of board, brought Jennet with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went throw the potatos with the cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>loged the old paster the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do Do Ad drew stones to station for a cellar for Mr Dean</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>rain</td> <td>Ad &amp; Elen went to Gananoque to curch with the Youngs young people very heavy rain the Revd Mr Revee preached in the shoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went to Thomas Scotts &amp; him &amp; me went to view Meadows &amp; flax for the Young &amp; Escot Agriculture Society Ad &amp; Bille worked at the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>the Boys finished the corn then went to Mr Shels wood to hear the Revd Mr Carrol preach to the Orngemen the Revd Mr White &amp; others spoke on the ocation I got home from driving at dark meadows &amp; flax is light</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>worked at the potatos the ground is very dry helped Cristee Younge to move this Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I worked at the potatos Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church at 3 oclock &amp; the Revd Mr Reeve at 6 oclock in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>18</td> <td>Began to mow &amp; mowed front of the old house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>mowed in the North field west side grass light</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>mowed 2 drew in some {illegible} took some flax with us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>went to Gananoque with Mr Watson to see the flax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished the 6 acres &amp; drew some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>mowed in the midle field west side &amp; drew in what was cut had 7 loads of the 6 cares put it in granery mow there has been no dew this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Reeve preached in the Shoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>finished the west side of the midle field this forenoon little dew this morning cut the Rye in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>26</td> <td>mowed in the midle field East line a little shower this afternoon stopt the drawing in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>worked in the midle field drew in the west side of what was north of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>finished cuting the midle field this morning heavy dew with a fog raked &amp; drew in the Rye had 1 load very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>A little shower last night about 11 oclock Ad went to Beverly this afternoon to bring Isabla &amp; David &amp; Wat wife here spread out some of the hay &amp; put it cock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>mowed a little in the north field Adam Armstrong came here the first time he has been here since we moved up raked &amp; cocked what hay there was in the midle field Ad came home brought Isabla &amp; Lizie &amp; her brother David did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>there is a field meeting in McNiels woods the Revd Mr Reves &amp; the Revd Mr White preached in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Burns &amp; White in the afternoon there was a great many here for dinner the Revd Mr Reve preached at 6 oclock in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1864</p> {next few lines illegible} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>15</td> <td>Intend to got to Lyn by the half past eight train to commence with Mr Wilson at the flax pulling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1864 June</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>No 1 {illegible}</td> <td>16</td> <td>went to the repair and start the lansdown jobs Wm Killingbeck to take down the hill fix the bridge, make a crossing grub out the center of the road 15 feet in width cut it all 40 fett No 2 {illegible} Corners from the hemlock stub &amp; tree to clear it 40 feat width 15 feet to be grubd in the center for 50 to from hemlock stub &amp; hemlock tree to a stump marked 13 made Michal Oconner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>cars laid out at the second concession {illegible} put up {illegible] and reported to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar 16 {possibly}</td> <td></td> <td>Went to Gananoque Took in the cars laid out a Road on {illegible} the second concession of Leeds put up Notices &amp; reported to council.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4cb8c9c170545ac1d80a88599226fdaa.pdf cc9fe24f79192557887283f11ef7288c PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/44dd9bd3a3516f93e0c9dc1c73e26392.pdf 9f056e9566f9b72b2ed05444cee3d885 PDF Text Text ��������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/cafb9c5d6276d57e01c358687c43d54f.pdf 951bb2c496530267df33b00d8798b993 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1867-1871 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {modern cover page} Beatty, Walter Journal November 1867 to December 1870 1867 {The following entries from Nov 1 to Nov 5 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {November 16 - December 31st are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives and further proofed with scans taken at Queens university- there are no scans of these pages available on this site at this time for verification/proofreading} Nov 3 1 Billie drew stones for Mr {illegible} in the forenoon I shoveled ditches went to a dung bee of B Youngs this morning 2 Billie went to Gananoque for some wool & the fullcloath got a coat cut I made a door for the horse stable & other fixings no meeting to day reain this afternoon 1 �4 drew sand to the orchard & put it around the trees where I took the mulching from and banked the house with it I found a good many Borers in the trees there was a very high wind last night & most of the day 5 Billie drew sand in the forenoon for Sam Sheapard he helped Mr Cornet to kill hogs in the afternoon I went to examine a place for a Bridge across the Wiltsy creek on sixth concession of Lansdowne little rain 6 Billie plowed in the new land the ground is very dry I thrashed some of the buckwheat in the morning I dug the carrots in the garden very cold day hard frost last night 7 Billie plowed in the forenoon drew sand to the orchard & put it around the trees took away the mulching 8 drew more sand Thomas Scott came here last night he plastered the cistren this morning drew wood in the afternoon 9 I went to Young with Ellen & Jennie stoped at GramMoms all night the roads is first rate little rain this morning went to caintown heard the Revd Mr Burdon preach 11 came home to day took dinner at Wm Hazelwoods 12 Billie went to Andrews for brick for George Grahm I fixed a little around some of the trees in the orchard 13 Ad & Billie picked up some wood in Armstrongs wood in the forenoon Billie plowed in the afternoon hard frost 2 �last night I am very bad with stomack 14 Billie plowed in the new land Some showers of snow this afternoon the ground is very dry 15 Billie helped Hump Young to draw stones for A well from our place {November 16 - December 5th are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available in RDA at this time for verification/proofreading} 1867 November 16 17 Snowed about 2 inches last night & this morning Billie drew some wood fluries of snow to day the Revd Mr Wallas preachd this forenoon in the Schoolhouse Snow this afternoon 18 Billie took 4 Ewes to Mr McCrones to the Sow Ram put 6 the Socities South down Ram & 10 to our own lamb Billie went with the Slaugh 19 cleaned up 13 bushel of Buckwheat the Boys drew some wood I am very bad with my Stomac 20 Snowd&blowed most of the day rain this afternoon no work I have done nothing Since I came from Young 21 Billie helped Ben Younge to thrash & Billie helped A Cornet to thrash very foggy & 3 �mistie 22 23 Billie helped James McMullin to thrash mistie & warm the Snow is nearly gone the Slaughing is gone 24 no Meeting to day fine day Roby Beatty come here last night for Mary She has been here since Ellen & I was down there they went home to day 25 Billie helped J McMullin to thrash this forenoon H. & J. Johnston thrashd for us in the afternoon little rain to day 26 finishd thrashing ours this forenoon Cristie & Humphery Young J Mcmullin We J Turner B Warren & A Cornet helped the wheat & oats turned out well to the Straw heavy rain last night James Richardsom put the eve trougs up on the North Side of the house 43 feet tronees & mpart paid him $4.30c or at the rate of 10 cents per foot 27 Billie plowed finished the new field Ad cut soms wood at timber he brock his ax Cleand 6 bushel of wheat for the mill 4 of buckwheat 28 went to Leeds & laid out a road in the 4 concession I did not get home till friday I Stoped a the Tavern all night & had a great deal of writing to do Ad went to mill with 6 4 �Bushel of wheat . 3 of Buckwheat December acording Ryen there will be 45 Stormes this quarter 29 Billie plowd North of the old house in th forenoon drew Sand for samuel Sheepard in the afternoon heavy rain and all night 30 very hard frost last night the ground is frosen no plowing very cold day 1 Went with the Revd Mr Green the Bible agent to the McCrone Schoolhouse he came here last night with the Express & Stopt all night the roads is very rough & hard frosin the waggon makes great noise 2 I went to the Station to the Council & took 4 affidavits for killing sheep with J Coak cold day Billie drew some wood 3 Billie helped John Johnston to thrash very windy so that they had to Stopt I mended Shoes & boots 4 Billie helped J. Johnston to thrash he finishd I abled 5 Billie & Ad drew some Stones for the foundation of the old house I finished cobling fine day wind very light & from Southeast &South west at bedtime it was north {December 6 - December 21st are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available in RDA at this time for verification/proofreading} 1867 December 5 �Dec 6 began to take down the old house but it blowe so hard that we had to Stop it Snowed and blowed most of the day snow 7 got the roof off the old house & all the long logs down 8 snow no Meeting to day very hard frost there is no Slaughing little snow 9 laid the foundation for the old house & drew up all the short logs & put them up it is south of the barn for a Stable snow 10 Killed the hogs very cold with high wind from the north a little Snow snow 11 raised the old house & got half the roof partly on very cold day with a little Snow in the morning 12 fixed come Slates for the windows drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs woods very poor Slaughing 13 the Boys went to McCrones for the Ewes that was there at the Ram very cold day Salted the pork 14 drew wood from Armstrongs it has been very cold weather this week as cold as any we had last winter 15 the Revd Mr Wallase preached in the Schoolhouse 6 �16 fixed a wood rack for the Slaugh cold day Ad went to Young with Bill Younge 17 Billie drew wood from Armstrons I cleaned out the Barn & trashed some peas little Snow Ad come home to night 18 drew 6 loads of Stones for J. Weston Ad & me quarred them very cold hard frost it was a hard job to get them 19 Ad & Billie cut some wood in Armstrongs woods I thrashed some peas cold day 20 drew 4 loads of Stones for Weston Stormed most of the day a little Snow then Sleet wind South 21 drew 4 loads of wood from Armstrong I fixed a chain & Some timber in the Shop Snowd about 4 inches after dark with wind {December 22nd - December 31st are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available in RDA at this time for verification/proofreading} 1867 December 22 no Meeting to day heavy rain & quite a thaw Snow nearly all gone 23 very high wind last night Snow this morning fixed the old house so as to get the rafters to come togather it was out of Square 24 tharshed some peas then Ad & Billie choped Some wood in Armstrongs woods 7 �25 Rain & snow then rain so that there is no slaughing 26 put new pins in the slaugh& others fixings 27 cleaned up 8 bushel of wheat & 8 bushel of Buckwheat Isabla& William Curtis came from Mallorytown on the cars last night they were at Young in Chrismas day Rob brought then over to Mallory town with the Slaugh there was no Slaughing here the roads is entirely bare 28 Ad went to Gananoque with a grist of 8 bushel of wheat & 6 bushel of Buckwheat with the waggon 29 16 stroms this month the Revd Mr Auld preachd in the Schoolhouse 30 I made some spikes for to fix the caseing in the old house hard frost went for the Dr Elsworth to See Bessee She hurt her knee on christmas day 31 drew in the Stack put part of it over the horses & the remainder in the Barn in the forenoon Billie drew wood for J Weston in the afternoon with the waggon 1867 {This page was transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} 1867 Dec 27 {illegible} sow took Boar J. Bradley Feb 15 8 �1868 Jan 2 {illegible} sow && 1870 Jan 4 sow to Cooks {illegible} April 3 went to Keaton offered him $25 as compensation for the 7 {illegible} in a order with Bylaw No 231 $ 1 {illegible} 4 X went to Tennents& Fergusons laid out a road between the fifth & sixth concession of Leeds from Lot 21 to letter A in Lansdowne 4 {illegible} {illegible} at the {illegible} of Leeds1 50 24 opened the Keating road 1 21 received payment for the above March 24 Laid out a Road between lots N 7 X 8 first con Leeds 2. Dec 20 examined alowance of road between 1 & 2 Con {illegible} Lansdowne between lots No. 14, 14, 16, 1869 Jan 1870 9 �17, & 18 1 50 1871 Jan 13 receive payment for the above 1868 Jan 1 snowed all day no work done snowing six or eight inches deep Mrs Lafayette came here last night 2 I went to old Mr Pecks with Mis Lafayette with the slaugh then put the Black colt in the harness he went well fine day 3 drew 1 load of wood the horses sliped on the ice so that they could not draw Blacker lost a shoe got one on Ad Elen Jannet Wm Curtise &Mrs Austin went to Young this afternoon intending to go to Brockville to morrow fine day 4 very high wind this morning with snow & heavy drift no work the roads is nearly full 5 no Meeting to day 6 went to the School house & voted for the old council no stir went to Escot with J. Cook Mr Darlin is runing against R.Fields Fields has cut off a good many of Mr Darlins voters 7 Ad came home from Young to day they went to Brockville yesterday I went to Mallorytown to meet 10 �Rob Beatty he is bying the old place from Harvey they had gone home came home at 10 oclock 12 8 finished the peas & went to the shool meeting John Purves was put in Trustee Douglass to get 20 cords of wood half hard & half soft at 6.11 per cord little snow at night 9 clean the peas had 13 bushel measured in the basket snowed about 2 inches last night heavy wind & drift to day the wind was from the west this morning then south then north Ad went to Delta yesterday came home to day/ 10 drew wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque 11 Do Do Do went to Young Elen went with him fine day went the Agriculture meeting was elected President again snow no meeting in the Schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church little snow this morning 13 drew some wood I killed 25 turkies we intend to go to Kingston 1868 {this is February} 1 Billie got home from Brockville this morning I spooled & quilled little snow with wind Ad came home 2 no Meeting to day little snow with heavy wind 11 �3 stormy this morning a very cold I spool & quilled 4 Billie went to Marble Rock Mill with 3 bags of wheat 2 of Rye & 2 of Buckwheat he went with Henery Young & there teem Ad went away again Humphrey Young took Doll to the Road to work with trip 5 Dr Richman his Wife & Miss Ferguson came here on a visit a fine day 6 snow & wind most of the day I quilled 7 Do Do Do 8 fine day the roads very bad 9 snow & wind no Meeting to day the roads is blocked up 10 no stir to day yet 11 there has no tems been on the roads yet the drift was so great that the roads is compleatly blocked up the boys is going to school I am quilling the wind was in the south then the North from that to East then west 12 Robert Beatty came here with a grist to go to Gananoque Mill last night him & Billie went there to day very stormy this morning fine day afterwards 13 Roby went home this morning very stormy with snow this afternoon I quilled 12 �14 snow this morning the Boys at school I quilled 15 storming this morning Billie got B.Youngs horses David, Isabla Vestus Hicock & his sister came here this afternoon. John Scott John Robinson & Jane Armstrong came up with the Express 16 no meeting to day David & Hicock went home 17 very stormy day it snowed & stormed all day & drifted so that there is no trains 18 the train is of the track at Robinsons, last night Express is not here at 10 oclock fine day John Scott John Robinson & Jane Armstrong went away on the Express at 8 oclock P.M. 1868 {needs to be put back a page, to put in correct chronological order} {left margin is cut off started the dates and lines for each day} Jan 14 Went to Mr Purvis in Pilsbury stopt there all night {illegible} 15 went to Kingston with 23 Turkess got 2s.6c snowed a good deal Miss Purves went with me stoped for tea at Mr Starks got home about 11 oclock 16 Ad & Billie drew some wood snow in the afternoon 17 Ad went to A Bee of Mr Fullerton drawing wood from F Ogradys I fixed an old harness for Ad little snow 13 �18 19 Ad went to Young for a cutter & to see Luther Shipman he is going to collect for him I went around the station callouting Shool Bill paid my own it is $7.60 Billie drew wood with doll & cristies youngs Maire little snow no Meeting to day Ad came home 20 Ad went to L. Shipmans to get a cutter from Leader Wm Curtise went home to day on the Express he as been here since Christmas 21 Billie commenced to go to school I quilled fine day 22 I spooled & quilled Ad is gone on a collecting tour for L. Shipman 23 Do Do A little snow 24 Do Do Do 25 we got horse from B Young & drew a small stack of hay that Ad bought of Jas Gilbert we had 3 small loads of it paid four dollars & fifty cent for it a little snow with cold wind 26 stormy day we did not got to meeting 27 the Boys is going to school I spooled & quilled 28 Do Do 14 �29 Do Do 30 Billie went to Brockville with Henery Young & Jas Gilbert had doll & Youngs Nell I spooled & quilled 31 Do Do snow & wind 1868 {this is June, not January -- needs to be put in proper sequence} June 19 Drew up the slepers from the old house in the forenoon went a hoeing Bee of James McMullins in the afternoon 20 Billie took the 2 year old colt to an Iland to paster to give $2 for the season I went to Austins with the stone & worked at the stable Revd Mr Gordon came here to day & Revd Mr Baike went Gananoque 21 the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the Schoolhouse I took him to Reeds Schoolhouse & heard hime preach Lester Landons funeral sermon the house was full rain 22 drew 3 loads of stones for S Sheapard it rained then rain 23 Do 4 Do Do Do Do Do rain rain 24 Do 6 Do Do makeing 2 1/4 cords they wear stones that Sheapard borrowed from Tricker I drew them for Sheapard little rain 25 drew 200 bushel of sand for George Grahm I helped Billie to load fine day 15 �26 I went to A raisin of Wm Moors it was all day Wm Hazelwoods young people hear this afternoon very warm day David came home 27 Billie drew 2 loads of lime for George Grahm from Croses I think 50 bushel 28 the Revd Mr Baikie preached in the Schoolhouse this morning warm day 29 drew stones for the stable & plowed the potatos I put in 2 sleepers & did other fixings at it 30 drew 5 loads of stones for A Fulerton in the forenoon I helped I went to a raisin of John Sheapard Billie went for A load of lime heard that there was none & did not go all the way 19 fine day I intend to go to John Youngs with his son Christopher here last night with B Youngs young people went to Sam Youngs stopted there all night 20 got to John Youngs this afternoon the Roads is very heavy had to get out of the slaugh& tramp the roads they were drifted full {illegible} 21 little snow very cold 22 John Young went with me to Greenbush to see his son Humphrey he was not at home very cold 1868 Feb snow 16 �23 no Meeting here to day 24 went to Greenbush got dinner at Humph very cold day 25 John Young brought me home to day stopt at Sam Youngs got dinner got home about 5 oclock all well Ad was at home Snow 26 & drew some wood with B. Youngs horse Snow 26 I quilled little snow Snow 27 Do Do Do the roads is very bad 28 made a shuttle & quilled 29 made another shuttle & quilled a little snow & drift snow 14 storms this month 1868 March 1 No meeting to day clear & cold in the forenoon very cloudy & black to the North & East snow 2 very hig winds with snow & drift I quilled snow 40 storms last quarter 3 I quilled the boys at school fine day with a little snow 17 �42 storms this quarter 4 Do Do Do Do 5 fine clear day wind south southwest Ad came home rain 6 rain all day wind same as yesterday rain 7 rain most of the day there is quite a thaw 8 8 the Revd Mr Wallers preached in the Schoolhouse the roads is all in a swim 9 fixed some buckets looks like suggar weather 10 Ad taped 30 trees it dose not run much ran the wheat through the faning mill had 39 1/2 bushel put 20 in the corner bin 11 went to Gananoque to the mill with 16 bushel of wheat took 16 bushel to 41 lb of butter got 20 cents per lb bought 25 lb of oatmeal 5 cents per lb 8s.9d for cotton yarn & 90 c for 5 gallons of oil 12 cleaned up 20 bushel of oats to take to Younge to exchange for seed with Rob Armstrong it was kind of sleet & rain 13 {this entry is blank, not faint} rain 18 �14 15 very bad with a cold went the station to a trial of three persons by the name of Chelcies Robert Webster James Pamerter Joseph Cook J P. was there the were turn over to the Court of Queens Bench Ad started to go to Young with the slaugh got as far as the hill at Websters & came back again the roads was to bad No Meeting to day rain 16 heavy rain all day the snow nearly gone rain 17 sowed and bored some bunks & fixed the boreing machin rain at night 1868 March {illegible} 18 worked at the bunks very windy heavy rain last night with hail this morning 19 hard frost this morning drew some dung to the orchard I went to Mallerytown in the cars with the Widow Austin & went with her to Thomas Tennents came home on the Mixed at 10 oclock Snow & rain 20 snowed about 2 inches then rained & snowed most of the day sawd bunks & drew dung to the orchard went with the slaugh for bushel of coal to Reeds for of coat to Reeds for A Fullerton snow & rain 21 worked at Bunks bored & made stakes snowed & rained 19 �22 began to Plow the Revd Mr Auld preached in the schoolhouse & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church fine day 23 worked at Bunks & drew the rails that was in the midle of the north field to the midle field hard frost this morning boiled 12 pails of sap in the Bush 24 worked at Bunke & drew the remainder of the fence hard frost with a north wind all day very cold 25 worked in the sugarbush fine day 26 worked at bunks is at school 27 drew some stones of the North field in the forenoon got A Cornets plow in the north field it plows fine I worked in the bush 28 worked in the shugarbush Ad plowed a little fine day Elen & Jennet went Lyn on the cars 29 no meeting to day 30 worked in the sugar bush Ad plowed & began to put up the midle fence in the midle field the ground is drying very fast 31 made 2 whipeltrees& fixed the stove door Billie plowed Ad went to Gananoque very warm day 1868 20 �April 1 Began to sow & sowed 4 1/2 bushel of oats North of the house & east of the path from the rock to the old house the ground is in fine order drags well snow 2 sowed 2 bushel of scotch wheat that we got of John Young East of the path opposit the old Barnstead & 5 ridges of the old Barnstead sowed timothy & clover on it there was quite a snow storm this afternoon snowed in the night about 1 inch 3 the Boys bored Bunks in the forenoon & billie plowed in the afternoon I went to see J.E. Keaton by orders of the Council & to pay him what I thought right for a piece of land for a Road on his place I offered him $25 what I thought was right 4 went ot the Revd Mr Aulds with George White to see a Deeds signed could do nothing without another J.P. Billie plowed in the afternoon snow all gone 5 snow {illegible but was Thomas Darcy} Magee was shot in no Meeting to day Mr Wallace is sick 6 went with J Cook to Oliver Landons to see his Wife sign a deed isued an atachment against Martin Rape for Dr Elsworth it was settled by payment Billie went to Younge with oats for seed the ground is hard frozen 7 went to the fifth & sixth concession & layed out a Road stoped with Ben Herbisons all night it snowed all day & 21 �Otawa this morning part of the night Billie got home to day 8 came home to day the snow is about 4 inches deep fine morning snowed &blowed in the afternoon 9 drew some wood from the sugarbush the slaugh run well fine day 10 drew 2 loads of hay from Thomas Bradleys 1200 cwt & 10 in the other snowed & stormed most of the day 11 worked in the Bush the Boys cut some wood in the sugarbush the snow nearly gone rain and snow at dark with high winds 12 no meeting to day very hard frost last night & cold today 13 hard frost last night clear & cold drew 2 loads from the old house & then drew stones of the north field drew all the stones except of rige gravel that was not put up 1868 April 14 Picked some stones of the orchard in the forenoon plowed below the old house in the afternoon hard frost this morning 22 �rain 15 no frost this morning plowed in the 2 field northeast part I boiled sap in the bush Ad choped some Elem tops rain 16 fine morning rained about 10 oclock & light showrs most of the day bought a plow from R.B.Webster he got 7 from Ogdenburg price $10.50c plowed a little in North field 17 Ad plowed in North field Billie & me put up some fence in the midle of the 2nd field 18 Ad plowed in North field we fixed bunk & put up some fence 19 the Revd Mr Wallas preached in the Schoolhouse & Revd Mr Carroll in the church in the afternoon 20 Billie plowed in the north field I worked in the garden 21 Do Do Do Ad left this for Guelph this morning by the 3 oclock train Edward Young went with him to Toronto I went to John Ivies with Mr Gillhadie he heard that he had 300 bushel of potatos for sale he had none fine day 22 Billie finished plowing the north field then he plowed below the old house rain about 11 oclock P.M. 23 the ground is covered with snow this morning & snowed &blowed till 10 oclock wind N. East very 19 rain 23 �cold storm 24 got 800 of hay from J.Bradley finished plowing at the old house this forenoon plowed the garden 25 commenced sowed 6 bushel of oats on the sod North field East center cold day met the Revd J.P.Baikie at the station he has come to preach for us this summer 26 snow Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse in the forenoon I took him to Reeds Schoolhouse in the afternoon 27 sowed 4 bushel of oats in the North field snowed in the afternoon 28 plowed in field below the house in the afternoon the snow was better than 1 inch deep this morning the woods begin to look red 29 finished the field this forenoon & draged 1 ridge in the north field we then sowed 5 1/2 bushel of peas & barley below the barn it draged very well rain 30 sowed 2 1/2 bushel of wheat in the new land rain in the afternoon 1868 I got 1/2 bushel of Thimothy seed from John Ivie price $1 dollar May 1 plowed in the midle field North East part 24 �2 3 sowed 3 bushel of wheat in the New Land that makes 5 1/2 in all there sowed grass seed on it sowed 1 1/2 bushel of wheat below the old house the Revd Mr Auld preached in the schoolhouse in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Baikie at 6 oclock& the Revd Mr Carrol at 3 in the church 4 sowed 1 1/2 bushel of wheat below the old house that made 3 in all there warm day sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas in the North field rain the woods begin to look green 5 rain this morning Billie went to Mallorytown got one Bushel Midgeproof wheat that David paid 3 dollars for it came from Peterborough he brought a load from Escott for Mr Hueston he is going West {illegible} bushel peas 6 plowed North of the house the ground in good order 7 sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas in the north field that makes 9 bushel of peas in all frost last night very cast day 8 plowed the headridges in the north field & sowed 1 bushel of oats on them that makes 11 bushel of oats on that field got 500 of hay from J.Bradley this afternoon 9 finished plowing North of the house & sowed 5 1/2 bushel of oats North of the 23 bushel of oats 25 �in all house ground very dry rain 10 rain the trees is got quite green with the rain & heat {illegible} seemed stand still last week rain Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse little rain 11 sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats below the rye or between the rye & ditch & a pailfull of flax seed heavy white frost very cold for the season 12 plowed in the midle field North of the rye & draged below the house for the corn & draged the garden planted the East & south ridge with sweet corn & the ridge next the house with carrots cold at night warm day 13 planted corn north 3/4 of an acre of the house Billie finished the plowing in the midle field that finishes our plowing for the spring sowed nearly 1 bushel of Midgeproof wheat on the 3 ridges south of the North ditch center field a fine rain at 6 P.M. 14 Billie helped J Bradly I planted 2 bushel of peach blows {variety of potato} 15 Do Do Do Do 1 1/2 bushel all below the Barn fine rain this evening 1868 {May} 26 �May 16 rain 17 Billie helped T. Bradley with the team I fixed the grapes & treer they look well the Sand that we put around them last fall has killed the clay fine growing day little rain to night Sowd 3 drills of turnip by the old shop in the garden the Revd Mr Auld preached in the morning & the Revd Mr Gordon in the afternoon in the School house very heavy rain in th afternoon rain 18 rain most of the day the Revd Mr Gordon was hear all night he went to Mr Thompsons for dinner 19 mowed the garden fence East 3 rods & plowed it the ground is so wet north of the house that we cannot plow East of the path Billie got 500 of hay from T Bradley 20 drew 5 loads of Stones & 30 bushel of Sand for F Dean H McKeye helped in the forenoon drew Stones of the orchard in the afternoon I laid a floor in the wood shed rain 21 Billie helped J Jonston to drag he only worked a little while very heavy rain most of the day the ground is begining to flood rain 22 rain today workd at the Bunks 23 atended the council tried 2 cases of Sheepkilling Wm Douglass & R McNiel 27 �24 the Revd Mr Baikee preachd in the Schoolhous 25 fixed a floor in the cookhouse or rather the woodshed little rain to day 26 took stove into the woodshed fine day 27 washed the Sheep & fixed some of the fence midle of the midle field 28 went to Gananoque to mill took 11 1/2 bushel of wheat bought fifty 1b of oatmeal & 50 of indian meal received $7 for Sheep casess from the Treasur 29 Sowed 3 bushel of wheat 1/2 bushel Buck wheat the ground is in good order 30 finishd the fence midle of the midle field atended the Council & tred A Cornets Sheepkilling with J. Cook 31 the Revd MrBeakie preachd & the Revd Mr Wallace 1868 {have included a table that was from a scan many pages back for June 19-30} {June} June 1 Sheared the Sheep A Cornnet helpd a little rain but nothind to hurt 28 �2 Bille helped J Johnston with the teem plantd 5 1/2 bushel of potatos below the house the ground is in very good order 3 Billie helped C Young with the teem finished the potatos 4 went to funeral of Mary Greer daughter of Tho Greer the Revd Mr Carrol preach there was 36 teems it was a very large funeral the wind is South & Southeast fine day 5 the Boyes helped A Cornet to planted potatos 6 drew stones to the Stable the Revd Mr Gordon came here from Gananoque fine shower to night 7 the Mr Gordon preachd in the School house 8 began to work on the Roads at Johnstons corner 9 worked Do Do 10 Do Do Do 11 we got $10 from the Councl to put on the Roads 12 workd on the Roads 13 worked half the day on the Roads that finished the work Sowed better then a bushel of Buckwheat the 29 �ground is very dry fine weather 14 the Revd Mr Baikee preached in the School house in the forenoon afternoon 15 fine Shower last night & this morning drew Stones of the medow North field 16 tried scraped a celler for A Fulerton took off the first Sod but could do no more it is a puttie clay & the Scraper would not work went through the corn with the cultivator 17 went with Revd Mr Baikie to Mr Keers & Mr Darling very warm day the Boys workd at the Corn 18 finishd the corn & drew stones to the Stable & under pined it 1868 {this is June, the scan is not in proper sequence} June 21 19 Drew up the slepers from the old house in the forenoon went a hoeing Bee of James McMullins in the afternoon 20 Billie took the 2 year old colt to an Iland to paster to give $2 for the season I went to Austins with the stone & worked at the stable Revd Mr Gordon came here to day&Revd Mr Baike went Gananoque the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the schoolhouse I took him to Reeds Schoolhouse & heard hime preach Lester Landons funeral sermon the house was full 30 �rain 22 drew 3 loads of stones for S Sheapard it rained then rain 23 Do 4 Do Do Do Do Do rain rain 24 Do 6 Do Do makeing 2 1/4 cords they wear stones that Sheapard borrowed from Tricker I drew them for Sheapard little rain 25 drew 200 bushel of sand for George Grahm I helped Billie to load fine day 26 I went to A raisin of Wm Moors it was all day Wm Hazelwoods young people hear this afternoon very warm day David came home 27 Billie drew 2 loads of lime for George Grahm from Croses I think 50 bushel 28 the Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse this morning warm day 29 drew stones for the stable & plowed the potatos I put in 2 sleepers & did other fixings at it 30 drew 5 loads of stones for A Fulerton in the forenoon I helped I went to a raisin of John Sheapard Billie went for A load of lime heart that there was none & did not go all the way 1868 {The following entries from July 10 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter 31 �Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} July 1 David, Billie Elen & Jennet went to Mr Darlins to go on the Boat to Brockville George went fishing with them to the river I sorted the wool & other choring about the house hoed part of the potatoes 2 mowed a little front of the house the grass is driing up very fast the boys & girls did not get home till day light this morning very warm weather hoed part of the potatos 3 Billie drew a load of lime for A Fullerton Dave & me Blated & quaried some Stores 4 Billie got the horses Shod I intended to go to Young this afternoon went to Younge took tea at Wm Hazalwoods then went Granmoms stopted all night there 5 rain went Caintown & heard a free curch Minister 6 came home from Granmoms this forenoon mowed some in the orchard 7 drew Stones for A Fullertor seller little rain to day 8 drew 150 bushel of Sand for A Fullerton celler little rain 32 �9 drew Stones for A Fullerton 10 drawing loads of hay from the orchard put it in the granary mow Billie helped J McMullin to load hay 11 drew in hay from the orchard I atended it volunteer super{supper} that was given to them by the Municipal council 12 the Revd Mr Auld preached in the shool house the Revd Mr Carrol preached to the Orngmen in the church in the afternoon 13 preached in the morning Mowed the orchard Mr Bilton was hear this afternoon on a visit 14 finished mowing the orchard & mowed some in the 2 feilds it is very poorly seeded 15 drew in 4 loads of hay of the orchard that makes 7 loads in all put in the granery mow 16 James McMillin mowed with his mower in the North feild& mowed round the fences Billie worked for him 1868 {The following entries from July 17 to 31 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} 33 �July 17 finished mowing the North field with J McMullin Billie raked with the horserake 18 drew in hay put 2 loads in the new stable 1 in the old stable & 2 in the Barn little rain to night 19 26 the Revd Mr Baikee preached this forenoon 20 drew in loads of hay put 1 load in the new stable & 1 in the old I cut all in the 2nd field 21 I mowed round the new land two swaths 22 went to Gananoque with Wat Wife she is going Mitchel she went on the steem Boat to Hamilton I got 100 of flour $4. 58 lb of oatmeal James McMullin mowed part of the new land 23 drew in 6 loads & put it in a stack I finished the mowing all but some of the fences 24 finished the toping of the stack & cut some of the Rye it rather green heavy rain this afternoon 25 cut some of the Rye Billie went to Young with David he was going to Delta he got a telagram from Wat to be in Toronto by tusday he has got goverment Job of surveying the Revd Mr Bakee preached in the schoolhouse 34 �27 cradled the oats East of the path below the house Billie drew 3 loads of sand 45 bushel time 75c then drew in R Ennises hay it is very smokey & the sun is like a ball of fire 28 cut some of the Rye Vestus Hiccock brought David & Isabla & his sister David is going to Toronto to meet Wat he has got a goverment job of surveying he left by the 3 oclock train 29 I worked at the Rye a few drops of rain rain 30 worked at the Rye in the forenoon drew in the oats they are in fine order rain 31 finished the Rye & cut some of the Scotch wheat a little rain his afternoon {The following entries from Aug 1 to 3 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {August} August rain 1 2 Rain this forenoon cut some wheat in the afternoon Billie went Gananoque for Isabla the Revd Mr Bakie preached in the schoolhouse 3 drew in the Rye & cut the rest of the Scotch wheat dry weather 4 began to cut the Black See wheat at the old house 35 �it is a fair crop 5 workd at the wheat fine day 6 cut some of the wheat on the new land 7 rain to day I thrashed some of the Scotch 8 more rain to day thrashed a little more wheat I am not able to much I over did myself cradling the Rye Billie cut the Barley 9 the Revd Mr Bakee Preachd in the School house this afternoon 10 drew in wheat to day I mowed some of it drew it in the same time 11 cut the oats west of the Path to the well Humph Young helpd a little rain 12 drew in the oats west of the path this afternoon cut some of the in the north field 13 workd at the oats in the north field a very poor crop 14 Finishd cuting the oats & got them all in the Barn they are very short 36 �15 16 Billie helped Charley Armstrong to cut oats I thrashd some wheat the Revd Mr Bakie preached 17 thrashed some wheat & cleaned it had 7 bushel from 160 sheaves good wheat 18 went to Gananoque to the mill with 7 bushel of wheat fine day 19 Billie drew 3 loads of sand 1 of stone for for John Weston $2 1868 August August 20 little rain last night began to hook the peas they wear to wet us had McMullins pea harvestor & Samuel Johnstons they work well Billie cut some of the wheat then we drew Stones for Fullerton 21 workd at the peas fine day J Coslow help 22 Do Do for Cristie Young 23 Revd Mr Kear preachd for Mr Bakie 24 finishd the peas & cuting the wheat 37 �25 drew in the wheat & drew some Stones for Fullerton 26 went to Gananoque for my grist Billie drew stones for the underpining of Thompsons Shed they are for H McKee he has the Job 27 Charles Roth thrashd 25 bushe of Barly & Peas 42 of wheat 58 of Rye 28 cleaned up the floor & drew in the peas a few drops of rain the afternoon 29 I went to Gananoque with J McMullin & got the grey yarn & got Dr McCrum to look at Beses knee he gave me some powers for her tinter {tincture} of Iodine to rub on it paid 3.9 pence for it. Billie drew 4 loads of Stones for Fullertons celler& 2 loads of Sand for H McKee to Thompson 30 the Revd Mr Keer preachd for Mr Bakie 31 drew stones for Fullertons celler that finished it heavy rain to night 1868 {The following entries from Sept 1 to 12 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {Sept} Sept 1 Drew dung to the midle field East line I worked at the truck waggon at the Blasmith shop 38 �wind south south East 2 worked at the truck waggon Billie drew dung 3 drew 4 loads of stone for Joseph Bradley the wind south & south East fine day 4 drew 4 loads of Stones to Bradley that makes 11 loads for Bradley or 2 cords then we drew 3 loads in the afternoon to Mitchel celler 5 drew Stones for Mitchel Celler 6 first rain in this quarter the Revd Mr Bakie preached & the Revd Mr Auld 7 drew 1 load band for Westin & 120 bushel for Mitchel 8 helped Ben Warren to thrash Billie went to Gananoque with 12 Bushel of Barley & peas got them ground for feed got home at noon then he come to help to thrash & I went to Brockville to atend the Court Elen went to See her Mother walked from Mallory town heavy rain to night that is the first rain 9 Billie & Geordy helped Warren to thrash I came home to night on the mixed heavy rain the morning & most of the day 10 Drew stone for Michels celler I went to a meeting at the schoolhouse for the purpose of trying to build a church at the station I offered to give a lot & stones & sand & there was over 400$ 39 �subscribed for it Wm Clow & his Wife came hear on a visit rain 11 drew stone for Mitchels cutter sleigh McKay helped Wm Clow & Wife went home this afternoon 12 Billie drew stones I went to Gananoque for the fullcloath got a coat cut took the Revd Baikie up & brought the Revd Mr Gorden down with me had A Cornets horse a little little rain this afternoon 1868 {The following entries from Sept 13 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {Sept} Sept 13 Revd Mr Gorden preached in the schoolhouse this forenoon Billie took him Reeds in the afternoon brought him back again 14 drew dung to the midle field fine day 15 Do Do Do Do Do 16 drew stones for Joseph Badley fine day 17 drew Stones for Robrt Mitchel Heugh Mckee helped to quorrie 18 began to Plow in the midle field for wheat I cut some of the Buckwhat helped J McMullen to thrash 40 �19 20 I helped James McMullen to thrash Bille plowed the Revd Mr Beakie went to preachd but it was so wet that no person came to the Schooll house it faird up about 2 oclock & he went to Reeds 21 Billie & George went with Mr Cornet to his Fathers to thrash I went to Hamilton to the Provincial Exhibition to purchase Sheep & a hog for our Socitie got 2 bushel of Midgeproof wheat at the Station that Adam Sent from Howick 22 Billie got John Johnston to Sow the wheat 23 heavy rain to day 24 drew Stones for Robrt Mitchel 25 raind all day 26 drew 3 loads of Sand for Mitchel & 2 loads of flour for Robert Ennes 3000 I got home about 12 oclock at night from Hamilton & brought home with me 1 hog $28.1 leisester $25 1 year old 1 Cotswoold $40. 1 year old lieseister lamb $30 Sowed 2 bushel of rye 27 went to Reeds heard the Revd Mr Willson of Kingston preach & he had the Sacrement 28 thrashd some of the Buckwheat Billie plowd Adam Turner Died I helped to lay him out 41 �29 Charles Armstrong came & got our thrashing machin Billie made a traid with him for a buggy & harness Billie plowd in the afternoon 30 drew 2 loads of Sand 30 bushel line 35 in all 75 went to the funeral of Adam Turner the Rev Mr Smart preachd there was 42 buggy & waggons at it he was buried at Robinsons Billie helped to Bradly to thrash 1868 {October} October 1 I Helped T Bradley to thrash Billie Plowed 2 Do DoDo Billie finishd plowing for the Rye I Sowd it 2 1/2 bushel & that I helpd T Bradley 3 to thresh in the forenoon I then Sowd 1/2 bushel of Rye that 6 1/2 bushel I went to an Agriculture meting 4 the Revd Mr Smart preachd at the Schoolhouse in the afternoon he was here all night I went to Reeds with him 5 Billie went to Gananoque with 4 bushel of Peas 2 Barly & 8 bushel of Scotch wheat to the mill I shoveled the wheat & Rye & attend a meeting to Build a church 6 cleaned 2 bushel of Rye & 2 bushel of Scotch wheat for the Show 9 bushel of BlackSee for the Mill Billie plowd north of the Rye in the midle field 42 �East line rain 7 went to the Faire at Gananoque & Stoped to an Musical intertainment for the benifit of Sabeth School got home at 2 oclock 8 atended at the Station there was a little rain this morning but it turned out a good day afterwords Hazelwoods & the two Robs was here Rob Beatty & Rob Armstrong Jenney Robson & the Girles stopted all night 9 the Young folks went home this forenoon I thrashd some Buckwheat Billie plowd below the house 10 Billie plowed below the house I helped Joseph Bradley to move his Shop up to his house 11 the Revd Mr Smart preachd in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon Billie took him to Reeds in the afternoon 12 Billie plowed in the forenoon him & George helpd Cornet to thrash in the afternoon I helped Ben Younge to thrash from 10 oclock high wind 13 thrashed at Cornets & Youngs fine day 14 finished thrashing at Ben Youngs this forenoon we went to James Shepards & began to Stumped we are to Stump the field & burn the Stumps & work it for three years he is to find half the Seed do half the thrashing & get half proceeds we are to get the other half for doing the rest of the work plowing 43 �harrowing& harvesting & help the thrashing 1868 {October} October 15 Worked at J Sheepards burning & Stumping 16 Do Do Do Do Bille & George thrashed Buckwheat 17 Billie plowed in the North field west side I thrashd Buckwheat 18 little rain first no Meeting this morning the RevdMr Carrol preachd in the afternoon & the Revd Mr Auld at 6 oclock at night 19 Billie plowd in the North field the ground is very hard & dry I finishd thrashing the Buckwheat the Revd Mr Baikie left on the Express he receivd one hunderd & sixteen dollars for the time he was here sixty five fifty of that was made up at Reeds & fifty dollors & fifty cents was at the Station he ought to have 9 more Aunt Betsey McDonald & aunt Barbarry Watkins come here 20 Billie plowed with forenoon he borrowd 10 bushel of oats from A Cornet last night I cleaned the Buckwheat had 14 1/2 bushel the aunties went away on the Expresse to Mallorytown 21 thrashd peas Stormed all day Snowing & blowing 44 �snow snow 22 Snowing still I fixed the harness very cold 23 thrashed Some peas for the hogs shut them up 24 drew Sant to the Stable in the forenoon drew 3 loads of hay for George Grahm from Joshua Giblerts about 2 1/2 tuns fine day 25 rain went to the Ebenozer church heard the Revd Mr Auld preach rain this afternoon 26 drew Sand to the house in the forenoon Billie went to Escott for the Colt it Strayed away a month ago he plowed in the afternoon we dug potatos fine day 27 Billie plowed in the North field I went to David Johnston auction there was a great many people then bought nothin 28 dug potatos Billie plowed fine day 29 Billie plowed I finished diging the potatos George helped Hugh McKey to quary I pulled the turnips 30 Billie plowd I pulled the carrots George helped H. McKey to quarry hard frost this morning 31 Billie plowed in the forenoon I finished the carrots they are good rain this afternoon with heavy wind 45 �George helped H McKey he is raising Stones for the Church 1868 {The following entries from Nov 1 to Nov 6 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {Nov} Nov 1 Revd Mr Auld preached in the schoolhouse heavy rain 2 Billie plowed in the North feild the ground rather wet I worked at the stable flooring in the forenoon went to the council tried 3 sheep cases H Landon Dunovan & Aron Donne 3 Billie plowed the North field west corner I mended shoes got 5 tops from J Sheapard 4 Drew 1 load of stones for Geo Grahm then sand gravel for {illegible} shed & 1 load of gravel to Westons 5 Billie began to plow at Shepards George piled stumps at Shepards I laid out a road at the townline of Leeds took dinner at A Clendening 6 Billie plowed at Shepards I shoveled some watter furrows where the plowing is done fine weather for plowing 7 drew in the potatos all we had in one load Billie & Jennet & Jerem Chalhoon went to Young this 46 �afternoon they Started with the Singlee buggy & broke the Spring. got J Johnston buggy. I threshd some peas 8 rain no Meeting to day rain all day rain 9 rain all day worked at the Stable alittle they got home to day rain 10 very heavy rain last night & all day the ground is in a Swime with So much rain 11 Billie plowed at Sheepards with Charles Armstrong Iron plow I fixed the irons & did other tinkering 12 hard frost last night Billee plowed in the after noon in the north field he is trying the plow for the plowing match I thrash Some pens 13 Billie went to the plowing match it was on George Pecks farm he took the first prise of the Boys there was 3 boys & 6 men plowd fine dạy 14 Billie went to Crosses for 8 bushel of lime paid 2 dollors for it the roads is very bad I thrashed peas 15 the Revd Mr Auld preachd in the Schoolhouse at 7 PM 16 Billie went to a plowing Bee of James Choulhoon he got 2 shoes on bluher I workd in the Blacksmith Shop in the forenoon then atended a suite at the Station betwen Landon & McCormick & Rape for trespass 47 �1868 Nov Nov rain 17 I helped James McMilan to put up Bails for his cows Billie drew Stones for the Stable in the forenoon went to a bee of Henery Youngs to draw Stones for a ditch at Thompson a little rain rain snow 18 there is two inches of Snow this morning rain & Snow all day no work 19 worked at the Stable Billie drew 5 loads of Sand fine day 20 plastered part of the Stable fine day 21 worked at the Stable in the forenoon fixed the School house in the afternoon Purvis & Findley helped we put props to the back of it H. McKey built & plasterd 22 no Meeting to day 23 killed the hogs & worked at the Stable let out the Rams took 2 Ewes to Cornets & 2 to Roths 24 worked at Stable in the morning went to Keating & tendered him with 31 dollers for the land taking by the Council for a road on his farm he would not take it John Stacy. Quin & Dooks was witness to the tender A. Keating & a Son of J Bradleys wittnes to the opening of ARoad the Revd Mr Green held Bible 48 �Socitee meeting in the evening 25 Billie went to Escott with Mr Green this morning he was here all night I worked at the Stable fine day 26 Salted the pork heavy rain all the forenoon Billie drew Sand for J Joseph Bradley got a sirrip Barrel from Weston to put the homes in 27 helped John Johnston to thrash Billie drew some dung to the garden & cleaned wheat 28 Do Do Do Do Billie went to Gananoque with 1 1/2 bushel of corn 6 bushel of wheat 25 of Buckwheat to the Mill he got 5 gallons of oil 40 cents per gallon 29 the Revd Mr Auld preached this forenoon heavy rain last night & a little this morning 30 Billie & m helped John Johnston to thrash very bad frost last night Billie took Blacks home to Charles Armstrong & got the colt 1868 {Dec} Dec 1 Helpd Christ Young to thrash cold day 2 Do Do Do Do not quite so cold 49 �3 worked at the Stable fine day the sun thawed the hubs a little very little wind it was north wind N 4 got the Black Colt Shod on the fore feet & fixed a door for the Stable dull cloudy day first Storm Snow or Strom 34 this qurter 5 worked a little at the Stable Snowed most of the day Billle went to Cornets with John Johnstone for our two Ewes he went with the Slaugh It is very rough 6 no Meeting to day 7 Killed the white Cow I atended the council A Cornet helped fine day I atended the Council very Stormy this afternoon Mr J Cook Stopt here all night it was too Stormy to go home snow 8 Billie went to Roths for the 2 Ewes that we had at the Ram there I Cut up the Cow Sold 1 hind quarter to Robrt Michel another to George Grahm $5 per 100. 1 forequarter to R Ennis $4.50 Stormed & Snowd all day snow 9 thrashed Some oats for the horses Still Storming a little Robert Beatty came here to night with a cutter 10 fixed a cutter Shaft & cross bar of Wats old cutter for the cutter that Ad had of Leader last winter we cannot find it own Rob wants to take it home 50 �11 drew 3 loads of wood from Armstrongs woods very cold day 12 drew 2 loads of wood Do Do John Robson came here to night 13 the Revd Mr Auld preachd in the School house al night snow 14 Billie & Jennet went to Gananoque with M Young & doll Geordy & Me put a good deal of Rye Straw of the Stack in the Stable lofts for beding in the Spring it began to Snow about 11 oclock Stormd all the afternoon 15 drew 2 loads of hay from Hugh McKey 1560 in all we got it from him on a trade or rather as part price of a colt we are to get 1000 more 16 sawed up 2 elem trees for the Stable floor 17 Billie went to Marblerock with a log {illegible} in the Black colt he went well I sawed with the sawingman Mr McCormick a tailor is here making a great coat for me 1868 {this is from the Dec 18-31, 1868 scan at Queen's University - RDA sheet appears blank, as does book it was photographed from??} Dec 18 Billie went to the Rock with log & got the one he took yesterday he had the Bay colts in to day I thrashed peas 51 �19 20 snow 27 Billie went to the Rock with a log he had the two colts in to day they went well I finished the seed peas warm day no meeting to day all the snow & rain last night 21 went to the Nomination to McCranes schoolteacher the put in Joseph Cook as Reeve Jo{illegible} Legg as J Reeve Thomas Darlin J Birmingham & Thomas Cornet councilmen fine day the front road is all most bear with the thaw 22 laid part of the stablefloor put in all the stuff we had it is 1 1/2 inch elem plank 23 Billie went to Delta with the slaugh for Isabla She is coming home the Revd Mr Baikee & elen went with him he doll & one of Charles Armstrongs horses it snow in the morning then it fined up then it stormed & blew till near midle of the afternoon 24 I thrashed peas cleaned the seed peas first had 6 1/2 bushel or 2 barrles of them fine day hard frost Billie Elen Isabla Mr Baikee& two of the Hicocks came home about 11 oclock to night 25 stormy this morning wind & snow most of the day no work done 26 drew half a ton of hay from Hugh McKey's Miss Highcock & her Brother went home this afternoon the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the schoolhouse at 1/2 2 oclock & the Revd Mr Birts preached at 7 PM 52 �David came home on the Express 28 I put a shoe on Wat cutter the old one was Broke 29 I went to Brockville on the mixed paid Mr E J Sinkler seventy five dollars the intrest due David gave fifty dollars that Adam sent 30 Billie went to the Rock with an Elem log I thrashed oats 31 Billie went to the Rock with an Elem log I mended the Bobslaughs & laid the stable floor Jan 1 very cold day wind north Robert Beatty & Mary & James Purvis & two of the Miss Toruners came from Young no work snow 2 Billie drew a load of wood for McKenley I worked at a moccasins he went to Young in the afternoon with David & the Girles Snow & very cold 1869 {Jan} 3 no Meeting to day heavy wind 4 made a moccasin in the forenoon Billie come home from Young warm day quite a thaw a little rain this afternoon 53 �5 drawed out the Barn floor & fixed the granary we had a Bee drawing Stones for a Church there was 24 teems & a number of loaders very warm dry we wanted more loaders 6 cleaned the Barn floor & fixed the granery Bille went to the Rock with a log 7 I thrashed some of the midgeproof wheat Billie drew wood for Sheeperd & Mckenley warm day Snow nearly gone sow to Roths 8 I went to. Cornets. Cholhoons. Coplands & Roths to See the Socities stock took the old sow to Boar at Roths last night brought it home rain 9 fixed a little at the Stable put the horses in for the first atended the annual Meeting of the our agriculture Socitie was realected president heavy rain last night & most of the day the Snow nearly gone 10 snow the revd Mr Auld preached in the Schoolhouse I went to the River to see about J. Gilbert isued a warrent on friday night for Thomas Chapmon & Carry Chese where Shot at Steven Holleyday & a constable Gilbert went in Serch of them on Wellses Iland & we had got no word of them Sinc & could get none there 11 finishd the Stable & other fxcings & went to the Station to See about Gilbert he is on the track in the States that is all that we have yet alittle Snow 12 cleaned the midge proof whent had th full of a Barrel Henry Johnston brought the thrashing machin intend 54 �thrash on Thursday 13 Atended the Schoolmeeting Mr Thompson elected Trustees Billie came home from Delta he went home with Miss Hicock alittle Snow this afternoon 1869 {The following entries from 14 to 17 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} 14 Henery & John Johnston thrashed for us C & H Young A Cornet J McMullin B. Warren JH Bradley helped had 140 bushels of oats a little Barley think about 30 or 40 bushel of wheat fine day 15 drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs the road is poor 16 Do Do Do J Robsons &Mr Weed came up with the Express from Mallorytown 17 no Meeting to day 18 drew wood from Armstrongs the roads very poor 19 Do Do 20 cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat very Stormy day Snow & wind fixed a little at the Stable 55 �21 went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of whent & about 2 of corn that is all the corn we have took annual repr up to th annual Meeting of the County Agriculture Socities bought 5 gallons of oil 28.3d per gallon & a bag of Salt 6s.3d cold day with a little Snow 22 drew a load of wood Mrs Ennis died about 6 oclock this afternoon very cold day 23 Billie went to Escott with Mr Quin to see his brother they are brothers to Mrs Ennis drew a load of wood in the afternoon I got a tooth drown I was not out 24 Mrs Ennis was buried in the Taylor buiring ground Billie took the Corps there was upwards of 40 Slaughs & cutters the Revd Mr Carrol preachd in the Johnston Schoolhouse Snow & rain in the afternoon it frose as it fell 25 Billie began to go to School I worked at bails for the stable 26 finished the bails got the cattle in to night 27 fixed for the calfs in the Stable 28 worked at Some Shuttles in grahms Shop fine day alittle Snow last night 29 finished a shuttle for S Hazelwood Billie went to young with Ellen &Isabla intending to go to Brockville tomorrow 56 �30 there was a meeting of the Building Committee here the afternoon it was agreed to build the church 36 x 50 feet rain & Snow 31 no Meeting to day very fine day 1869 {February} Feb 1 Billie Ellen & Isabla come home from Young this forenoon they got 24 cents per 1b in Bills for Some butter they had I fixed some in the Stable 2 worked at some Shuttles old Mr Cornet died this morning wind North & northeast Billle took the little Sow to Collhouns snow 3 Snowed about 6 inches last night & is still snowing 10 oclock Snowed all day did nothing but atend to the Cattle snow 4 Snowing Still high winds last night considerable drift this morning the Roads is very bad 5 fixed a Shuttle I have been very bad with the tooth akhe headache Billie & the girles went the Teameeting at Reeds Schoolhouse 6 Billie took home to A Cornets 18 bushel of oats that he borrowd of him in the fall cold day 57 �7 the RevdMr Auld preached in the Schoolhouse this morning Snow 8 Snowing a little Mr &Mrs Barns from Deta came hear with Miss Hicock & her BrotherMr Barns is going home to Markham we are Sending Some things to the Boys with them Snow 9 heavy rain this morning with a fog a little snow 10 taped Billies boots & other mending Dr Richmond was here for dinner he is looking after wood 11 Billie went to Sawlog Bee of J Johnstons to MarbleRock a little rain &Snow this morning 12 warm fine morning fixed a Side peice to the Slaugh for him to draw cordwood he intends to go to a bee of Dr Richmond to morrow 13 heavy rain last night & most of the day with Sleet & Snow cleaned Some grass Seed no drawing to day Rain & snow 14 no Meeting to day rain hail & Snow with high winds and drift J Robson came here last night Rain hail & Snow Rain & snow 15 the roads drifted full with about 1 inch of crust rain Snow & rain all day quite warm for winter 58 �16 fine day the Roads is very bad I went to a sale of John Grahms he is going to Iowa he Sold his farm to Wm McNiel everything went very high Cows & heffers from 25 to 42p dollors each Billie Sold Granpa Cow to Mr Jackson for 600 split rails & timber for 1050 the rails to be split & put in piles by Jackson we are cut the timber & split the 1050 or get 1869 {February} Feb 17 Stormy Day Snowing & blowing I atended on the cattte snow 18 cleaned what oats was in the Passage intending to go to Mill snow 19 went to MarbleRock with 18 bushel of oats & 6 of Buckwheat fine morning Show wind & drift Snow Billie {illegible} year $6 20 drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs very Stormy in the afternoon Snow & wind from South west then North East 21 very Stormy day Snow Revd Mr west preach to night we did not go it was so Stormy Snow & wind snow snow 22 went to Jacksons & drew 2 loads of rock cuts there is no ice or frost in the swamp we had to tramp a road 59 �snow 23 no work to day it is the wost day that has come this winter wind & Snow from the North East with a tremendious drift the roads is compleatly filled up snow 24 fine morning began to Storm about 10 oclock & Stormd all day Billie had to draw wood for McKinley & James Choulhoon they were out of wood the roads was awfull snow 25 J Bradly J Johnston A Cornet Hen Webster Samuel Johnston & me turned out & brock the road from the Cross road to our gate the Side road is nearly level with the fences Still Snowing cleard up at night 9 oclock snow 26 Snowed about an inch last night & is Snowing Stormed all day the roads is nearly as bad as ever snow 27 drew 2 Small loads of wood from Armstrong woods in the forenoon Storming still the road & so drifted that we quite the drawing the roads is awfull 28 no Meeting to day this is the fine day that we have had for a fortnight this has been the Stormest we have had for a great many years 1869 {March} 60 �March 1 I went to the Council it met at Westens they were granting Tavern Lisence 2 went to Gananoque with 26 bushel of oats sold 6 bushel & got 150 of Corn meal oats 50c per bushel meal $2 per 100 1b fine roads Rob Beatty J Robson Wm Scott from Perth Betsey Ellen Hall & Mary Beatty Came here snow 3 the Younge folkes went home this afternoon a little Snow this morning a fine afternoon wind SW in the morning SE in the afternoon SW at night 4 the wind is South west this morning it changed to the South East In the afternoon then to Southwest at Sundown cloudy in the forenoor clear in the afternoon fine day Billie went to Young with 32 bushel of Rye he intends to go to Brockville with it his Mother went with him 5 fine clear morning hard frost wind South 6 Snowed about an inch last night &Snowed till about 10 oclock Billie & his mother & Mary come home this afternoon Billie went to Mateland with the rye got 72 cents per Bushel Snow first Storm in the quarter 32 Storms in the quarter 7 the Revd Mr Auld preached this evening in the Schoolhouse 8 fixed for Smoking hams fine day 61 �snow 9 fine day fixed Some spiles for the bush rather on the thaw 10 very Stormy day Snowing & blowing all day wind Northeast fixed some spiles 11 the roads is compleatly blocked up 12 there was a doubble teem come from the creek with a kind of a Snowplow& five other teems with Sloughs to the Stations 13 Billie & Isabla & Jennet went Delta the afternoon with Doll & a cutter I am very bad with my head 14 snow no meeting to day very high winds with a little Snow about noon it blew a hurricain 15 filled up 7 1/2 bushel of oats & rye & bushel of oats to a bushel of Rye for the hogs & 6 bushel of wheat 16 went to Marblerock with 7 1/2 bushel of Rye & oats for the hogs & 6 bushel of wheat got 258 lbs of flour Robert Beatty went to Gananoque with a grist he was here all night last night & to night 1869 {March} 62 �March 17 Robert Beatty went home to day Ellen went with him & Mary we drew 3 loads of hay from Armstrongs 1.800 & 2 1000 wer her to get 1200 yet fine day 18 Billie went to John Youngs for ceader George Young went with him 19 went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat got 516 1bs of flour that is 774 lbs of flour in the bin fine day & the roads is first rate but we cant get into the woods the Snow is so deep 20 fixed spiles for the Sugarbush fine day 21 the Revd Mr Auld preached in the forenoon & the Rev Mr Correl in the afternoon Wat come home this morning a little Snow Snow Snow 22 worked at Sap pails Wat went to Delta he give me $100 from Ad fine day a little Snow this morning John Younge & his wife here for dinnner 23 worked at Sap pails fine hard frost Mr Ruben Gilles & three of the Clarks come here from Perth to night 24 made spiles for the Sugarbush 25 made over 300 Spiles for the Sugarbush this year we intend to work James Sheperd bush this year Mr Gilles & the Clarks went home this morning Billie went to Young this morning for Ellen 63 �rain 26 drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs it began to rain & thaw this forenoon rained all the afternoon 27 a little frost last night cleaned up the oats had about 30 bushel Billie taped 150 trees this afternoon it runes midling 28 no Meeting to day Snow is going very fast Wat & Ellen come home from Young to day 29 went to the Sugarbush & cleand out the Stove trough & gathered about 20 pails of Sap & boiled it down it is hard worked to gather the Snow is so deep & Soft little rain to night 30 rain & Snow all day work about the house made an axehandle& fixed some buckets 31 went to Lyn paid Wm Clow on hundred & three dollors got a note of sixty four dollors with intrest &endrsed thirty two dollors on the other note as intrest Stoped all night at J Armstrong Billie drew 1200 of hay from Armstrong that is the last of the hay he is to get on the trade rain rain & snow 1869 {April} April 1 Went to Brockville from Lyn with Norton Gardener in the Cutter came home on the Express all well 2 drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs 64 �3 4 Smow worked in the Sugarbush atended an Agriculture meating there is a fine run of sap to day put about 50 pails in the Stone trough besides what we boiled down the Revd Mr Auld preached in the evening 5 drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs then went to the Council Meeting hard frost last night & to day 6 worked in the Sugarbush the Sap we put in the trough all leaked out & lost there is a fine run to day 7 boiled all day in the bush fine day 8 Do Do Do 9 Do Do Billie went to a Bee of James Colhoons this afternoon a little floury of Snow 10 hard frost last night. Cleaned up the wheat put 12 bushel in the east bin & in the center bin 11 no Meeting to day hard frost last night 12 worked in the Sugar bush the Sap runs midling 13 Do Do Sowed grassseed on the Rye 14 Billie got 1300 of hay from Charles Armstrong the Revd Mr Bakie stoped here on his way to Europe he 65 �brought us planes & spacafecation for the church rain 15 worked in the S bush finishd Sowing grass Seed on the Rye & wheat 8 bbs of the Rodon Clover Seed with the Thimothy seed the wheat & Rye look well 16 drew dung to the trees for mulching 17 a little rain this morning worked in the Sugar bush fine day 18 the Revd Mr Auld preached this forenoon in the School house 19 heavy rain last night & this morning the boys worked at Sheepard drawing Stumps I went with Wm Armstrong to look at aline betwen him Filler 20 The Boys worked in the field at Sheepards drawing and piling up stumps the front is nearly out I mended the old harness heavy rain last night 21 Billie & Isabla went to Gananoque in the Buggy I fixed the old harness 22 Billie began to plow & plowed at Sheapards there is a little frost in the ground I fxed whipeltrees 1869 {April} April rain 66 �23 Billie plowed at Sheapards I oiled the old harness & fixed them so as to rig a second teem 24 Billie plowed at Shepards tinkard in the Smithshop 25 rain no Meeting to day little rain 26 Billie plowed at Sheapards I got Grahms horse Shod & Shoe Sett on dolle payed 50 cents for them drew 29 bushel of Pease to Thompsons storehouse they are for the Agriculture Socitie they come from Ingarsol they are the Crown peas & to be divided among the members 27 Billie plowed at Sheapards I worked at drag it is to be a 6 billed Squared one 28 began to Sow & Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of Barley & peas west of the path to the well the ground is rather damp Still it draged pretty fair Billie plowed at Sheaperds 29 worked at a drag made some of the irons Billie plowed at Sheapards 30 finished the ironing of the drag &Sharpened the teeth in the forenoon Sowed 2 bushel of Black oats that I got from Mr Ruben Giles of Smith Falls he Sent them by rail there was a few Callico potatos Goderich potatos & cuscoss I Sowed the oats in North field first 2 1/2 ridges in the center of the field then 2 bushel of peas 1869 67 �{May} May 1 rain 2 rain rain Sowed 4 bushel of Black See wheat on the West side of the North I likewise Sowed thimothy & Rodon cloveseed on where I Sowed the peas & Barley rain this afternoon heavy rain most of the day & night J Robson & Mr Weed come here last night 3 rain & a little Snow mixed all day no work done very cold the woods begin to look red 4 Billie plowed at Sheapards I planted out some appeltrees where there was dead ones cold day 5 planted out some Mapele trees below the house a little rain to day Billie plowd drew rails at Shepards in the afternoon 6 drew 3 loads of dung to the garden in the forenoon then drew rails at Sheapards in the afternoon Billie plowed at Sheapards 7 drew 3 loads of bunks for Sheaperd in the forenoon Sowed 3 bushel of wheat in the North field the ground is rather wet fine day the Revd Mr Austin come here this afternoon 8 Sowed 4 bushel of peas in the North field 68 �fine day the ground is rather better 9 the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse this forenoon I went to Reeds with him he preached there 10 Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of pease on Sheepards place Billie drged we had J Sheepards Beast 11 finishddrging the pease& Sowed 2 bushel of Midgeproof wheat 12 Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of midge proof wheat that is 4 1/2 of midgeproof on Sheepards place I found 2 1/2 of it & the 4 1/2 of peas 13 Sowed 5 bushel of oats on the Sheepard place rain 7 bushels of oats on Sheapards 14 Sowed 2 bushel of oats fine rain this morning & last night that is 7 bushel of oats on Sheepard he found all the oats fine growing day the woods look green woods look green 15 Sowed 4 bushel of wheat on Sheapards 2 bushel of it Sheepard found that he got from Bruce McNiel it come from the Iland it is in the midle of the pice that finished this pice at Sheepards 4 1/2 bushel of midgeproof altogether on Shepards 1869 69 �May May 16 rain & hail rain 10 bushel of otas in that field the Revd Mr Auld preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Austin in the afternoon heavy rain with a little hail Thomas Younges Barn & Sheds was struck with lightning &Burned 17 rain this morning George Grahm got this horse yesterday we here had it to work with doll Billie drew sand for Bob Michel 1/2 day then he plowed below the house Gordy & Me drew dung to the garden a little rain 18 Billie plowed Gordy drew dung the cornground I went to Mallorytown to shere a triel between Rob Beatty & Jon Edgly Edgly made out that Robs Colt killed his cow & got judgment against him 19 Billie plowed with doll & Sheapards Colt in th forenoon & plowed the garden in the afternoon I made irons for a gate & dug in the garden 20 Sowed 1 1/2 bushel of Barley & peas South of the North ditch & 3 bushel of oats below the house Billie plowed fine day 21 Sowed the 3 ridges on the South side of the North ditch with Alsike clover Seed Sowed 4 bushel of oats below the house Gordy draged Billie went to a Bee of A Cornets in the Afternoon I went &Sowed there was 9 teems 22 Sowed 3 bushel of peas & oats & the crownpeas they are on east side of the field below the house better than 1 1/2 ridg I bought Mr Thompson Shove 18 got Mr Dcores 18 own 18 1b 70 �planted @ bushel of potatos on the in all 54 of them the Crown pea 23 rain the Revd Mr Austin preached this forenoon Billie took him to Reeds in the afternoon 24 Sowed better then 1 1/2 bushel of wheat North of the midle ditch East line Billie plowed it on Saturday & this forenoon we drew some dung to the cornfield Billie plowed part of it White astrilun {Australian} wheat next the fence 25 Sowed 1/4 lb white Bilgian {belgian} carrrots & 2 1/4 lb altringham {altrincham} carrot in the garden Billie went to a bee of George Grahm the ground is very dry 26 Billie plowed at Sheepards for potatos & wheat I planted some potatos below the house 27 Sowed 2 3/4 bushel of wheat at Sheepards Gordy draged Billie plowed 28 drew dung to the Corn field fine weather 29 plowed the Corn ground driseling the afternoon 30 Revd Mr Austin preachd this forenoon & Rev Mr Auld preachd his fairwell Sermon at night 31 planted the Corn ( premium corn) is next the fence the yellow then the white a row of punkins between them put ashes on the hills the ground 71 �in good order 1869 {June} June 1 Washed the Sheep this morning I then went & helped James Sheepard to move his Barn Garner Lee had the job 2 the Boys planted part of the potatos on Sheepards places I helped Sheepard at the Barn Billie went to J Creas & got 3 bushel of potatos paid 40 cents per bushel 3 Billie drew Stones for Mr McKindley I helped Sheepard at his drawing got the Barn & Shed to there place to night rain 4 I Scalded &washd Sap buckets Billie went with Lees runers to Coles near Younge Mills for Sheep we put the Stove in the woodshed heavy rain to night rain 5 heavy rain most of the day Rod Beatty & Rod Armstrong came here last night went home this morning with 3 pigs planted a few Thom Thumb peas at the old house I got from Mrs. Skinner 6 the Revd Mr Austin preached this forenoon he come here from Kingston last night Billie took him to Reeds in the afternoon 72 �7 drew Stones of the meadow in the forenoon Sheered the Sheep in the afternoon A Cornet helped 8 a little rain last night & this morning Billie helped Geo Grahm to draw Stones Tinkler Ad Armstrong come here last night from Lyn he is going West fine day 9 Adam Armstrong went to Napinee with on the Express Billie rolled the wheat oats & part of the peas in the corner field fine day rain 10 Billie Ellen & Jennet went to Younge intending to go to Brockville rain this forenoon I attended a Meeting of the Building Comittee the estimates was so high that we did nothing yet rain 11 rain this morning I took the Scraper apart it was broct so that there had to be new Sides made rain 12 planted some Calliflours &cablage plants rain most of the day Billie come home to dayput the irons on the scraper Billie was here with Isabla & Jennet snow to day 13 the Revd Mr Austin preach in the schoolhouse this morning 14 began to work on the roads A Cornet is Pathmaster we had the teem on 1869 {June} 73 �June 15 Worked on the roads Billie & me a little rain about 5 oclock a little rain most of the night 16 Billie drew stones in the forenoon he worked for Sheepard on the roads in the afternoon got 75 cents for it I finished our work this forenoon with Geordy 17 Billie plowed in the North feild where we intend to summerfallow it is in the center west side I painted the Buggy 18 Billie plowed warm day I fixed some irons for the Buggy little rain grass growes well corn is dowing little it is too cold for it 19 Billie finished the plowing the ground is very dry for all the rain we have had. I fixed the Buggy & gave it another coat of paint that is the Box & greers rain 20 the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse 21 drew Stones of the midle field East line fine day 22 finished drawing the Stones this forenoon went throw the corn with the Diel 23 worked at the corn potatos & carrots I went to festival in the Drill Shed in favour of the Rev Mr Carrol there was about one hundred people 24 we had a bee to draw Stones for the Church there was 13 teems drawing & men to load got a good job 74 �done fine day 25 hoed the Corn it is very Small but a good colour 26 I went with John Cook to see how the sheep & hogs was doing that belong to the Agriculture society they are all wright except the hog at Webs he is very poor atended a meeting in the afternoon Wm Hazelwood & Betsey came here on visit Bille went to Young 27 the Revd Mr _ preached in the morning he is the New minister Mr Austin preached in the afternoon Billie came home with Elen & Jennet rain 28 fixed rods in the waggon box & worked at bunks a little rain 29 Billie went to gananoque with 18 bushel of wheat to Mill I went to Mr Darlins to See him about the Church 30 rain last night & this morning worked in the black Smiths Shop I helped John Johnston to draw his Barn Billie went to a School picknic at Johnstons Schoolhouse 1869 {July} July 1 Helped J Johnston to Move his barn & rise a Shed Billie went throw the Potatos at Sheepards 75 �2 Billie went to Mr Jacksons for Bunks he got none I put some bunks togather warm day 3 Billie draged the Summerfallow I helped Henry Young to rais his Shop 4 the Revd Mr Smart preached in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon Billie took him to Reeds in the afternoon 5 I was at the council most of the day the Revd Mr Davis the New Connection minister was here for dinner 6 Billie drew 2 loads of flour for Mr Ennis we hoed in the garden 7 I Began to Mow & Mowed about 3/4 of an acre at the old house it is Clover & very heavy Billie went to the Rock with Cris Young & got some Elem plank that was there sinc winter rain 8 Billie draged part of the Summer fallow & cultivatd that that was plowed last fall rain last night & this morning rain 9 atended a School examination & picnic the Schollers did well rain this morning 10 went to Gananoque with James Sheepard received $10 from him for gravel that he got for the road I bought a kip skin $1.50 iron 75 cents Billie went with James Lattimer got a coat cut 76 �11 rain rain the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the afternoon instead of Mr Austin he had just got back from hom last evening 12 atended the celebration of the 12 in Sheepards woods there was 7 lodges & a large number of people the Revd MrFollock lectured & Mr Herburt McDonald gave a speach 13 Billie helped Charles Armstrong at his hay (half a day) we took in a load of clover that was last week very bad hay weather went to the funeral of Thomas Greer a very large funeral 14 Billie worked Armstrong I went to Lyn with Ellen stoped at J Armstrong all night 15th went to Wm Davis got dinner. tea at Hump Youngs at Greenbush Stoped at John Youngs all night rain last night 16 come to Granmams to day Stopted there all night 17 got home this afternoon Charles Armstrong is mowing with his mower fine day a rain yesterday 1869 {July} July 18 the Revd Mr Austin preached this morning in the Schoolhouse 77 �rain 19 Charles Armstrong finished the Northeast field & a little at the old house 20 raked & drew in 5 loads of hay out of the North field heavy rain this afternoon 21 rain most of the day Billie took a load of withs to the river for Mr McDougal he got a bag of Salt at Mr Darlins paid $1.25 c for it it is fine Bought a new Scyth $1.25s 22 Billie helped Charles Armstrong we worked at the hay in the North field cut some of the clover 23 Billie helpd Armstrong at his hay we got all the out of the north field took Doll to Austins & put her to his horse Ad got home to day 24 Billie helped Armstrong at his hay we workd at the clover it is hurt with the wet Ad went to gananoque with the Buggy 25 Revd Mr Davis preachd in the forenoon &Revd Mr Austin in the afternoon rain at night rain rain rain 26 Charles Armstrong mowed in the midle field cost line heavy rain this afternoon 27 Billie finished cuting the midle field with the mower fine day 28 got in 7 loads of hay 6 out of the midle field & one off 78 �Clover put the rest in Cock rain 29 very heavy rain last night a little to day ground very wet cut a little clover in the afternoon 30 worked at the clover below the old house fine day 31 got the clover all in cock a heavy crop 1869 {August} August 1 Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon 2 Stackd the clover & timoty below the old house had 140 cocks A Cornet helped Billie mowd in the afternoon with Charles mower 3 cut part of the fallwheat it is an even crop there is no wind but there is a little smut Charles Armstrong cut the new meadow 6 acres with his mower 4 I made out the papers for lots No __in of the Township of __before Robert Webster Eng & worked at the hay in the new medow 5 workd Do Do Do 79 �6 Stacked the new medow A Cornet helped with his teem both teams was as busy all day as we could bee fine day for work a very little Sprinkle of rain about noon 7 helped Cornet to make a Stack Billie & me with our teem fine day 8 went to the funeral of Joseph Turner he was drounded at Gananoque & the Body was brought to his Fathers Mr Joseph Turner there was over 200 waggons &buggys besides some on horseback he he was buried by the Orngemen & then the Revd Mr Smart preached it was the largest funeral it I ever saw in Canada 9 Ad come home on Saterday night & him & me mowed in the Orchard it is very heavy Billie worked in the potatos at Sheepards 10 drew in the from the orchard toped off the Stock with part of it put some in the Stable & 2 loads in the barn fine day that finishd our haying except some fences it is afine crop 11 drew in the fallwheat & cut some of the fall rye in the afternoon there was a fine Sower about 9 oclock 12 the Boys worked at the rye & cut the Barley below the corn it is a fine crop 13 Ad & Billie plowed & scraped the fundation of the church I workd half the day in sand pit geting a place uncovered for to get sand for the church 80 �14 drew in the loose rye & the Barley in fine order very warm day 1869 {August} August 15 the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse this forenoon a little rain John Young come home from cristie he is up helping Cristie 16 very heavy rain last night & this forenoon I got J McMullin & Wm J Turner to draw sand for the church we moved the fence from the horse paster across to to the old house 17 began to cut the wheat in the north field it is a fine crop 18 worked at wheat I went to the funeral of old Mrs Cornet in the afternoon She was buried at Robinsons the Revd Mr Follock preached there was 45 waggons & buggys beside horsemen 19 worked at the wheat & drew in 3 loads of bound Rye 20 finishd the wheat this forenoon & raked up the 2 bushel sowing of Black oats & drew them in Ad & Billie helped Ben Young to thrash in the afternoon I cut some of the Barley in the midle field north end east line rain 81 �{illegible} shoe X 21 22 rain finished cuting the Barley Billie got some of the horses Shoes fixed with P.M. Moore & made a bargon with to Shoe by the year for 6 1/2 dollors Ad helped T. Bradley to thrash I met the Rev Mr Chambers at the Station & took him to Reeds went to Reeds Schoolhouse & heard the Revd Mr Chamber preach he had the Scacrement there & preachd in our School house at night 23 raked & drew in the Barley Ad cut some of the oats at Sheepards 24 the Boys worked at Sheepards I went to Mr Darling with Mr Austin I laid out a road betwen 17 & 18 in the first concession got dinner at Mr Keers & tea at Darling 25 the thrashers here last night Burns & Rape we thrashed to day 19 bushel of Spring wheat 22 of oats 63 of Peas & Barley 26 finished this morning the Rye 32 bushel fall wheat 10 bushel drew in some of the Spring wheat after cleaning the floor 27 finished drawing in the wheat the forenoon then cut wheat at Sheapards Vize Heacock &Mrs Stainin come hear to day fine weather 28 heavy rain to day no work except what I did in the Barn 82 �29 Revd Mr Austin preachd in the Shoolhouse this afternoon 30 the Boys workd at Sheepards I ridled the peas out of the Barley & drew in a load of oats 31 went to gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat & some wool got two packs 4d per lb the Boys cut the oats at home & hooked the Socities peas 1869 {The following entries from Sept 8 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {Sept} Sept 5 1 cut the wheat in the midle field in the forenoon me & Billie drew 5 loads of Sand for the Church then Ad & Billie cut the oats at Sheepards fine day 2 drew in the oats below the house fine crop 3 drew in the wheat from the midle field & the peas & oats below the house in the forenoon & the oats at Sheepards in the afternoon hard work fine weather 4 cut wheat at Shepards & drew in some of the wheat the Scotch wheat that was mixed with the midge proof was all taken with the midge the Revd Mr Smart preached in the Schoolhouse in the afternoon & .Revd Mr Follock in the forenoon 83 �6 the Boys finishd the cuting of the wheat at Sheapards I went with Mr Thompson to Mr Armstrongs & got out 4 sills for the Church & drew them home rain 7 alittle rain this morning I went with J Lattimer & Saw his Wife sign a deed of her place in Gananoque to.S. Sheapard Ad & Billie helped H Young to cut wheat in thafternoon we fixed finces & drew 3 loads of Sand for the Church rain 8 rain most of the day nothing done rain 9 Billie and Gordy went to Gananoque to the show of wild beasts 10 Billie & Gordy drew 5 loads of dung to the North field Ad went to Mallory town to the show 11 worked at the peas they are a good crop 12 the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the forenoon in the schoolhouse Billie took him to Reeds 13 Ad Ellen {illegible} Jennet Mr & Mrs Deen went to Delta this morning I worked in the sand pit for the church Mr Darlin sent 2 teems to draw Billie & Gordy finished hooking our peas 14 got James McMillens horses & drew in four loads of peas Humphrey Young helped Billie to draw in the wheat at Sheepards 84 �15 finished drawing in the peas at home with H McKees horses & drew the remainder of the sills for the church Mr Thompson helped 1869 {The following entries from Sep 16 to 20 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {September} Sept 16 Worked at the peas at Sheepards fine weather Ad & the Girels got home to night about 11 oclock 17 worked at the peas I was up all night with Mr McKinley he is sick 18 drew in 6 loads of peas at Sheepards 19 I paid Killie tow dollors for the paper the Revd Mr Smart preach this afternoon Mr Davis in the morning 20 drew in 2 loads of peas at Sheepards that finishes the harvest I worked at the church got one dollar for it from McKee the Boys drew dung to the north field in the afternoon a little rain 21 I went to Brockville to the Cattle Show it was a poor afair I came to Lyn stopt at J Armstrongs took a Dear Skin to the tanery 22 got home on the express the Boys drew dung 85 �23 Billie plowed for the fall wheat Spread dung 24 Sowed 1 bushel of Souls wheat that I brought from Hamilton last fall it took the prise then 25 bushel of midgeproof wheat the ground in fine order 25 Shoveled some of the furrows on the fallwheat drew dung on the new meadow midle field east line the Revd Mr Gordon come here 26 heavy rain last night & all day no meeting Billie took Mr Gordon to Reeds no person came there rain 27 drew dung to the meadow I helped A Cornet to thrash at his mothers place fine day heavy frost last night 28 I helped Cornet to thrash to day Ad & Geordy drew dung 29 I thrashed some peas Ad drew gravel to the Barnyard 30 I cleaned the peas had 7 bushel Ad drew Sand to the Barnyard from the pit 1869 {The following entries from Oct 1 to 16 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {Oct} 86 �Oct 1 Drew Sand for the Church Ad & A Cornet with there teems & I loaded Billie has been working at the Church atending the masons since last friday rain 2 drew the corn out of the field & put it in the orchard in the forenoon atended an agriculture meeting at Austons in the afternoon heavy rain at night Billie got $8 for working at the church 8 days 3 rain the Revd Mr Smart preached in the schoolhouse in the afternoon heavy rain last night & this forenoon 4 heavy rain this morning & all day no work 5 cut & drew some wood from Cornets I helped A Cochran in the afternoon to draw some stones for the church little rain this morning 6 made two hoops of band iron for the stove pipes in the wall of the church Ad went to Young Jimmie & Mary was here they went home to day 7 went to Gananoque show took first on fulled cloth second on peas saw Prince Aurther & the governer general & Lady they went down on board of the Magnet 8 Geordy & me helped Benj Warren to thrash Billie went to Young to see Willie before he went to Pembrock 9 Billie began to plow the stuble in the North field Geordy & me began to dig potatos as Sheepards 87 �10 little rain this morning no meeting to day rain 11 Billie went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for the church we dug potatos at Sheepards Ad went to Dr Richmonds with Bisey for him to See her knee {illegible} rain 12 drew 105 bushel of sand for Grahm & Latimer 1/2 day dug potatoes in the afternoon little rain 13 dug potatos in the forenoon pulled turnips & mangles for the show & other fixings in the afternoon 14 we had our Agriculture Show in the Drill shed rain in the afternoon it was the best we have had 15 heavy rain all day & last night the ground is very wet the Hazelwoods & Philipses here all night 16 picked stones of the field east line below the new land rain 1869 {The following entries from Oct 17 to 21 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {October} Oct 17 Revd Mr Davis preached in the schoolhouse 18 Picked stones of the midle field next the road in the forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon Billie got the 88 �Armstrongs plow rain 19 Billie began to plow in the midle field we dug potatos 20 put the stove in house & dug potatos hard frost last night 21 helped Thomas Shelds & Matthew Keer to draw stones & sand for the Church Billie went with Armstrongs plow to Willsons to get it fixed for the Mach drew wood 22 finishddiging the potatos & killed a hog Billie plowed 23 heavy rain all day helped W. J. Turner to thrash In the forenoon it rained so heavy that they quite 24 no Meeting to day Snow 25 went to A plowing Match at Mr Webs Billie took the Second prise in the Boys match there was about half an inch of Snow this morning that is the first Snow 26 drew a log for wood it Snowed most of the day it is nearly six inches deep put the Cows in the Stable for the first time Billie helped J. McMillen to thrash Geordy helped Turner to thrash Snow 27 Snowd & Stormed most of the day thrashd a little 28 cleaned 25 bushel of peas at Sheepards I got 12 Sheepard 11 & House 2 bushel he is thrashing them 89 �on Shairs or even 10 1b bushel drew some wood Billie helped McMillin to thrash 29 drew Some wood very Stormy day 30 loaded feed for the hogs & other fixing about the house 31 the Revd Mr Follock preached in the schoolhouse 1869 {the rest of November 1869 is out of order and is transcribed a couple pages ahead} {The following entries from Nov 10 to Nov 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {November} Nov 1 Cleaned the fallwheat & fixed for to go to the mill the Snow is nearly gone 2 Billie went to Mill to Garanoque with 5 bushel of pollwheat & 9 1/2 of Spring & 6 of peas oats & Rye for the horses fine day I pulled the mangles 3 pulled five rows of the carrots a fine day Billie drew some Sand & gravel for Jos Gilbert in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon 4 I went to Marble Rock with Wm Clow to an Auction Sale of Delongs & Emenes of lumber 90 �Billie plowed fine day 5 David started a midle line for a fence a little rain & cold day Billie plowed Geordy worked with masons this week 6 Billie plowed I helped Mr Mitchels men at the Church they began yesterday T Reed & James Ladlow boarded hear B. Kinker Stopted at the Station we got all the rafters & canteliors up to day Billie drew gravel {illegible} 7 no Meeting to day 8 drew in some of the carrots they were frosen {some?} Stormed most of the day Robert Beatty & John McDonald went home to day they come on Saturday 9 I worked at the Church with Mitchels Men David & Isabla went in the buggy to Delta Billie went on horseback to bring the Buggy back David is going to stop at Delta & keep Bub colt 10 I worked at the church in the forenoon pulled corn in the afternoon Billie came home this afternoon 11 I worked at the church Billie went to a plowing match at Pecks took the 3rd premium 91 �finished shingling the church 5 1/2 days 12 I worked at the church Billie plowed 13 I worked at the church Do Do the ground is rather hard frozen 14 {illegible} at the schoolhouse the Revd Mr Cornet preached in the church 15 I fixed up the fences at the church & gathered up the {illegible} & bits of boards around the church hard frost Jennet at Young {rest of entry illegible} 1869 {The following entries from Dec 11 to 16 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {Dec} Dec 1 Billie & Geordy drew 5 loads of loom for Mr Thompson Garden I fixed a little at the room in the woodshed {illegible} & helped James Calhoun to fix the ditch at the church the frost is nearly all out of the ground 2 I helped Johnston to thrash cold day freezing hard snow 3 Do Do Do very cold Day little snow snow 4 finished thrashing at Johnstons little Snow 92 �5 a little rain at night no Meeting to Day cold day 6 fixed in the woodshd in the forenoon went to help A Cornet to thrash in the afternoon did nothing Henery Webster was not done till night 7 I helped A Cornet to thrash fine day 8 Do Do Do Do the Boys drew some wood Geordy has been at School 9 helped A Cornet to put his oats Straw into the Barn in the forenoon J Stacy come to thrash at Sheepards at noon finishd Sheepard & Hendersons part this afternoon I had J McMullin & David Johnston 10 thrashed our wheat 42 bushel of wheat in all for out Store 16 of midgeproof & 26 of Blacksee they brock there bedpice & did nothing in the midle of the day 11 thrashed the oats we had 37 for our Shaire our thrashing came to $243 cents {illegible} Sheepards to settle with Store for it he is indue us very fine day we helped Sheepard to put his straw in the Barn ours was put in as we thrash 12 the Revd Mr Davis preached in the school house heavy rain 13 put bottoms in some tubs & other tinkering about the house 93 �14 went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of Black see & 2 bushel of fall wheat & 2 bushel of Rye in the waggon & heard the Revd Mr McClaren of Belville preach the ordination Sermon of Mr Barns he was placed in Gananoque in Mr Gordons place there 7 ministers there there was a very large congregation 15 put new pins in the wood slaugh fine day rain at night 16 Killed old Lillie cow she is good beef & one hog heavy rain all day & night A Cornet helped 1869 {this page is out of order and needs to be moved back two pages} {The following entries from Nov 16 to Nov 30 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} Nov 16 {Billie line strikethrough} I fixed plank for the drain of the church & husked some corn rain 17 heavy rain all day worked at the corn in the woodshed 18 Billie drew gravel in the afternoon for John Gilbert 90 bushel & got some wood 19 thrashed some of the socities peas & husked corn David came home from Delta this afternoon 94 �rain 20 rain most of the day fixed a fram for a room in the wood shed pulled some carrots put them in the wood shed 21 21 the Revd Mr Green the Bible Agent came here this morning Billie took him to Willsons with the Buggy the roads is hard frosen no meeting here 22 toped the carrots in the wood shed in the forenoon Banked the church in the afternoon B Warren W.J Turner J McMullin R Johnston & James Cornet helped fine day Billie helped Thomas Bradley to thrash the Revd Mr Green held meetings in the schoolhouse at 7 oclock 23 snowed about 6 inches last night Billie took Mr Green in the slaugh to Escot Gordy helped J Bradley to thrash I helped A Cornet to kill two hogs we then killed 1 for us a little rain took a south down ram to Mr Browns & got another 24 went to Gananoque with A Cornet took the hog it weighed 275 lbs got 9 dollars per 100 got a barrel of salt 8s .25 lbs of {illegible} 5s 12d Sugar 6s tea 4.7 &Sundrys articles $8 let the Rams out Billie took 2 Ewes to {illegible} Browns 25 thrashed the socties peas had 7 bushel from 36 lbs they are the Crown pea 26 Billie drew 2 load of stones to F Dean I thrashed some peas and oats oats in the 95 �forenoon helped Dean to raise a shop 27 28 I helped John Johnston to thrash Billie drew some dung to the carrots fine day the Revd Mr Folock preached in the school house snow this morning snow 29 helped John Johnston to thrash Billie took 2 Ewes to George Pecks & look for a thrasher rain 30 rain most of the day fixed a room in the woodshed for the flour & meet Billie drew loom to Mr Thompsons garden 3 loads he gave us 100 old rails & some Bunks 1870 {this is January 1-17, 1870 - needs to be put ahead in order} {January} Jan 1 2 The Boy drew Some wood from Cornets wood the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse heavy rain last night & this morning & all day very few out 3 heavy rain & wind last night Snow wind & drift very Stormy all day very few at the Election it is so Stormy 4 drew 2 loads of wood from Cornets in the forenoon Billie took the Saw to J Cooks the Socities Bore is there 96 �5 drew 2 loads of wood from Cornets I began to thresh the peas Billie went with Jams Sheepard to T. Cornet 6 I thrashed peas the Boys choped in the wood shed it is So Stormy that they could do nothing out 7 Boys drew 2 loads from Armstrongs I threshd peas hard frost Clear & fine day 8 I thrashed pean in the forenoon went to the Station very Stormy wind & Snow the boy drew 1 load of wood 9 snow the Revd Mr Johnston preached in the Schoolhouse 10 very Stormy wind & Snow & thrashed John Coslow worked half the day with the Boys drew 2 loads of wood 11 Billie drew a load of Bunks from Jacksons 75 sils Gordy helped Thos Bradley to thrash I thrash peas very fine day snow & rain 12 worke a little at some Sheepskins to tan them & went to the School- Meeting Benj Warren was Elected Trustee a very Stormy rain & Snow snow 13 John Coslow thrashed peas I went to the Annul meeting of the Agriculture Socity at Westons was reelected President a very Stormy day wind & Snow 97 �rain 14 very cold day billie & Coslow started to go to the woods for wood they come back it was so cold that they could not sand it I cobled in the house 15 rained all day we intended to Young choped in the woodshed 16 no Meeting to day went to Young to Granmoms 17 heavy rain all day could not come home 1869 {out of order chronologically this is Dec 17-31, 1869} {The following entries from Dec 17 to 20 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {December} Dec 17 Billie helped B Younge to thrash I salted some of the meat 18 Do Do Do finished the cuting & salting 19 no meeting to day no slaughing 20 Went to Robesons schoolhouse the Nomination there was a good many people then & a poll demanded 21 put pins in the Slaugh fine Day Mr Darlin come here at night & Stopted all night we intend to go &See what we can get for the Church 98 �rain 22 heavy rain this morning & all day nothing done Mr Darlin went home after dinner he had a buggy 23 I fixed a little at the old trundle bed am bad the Rheumatism in my Sholders 24 tinkered round the house went the Station & met the Revd J Austin he is going to Spend his Christmas in the neabourhood 25 David & Miss Heacock came from Delta very poor Sloughing here 26 the Revd Mr Davis preached in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Austin in the afternoon 27 fixed the Cutter for David it is Wat old one put on a Shoe & two braces behind I then took the receipt that I got from J.E Keaton for $31 for the Road to the Council 28 the Boys underbrushd in Cornets woods for wood 29 Billie & the girels went to a funeral of Miss Shipmon She died in Belville was buired at Robersons the Revd JP Baicke come here last night by the Express Billie took dishes up to Reeds for a tea meeting that is to be there Tomorrow 30 I did nothing Stopted with Mr Baikie Mr Austin & him hear for dinner Billie took 8 in the Buggy up to the tea meeting it was a fine one took $39 dollors in there was 6 ministers 4 Presbyterains & 2 Meathodist 99 �31 the Boys worked in the woods poor slaughing 1870 {The following entries from Feb 11 to 18 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} Feb 1 Billie & Geordy drew 2 loads of railcuts from Jacksons fine day 2 got the horses Shod in the forenoon went to a wood bee of Bruce McNiels in the afternoon 3 went to a bee of Samuel Johnstons to draw Sawlogs to Gananoque for Shingles 4 went to Elen Landons Funnerl Revd Mr Follock preached there was 25 Sloughs & cutters 5 I went with John Johnstons to the funeral of Mrs Tackabury Revd Mr Follock preached there was 39 Slaughs & cutters 6 the Revd Mr Davis preached in the Schoolhouse 7 Billie. Geordy & John Coslow got out 7 loads of railcuts I went to Brockville Stopt all night 8 at J Halls got home about 8 oclock at night 8 the Boys got out 8 loads 9 the Boys got 7 loads the boy brought one load home 100 �at night the rest they left in Jacksons field 10 Do Do 8 Do 11 Do Do 7 Do 12 Billie & Geordy went to the woods themselves got out 4 loads & brought 1 home I Paid John Coslow Turner $2.50 for the 5 days that he helped the boys in the woods 13 rain & snow no meeting to day fine day 14 Billie went to a wood bee of Benj Youngs very snowy in afternoon wind & snow & a little thaw 15 rain most of the night so that yesterdays snow is nearly gone Billie drew 2 loads of railcuts 16 we had a Bee to draw the Railcuts from Jacksons there was J. Douglas H McKee J. Purvis S Laplante Armstrong B. McNiel A Cornet J Johnston B Young R Johnston Mr Horton F. Johnston C Young J Bradley 14 teams besides our own we got a fine job some snow falling 17 {first of line illegible} James Armstrong Samuel Johnston went for railcuts S Johnston brought 1 & Charly & Billie brought 2 loads that finished all that they had out 18 heavy rain last night & this morning & all day no work 101 �done 1870 {out of chronological order} {January} Jan 18 came home to day from Young nothing but ice on the Roads the field is all bare 19 John Coslow James Choped wood with Billie drew 5 loads I thrashed peas & had to quit with pain in my arms 20 Billie drew 5 loads of wood Young Coslow Choped & old Mr Coslow finishd thrashing the peas fine day 21 Billie drew 6 loads of wood Coslow choped I went to Gananoque with Robert Johnston to the Anual Meeting of the Riding AgricutureSocity fine day the roads is bare in a great many places 22 Billie went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat Geordy & me cleaned 40 bushel of peas Rob Beatty come up for Mary She come home with us from Young 23 the Revd Mr Follock preachd in the Schoolhouse rain last night & to day David come home to night rain 24 cleaned the rest of the Peas had 62 bushelcleand the midge proof wheat had 18 bushel fine day 102 �rain & snow 25 Billie & Geordy helped Charles Armstrong to thrash Burns & Rape came to thrash they Sett the machin& went home Snow last night hail & rain to day 26 began to thrast the wind is so high that they had to quit Billie went to the funeral of Mr Horton at Dulcimain Schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol preached 27 thrashed the Spring Wheat had 63 bushel & oats had 140 bushel paid Rape & Burns $ nine dollors & thirty cents that is in full for what they did now & in August T. Bradley M. Young A. Cornet E. Warren J. McMullen & D. Johnston fine day 28 made pins & ranes & a runner for the old Bob Slaughes fine day 29 put a shoe on the Bobslaugh & other fixings on them at the blacksmith shop Billie got 150 Stakes & 50 caps from Jacksons 30 no Meeting to Day Albert Hickock & his sister came here 31 Billie & Geordy went to Jacksons & drew 2 loads of railcuts fine day 1870 {The following entries from Feb 19 to 28 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {February} 103 �Feb 19 Snowed last night about 4 inches & a little rain in the forenoon in the afternoon the Boys cut some in the shed 20 rain the Revd Mr Follock preached in the forenoon & the Revd Mr Gordon in the afternoon snowed in the afternoon 21 cold day the Boys went to School I fixed the harness 22 storming most of the day snow & wind I went to the station with Mr Gordon Satchel he called at Thompsons the Express will not be up till 7 oclock 23 Storming still I worked at the harness wind & snow 24 cold day cobled a little 25 the Boys is all at 26 Billie took 3 loads of hay to Charles Armstrong that we borrowed from last Sping fine day snow 27 no Meeting to day 28 drew in the remainder of the Stack Snowed a little most of the day 1870 {The following entries from Mar 1 to 16 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} 104 �{March} March 1 Billie Ellen & David went to Gananoque {illegible} Deans {illegible} fine day 2 fine day I am bad with the Rhuematism in my arm I have done nothing for some time 3 fixed an iron wedge the boys at school 4 filed & sett a new crosscut saw for Charles Armstrong fine day 5 Billie and Geordy drew 1 load of wood in the forenoon then Billie went to bee of Hugh McKees to draw rails from McCradies 6 snow Revd Mr Davis preeched in the school house fine day 7 snowed most of the day J.W Hough Esq came here from Brockville he is going to Gananoque staid all night 8 went to Gananoque with Mr Hough went & saw Dr Davison & took dinner with him he is very poorly 9 went with Mr Hough to John Coacks to see the Ayreshire Bull that he got from our Agriculture Socitie 10 went to Gananoque with 6 bushel of Rye & 9 bags of midge proof wheat got 3 bags ground & kept 6 105 �bags to be cleaned for seed 13 snow 11 Mr Stark came here from Pitsburg fine day the boys at school I can do nothing with my arms 12 the Boys drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs I atended an Agriculture Meeting John Scott & Aunt Jane came here & David & Isabla came from Delta fine day snow no Meeting to day very stormy wind & snow 14 the roads is nearly blocked up the boys at school 15 John Scott & Aunt Jane went home Ellen went with them the roads is very heavy 16 very stormy snow & drift very little travel on the roads 1870 {The following entries from Mar 17 to 21 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} March 17 storming still snow & wind with terable drift 18 the roads is block up two thence teams turned out & went along some soveling& more tramping 19 David & Billie went to Thomas Cornets to look at a span of horses that he had we want to get a horse 106 �Cornet is to bring them down of Monday 20 27 Revd Mr Follock preached in the schoolhouse 21 David went to Delta this morning & Cornet sent his Son downe with the horses one is 5 and the other 4 years old in the spring, we kept them gave him siss and $80 to give him 10 more in two months that is at the rate of $190 for the span Billie took Miss Sweet to W. Stettons this afternoon 22 rain & Snow & very warm the Snow in going turning Cold this afternoon 23 cleaned 20 bushel of wheat intend to go to Gananoque tomorrow frost last night &to day I have gon to the Station every day sine Saturday expecting Ellen home from Young She has not come yet 24 went to Gananoque with 20 bushel of wheat for flour Geordy went with me & I went to Mr. J. Lindseys & laid out a road betwen lots No 7 & 8 in the first consession of Leeds 25 fixed some of the buckets 26 Billie went to Young with 5 bushel of peas for Seed to Rob John Robson went with him no Meeting to day Snowed & blowed 107 �28 fixed buckets the roads blocked up 29 took some of the buckets to the bush with the old mare Billie come home from Young & brought 6 bushel of potatos from Rob 30 the Billie & Geordy taped all day the Snow is very deep it is all most imposable to get along 31 taped more of the bush 1870 {The following entries from April 13 to 20 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} April 1 taped more of the bush very poor run 2 boiled sap in the Sugarbush got it all boiled in at dark gave Sheapard his Shair in Surip 3 the Revd Mr Davis preached in the schoolhouse 4 went to marble rock with 10 bushel of oats got oatmeal for it & 10 bushel of Barley got some dust for the Cows Mr Dickson ows me 275 lb barley dust the Revd Mr Bakie come here by the Express 5 the Boys went to School I fixed around the house 6 Billie went to Gananoque with Mr Baikie & brought Isabla home from Dr Richmonds She was upon a visit 108 �Geordy & me boiled in the bush 7 the Boys at School I am bad with my arms 8 Do Do 9 boiled Sap in the bush poor run Ad come home from the woods 10 17 no Meeting to day fine I was most of with Smith Cow She is very Sick 11 Wm Smiths Cow died this morning we opend her the manyplies was as hard as a Stonee & gall was as large as a quart cup 12 worked in the bush Ad. Ellen & Jennet went to Brockville on the Mixed fine day Snow nearly gone 13 fixed irons for a whealbarrow fine day 14 Wat & Lizie came home from Toronto fixed irons for a {illegible} and other things for the shop 15 Wat & Lizie went to Brockville on the Mixed fixed the irons on the wheelbarrow 16 Billie drew stone for Mr Thompson Revd Mr Follock preached in 109 �rain 18 fixed the garden a little rain David went to Delta 19 Billie took the barrels to Weston that we had in the sugarbush 20 Billie went to the 6th concession around the rear of the township to tell the subcribers for Mr Colmons trees that they were at the station divided the oats for the Socitie each member got 8 lb 1870 {The following entries from April 21 to 25 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} 1870 April April 21 Billie went to tell the {illegible} for the trees to come to the station worked in the garden Billie brought wood {illegible} 22 planted out some elem trees along the fence 23 cleaned up the wheat had 39 bushel of Black sea & 12 that I got cleaned at Gananoque of the MigeProof Billie plowed half the day for Mr Thompson our ground is too wet to do anything with yet 24 no meeting to day heavy rain last night 25 planted 3 blackhart Cherry tree next the road below the path that I got from Benjamin Young 110 �26 planted 10 apple trees from Lyn Wat & Eliza came home from Deta with the Express David came home with the sulky 27 helped to mended the Boys tentes Billie drew dung half the day for Mr Thompson 28 Billie began to plow & plowed in the north half of the midle field west side it is rather wet yet I helped the Boys with there tents 29 plowed in the north field part of the day. Wat & Ad left with the morning Express for Toronto in theere way to Musckoce 30 plowed in the north field Geordy has been working with the Sowers at the Station the most of this week 1870 {The following entries from May 11 to 14 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} May May the woods begin to look Red 1 No Meeting to day in the Schoolhouse the RevdMr Carrol preached in the Church 2 Billie plowed Geordy worked with the Sower 3 Began to Sowed & 4 bushel of Black oats on the north half west Side of the midle field I went to Robert Johnstons to Show him how to graft fine 111 �day 10 bushel of Black oats 4 Sowed 4 bushel Black oats Billie plowed 5 Do 2 Do Do Do & 3 bushel of white 6 Sowed 3 bushel of the white oats on the South end of the midle field got S Johnston Cultivator & cultivated the fall plowing 7 I was Skining a Calf & run the knife into my arm & cut a vain sent for Dr Elsworth it bled so fast I could do nothing got A Cornet to Sow for the Boys he Sowed 5 bushel of oats the Revd Mr Austin came here this afternoon by the Express 8 the woods look green 13 bushel of white oats 28 in all the Revd Mr Austin preached this forenoon Billie took him to the Reeds School- house in the afternoon 9 A Cornet Sowed 5 bushel of oats Billie began to plow in the North field we had S Johnston old Maire half the day on Saturday & to day 10 fine Showr last night & this morning Sowed about 1 bushel of peas in the South end of the midle field Sowery most of the day 11 Sowed bushel of peas Billie finished plowing the North field this forenoon Plowed in the field 112 �south of the south ditch East line 15 12 Sowed {illegible} bushel of peas Billie plowed the garden & ridged up for the corn 13 finished sowing the midle field 14 Sowed 6 bushel of Barley in the north field the Revd preached in the afternoon in the schoolhouse & the Revd Mr Carrol in the church 1870 {The following entries from April 16 to 24 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {April} April 16 Sowed {illegible} Black see in the North part of the {illegible} B McMullin {rest of line illegible} sod & plowed the {rest of entry illegible} 17 B{rest of entry illegible} 18 sowed 3 bushel of {rest of entry illegible} 19 Sowed 3 pails of surprise oats and peas &Coplands oats that I got of Mr {two lines illegible} 7 oz {illegible} barley 4 oz Porter oats 3 to {illegible} 5 to surprise oats on sod south ditch east line Sowed some carrot Beets and mangols south 113 �garden 20 Began to sow at Sheepards sowed 1 bushel of midgeproof oats of our seed wheat very dry weather 21 Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Midgeproof on Sheepard Billie finished plowing at Sheepards I planted Erley Godrich {illegible} & calico potatoes sowed 1/2 bushel Fitches below the house 22 {vertically in margin} got a heffer calf from J.W. Hough a present for Jenee the Revd Mr Austin preached in the schoolhouse this morning 23 Sowed 2 bushel of Midgeproof & brock in some drew dung to the corn ground Billie plowed it in very dry hard plowing 24 Gordy sowed 2 bushel of midgeproof on Sheepards Billie went to Mathew Keer & got 9 1/2 bushel of potatos 25 Sowed 1 bushel of Blacksee on Sheepards that finished it roled & draged the cornfield then roled & draged marked out 8 rows with the plow & drilled it with Corn for the Cows it is the horse tooth corn 26 planted 1 bag of Fluke {potatoes} that Mr Cholhun gaves 4 1/2 of Chilios {Garnet Chili potatoes} in the corn field Billie & Ellen started for Pembrook this aforenoon Billie is going to learn to be a 114 �carpenter with L. Nesmith 27 planted 2 bushel of the Seedlings on the Sod old horse paster 28 washed the sheep the ground is very dry got a heffer calf ( got a heffer calf from J W Hough a present for Jennee) 29 the Revd Mr Austin preached this afternoon 30 fixed fence for a horsepaster & got the tiers Sat on 3 buggy wheals 31 finished laying up the paster fence this forenoon very warm day no rain 1870 {The following entries from June 01 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} {written vertically across entries 1-4}: Made an agreement with J.McDonald for a selfrackingmowower& Reaper to give him a Lot 40$ in March 71 & 40$ in March in 72. June 1 Began to split rails for a center fence in the North field warm day 2 worked at the rails & fence 3 Do Do 115 �4 5A little rain last night 12 Do Do the Revd Mr Austin preach this forenoon I went to the funeral of Dr Richmond he died yesterday morning about six oclock there was between fifty & sixty teems he was buired in Cemetary in Pittburg the Revd Mr Barnes had prayer 6 worked at the fence spliting & puting up 7 Do Do in the forenoon went to the Schoolhouse in the afternoon to a Meeting of the building comittee nothing done there none from the upper or Reeds settelment there 8 John Thomas Split 211 rails I paid him one dollor Geordy helped Mr Thompson to Sow wood at the Machin I put up fence 9 finished the fence in the center of the north field Geordy helped J. Bradley to Sow in the forenoon 10 began to roll the grain rolled in the north field a little rain at noon 11 finished the north field & rolled in the midle field next the road in the forenoon had a great storm of wind & rain this afternoon upset part of the new fence & along {line illegible} the Revd Mr Follock preached in the forenoon and the Revd Mr Carrol in the afternoon 116 �13 fixed fence in forenoon Wat {illegible} with down on railway David went to Toronto 14 went to Gananoque with 13 bushel of wheat got it ground Isabla went to Mrs Richmond to see here called for Isabla Mrs Richmond gave the Dr Boot Jack as a keepsack of the Drs fine rain 15 hoed the potatos in the garden Gordy went to Delta with a horse that David had here of Mr Staffords Jennet went with him 1870 {The following entries from June 16 to 23 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} June June 19 16 I fixed Elens warping bars I had to make up the bottom slats & 1 uprite Ad came home this morning from the woods 17 Geordy came home to day he brock the axel of the buggy at McIntoshs& had to on horseback got Bobs buggy he came home with I went through the corn with cultivator 18 picked stones in the medow warm weather went to a raising of a Barn of Samuel Johnstons Ad went to Toronto on the Express the Revd Mr Austin preached this morning in the schoolhouse 117 �20 I drew stones of the medow in the forenoon very heavy rain with wind & hail in the afternoon 21 drew stones of the medow 22 Do Do Do 23 finished drawing the stones of the medows went through the corn & potatos with deel 24 rolled in the midle field the grain is rather forward I did not roll it all 25 rolled the wheat & oats South of the South ditch where the horse paster was last year 26 the Revd Mr Austin preached in the School house this afternoon little rain at night rain 27 worked on the roads at the Station with the horses & Scraper 28 Geordy went to Young with Mary & Ellen I went through the corn & potatos with the cultivator in the forenoon went to a raisin of J. Bradley in the afternoon little rain this afternoon 29 worked on the roads at the Station drawing gravel 30 Geordy worked on the roads in the forenoon I went through the potatos in the afternoon very heavy rain 118 �at night 1870 July 1 Geordy worked at the carrots I was in bed all day I took something last night 2 Geordy worked at the carrots I can do nothing yet 3 10 the Mr Austin preached in the schoolhouse 4 worked on the roads fine day 5 Do Do 6 I worked on the roads Geordy worked at the potatos we did 7 days on the roads 7 drew 120 bushel of sand for J Gilbert Geordy worked at the carrots & beets 8 worked at he potatos fine day 9 Do Do I went to the station & met the Revd Mr Simpson Mr Austin exchanged with him as Mr Austin had to atend the presbytry at Napanee he went up on tusday the Revd Mr Simpson preached in the school house in the morning I took him to Reeds in the afternoon fine day very warm 119 �Rain 11 worked at the potatos went to the station with Mr Simpson in the afternoon & to Mr Darlings got 2 bags of salt one paid $2 & other 1 a fine rain this afternoon 12 Geordy went to Gananoque to see the orng walk I was sick in bed all day 13 went to the kid road along with the most of the people at the station to hunt for two maen that killed a girel of the penatentionary the were seen by Anson Landon coming down the track this morning found there tracks that was all 14 got a combind mower & reaper from James McDonald I am to give him a lot & eighty dollars one half in March first the other half in a year from that mowed in the North field west side 15 finished cuting what was in that field it worked well 1870 {July} July 16 17 rain raked & drew in 2 loads of hay where I mowed on thursday rain this afternoon Stoped raking the Revd Mr Smart was expected to preach he did not Come Mr Follock preached in the afternoon rain last night 18 raked & drew in 2 loads of the corner field 120 �rain 19 mowed for A Cornet brock the brock clearer got Moor to fixe it paid 25c & cut some in the orchard 20 McDonald come & set up the reaper & we cut the fall wheat more grass then wheat 21 mowed in the midle field fine day very warm 22 finished the field A Cornet helped to cock 23 raked & Cocked the field Cornet helped in the afternoon a little rain last night 24 no meeting Mr Smart dispointed Mr Huston & is up the presbytry the Revd Mr Austin preched 25 moed a Stack of the midle field A Cornet & his boy helped he loaded I picked 26 mowed for A Cornet with the machin 27 mowed below the house the hay is good 28 Do Do Do & began the new field 29 A Cornet helped to cock in the afternoon 29 mowd in the new land Cornet helped to cock 30 finishd the haying all but corners that is the cuting Cornet helped to Cock & rake 121 �31 the Revd Mr Austin preachd in th School housee in the forenoon &Mr Folock in the afternoon 1870 {August} August 1 Made a Stack of the hay below the house & the New land east line 8 large loads A Cornet helped rain 2 drew in 3 loads of the new land in the forenoon Cut oats with the machin for A Cornet in the afternoon would of finished if it had not raind 3 finished Cornets oats this forenoon went to Benj Youngs cut Some wheat the machin did not work Sent for McDonalds to come 4 McDonald come & fixed it. it works well 5 finishd his wheat & a peace of oats Geordy helped Youngs half of the day yesterday & all day to day 6 a little rain this morning toped off a Stock this forenoon went to Reeds Schoolhouse heard the Revd Mr Smart preach was put in as on Elder along with Alexand Cockeman 7 went Reeds Schoolhouse Mr Smart dispened the Sacrement to 41 communicents he preached in our School house at 6 oclock PM rain to night rain rain 8 Geordy drew Stones & Sand for Dean & 2 loads for Wm Cornet I fixed some tinkering at the machin rain 122 �this morning rain 9 cut the Socities oats they are badly rusted cut other oats rusted likewise all the oats in the Country hear abouts is so cut some of the oats in the midle field 10 cut oats in the midle field brock part of the real fixed that then lost 3 nuts of the pitmon fixed that got most of the Black oats cut 11 went to Gananoque to Dr Richmonds Sale bought a faning mill paid $13.50 and $1 for 5 small Chains I took up 5 bushel of wheat & some wool they are fixing the dam got no grinding 12 got in one load of oats before it began to rain this morning there was very little rain 13 finishing cuting the oats & got some of them in A Cornet helped 14 the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse 15 cut the wheat & Barley & drew in the remainder of the oats fine day the Girles helped 16 Geordy Mr Austin & the Girles went to Delta this morning I raked some of the Barley 1870 {August} August 123 �17 very high wind yesterday & to day cut hay around the fence 18 raked up the wheat & drew it in fine day very dry 19 got in the Barley & cut the wheat at the East line 20 got in the wheat at the East line & hooked some of the Peas in the midle field Humpery Young helped 21 28 the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse 22 drew in 2 loads of peas they are very dry Cut the migeproof wheat at the East line it is to the acre very thin it ought to get at least 2 bushel 23 a little rain this morning went to Gananoque got the roles & grist that I took on the 11th fine rain this afternoon 24 hooked the remainder of the peas fine day 25 cut the Black See at Sheperds the midge proof is green yet that is in the low ground 26 rain so that we could not get in the peas 27 hooked Some of the Crown peas the Red Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse in 124 �forenoon rain 29 got in all the peas Humph Young helped Geordy helped A Cornet to draw in 30 began to Cut the midgeprof at Sheaperds Hump Young & A Cornet helped 31 rain last night hook some of the Crown peas in the forenoon worked at the wheat in the afternoon 1870 {Sept} Sept 1 Worked at the wheat drew in Some H Young helped fine day 2 Cut all the wheat that was ripe 3 drew in Some of the wheat fine day 4 rain the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the forenoon 5 drew in 1 load then it rained a little 6 Do in all that was cut at Shepards or Cornets 125 �Geordy cut the wheat at Cornets then Henery Webster helped him 7 went to Gananoque with 16 bushel of wheat & atended an agriculture Meeting 8 went to Young to See Granmom Ellem Lize & Isabla went with me 9 went to Brockville bought a side Soleleather $3.30 got the Deerskin $1.75 that was loned a Keg of powder $4 got the horses $1.25 Shod 2 1b Alske Clover 50 caststeel for 2 drills 51 fuse 37 1/2 10 Stopt at Granmoms got home to night 11 the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the fore noon & the Revd Mr Follock in the afternoon 12 drew in the wheat at Cornets that finished there fine day very dry 13 Sowed grassseed in the North field the Seed that I Sowed in the Spring did not come we draged it in the ground is very dry 14 Robert Beatty Come up for Mary & little Wats wife they come up with me on Saturday thrashd Some oats & picked Some Stones where it was 15 Geordy went to dung bee of W. J Turners I thrashed & cleaned Some oats 126 �16 heavy rain last night & this morning Cleared up & we had a fine dung bee got the most of the out put it on the North field 17 drew out Some dung to the north So as to finish the field I went to Gananoque for Mr Gordon 18 the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the Schoolhouse 19 I began to dig a well below the house Geordy drew Some Stones of the North field 1870 Sept 20 Geordy picked Stones in the north field in the forenoon went to Gananoque with Mr Geordon in the afternoon I was trying the rock for the lowest place & then wrote a letter to David Robb 21 went to John Johnstons to his well & then Christie Young taking about the well Geordy {illegible} dug & shoveled the clay for the {rest illegible} helped A Cornet to thrash fine day 22 Finishd & they then went to J McMillins Geordy went to Young to See little Wats wife before that She went home to Pembrok 127 �23 helpe J McMullin to thrash Geordy & the Girles got home to night 24 Geordy helped Wm J Turner to thrash 25 the Revd Mr Smart preachd in the Schoolhouse 26 {next 3 dates appear blank} 27 28 29 went to Young with Ellen to See her Mother She is very bad with diarrhae Stoped all night 30 went to Brockville got 500 of brick for the Church got home at 10 oclock at night it rained on the most of the way 1870 Oct Oct 1 Atended an Agriculture Meeting at the Station 2 2 the Revd Mr Smart preached in the forenoon I took him to the Reed Schoolhouse 3 plowed & Scraped a short ditch below the house in the forenoon Geordy went to the Kitley fair with C Young 128 �rain most of the day 4 rain most of the day no work done I went to Reeds with Benj Brown to look at wood land & then to Gananoque 5 Scraped up some dung in the Barnyard 6 Geordy come home last night we Spread dung in the north field fine day 7 I went to Brockville expecting to meet Mr Loren Neismith from Almont he had not Come Stopt all night Saw him this morning he gave me an account of my Cousin David Robb in glasgow he was home & Saw him in Glasgow got home 8 with the Express this afternoon I met the Revd Mr Gordon at the Station he come home with me Geordy helped B Young at the thrashinmachin 9 the Revd Mr Geordon preached this forenoon in the Schoolhouse Geordy took him to Reeds he come home with him again he went from here to Kingston I drew 2 loads of sand for J. Web & 2 for Mr Thompson & 1 for the Church 10 I drew 1 load of Sand to the Church 2 for J Web & 2 loads of gravel & 1 of Sand for Wm Thompson Geordy helped H Young to put on straw 11 Geordy drew loom & gravel for Parkers in the forenoon rain this afternoon got 12 bushel of oats from A Cornet 129 �12 went to Gananoque to the fair acted as Judgee on Sheep Swine & poltry fine day 13 attendd our own fair at the Station took first on the Bull Calf 3rd ram lamb & Carrots 2nd in Mangle 14 the Hazelwoods& Rob Beatty was up Granmom is no better Geordy began to plow & plowed in the field below the house Northeast part it is first plowing the ground is rather dry 1870 {The following entries from Oct 15 to 18 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} Oct 15 16 Dug some potatos a little rain at 11 oclock& attended an Agriculture meeting at the station went to Young to see grandmam She is very bad Ellen hs not been home sine I took her down she cannot leave came home this afternoon there was no meeting here to day there was no one went for Mr Gordon on Saturday 17 Wm Cornet helped me to spread the dung in the north field we finished it it got a fine coat Geordy drew 9 loads of gravel for Jos Gilbert & some wood 18 heavy rain & wind last night & this morning a great deal of the fenceses is blown down no work done 19 put up the fence around the little field at the old house so as to keep in the rams & lambs dug 16 bushel of the Seedling potatos & 5 of Chilies Wm John Cornet 130 �helped 20 rain this morning no potatos dug 21 dug potatos Wm Cornet helped me in the afternoon we dug 30 bushel of Chilies they are very good 22 Finishd diging the potatos we dug 14 bushel Wm Cornet helped half the day we have 60 bushel in all I met the Revd Mr Gordon at the Station he is to preach here tomoro fine day has been Geordy plowd 23 the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the forenoon &Mr Follock in the afternoon 24 Samuel Moorhead come here this morning & we comenced to Blast a well a little north of the house in the garden the rock is very hard it sand & flint 25 worked at the well rain in the afternoon Could not work at it the rock very hard & hard to get out 26 worked at the well Geordy plowed fine day 27 worked at the well in the forenoon rain in the afternoon John Young come here from Toronto I went to Escot for for leather to give him got 1 of own bought on other for $2 gave them to him & a dear Skin to make boots for me 28 worked at the well the rock is a little softer 131 �29 30 worked at the well got along well to day the Revd Mr Gordon preached he come here on wedensday night 31 worked at the well the rock is a great deal softer Geordy pulled some of the carrots frost last night 1870 {Nov} Nov 1 Worked at the well took out 50 pails this afternoon Geordy went to a raisin of G Youngs Adam came home from the woods this afternoon 2 worked at the well we took out 60 pail fulls this morning worked till night the water comes in very fast about a pailfull every 1 1/2 minutes we had to Stop doing anything more at it this fall we were only 7 1/2 days I paid S. Moorehead $7 1/2 we are 4 feet 9 inched in the rick Geordy & Besy at the carrots 3 Geordy & me finished pulling the carrots in the forenoon Ad took his Mother down to Granmom She is no better I went to Gananoque to an Agriculture Meeting Haig. Peck & me was appritd to get an Ayrsishire Bull 4 Geordy plowed I cleaned out the well & went & Seen J McMullen W J Turner S Finley & Sheells to draw lumber from the Reck for the Church John Robson & his Wife came here they are to go on Monday 132 �5 6 Geordy finished the plowing of the field or rather part of the field East line South of the midle ditch I went an Agriculture Meeting for to Station the Rams we have 5 I get one J Purvis 1 N Colhoun 1 Wm Douglas 1 J Cook the Revd Mr Follock preached in the afternoon 7 I went with J McMullin S Findley Wm J Turner J Shields for lumber to Marble Rock for the Church Geordy began to plow in the midle field west side rain 8 Geordy plowed in the midle field I covered the carrots in the forenoon rain in the afternoon rain 9 plowed in the forenoon rained in the afternoon I fixed a handle sucker for the pump 10 drew Stones for the well & Stoned it up it is too low 11 quired Stones for another row of Stones higher Geordy plowd in & banked it up a little 12 drew the Stones that I quired for the well & put them Snowed a little last night 13 the Revd Mr Gordon preachd in the Schoolhouse David got home from Nipagon this morning 133 �14 fixed arond the well wheeled Some of the Stones that come out of it into the lane 1870 {Nov} Nov 15 James McDonald & A Cornet come to thrash at Cornets we had what they called 30 bushel of wheat 16 finished thrashing Hendersons & put in the Straw Wat Come home by the express the boys look well 17 Cleand out the well & fixed a little there was 4 feet of water in it Wat & David went to Delta to day 18 Cleaned the wheat that was A Cornets had 16 bushel of migeproof we took 11 of oats out of it there was 6 bushel of Black See as it come from the mashin that we did not Clean 34 19 got some wood I Cut down the old oak tree at the Corner of the orchard for Slaugh crooks it was a hard job hard frost 20 the Revd Mr Gordon preach in the Schoolhouse this forenoon & the Revd Mr Green the Bible Socitie Agent from Montrail at night 21 Ad went to John Bradleys & got the Leister Ram put him with the Sheep Geordy plowed this afternoon frost is all out plastered Some of the Stable 134 �Snow 22 I thrashed peas Geordy drew dung to the garden 23 Snowed & Stormed all day no work done 24 Ad went to Gananoque with 16 bushel of wheat we cleaned up 7 bushel of peas got Some & other fixing 25 James McMullin & I cleaned out the insid of the Church in the forenoon Geordy plasterd the Stable the snow is going very fast 26 plasterd the Cow Stable & other fixing about Robie Beatty brought Ellen home this afternoon her Mother is no better 27 no Meeting to day the Snow & frost all gone 28 cleaned or picked Stones of between the Church & the orchard with the teem in the forenoon Ad began to plow in the afternoon Geordy & I Picked in the afternoon with Mary 29 Ad plowed Geordy & me picked Stones with Mary 30 hard frost last night little work done 1870 {Dec} Dec 1 Ad Choped wood in Armstrongs woods Geordy got wood. J Thomas Split the rail cuts in the forenoon I thrashd Some 135 �peas fine day Henery Young Wm Cornet & Humphery Young put the joist in the Church 2 Ad plowed betwen the Church & the orchard Geordy & me drew of Stones fine day 3 Do Do Do Do 4 rain snow the Revd Mr Berts preached a Missonary Sermon in the Schoolhouse 5 plowed & drew of Stones between the Church & orchard & Killed the hogs 6 rain this morning & most of the forenoon J Thomas finshed Spliting the rails he Split 700 I paid him $3.50 cents that is 50 cents per hundred Geordy went to Gananoque & got a Suite of Clothes cut Ad plowed I Salted the Pork 7 Ad finished plowing between the orchard & the Church I Cleaned out the furrows & dug som ditches so as to let the water off 8 Snowed about an inch last night & is Still Snowing I thrashed Some oats Stormy day kind of rain & Snow 9 Ad Choped wood at Armstrongs Geordy drew it togather with the old maire I 136 �Killed the geas & a Sheep Ellen went to Mallorytowne on the mixed this morning to go to her Mothers She expects Rob to Meet her 10 11 drew Sand from the pit to bank the house I received a letter from Wat with the Mortgage that E. J. Sinkler held against Me he paid it up the Revd Mr Follock preached in the Schoolhouse this morning rain 12 Snow & rain all day we cleaned up the Barn & granery we expect the thrashers had 3 bushels of the Black See wheat that was on the Shepard place J Bradley A Cornet J Johnston J McMullin J W Turner H Young helped to thrash 13 A Cornet came here last night with the machin we thrashed the peas had 17 bushel & 22 of wheat 12 of barley the track is very bad began the oats 14 finished the thrashing had 183 of oats put in part of the Straw 15 finished puting in the Straw in the Barn A Cornet & H Young helped 1870 {The following entries from Dec 16 to 23 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} 137 �Dec 16 Ad & Ellen & Isabla went to Brockville this morning in the Buggy they took the butter with them hard frost Geordy drew dung to cover the potatos 17 Geordy helped J Bradley to thrash I got some wood & fixed the cattle snowed & blew in the afternoon Ad & the girls got at night they got 19 cents per lb for the butter all round butter has fell it was the high prise {illegible} 18 no meeting to day 19 went to the nomination at Willsons schoolhouse thre is 22 nominations 4 for Reeve 3 for D Reave the rest for councillors the Boys drew wood from Armstrongs 20 I examined the concession line between the 1 & 2 con in lots No 13,14,15,16,17 & 18 the Boys drew wood rain this morning 21 Stormy this morning Ad ground his axe in the forenoon & we cleaned up the pussegrass seed & killed a 2 year old heffer for Beef 22 drew wood from Armstrongs 23 Do DoDoDo drew in the remainder of the stack of hay put it over the horses in the forenoon went to Delta for David & Wat & his Wife 24 Choped wood in the woods Ad got home to night Lizie is not well So Wat & her did not come 138 �25 the Revd Mr Ffollock preached in the Schoolhouse at 7 oclock PM snow 26 very Stormy day Billie come home yesterday with Mary & little Willie A little snow 27 cleaned up four bags of fall wheat all that there was Ad went to help James Cornet to get out timber for a Barn he had all his Barns a Sheds burned 28 mended the harness cold day 29 Ad went to New Bourough with F Dean his Wife David Billie & Isabla cold day Billie & Mary went home to day 30 Geordy went to J Cornets raisin I atended to the Cattle a little Snow 31 Stormy day rain & Snow cut iron in the Shed Snow 1871 January Jan 1 The Revd Mr Francis preached in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon & at 6 oclock in the evening snow 2 acted as Returning officer in the division of the Township Stormy day 139 �snow 3 a very stormy day wind & Snow with heavy drifts Ad came home from Newbourrow with his visiters Lizie came with him from Delta 4 no travel on the roads what is is through our fields attended on the Cattle 5 Ad & Geordy helped B. Younge to thrash the road is very bad 6 drew the rails out of the lane to make a fence across the new field that we plowed this fall near the Church 7 Billie went to Delta with Elizie Watt did not come fine day no travel on the roads here For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 140 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1867-1871 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of 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 1867-1871 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. 1867 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>{modern cover page}</p> <p>Beatty,</p> <p>Walter</p> <p>Journal</p> <p>November 1867</p> <p>to December 1870</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1867 {The following entries from Nov 1 to Nov 5 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{November 16 - December 31st are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives and further proofed with scans taken at Queens university- there are no scans of these pages available on this site at this time for verification/proofreading}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Billie drew stones for Mr {illegible} in the forenoon I shoveled ditches went to a dung bee of B Youngs this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Billie went to Gananoque for some wool &amp; the fullcloath got a coat cut I made a door for the horse stable &amp; other fixings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day reain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>drew sand to the orchard &amp; put it around the trees where I took the mulching from and banked the house with it I found a good many Borers in the trees there was a very high wind last night &amp; most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Billie drew sand in the forenoon for Sam Sheapard he helped Mr Cornet to kill hogs in the afternoon I went to examine a place for a Bridge across the Wiltsy creek on sixth concession of Lansdowne rain little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Billie plowed in the new land the ground is very dry I thrashed some of the buckwheat in the morning I dug the carrots in the garden very cold day hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Billie plowed in the forenoon drew sand to the orchard &amp; put it around the trees took away the mulching</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>drew more sand Thomas Scott came here last night he plastered the cistren this morning drew wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>I went to Young with Ellen &amp; Jennie stoped at Grammoms all night the roads is first rate little rain this morning went to caintown heard the Revd Mr Burdon preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>came home to day took dinner at Wm Hazelwoods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Billie went to Andrews for brick for George Graham I fixed a little around some of the trees in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Billie picked up some wood in Armstrongs wood in the forenoon Billie plowed in the afternoon hard frost last night I am very bad with stomack</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Billie plowed in the new land Some showers of snow this afternoon the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Billie helped Hump Young to draw stones for A well from our place</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {November 16 - December 5th are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available in RDA at this time for verification/proofreading} 1867 November <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Snowed about 2 inches last night &amp; this morning Billie drew some wood fluries of snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Wallas preachd this forenoon in the Schoolhouse Snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Billie took 4 Ewes to Mr McCrones to the Sow Ram put 6 the Socities South down Ram &amp; 10 to our own lamb Billie went with the Slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>cleaned up 13 bushel of Buckwheat the Boys drew some wood I am very bad with my Stomac</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Snowd &amp; blowed most of the day rain this afternoon no work I have done nothing Since I came from Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Billie helped Ben Younge to thrash &amp; Billie helped A Cornet to thrash very foggy &amp; mistie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Billie helped James McMullin to thrash mistie &amp; warm the Snow is nearly gone the Slaughing is gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>no Meeting to day fine day Roby Beatty come here last night for Mary She has been here since Ellen &amp; I was down there they went home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Billie helped J McMullin to thrash this forenoon H. &amp; J. Johnston thrashd for us in the afternoon little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>finishd thrashing ours this forenoon Cristie &amp; Humphery Young J Mcmullin We J Turner B Warren &amp; A Cornet helped the wheat &amp; oats turned out well to the Straw heavy rain last night James Richardsom put the eve trougs up on the North Side of the house 43 feet tronees &amp; mpart paid him $4.30c or at the rate of 10 cents per foot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Billie plowed finished the new field Ad cut soms wood at timber he brock his ax Cleand 6 bushel of wheat for the mill 43 of buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>went to Leeds &amp; laid out a road in the 4 concession I did not get home till friday I Stoped a the Tavern all night &amp; had agreat deal of writing to do Ad went to mill with 6 Bushel of wheat . 3 of Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Billie plowd North of the old house in th forenoon drew Sand for samuel Sheepard in the afternoon heavy rain and all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>very hard frost last night the ground is frosen no plowing very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>December</td> <td>1</td> <td>Went with the Revd Mr Green the Bible agent to the McCrone Schoolhouse he came here last night with the Express &amp; Stopt all night the roads is very rough &amp; hard frosin the waggon makes great noise</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to the Station to the Council &amp; took 4 affidavits for killing sheep with J Coak cold day Billie drew some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Billie helped John Johnston to thrash very windy so that they had to Stopt I mended Shoes &amp; boots</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Billie helped J. Johnston to thrash he finishd I abled</td> </tr> <tr> <td>acording Ryen there will be 45 Stormes this quarter</td> <td>5</td> <td>Billie &amp; Ad drew some Stones for the foundation of the old house I finished cobling fine day wind very light &amp; from Southeast &amp; South west at bedtime it was north</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {December 6 - December 21st are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available in RDA at this time for verification/proofreading} 1867 December <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>6</td> <td>began to take down the old house but it blowe so hard that we had to Stop it Snowed and blowed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>7</td> <td>got the roof off the old house &amp; all the long logs down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 snow</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day very hard frost there is no Slaughing little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>laid the foundation for the old house &amp; drew up all the short logs &amp; put them up it is south of the barn for a Stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>10</td> <td>Killed the hogs very cold with high wind from the north a little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>11</td> <td>raised the old house &amp; got half the roof partly on very cold day with a little Snow in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>fixed come Slates for the windows drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs woods very poor Slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>the Boys went to McCrones for the Ewes that was there at the Ram very cold day Salted the pork</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>drew wood from Armstrongs it has been very cold weather this week as cold as any we had last winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Wallase preached in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>fixed a wood rack for the Slaugh cold day Ad went to Young with Bill Younge</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Billie drew wood from Armstrons I cleaned out the Barn &amp; trashed some peas little Snow Ad come home to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>drew 6 loads of Stones for J. Weston Ad &amp; me quarred them very cold hard frost it was a hard job to get them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Billie cut some wood in Armstrongs woods I thrashed some peas cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>drew 4 loads of Stones for Weston Stormed most of the day a little Snow then Sleet wind South</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>drew 4 loads of wood from Armstrong I fixed a chain &amp; Some timber in the Shop Snowd about 4 inches after dark with wind</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {December 22nd - December 31st are transcribed on this page from typewritten transcription stored at Upper Canada Village archives - there are no scans of these pages available in RDA at this time for verification/proofreading} 1867 December <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day heavy rain &amp; quite a thaw Snow nearly all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>very high wind last night Snow this morning fixed the old house so as to get the rafters to come togather it was out of Square</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>tharshed some peas then Ad &amp; Billie choped Some wood in Armstrongs woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Rain &amp; snow then rain so that there is no slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>put new pins in the slaugh &amp; others fixings</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>cleanad up 8 bushel of wheat &amp; 8 bushel of Buckwheat Isabla &amp; William Curtis came from Mallorytown on the cars last night they were at Young in Chrismas day Rob brought then over to Mallory town with the Slaugh there was no Slaughing here the roads is entirely bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with a grist of 8 bushel of wheat &amp; 6 bushel of Buckwheat with the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>the Rovd Mr Auld preachd in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I made some spikes for to fix the caseing in the old house hard frost went for the Dr Elsworth to See Bessee She hurt her knee on christmas day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 stroms this month</td> <td>31</td> <td>drew in the Stack put part of it over the horses &amp; the remainder in the Barn in the forenoon Billie drew wood for J Weston in the afternoon with the waggon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1867 {This page was transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1867</td> <td>Dec 27</td> <td>{illegible} sow took Boar J. Bradley Feb 15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1868</td> <td>Jan 2</td> <td>{illegible} sow &amp; &amp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1870</td> <td>Jan 4</td> <td>sow to Cooks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td></td> <td>3 went to Keaton offered him $25 as compensation for the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>7</td> <td>{illegible} in a order with Bylaw No 231 $ 1 {illegible} 4</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>X</td> <td>went to Tennents &amp; Fergusons laid out a road between the fifth &amp; sixth concession of Leeds from Lot 21 to letter A in Lansdowne 4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} at the {illegible} of Leeds1 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>opened the Keating road 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1869</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>21</td> <td>received payment for the above</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1870</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>24</td> <td>Laid out a Road between lots N 7 X 8 first con Leeds 2.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>20</td> <td>examined alowance of road between 1 &amp; 2 Con {illegible} Lansdowne between lots No. 14, 14, 16, 17, &amp; 18 1 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1871</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>13</td> <td>receive payment for the above</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>snowed all day no work done snowing six or eight inches deep Mrs Lafayette came here last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to old Mr Pecks with Mis Lafayette with the slaugh then put the Black colt in the harness he went well fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>drew 1 load of wood the horses sliped on the ice so that they could not draw Blacker lost a shoe got one on Ad Elen Jannet Wm Curtise &amp; Mrs Austin went to Young this afternoon intending to go to Brockville to morrow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>very high wind this morning with snow &amp; heavy drift no work the roads is nearly full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>went to the school house &amp; voted for the old council no stir went to Escot with J. Cook Mr Darlin is runing against R.Fields Fields has cut off a good many of Mr Darlins voters</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad came home from Young to day they went to Brockville yesterday I went to Mallorytown to meet Rob Beatty he is bying the old place from Harvey they had gone home came home at 10 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>finished the peas &amp; went to the shool meeting John Purves was put in Trustee Douglass to get 20 cords of wood half hard &amp; half soft at 6.11 per cord little snow at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>clean the peas had 13 bushel measured in the basket snowed about 2 inches last night heavy wind &amp; drift to day the wind was from the west this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>drew wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do went to Young Elen went with him fine day went the Agriculture meeting was elected President again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>snow</td> <td>no meeting in the schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the church little snow this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>drew some wood I killed 25 turkies we intend to go to Kingston</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868 {this is February}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Billie got home from Brockville this morning I spooled &amp; quilled lit snow with wind Ad came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>no meeting to day little snow with heavy wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>stormy this morning a very cold I spool &amp; quilled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Billie went to Marble Rock Mill with 3 bags of wheat 2 of Rye &amp; 2 of Buckwheat he went with Henery Young &amp; there teem Ad went away again Humphrey Young took Doll to the Road to work with trip</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dr Richman his Wife &amp; Miss Ferguson came here on a visit a fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>snow &amp; wind most of the day I quilled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>fine day the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>snow &amp; wind no Meeting to day the roads is blocked up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>no stir to day yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>there has no tems been o nthe roads yet the drift was so great that the roads is compleatly blocked up the boys is going to school I am quilling the wind was in the south then the North from that to East then west</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Robert Beatty came here with a grist to go to Gananoque Mill last night him &amp; Billie went there to day very stormy this morning fine day afterwards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Roby went home this morning very stormy with snow this afternoon I quilled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>snow this morning the Boys at school I quilled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>storming this morning Billie got B.Youngs horses David, Isabla Vestus Hicock &amp; his sister came here this afternoon. John Scott John Robinson &amp; Jane Armstrong came up with the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day David &amp; Hicock went home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>very storm day it snowed &amp; stormed all day &amp; drifted so that there is no trains</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>the train is of the track at Robinsons, last night Express is not here at 10 oclock fine day John Scott John Robinson &amp; Jane Armstrong went away on the Express at 8 oclock P.M.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <p>{needs to be put back a page, to put in correct chronological order} {left margin is cut off - started the dates and lines for each day}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>14</td> <td>Went to Mr Purvis in Pilsbury stopt there all night {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>went to Kingston with 23 Turkess got 2s.6c snowed a good deal Miss Purves went with me stoped for tea at Mr Starks got home about 11 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Billie drew some wood snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to A Bee of Mr Fullerton drawing wood from F Ogradys I fixed another old harness for Ad little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Young for a cutter &amp; to see Luther Shipman he is going to collect for him I went around the station callouting shool Bill paid my own it is $7.60 Billie drew wood with doll &amp; cristies youngs Maire little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day Ad came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to L. Shipmans to get a cutter from Leader wm Curtise went home to day on the Express he as been here since Christmas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Billie commenced to go to school I quilled fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I spooled &amp; quilled Ad is gone on a collecting town for L. Shipman</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do A little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>we got horse from B Young &amp; drew a small stack of hay that Ad brought of Jas Gilbert we had 3 small loads of it paid four dollars &amp; fifty cent for it a little snow with cold wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>stormy day we did not got to meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the Boys is going to school I spooled &amp; quilled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Billie went to Brockville with Henery Young &amp; Jas Gilbert had doll &amp; Youngs Nell I spooled &amp; quilled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Do Do snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868 {this is June, not January -- needs to be put in proper sequence}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>19</td> <td>Drew up the slepers from the old house in the forenoon went a hoeing Bee of James McMullins in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Billie took the 2 year old colt to an Iland to paster to give $2 for the season I went to Austins with the stone &amp; worked at the stable Revd Mr Gordon came here to day &amp; Revd Mr Baike went Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the schoolhouse I took him to Reeds Schoolhouse &amp; heard hime preach Lester Landons funeral sermon the house was full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>22</td> <td>drew 3 loads of stones for S Sheapard it rained then</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>Do 4 Do Do Do Do Do rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>24</td> <td>Do 6 Do Do makeing 2 1/4 cords they wear stones that Sheapard borrowed from Tricker I drew them for Sheapard little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>drew 200 bushel of sand for George Grahm I helped Billie to load fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I went to A raisin of Wm Moors it was all day Wm Hazelwoods young people hear this afternoon very warm day David came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Billie drew 2 loads of lime for George Grahm from Croses I think 50 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse this morning warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>drew stones for the stable &amp; plowed the potatos I put in 2 sleepers &amp; did other fixings at it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>drew 5 loads of stones for A Fulerton i the forenoon I helped I went to a raisin of John Sheapard Billie went for A load of lime heart that there was none &amp; did not go all the way</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>19</td> <td>fine day I intend to go to John Youngs with his son Christopher here last night with B Youngs young people went to Sam Youngs stopted there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>got to John Youngs this afternoon the Roads is very heavy had to get out of the slaugh &amp; tramp the roads they were drifted full {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>21</td> <td>little snow very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>John Young went with me to Greenbush to see his son Humphrey he was not at home very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>no meeting here to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>went to Greenbush got dinner at Humph very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>John Young brought me home to day stopt at Sam Yougs got dinner got home about 5 oclock all well Ad was at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>26</td> <td>&amp; drew some wood with B. Youngs horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do Do the roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>made a shuttle &amp; quilled</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>29</td> <td>made another shuttle &amp; quilled a little snow &amp; drift</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 14 storms this month</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>No meeting to day clear &amp; cold in the forenoon very cloudy &amp; black to the North &amp; East</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>2</td> <td>very hig winds with snow &amp; drift I quilled</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow 40 storms last quarter</td> <td>3</td> <td>I quilled the boys at school fine day with a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>42 storms this quarter</td> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>fine clear day wind south southwest Ad came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>6</td> <td>rain all day wind same as yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>7</td> <td>rain most of the day there is quite a thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>the Revd Mr Wallers preached in the schoolhouse the roads is all in a swim</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fixed some buckets looks like shuggar weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad taped 30 trees it dose not run much ran the wheat through the faning mill had 39 1/2 bushel put 20 in the corner bin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>went to Gananoque to the mill with 16 bushel of wheat took 16 bushel to 41 lb of butter got 20 cents per lb bought 25 lb of oatmeal 5 cents per lb 8s.9d for cotton yarn &amp; 90 c for 5 gallons of oil</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>cleaned up 20 bushel of oats to take to Younge to exchange for seed with Rob Armstrong it was kind of sleet &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>{this entry is blank, not faint}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>very bad with a cold went the station to a trial of three persons by the name of Chelcies Robert Webster James Pamerter Joseph Cook JP. was there the were turn over to the Court of Queens Bench Ad started to go to Young with the slaugh got as far as the hill at Websters &amp; came back again the roads was to bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>heavy rain all day the snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>16</td> <td>heavy rain all day the snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>sowed and bored some bunks &amp; fixed the boreing machin rain at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March {illegible}</td> <td>18</td> <td>worked at the bunks very windy heavy rain last night with hail this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>hard frost this morning drew some dung to the orchard I went to Mallerytown in the cars with the Widow Austin &amp; went with her to Thomas Tennents came home on the Mixed at 10 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow rain</td> <td>20</td> <td>snowed about 2 inches then rained &amp; snowed most of the day sawd bunks &amp; drew dung to the orchard went with the slaugh for bushel of coal to Reeds for of coat to Reeds for A Fullerton</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow rain</td> <td>21</td> <td>worked at Bunks bored &amp; made stakes snowed &amp; rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached in the schoolhouse &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>worked at Bunks &amp; drew the rails that was in the midle of the north field to the midle field hard frost this morning boiled 12 pails of sap in the Bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>worked at Bunke &amp; drew the remainder of the fence hard frost with a north wind all day very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>worked in the sugarbush fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>worked at bunks is at school</td> </tr> <tr> <td>began to Plow</td> <td>27</td> <td>drew some stones of the North field in the forenoon got A Cornets plow in the north field it plows fine I worked in the bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>worked in the shugarbush Ad plowed a little fine day Elen &amp; Jennet went Lyn on the cars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>worked in the sugar bush Ad plowed &amp; began to put up the midle fence in the midle field the ground is drying very fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>made 2 whipeltrees &amp; fixed the stove door Billie plowed Ad went to Gananoque very warm day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Began to sow &amp; sowed 4 1/2 bushel of oats North of the house &amp; east of the path from the rock to the old house the ground is in fine order drags well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>2</td> <td>sowed 2 bushel of scotch wheat that we got of John Young East of the path opposit the old Barnstead &amp; 5 ridges of the old Barnstead sowed timothy &amp; clover on it there was quite a snow storm this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed in the night about 1 inch</td> <td>3</td> <td>the Boys bored Bunks in the forenoon &amp; billie plowed in the afternoon I went to see J.E. Keaton by order of the council &amp; to pay him what I thought righ for a piece of land for a Road on his place I offered him $25 what I thought was right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went ot the Revd Mr Aulds with George White to see a Deeds signed could do nothing without another J.P. Billie plowed in the afternoon snow all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day Mr Wallace is sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>went with J Cook to Oliver Landons to see his Wife sign a deed isued an atachment against Martin Rape for Dr Elsworth it was settled by payment Billie went to Younge with oats for seed the ground is hard frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow {illegible - but was Thomas Darcy} Magee was shot in Otawa this morning</td> <td>7</td> <td>went to the fifth &amp; sixth concession &amp; layed out a Road stoped with Ben Herbisons all night it snowed all day &amp; part of the night Billie got home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>came home to day the snow is about 4 inches deep fine morning snowed &amp; blowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>drew some wood from the sugarbush the slaugh run well fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>drew 2 loads of hay from Thomas Bradleys 1200 cwt &amp; 10 in the other snowed &amp; stormed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>worked in the Bush the Boys cut some wood in the sugarbush the snow nearly gone rain and snow at dark with high winds</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>no meeting to day very hard frost last night &amp; cold today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>hard frost last night clear &amp; cold drew 2 loads from the old house &amp; then drew stones of the north field drew all the stones except of rige gravel that was not put up</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>14</td> <td>Picked some stones of the orchard in the forenoon plowed below the old house in the afternoon hard frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>15</td> <td>no frost this morning plowed in the 2 field northeast part I boiled sap in the bush Ad choped some Elem tops</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>16</td> <td>fine morning rained about 10 oclock &amp; light showrs most of the day bought a plow from R.B.Webster he got 7 from Ogdenburg price $10.50c plowed a little in North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad plowed in North field Billie &amp; me put up some fence in the midle of the 2nd field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad plowed in North field we fixed bunk &amp; put up some fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>19</td> <td>the Revd Mr Wallas preached in the schoolhouse &amp; Revd Mr Carroll in the church in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Billie plowed in the north field I worked in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do Do Ad left this for Guelph this morning by the 3 oclock train Edward Young went with him to Toronto I went to John Ivies with Mr Gillhadie he heard that he had 300 bushel of potatos for sale he had none fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>22</td> <td>Billie finished plowing the north field then he plowed below the old house rain about 11 oclock P.M.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>the ground is covered with snow this morning &amp; snowed &amp; blowed till 10 oclock wind N. East very cold storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>got 800 of hay from J.Bradley finished plowing at the old house this forenoon plowed the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>commenced sowed 6 bushel of oats on the sod North field East center cold day met the Revd J.P.Baikie at the station he has come to preach for us this summer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse in the forenoon I took him to Reeds Schoolhouse in the aftenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>27</td> <td>sowed 4 bushel of oats in the North field snowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>plowed in field below the house in the afternoon the snow was better than 1 inch deep this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods begin to look red</td> <td>29</td> <td>finished the field this forenoon &amp; draged 1 ridge in the north field we then sowed 5 1/2 bushel of peas &amp; barley below the barn it draged very well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>30</td> <td>sowed 2 1/2 bushel of wheat in the new land rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868 I got 1/2 bushel of Thimothy seed from John Ivie price $1 dollar</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>plowed in the midle field North East part</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>sowed 3 bushel of wheat in the New Land that makes 5 1/2 in all there sowed grass seed on it sowed 1 1/2 bushel of wheat below the old house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached in the schoolhouse in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Baikie at 6 oclock &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol at 3 in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>sowed 1 1/2 bushel of wheat below the old house that made 3 in all there warm day sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain the woods begin to look green</td> <td>5</td> <td>rain this morning Billie went to Mallorytown got one Bushel Midgeproof wheat that David paid 3 dollars for it came from Peterborough he brought a load from Escott for Mr Hueston he is going West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible} bushel peas</td> <td>6</td> <td>plowed North of the house the ground in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>sowed 4 1/2 bushel of peas in the north field that makes 9 bushel of peas in all frost last night very cast day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>plowed the headridges in the north field &amp; sowed 1 bushel of oats on them that makes 11 bushel of oats on that field got 500 of hay from J.Bradley this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23 bushel of oats in all rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>finished plowing North of the house &amp; sowed 5 1/2 bushel of oats North of the house ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>sowed 2 1/2 bushel of oats below the rye or between the rye &amp; ditch &amp; a pailfull of flax seed heavy white frost very cold for the season</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>plowed in the midle field North of the rye &amp; draged below the house for the corn &amp; draged the garden planted the East &amp; south ridge with sweet corn &amp; the ridge next the house with carrots cold at night warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain the trees is got quite green with the rain &amp; heat {illegible} seemed stand still last week</td> <td>13</td> <td>planted corn north 3/4 of an acre of the house Billie finished the plowing in the midle field that finishes our plowing for the spring sowed nearly 1 bushel of Midgeproof wheat on the 3 ridges south of the North ditch center field a fine rain at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Billie helped J Bradly I planted 2 bushel of peach blows {variety of potato}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do Do 1 1/2 bushel all below the Barn fine rain this evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <p>{May}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>16</td> <td>Billie helped T. Bradley with the team I fixed the grapes &amp; treer they look well the Sand that we put around them last fall has killed the clay fine growing day little rain to night Sowd 3 drills of turnip by the old shop in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached in the momend &amp; the Revd Mr Gordon in the afternoon in the School house very heavy rain in th afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain most of the day the Revd Mr Gordon was hear all night he went to Mr Thompsons for dinner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>mowed the garden fence East 3 rods &amp; plowed it the ground is so wet north of the house that we cannot plow East of the path Billie got 500 of hay from T Bradley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>drew 5 loads of Stones &amp; 30 bushel of Sand for F Dean H McKeye helped in the forenoon drew Stones of the orchard in the afternoon I laid a floor in the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Billie helped J Jonston to drag he only worked a little while very</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain today workd at the Bunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>atended the council tried 2 cases of Sheepkilling Wm Douglass &amp; R McNiel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Baikee preachd in the Schoolhous</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>fixed a floor in the cookhouse or rather the woodshed little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>took stove into the woodshed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>washed the Sheep &amp; fixed some of the fence midle of the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>went to Gananoque to mill took 11 1/2 bushel of wheat bought fifty 1b of oatmeal &amp; 50 of indian meal received $7 for Sheep casess from the Treasur</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Sowed 3 bushel of wheat 1/2 bushel Buck wheat the ground is in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>finishd the fence midle of the midle field atended the council &amp; tred A Cornets Sheepkilling with J. Cook</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Beakie preachd &amp; the Revd Mr Wallace</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868 {have included a table that was from a scan many pages back for June 19-30}</p> <p><br />{June}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Sheared the Sheep A Cornnet helpd a little rain but nothind to hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Bille helped J Johnston with the teem plantd 5 1/2 bushel of potatos below the house the ground is in very good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Billie helped C Young with the teem finished the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to funeral of Mary Greer daughter of Tho Greer the Revd Mr Carrol preach there was 36 teems it was a very large funeral the wind is south &amp; Southeast fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the Boyes helped A Cornet to planted potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>drew stones to the Stable the Revd Mr Gordon came here from Gananoque fine shower to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>the Mr Gordon preachd in the School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>began to work on the Roads at Johnstons corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>worked Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>we got $10 from the Councl to put on the Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>workd on the Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>worked half the day on the Roads that finished the work Sowed better then a bushel of Buckwheat the ground is very dry fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Baikee preached in the School house In the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>fine Shower last night &amp; this morning drew Stones of the medow North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>tried scraped a celler for A Fulerton took off the first Sod but could do no more it is a puttie clay &amp; the Scraper would not work went through the corn with the cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>went with Revd Mr Baikie to Mr Keers &amp; Mr Darling very warm day the Boys workd at the Corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>finishd the corn &amp; drew stones to the Stable &amp; under pined it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 1868 {this is June, the scan is not in proper sequence} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>19</td> <td>Drew up the slepers from the old house in the forenoon went a hoeing Bee of James McMullins in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Billie took the 2 year old colt to an Iland to paster to give $2 for the season I went to Austins with the stone &amp; worked at the stable Revd Mr Gordon came here to day &amp; Revd Mr Baike went Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the schoolhouse I took him to Reeds Schoolhouse &amp; heard hime preach Lester Landons funeral sermon the house was full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>22</td> <td>drew 3 loads of stones for S Sheapard it rained then</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>Do 4 Do Do Do Do Do rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>24</td> <td>Do 6 Do Do makeing 2 1/4 cords they wear stones that Sheapard borrowed from Tricker I drew them for Sheapard little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>drew 200 bushel of sand for George Grahm I helped Billie to load fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I went to A raisin of Wm Moors it was all day Wm Hazelwoods young people hear this afternoon very warm day David came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Billie drew 2 loads of lime for George Grahm from Croses I think 50 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Baikie preached in the schoolhouse this morning warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>drew stones for the stable &amp; plowed the potatos I put in 2 sleepers &amp; did other fixings at it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>drew 5 loads of stones for A Fulerton i the forenoon I helped I went to a raisin of John Sheapard Billie went for A load of lime heart that there was none &amp; did not go all the way</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <p><br />{The following entries from July 10 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>David, Billie Elen &amp; Jennet went to Mr Darlins to go on the Boat to Brockville George went fishing with them to the river I sorted the wool &amp; other choring about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>hoed part of the potatoes</td> <td>2</td> <td>mowed a little front of the house the grass is driing up very fast the boys &amp; girls did not get home till day light this morning very warm weather hoed part of the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Billie drew a load of lime for A Fullerton Dave &amp; me Blated &amp; quaried some Stores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Billie got the horses Shod I intended to go to Young this afternoon went to Younge took tea at Wm Hogalwoods then went Granmoms stopted all right there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>went Caintown &amp; heard a free curch Minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>came home from Granmoms this forenoon mowed some in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>7</td> <td>drew Stones for A Fullertor seller little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>drew 150 bushel of Sand for A Fullerton celler little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>drew Stones for A Fullerton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>drawing loads of hay from the orchard put it in the granary mow Billie helped J McMullin to load hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>drew in hay from the orchard I atended it volunteer super{supper} that was given to them by the Municipal council</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached in the shool house the Revd Mr Cornet preached to the Orngmen in the church in he afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>preached in the morning Mowed the orchard Mr Bilton was hear this afternoon on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>finished mowing the orchard &amp; mowed some in the 2 feilds it is very poorly seeded</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>drew in 4 loads of hay of the orchard that makes 7 loads in all put in the granery mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>James McMillin mowed with his mower in the North feild &amp; mowed round the fences Billie worked for him</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868 {The following entries from July 17 to 31 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>17</td> <td>finished mowing the North field with J McMullin Billie raked with the horserake</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>drew in hay put 2 loads in the new stable 1 in the old stable &amp; 2 in the Barn little rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Baikee preached this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>drew in loads of hay put 1 load in the new stable &amp; 1 in the old I cut all in the 2nd field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I mowed round the new land two swaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>went to Gananoque with Wat Wife she is going Mitchel she went on the steem Boat to Hamilton I got 100 of flour $4. 58 lb of oatmeal James McMullin mowed part of the new land</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>drew in 6 loads &amp; put it in a stack I finished the mowing all but some of the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>finished the toping of the stack &amp; cut some of the Rye it rather green heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>cut some of the Rye Billie went to Young with David he was going to Delta he got a telagram from Wat to be in Toronto by tusday he has got goverment Job of surveying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Baker preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>cradled the oats East of the path below the house Billie drew 3 loads of sand 45 bushel time 75c then drew in R Ennises hay it is very smokey &amp; the sun is like a ball of fire</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>cut some of the Rye Vestus Hiccock brought David &amp; Isabla &amp; his sister David is going to Toronto to meet Wat he has got a goverment job of surveying he left by the 3 oclock train</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I worked at the Rye a few drops of rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>30</td> <td>worked at the Rye in the forenoon drew in the oats they are in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>31</td> <td>finished the Rye &amp; cut some of the Scotch wheat a little rain his afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{The following entries from Aug 1 to 3 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{August}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August rain</td> <td>1</td> <td>Rain this forenoon cut some wheat in the afternoon Billie went Gananoque for Isabla</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Bakie preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>drew in the Rye &amp; cut the rest of the Scotch wheat dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>began to cut the Black See wheat at the old house it is a fair crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>workd at the wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>cut some of the wheat on the new land</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>rain to day I thrashed some of the Scotch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>more rain to day thrashed a little more wheat I am not able to much I over did myself cradling the Rye Billie cut the Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Bakee Preachd in the School house this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>drew in wheat to day I mowed some of it drew it in the same time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>cut the oats west of the Path to the well Humph Young helpd a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>drew in the oats west of the path this afternoon cut some of the in the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>workd at the oats in the north field a very poor crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>finishd cuting the oats &amp; got them all in the Barn they are very short</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Billie helped Charley Armstrong to cut oats I thrashd some wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Bakie preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>thrashed some wheat &amp; cleaned it had 7 bushel from 160 sheaves good wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>went to Gananoque to the mill with 7 bushel of wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Billie drew 3 loads of sand 1 of stone for for John Weston $2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <p>August</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>20</td> <td>little rain last night began to hook the peas they wear to wet us had McMullins pea harvestor &amp; Samuel Johnstons they work well Billie cut some of the wheat then we drew Stones for Fullerton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>workd at the peas fine day J Coslow help</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do for Cristie Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Kear preachd for Mr Bakie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>finishd the peas &amp; cuting the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>drew in the wheat &amp; drew some Stones for Fullerton</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>went to Gananoque for my grist Billie drew stones for the underpining of Thompsons Shed they are for H McKee he has the Job</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Charles Roth thrashd 25 bushe of Barly &amp; Peas 42 of wheat 58 of Rye</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>cleaned up the floor &amp; drew in the peas a few drops of rain the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with J McMullin &amp; got the grey yarn &amp; got Dr McCrum to look at Beses knee he gave me some powers for her linter of Jodins to rub on it paid 3.9 pence for it. Billie drew 4 loads of Stones for Fullertons celler &amp; 2 loads of Sand for H McKee to Thompson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Keer preachd for Mr Bakie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>drew stones for Fullertons celler that finished it heavy rain to night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <p>{The following entries from Sept 1 to 12 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{Sept}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Drew dung to the midle field East line I worked at the truck waggon at the Blasmith shop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at the truck waggon Billie drew dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td>wind south south East</td> <td>3</td> <td>drew 4 loads of stone for Joseph Bradley the wind south &amp; south East fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>drew 4 loads of Stones to Bradley that makes 11 loads for Bradley or 2 cords then we drew 3 loads in the afternoon to Mitchals celler</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>drew Stones for Mitchel Celler</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Bakie preached &amp; the Revd Mr Auld</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>drew 1 load band for Westin &amp; 120 bushel for Mitchel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first rain in this quarter</td> <td>8</td> <td>helped Ben Warren to thrash Billie went to Gananoque with 12 Bushel of Barley &amp; peas got them ground for feed got home at noon then he come to help to thrash &amp; I went to Brockville to atend the Court Elen went to See her Mother walked from Mallory town heavy rain to night that is the first rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Billie &amp; Geordy helped Warren to thrash I came home to night on the mixed heavy rain the morning &amp; most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Drew stone for Michels celler I went to a meeting at the schoolhouse for the purpose of trying to build a church at the station I offered to give a lot &amp; stones &amp; sand &amp; there was over 400$ subscribed for it Wm Clow &amp; his Wife came hear on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>drew stone for Mitchels cutter sleigh McKay helped Wm Clow &amp; Wife went home this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>Billie drew stones I went to Gananoque for the fullcloath got a coat cut took the Revd Baikie up &amp; brought the Revd Mr Gorden down with me had A Cornets horse a little little rain this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868 {The following entries from Sept 13 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{Sept}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>13</td> <td>Revd Mr Gorden preached in the schoolhouse this forenoon Billie took him Reeds in the afternoon brought him back again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>drew dung to the midle field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>drew stones for Joseph Badley fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>drew Stones for Robrt Mitchel Heugh Mckee helped to quornie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>began to Plow in the midle field for wheat I cut some of the Buck- what helped J McMullen to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I helped James McMullen to thrash Bille plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Beakie went to preachd but it was so wet that no person came to the Schooll house it faird up about 2 oclock &amp; he went to Reeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Billie &amp; George went with Mr Cornet to his Fathers to thrash I went to Hamilton to the Provincial Exhibition to purchase Sheep &amp; a hog for our Socitee got 2 bushel of Midge proof wheat at the Station that Adam Sent from Howick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Billie got John Johnston to Sow the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>drew Stones for Robrt Mitchel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>raind all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>drew 3 loads of Sand for Mitchel &amp; 2 loads of flour for Robert Ennes 3000 I got home about 12 oclock at night from Hamilton &amp; brought home with me 1 hog $28.1 leisester $25 1 year old 1 Cotswoold $40.1 1 year old lieseister lamb $30 Sowed 2 bushel of rye</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>went to Reeds heard the Revd Mr Willson of Kingston preach &amp; he had the Sacrement</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>thrashd some of the Buckwheat Billie plowd Adam Turner Died I helped to lay him out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Charles Armstrong came &amp; got our thrashing machin Billie made a traid with him for a buggy &amp; harness Billie plowd in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>drew 2 loads of Sand 30 bushel line 35 in all 75 went to the funeral of Adam Turner the Rev Mr Smart preachd there was 42 buggy &amp; waggons at it he was buried at Robinsons Billie helped to Bradly to thrash</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <p>{October}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>I Helped T Bradley to thrash Billie Plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do Do Billie finishd plowing for the Rye I Sowd it 2 1/2 bushel &amp; that I helpd T Bradley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>to thresh in the fore I then Sowd 1/2 bushel of Rye that 6 1/2 bushel I went to an Agriculture meting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preachd at the Schoolhouse in the afternoon he was here all night I went to Reeds with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Billie went to Gananoque with 4 bushel of Peas 2 Barly &amp; 8 bushel of Scotch wheat to the mill I shoveled the wheat &amp; Rye &amp; attend a meeting to Build &amp; church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>cleaned 2 bushel of Rye &amp; 2 bushel of Scotch wheat for the Show 9 bushel of BlackSee for the mill Billie plowd north of the Rye in the midle field East line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>went to the Faire at Gananoque &amp; Stoped to an Musical intertainment for the benifit of Sabeth School got home at 2 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>8</td> <td>atended at the Station there was a little rain this morning but it turned out a good day afterwords Hazelwoods &amp; the two Robs was here Rob Beatty &amp; Rob Armstrong Jenney Robson &amp; the Girles stopted all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the Young folks went home this forenoon I thrashd some Buckwheat Billie plowd below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Billie plowed below the house I helped Joseph Bradley to move his Shop up to his house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preachd in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon Billie took him to Reeds in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Billie plowed in the forenoon him &amp; George helpd Cornet to thrash in the afternoon I helped Ben Younge to thrash from 10 oclock high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>thrashed at Cornets &amp; Youngs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>finished thrashing at Ben Youngs this forenoon we went to James Shepards &amp; began to Stumped we are to Stump the field &amp; burn the Stumps &amp; work it for three years he is to find half the Seed do half the thrashing &amp; get half proceeds we are to get the other half for doing the rest of the work plowing horrowing &amp; harvesting &amp; help the thrashing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <p>{October}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>15</td> <td>Worked at J Sheepards burning &amp; Stumping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Bille &amp; George thrashed Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Billie plowed in the North field west side I thrashd Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting this morning the Revd Mr Carrol preachd in the afternoon &amp; the Revd Mr Auld at 6 oclock at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little rain</td> <td>19</td> <td>Billie plowd in the North field the ground is very hard &amp; dry I finishd thrashing the Buckwheat the Revd Mr Baikie left on the Express he receivd one hunderd &amp; sixteen dollars for the time he was here sixty five fifty of that was made up at Reeds &amp; fifty dollors &amp; fifty cents was at the Station he ought to have 9 more Aunt Betsey McDonald &amp; aunt Barbarry Watkins come here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Billie plowed with forenoon he borrowd 10 bushel of oats from A Cornet last night I cleaned the Buckwheat had 14 1/2 bushel the aunties went away on the Expresse to Mallorytown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first snow</td> <td>21</td> <td>thrashd peas Stormed all day Snowing &amp; blowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>22</td> <td>Snowing still I fixed the harness very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>thrashed Some peas for the hogs shut them up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>drew Sant to the Stable in the forenoon drew 3 loads of hay for George Grahm from Joshua Giblerts about 2 1/2 tuns fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25 rain</td> <td></td> <td>went to the Ebenozer church heard the Revd Mr Auld preach rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>drew Sand to the house in the forenoon Billie went to Escott for the Colt it Strayed away a month ago he plowed in the afternoon we dug potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Billie plowed in the North field I went to David Johnston auction there was a great many people then bought nothin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>dug potatos Billie plowed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Billie plowed I finished diging the potatos George helped Hugh McKey to quary I pulled the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Billie plowd I pulled the carrots George helped H. McKey to quarry hard frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Billie plowed in the forenoon I finished the carrots they are good rain this afternoon with heavy wind George helped H McKey he is raising Stones for the Church</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868 {The following entries from Nov 1 to Nov 6 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{Nov}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Auld preached in the schoolhouse heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Billie plowed in the North feild the ground rather wet I worked at the stable flooring in the forenoon went to the council tried 3 sheep cases H Landon Dunovan &amp; Aron Donno</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Billie plowed the North field west corner I mended shoes got 5 tops from J Sheapard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Drew 1 load of stones for Geo Grahm then sand gravel for {illegible} shed &amp; 1 load of gravel to Westons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Billie began to plow at Shepards George piled stumps at Shepards I laid out a road at the townline of Leeds took dinner at A Clendening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Billie plowed at Shepards I shoveled some watter furrows where the plowing is done fine weather for plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>drew in the potatos all we had in one load Billie &amp; Jennet &amp; Jerem Chalhoon went to Young this afternoon they Started with the Singlee buggy &amp; broke the Spring. got J Johnston buggy. I threshd some peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 rain</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>rain all day worked at the Stable alittle they got home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>10</td> <td>very heavy rain last night &amp; all day the ground is in a Swime with So much rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Billie plowed at Sheepards with Charles Armstrong Iron plow I fixed the irons &amp; did other tinkering</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>hard frost last night Billee plowed in the after noon in the north field he is trying the plow for the plowing match I thrash Some pens</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Billie went to the plowing match it was on George Pecks farm he took the first prise of the Boys there was 3 boys &amp; 6 men plowd fine dạy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Billie went to Crosses for 8 bushel of lime paid 2 dollors for it the roads is very bad I thrashed peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preachd in the Schoolhouse at 7 PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Billie went to a plowing Bee of James Choulhoon he got 2 shoes on Bluher I workd in the Blacksmith Shop in the forenoon then atended a suite at the Station betwen Landon &amp; McCormick &amp; Rape for trespass</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <p>Nov</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>I helped James McMilan to put up Bails for his cows Billie drew Stones for the Stable in the forenoon went to a bee of Henery Youngs to draw Stones for a ditch at Thompson a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain snow</td> <td>18</td> <td>there is two inches of Snow this morning rain &amp; Snow all day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>worked at the Stable Billie drew 5 loads of Sand fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>plastered part of the Stable fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>worked at the Stable in the forenoon fixed the School house in the afternoon Purvis &amp; Findley helped we put props to the back of it H. McKey built &amp; plasterd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>killed the hogs &amp; worked at the Stable let out the Rams took 2 Ewes to Cornets &amp; 2 to Roths</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>worked at Stable in the morning went to Keating &amp; tendered him with 31 dollors for the land taking by the Council for a road on his farm he would not take it John Stacy. Quin &amp; Dooks was witness to the tender A. Keating &amp; a Son of J Bradleys wittnes to the opening of {illegible} the Revd Mr Green held Bible Socitee meeting in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Billie went to Escott with Mr Green this morning he was here all night I worked at the Stable fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Salted the pork heavy rain all the forenoon Billie drew Sand for J Joseph Bradley got a sirrip Barrel from Weston to put the homes in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>helped John Johnston to thrash Billie drew some dung to the garden &amp; cleaned wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Billie went to Gananoque with 1 1/2 bushel of corn 6 bushel of wheat 25 of Buckwheat to the Mill he got 5 gallons of oil 40 cents per gallon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached this forenoon heavy rain last night &amp; a little this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Billie &amp; m helped John Johnston to thrash very bad frost last night Billie took Blacks home to Charles Armstrong &amp; got the colt</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868</p> <p><br />{Dec}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Helpd Christ Young to thrash cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do Do Do not quite so cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>worked at the Stable fine day the sun thawed the hubs a little very little wind it was north</td> </tr> <tr> <td>wind N</td> <td>4</td> <td>got the Black Colt Shod on the fore feet &amp; fixed a door for the Stable dull cloudy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first Storm Snow or Strom 34 this qurter</td> <td>5</td> <td>worked a little at the Stable Snowed most of the day Billle went to Cornets with John Johnstone for our two Ewes he went with the Slaugh It is very rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Killed the white Cow I atended the council A cornet helped fine day I atended the Council very Stormy this afternoon Mr J Cook Stopt here all night it was too Stormy to go home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>8</td> <td>Billie went to Roths for the 2 Ewes that we had at the Ram there I Cut up the Cow Sold 1 hind quarter to Robrt Michel another to George Grahm $5 per 100. 1 forequarter to R Ennis $4.50 Stormed &amp; Snowd all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>9</td> <td>thrashed Some oats for the horses Still Storming a little Robert Beatty came here to night with a cutter</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>fixed a cutter Shaft &amp; cross bar of Wats old cutter for the cutter that Ad had of Leader last winter we cannot find it own Rob wants to take it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>drew 3 loads of wood from Armstrongs woods very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>drew 2 loads of wood Do Do John Robson came here to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preachd in the School house al night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>14</td> <td>Billie &amp; Jennet went to Gananoque with M Young &amp; doll Geordy &amp; Me put a good deal of Rye Straw of the Stack in the Stable loftes for beding in the Spring it began to Snow about 11 oclock Stormd all the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>drew 2 loads of hay from Hugh McKey 1560 in all we got it from him on a trade or rather as part price of a colt we are to get 1000 more</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>sawed up 2 elem trees for the Stable floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Billie went to Marblerock with a log {illegible} in the Black colt he went well I sawed with the sawingman Mr McCormick a tailor is here making a great coat for me</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1868 {this is from the Dec 18-31, 1868 scan at Queen's University - RDA sheet appears blank, as does book it was photographed from??}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>18</td> <td>Billie went to the Rock with log &amp; got the one he took yesterday he had the Bay colts in to day I thrashed peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Billie went to the Rock with a log he had the two colts in to day they went well I finished the seed peas warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day all the snow &amp; rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>went to the Nomination to McCranes schoolteacher the put in Joseph Cook as Reeve Jo{illegible} Legg as J Reeve Thomas Darlin J Birmingham &amp; Thomas Cornet councilmen fine day the front road is all most bear with the thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>laid part of the stablefloor put in all the stuff we had it is 1 1/2 inch elem plank</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Billie went to Delta with the slaugh for Isabla She is coming home the Revd Mr Baikee &amp; elen went with him he doll &amp; one of Charles Armstrongs horses it snow in the morning then it fined up then it stormed &amp; blew till near midle of the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>I thrashed peas cleaned the seed peas first had 6 1/2 bushel or 2 barrles of them fine day hard frost Billie Elen Isabla Mr Baikee &amp; two of the Hicocks came home about 11 oclock to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>25</td> <td>stormy this morning wind &amp; snow most of the day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>drew half a ton of hay from Hugh McKey's Miss Highcock &amp; her Brother went home this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gorden preached in the schoolhouse at 1/2 2 oclock &amp; the Revd Mr Birts preached at 7 PM David came home on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I put a shoe on Wat cutter the old one was Broke</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I went to Brockville on the mixed paid Mr E J Sinkler seventy five dollars the intrest due David gave fifty dollars that Adam sent</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Billie went to the Rock with an Elem log I thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Billie went to the Rock with an Elem log I mended the Bobslaughs &amp; laid the stable floor</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{Jan}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>very cold day wind north Robert Beatty &amp; Mary &amp; James Purvis &amp; two of the Miss Toruners came from Young no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>2</td> <td>Billie drew a load of wood for Mckenley I worked at a moccasins he went to Young in the afternoon with David &amp; the Girles Snow &amp; very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day heavy wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>made a moccasin in the foreroon Billie come home from Young warm day quite a thaw a little main this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>drawed out the Barn floor &amp; fixed the granary we had a Bee drawing Stones for a Church there was 24 teems &amp; a number of loaders very warm dry we wanted more loaders</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>cleaned the Barn floor &amp; fixed th granery Bille went to the Rock with a log</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I thrasted some of the midgeproof wheat Billie drew wood for Sheeperd &amp; Mckenley warm day Snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sow to Roths</td> <td>8</td> <td>I went to. Cornets. Cholhoons. Coplands &amp; Roths to See the Socities stock took the old sow to Boar at Roths last night brought it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>fixced a little at the Stable put the horses in for the first atended the annual Meeting of the agriculture Socitie was realected president heavy rain Iast night &amp; most of the day the Snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the revd Mr Auld preached in the Schoolhouse I went to the River to see about J. Gilbert isued a warrent on friday night for Thomas Chapmon &amp; Carry Chese where Shot at Steven Holleyday &amp; a constable Gilbert went in Serch of them on Wellses Iland &amp; we had got no word of them Sinc &amp; could get none there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>11</td> <td>finishd the Stable &amp; other fxcings &amp; went to the Station to See about Gilbert he is on the track in the States that is all that we have yet alittle Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>cleaned the midge proof whent had th full of a Barrel Henry Johnston brought the thrashing machin intend thrash on Thursday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Atended the Schoolmeeting Mr Thompson elected Trustees Billie came home from Delta he went home with Miss Hicock alittle Snow this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869 {The following entries from 14 to 17 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Henery &amp; John Johnston thrashed for us C &amp; H Young A Cornet J McMullin B. Warren JH Bradley helped had 140 bushels of oats a little Barley think about 30 or 40 bushel of wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs the road is poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do J Robsons &amp; Mr Weed came up with the Express from Mallorytown</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>drew wood from Armstrongs the roads very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat very Stormy day Snow &amp; wind fixed a little at the Stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of whent &amp; about 2 of corn that is all the corn we have took annual repr up to th annual Meeting of the County Agriculture Socities bought 5 gallons of oil 28.3d per gallon &amp; a bag of Salt 6s.3d cold day with a little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew a load of wood Mrs Ennis died about 6 oclock this afternoon very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Billie went to Escott with Mr Quin to see his brother they are brothers to Mrs Ennis drew a load of wood in the afternoon I got a tooth drown I was not out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Mrs Ennis was buried in the Taylor buiring ground Billie took the Corps there was upwards of 40 Slaughs &amp; cutters the Revd Mr Carrol preachd in the Johnston Schoolhouse Snow &amp; rain in the afternoon it frose as it fell</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Billie began to go to School I worked at bails for the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>finished the bails got the cattle in to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>fixed for the calfs in the Stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>worked at Some Shuttles in grahms Shop fine day alittle Snow last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>finished a shuttle for S Hogelwood Billie went to young with Ellen &amp; Isabla intending to go to Brockville tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>there was a meeting of the Building Committee here the afternoon it was agreed to build the church 36 x 50 feet rain &amp; Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day very fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{February}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Billie Ellen &amp; Isabla come home from Young this forenoon they got 24 cents per 1b in Bills for Some butter they had I fixed some in the Stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at some Shuttles old Mr Cornet died this morning wind North &amp; northeast Billle took the little Sow to Collhouns</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Snowed about 6 inches last night &amp; is still snowing 10 oclock Snowed all day did nothing but atend to the Cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Snowing Still high winds last night considerable drift this morning the Roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>fixed a Shuttle I have been very bad with the tooth akhe headache Billie &amp; the girles went the Teameeting at Reeds Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Billie took home to A Cornets 18 bushel of oats that he borrowd of him in the fall cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached in the Schoolhouse this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Showing a little Mr &amp; Mrs Barns from Deta came hear with Miss Hicock &amp; her Brother Mr Barns is going home to Markhm we are Sending Some things to the Boys with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain this morning with a fog a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>taped Billies boots &amp; other mending Dr Richmond was here for dinner he is looking after wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Billie went to Sawlog Bee of J Johnstons to MarbleRock a little rain &amp; Snow this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>warm fine morning fixed a Side peice to the Slaugh for him to draw cordwood he intends to go to a bee of Dr Richmond to morrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; most of the day with Sleet &amp; Snow cleaned Some grass Seed no drawing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day rain hail &amp; Snow with high winds and drift J Robson came here last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>the roads drifted full with about 1 inch of crust rain Snow &amp; rain all day quite warm for winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>fine day the Roads is very bad I went to a sale of John Grahms he is going to Iowa he Sold his farm to Wm McNiel everything went very high Cows &amp; heffers from 25 to 42p dollors each Billie Sold Granpa Cow to Mr Jackson for 600 split rails &amp; timber for 1050 the rails to be split &amp; put in piles by Jockson we are cut the timber &amp; split the 1050 or get</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{February}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>17</td> <td>Stormy Day Snowing &amp; blowing I atended on the cattte</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>18</td> <td>cleaned what oats was in the Passage intending to go to Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>19</td> <td>went to MarbleRock with 18 bushel of oats &amp; 6 of Buckwheat fine morning Show wind &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Snow Billie {illegible} year $6</td> <td>20</td> <td>drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs very Stormy in the afternoon Snow &amp; wind from South west then North East</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>very Stormy day Snow Revd Mr west preach to night we did not go it was so Stormy Snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>22</td> <td>went to Jacksons &amp; drew 2 loads of rock cuts there is no ice or frost in the swamp we had to tramp a road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>23</td> <td>no work to day it is the wost day that has come this winter wind &amp; Snow from the North East with a tremendious drift the roads is compleatly filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>24</td> <td>fine morning began to Storm about 10 oclock &amp; Stormd all day Billie had to draw wood for Mckinley &amp; James Choulhoon they were out of wood the roads was awfull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>25</td> <td>J Bradly J Johnston A Cornet Hen Webster Samuel Johnston &amp; me turned out &amp; brock the road from the Cross road to our gate the Side road is nearly level with the fences Still Snowing cleard up at night 9 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>26</td> <td>Snowed about an inch last night &amp; is Snowing Stormed all day the roads is nearly as bad as ever</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>27</td> <td>drew 2 Small loads of wood from Armstrong woods in the forenoon Storming still the road &amp; so drifted that we quite the drawing the roads is awfull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day this is the fine day that we have had for a fortnight this has been the Stormest we have had for a great many years</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{March}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>I went to the Council it met at Westens they were granting Tavern Lisence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>went to Gananoque with 26 bushel of oats sold 6 bushel &amp; got 150 of Corn meal oats 50c per buhel meal $2 per 100 1b fine roads Rob Beatty J Robson Wm Scott from Perth Betsey Ellen Hall &amp; Mary Beatty Came here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>3</td> <td>the Younge folkes went home this afternoon a little Snow this morning a fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>wind SW in the morning SE in the afternoon SW at night</td> <td>4</td> <td>the wind is South west this morning it changed to the South East In the afternoon then to Southwest at Sundown cloudy in the forenoor clear in the afternoon fine day Billie went to Young with 32 bushel of Rye he intends to go to Brockville with it his Mother went with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>fine clear morning hard frost wind South</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Snow first Storm in the quarter 32 Storms in the quarter</td> <td>6</td> <td>Snowed about an inch last night &amp; Snowed till about 10 oclock Billie &amp; his mother &amp; Mary come home this afternoon Billie went to Mateland with the rye got 72 cents per Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached this evening in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>fixed for Smoking hams fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine day fixed Some spiles for the bush rather on the thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>10</td> <td>very Stormy day Snowing &amp; blowing all day wind Northeast fixed some spiles</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the roads is compleatly blocked up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>there was a doubble teem come from the creek with a kind of a Snowplow &amp; five other teems with Sloughs to the Stations</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Billie &amp; Isabla &amp; Jennet went Delta the afternoon with Doll &amp; a cutter I am very bad with my head</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 snow</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day very high winds with a little Snow about noon it blew a hurricain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>filled up 7 1/2 bushel of oats &amp; rye &amp; bushel of oats to a bushel of Rye for the hogs &amp; 6 bushel of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>went to Marblerock with 7 1/2 bushel of Rye &amp; oats for the hogs &amp; 6 bushel of wheat got 258 lbs of flour Robert Beatty went to Gananoque with a grist he was here all night last night &amp; to night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{March}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>17</td> <td>Robert Beatty went home to day Ellen went with him &amp; Mary we drew 3 loads of hay from Armstrongs 1.800 &amp; 2 1000 wer her to get 1200 yet fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Billie went to John Youngs for ceader George Young went with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat got 516 1bs of flour that is 774 lbs of flour in the bin fine day &amp; the roads is first rate but we cant get into the woods the Snow is so deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>fixed spiles for the Sugarbush fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached in the forenoon &amp; the Rev Mr Correl in the afternoon Wat come home this morning a little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>worked at Sap pails Wat went to Delta he give me $100 from Ad fine day a little Snow this morning John Younge &amp; his wife here for dinnner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>worked at Sap pails fine hard frost Mr Ruben Gilles &amp; three of the Clarks come here from Perth to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>made spiles for the Sugarbush</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>made over 300 Spiles for the Sugarbush this year we intend to work James Sheperd bush this year Mr Gilles &amp; the Clarks went home this morning Billie went to Young this morning for Ellen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs it began to rain &amp; thaw this forenoon rained all the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>a little frost last night cleaned up the oats had about 30 bushel Billie taped 150 trees this afternoon it runes midling</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day Snow is going very fast Wat &amp; Ellen come home from Young to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to the Sugarbush &amp; cleand out the Stove trough &amp; gathered about 20 pails of Sap &amp; boiled it down it is hard worked to gather the Snow is so deep &amp; Soft little rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain &amp; Snow all day work about the house made an axehandle &amp; fixed some buckets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>went to Lyn paid Wm Clow on hundred &amp; three dollors got a note of sixty four dollors with intrest &amp; endrsed thirty two dollors on the other note as intrest Stoped all night at J Armstrong Billie drew 1200 of hay from Armstrong that is the last of the hay he is to get on the trade</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{April}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Went to Brockville from Lyn with Norton Gardener in the Cutter came home on the Express all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>worked in the Sugarbush atended an Agriculture meating there is a fine run of sap to day put about 50 pails in the Stone trough besides what we boiled down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs then went to the Council Meeting hard frost last night &amp; to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>worked in the Sugarbush the Sap we put in the trough all leaked out &amp; lost there is a fine run to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>boiled all day in the bush fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do Billie went to a Bee of James Colhoons this afternoon a little floury of Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>hard frost last night. Cleaned up the wheat put 12 bushel in the east bin &amp; in the center bin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worked in the Sugar bush the Sap runs midling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Sowed grassseed on the Rye</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Billie got 1300 of hay from Charles Armstrong the Revd Mr Bakie stoped here on his way to Europe he brought us planes &amp; spacafication for the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>worked in the S bush finishd Sowing grass Seed on the Rye &amp; wheat 8 bbs of the Rodon Clover Seed with the Thimothy seed the wheat &amp; Rye look well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>drew dung to the trees for mulching</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>a little rain this morning worked in the Sugar bush fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached this forenoon in the School house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning the boys worked at Sheepard drawing Stumps I went with Wm Armstrong to look at aline betwen him Filler</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{April}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April rain</td> <td>20</td> <td>The Boys worked in the field at Sheepards drawing and piling up stumps the front is nearly out I mended the old harness heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Billie &amp; Isabla went to Gananoque in the Buggy I fixed the old harness</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Billie began to plow &amp; plowed at Sheapards there is a little frost in the ground I fxed whipeltrees</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Billie plowed at Sheapards I oiled the old harness &amp; fixed them so as to rig a second teem</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Billie plowed at Shepards tinkard in the Smithshop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25 rain</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Billie plowed at Sheapards I got Grahms horse Shod &amp; Shoe Sett on dolle payed 50 cents for them drew 29 bushel of Pease to Thompsons storehouse they are for the Agriculture Socitie they come from Ingarsol they are the Crown peas &amp; to be divided among the members</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Billie plowed at Sheapards I worked at drag it is to be a 6 billed Squared one</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>began to Sow &amp; Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of Barley &amp; peas west of the path to the well the ground is rather damp Still it draged pretty fair Billie plowed at Sheaperds</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>worked at a drag made some of the irons Billie plowed at Sheapards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>finished the ironing of the drag &amp; Sharpened the teeth in the forenoon Sowed 2 bushel of Black oats that I got from Mr Ruben Giles of Smith Falls he Sent them by rail there was a few Callico potatos Goderich potatos &amp; cuscoss I Sowed the oats in North field first 2 1/2 ridges in the center of the field then 2 bushel of peas</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{May}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Sowed 4 bushel of Black See wheat on the West side of the North I likewise Sowed thimothy &amp; Rodon cloveseed on where I Sowed the peas &amp; Barley rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 rain</td> <td></td> <td>heavy rain most of the day &amp; night J Robson &amp; Mr Weed come here last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>3</td> <td>rain &amp; a little Snow mixed all day no work done very cold the woods begin to look red</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Billie plowed at Sheapards I planted out some appeltrees where ther was dead ones cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>planted out some Mapele trees below the house a little rain to day Billie plowd drew rails at Shepards in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>drew 3 loads of dung to the garden in the forenoon then drew rails at Sheapards in the afternoon Billie plowed at Sheapards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>drew 3 loads of bunks for Sheaperd in the forenoon Sowed 3 bushel of wheat in the North field the ground is rather wet fine day the Revd Mr Austin come here this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Sowed &amp; bushel of peas in the North field fine day the ground is rather better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse this forenoon I went to Reeds with him he preached there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Sowed 4 1/2 bushel of pease on Sheepards place Billie drged we had J Sheepards Beast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 1/2 bushel of midgeproof altogether on Shepards</td> <td>11</td> <td>finishd drging the pease &amp; Sowed 2 bushel of Midgeproof wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of midge proof wheat that is 4 1/2 of midgeproof on Sheepards place I found 2 1/2 of it &amp; the 4 1/2 of peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Sowed 5 bushel of oats on the Sheepard place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain 7 bushels of oats on Sheapards</td> <td>14</td> <td>Sowed 2 bushel of oats fine rain this morning &amp; last night that is 7 bushel of oats on Sheepard he found all the oats fine growing day the woods look green</td> </tr> <tr> <td>woods look green</td> <td>15</td> <td>Sowed 4 bushel of wheat on Sheapards 2 bushel of it Sheepard found that he got from Bruce McNiel it come from the Iland it is in the midle of the pice that finished this pice at Sheepards</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>May</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 16</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Auld preached in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Austin in the afternoon heavy rain with a little hail Thomas Younges Barn &amp; Sheds was struck with lightning &amp; Burned</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>rain this morning George Grahm got this horse yesterday we here had it to work with doll Billie drew sand for Bob Michel 1/2 day then he plowed below the house Gordy &amp; Me drew dung to the garden a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Billie plowed Gordy drew dung the cornground I went to Mallorytown to shere a triel between Rob Beatty &amp; Jon Edgly Edgly made out that Robs Colt killed his sow &amp; got judgment against him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Billie plowed with doll &amp; Sheapards Colt in th forenoon &amp; plowed the garden in the afternoon I made irons for a gate &amp; dug in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Sowed 1 1/2 bushel of Barley &amp; peas South of the North ditch &amp; 3 bushel of oats below the house Billie plowed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Sowed the 3 ridges on the South side of the North ditch with Alsike clover Seed Sowed 4 bushel of oats below the house Gordy draged Billie went to a Bee of A Cornets in the Afternoon I went &amp; Sowed · there was 9 teems 10 bushel of oats in that field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Sowed 3 bushel of peas &amp; oats &amp; the crownpeas they are on east side of the field below the house better than 1 1/2 ridg I bought Mr Thompson Shove 18 got Mr Dcores 18 own 18 1b planted @ bushel of potatos on the in all 54 of them the Crown pea</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached this forenoon Billie took him to Reeds in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Sowed better then 1 1/2 bushel of wheat North of the midle ditch East line Billie plowed it on Saturday &amp; this forenoon we drew some dung to the cornfield Billie plowed part of it Wite astrilun {Australian} wheat next the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Sowed 1/4 lb white Bilgian carrrots &amp; 1/4 1b altringham carrot in the garden Billie went to a bee of George Grahm the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Billie plowed at Sheepards for potatos &amp; wheat I planted some potatos below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Sowed 2 3/4 bushel of wheat at Sheepards Gordy draged Billie plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>drew dung to the corn field fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>plowed the corn ground driseling the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Austin preachd this forenoon &amp; Rev Mr Auld preachd his fairwell Sermon at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>planted the Corn ( premium corn) is next the fence the yellow then the white a row of punkins between them put ashes on the hills the ground in good order</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{June}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Washed the Sheep this morning I then went &amp; helped James Sheepard to move his Barn Garner Lee had the job</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>the Boys planted part of the potatos on Sheepards places I helped Sheepard at the Barn Billie went to J Creas &amp; got 3 bushel of potatos paid 40 cents per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Billie drew Stones for Mr McKindley I helped Sheepard at his drawing got the Barn &amp; Shed to there place to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I Scalded &amp; washd Sap buckets Billie went with Lees runers to coles near Younge Mills for Sheep we put the Stove in the woodshed heavy rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day Rod Beatty &amp; Rod Armstrong came here last night went home this morning with 3 pigs planted a few Thom Thumb peas at the old house I got from Mrs. Skinner</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached this forenoon he come here from Kingston last night Billie took him to Reeds in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>drew Stones of the meadow in the forenoon Sheered the Sheep in the afternoon A Cornet helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>a little rain last night &amp; this morning Billie helped Geo Grahm to draw Stones Tinkler Ad Armstrong come here last night from Lyn he is going West fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Adam Armstrong went to Napinee with on the Express Billie rolled the wheat oats &amp; part of the peas in the corner field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Billie Ellen &amp; Jennet went to Younge intending to go to Brockville rain this forenoon I attended a Meeting of the Building Comittee the estimates was so high that we did nothing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>rain this morning I took the Scraper apart it was broct so that there had to be new Sides made</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>planted some Calliflours &amp; cablage plants rain most of the day Billie come home to dayput the irons on the scraper Billie was here with Isabla &amp; Jennet snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preach in the schoolhouse this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>began to work on the roads A Cornet is Pathmaster we had the teem on</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{June}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>Worked on the roads Billie &amp; me a little rain about 5 oclock a little rain most of the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Billie drew stones in the forenoon he worked for Sheepard on the roads in the afternoon got 75 cents for it I finished our work this forenoon with Geordy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Billie plowed in the North feild where we intend to summerfallow it is in the center west side I painted the Buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Billie plowed warm day I fixed some irons for the Buggy little rain grass growes well corn is dowing little it is too cold for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Billie finished the plowing the ground is very dry for all the rain we have had. I fixed the Buggy &amp; gave it another coat of paint that is the Box &amp; greers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>drew Stones of the midle field East line fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished drawing the Stones this forenoon went throw the corn with the Diel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>worked at the corn potatos &amp; carrots I went to festival in the Drill Shed in favour of the Rev Mr Carrol there was about one hundred people</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>we had a bee to draw Stones for the Church there was 13 teems drawing &amp; men to load got a good job done fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>hoed the Corn it is very Small but a good colour</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I went with John Cook to see how the sheep &amp; hogs was doing that belong to the Agriculture society they are all wright except the hog at Webs he is very poor atended a meeting in the afternoon Wm Hazelwood &amp; Betsey came here on visit Bille went to Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr preached in the morning he is the New minister Mr Austin preached in the afternoon Billie came home with Elen &amp; Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>fixed rods in the waggon box &amp; worked at bunks a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Billie went to gananoque with 18 bushel of wheat to Mill I went to Mr Darlins to See him about the Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning worked in the black Smiths Shop I helped John Johnston to draw his Barn Billie went to a School picknic at Johnstons Schoolhouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{July}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Helped J Johnston to Move his barn &amp; rise a Shed Billie went throw the Potatos at Sheepards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Billie went to Mr Jacksons for Bunks he got none I put some bunks togather warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Billie draged the Summerfallow I helped Henry Young to rais his Shop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon Billie took him to Reeds in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I was at the council most of the day the Revd Mr Davis the New Connection minister was here for dinner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Billie drew 2 loads of flour for Mr Ennis we hoed in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I Began to Mow &amp; Mowed about 3/4 of an acre at the old house it is Clover &amp; very heavy Billie went to the Rock with Cris Young &amp; got some Elem plank that was there sinc winter</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Billie draged part of the Summer fallow &amp; cultivatd that that was plowed last fall rain last night &amp; this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>atended a School examination &amp; picnic the Schollers did well rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>went to Gananoque with James Sheepard received $10 from him for gravel that he got for the road I bought a kip skin $150 iron 75 cents Billie went with James Lattimer got a coat cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the afternoon instead of Mr Austin he had just got back from hom last evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>atended the celebration of the 12 in Sheepards woods there was 7 lodges &amp; a large number of people the Revd Mr Follock lectured &amp; Mr Herburt McDonald gave a speach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Billie helped Charles Armstrong at his hay (half a day) we took in a load of clover that was last week very bad hay weather went to the funeral of Thomas Greer a very large funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Billie worked Armstrong I went to Lyn with Ellen stoped at J Armstrong all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>15th</td> <td>went to Wm Davis got dinner. tea at Hump Youngs at Greenbush Stoped at John Youngs all night rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>come to Granmams to day Stopted there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>got home this afternoon Charles Armstrong is mowing with his mower fine day a rain yesterday</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{July}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>18</td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached this morning in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Charles Armstrong finished the Northeast field &amp; a little at the old house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>raked &amp; drew in 5 loads of hay out of the North field heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain most of the day Billie took a load of withs to the river for Mr McDougal he got a bag of Salt at Mr Darlins paid $1.25 c for it it is fine Bought a new Scyth $1.25s</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Billie helped Charles Armstrong we worked at the hay in the North field cut some of the clover</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Billie helpd Armstrong at his hay we got all the out of the north field took Doll to Austins &amp; put her to his horse Ad got home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Billie helped Armstrong at his hay we workd at the clover it is hurt with the wet Ad went to gananoque with the Buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Davis preachd in the forenoon &amp; Revd Mr Austin in the afternoon rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Charles Armstrong mowd in the midle field cost line heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Billie finished cuting the midle field with the mower fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>got in 7 loads of hay 6 out of the midle field &amp; one off Clover put the rest in Cock rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>very heavy rain last night a little to day ground very wet cut a little clover in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>worked at the clover below the old house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>got the clover all in cock a heavy crop</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{August}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Stackd the clover &amp; timoty below the old house had140 cocks A Cornet helped Billie mowd in the afternoon with Charles mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>cut part of the fallwheat it is an even crop there is no wind but there is a little smut Charles Armstrong cut the new meadow 6 acres with his mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I made out the papers for lots No in of the Township of before Robert Webster Eng &amp; worked at the hay in the new medow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>workd Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Stacked the new medow A Cornet helped with his teem both teams was as busy all day as we could bee fine day for work a very little Sprinkle of rain about noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>helped Cornet to make a Stack Billie &amp; me with our teem fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>went to the funeral of Joseph Turner he was drounded at Gananoque &amp; the body was brought to his Fathers Mr Joseph Turner there was over 200 waggons &amp; buggys besides some on horseback he he was buried by the Orngemen &amp; then the Revd Mr Smart preached it was the largest funeral t I ever saw in canada</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad come home on Saterday night &amp; him &amp; me mowed in the Orchard it is very heavy Billie worked in the potatos at Sheepards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>drew in the from the orchard toped off the Stock with part of it put some in the Stable &amp; 2 loads in the barn fine day that finishd our haying except some fences it is afine crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>drew in the fallwheat &amp; cut some of the fall rye in the afternoon there was a fine Sower about 9 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>the Boys worked at the rye &amp; cut the Barley below the corn it is a fine crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Billie plowed &amp; scraped the fundation of the church I workd half the day in sand pit geting a place uncovered for to get sand for the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>drew in the loose rye &amp; the Barley in fine order very warm day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{August}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>15</td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse this forenoon a little rain John Young come home from cristie he is up helping Cristie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>very heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon I got J McMullin &amp; Wm J Turner to draw sand for the church we moved the fence from the horse paster across to to the old house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>began to cut the wheat in the north field it is a fine crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>worked at wheat I went to the funeral of old Mrs Cornet in the afternoon She was buried at Robinsons the Revd Mr Follock preached there was 45 waggons &amp; buggys beside horsemen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>worked at the wheat &amp; drew in 3 loads of bound Rye</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>finishd the wheat this forenoon &amp; raked up the 2 bushel sowing of Black oats &amp; drew them in Ad &amp; Billie helped Ben Young to thrash in the afternoon I cut some of the Barley in the midle field north end east line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>finished cuting the Barley Billie got some of the horses Shoes fixed with P.M. Moore &amp; made a bargon with to Shoe by the year for 6 1/2 dollors Ad helped T. Bradley to thrash I met the Rev Mr Chambers at the Station &amp; took him to Reeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>went to Reeds Schoolhouse &amp; heard the Revd Mr Chamber preach he had the Scacrement there &amp; preachd in our School house at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>raked &amp; drew in the Barley Ad cut some of the oats at Sheepards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>the Boys worked at Sheepards I went to Mr Darling with Mr Austin I laid out a road betwen 17 &amp; 18 in the first concession got dinner at Mr Keers &amp; tea at Darling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>the thrashers here last night Burns &amp; Rape we thrashed to day 19 bushel of Spring wheat 22 of oats 63 of Peas &amp; Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>finished this morning the Rye 32 bushel fall wheat 10 bushel drew in some of the Spring wheat after cleaning the floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>finished drawing in the wheat the forenoon then cut wheat at Sheapards Vize Heacock &amp; Mrs Stainin come hear to day fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>heavy rain to day no work except what I did in the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Austin preachd in the Shoolhouse this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>the Boys workd at Sheepards I ridled the peas out of the Barley &amp; drew in a load of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>went to gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat &amp; some wool got two packs 4d per lb the Boys cut the oats at home &amp; hooked the Socities peas</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869 {The following entries from Sept 8 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{Sept}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>cut the wheat in the midle field in the forenoon me &amp; Billie drew 5 loads of Sand for the Church then Ad &amp; Billie cut the oats at Sheepards fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>drew in the oats below the house fine crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>drew in the wheat from the midle field &amp; the peas &amp; oats below the house in the forenoon &amp; the oats at Sheepards in the afternoon hard work fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>cut wheat at Shepards &amp; drew in some of the wheat the Scotch wheat that was mixed with the midge proof was all taken with the midge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached in the Schoolhouse in the afternoon &amp; .Revd Mr Follock in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>the Boys finishd the cuting of the wheat at Sheapards I went with Mr Thompson to Mr Armstrongs &amp; got out 4 sills for the Church &amp; drew them home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>alittle rain this morning I went with J Lattimer &amp; Saw his Wife sign a deed of her place in Gananoque to.S. Sheapard Ad &amp; Billie helped H Young to cut wheat in th afternoon we fixed finces &amp; drew 3 loads of Sand for the Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>rain most of the day nothing done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Billie and Gordy went to Gananoque to the show of wild beasts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Billie &amp; Gordy drew 5 loads of dung to the North field Ad went to Mallory town to the show</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>worked at the peas they are a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the forenoon in the schoolhouse Billie took him to Reeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad Ellen {illegible} Jennet Mr &amp; Mrs Deen went to Delta this morning I worked in the sand pit for the church Mr Darlin sent 2 teems to draw Billie &amp; Gordy finished hooking our peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>got James McMillens horses &amp; drew in four loads of peas Humphrey Young helped Billie to draw in the wheat at Sheepards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>finished drawing in the peas at home with H McKees horses &amp; drew the remainder of the sills for the church Mr Thompson helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869 {The following entries from Sep 16 to 20 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{September}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>16</td> <td>Worked at the peas at Sheepards fine weather Ad &amp; the Girels got home to night about 11 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>worked at the peas I was up all night with Mr McKinley he is sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>drew in 6 loads of peas at Sheepards</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preach this afternoon Mr Davis in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>drew in 2 loads of peas at Sheepards that finishes the harvest I worked at the church got one dollar for it from McKee the Boys drew dung to the north field in the afternoon a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I paid Killie tow dollors for the paper</td> <td>21</td> <td>I went to Brockville to the Cattle Show it was a poor afair I came to Lyn stopt at J Armstrongs took a Dear Skin to the tanery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>got home on the express the Bous drew dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Billie plowed for the fall wheat Spread dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Sowed 1 bushel of Souls wheat that I brought from Hamilton last fall it took the prise then 25 bushel of midgeproof wheat the ground in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Shoveled some of the furrows on the fallwheat drew dung on the new meadow midle field east line the Revd Mr Gordon come here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all day no meeting Billie took Mr Gordon to Reeds no person came there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>drew dung to the meadow I helped A Cornet to thrash at his mothers place fine day heavy frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I helped Cornet to thrash to day Ad &amp; Geordy drew dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I thrashed some peas Ad drew gravel to the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I cleaned the peas had 7 bushel Ad drew Sand to the Barnyard from the pit</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869 {The following entries from Oct 1 to 16 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{Oct}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Drew Sand for the Church Ad &amp; A Cornet with there teems &amp; I loaded Billie has been working at the Church atending the masons since last friday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>2</td> <td>drew the corn out of the field &amp; put it in the orchard in the forenoon atended an agriculture meeting at Austons in the afternoon heavy rain at night Billie got $8 for working at the church 8 days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>rain</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached in the schoolhouse in the afternoon heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain this morning &amp; all day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>cut &amp; drew some wood from Cornets I helped A Cochran in the afternoon to draw some stones for the church little rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>made two hoops of band iron for the stove pipes in the wall of the church Ad went to Young Jimmie &amp; Mary was here they went home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>went to Gananoque show took first on fulled cloth second on peas saw Prince Aurther &amp; the governer general &amp; Lady they went down on board of the Magnet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Geordy &amp; me helped Benj Warren to thrash Billie went to Young to see Willie before he went to Pembrock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Billie began to plow the stuble in the North field Geordy &amp; me began to dig potatos as Sheepards</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>little rain this morning no meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>11</td> <td>Billie went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for the church we dug potatos at Sheepards Ad went to Dr Richmonds with Bisey for him to See her knee {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>drew 105 bushel of sand for Grahm &amp; Latimer 1/2 day dug potatoes in the afternoon little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>dug potatos in the forenoon pulled turnips &amp; mangles for the show &amp; other fixings in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>we had our Agriculture Show in the Drill shed rain in the afternoon it was the best we have had</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>heavy rain all day &amp; last night the ground is very wet the Hazelwoods &amp; Philipses here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>picked stones of the field east line below the new land</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869 {The following entries from Oct 17 to 21 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{October}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct 17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Davis preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Picked stones of the midle field next the road in the forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon Billie got the Armstrongs plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Billie began to plow in the midle field we dug potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>put the stove in house &amp; dug potatos hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>helped Thomas Shelds &amp; Matthew Keer to draw stones &amp; sand for the Church Billie went with Armstrongs plow to Willsons to get it fixed for the Mach drew wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finishd diging the potatos &amp; killed a hog Billie plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain all day helped W. J. Turner to thrash In the forenoon it rained so heavy that they quite</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>went to A plowing Match at Mr Webs Billie took the Second prise in the Boys match there was about half an inch of Snow this morning that is the first</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>drew a log for wood it Snowed most of the day it is nearly six inches deep put the Cows in the Stable for the first time Billie helped J. McMillen to thrash Geordy helped Turner to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Snowd &amp; Stormed most of the day thrashd a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>cleaned 25 bushel of peas at Sheepards I got 12 Sheepard 11 &amp; House 2 bushel he is thrashing them on Shairs or even 10 1b bushel drew some wood Billie helped McMillin to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>drew Some wood very Stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>loaded feed for the hogs &amp; other fixing about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Follock preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{the rest of November 1869 is out of order and is transcribed a couple pages ahead} {The following entries from Nov 10 to Nov 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{November}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Cleaned the fallwheat &amp; fixed for to go to the mill the Snow is nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Billie went to Mill to Garanoque with 5 bushel of pollwheat &amp; 9 1/2 of Spring &amp; 6 of peas oats &amp; Rye for the horses fine day I pulled the mangles</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>pulled five rows of the carrots a fine day Billie drew some Sand &amp; gravel for Jos Gilbert in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to Marble Rock with Wm Clow to an Auction Sale of Delongs &amp; Emenes of lumber Billie plowed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>David started a midle line for a fence a little rain &amp; cold day Billie plowed Geordy worked with masons this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Billie plowed I helped Mr Mitchels men at the Church they began yesterday T Reed &amp; James Ladlow boarded hear B. Kinker Stopted at the Station we got all the rafters &amp; conteliors up to day Billie drew gravel {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>drew in some of the carrots they were frosen {illegible} Stormed most of the day Robert Beatty &amp; John McDonald went home to day they come on Saturday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>I worked at the Church with Mitchels Men David &amp; Isabla went in the buggy to Delta Billie went on horseback to bring the Buggy back David is going to stop at Delta &amp; keep Bub colt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I worked at the church in the forenoon pulled corn in the afternoon Billie came home this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I worked at the church Billie went to a plowing match at Pecks took the 3rd premium</td> </tr> <tr> <td>finished shingling the church 5 1/2 days</td> <td>12</td> <td>I worked at the church Billie plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I worked at the church Do Do the ground is rather hard frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} at the schoolhouse the Revd Mr Cornet preached in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I fixed up the fences at the church &amp; gathered up the {illegible} &amp; bits of boards around the church hard frost Jennet at Young {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869 {The following entries from Dec 11 to 16 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{Dec}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Billie &amp; Geordy drew 5 loads of loom for Mr Thompson Garden I fixed a little at the room in the woodshed {illegible} &amp; helped James Calhoun to fix the ditch at the church the frost is nearly all out of the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I helped Johnston to thrash cold day freezing hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do Do very cold Day little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>4</td> <td>finished thrashing at Johnstone little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to Day cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>fixed in the woodshd in the forenoon went to help A Cornet to thrash in the afternoon did nothing Henery Webster was not done till night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I helped A Cornet to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do Do the Boys drew some wood Geordy has been at School</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>helped A Cornet to put his oats Straw into the Barn in the forenoon J Stacy come to thrash at Sheepards at noon finishd Sheepard &amp; Hendersons part this afternoon I had J McMullin &amp; David Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>thrashed our wheat 42 bushel of wheat in all for out Store 16 of midgeproof &amp; 26 of Blacksee they brock there bedpice &amp; did nothing in the midle of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>a little rain at night</td> <td>11</td> <td>thrashed the oats we had 37 for our Shaire our thrashing came to $243 cents {illegible} Sheepards to settle with Store for it he is indue us very fine day we helped Sheepard to put his straw in the Barn ours was put in as we thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Davis preached in the school house heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>put bottoms in some tubs &amp; other tinkering about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of Black see &amp; 2 bushel of fall wheat &amp; 2 bushel of Rye in the waggon &amp; heard the Revd Mr McClaren of Belville preach the ordination Sermon of Mr Barns he was placed in Gananoque in Mr Gordons place there 7 ministers there there was a very large congregation</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>put new pins in the wood slaugh fine day rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Killed old Lillie cow she is good beef &amp; one hog heavy rain all day &amp; night A Cornet helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869</p> <p>{this page is out of order and needs to be moved back two pages}</p> <p>{The following entries from Nov 16 to Nov 30 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>16</td> <td>{Billie line strikethrough} I fixed plank for the drain of the church &amp; husked some corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy rain all day worked at the corn in the woodshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Billie drew gravel in the afternoon for John Gilbert 90 bushel &amp; got some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>thrashed some of the socities peas &amp; husked corn David came home from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>20</td> <td>rain most of the day fixed a fram for a room in the wood shed pulled some carrots put them in the wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>21</td> <td>the Revd Mr Green the Bible Agent came here this morning Billie took him to Willsons with the Buggy the roads is hard frosen no meeting here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>toped the carrots in the wood shed in the forenoon Banked the church in the afternoon B Warren W.J Turner J McMullin R Johnston &amp; James Cornet helped fine day Billie helped Thomas Bradley to thrash the Revd Mr Green held meetings in the schoolhouse at 7 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>snowed about 6 inches last night Billie took Mr Green in the slaugh to Escot Gordy helped J Bradley to thrash I helped A Cornet to kill two hogs we then killed 1 for us a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>took a south down ram to Mr Browns &amp; got another</td> <td>24</td> <td>went to Gananoque with A Cornet took the hog it weighed 275 lbs got 9 dollars per 100 got a barrel of salt 8s .25 lbs of {illegible} 5s 12d Sugar 6s tea 4.7 &amp; Sundrys articles $8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>let the Rams out Billie took 2 Ewes to {illegible} Browns</td> <td>25</td> <td>thrashed the socties peas had 7 bushel from 36 lbs they are the Crown pea</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Billie drew 2 load of stones to F Dean I thrashed some peas and oats oats in the forenoon helped Dean to raise a shop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I helped John Johnston to thrash Billie drew some dung to the carrots fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Folock preached in the school house snow this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>29</td> <td>helped John Johnston to thrash Billie took 2 Ewes to George Pecks &amp; look for a thrasher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain most of the day fixed a room in the woodshed for the flour &amp; meet Billie drew loom to Mr Thompsons garden 3 loads he gave us 100 old rails &amp; some Bunks</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {this is January 1-17, 1870 - needs to be put ahead in order}</p> <p>{January}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Boy drew Some wood from Cornets wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse heavy rain last night &amp; this morning &amp; all day very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain &amp; wind last night Snow wind &amp; drift very Stormy all day very few at the Election it is so Stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>drew 2 loads of wood from Cornets in the forenoon Billie took the Saw to J Cooks the Socities Bore is there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>drew 2 loads of wood from Cornets I began to thresh the peas Billie went with Jams Sheepard to T. Cornet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I thrashed peas the Boys choped in the wood shed it is So Stormy that they could do nothing out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Boys drew 2 loads from Armstrongs I threshd peas hard frost Clear &amp; fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I thrashed pean in the forenoon went to the Station very Stormy wind &amp; Snow the boy drew 1 load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Johnston preached in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>very Stormy wind &amp; Snow &amp; thrashed John Coslow worked half the day with the Boys drew 2 loads of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Billie drew a load of Bunks from Jacksons 75 sils Gordy helped Thos Bradley to thrash I thrash peas very fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worke a little at some Sheepskins to tan them &amp; went to the School- Meeting Benj Warren was Elected Trustee a very Stormy rain &amp; Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>John Coslow thrashed peas I went to the Annul meeting of the Agriculture Socity at Westons was reelected President a very Stormy day wind &amp; Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>very cold day billie &amp; Coslow started to go to the woods for wood they come back it was so cold that they could not sand it I cobled in the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>rained all day we intended to Young choped in the woodshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day went to Young to Granmoms</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy rain all day could not come home</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1869 {out of order chronologically this is Dec 17-31, 1869}</p> <p>{The following entries from Dec 17 to 20 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{December}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>17</td> <td>Billie helped B Younge to thrash I salted some of the meat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do finished the cuting &amp; salting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day no slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Went to Robesons schoolhouse the Nomination there was a good many people then &amp; a poll demanded</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>put pins in the Slaugh fine Day Mr Darlin come here at night &amp; Stopted all night we intend to go &amp; See what we can get for the Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>heavy rain this morning &amp; all day nothing done Mr Darlin went home after dinner he had a buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I fixed a little at the old trundle bed am bad the Rheumatism in my Sholders</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>tinkered round the house went the Station &amp; met the Revd J Austin he is going to Spend his Christmas in the neabourhood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>David &amp; Miss Heacock came from Delta very poor Sloughing here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Davis preached in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Austin in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>fixed the Cutter for David it is Wat old one put on a Shoe &amp; two braces behind I then took the receipt that I got from J.E Keaton for $31 for the Road to the Council</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>the Boys underbrushd in Cornets woods for wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Billie &amp; the girels went to a funeral of Miss Shipmon She died in Belville was buired at Robersons the Revd JP Baicke come here last night by the Express Billie took dishes up to Reeds for a tea meeting that is to be there Tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I did nothing Stopted with Mr Baikie Mr Austin &amp; him hear for dinner Billie took 8 in the Buggy up to the tea meeting it was a fine one took $39 dollors in there was 6 ministers 4 Presbyterains &amp; 2 Meathodist</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>the Boys worked in the woods poor slaughing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from Feb 11 to 18 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Billie &amp; Geordy drew 2 loads of railcuts from Jacksons fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>got the horses Shod in the forenoon went to a wood bee of Bruce McNiels in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>went to a bee of Samuel Johnstons to draw Sawlogs to Gananoque for Shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to Elen Landons Funnerl Revd Mr Follock preached there was 25 Sloughs &amp; cutters</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I went with John Johnstons to the funeral of Mrs Tackabury Revd Mr Follock preached there was 39 Slaughs &amp; cutters</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Davis preached in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Billie. Geordy &amp; John Coslow got out 7 loads of railcuts I went to Brockville Stopt all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>at J Halls got home about 8 oclock at night 8 the Boys got out 8 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the Boys got 7 loads the boy brought one load home at night the rest they left in Jacksons field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do 8 Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do 7 Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Billie &amp; Geordy went to the woods themselves got out 4 loads &amp; brought 1 home I Paid John Coslow Turner $2.50 for the 5 days that he helped the boys in the woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Billie went to a wood bee of Benj Youngs very snowy in afternoon wind &amp; snow &amp; a little thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow</td> <td>15</td> <td>rain most of the night so that yesterdays snow is nearly gone Billie drew 2 loads of railcuts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>we had a Bee to draw the Railcuts from Jacksons there was J. Douglas H McKee J. Purvis S Laplante Armstrong B. McNiel A Cornet J Johnston B Young R Johnston Mr Horton F. Johnston C Young J Bradley 14 teams besides our own we got a fine job some snow falling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>{first of line illegible} James Armsrtong Samuel Johnston went for railcuts S Johnston brought 1 &amp; Charly &amp; Billie brought 2 loads that finished all that they had out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning &amp; all day no work done</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {out of chronological order}</p> <p>{January}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>18</td> <td>came home to day from Young nothing but ice on the Roads the field is all bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>John Coslow James Choped wood with Billie drew 5 loads I thrashed peas &amp; had to quit with pain in my arms</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Billie drew 5 loads of wood Young Coslow Choped &amp; old Mr Coslow finishd thrashing the peas fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Billie drew 6 loads of wood Coslow choped I went to Gananoque with Robert Johnston to the Anual Meeting of the Riding Agricuture Socity fine day the roads is bare in a great many places</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Billie went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat Geordy &amp; me cleaned 40 bushel of peas Rob Beatty come up for Mary She come home with us from Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Follock preachd in the Schoolhouse rain last night &amp; to day David come home to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>cleaned the rest of the Peas had 62 bushel cleand the midge proof wheat had 18 bushel fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Billie &amp; Geordy helped Charles Armstrong to thrash Burns &amp; Rope came to thrash they Sett the machin &amp; went home Snow last night hail &amp; rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>began to thrast the wind is so high that they had to quit Billie went to the funeral of Mr Horton at Dulcimain Schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>thrashed the Spring Wheat had 63 bushel &amp; oats had 140 bushel paid Rape &amp; Burns $ nine dollors &amp; thirty cents that is in full for what they did now &amp; in August T. Bradley M. Young A. Cornet E. Warren J. McMullen &amp; D. Johnston fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>made pins &amp; ranes &amp; a runner for the old Bob Slaughes fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>put a shoe on the Bobslaugh &amp; other fixings on them at the blacksmith shop Billie got 150 Stakes &amp; 50 caps from Jacksons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to Day Albert Hickock &amp; his sister came here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Billie &amp; Geordy went to Jacksons &amp; drew 2 loads of railcuts fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from Feb 19 to 28 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{February}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>19</td> <td>Snowed last night about 4 inches &amp; a little rain in the forenoon in the afternoon the Boys cut some in the shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>rain</td> <td>the Revd Mr Follock preached in the forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Gordon in the afternoon snowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>cold day the Boys went to School I fixed the harness</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>22</td> <td>storming most of the day snow &amp; wind I went to the station with Mr Gordon Satchel he called at Thompsons the Express will not be up till 7 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Storming still I worked at the harness wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>cold day cobled a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>the Boys is all at</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Billie took 3 loads of hay to Charles Armstrong that we borrowed from last Sping fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>drew in the remainder of the Stack Snowed a little most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from Mar 1 to 16 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{March}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Billie Ellen &amp; David went to Gananoque {illegible} Deans {illegible} fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>fine day I am bad with the Rhuematism in my arm I have done nothing for some time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>fixed an iron wedge the boys at school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>filed &amp; sett a new crosscut saw for Charles Armstrong fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Billie and Geordy drew 1 load of wood in the forenoon then Billie went to bee of Hugh McKees to draw rails from McCradies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Davis preeched in the school house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>7</td> <td>snowed most of the day J.W Hough Esq came here from Brockville he is going to Gananoque staid all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Gananoque with Mr Hough went &amp; saw Dr Davison &amp; took dinner with him he is very poorly</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>went with Mr Hough to John Coacks to see the Ayreshire Bull that he got from our Agriculture Socitie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>went to Gananoque with 6 bushel of Rye &amp; 9 bags of midge proof wheat got 3 bags ground &amp; kept 6 bags to be cleaned for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Mr Stark came here from Pitsburg fine day the boys at school I can do nothing with my arms</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>the Boys drew 2 loads of wood from Armstrongs I atended an Agriculture Meeting John Scott &amp; Aunt Jane came here &amp; David &amp; Isabla came from Delta fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>snow</td> <td>no Meeting to day very stormy wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>the roads is nearly blocked up the boys at school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>John Scott &amp; Aunt Jane went home Ellen went with them the roads is very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>16</td> <td>very stormy snow &amp; drift very little travel on the roads</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from Mar 17 to 21 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>17</td> <td>storming still snow &amp; wind with terable drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>the roads is block up two thence teams turned out &amp; went along some soveling &amp; more tramping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>David &amp; Billie went to Thomas Cornets to look at a span of horses that he had we want to get a horse Cornet is to bring them down of Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Follock preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>David went to Delta this morning &amp; Cornet sent his Son downe with the horses one is 5 and the other 4 years old in the spring, we kept them gave him siss and $80 to give him 10 more in two months that is at the rate of $190 for the span Billie took Miss Sweet to W. Stettons this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain &amp; Snow &amp; very warm the Snow in going turning Cold this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>cleaned 20 bushel of wheat intend to go to Gananoque tomorrow frost last night &amp; to day I have gon to the Station every day sine Saturday expecting Ellen home from Young She has not come yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>went to Gananoque with 20 bushel of wheat for flour Geordy went with me &amp; I went to Mr. J. Lindseys &amp; laid out a road betwen lots No 7 &amp; 8 in the first consession of Leeds</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>fixed some of the buckets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Billie went to Young with 5 bushel of peas for Seed to Rob John Robson went with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day Snowed &amp; blowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>fixed buckets the roads blocked up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>took some of the buckets to the bush with the old mare Billie come home from Young &amp; brought 6 bushel of potatos from Rob</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>the Billie &amp; Geordy taped all day the Snow is very deep it is all most imposable to get along</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>taped more of the bush</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from April 13 to 20 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>taped more of the bush very poor run</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>boiled sap in the Sugarbush got it all boiled in at dark gave Sheapard his Shair in Surip</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Davis preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>went to marble rock with 10 bushel of oats got oatmeal for it &amp; 10 bushel of Barley got some dust for the Cows Mr Dickson ows me 275 lb barley dust the Revd Mr Bakie come here by the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the Boys went to School I fixed around the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Billie went to Gananoque with Mr Baikie &amp; brought Isabla home from Dr Richmonds She was upon a visit Geordy &amp; me boiled in the bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>the Boys at School I am bad with my arms</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>boiled Sap in the bush poor run Ad come home from the woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day fine I was most of with smith Cow She is very Sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Wm Smiths Cow died this morning we opend her the manyplies was as hard as a Stonee &amp; gall was as large as a quart cup</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>worked in the bush Ad. Ellen &amp; Jennet went to Brockville on the Mixed fine day Snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>fixed irons for a whealbarrow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Wat &amp; Lizie came home from Toronto fixed irons for a {illegible} and other things for the shop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Wat &amp; Lizie went to Brockville on the Mixed fixed the irons on the wheelbarrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Billie drew stone for Mr Thompson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Follock preached in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>18</td> <td>fixed the garden a little rain David went to Delta</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Billie took the barrels to Weston that we had in the sugarbush</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Billie went to the 6th concession around the rear of the township to tell the subcribers for Mr Colmons trees that they were it the station divided the oats for the Socitie each member got 8 lb</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from April 21 to 25 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive} 1870</p> <p>April</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>21</td> <td>Billie went to tell the {illegible} for the trees to come to the station worked in the garden Billie brought wood {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>planted out some elem trees along the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>cleaned up the wheat had 39 bushel of Black sea &amp; 12 that I got cleaned at Gananoque of the MigeProof Billie plowed half the day for Mr Thompson our ground is too wet to do anything with yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>planted 3 blackhart Cherry tree next the road below the path that I got from Benjamin Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>planted 10 apple trees from Lyn Wat &amp; Eliza came home from Deta with the Express David came home with the sulky</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>helped to mended the Boys tentes Billie drew dung half the day for Mr Thompson</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Billie began to plow &amp; plowed in the north half of the midle field west side it is rather wet yet I helped the Boys with there tents</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>plowed in the north field part of the day. Wat &amp; Ad left with the morning Express for Toronto in theere way to Musckoce</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>plowed in the north field Geordy has been working with the Sowers at the Station the most of this week</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from May 11 to 14 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>May</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>No Meeting to day in the Schoolhouse the Revd Mr Carrol preached in the Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Billie plowed Geordy worked with the Sower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods begin to look Red</td> <td>3</td> <td>Began to Sowed &amp; 4 bushel of Black oats on the north half west Side of the midle field I went to Robert Johnstons to Show him how to graft fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 bushel of Black oats</td> <td>4</td> <td>Sowed 4 bushel Black oats Billie plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Do 2 Do Do Do &amp; 3 bushel of white</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Sowed 3 bushel of the white oats on the South end of the midle field got S Johnston Cultivator &amp; cultivated the fall plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I was Skining a Calf &amp; run the knife into my arm &amp; cut a vain sent for Dr Elsworth it bled so fast I could do nothing got A Cornet to Sow for the Boys he Sowed 5 bushel of oats the Revd Mr Austin came here this afternoon by the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 the woods look green</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached this forenoon Billie took him to the Reeds School- house in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>A Cornet Sowed 5 bushel of oats Billie began to plow in the North field we had S Johnston old Maire half the day on Saturday &amp; to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>fine Showr last night &amp; this morning Sowed about 1 bushel of peas in the South end of the midle field Sowery most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Sowed bushel of peas Billie finished plowing the North field this forenoon Plowed in the field south of the south ditch East line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Sowed {illegible} bushel of peas Billie plowed the garden &amp; ridged up for the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>finished sowing the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Sowed 6 bushel of Barley in the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd preached in the afternoon in the schoolhouse &amp; the Revd Mr Carrol in the church</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from April 16 to 24 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{April}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>16</td> <td>Sowed {illegible} Black see in the North part of the {illegible} B McMullin {rest of line illegible} sod &amp; plowed the {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>B{rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>sowed 3 bushel of {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Sowed 3 pails of surprise oats and peas &amp; Coplands oats that I got of Mr {two lines illegible} 7 oz {illegible} barley 4 oz Porter oats 3 to {illegible} 5 to surprise oats on sod south ditch east line Sowed some carrot Beets and mangols south garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Began to sow at Sheepards sowed 1 bushel of midgeproof oats of our seed wheat very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Sowed 2 1/2 bushel of Midgeproof on Sheepard Billie finished plowing at Sheepards I planted Erley Godrich {illegible} &amp; calico potatoes sowed 1/2 bushel Fitches below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached in the schoolhouse this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Sowed 2 bushel of Midgeproof &amp; brock in some drew dung to the corn ground Billie plowed it in very dry hard plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Gordy sowed 2 bushel of midgeproof on Sheepards Billie went to Mathew Keer &amp; got 9 1/2 bushel of potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Sowed 1 bushel of Blacksee on Sheepards that finished it roled &amp; draged the cornfield then roled &amp; draged marked out 8 rows with the plow &amp; drilled it with Corn for the Cows it is the horse tooth corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{vertically in margin} got a heffer calf from J.W. Hough a present for Jenie</td> <td>26</td> <td>planted 1 bag of Fluke {potatoes} that Mr Cholhun gaves 4h of Chilios {Garnet Chili potatoes} in the corn field Billie &amp; Ellen started for Pembrook this aforenoon Billie is going to learn to be a carpenter with L. Nesmith</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>planted 2 bushel of the Seedlings on the Sod old horse paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>washed the sheep the ground is very dry got a heffer calf ( got a heffer calf from J W Hough a prent for Jennee)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>fixed fence for a horsepaster &amp; got the tiers Sat on 3 buggy wheals</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>finished laying up the paster fence this forenoon very warm day no rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from June 01 to 15 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>{written vertically across entries 1-4}: Made an agreement with J.McDonald for a selfracking mowower &amp; Reaper to give him a Lot 40$ in March 71 &amp; 40$ in March in 72.</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Began to split rails for a center fence in the North field warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at the rails &amp; fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5 A little rain last night</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preach this forenoon I went to the funeral of Dr Richmond he died yesterday morning about six oclock there was between fifty &amp; sixty teems he was buired in Cemetary in Pittburg the Revd Mr Barnes had prayer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>worked at the fence spliting &amp; puting up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do in the forenoon went to the Schoolhouse in the afternoon to a Meeting of the building comittee nothing done there none from the upper Or Reeds settelment there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>John Thomas Split 211 rails I paid him one dollor Geordy helped Mr Thompson to Sow wood at the Machin I put up fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>finished the fence in the center of the north field Geordy helped J. Bradley to Sow in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>began to roll the grain rolled in the north field a little rain at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>finished the north field &amp; rolled in the midle field next the road in the forenoon had a great storm of wind &amp; rain this afternoon upset part of the new fence &amp; along {line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Follock preached in the forenoon and the Revd Mr Carrol in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>fixed fence in forenoon Wat {illegible} with down on railway David went to Toronto</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>went to Gananoque with 13 bushel of wheat got it ground Isabla went to Mrs Richmond to see here called for Isabla Mrs Richmond gave the Dr Boot Jack as a keepsack of the Drs fine rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>hoed the potatos in the garden Gordy went to Delta with a horse that David had here of Mr Staffords Jennet went with him</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from June 16 to 23 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p>June</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>16</td> <td>I fixed Elens warping bars I had to make up the bottom slats &amp; 1 uprite Ad came home this morning from the woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Geordy came home to day he brock the axel of the buggy at McIntoshs &amp; had to on horseback got Bobs buggy he came home with I went through the corn with cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>picked stones in the medow warm weather went to a raising of a Barn of Samuel Johnstons Ad went to Toronto on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached this morning in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I drew stones of the medow in the forenoon very heavy rain with wind &amp; hail in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>drew stones of the medow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>finished drawing the stones of the medows went through the corn &amp; potatos with deel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>rolled in the midle field the grain is rather forward I did not roll it all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>rolled the wheat &amp; oats South of the South ditch where the horse paster was last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached in the School house this afternoon little rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>worked on the roads at the Station with the horses &amp; Scraper</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Geordy went to Young with Mary &amp; Ellen I went through the corn &amp; potatos with the cultivator in the forenoon went to a raisin of J. Bradley in the afternoon little rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>worked on the roads at the Station drawing gravel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Geordy worked on the roads in the forenoon I went through the potatos in the afternoon very heavy rain at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Geordy worked at the carrots I was in bed all day I took something last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Geordy worked at the carrots I can do nothing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the Mr Austin preached in the schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>worked on the roads fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I worked on the roads Geordy worked at the potatos we did 7 days on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>drew 120 bushel of sand for J Gilbert Geordy worked at the carrots &amp; beets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at he potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do I went to the station &amp; met the Revd Mr Simpson Mr Austin exchanged with him as Mr Austin had to atend the presbytry at Napanee he went up on tusday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Simpson preached in the school house in the morning I took him to Reeds in the afternoon fine day very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>worked at the potatos went to the station with Mr Simpson in the afternoon &amp; to Mr Darlings got 2 bags of salt one paid $2 &amp; other 1 a fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Geordy went to Gananoque to see the orng walk I was sick in bed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>went to the kid road along with the most of the people at the station to hunt for two maen that killed a girel of the penatentionary the were seen by Anson Landon coming down the track this morning found there tracks that was all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>got a combind mower &amp; reaper from James McDonald I am to give him a lot &amp; eighty dollars one half in March first the other half in a year from that mowed in the North field west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>finished cuting what was in that field it worked well</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870</p> <p>{July}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>raked &amp; drew in 2 loads of hay where I mowed on thursday rain this afternoon Stoped raking</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17 rain</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart was expected to preach he did not Come Mr Follock preached in the afternoon rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>raked &amp; drew in 2 loads of the corner field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>mowed for A Cornet brock the brockclearer got Moor to fixe it paid 25c &amp; cut some in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>McDonald come &amp; set up the reaper &amp; we cut the fall wheat more grass then wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>mowed in the midle field fine day very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished the field A Cornet helped to cock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>23</td> <td>raked &amp; Cocked the field Cornet helped in the afternoon a little rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting Mr Smart dispointed Mr Huston &amp; is up the presbytry the Revd Mr Austin preched</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>moed a Stack of the midle field A Cornet &amp; his boy helped he loaded I picked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>mowed for A Cornet with the machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>mowed below the house the hay is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do Do &amp; began the new field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>A Cornet helped to cock in the afternoon 29 mowd in the new land Cornet helped to cock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>finishd the haying all but corners that is the outing Cornet helped to Cock &amp; rake</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preachd in th School housee in the forenoon &amp; Mr Folock In the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870</p> <p>{August}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Made a Stack of the hay below the house &amp; the New land east line 8 large loads A Cornet helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>drew in 3 loads of the new land in the forenoon Cut oats with the machin for A Cornet in the afternoon would of finished if it had not raind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>finished Cornets oats this forenoon went to Benj Youngs cut Some wheat the machin did not work Sent for McDonalds to come</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>McDonald come &amp; fixed it. it works well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>finishd his wheat &amp; a peace of oats Geordy helped Youngs half of the day yesterday &amp; all day to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>a little rain this morning toped off a Stock this forenoon went to Reeds Schoolhouse heard the Revd Mr Smart preach was put in as on Elder along with Alexand Cockeman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>went Reeds Schoolhouse Mr Smart dispened the Sacrement to 41 communicents he preached in our School house at 6 oclock PM rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Geordy drew Stones &amp; Sand for Dean &amp; 2 loads for Wm Cornet I fixed some tinkering at the machin rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>cut the Socities oats they are badly rusted cut other oats rusted likewise all the oats in the Country hear abouts is so cut some of the oats in the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>cut oats in the midle field brock part of the real fixed that then lost 3 nuts of the pitmon fixed that got most of the Black oats cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>went to Gananoque to Dr Richmonds Sale bought a faning mill paid $13.50 and $1 for 5 small Chains I took up 5 bushel of wheat &amp; some wool they are fixing the dam got no grinding</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>got in one load of oats before it began to rain this morning there was very little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>finishing cuting the oats &amp; got some of them in A Cornet helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>cut the wheat &amp; Barley &amp; drew in the remainder of the oats fine day the Girles helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870</p> <p>{August}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>16</td> <td>Geordy Mr Austin &amp; the Girles went to Delta this morning I raked some of the Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>very high wind yesterday &amp; to day cut hay around the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>raked up the wheat &amp; drew it in fine day very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>got in the Barley &amp; cut the wheat at the East line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>got in the wheat at the East line &amp; hooked some of the Peas in the midle field Humpery Young helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew in 2 loads of peas they are very dry Cut the migeproof wheat at the East line it is to the acre very thin it ought to get at least 2 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>a little rain this morning went to Gananoque got the roles &amp; grist that I took on the 11th fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>hooked the remainder of the peas fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>cut the Black See at Sheperds the midge proof is green yet that is in the low ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>rain so that we could not get in the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>hooked Some of the Crown peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Red Mr Austin preached in the Schoolhouse in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>got in all the peas Humph Young helped Geordy helped A Cornet to draw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>began to Cut the midgeprof at Sheaperds Hump Young &amp; A Cornet helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>rain last night hook some of the Crown peas in the forenoon worked at the wheat in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870</p> <p>{Sept}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Worked at the wheat drew in Some H Young helped fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Cut all the wheat that was ripe</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>drew in Some of the wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>drew in 1 load then it rained a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do in all that was cut at Shepards or Cornets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>went to Gananoque with 16 bushel of wheat &amp; atended an agriculture Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>went to Young to See Granmom Ellem Lize &amp; Isabla went with me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Geordy cut the wheat at Cornets then Henery Webster helped him</td> <td>9</td> <td>went to Brockville bought a side Soleleather $3.30 got the Deerskin $1.75 that was loned a Keg of powder $4 got the horses $1.25 Shod 2 1b Alske Clover 50 caststeel for 2 drills 51 fuse 37 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Stopt at Granmoms got home to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the fore noon &amp; the Revd Mr Follock in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>drew in the wheat at Cornets that finished there fine day very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Sowed grassseed in the North field the Seed that I Sowed in the Spring did not come we draged it in the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Robert Beatty Come up for Mary &amp; little Wats wife they come up with me on Saturday thrashd Some oats &amp; picked Some Stones where it was</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Geordy went to dung bee of W. J Turners I thrashed &amp; cleaned Some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning Cleared up &amp; we had a fine dung bee got the most of the out put it on the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>drew out Some dung to the north So as to finish the field I went to Gananoque for Mr Gordon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I began to dig a well below the house Geordy drew Some Stones of the North field</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>20</td> <td>Geordy picked Stones in the north field in the forenoon went to Gananoque with Mr Geordon in the afternoon I was trying the rock for the lowest place &amp; then wrote a letter to David Robb</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>went to John Johnstons to his well &amp; then Christie Young taking about the well Geordy {illegible} dug &amp; shoveled the clay for the {rest illegible} helped A Cornet to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finishd &amp; they then went to J McMillins Geordy went to Young to See little Wats wife before that She went home to Pembrok</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>helpe J McMullin to thrash Geordy &amp; the Girles got home to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Geordy helped Wm J Turner to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preachd in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>{next 3 dates appear blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>went to Young with Ellen to See her Mother She is very bad with diarrhae Stoped all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to Brockville got 500 of brick for the Church got home at 10 oclock at night it rained on the most of the way</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1867</p> <p>Oct</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Atended an Agriculture Meeting at the Station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>the Revd Mr Smart preached in the forenoon I took him to the Reed Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>plowed &amp; Scraped a short ditch below the house in the forenoon Geordy went to the Kitley fair with C Young rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done I went to Reeds with Benj Brown to look at wood land &amp; then to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Scraped up some dung in the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Geordy come home last night we Spread dung in the north field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I went to Brockville expecting to meet Mr Loren Neismith from Almont he had not Come Stopt all night Saw him this morning he gave me an account of my Cousin David Robb in glasgow he was home &amp; Saw him in Glasgow got home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>with the Express this afternoon I met the Revd Mr Gordon at the Station he come home with me Geordy helped B Young at the thrashin machin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Geordon preached this forenoon in the Schoolhouse Geordy took him to Reeds he come home with him again he went from here to Kingston I drew 2 loads of sand for J. Web &amp; 2 for Mr Thompson &amp; 1 for the Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I drew 1 load of Sand to the Church 2 for J Web &amp; 2 loads of gravel &amp; 1 of Sand for Wm Thompson Geordy helped H Young to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Geordy drew loom &amp; gravel for Parkers in the forenoon rain this afternoon got 12 bushel of oats from A Cornet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>went to Gananoque to the fair acted as Judgee on Sheep Swine &amp; poltry fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>attendd our own fair at the Station took first on the Bull Calf 3rd ram lamb &amp; Carrots 2nd in Mangle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>the Hazelwoods &amp; Rob Beatty was up Granmom is no better Geordy began to plow &amp; plowed in the field below the house Northeast part it is first plowing the ground is rather dry</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from Oct 15 to 18 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>15</td> <td>Dug some potatos a little rain at 11 oclock &amp; attended an Agriculture meeting at the station went to Young to see grandmam She is very bad Ellen hs not been home sine I took her down she cannot leave</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>came home this afternoon there was no meeting here to day there was no one went for Mr Gordon on Saturday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Wm Cornet helped me to spread the dung in the north field we finished it it got a fine coat Geordy drew 9 loads of gravel for Jos Gilbert &amp; some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain &amp; wind last night &amp; this morning a great deal of the fenceses is blown down no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>put up the fence around the little field at the old house so as to keep in the rams &amp; lambs dug 16 bushel of the Seedling potatos &amp; 5 of Chilies Wm John Cornet helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rain this morning no potatos dug</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>dug potatos Wm Cornet helped me in the afternoon we dug 30 bushel of Chilies they are very good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finishd diging the potatos we dug 14 bushel Wm Cornet helped half the day we have 60 bushel in all I met the Revd Mr Gordon at the Station he is to preach here tomoro fine day has been Geordy plowd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached in the forenoon &amp; Mr Follock in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Samuel Moorhead come here this morning &amp; we comenced to Blast a well a little north of the house in the garden the rock is very hard it sand &amp; flint</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>worked at the well rain in the afternoon Could not work at it the rock very hard &amp; hard to get out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>worked at the well Geordy plowed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>worked at the well in the forenoon rain in the afternoon John Young come here from Toronto I went to Escot for for leather to give him got 1 of own bought onother for $2 gave them to him &amp; a dear Skin to make boots for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>worked at the well the rock is a little softer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>worked at the well got along well to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preached he come here on wedensday night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>worked at the well the rock is a great deal softer Geordy pulled some of the carrots frost last night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870</p> <p>{Nov}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Worked at the well took out 50 pails this afternoon Geordy went to a raisin of G Youngs Adam came home from the woods this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>worked at the well we took out 60 pail fulls this morning worked till night the water comes in very fast about a pailfull every 1 1/2 minutes we had to Stop doing anything more at it this fall we were only 7 1/2 days I paid S. Moorehead $7 1/2 we are 4 feet 9 inched in the rick Geordy &amp; Besy at the carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Geordy &amp; me finished pulling the carrots in the forenoon Ad took his Mother down to Granmom She is no better I went to Gananoque to an Agriculture Meeting Haig. Peck &amp; me was appritd to get an Ayrsishire Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Geordy plowed I cleaned out the well &amp; went &amp; Seen J McMullen W J Turner S Finley &amp; Sheells to draw lumber from the Reck for the Church John Robson &amp; his Wife came here they are to go on Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Geordy finished the plowing of the field or rather part of the field East line South of the midle ditch I went an Agriculture Meeting for to Station the Rams we have 5 I get one J Purvis 1 N Colhoun 1 Wm Douglas 1 J Cook</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Follock preached in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I went with J McMullin S Findley Wm J Turner J Shields for lumber to Marble Rock for the Church Geordy began to plow in the midle field west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>8</td> <td>Geordy plowed in the midle field I covered the carrots in the forenoon rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>9</td> <td>plowed in the forenoon rained in the afternoon I fixed a handle sucker for the pump</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>drew Stones for the well &amp; Stoned it up it is too low</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>quired Stones for another row of Stones higher Geordy plowd in &amp; banked it up a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Snowed a little last night</td> <td>12</td> <td>drew the Stones that I quired for the well &amp; put them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preachd in the Schoolhouse David got home from Nipagon this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>fixed arond the well wheeled Some of the Stones that come out of it into the lane</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870</p> <p>{Nov}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>15</td> <td>James McDonald &amp; A Cornet come to thrash at Cornets we had what they called 30 bushel of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>finished thrashing Hendersons &amp; put in the Straw Wat Come home by the express the boys look well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Cleand out the well &amp; fixed a little there was 4 feet of water in it Wat &amp; David went to Delta to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Cleaned the wheat that was A Cornets had 16 bushel of migeproof we took 11 of oats out of it there was 6 bushel of Black See as it come from the mashin that we did not Clean 34</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>got some wood I Cut down the old oak tree at the Corner of the orchard for Slaugh crooks it was a hard job hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Gordon preach in the Schoolhouse this forenoon &amp; the Revd Mr Green the Bible Socitie Agent from Montrail at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to John Bradleys &amp; got the Leister Ram put him with the Sheep Geordy plowed this afternoon frost is all out plastered Some of the Stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I thrashed peas Geordy drew dung to the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Snowed &amp; Stormed all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with 16 bushel of wheat we cleaned up 7 bushel of peas got Some &amp; other fixing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>James McMullin &amp; I cleaned out the insid of the Church in the forenoon Geordy plasterd the Stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>plasterd the Cow Stable &amp; other fixing about Robie Beatty brought Ellen home this afternoon her Mother is no better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>no Meeting to day the Snow &amp; frost all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>cleaned or picked Stones of between the Church &amp; the orchard with the teem in the forenoon Ad began to plow in the afternoon Geordy &amp; I Picked in the afternoon with Mary</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad plowed Geordy &amp; me picked Stones with Mary</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>hard frost last night little work done</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870</p> <p>{Dec}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad Choped wood in Armstrongs woods Geordy got wood. J Thomas Split the rail cuts in the forenoon I thrashd Some peas fine day Henery Young Wm Cornet &amp; Humphery Young put the joist in the Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad plowed betwen the Church &amp; the orchard Geordy &amp; me drew of Stones fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Berts preached a Missonary Sermon in the Schoolhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>plowed &amp; drew of Stones between the Church &amp; orchard &amp; Killed the hogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>6</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; most of the forenoon J Thomas finshed Spliting the rails he Split 700 I paid him $3.50 cents that is 50 cents per hundred Geordy went to Gananoque &amp; got a Suite of Clothes cut Ad plowed I Salted the Pork</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished plowing between the orchard &amp; the Church I Cleaned out the furrows &amp; dug som ditches so as to let the water off</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snow</td> <td>8</td> <td>Snowed about an inch last night &amp; is Still Snowing I thrashed Some oats Stormy day kind of rain &amp; Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad Choped wood at Armstrongs Geordy drew it togather with the old maire I Killed the geas &amp; a Sheep Ellen went to Mallorytowne on the mixed this morning to go to her Mothers She expects Rob to Meet her</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>drew Sand from the pit to bank the house I received a letter from Wat with the Mortgage that E. J. Sinkler held against Me he paid it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Follock preached in the Schoolhouse this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Snow &amp; rain all day we cleaned up the Barn &amp; granery we expect the thrashers had 3 bushels of the Black See wheat that was on the Shepard place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>J Bradley A Cornet J Johnston J McMullin J W Turner H Young helped to thrash</td> <td>13</td> <td>A Cornet came here last night with the machin we thrashed the peas had 17 bushel &amp; 22 of wheat 12 of barley the track is very bad began the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>finished the thrashing had 183 of oats put in part of the Straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>finished puting in the Straw in the Barn A Cornet &amp; H Young helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1870 {The following entries from Dec 16 to 23 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the handwritten diary pages are not legible on the Rural Diary Archive}</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ellen &amp; Isabla went to Brockville this morning in the Buggy they took the butter with them hard frost Geordy drew dung to cover the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Geordy helped J Bradley to thrash I got some wood &amp; fixed the cattle snowed &amp; blew in the afternoon Ad &amp; the girls got at night they got 19 cents per lb for the butter all round butter has fell it was the high prise {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>went to the nomination at Willsons schoolhouse thre is 22 nominations 4 for Reeve 3 for D Reave the rest for councillors the Boys drew wood from Armstrongs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I examined the concession line between the 1 &amp; 2 con in lots No 13,14,15,16,17 &amp; 18 the Boys drew wood rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Stormy this morning Ad ground his axe in the forenoon &amp; we cleaned up the pussegrass seed &amp; killed a 2 year old heffer for Beef</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>drew wood from Armstrongs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do Do drew in the remainder of the stack of hay put it over the horses in the forenoon went to Delta for David &amp; Wat &amp; his Wife</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Choped wood in the woods Ad got home to night Lizie is not well So Wat &amp; her did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Ffollock preached in the Schoolhouse at 7 oclock PM</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>very Stormy day Billie come home yesterday with Mary &amp; little Willie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>cleaned up four bags of fall wheat all that there was Ad went to help James Cornet to get out timber for a Barn he had all his Barns a Sheds burned</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>mended the harness cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to New Bourough with F Dean his Wife David Billie &amp; Isabla cold day Billie &amp; Mary went home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Geordy went to J Cornets raisin I atended to the Cattle a little Snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Stormy day rain &amp; Snow cut iron in the Shed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1871</p> <p>January</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>The Revd Mr Francis preached in the Schoolhouse in the forenoon &amp; at 6 oclock in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>acted as Returning officer in the division of the Township Stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>a very stormy day wind &amp; Snow with heavy drifts Ad came home from Newbourrow with his visiters Lizie came with him from Delta</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>no travel on the roads what is is through our fields attended on the Cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Geordy helped B. Younge to thrash the road is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>drew the rails out of the lane to make a fence across the new field that we plowed this fall near the Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Billie went to Delta with Elizie Watt did not come fine day no travel on the roads here</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6a1f2d20a8e62129f0ac4b132cc825d7.pdf dda929bae7f903893ee5c6ba38917703 PDF Text Text ������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/06a4a7febc95eadde0bfe98898026425.pdf f1ea58b3ff1d39873bc381348670171d PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1879-1880 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers 1879 February 1 2 Ad went to Perth with Bruce McNiel for to look for a horse he Sold one of his Malcoms drew 2 loads of wood left 1 home took the other to the road Revd Mr McClean preached this morning for us & at night for the Methodists Hugh McKay took him to Fairfax 3 I went with Mr McMullan along Mr McClean to see Mr Darling he is some better Malcom drew 1 load here to the road 4 Malcom drew 1 load home & 1 to the road I took care of the cattle fine day 5 Malcom went to the woods drew 2 loads of wood 1 home 1 to the road the Revd Mr Greacey moderated in a Call in the church for Mr Matthews it was unanamous all the members & adherents Signed the call there was a missionary meeting at night the church was well filled the Collection was $5.30 6 Malcom drew only one load to the road fine day 1 �7 Malcom drew 1 load here he cut wood for me in the afternoon I expect the horses to go to Claton ran a load of Mr Matthews Furniture if Ad comes home 8 Ad did not come home Malcom did nothing for us the horses was in the Stable all day Ad & Bruce got home at night they got a horse at Almount {Almonte} 9 Ad took Mr Hutchins to Fairfax this morning there was very few Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Matthews at night 10 Billie got some Ash stuff at the road got it to the Mill for to be planed & grove & tongue 11 Stormy day snow & rain Ad & Malcom went to the 6 concession for to get out some logs Billie & Jennet went to Gananoque to a tea meeting 12 Billie got the Stuff up from the Mill still Storming there is quite a crust on the Snow Revd Mr Thompson came here on the Express 13 Billie made the Stairs down the Sellar way hung the doors on the woodshed & Seller way 14 Stormed some of the Staving around the kitchen 2 �15 he worked at the kitchen all this week Ad & Malcom came home from the 6 con they got in 50 logs cold weather with some Snow last night and today 1879 February 16 Mrs Barns Ida came home the Revd Mr {illegible} preached this morning no one came to take him to Fairfax Mr Garrat preached evening 17 I cut wood & atended to the cattle Ad & Malcom worked at the road cold day 18 I cut wood in the forenoon Malcom cut wood fine in the afternoon I fixed Ads harness in the afternoon 19 Malcom & me cleaned up the Buck wheat & peas in the New Barn this morning Malcom thrashed peas that we got from Bruce McNiel {illegible} 20 I went to Kingston with Hugh McKay on the Morning Express for to see Revd J G Smith in our church afairs came home on the 3.10 Express all well Ad & Malcom went to the 6 Concession to work 21 Albert came last night to for Mr Barnes & Ida they went to Delta this morning the Revd Hugh Thompson went to Glenrail on the Mixed to night very cold time Watt & Charley went home the roads is bad 3 �22 23 I have a pain in my side can do nothing Ad and Malcom came home from the Chanty Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night Mr Matthews went to Fairfax with Hugh McKays horse Snow {rest illegible} 24 Ad & Malcom helped Bruce to Saw wood at home they then went to Wms Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon 25 they finished Sawing at Wm McNiel's Malcom came home before night & cut Some wood for me the Revd Hugh Thompson came on the Express from Glenvail & Harrowsmith where he preached last Sabbath 26 Malcom cut wood in the woodshed Ad & Malcom went to the 6th concession to draw 27 Wat came for to run a line for Wm. McNiel Saw logs fine day the roads very heavy we got a telegram for Ad this morning I took it to him he had gone to the line I did not see him 28 Ad & Malcom went to the 6 con to draw sawlogs 1879 March 1 Ad & Malcom brought home a load of wood at night I can do nothing my Side the pain so bad I have put on three mustard plasters on this week 4 �2 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 3 Ad put the harness on the colts this afternoon for the first he took them to the road Malcom went to the 6 concession banked out wood brought a load home at night 4 Malcom went for wood this morning brought 1 load for himself Stormed in the afternoon he did not go back 5 Ad & Malcom went to the 6 con to draw logs fine day 6 Ad came home with a load of Cedar posts he had 40 he got them in Leeds across Sand Bay 7 Ad went to the 6th con drew 18 ash logs for fence Stuff 8 Ad brought home 70 Ceder posts he took them to the road Malcom came home with him fine day 9 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 10 Ad brought out the horsepowr & sawed what wood we had the wood Shed is filled Ad had his horses helping him Wallace teamed warm day the Snow is setteling fast Ad took the horsepowr up to Ab after we finished here 5 �11 Malcom Split wood here all day there is no traveling on the roads they are So Soft the horses slumps off 12 Malcom & me cleaned the peas in the New Barn that Ad got from Bruce for seed had 9 bushel he is thrashing Some of the old ones fine day cleaned {illegible} had five bushel they are only fit for feed 13 Ad & Malcom went to Shanty for to get out Stuff for fence Keen Frost last night 14 I took care cattle 2 lambs came & died they were very weak cannot Stand up 15 blustering day Snow & wind Ad brought home a load of ceader pickets 16 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night I went with Mr Matthews he had his own horse 17 Ad & Malcom out to the Shanty for to get out logs pet cow a calf this morning very Stormy day wind & Snow 1879 March 18 Ad went to J Starks Sale bought a Cotsworth Ram for $8.50 he two in the Spring Malcom is banking out 19 Ad brought the Ram here the White cow calved last night 6 �20 Ad brought out the Chester boar here I went with Mr Matthews to Mr Kinkers & Mr Darlings he is no worse he thinks that his toe is better fine day 21 Ad went to Delta with a load tanbark Malcom went out to the shanty with Bruce yesterday 22 Ad took another load of bark to day to Delta I attended the cattle and other chores 23 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 24 Malcolm brought a load of wood from the 6 Con this forenoon a load of Cedar pickets in the afternoon Ad left them a Sumons when the road was bad very Stormy in the afternoon Snow & rain 25 I went to Kingston on the Express for to Presbytery with the call for the Revd Algrenan Mathews 26 about 4 inches snow last night 27 got home on the Mixed this morning there was a large attendance of members at the Presbytry Mr Mathews accepted & the Induction is to take place on the 8th of April at ten oclock in the forenoon the Revd Mr Greacey is to Preach Mr Gallacher is to adress people &Mr & Willson the Minister 7 �28 I took care of the cattle cold day 29 Snow and rain most of the day Ad & Malcom came home from the chantry 30 I went Fairfax this afternoon for to read the Elect for the Induction of the Revd Mr Mathews I read it here in the morning Mr Garrat preached at night the roads is very bad 31 Malcom came and drew dung to the north field in the afternoon got the horse shod in the forenoon at Lattimers he is drawing with the slaugh 1879 April 6 1 Malcolm is drawing dung Billie came from Delta with the cutter the roads are bad Hirhan Kaforta came with him 2 Malcom drawing dung Jennet went to Kingston on the Express Mary Jane McNiel went with her they are going to RevdMr McPhersons on a visit fine cold day 3 Malcolm is drawing dung I took care of cattle 4 Do {Ditto} Do Do Do 5 Do{Ditto} Do Do Do RevdMr Matthews preached at Fairfax I went with him & read the Edict for the Induction Wm Cornett took us 8 �up with the Slaugh Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at I read the Edict 7 Malcom drew dung I took care of the cattle {illegible} the Revd Mr Greacey at the Station he came for the Induction 8 I met Revd Messers Willson & Chamber & Gallacher at the station Mr Gallaher preached Mr Greacey adressed the Minister Revd Mr Algrenan Matthews Mr Willson there was a good meeting fine day Malcolm finished drawing the dung here he then went to the road to draw there the Dittch 9 2 year old Calved the morning and the Bradley cow Billie went to Delta 10 Stormy day Snow and wind & very cold with hard frost 11 very Cold wind North with little Snow & drift 12 fine day but cold Ad Sowed about 1 1/2 bushel of Fall Rye on Ridges the center East End North it is for paster 13 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night 14 Billie came from Delta to day cold day 15 Malcom Split wood in the shed all day I fixed the partition of the little room in the shed 9 �16 Ad & Malcom went to Shanty to cut wood 17 Cold backward time trying to get a horse started it is hard frozen yet 18 worked a little at the hotbed & let some water of the potato ground cold backward time Ad and Malcom is at the chanty 19 Ad and Malcom came home from the shanty this afternoon they had a fine time for work 1879 April 20 the Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning &Mr Matthews at night 21 Wallace & Malcom went out to the shanty & to draw in some logs that is at the mill they have begun to saw Wallace want to get his Seed Sowed 22 I had to make out a list of the connects to me on the Liquor cases for Mr Fields fine dry time 23 Wallace came home from the sawmill he got all his lumber sawed he brought 4 peices of ash for big wheel rims fine day roads is good 24 Ad went to the Sawmill to get in logs for Macleans house 10 �25 Ad came home from the sawmill he got all done that he wanted & brought the straping for the kitchen and some other Stuff 26 I sowed cabbage seed and Tomattos in the hot bed I could not get it ready sooner I took the covering of the Strabery bed and planted some crepers at the church 27 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night fine day 28 Malcom spread dung at the Road most of the day came home in the afternoon & spread dung in the North East field & helped me to kill a calf at night fine day 29 Malcolm finished Spreading dung in the field I got 5 cents for the hind quarters and 4 for the forequarters its weight 50 lbs 30 Ad sowed 8 bushel of oats at the road in the bush field he got the seed here we cleaned up 6 bushel more they are out of the seed that he got at Perth last year 1879 May 1 rain and Snow this forenoon the snow {illegible}to cover the ground all white {illegible} Ad was home with the teams they have the plow cutter working 2 Malcom fixing up the fence along the side Road & North end in the forenoon we fixed around the 11 �frount P{illegible} in the afternoon {rest of entry illegible} 3 4 Malcom was out at the road I fixed some of the Straberrys fine drying day the ground is wet yet Revd Mr Garret preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 5 Ad took the Boar out to the road this morning Malcom worked out there I attend a meeting at Mr Matthews 6 Malcom & me worked out the garden lane fence from the ditch so as to Sink or bore holes he bored some holes & then he dug 7 Malcom Spaded a peice of a ridge for more Straberrys I planted it with potatos & planted the garden 8 Ad began to sow & sowed {illegible} Bushels of fall Rye on the North half of the East Midel field it is for paster 9 Sowed 5 bushels of peas & 9 bushels of oats & barley in the north half of the West Midle they are working the 4 Colts & the Blacks I went to the funeral of Miss Clear She was Buired in Robinsons burying ground there was 90 teams Revd Mr Matthews preached 12 �10 11 they finished the field & cleaned out the {illegible} Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning &Mr Garret at night {illegible marginal notes} 12 I sowed 3 bushels of wheat in the field front at night 13 they plowed where the Beets {rest of entry illegible} 14 {illegible} &draged in some oats & Barley they worked at the Same field I planted {illegible} 15 fine rain last night nothing done this forenoon 16 they plowed draged & raked in the Buck wheat field fine growing 17 worked in the same field Ad had George Lattimers horses to day instead {rest of entry illegible} 1879 May 18 Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 19 they finished the plowing and sowing here to Day he has sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats & Barley in all 1 1/2 bushel of wheat in the field where the potatos was 13 �last year Ad draged & raked the garden it was plowed too wet 20 Ad worked the 3 teams at the road in the big field south of side warm day I went to a meeting at Dickes Hall for a pair delagates to go the Convention at Delta on the 22nd it was the most shamefull act of packing that I ever saw there was a {illegible} of Websters of 20 that did all 21 they are all working at the road in South field Ad went to Delta this afternoon Ellen went with him to Lizies she is very poorly he is going to get potatoes for seed he had one of Bruces horses 22 Wallace & Malcom plowed &draged at the Road 23 Ad came home last night with 13 bushel of potatos he paid 50 cents per bushel Jenny had a colt this forenoon there quite a frost this morning 24 they all worked at the Road got all Sowed 25 Revd Mr Matthews preach this morning 26 Wallace & Malcom scatting the Buckwheat straw in the field that is come of the we fixed up the North cross fence {rest of page blank} 1879 14 �June 1 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 2 Malcom was out at the road in the forenoon in the afternoon helping Wallace and me to mix mortar for his house 3 Malcom was out to the road I helped Wallace to day 4 Malcolm bored holes for the lain fence 5 Malcom plowed at the raod I was at the Election at the station voted for Richardson fine day 6 I helped to clean the church Mr Thompson Wm A Cornett & A Cornett did it heavy rain most of the day 7 Malcom helped Wallace at the building of his celler Revd Mr Matthews preached this afternoon we had a Congregational Meeting we apointed Wm A Cornett Treasure and Wm Thompson & Wm A Cornett auditory 8 Revd Mr Matthews preached & held the Communion there was a large meeting the church was full 49 partook of the Communion that had taken there was that had no taken 9 Ad & Malcom planted some corn at the road 10 Malcom worked at the road I planted 50 Tomato plants fine rain last night and to day 15 �11 Malcom & Ad worked at there potatos ground {singing?} & picking rocks &draging I atend and arbaitration on our dividing our School Section 12 I went to the Road and droped potatos for Malcom & Ad he furrowed out fine rain to day 13 Ad and me finished planting his potatos they are in the Swamp next the road that they cleaned up 14 Ad planted corn in the same place I went with Mr Matthews to see Mr Darling he is very bad his tows and the Side of his foot is all black 15 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning and Mr Matthews at night there was a Steady rain all day 16 we worked on the roads Malcolm & the horses Ad & me drew stones out of our woods put them between Taylors corner & our first ditch 17 went to the funeral of Mrs Cruthers Revd Mr Garrat preached in the Church it was filled So that there seats nor room for very many & some out Side She was buired at Robinson there between 50 & 60 teams I took the Pall Bearers 18 Ad finished our Road work Malcom cultivated the {weeds?} back of the barn with the wheeled cultivator wanting to put turnips in it very weedy Billie brought Jennet home Lizzie is a little better 1879 June 16 �19 Malcom plowed in the field back of the Barn Billie {worked of the Children?} fine day 20 Malcom finished the plowing & then drew ashes from the ashery & spread 2 loads on a Ridge 21 Malcom Drew ashes to the field that he plowed 22 Revd Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 23 Malcom draged the 5 ridges that he had put ashes on & then ridged them with the horses for Turnips & the forenoon he drew ashes in the afternoon & worked on the roads he went to Mallorytown got the Colts Shod & got the Turnip drill from Rob to Sow the turnips with Revd Mr Green the Bible Agent gave a lecture on the Spanish Armeda in the church there was a good atend. 24 Malcom drew Ashes I was with him all day he was here all night we took dinner at Mr Matthews 25 Ad raked Some of the rows or drills and Some of the with Rennies Prizie Swede Purple top 26 Sowed the remainder Rennies turnip seed 2 lbs began at the East fence & came west within 3 rows of the maple tree then we Sowed 2 rows of Waites Eclipse purple top Hybrid a little rain at 11 oclock I went a Strawberry festival in Show ground of Church of England 17 �27 Sowed nearly 1/2 lb of the Waites Hybrid then 1 row of the Red Surrey carrot then Some Sugar Beets & Suttons Champion P.T Swedes on the {illegible} of the peice part of the ground is very ruff 28 Malcom went through the potatos with the Cultivator & howed the potatos I lathed some in the house 29 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning &Mr Matthews at night 30 howed in the garden I lathed part of the day & Sifted plaster & ashes & mixed them to put on the turnips part of them is up & the Black fly is taking them 1 Malcom put the ashes & plaster on the turnips this morning 29 rows there was a heavy Dew & fog I went to a Sabbath School Selebration at Dulcimain there was larger gathering Revd Messrs Horton Garrat & Bail &McQuague& several other preachers 2 Malcom cultivated in the garden I lathed in the Kitchen fine day very dry 3 Malcom & me run off lime for plastering the house expeck Hugh McKay the last of the week 4 Malcom hoed in the garden Ad & Wallace lathed over head in the kitchen I am not doeing much 5 I lath the Seller way Ad went for his grist to Gananoque that he took up on thursday 1879 July 18 �6 a little rain this pm 13 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 7 Hugh McKay came & plastered the Kitchen all hands was at work we took the plaster of the Kitchen overhead it was a hard job had for to take apart of the lath Hugh got the first coat on it all except {illegible} 8 Hugh went over it all this morning we all then went to Strawberry festivall for our church in the Agricul Hall the Escott Band was up 9 Malcom & me run of lime for a puttie coat Ad commenced to mow in the midle field South half of it the north half is in peas & oats 10 Malcom & Wallace hoed potatos out at the road Ad mowed finished the midle field & began the north field 11 Hugh put the puttie coat on the front room Malcom & Wallace hoed at the road 12 Malcom hoed in the forenoon Wallace {illegible} the midle field in the forenoon they {illegible} loads put them in the New Barn & put up {illegible} Ad mowed some in the orchard Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 19 �14 Hugh put the puttie coat on the Kitchen they drew in 3 loads of the Southfield Ad finished cutting the orchard 15 Hugh finished the celler this forenoon Ad mowed at the road 1879 July Aunt Lill brought {illegible} home 16 Ad went to Gananoque for Tinie McIntosh & Helen Smith they are coming on the Boat from Toronto Bessie went with him fine day Malcom mowed in the orchard raked up they drew in the afternoon after Ad came home they had 15 loads of it it was a good crop 17 they all worked at the hay at the road I am bad with my eyes 18 Do {Ditto} Do Do they finished cuting there 19 they raked & drew in 5 loads fine dry day 20 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 21 they drew in the last of the hay this forenoon at the Road Ad came & cut the old house field the rest of them hilled the potatoes at the road 20 �22 they all raked & cocked up what they could of the hay in the old house side till it rained then they went to the road expect Ad he mowed in the North east field there is not much rain it is much needed 23 they all worked at the potatos at the road 24 they fine had the hoeing very heavy rain at noon fine afternoon 25 they raked & drew in 3 loads from the north field loads from the old house field it is a fine crop 26 they cut the fall wheat and bound & Stacked it Wallace Jo Stone Malcom & Henery Webster Man raked & bound & drew 2 loads Wallace went to Young with Hellen Smith from the old house Wm McIntosh and Jennet fine day for work 27 Sold the Black mairs for $120 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning and Mr Matthews at night 28 Ad cut the field East of the Barn & they raked & dew in 3 loads I went with Mr Matthews to see Mr Darling he is very poorly his mind wanders very much he prepaired to who the Lord call he says the will of the Lord be done 28 Ad & Malcom drew in 2 loads of hay from the field East of the Barn that finish our hay it is good 21 �29 Ad & Wallace & Malcom Ab McNiel to Ab McNiels to cut a field that Wallace got from him 30 they worked at Abs 31 they drew in the fall wheat had seven loads Malcom worked at the turnips 1879 August 1 Malcom is working at the turnips {illegible} Wallace is drawing home the hay from {illegible} 2 Billie came last night him & Ad & Wallace worked at Wallace house Malcom worked at the turnips 3 Revd Mr Matthews preach this morning Mr Garrat at night 4 Billie & Dan Davison worked at the {illegible} Ad & Wallace helped Malcom worked at the turnips dry time 5 they all worked at the except Malcom he worked at turnips 6 Do {Ditto} Do Do Do Do Do 7 Do {Ditto}Do Do 8 Billie & Dan went home last night Ad & Wallace worked at the house boarding up the Sides Billie & 22 �Dan got the rafters on & the rooff boarded & the girths for the doors & windows all in before they left Malcom worked at the Turnips he had Bruces old Maire went through them 9 10 Ad & Wallace went out to the road to cut oats there Malcom worked at the Turnips they are doing well Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 11 they all worked at the road at the oats they had to cradle the most of them Ad brock the reaper they drew in what was cut on Saturday there was a little Shower last night 12 Malcom & Wallace began to hook the peas they are good crop Ad & Bruce has been getting the Reaper fixed Jennie & Mary Jane McNiel went to Gananoque to meet Mrs Smith 13 Ad & Wallace Drew in 3 loads of peas & hook more Malcom was not hear his Wife is sick 14 Ad got the oats in the midle field Wallace & Malcom finished hooking the peas & they drew them in had 3 loads that is 6 in all fine day 15 Ad cut the Spring wheat in the field below the house this forenoon Wallace is binding it Malcom {illegible} Malcom came in the afternoon they Stoaked the wheat & drew 2 loads of oats from the midle field 23 �16 17 they drew 4 loads oats Alexander Cornett helped Ad 2 & him 2 it then began to rain & rain all day & most of the night Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night there was very few & Still raining 1879 August 18 Bessie came from Delta this morning she is going to Glentay with Jennet & Minnie Malcom is not working his Wife is Sick Ad is looking for a horse 19 Ad cut some of the oats in the south field the thrashers came this afternoon it is a new machin Wm & Dan {illegible} fine day after the rain 20 they thrashed the fall wheat & had 70 bushels they think there is a good deal of straw & chaff in it then they 120 bushel of oats Dan Cowan Bruce McNiel helped with there horses 21 Ad Wallace & Malcolm turned over the oats & got in 2 loads of oats they are too wet cleaned up bushel of oats & took to the mill the rest home for feed for the horses 22 heavy rain last night & this morning no work Wallace & Ad went to the Sawmill at the creek they brought home a load of boards & then turned over the grain in 2 small loads 24 �23 24 I went to see Mr Darling with Mr Nicholson he is no better they drew in 5 loads of oats & 1 load of wheat it was a fine drying day the Revd Mr Nicholson came down from Kingston on a visit Revd Mr Houston preached in the Ornghall this morning Mr Matthews at night 25 Ad cut the Spring wheat in the East field below the barn Bessie & Jennet went Glentay to see Ellen 26 Ad cut the oats at home Malcom worked at the turnips 27 Ad & Malcolm drew in a load of from the East field in the forenoon then went to the road & drew in oats Bessie & Jennet came home from Glentay last night 28 Ad went to Glentay to by a horse he went on the Express this afternoon all our horses {illegible} is down Malcom is seeing to the Wife She is Sick 29 Malcom is thrashing at Henery Webster's 30 I went to Escott to {illegible} Whites got the colt shod all round paid him four dollars Ad owed him for Shoeing the last time I then went to Young with Jennie She is going to Farmersville to school Stopt at {illegible} 25 �31 I went to Caintown& heard the Revd Mr {illegible} 1879 Sept 1 I took Jennie to Farmersville the School is full She cannot get in till next term I got home at night all well 2 Malcom is not doing anything the two last days 3 Malcom worked at the turnips for I am doing neather heavy rain last night some storms to day 4 Ad got home to day he has got a fine heavy horse Six years old he gave $100 dollars for him 5 Ad began to plow in the centre field North end 6 Ad is plowing I helped Wallace to make a place to mix his grout for the house Malcom went at the {turnips?} 7 Revd Mr Belemy preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 8 Malcom helped Wallace to get greand & to fill up where the water had run away the old road there was a good many shower through the day Ad plowed 9 Ad is plowing Malcom is at the turnips 10 I went to Delta this morning with the Charlie colt & Buggy acted as Judge on Sheep Stoped at Watts Lizie 26 �is so well that Billie took her out in the Buggy there was a good show of everything rain 11 got home this evening I brought Jessie and Phila home Hiram Laforta came with me he is going to work with Shields Malcom is plowing Ad is Sick 12 Malcom finished the North half of the midle field where the peas & oats was he then draged it 13 Malcom finished the draging & then he began to draw ashes from the Ashery to it he drew 3 loads put that on one ridge I fell & hurt my arm & can do nothing it is so sore 14 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr {illegible] at night 15 Malcom is drawing ashes he drew 8 loads Ad helped to load fine day 16 Malcom drawing loads of Ashes Ad helped to load 17 Malcom is drawing he drew loads I went to Meeting in the church the Revd Mr Greasie of Gananoque was there it was concerning the Home Mission grant very few there 18 Bruces Man & team helped them to draw they drew loads of ashes Ad went to Mr Fergusons and got a load {rest of line illegible} 1879 27 �Sept 19 Alexander Cornett and Bruces man thrashing {illegible} is helping to draw {illegible} Malcom {illegible] Bruces Man drew 4 he draged in the afternoon 20 Ad drilled in the North half of the midle field I drilled across the ridges Bruces draged in the forenoon 21 the Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Matthews 22 Ad run the plow in the fall wheat this forenoon Malcom thrashed peas in the forenoon then cleaned out the furrows of the fall wheat in afternoon Ad drew gravel for Wallace 23 Malcom thrashed peas Ad began to plow at the road 24 I went to the funeral of Major Johnston he was buired at the Union Church Revd Mr Huston preached he was assisted by the Revd Mr Carrol there 58 teams the church was full Malcom helped Wallace to grut fine day rain in the morning 25 Malcom helped Wallace to grout Ad is plowing at the road it is for fall wheat 26 Malcom helped Wallace to grout Ad is rolling & draging for to fine the land for the wheat then he come for the drill to Sow it he had an old Mair of Bruces She got Scared at the cars & run away brock the drill & spran his ankle so that he can do nothing 28 �27 28 Wallace & Malcom put in the wheat fine day they then drew gravel the Revd Mr Matthews this morning Mr Follock preached at night 29 Malcolm is not working Ad went to Gananoque for for{illegible} 30 Malcom is not working his Wife is sick I went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery the a large atendance of Minister & Elders the Revd Mr Burton of Bellvile gave up his charge and is going to Toronto to a Congregational Church there I stopt at Cilia hotel 1879 October 1 Atended Presbytry they did not get through till after Express time stoped at the Cilia hotel {illegible marginal notes} 2 I acted as Judge in {illegible} & Agriculture stock at the Midland Fair it was a good success some fine Stock fine roots {illegible} grapes in fact everything was good got home on the midnight Express {illegible marginal notes} 3 Malcom helped Wallace to grute his house very warm dry time I got wood & other chores 4 Ad & Malcom is puting out dung on the wheat at the Road very dry time 29 �5 Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 6 Billie & Dan came to work at Wallaces house Ad helped them Malcom drew dung to the wheat at the road 7 Ad helped Billie at the house Malcom drew dung 8 Malcom began to dig the potatos Ad & Wallace helped Billie at the house Wallace got home from Brockville last night he was there as a witness Billie went home to Delta this afternoon 9 Malcom is diging potatos Tom Coslow is helping Ad Wallace & Bruce is Shingling Malcom & Coslow is diging potatoes they are a good crop 10 Malcom brought out a load of potatos20 bushel Ad & Wallace finished Shingling the South Side of the house very dry time 11 Malcolm & Ad brought another load of potatos 20 bushel they are all diging to day Jennet & Jenie went to Gananoque they finished diging the potatos they are a good crop 12 the Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 13 Malcom draged the potatos ground & gathered up the small potatos & the topes very dry time 30 �Ad & Wallace worked at the house Billie & Dan came out to day David &Vive came from Parry Sound 14 Malcom drew wood from our own bush it is old wood they all worked that is Ad Wallace Billie & Dan 15 work Same as yesterday David &Vive went to Delta with Jack {illegible} 16 Do {Ditto} Do Do 17 Malcom helped Wm McNiel to thrash Ad & Wallace Shingled 1879 Oct 18 19 a little rain this morning Malcom drew a load of wood for his Brother Johns in the forenoon he drew sand for the sistren in afternoon Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Matthews at night 20 Malcom drew gravel to the Stable grout 21 Malcom drew 1 load of wood from the sixth concession to the Road 22 Malcom Sand to the garden at where the Straburys is going to be planted 31 �23 Malcom drew a load of wood to the Road from the sixth consession the roads is good 24 Hugh McKay came this morning to plaster the cistern the water lim that Ad got was land plaster he got a barrel from H. McKay at Westons he then went to Gananoque & got one for him Hugh finished the cistren after dinner he says it is a fine job Malcom & me atended him Ad took Jinne to Farmersville to school Mis Douset went with them 25 Malcom drew 2 loads of wood from the 6th consession left one here & took one to the Road 26 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 27 Ad began to plow at the road Malcom is husking corn there there has been Some very cold days with hard frost so that the pipes is burst & they have stoped making cheese on Saturday 28 Malcom finished husking the corn at the Road Ad is plowing the ground is very dry 29 Malcom helped me to grout the stable David &Vive came from Delta Billie brought a horse from Mr Lain at Lyn for David to take home with him he paid {illegible} for him 30 David &Vive went home on this afternoon he sent the horse away this morning {rest of entry illegible} 32 �31 Malcom & me grouted part of the stable in the forenoon I went to Gananoque with Wallace {rest of entry illegible} cold 1879 Nov put the cows in at night most time 1 2 Malcolm & me finished the grouting the North east end of the Stable Ad went to Gananoque with a load of turnips he got 30 cents per bushel Malcom thrashed some peas in the afternoon Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 3 Malcom thrashed peas Snowed & blowed most of the day & the snow is about 3 inches that is the first to by we had the cows in all day 4 Malcom & me finished grouting the Stable got a good job done on it Ad went to the Sawmill Ad drew in some of his logs brought a load of Stuff home 5 Malcom did not come to work Ad went to Sawmill drew in his logs cold day 6 No Malcolm yet Ad went to Sawmill they are Sawing 7 No Malcom yet Ad went to the Sawmill they are Sawing his Stuff 8 a little rain last night Snow all gone this morning No Malcom yet Ad & me pulled Turnips in the 33 �forenoon Wallace & Ad finished the pulling of the Turnips covered them with Straw for fear of frost I went to the Church Mr Matthews preached fine warm day the turnips is a good crop 9 let the Ram out to day the Revd Mr Matthews preached the church was filled full it was Communion Sabbath 59 Members partook a number of Athens persons belonging to other churches 10 Ad went for Appels to Rockport No Malcom 11 Ad plowed at the Road I mended his boots & got some wood 12 Tom Coslow & me toped turnips Ad plowed at the road little rain 13 heavy rain last night Wallace & toped & drew 5 loads of turnips to the celler {illegible} plowed in field below the turnip piece 14 Ad plowed in the forenoon Wallace in the afternoon Ad took 20 bushels of turnips to the Station Sold them for 30 cents per bushel put 2 loads in our cellar & he took a load home fine day 15 heavy rain & wind last night most of the day no work done 1879 Nov 16 no meeting Revd Mr Matthews went to Morton to Preach and the Revd Mr Garrat preached 34 �{illegible side note} 17 Wallace plowed in the midle field it is sod the Stubble is too wet to plow Ad went to look for a beef 18 Ad went to Delta this afternoon Stormy day Snow & rain no work done 19 Wallace plowed in the Northeast field Snowed & Stormed most of the day Ad got home after dark traded the Jackson Colt for a horse 20 the Snow is 9 inches deep this morning Stormy day wind & Snow & very cold no work 21 Ad went to 6th con for a load of wood he left here very Stormy day wind & Snow 22 Still Storming very blistering weather no work 23 Revd Mr Matthews preached Stormy day 24 I cut wood Ad & Wallace Killed the hogs they Killed them at the Road came with the slaugh & took our 2 out there cold & windy 25 Ad & Wallace got in all the turnips Sold over 40 bushels at the Station 25 c per bushel fine day 26 Ad plowed in the north field South East quarter rather too much Snow in the furrow 35 �30 27 Ad is plowing James MacDonald cleaned out the cross furrows or ditch in the North field where Ad is plowing this afternoon 28 Ad plowed he finished that part of the North field in the forenoon plowed for a ditch down the east line so as to take the water to the ditch James McDonald Shoveled all day little rain 29 Ad plowed Sod in the west midle field James McDonald is Shoveling the ditch down the east line from the ditch on the South of the North field to the north Cross ditch Revd Mr Huston preached in the morning Mr Matthews at night 1879 Dec 1 Ad drew 2 loads of wood from our own Woods 2 Ad plowed in the ditch McDonald shoveled out the earth he then plowed Sod midle field 3 the Thrashers came to the road last night to thrash Stormy day Ad took out to the road this McDonald went with him Steding Anlgun & his Son Stoped all night his Son is going to Youngs School 4 {strikethrough} Ad went to Gananoque with the Slaugh in the afternoon young John McIntosh from Branford he was looking the Lyn Mills 36 �5 John McIntosh went on the Express Ad & Abia was here for dinner Snow is most gone 6 Ad went to the 6 concession for a load of wood snow all gone he had a hard time geting home 7 rain Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 8 Ad plowed Sod McDonald Cleaned out the cross ditch where Ad is plowing fine day 9 hard frost last night no plowing McDonald thrashed peas half the day 10 rain last night & most of the day no work 11 Ad is plowing Sod in the midle field 12 Ad plowed a little this forenoon the frost last & the way it is rising now he had to stop 13 hard frost last night Ad helped Wallace to ditch in the field next the Rail Road 14 Snowed Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 15 Snowed about 5 inches last night & is still snowing 37 �16 Ad helped Wallace to ditch in the forenoon {illegible} the sixth concession for a load of wood we got {illegible} Watt & David came from Delta to night {illegible} 17 Snowed about 4 inches last night 18 David went home to Parry Sound on the Express {illegible} to Delta to day little Watt came on the express from Pembroke he was at the Presbytery {illegible} 19 Ad took Watt to Delta for to see B{illegible} 1879 Dec 20 21 Ad got home in the night Rob & his Mother came here & went home again good Slaughing Revd Mr Matthews preached Mr Garrat at night stormy 22 Ad Drew a load of wood from the 6th concession the roads is very heavy with Snow & rain yesterday 23 Ad drew a load of wood home then went to Young to go to Farmersville for Bessie & Jenie tomorrow 24 Ad got home in the night he brought Bessie & Jennie rain & Snow most of the day I cut wood & tended the cattle 25 Mr Dean & his wife was here for dinner that was all Billie did not come 38 �26 Ad has been thrashing at Wm McNiel's 27 the thrashers came here this afternoon they Sett the machine that is all they did Stormed most of the day rain & Snow 28 the Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 29 the thrashers thrashed the wheat had 2 bushel the rats had destroyed it badly had 130 bushel of oats drizzling rain & Snow 30 Ad took 10 bushel of oats to mail for 2 feed the beef Snowed about 4 inches 31 Ad went for a load of wood he left it here I went to the School meeting Steven Findlay was reelected under a {preelect?} 1880 Jan 1 Ad went to Young to Rob { illegible} Farmersville the ground is {illegible} 2 Ad came home this afternoon fine day 3 Bessie & Mary Jane went to {illegible} 4 the Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning 39 �rain snow day 5 Ad took Wallace & a man out to the chanty for to chop wood he brought a load home here fine day 6 Ad out 5 bags of fall wheat & 2 of Spring we cleaned them up for the Mill & we cleaned 5 bags of oats 7 Ad went to Gananoque to mill Bessie & Miss Alguire went to farmersville yesterday in the rain Bessie is going to go to School there for to Study the languages in the High School there 8 I attended a liquor case between Ruben Fields License Inspector & Charles Stewart Watt Webster assisted we considered the case proven Stewart appealed & then atended the annual meeting of the Agricultur Socitie there was a good meeting received $4 in {illegible} Ad drew a load of wood from the 6 consession 9 Ad drew a load of wood he left it here fine day the Slaughing is nearly gone warm day Ad went to the 6 Concession & brought Wallace & the man that he had helping him to cut wood home high wind last night the Snow is nearly gone at the{illegible} 10 Ad went to the concession & brought Wallace and the man that he had helping him to cut wood home high wind last night the Snow is nearly all gone of the fields 11 Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 12 Ad Wallace & Ezra came and killed the Bull that we were feeding he is in good order Wallace & Ezra went 40 �to the Shantie with the horses they took the Slaugh on the waggon they are going to bank out wood 13 Ad came out & cut down the beef he weighed 480 lbs that is the quarters he was two years old 14 Ad came cut up our half of the beef I have been cuting or rather sawing what wood we use there is no Snow the roads 1879 Jan rain 15 Ad sawed wood Wallace & Ezra came home from the Shanty 16 Jennet went to Farmersville Frank Alguire this afternoon fine day the Buggy goes well there is no Snow 17 fine warm day like April the Snow is all gone 18 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 19 Ad took Jennie to her School this morning Jennet came home last night fine day I did nothing I have diarrhoea 20 the wind is blowing from the East with Snow this morning a very Stormy all day 21 Ad went to the Shanty for the bank wood a fine day 41 �rain 22 very Stormy rain & Slet with wind in the afternoon rain & Snow 23 Ad came home with a load of wood this forenoon he left it here went back for another rain & Snow in the afternoon he that load home 24 Ad drew 2 loads of wood took 1 home & left 1 the other here Wallace went for Jennie 25 the Revd Mr Matthews preached at night 26 Ad took Jennie to the school & then went for a load of wood he left it here warm day the Slaughing is going fast 27 Ad drew a load of wood he left it here & took 6 1/2 bushel of Turnips to the Station 28 Ad went for 2 loads of lumber with the waggon to McCready's mill he took it home warm day 29 Ad do 2 loads of lumber from McCready's mill he left them here they are for a milkshed 30 Ad drew a load of fence lumber from the mill he left it here there is good waggoning fine day James Lattimer {illegible} 31 Ad went {illegible} Whites and got the horses shod the cauks has got dull & there is a good deal of ice on the Roads 1879 42 �Feb little snow little snow 1 RevdMr Matthews preached this morning Mr Joint preached Miss Lattimers funeral {illegible} O clock from Methodist church filled full 2 Mrs {illegible} was buired at the {illegible} buiring ground Revd W{illegible} preached for the church here it {illegible} was great {illegible} 3 they have all been {illegible} busy geting ready for a tea meeting at the house {illegible] the church it is a very stormy day wind & Snow 4 Ad went to the Shanty with Ezra he is going to chop cordwood Ad is going to bank it out there was a childrens tea meeting at 4 oclock this afternoon to cents for children from 25 for adults I went to {illegible} 5 Ad took hay & oats to the Shanty Ad & Wallace went & asked for a bee to be draw wood on Saturday 6 fine day Ad is banking out wood slaughing is good he asked hands for a bee in the afternoon 7 we had a good bee there was 15 loads brought here & 14 loads taken to the Road there was a light Snow falling most of the day 8 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 9 Ezra cut wood in the Shed most of the day I went to the Station to the Council M eeting Mr A Cornett was put in pathmaster for our division Ad came Abia 43 �went to Young he intends to go to Brockville tomorrow little snow 10 I went to the Funeral of old Mr Burns he was 96 years old Revd Mr Huston preached in there church here it was well filled they then went to the Robinson graveyard 11 fine day Slaughing is good Ad went to the Shanty with Ezra for to draw sawlogs 12 I cut a little wood for the box stoves snow is going of very fast there is a soft thaw wind 13 I went to Gananoque with Wallace in the Buggy the Snow is nearly all gone there is fine wheeling I got measure for a coat & vest with Ch{illegible} he is to make them for 4 dollars & {rest of entry illegible} 1880 Feb 14 there was a little Snow but {illegible} Ad came home from chanty this afternoon 15 Revd Mr Matthews has the communion this morning 16 Ad went to the 9th concession with Ezra they are going get out shingle stuff fine day 17 I helped Wallace to grute or rather to beam fill he expect Billie out Mrs Gowan died last night 44 �Ellen went on the Express to Perth she is going to Ellans 18 rain this the Snow is going very fast warm wind 19 the Snow is all gone there was a very high wind last night it has blown down part of the fairground fence opposite the orchard 20 Ad came home from the woods this afternoon he could do nothing in the 9th consession the Swamp is open they came back the 6th & worked there 2 21 I atended a Session meeting in the church Mr Cochran was there Mr Moorhead did not come Mr Fullerton came and acknowledging his fault & promised not to do so again there was a congregational meeting after for to see about building a Mance very few came we are going to get lumber 22 Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 23 Ad & Billie came from Delta this 4 noon Miss Tennet & Miss Stevens came with them they came in Buggys fine day 24 Billie is working at Wallace's house Ezra is working at Abram McNiel's cuting wood 25 Ad got Wilson Gilbert to make new fraim for the cirkler Saw they are going to wood at Abs for the Summer 45 �29 26 Bruce took the cirkler up to Abs to day very warm the Roads very bad the frost going away 27 Ad here the Boys is getting wood at Abs fine day 28 Billie went to Delta in the afternoon Miss Doun{illegible} Miss Ste{illegible} Revd Mr Matthews preach this morning Mr Garrat at night very heavy rain last night heavy high wings {winds} 1880 March 1 Ad & Bruce went to Abs to cut wood they have drag and cirkler saws fine day there was a little frost last night 2 Ad & the Boys is at Abs yet they did not come home 3 Ad Wallace Bruce Ab & Ezra came this morning with the horse powr & cirkler saw and cut all that wood that we have here they did a fine job 4 little rain last night Ad sawed there wood at the road Billie came from Delta this afternoon he says that the roads is in a fearfull State 5 very heavy rain last night the fields is in a swim Billie worked at Wallaces house 46 �6 7 I Split wood Ad went for Jennie this afternoon Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 8 Ad took a load of hay from the New Barn to day Billie helped him to load it he took it home very cold day with hard frost Mr James Mc{illegible} & two of Frank Halls daughters came on the Express this afternoon from Brockville fine day 9 I went to Kingston to the Presbytry on the Express there was a good atendance they kept up till 11 oclock I stoped at the Albon Hotel 10 I got home on the Express the Presbytery was not half when I left the Halls went home on the Express to Toronto &McElherne to Brockville 11 Ad went to McCready Mill for a load of lumber for Wallace at house Billie & Wallace is working at it 12 I went with Mr Matthews to see John Haislip he is very sick he administered the Sacrament to him and about fifteen or twenty other church members RevdMr Cornet asisted 13 I went to John Websters on the sixth concession and took the affidavit of his Daughter the Roads is good Billie went to Farmersville he is going to bring Bessie home 47 �14 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night Snowed about 6 inches 15 I laid up the fence allong the roads to keep the sheep of the wheat fine day 16 David got of the Express this morning he sprained his knee in jumping of it {illegible} Snow about 6 inches to day 1879 Mar 17 Ad came out to David he is quite lame with his knee fine day {rest of line illegible} 18 David went away on the Express Ad took him down in the Buggy he is a great deal better 19 I taped 20 trees put milk pans to them the buckets is not scalded yet they dont run well 20 Jennet gathered 3 pails of sap and boiled it down I put the buckets to the trees & brought in the pans 21 Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night there is about 3 inches of Snow this morning 22 Ad took Prince home he is going to draw dung at the road fine morning Ellen got home from glentay on the Express all well there 23 I taped Ads boots Stormy day Snow and rain Jennet boiled 12 pails of Sap 48 �24 very cold this morning North west wind 25 cold all day Ad split some wood for me 26 fine calm day Ad sowed clover & timothy seed over the fall wheat & when he had all in the north field last year Miss Rogers an other three girles from Gananoque came on the Express to see Bessie 27 I split Some wood in the forenoon & went to a Session meeting in the church at two oclock we took waggon load of hay to the road out of the New Barn 28 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 29 Ad gathered 12 pails of Sap they boiled some of at house for hot sugar before Miss Rogers and the four girls went away on the Express 30 very cold morning North wind 31 Ad Wallace & Ezra came out and drew stone for the Milk shed they has to get some timber for a beam & plates the ones that we had roten got it rised fine day 1879 June 1879 13 Received from Hugh McKay for Sand & Stone $5.00 {line illegible} 49 �{rest of page appears blank} Highways Defined All allowances made for roads by the Crown Survey in any town township or place already laid out or hereafter laid out and also all roads laid out by virtue of any Statute on any roads where the public money has been expended for opening the same or whereon the Statute labour hath been usually performed or any road passing through the Indian Lands Shall be deemed Common and Public highways unless where such roads have been already altered or may hereafter be altered according to law L29-30V.651.S.315 Ad got 4 00 {Convent?} dinner $1 00 making Jennies boots 1 25 Sugar 2 Sundrys 1 3 00 Ad got for grass seed 8 00 and 25 c for Caster oil 25 Lamp chimnee and things 50 Moneys received from McDonald for the Lambs 50 �August 18 he {lost?} 2 $4 50 13 Do {Ditto} 2 5 00 19 Do {Ditto} 4 8 00 23 2 5 00 22 50 For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 51 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Perth with Bruce McNiel for to look for a horse he sold Ad of his Malcom drew 2 loads of wood left 1 home took the other to the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr McClean preached this morning for us &amp; at night for the Methodists Hugh McKay took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I went with Mr McMullan along Mr McClean to see Mr Darling he is some better Malcom drew 1 load here to the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Malcom drew 1 load home &amp; 1 to the road I took care of the cattle fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Malcom went to the woods drew 2 loads of wood 1 home 1 to the road the Revd Mr Greacey moderated in a call in the church for Mr Matthews it was unanimous all the members &amp; adherents signed the call there was a missionary meeting at night the church was well filled the collection was $5.30</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Malcom drew only one load to the road fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Malcom drew 1 load here he cut wood for me in the afternoon I expect the horses to go to Claton ran a load of Mr Matthews Furniture if Ad comes home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad did not come home Malcom did nothing for us the horses was in the stable all day Ad &amp; Bruce got home at night they got a horse at Almount {Almonte}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Ad took Mr Hutchins to Fairfax this morning there was very few Revd Mr Garret preached in the morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Billie got some Ash stuff at the road got it to the mill for to be planed &amp; grove &amp; tongue</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>stormy day snow &amp; rain Ad &amp; Malcom went to the 6 concession for to get out some logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billie &amp; Jennie went to Gananoque to a tea meeting</td> <td>12</td> <td>Billie got the stuff up from the mill still storming there is quite a crust on the snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Revd Mr Thompson came here on the Express</td> <td>13</td> <td>Billie made the stairs down the cellar way hung the doors on the woodshed &amp; seller way</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>storm some of the Staving around the kitchen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>he worked at the kitchen all this week Ad &amp; Malcom came home from the 6 con they got in 50 logs cold weather with some snow last night and today</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February 16</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr {illegible} preached this morning no one came to take him to Fairfax Mr Garrett {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I cut wood &amp; atended to the cattle Ad &amp; Malcom worked at the road cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I cut wood in the forenoon Malcom cut wood fine in the afternoon I fixed Ads harness in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mrs Barns Ida came {illegible}</td> <td>19</td> <td>Malcom &amp; me cleaned up the Buckwheat &amp; peas in the New Barn this morning Malcom thrashed peas that we got from Bruce McNiel {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I went to Kingston with Hugh McKay on the Morning Express for to see Revd JG Smith in our church afairs came home on the 3.10 Express all well Ad &amp; Malcom went to the 6 Concession to work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Albert came last night to for Mr Barnes &amp; Ida they went to Delta this morning the Revd Hugh Thompson went to Glenrail on the Mixed to night very cold time Watt &amp; Charlie went home the roads is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I have a pain in my side can do nothing Ad and Malcom came home from the Chanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garret preach this morning Mr Matthews at night Mr Matthews went to Fairfax with Hugh McKays horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom helped Bruce to saw wood at home they then went to Wms Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they finished sawing at Wm McNiel's Malcom came home before night &amp; cut some wood for me the Revd Hugh Thompson came on the Express from glenvail &amp; Harrowsmith where he preached last Sabbath</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Snow {rest illegible}</td> <td>26</td> <td>Malcom cut wood in the woodshed Ad &amp; Malcom went to the 6th concession to draw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Wat came for to run a line for {illegible} McNiel saw logs fine day the roads very heavy we got a telegram for Ad this morning I took it to him he had gone to the line I did not see him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom went to the 6 con to draw sawlogs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom brought home a load of wood at night I can do nothing my side the pain so bad I have put on three mustard plasters on this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad put the harness on the colts this afternoon for the first he took them to the road Malcom went to the 6 concession banked out wood brought a load home at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Malcom went for wood this morning brought 1 load for himself stormed in the afternoon he did not go back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom went to the 6 con to draw logs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad came home with a load of cedar posts he had 40 he got them in Leeds across Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to the 6th con drew 18 ash logs for fence stuff ate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad brought home 70 ceder posts he took them to the road Malcom came home with him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad brought out the horsepowr &amp; sawed what wood we had the wood shed is filled Ad had his horses helping him Wallace teamed warm day the snow is settling fast Ad took the horsepowr up to Ab after we finished here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Malcom split wood here all day there is no traveling on the roads they are so soft the horses slumps off</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Malcom &amp; me cleaned the peas in the New Barn that Ad got from Bruce for seed had 9 bushel he is thrashing some of the old ones fine day cleaned {illegible} had five bushel they are only fit for feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom went to shanty for to get out stuff for fence Keen Frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I took care cattle 2 lambs came &amp; died they were very weak cannot stand up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>blustering day snow &amp; wind Ad brought home a load of ceader pickets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night I went with Mr Matthews he had his own horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom out to the shanty for to get out logs pet cow a calf this morning very stormy day wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to J Starks Sale bought a Cotsworth Ram for $8.50 he two in the Spring Malcom is banking out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad brought the Ram here the White cow calved last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad brought out the Chester boar here I went with Mr Matthews to Mr Kinkers &amp; Mr Darlings he is no worse he thinks that his toe is better fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Delta with a load tanbark Malcom went out to the shanty with Bruce yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad took another load of bark to day to Delta I attended the cattle and other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Malcolm brought a load of wood from the 6 Con this forenoon a load of cedar pickets in the afternoon Ad left them a Sumers when the road was bad very stormy in the afternoon snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I went to Kingston on the Express for to Presbytery with the call for the Revd Algrenan Mathews</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>about 4 inches snow last night</td> <td>27</td> <td>got home on the Mixed this morning there was a large attendance of members at the Presbytry Mr Mathews accepted &amp; the Induction is to take place on the 8th of April at ten oclock in the forenoon the Revd Mr Greacey is to Preach Mr Gallacher is to adress people &amp; Mr &amp; Willson the Minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I took care of the cattle cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>snow and rain most of the day Ad &amp; Malcom came home from the chanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>I went Fairfax this afternoon for to read the Elect for the Induction of the Revd Mr Mathews I read it here in the morning Mr Garret preached at night the roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Malcom came and drew dung to the north field in the afternoon got the horse shod in the forenoon at Lattimers he is drawing th with the slaugh</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Malcolm is drawing dung Billie came from Delta with the cutter the roads are bad Hirhan Kaforta came with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Malcom drawing dung Jennet went to Kingston on the Express Mary Jane McNiel went with her they are going to Revd Mr McPhersons on a visit fine cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Malcolm is drawing dung I took care of cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached at Fairfax I went with him &amp; read the Edict for the Induction Wm Cornett took us up with the slaugh Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at I read the Edict</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Malcom drew dung I took care of the cattle {illegible} the Revd Mr Greacey at the station he came for the Induction</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I met Revd Messers Willson &amp; Chamber &amp; Gallacher at the station Mr Gallaher preached Mr Greacey adressed the Minister Revd Mr Algrenan Matthews Mr Willson there was a good meeting fine day Malcolm finished drawing the dung here he then went to the road to draw there the Dittch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>2 year old calved the morning and the Bradley cow Billie went to Delta</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>stormy day Snow and wind &amp; very cold with hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>very cold wind North with little snow &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>fine day but cold Ad Sowed about 1 1/2 bushel of Fall Rye on Ridges the center East End North it is for paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Billie came from Delta to day cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Malcom split wood in the shed all day I fixed the partition of the little room in the shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom went to shanty to cut wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>cold backward time trying to get a horse started it is hard frozen yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>worked a little at the hotbed &amp; let some water of the potato ground cold backward time Ad and Malcom is at the chanty</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad and Malcom came home from the shanty this afternoon they had a fine time for work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning &amp; Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Malcom went out to the shanty &amp; to draw in some logs that is at the mill they have begun to saw Wallace want to get his suff sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I had to make out a list of the connects to me on the Liquor cases for Mr Fields fine dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Wallace came hom from the sawmill he got all his lumber sawed he brought 4 peices of ash for big wheel rims fine day roads is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to the sawmill to get in logs for Macleans house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad came home from the sawmill he got all done that he wanted &amp; brought the straping for the kitchen and some other stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I sowed cabbage seed and Tomattos in the hot bed I could not get it ready sooner I took the covering of the strabery bed and planted some crepers at the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnet at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Malcom spread dung at the Road most of the day came home in the afternoon &amp; spread dung in the North East field &amp; helped me to kill a calf at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Malcolm finished spreading dung in the field I got 5 cents for the hind quarters and 4 for the forequarters its weight 50 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad sowed 8 bushel of oats at the road in the bush field he got the seed here we cleaned up 6 bushel more they are out of the seed that he got at Perth last year</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>rain and snow this forenoon the snow {illegible} the ground all white {illegible} with the teams they have the plow cutter working</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Malcom fixing up the fence along the side Road &amp; North end in the forenoon we fixed around the frount P{illegible} in the afternoon {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Malcom was out at the road I fixed some of the straberrys fine drying day the ground is wet yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garret preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad took the Boar out to the road this morning Malcom worked out there I attend a meeting at Mr Matthews</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Malcom &amp; me worked out the garden lane fence from the ditch so as to sink or bore holes he bored some holes &amp; then he dug</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Malcom spaded a piece of a ridge for more strawberries I planted it with potatos &amp; planted the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad began to sow &amp; sowed {illegible} bushels of fall Rye on the North half of the East Midel field it is for paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>sowed 5 bushels of peas &amp; 9 bushels of oats &amp; barley in the north half of the West Midle they are working the 4 Colts &amp; the Blacks I went to the funeral of Miss Clear she was Buired in Robinsons burying ground there was 90 teams Revd Mr Matthews preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>they finished the field &amp; cleaned out the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning &amp; Mr Garrett at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I sowed 3 bushets of wheat in the field front at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>they plowed where the Beets {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>{illegible} &amp; draged in some oats &amp; barley they worked at the same field I planted {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>fine rain last night nothing done this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>they plowed draged &amp; raked in the Buck wheat field fine growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>worked in the same field Ad had George Lattimers horses to day instead {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 18</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>they finished the plowing and sowing here to Day he has sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats &amp; Barley in all 1 1/2 bushel of wheat in the field where the potatos was last year Ad draged &amp; raked the garden it was plowed to wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad worked the 3 teams at the road in the big field south of side warm day I went to a meeting at Dickes Hall for a paire delagates to go the convention at Delta on the 22nd it was the most shamefull act of packing that I ever saw there was a {illegible} of Websters of 20 that did all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>they are all working at the road in South field Ad went to Delta this afternoon Ellen went with him to Lizies she is very poorly he is going to get potatoes for seed he had one of Bruces horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Malcom plowed &amp; draged at the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad came home last night with 13 bushel of potatos he paid 50 cents per bushel Jenny had a colt this forenoon there quite a frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>they all worked at the Road got all sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preach this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Malcom scatting the Buckwheat straw in the field that is come of the we fixed up the North cross fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{rest of page blank}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Malcom was out at the road in the forenoon in the afternoon helping Wallace and me to mix mortar for his house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Malcom was out to the road I helped Wallace to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Malcolm bored holes for the lain fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Malcom plowed at the raod I was at the Election at the station voted for Richardson fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I helped to clean the church Mr Thompson Wm A Cornett &amp; A Cornett did it heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Malcom helped Wallace at the building of his celler Revd Mr Matthews preached this afternoon we had a congregational Meeting we apointed Wm A Cornett Treasure and Wm Thompson &amp; Wm A Cornett auditory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached &amp; held theh communion there was a large meeting the church was full 49 partook of communion that had taken there was that had no taken</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom planted some corn at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom worked at the road I planted 50 Tomato plants fine rain last night and to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Malcom &amp; Ad worked at there potatos ground {illegible} &amp; picking rocks &amp; draging I atend and arbaitration on our dividing our School section</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I went to the Road and droped potatos for Malcom &amp; Ad he furrowed out fine rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad and me finished planting his potatos they are in the swamp next the road that they cleaned up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad planted corn in the same place I went with Mr Matthews to see Mr Darling he is very bad his tows and the side of his foot is all black</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning and Mr Matthews at night there was a steady rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>we worked on the roads Malcolm &amp; the horses Ad &amp; me drew stones out of our woods put them between Taylors corner &amp; our first ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>went to the funeral of Mrs Cruthers Revd Mr Garnet preached in the church it was filled so that there seats nor room for very many &amp; some out side she was buired at Robinson there between 50 &amp; 60 teams I took the Pall Bearers</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad finished our road work Malcom cultivated the {illegible} back of the barn with the wheeled cultivator wanting to put turnips in it very weedy Billie brought Jennet home Lizzie is a little better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Malcom plowed in the field back of the barn Billie worked of the children fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Malcom finished the plowing &amp; then drew ashes from the ashery &amp; spread 2 loads on a Ridge</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Malcom Drew ashes to the field that he plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrett at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Malcom draged the 5 ridges that he had put ashes on &amp; then ridged them with the horses for turnips &amp; the forenoon he drew ashes in the afternoon &amp; worked on the roads he went to Mallorytown got the colts shod &amp; got the turnip drill from Rob to sew the turnips with Revd Mr Green the Bible Agent gave a lecture on the Spanish Armeda in the church there was a good attendance</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Malcom drew Ashes I was with him all day he was here all night we took dinner at Mr Matthews</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad raked some of the rows or drills and some of the with Ronnies Prizie Sweet Purple top</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>sowed the remainder Ronnies turnip seed 2 lbs began at the East fence &amp; came west within 3 rows of the maple tree then we sowed 2 rows of Waites Eclipse purple top Hybrid a little rain at 11 oclock I went a Strawberry festival in show ground of Church of England</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>sowed nearly 1/2 lb of the Waites Hybrid then 1 row of the Red Surrey carrot then some Sugar Beets &amp; Suttons Champion P.T swedes on the {illegible} of the piece part of the ground is very ruff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Malcom went through the potatos with the cultivator &amp; hoed the potatos I lathed some in the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garret preached this morning &amp; Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>hoed in the garden I lathed part of the day &amp; sifted plaster &amp; ashes &amp; mixed them to put on the turnips part of them is up &amp; the black fly is taking them</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Malcom put the ashes &amp; plaster on the turnips this morning 29 rows there was a heavy Dew &amp; fog I went to a Sabbath School celebration at Dulcimain there was larger gathering Revd Messrs Horton Garret &amp; Bail &amp; McQuague &amp; several other {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Malcom cultivated in the garden I lathed in the kitchen fine day very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Malcom &amp; me run off lime for plastering the house expeck Hugh McKay the last of the week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Malcom hooeing the garden Ad &amp; Wallace lathed over head in the kitchen I am not {illegible} {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I lath the seller way Ad went for his grist to Gananoque that he took up on Thursday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Hugh McKay came &amp; plastered the kitchen all hands was at work we took the plaster of the kitchen overhead it was a hard job had for to take apart of the lath Hugh got the first coat on it all except {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Hugh went over it all this morning we all then went to Strawberry festivall for our church in the Agricul Hall the Escott band was up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Malcom &amp; me run of lime for a puttie coat Ad commenced to mow in the midle field south half of it the north half is in peas &amp; oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Malcom &amp; Wallace hoed potatos out at the road Ad mowed finished the midle field &amp; began the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Hugh put the puttie coat on the front room Malcom &amp; Wallace hoed at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Malcom hoed in the forenoon Wallace {illegible} the midle field in the forenoon they {illegible} loads put them in the New Barn &amp; put up {illegible} Ad mowed some in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Hugh put the puttie coat on the kitchen they drew in 3 loads of the Southfield Ad finished cutting the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Hugh finished the seller this forenoon Ad mowed at the road</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for Tinie McIntosh &amp; Helen Smith they are coming on the Boat from Toronto Bessie went with him fine day Malcom mowed in the orchard raked up they drew in the afternoon after Ad came home they had 15 loads of it it was a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>they all worked at the hay at the road I am bad with my eyes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do they finished cuting there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aunt Lill brought {illegible} home</td> <td>19</td> <td>they raked &amp; drew in 5 loads fine dry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>they drew in the last of the hay this forenoon at the Road Ad came &amp; cut the old house field the rest of them hilled the potatoes at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>they all raked &amp; cocked up what they could of the hay in the old house side till it rained then they went to the road expect Ad he mowed in the North east field there is not much rain it is much needed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they all worked at the potatos at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>they fine had the hoeing very heavy rain at noon fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they raked &amp; drew in 3 loads from the north field loads from the old house field it is a fine crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they cut the fall wheat and bound &amp; stacked it Wallace Jo Stone Malcom &amp; Henery Webster Man raked &amp; bound &amp; drew 2 loads Wallace went to Young with Hellen Smith from the old house {illegible} McIntosh and Jennet fine day for work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrot preached this morning and Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sold the Black mairs for $120</td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad cut the field East of the Barn &amp; they raked &amp; dew in 3 loads I went with Mr Matthews to see Mr Darling he is very poorly his mind wanders very much he prepaired to who the Lord call he says the will of the Lord be done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom drew in 2 loads of hay from the field East of the Barn that finish our hay it is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace &amp; Malcom Ab McNiel to Ab McNiels to cut a field that Wallace got from him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they worked at Abs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>they drew in the fall wheat had seven loads Malcom worked at the turnips</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Malcom is working at the turnips {illegible} Wallace is drawing home the hay from {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Billie came last night him &amp; Ad &amp; Wallace worked at Wallace house Malcom worked at the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preach this morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Billie &amp; Dan Davidson worked at the {illegible} Ad &amp; Wallace helped Malcom worked at the turnips dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>they all worked at the except Malcom he worked at turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Billie &amp; Dan went home last night Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the house boarding up the sides Billie &amp; Dan got the rafters on &amp; the rooff boarded &amp; the girths for the doors &amp; windows all in before they left Malcom worked at the turnips he had Bruces old maire went through them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went out to the road to cut oats there Malcom worked at the turnips they are doing well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>they all worked at the road at the oats they had to cradle the most of them Ad brock the reaper they drew in what was cut on Saturday there was a little shower last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Malcom &amp; Wallace began to hook the peas they are good crop Ad &amp; Bruce has been getting the Reaper fixed Jennie &amp; Mary Jane McNiel went to Gananoque to meet Mrs Smith</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace Drew in 3 loads of peas &amp; hook more Malcom was not hear his Wife is sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad got the oats in the midle field Wallace &amp; Malcom finished hooking the peas &amp; they drew them in had 3 loads that is 6 in all fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad cut the spring wheat in the field below the house this forenoon Wallace is binding it Malcom {illegible} Malcom came in the afternoon they stooked the wheat &amp; drew 2 loads of oats from the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>they drew 4 loads oats Alexander Cornett helped Ad 2 &amp; him 2 it then began to rain &amp; rain all day &amp; most of the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrett at night there was {illegible} few &amp; {illegible} raining</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>18</td> <td>Bessie came from Delta this morning she is going to Glentay with Jennet &amp; Minnie Malcom is not working his wife is sick Ad is looking for a horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad cut some of the oats in the south field the thrashers came this afternoon it is a new machin Wm &amp; Dan {illegible} fine day after the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>they thrashed the fall wheat &amp; had 70 bushels they think there is a good deal of straw &amp; chaff in it then they 120 bushel of oats Dan Cowan Bruce McNiel helped with there horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Malcolm turned over the oats &amp; got in 2 loads of oats they are too wet cleaned up bushel of oats &amp; took to the mill the rest home for feed for the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning no work Wallace &amp; Ad went to The Sawmill at the creek they brought home a load of boards &amp; then turned over the grain in 2 small loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they drew in 5 loads of oats &amp; 1 load of wheat it was a fine drying day the Revd Mr Nicholson came down from Kingston on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached in the Ornghall this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to see Mr Darling with Mr Nicholson he is no better</td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad cutt the spring wheat in the East field below the barn Bessie &amp; Jennet went Glentay to see Ellen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad cut the oats at home Malcom worked at the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcolm Drew in a load of from the Eastfield in the forenoon then went to the road &amp; Drew in oats Bessie &amp; Jennet came home from Glen Tay last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Glentay to buy a horse he went on the Express this afternoon all our horses {illegible} is down Malcom is seeing to the wife she is sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Malcom is thrashing at Henery Webster's</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to Escott to {illegible} Whites got the colt shod all round paid him four dollars Ad owed him for shoeing the last time I then went {illegible} with Jenny she is going to Farmersville to school stoped at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I went to Caintown &amp; heard the Revd Mr {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>I took Jennie to Farmersville the school is full she cannot get in till next time I got home at night all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Malcom is not doing anything the two last days</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Malcom worked at the turnips for I am doing neather heavy rain last night some storms to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad got home to day he has got a fine heavy horse six years old he gave $100 dollars for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad began to plow in the centre field North end</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is plowing I helped Wallace to make a place to mix his grout for the house Malcom went at the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Belemy preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Malcom helped Wallace to get greand &amp; to fill up where the water had run away the old road there was a good many shower through the day Ad plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is plowing Malcom is at the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Delta this morning with the Charlie colt &amp; Buggy acted as Judge on Sheep stoped at Watts Lizie is so well that Billie took her out in the Buggy there was a good show of everything</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>got home this evening I brought Jessie and Phila home Hiram Laforte came with me he is going to work with Shields Malcom is plowing Ad is sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>12</td> <td>Malcom finished the North half of the midle field where the peas &amp; oats was he then draged it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Malcom finished the draging &amp; then he began to draw ashes from the Ashery to it he drew 3 loads put that on one ridge I fell &amp; hurt my arm &amp; can do nothing it is so sore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr {illegible] at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Malcom is drawing ashes he drew 8 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Malcom drawing loads of Ashes Ad helped to load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Malcom is plowing he drew loads I went to meeting in the church the Revd Mr Greasie of Gananoque was there it was concerning the Home Mission grant very few there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Bruces Man &amp; team helped them to draw they drew loads of ashes Ad went to Mr Fergusons and got a load {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>19</td> <td>Alexander Cornett and Bruces man thrashing {illegible} is helping to draw {illegible} Malcom {illegible] Bruces Man drew 4 he draged in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drilled in the North half of the midle field I drilled across the ridges Bruces draged in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Matthews</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad run the plow in the fall wheat this forenoon Malcom thrashed peas in the forenoon then cleaned out the furrows of the fall wheat in afternoon Ad drew gravel for Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Malcom thrashed peas Ad began to plow at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to the funeral of Major Johnston he was buired at the Union Church Revd Mr Huston preached he was assisted by the Revd Mr Carrol there 58 teams the church was full Malcom helped Wallace to grut fine day rain in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Malcom helped Wallace to grout Ad is plowing at the road it is for fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Malcom helped Wallace to grout Ad is rolling &amp; draging for to fine the land for the wheat then he come for the drill to sow it he had an old Mair of Bruces She got scared at the cars &amp; run away brock the drill &amp; spran his ankle so that he can do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Malcom put in the wheat fine day they then drew gravel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Matthews this morning Mr Follock preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Malcolm is not working Ad went to Gananoque for fro{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Malcom is not working Wife is sick I went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytry the a large atendance of Minister &amp; Elders the Revd Mr Burton of Bellvile gave up his charge and is going to Toronto to a Congregational Church there I stopt at Cilia hotel</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>Atended Presbytry they did not get through till after Express time stoped at the Cilia hotel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I acted as Judge in {illegible} &amp; Agriculture stock at the Midland Fair it was a good success some fine stock fine roots {illegible} grapes in fact everything was good got home on the midnight Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Malcom helped Wallace to grute his house very warm dry time I got wood &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Malcom is puting out dung on the wheat at the Road very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Billie &amp; Dan came to work at Wallaces house Ad helped them Malcom drew dung to the wheat at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad helped Billie at the house Malcom drew dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Malcom began to dig the potatos Ad &amp; Wallace helped Billie at the house Wallace got home from Brockville last night he was there as a witness Billie went home to Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Malcom is diging potatos Tom Coslow is helping Ad Wallace &amp; ruce is shingling Malcom &amp; Coslow is diging potatoes they are a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Malcom brought out a load of potatos 20 bushel Ad &amp; Wallace finished shingling the south side of the house very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Malcolm &amp; Ad brought another load of potatos 20 bushel they are all digin to day Jennet &amp; Jenie went to Gananoque they finished diging the potatos they are a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Malcom draged the potatos ground &amp; gathered up the small potatos &amp; the topes very dry time Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the house Billie &amp; Dan came out to day David &amp; Vive came from Parry Sound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Malcom drew wood from our own bush it is old wood they all worked that is Ad Wallace Billie &amp; Dan</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>work same as yesterday David &amp; Vive went to Delta with Jack {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Malcom helped Wm McNiel to thrash Ad &amp; Wallace shingled</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>18</td> <td>a little rain this morning Malcom drew a load of wood for his Brother Johns in the forenoon he drew sand for the sistren in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Malcom drew gravel to the Stable grout</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Malcom drew 1 load of wood from the sixth concession to the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Malcom sand to the garden at where the straburys is going to be planted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Malcom drew a load of wood to the Road from the sixth consession the roads is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Hugh McKay came this morning to plaster the cistern the water lim that Ad got was land plaster he got a barrel from H. McKay at Westons he then went to Gananoque &amp; got one for him Hugh finished the cistren after dinner he says it is a fine job Malcom &amp; me atended him Ad took Jinne to Farmersville to school Mis Douset went with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Malcom drew 2 loads of wood from the 6th consession left one here &amp; took one to the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad began to plow at the road Malcom is husking corn there there has bee some very cold days with hard frost so that the pipes is burst &amp; they have stoped making cheese on Saturday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Malcom finished husking the corn at the Road Ad is plowing the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Malcom helped me to grout the stable David &amp; Vive came from Delta Billie brought a horse from Mr Lain at Lyn for David to take home with him he paid {illegible} for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>David &amp; Vive went home on this afternoon he sent the horse away this morning {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Malcom &amp; me grouted part of the stable in the forenoon I went to Gananoque with Wallace {rest of entry illegible} cold</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov put the cows in at night most time</td> <td>1</td> <td>Malcolm &amp; me finished the grouting the North east end of the Stable Ad went to Gananoque with a load of turnips he got 30 cents per bushel Malcom trashed some peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Malcom thrashed peas snowed &amp; blowed most of the day &amp; the snow is about 3 inches that is the first ly we had the cows in all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Malcom &amp; me finished grouting the Stable got a good job done on it Ad went to the sawmill Ad drew in some of his logs brought a load of stuff home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Malcom did not come to work Ad went to sawmill drew in his logs cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>no Malcolm yet Ad went to The Sawmill they are sawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>no Malcom yet Ad went to the sawmill they are sawing his stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>a little rain last night snow all gone this morning no Malcom yet Ad &amp; me pulled turnips in the forenoon Wallace &amp; Ad finished the pulling of the turnips covered them with straw for fear of frost I went to the church Mr Matthews preached fine warm day the turnips is a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Matthews preached the church was filled full it was communion Sabbath 59 Members partook a number of Athens persons belonging to other churches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went for Appels to Rockport no Malcom</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad plowed at the Road I mended his boots &amp; got some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Tom Coslow &amp; me toped turnips Ad plowed at the road a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>let the Ram out to day</td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain last night Wallace &amp; toped &amp; Drew 5 loads of turnips to the celler {illegible} plowed in field below the turnip piece</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad plowed in the forenoon Wallace in the afternoon Ad took 20 bushels of turnips to the station sold them for 30 cents per bushel put 2 loads in our cellar &amp; he took a load home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>heavy rain &amp; wind last night most of the day no work done</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 16</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting Revd Mr Matthews went to Morton to Preach {illegible} the Revd Mr Garrat preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Wallace plowed in the midle field it is sod the stubble is too wet to plow Ad went to look for a beef</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Delta this afternoon stormy day snow &amp; rain no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Wallace plowed in the Northeast field snowed &amp; stormed most of the day Ad got home after dark traded the Jackson Colt for a horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>the snow is 9 inches deep this morning stormy day wind &amp; snow &amp; very cold no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible side note}</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to 6th con for a load of wood he left here very stormy day wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>still storming very blistering weather no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>I cut wood Ad &amp; Wallace killed the hogs they killed them at the road came with the slaugh &amp; took our 2 out there cold &amp; windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace got in all the turnips sold over 40 bushels at the station 25 c per bushel fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed in the north field South East quarter rather too much snow in the furrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is plowing James MacDonald cleaned out the cross furrows or ditch in the North field where Ad is plowing this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad plowed he finished that part of the North field in the forenoon plowed for a ditch down the east line so as to take the water to the ditch James McDonald shoveled all day little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad plowed sod in the west midle field James McDonald is shoveling the ditch down the east line from the ditch on the south of the North field to the north Cross ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Huston preached in the morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood from our own Woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad plowed in the ditch McDonald shoveled out the earth he then plowed sod midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>the thrashers came to the road last night to thrash stormy day Ad took out to the road this McDonald went with him Steding Anlgun &amp; his son stoped all night his son is going to Youngs School</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>{strikethrough} Ad went to Gananoque with the slaugh in the afternoon young John McIntosh from Branford he was looking the Lyn Mills</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>John McIntosh went on the Express Ad &amp; Abia was here for dinner snow is most gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to the 6 concession for a load of wood snow all gone he had a hard time geting home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad plowed sod McDonald cleaned out the cross stitch where Ad is plowing fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>hard frost last night no plowing McDonald thrashed peas half the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>10</td> <td>rain last night &amp; most of the day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is plowing sod in the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad plowed a little this forenoon the frost last &amp; the way it is rising now he had to stop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>hard frost last night Ad helped Wallace to ditch in the field next the railroad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed</td> <td>15</td> <td>snowed about 5 inches last night &amp; is still snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad helped Wallace to ditch in the forenoon {illegible} the sixth concession for a load of wood we got {illegible} Watt &amp; David came from Delta to night {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>David went home to Parry Sound on the Express {illegible} to Delta to day little Watt came on the express from Pembroke he was at the Presbytery {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad took Watt to Delta for to see B{illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad got home in the night Rob &amp; his mother came here &amp; went home again good slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached Mr Garrat at night stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad Drew a load of wood from the 6th concession the roads is very heavy with snow &amp; rain yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood home then went to Young to go to Farmersville for Bessie &amp; Jennie tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad got home in the night he brought Bessie &amp; Jennie rain &amp; snow most of the day I cut wood &amp; tended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Mr Dean &amp; his wife was here for dinner that was all Billie did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad has been thrashing at Wm McNeil's</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the thrashers came here this afternoon they set the machine that is all they did stormed most of the day rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>the thrashers thrashed the wheat had 2 bushel the rats had destroyed it badly had 130 bushel of oats drizzling rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad took 10 bushel of oats to mail for 2 feed the beef snowed about 4 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood he left it here I went to the School meeting Steven Findlay was reelected president {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Young to Rob { illegible} Farmersville the ground is {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad came home this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Bessie &amp; Mary Jane went to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>the Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad took Wallace &amp; a man out to the shanty for to chop wood he brought a load home here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad out 5 bags of fall wheat &amp; 2 of spring we cleaned them up for the mill &amp; we cleaned 5 bags of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to mill Bessie &amp; Miss Alguire went to Farmersville yesterday in the rain Bessie is going to go to school there for to study the languages in the High School there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I attended a liquor case between Ruben Fields License Inspector &amp; Charles Stewart Watt Webster assisted we considered the case proven Stewart appealed &amp; then atended the annual meeting of the Agricultur Socitie there was a good meeting received $4 in {illegible} Ad drew a load of wood from the 6 consession</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood he left it here fine day the slaughing is nearly gone warm day Ad went to the 6 Concession &amp; brought Wallace &amp; the man that he had helping him to cut wood home high wind last night the snow is nearly {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to the concession &amp; brought Wallace and the man that he had helping him to cut wood home high wind last night the snow is nearly all gone of the fields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Ezra came and killed the Bull that we were feeding he is in good order Wallace &amp; Ezra went to the shantie with the horses they took the slaugh on the waggon they are going to bank out wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad came out &amp; cut down the beef he weighed 480 lbs that is the quarters he was two years old</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad came cut up our half of the beef I have been cuting or rather sawing what wood we use there is no snow the roads</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad sawed wood Wallace &amp; Ezra came home from the shanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Jennet went to Farmersville Frank Alguire this afternoon fine day the Buggy goes well there is no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>17</td> <td>fine warm day like April the snow is all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to her school this morning Jennet came home last night fine day I did nothing I have diarrhea</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>the wind is blowing from the East with snow this morning a very stormy all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to the shanty for the bank wood a fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain</td> <td>22</td> <td>very stormy rain &amp; sleet with wind in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad came home with a load of wood this forenoon he left it here went back for another rain &amp; snow in the afternoon he that load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood took 1 home &amp; left 1 the other here Wallace went for Jennie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Matthews preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to the school &amp; then went for a load of wood he left it here warm day the slaughing is going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood he left it here &amp; took 6 1/2 bushel of turnips to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went for 2 loads of lumber with the waggon to McCready's mill he took it home warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad do 2 loads of lumber from McCready's mill he left them here they are for a milkshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew a load of fence lumber from the mill he left it here there is good waggoning fine day James Lattimer {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went {illegible} Whites and got the horses shod the cauks has got dull &amp; there is a good deal of ice on the Roads</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Joint preached Miss Lattimers funeral {illegible} O clock from Methodist church filled full</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Mrs {illegible} was buired at the {illegible} buiring ground Revd W{illegible} preached for the church here it {illegible} was great {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>they have all been {illegible} busy geting ready for a tea meeting at the house {illegible] the church it is a very stormy day wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little snow</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to The shanty with Ezra he is going to chop cordwood Ad is going to bank it out there was a {illegible} tea meeting at 4 oclock this afternoon to cents for children from 25 for adults I went to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad took hay &amp; oats to the shanty Ad &amp; Wallace went &amp; asked for a bee to be draw wood on Saturday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>fine day Ad is banking out wood slaughing is good he asked hands for a bee in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little snow</td> <td>7</td> <td>we had a good bee there was 15 loads brought here &amp; 14 loads taken to the road there was a light snow falling most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ezra cut wood in the shed most of the day I went to the station to the council meeting Mr A Cornett was put in pathmaster for our division Ad came Abia went to Young he intends to go to Brockville tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little snow</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to the Funeral of old Mr Burns he was 96 years old Revd Mr Huston preached in there church here it was well filled they then went to the Robinson graveyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>fine day slaughing is good Ad went to the Shanty with Ezra for to draw sawlogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I cut a little wood for the box stoves snow is going of very fast there is a soft thaw wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with Wallace in the Buggy the snow is nearly all gone there is fine wheeling I got measure for a coat &amp; vest with Ch{illegible} he is to make them for 4 dollars &amp; {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>14</td> <td>there was a little snow but {illegible} Ad came home from chanty this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews has the communion this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to the 9th concession with Ezra they are going get out shingle stuff fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I helped Wallace to grute or rather to beam fill he expect Billie out Mrs Gowan died last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain this the snow is going very fast warm wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>the snow is all gone there was a very high wind last night it has blown down part of the fairground fence opposite the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad came home from the woods this afternoon he could do nothing in the 9th consession the swamp is open they came back the 6th &amp; worked there 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellen went on the Express to Perth she is going to Ellans</td> <td>21</td> <td>I atended a session meeting in the church Mr Cochran was there Mr Moorhead did not come Mr Fullerton came and acknowledging his fault &amp; promised not to do so again there was a congregational meeting after for to see about building a Mance very few came we are going to get lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Billie came from Delta this 4 noon Miss Tennet &amp; Miss Stevens came with them they came in Buggys fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Billie is working at Wallace's house Ezra is working at Abram McNeil's cuting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad got Wilson Gilbert to make new fraim for the cirkler saw they are going to wood at Abs for the summer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Bruce took the cirkler up to Abs to day very warm the roads very bad the frost going away</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad here the Boys is getting wood at Abs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Billie went to Delta in the afternoon Miss Doun{illegible} Miss Ste{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preach this morning Mr Garrat at night very heavy rain last night heavy high winds</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce went to Abs to cut wood they have drag and cirkler saws fine day there was a little frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys is at Abs yet they did not come home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad Wallace Bruce Ab &amp; Ezra came this morning with the horse powr &amp; cirkler saw and cut all that wood that we have here they did a fine job</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>little rain last night Ad sawed there wood at the road Billie came from Delta this afternoon he says that the roads is in a fearfull state</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>very heavy rain last night the fields is in a swim Billie worked at Wallaces house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I split wood Ad went for Jennie this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad took a load of hay from the New Barn to day Billie helped him to load it he took it home very cold day with hard frost Mr James Mc{illegible} &amp; two of Frank Halls daughters came on the Express this afternoon from Brockville fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>I went to Kingston to the Presbytry on the Express there was a good atendance they kept up till 11 oclock I stoped at the Albon Hotel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I got home on the Express the Presbytery was not half when I left the Halls went home on the Express to Toronto &amp; McElherne to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to McCready Mill for a load of lumber for Wallace ashouse Billie &amp; Wallace is working at it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I went with Mr Matthews to see John Haislip he is very sick he administered the sacrament to him and about fifteen or twenty other church members Revd Mr Cornet asisted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I went to John Websters on the sixth concession and took the affidavit of his Daughter the Roads is good Billie went to Farmersville he is going to bring Bessie home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I laid up the fence allong the roads to keep the sheep of the wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed about 6 inches</td> <td>16</td> <td>David got of the Express this morning he sprained his knee in jumping of it {illegible} snow about 6 inches to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Mar</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad came out to David he is quite lame with his knee fine day {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>David went away on the Express Ad took him down in the Buggy he is a great deal better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I taped 20 trees put milk pans to them the buckets is not scalded yet they dont run well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Jennet gathered 3 pails of sap and boiled it down I put the buckets to the trees &amp; brought in the pans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night there is about 3 inches of snow this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad took Prince home he is going to draw dung at the road fine morning Ellen got home from Glentay on the Express all well there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I taped Ads boots stormy day snow and rain Jennet boiled 12 pails of sap</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>very cold this morning North west wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>cold all day Ad split some wood for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>fine calm day Ad sowed clover &amp; timothy seed over the fall wheat &amp; when he had all in the north field last year Miss Rogers an other three girles from Gananoque came on the Express to see Bessie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I split some wood in the forenoon &amp; went to a session meeting in the church at two oclock we took waggon load of hay to the road out of the New Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad gathered 12 pails of sap they boiled some of at house for hot sugar before Miss Rogers and the four girls went away on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>very cold morning North wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Ezra came out and drew stone for the Milk shed they has to get some timber for a beam &amp; plates the ones that we had roten got it rised fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1879</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>13</td> <td>Received from Hugh McKay for sand &amp; stone $5.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1879</td> <td></td> <td>{line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{rest of page appears blank}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Highways Defined</p> <p>All allowances made for roads by the Crown survey in any town township or place already laid out or hereafter laid out and also all roads laid out by virtue of my statute on any roads where the public money has been expended for opening the same or whereon the statute labour hath been usually performed or any road passing through the Indian Lands shall be deemed common and public highways unless where such roads have been already altered or may hereafter be altered according to law L29-30N.657.5.315</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Ad got</td> <td>4</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible} dinnner</td> <td>$1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>making Jennies boots</td> <td>1</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sugar 2 Sundrys 1</td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad got for grass seed</td> <td>8</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>and 25 c for Caster oil</td> <td></td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lamp chimnee and things</td> <td></td> <td>50</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Moneys received from McDonald</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>for the Lambs</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 18</td> <td>he {illegible} 2</td> <td>$4 50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Do 2</td> <td>5 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Do 4</td> <td>8 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>2</td> <td>5 00</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>22 50</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5d0f4bb2d4fde657f48a887c55b96455.pdf 3c88536e6decc7dd5f7e6c5d30f2c646 PDF Text Text ������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/937715d80b54a26203e6a57ddcade712.pdf 82e009473a6fee3c9c2aeeebb7e45874 PDF Text Text ������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/54cedaf63e673717c629a2563c888ab3.pdf 1cc44e94e8412a8a7d9c9a300e23571c PDF Text Text ������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c3ed710f854c45c3ae1e4f243adf42ab.pdf b1a8be78b52f708fb69c9a6c7b75e363 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1880-1883 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal April 1880 to March 1883 {Eleanors?} care Thomas Tanton Esq St {word stroked through} {printed table} Herschel's Weather Table The following Table constructed and confirmed by the experience of many years actual observation, furnished the observer with the knowledge of what kind of weather there is the greatest probability of expecting, and that so near the truth that in very few instances will be found to fail Moon Summer Winter If it be New or Full Moon or the Moon entering into the First or Last Quarter at 12 noon or between 12 Very B day Snow and Rain 1 Weather Table �and 2 2 and 4 afternoon Changeable Fair and Mild 4 and 6 evening Fair Fair 6 and 10 Do {Ditto} Fair, if wind at N.W. Rain, if wind at S. or S.W. Fair and Frosty, if wind N. or N.E. Rain and Snow if wind S. or S.W. 10 and 12, night Fair Fair and Frosty 12 and 2 morning Fair Hard Frost, unless wind S or S.W. 2 and 4, do Cold frequent showers Fair and Frosty 4 and 6, do Rain Do do 6 and 8 do Wind and Rain Stormy Weather 8 and 10, do Changeable Cold Rain; if wind W; Snow if E. 10 and 12, do Frequent showers Cold with high winds 1880 June 5 took Pet cow to Ab McNiels Bull 2 �7 Do {Ditto} Killee Do to A Cornetts Do 8 Do White Do DoDo 18 John Johnstons Bull got over our fence was with the cows all night Killee took him again and I think the Duck 2 year old 19 the Bull is still here youngs Cow took him and Petts yearling & her 2 year old 21 the Bull is still here 26 took the Bradley cow to A Cornetts Bull _________________________________________________ 1881 June 12 again Duck cow took Bruce McNeils Bull 13 again Petts Cow Do DoDo 17 Petts 2 year old to John Cooks Do 25 Bud 3 year old Bruce McNiels Do Bradey cow Do Do July 19 Younges Do Do Do {Younges Do Do Do?} ____________________________________________________ 1882 June 25 Line Back cow {took?} Bruce McNeils Bull 26 Duch Cow took Bruce McNiels Bull 27 Bud Do again Do July 16 Do 28 Petts 3 year old Do Do Killee cow Do Do 3 �July 7 Youngs cow took John Johnstons Bull he came into our field yesterday was here all night 8 Grea cow took Bruce McNeils Bull 9 our two year old Do Do Do 1883 January 6 took the Sow to Wm McNeils Boar 1880 April 1 Ad, Wallace & Ezra worked at the {shed?} they got the rest in {illegible} 2 Ezra went to the {bush?} I split some wood 3 I took the fram of the old hotbed & some of the earth of it is frozen yet rain last night 4 11 Mr {Moyer?} preached in the Methodist Church the morning Revd Mr Matthews {adressed? ours?} at night 5 Ad & Wallace went to the funeral of Mr Haigh of Gananoque he was buried at the Semetry 6 Ad paid John Jonston the oats that Ad borwed last fall we put out a lot of straw in the Barnyard 7 Ezra Split wood & put it into the Shed fine day Billie came from Delta last night 8 Ezra drew Stons for the bottom of the milk Shed then he brock them up 9 Ezra drew loam from the gravel pit to cover the Stones in the Shed it is a good job 10 he put in 6 bails for the cows in the East Side of the Shed I got the hotbed made and the Sash on them in a driseling rain most of the day with a little snow Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnett at night there is about 4 inches of Snow this morning 4 �very cold with high northwest wind 12 Bisie went to Kingston on the Express She is going to attend the Medical College there 13 I put Cabbag &Tomattoe Seed in the hotbed the Snow is nearly all gone frost at night 14 Ad & Ezra is working at the road Tuesday 15 Ad and Ezra came out and began to dig a ditch from the house for to take the water out of the Seller there is a foot of water in it 16 they finished it the water runs finely there is 15 or 19 inches of a fall they put plank box in for a drain pipe to the south side of the house James & Robson Beatty came on the Express 1880 April 17 18 Ad went to going on the Express with Robert & Jennie rain most of the day Ezra helped Wallace to {lath?} I finished a pair of Sliper that I was at yesterday Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 19 Ezra went to the south west corner of the farm I was with him for to bore post holes & put in posts for a board fence after Seting the Stakes we put in 3 posts the ground is so wet that we could not them we set the posts for the lane fence 20 Ezra & me made the lane fence from the road to the house Ad got home on the Mixed 21 Ezra & me made the lane fence from the house to the Barnyard a good job 22 I planted out over 100 Strawberry plants in the garden heavy rain this forenoon the 5 �ground wet again it will Stop us from begining to Sow Ad intended to begin this morning 23 they all worked at there fence at the road Billie is working at the Wallaces house 24 Ezra & Ad is working at there fence Billie went to Delta this afternoon 25 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night 26 they are working at there fence at the road yet 27 Ad began to Sow and Sowed 12 bushel of oat at the road the ground is in fair order 28 they finished the draging & cultivating the there and out here at noon Ad Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats in the midle field where he brock up last fall 29 Ad Sowed 1 1/2 bushel of peas same field Wallace worked his colt and Ads draging Ezra cultivated with the old horses he sowed about of oats that he got of Ab McNeil whom he had wheat last year it is on the East side of the center lane here rain most of the afternoon 30 the ground is too wet for to do my work today Ad & Ezra is helping Wallace to {illegible} 1880 May 2 1 Ezra read up the lain & fence Split some wood Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night cold day with a little rain 6 �the Woods begin to look Red 3 Ad & Ezra cleaned up a grist & other chores 4 they all worked on Wallaces place with both teams they all done that they could do 5 Ad & Ezra Scraped what dirt was throne out of a grass ditch in the northeast field and down the East line to north ditch 6 Wallace & Ezra is working in the northeast field they plowed draged and Sowed 9 bushel of oats the ground places hard fine day 7 Ad and Jennie went on the Express for {Moscafe?} Ezra plowed in the Same field fine day 8 Ezra & Wallace worked in same field they Sowed 6 bushel of oats 9 X Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night 10 Wallace & Ezra finished the Northeast field Sowed 4 bushel of oats Ezra plowed part of the garden on the East side a fine Showr in the forenoon A Miss Snider came this afternoon to help Ellen to do the work 11 Ezra & Wallace worked at the road expect a little that Wallace did here with the cultivater in the garden where Ezra plowed to break the lumps 12 I planted a bushel of potatoes in the garden & 2 quarts of multiplier onions planted more potatos and Some Beets Seed Ezra & Wallace worked at road 14 Ezra & Wallace worked at the road 7 �15 16 Ezra & Wallace worked at the road very dry time with wind I sowed timothy & clover seed on the peice where Ad put Abs oats I Sowed grass Seed in the Northeast field Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 1880 May X left the cows out of the Stable at night 17 Ezra came and began to plow in the Sod in the middle field for peas 18 fine sower last night Ezra worked at the road till noon he plowed Sod and finished it 19 Sowed 4 bushel of peas on the Sod Wallace helped him I Sowed the flax seed that Ad sent from Toronto on the head ridge next the ditch and Browns sample of Early oats on the South East corner and a sample of Swiss Early oats on the south west corner of the flax all on the head ridge 20 Ezra went to the mill with a grist Jennie went to the Instue with him fine day Tom painting 21 Ezra worked at the road that finished there work except the potato ground 22 Ezra & me fixed up the fences at the gravel pit and round the church field and the lain & paster field 23 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night 24 Ezra cultivated rolled &draged the garden I planted 1/4 lb Moons Eryrly Sweet corn East side 25 Ezra & me planted 1/4 lb Mammath Sweet corn on this Side Ad cent them down from Toronto 8 �the rest of the garden planted in potatoes & beans 26 Ezra went to plow the potato ground at the road I Sowed grass Seed North of the house down to the oak tree where Ezra sowed a bushel of oats yesterday it missed Seeding last Billie & Davison came this forenoon to work Ezra worked at the potato ground at the road I tosed up the old straw that covered the turnip & burned it 28 Ezra finished the potato ground at the road I painted & reglazed one of upstairs windows 29 Ezra took Some hefers to the 6 Con to paster in the forenoon we washed in the afternoon 30 Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 31 Ezra & Wallace worked on the Roads for this place {illegible} 1880 June 1 Ezra & Wallace finished there worked on the roads in the forenoon they the worked at the potato ground little frost in the morning 2 Ezra & Wallace & me planted the potatoes where they had them last year in the swamp 3 the ground is in fine order fine day they planted about an acre of corn there to 4 Ezra came here & began to work at the lump ground we picked up 4 loads of Stones of it 5 plowed draged and ridged up part of it & planted Bisie& Miss Smith came from Kingston in the 9 �Boat I met them at Gananoque 6 Bed room Sink heavy rain last night & this moring Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night 7 worked on the roads with the team 8 Do DoDo 9 Ezra & me worked on the roads this forenoon for him we put in 2 days for him worked at the turnip ground in the afternoon put in 1 rows of horn carrot & 1 row of the Red sumer carrot then 4 rows of White Cilican sugar beet, 2 Mammoth Mangol 2 rows of the Globe Mangol and 15 rows of Rennie premium P.J. Swedes 10 sowed the remainder of 2 3/4 lbs Rennies seed it came to 1 row west of the Maple tree Waites Hebrews then Some Sugar Beets Ezra then went to road to Sow some mangols in the Swamp holes 11 Ezra finished Sowing what Seed he had Sowed Millet on the rest of hole he came here took some hay out to the road Sowed Millet on our piece he took Charley to Mortons Shop Shod him that finished our Spring work very warm in afternoon 12 Rolled part of the Northeast field there was a fine shower that Stoped the Rolling Ezra went home 13 Heard Mr Garret preached this morning there was no Meeting at night Mr Matthews was at the assemble in Montreal 14 I rolled part of the Northeast field till Ezra came for the horses he went out the road in the forenoon & went out to the shanty in Swamp he has a London young Man help him 10 �1880 15 I worked at the harness & then chors 16 went through the potatoes in the garden with the cultivator Wallace held it & I drove {rest of entry illegible} 17 hoed in the garenMr Willson {rest of entry illegible} 18 planted a pailfull of potatos in garden where the hens scratched them up very warm day 19 20 I did nothing my side is bad Ezra & the man came home attended a congregational meeting {illegible} was elected Treasurer Mr Cornett residence Rev Mr Matthews had communion this morning in the church in the afternoon at Mr {illegible} he is sick there was 14 there & 42 in the morning 21 Ezra & the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school 22 I attended Arbition on our scool section for to divid it Mr Bigg & {arbitrated?}so they took 27 rod of an assessment {illegible} union section with Escot 23 I went to Delta this afternoon I took excursion {illegible} with me arrived {illegible} 24 Saw the grand {illegible} the foundation stone of townhall and {illegible} and there was a large gathering of Peopel got home after dark {rest of page illegible} 1880 July 16 finished the east field in the forenoon 17 finished the east field in the forenoon and drew in Billie helped them that finished the haying 11 �18 Rev Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night 19 we mowed at the road Bruces man helped we finished cuting the west front field in the forenoon on Bruces team drew in I went to to the North field and mowed till tilled it rained 20 finished cuting the north field & drew in the most of it 21 finished cutting Wallaces and drew in that finished our haying for this year the hay it too ripe we aught to have began a week earlyer 21 Ezra & the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school 22 Bruce and Wallace riged up the reaper and cut a good lot of the fall wheat it is about half a crop it was winter killed 23 finished the wheat Wallace & Ezra bound I stacked some of it Ezra Cradled some grass in the distant field 24 Billie came home in the night Ezra took him to gananoque this forenoon he is going to Parnaham to work for J Miller superintending the buildings for him I intend going to Young for Bissie & Jenie 25 I heard the Revd Mr Richards in caintown Mr Matthews preached here at night 26 came home this forenoon all well Wallace & Ezra got in two loads of the fall wheat there was a fine rain this afternoon Ezra worked at the turnips 27 Ezra worked at the turnips fine day 28 Ezra finished the turnips they look well 29 I went to Delta with Bruces old Maire left here at Mr Floods all night and took {Skiller?} truck to Mr Stevens 12 �he is going to try and heal her Sholder 30 got home this afternoon very warm day Wallace finished cuting the oats at the road they are a fair crop 31 I raiked up the bundles that the reaper left there Ezra & Wallace drew in 4 loads & Bruce 2 they were very large loads & got 1 large in here of the oats that we got {rest of line illegible} 1880 August Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning {two lines illegible} {illegible} after breakfast he took Bruces Bull out & left him there 8 Mr Matthews 3 got in the rest of the oats that Ad got of White and the peas that was Sowed early they are very heavily loaded & good Ezra cradled oats in the North field 4 he finished the south part of the field & cut part of the midle field I attended the Council 5 Ezra finished the oats in the midle field then he went to Cradle Wallaces Wallace & me drew in the oats of the south part of the northeast field had 3 good load they were very thisley 6 Wallace & me drew in 1 load of the oats of the midle this forenoon and 4 in the afternoon 7 we all worked at Wallaces oats to day I raked Ezra and Wallace drew they are a good crop Revd Mr Greer preached this morning Mr 13 �preached in St Pauls Atkins preached at night Mr Matthews is in Montreal finished our harvesting here last night 9 Ezra cut the oats in our field nearly I went Lydenhurst with {illegible} Stacie & I took part {illegible} & get the {illegible} grant help for a road they organized to do somthing for it 10 Ezra finished cuting we then raked & drew in 2 loads they are a fair crop 11 we raked and drew in 1 large load & 1 small load 12 I pulled some of the flax I am not well Ezra finished pulling the Peas {illegible} 13 We drew in the peas there was 2 large loads in the spare room Ezra went to the road & began to cut spring wheat {illegible} in a load of oats in his {illegible} very high wind 14 Ezra is working at the wheat I got Charley shod at Fullertons Jennie went to Gananoque this afternoon Mis Innis of Farmersville with her 1880 August Jennie took {illegible} Innes to Young Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning Mr Garret at night 16 Ezra is working the wheat & oats at the road Ezra finished the cuting I got 2 of the tires set on the truct waggon in the forenoon we then drew in 2 loads of oats that {illegible} & 1 load of wheat 18 I took Jennie to her School Henery Webster helped Ezra to load a load of wheat & brought out here & put it in the old barn he then went back & brought out the other load 14 �19 A little rain this morning I went out to the road about 10 oclock helped Ezra to draw in we drew in the rakings& peas were there was all is in to Wallaces raked his oats & drew in 2 loads Bruce boy helped that finished our harvesting I sent Six dollars to Mr Rennie of Toronto for 2 bushel of Silver Chaff fall wheat a sample of the victor Fitz & Hedge{illegible} 20 Ezra went home this morning I did chores 21 I fixed fence to keep the Sheep in 22 Revd Mr Staunton preached this morning Mr Mathews at night 23 Ezra came back this morning he began to plow in the South half of the west center field ground very hard and dry he is cross plowing 24 Ezra went through the turnips with Charly and cultivator at noon very warm day 25 Ezra is plowing in the midle field there was a fine Showr last night very cold this morning 26 Ezra is plowing very warm day 27 Do {Ditto}Do I mended the childrens shoes after chores 28 Ezra is plowing it is very heavy hard work I thrashed part of the flaxx seed 29 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Garrat at night 30 Ezra plowed very warm day 31 Ezra finished the field this forenoon & then began to draw away the straw from behind the Barn to the edge of ditch below the old 15 �house 1880 Sept 1 Ezra finished drawing the Straw in the forenoon he then began to rake where he plowed 2 Ezra drew 7 loads of Sand for Wallaces house. and 4 for Singelton I helped Revd MrMathews to move to S Johnstons house very warm & dry 3 Ezra drew 4 loads of Sand for Wallace he then rolled where he plowed very hot day I got the Clason & Silver chaff wheat at the Station paid 57 cents as fraight 4 Ezra rolled & then cultivated the wheat ground 5 Mary {Hall?} came to help Ellen Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 6 Ezra cultivated and & then rolled the wheat ground I am not able to anything in bed had a cold chill &dirahoea 7 Ezra is rolled and cultivated the wheat ground he sayes he is geting the turnips conquerd I am better 8 Bruces thrashing machin came to day they had to get J Stacie to fix it thrashed fall wheat had bushel & bushel of Sping Wheat 9 thrash the grass Seed had a bushel oats & bushel of other oats 10 Ezra scraped a ditch across to side {illegible} helped Wallace to clean out there well we cleaned up 10 bushel of the fall wheat 11 Wallace & Ezra fought fire on his place where the GTR sett the ground afire I went to 16 of Abs �Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat I got a bag of salt Sugar 2 24 oatmeal 46 c tacks 15 c dinner 25 12 Revd Matthews was at palmerston on mission town Mr Staunton preached at night Fine Shower this morning 13 Ezra Scraped the ditch across the South half of west center field 14 Ezra rolled the center field in the forenoon John Gemmel came this morning to load dung he is to bring it out of the Sheepbarn Ezra is drawing in the afternoon with 2 wagons 15 Ezra & Gemmel is at the dung I intend to go to young this afternoon for to get seed wheat 16 I went to young yesterday Stoped at Margrets {?} night went to {? in village fair acted as Judge in ? show} 1880 Sept 17 Stopted at John Youngs all night Ben went with me came back to the fair bought a dung fork & a hay fork from George Young at Addison paid dollar got 4 bushel of wheat form Bob Beatty gave Margret 10 dollars did not see Rob 18 fine rain this morning Ezra &Gemmel has been drawing dung Gemmel worked 1/2 day on account of the rain 19 Revd Connor Staunton preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 20 heavy rain in forenoon Ezra thrashed the Beans & Some peas in the forenoon he drew dung in the afternoon Gemmel helped the finished drawing the dung that Ad bought from Revd Mr Cornett they had 18 loads 17 �X 21 Ezra plowed J Gemmel Spread dung I went to Kingston to the Presbytry 22 Do Do Do {Ditto} got home on the Express the presbytry promised to give us the $200 two hundred tha was promise us 23 Ezra plowed J Gemmel Spread in the forenoon him & me put in Some of the Straw Stack it was hurt on the top I could do very little with my side 24 Ezra plowed Gemmel, Taylor & me put in the rest of the Straw Stack in the forenoon Gemmel Spread dung after 25 Ezra & Gemmel dung in the afternoon rain this morning Ezra draged I Sowed the 2 bushel of wheat that I got from Toronto next the road on the first five ridges the rest is Robs wheat nearly 5 bushel the ground is lumpy 26 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night 27 Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread dung in the afternoon rain last night & a little this morning 28 Ezra & J Gemmel drew some dung they had Scrape it up to finish the field 29 Ezra plowed he finished the field all to a couple of rounds of the last ridge he left off work took the horses out to the road he Says his time is up & that will Stop no longer 30 I got John Gemmel to come & drive the horse & drage I Sowed 4 bushel of wheat nearly that Wallace came & took the horses & finished the draging & cleaned out the furrows between the ridges & Gemmel mixed lime for him. 1880 18 �October 1 I made a hod for Wallace to carry morter in he began to plaster to day John Gemmeel atended the plasterer this afternoon Wallace finished {farrowing?} out & plowing the headridge I Sowed it the first 10 ridges of it is Sowed with the Toronto wheat the rest of it is Sowed with Robs wheat all but the 3 east ones they are planted with 2 John Gemmel Shoveled the furrows on the fall wheat this morning I went to Gananoque to Mr Hasslap Ezra entered acomplaint for wages Hasslap says he can do nothing he has not put in his time 3 Spread on Johnston on a month work to {?} ten dollars {?} month Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Houston at night we had no meeting Mr Matthews is on a Mission tour 4 I made a register box for Wallace heavy rain most of the day I went to the Council about our School rate 5 I Split wood & other chores fine day 6 I went on the Express to Kingston this morning acted as Judge on South downs Merinos & fat Sheep there was a good show did not get through 7 finished our Job got home on the Express this afternoon John Gemmel John Johnston dug potatos at the road the ground is very dry it is fine diging 8 I fixed up the bin for potatos in the center put 2 loads in 9 they finished diging brought load here to day that is 3 home in all we have more than we had last year 19 �10 the Revd Mr Matthews preached at half past two this morning he dispenced the Sacrament there was 45 communents partook that was members there a large {illegible} 11 John Johnston began the fall plowing in the north field south east corner we got the plow point & colter laid 12 John plowed in the north east part of the north field the Southeast part is too dry 13 John plowed in the same place I got the iron plow share & colter laid 14 John plowed X 15 in the same place it is easier plowing 16 John plowed in the forenoon rain in the afternoon he thrashed some peas & cleaned them that Ezra thrashed 1880 Oct 17 Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Matthews at night 18 rain & Snow this forenoon I took Jennie to her School got very cold & wet John thrashed peas 19 John plowed in Northeast part of the north field 20 John finished that part of the north field & began the Southeast part it plows very hard yet 21 he plows in the same field fine day 22 John finished plowing in the north filed 20 �the north head ridge and the center head ridge and cleaned out the cross furrows 23 24 first snow to lay on the ground the factory Staked this morning Revd Mr Green had the Bible meeting in our church very few out John began to plow the garden this morning put the cows in the stable at night rain in the afternoon he thrashed peas Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night there was about 6 inches of snow on the ground this morning there was very few at church this morning 25 John thrashed peas this forenoon he went to Ab McNeils for aeload of wood with the waggon in the afternoon our wood is done 26 John went for another load of wood this morning it rained in the afternoon he thrashed the Snow is nearly all gone I have been fixing the Stables 27 John Brother came in his place he is going to Michigan we pulled the beets Mangels & carrots the Surray Carrot is the largest & best the Sugar beets is good the yellow globe mangle is good for the table and yield 28 Fred Johnston plowed & Scraped part of the garden he then went out to the road & took the plows to work there I went to Delta with Vince & the children I had Paragon & Charley the roads is bad 29 got home this afternoon from Delta fine day Fred is plowing at the Road he stoped here all night 21 �30 31 Fred plowed at the road he is plowing where the Spring wheat was Sowed & Seeded down I took Mr Green to Escott this afternoon heavy rain Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 1880 Nov 1 Fred plowed at the road I took Jennie to her School heavy rain this afternoon we have had the cows in the stable every night since the 23 of last month 2 Fred is at the road I fixed the bin for the roots in the celler & toped most of the carrots white frost 3 Fred is plowing at the road fine day 4 Do Do Do {Ditto} I toped the Beets & mangols and the remainder of the carrots 5 heavy rain so that Fred could not plow the ground is so wet he came out here he went down to the north field & shoveled out the furrows and cross ditches the ground is very wet 6 McKays boys came and helped us to pull the turnips we got them all pulled they are a poor crop we drew in the carrots and Beets into the celler 3 loads 7 Revd Mr Matthews this morning Mr Houston at night very heavy wind it blew over the fairground fence carried part of it across the road over to our fence while we were at church 8 Fred began to plow in the field next to the northcross road Northwest corner the ground is very Soft 9 Fred plowed all day we drew of two Stones to the road that was in his way the Annual plowing match was on A Cornells {turnip?} field there was 14 plows Men and Boys the ground was rather wet 22 �10 heavy rain last night & most of the day Fred thrashed some of the peas and Split Some wood 11 Fred opened the ditch across what he had plowed it is Sod he then finished thrashing the peas 12 we drew in 2 load of turnips I have been toping and fixing the horse stable so as to get Paday in the Stable all the horses has been here 13 got all the turnips in had one load to day they are very Small & poor 14 Revd Mr Galbraith preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 15 Fred plowed there is about 3 inches of snow on the ground 16 Do Do {Ditto}I fixed the stables to day 17 Fred finished plowing the garden this morning where {illegible}& cleaned up the peas had three Barrels & a bag full 1880 Nov 18 the Ram brock out yesterday to Coplands Sheep they came home We fixed the hog pen & Sheep pen there is about 4 inches more Snow Fred went to the road & got Sloughs riged for to draw wood 19 Fred went to Ab McNeils for wood with the Slough this morning fine day {several lines illegible} 21 got the Shoing on the {illegible} Houston preached at night 22 {illegible} put up the foundation{illegible} fall wheat there is no frost in the ground they go to the {illegible} took the {illegible} to School this 23 �horses all around morning {illegible} a load of wood from & {illegible} sand to Bank the house in the afternoon I helped to shovel snow out of the {illegible} in the afternoon the {illegible} 23 Fred drew sand all day to the house I could {illegible} 24 Fred went to the sixth consession for a load of wood he has finished the drawing from { illegible} 25 Fred went to the shanty for wood he brock the king {illegible} out of the slaugh he went out to the road for the other slaugh it had the frountpice of the Shoe brock had to get that fixed 26 Wallace went for Jenie Fred got his load of wood home after he got the slaugh fixed 27 Fred drew a load of wood from the shanty Miss Rogers & Miss Parker came from gananoque with Gilles last night {illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Hogan & Fisher Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day 28 RevdMr Houston preached this morning or rather at night 29 {illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Roger and Parker Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day 30 stormy day Fred finished the wood in the {illegible} we cleaned up 7 bushel of fall wheat it is all that is here we have 27 bushel left here the rest {rest of entry illegible} 31 Fred drew dung at the road this {rest of entry illegible} 1880 24 �Dec 1 stormy day wind & snow Fred split wood in the shed I got Charley horse shod all round 3 sharp 2 Fred went {line illegible} I split some wood 3 Do Do Do {Ditto} 4 Fred helping Bruce to thrash Watt got home yesterday on his horse Ad went to {illegible} the Wife is at {illegible} 5 12 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning stormy day snow & rain 6 Fred helped Bruce to thrash I took Jennie to her School got Bruces cabbage & took Watt Lizie &Bessie to Delta we fixed her chair in the Slaugh so that she could lie in it is it a fine day hard frost last night 7 I got home after dark Lizzie stood the Journie well Fred helped Bruce to thrash fine day 8 Fred helped Bruce they finished very stormy day Snow fell al day and very fast 9 the Snow fell twelve inches yesterday & last ight Fred went to the sawmill & brought the fence Stuff that was there I finished the bottom in the Slaugh J Lattimer put a new knee &raine on it cold day I fixed a Pl{illegible} for Paddy 10 Fred went to Gananoque with his {illegible} I went for Jennie with the double Slaugh very cold day 11 Fred Split wood in the Shed most of the day very cold with wind & drift I fixed the harness Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 25 �{illegible entry in left column} 13 Sam drew dung to the garden & went with Jennie to her School 14 I went to Gananoque with 7 bushel of fall wheat that was all that we had here 6 of mixter of spring & fall it snowed & rained most of the afternoon 15 Jonnie Beatty came up from Young last night he is going to make a pair of bob Slaughs for {illegible} Sam took him out to road and my bench he working in the old house there Sam went to the shanty for a load of wood there was more cut he brought some raills 16 Sam went to Bee of John Hannes this afternoon 17 Sam drew wood and took the {illegible} along and to the road put it in the Station there he is making {rest of entry illegible} 1880 Dec 18 19 the sow took the Sam went out to the road {illegible} that they were going to {illegible} there they did not {illegible} Sams wood Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night 20 Sam took the Express to {illegible} last night they finished it our thrashing the oats turned out well Sam quit working when the thrashing was done 21 I atended to the cattel I am lame with my back 22 Ad brought the B. pig out here this morning 23 I split some wood went with Rev Mr Matthews to see Mr Hepworth he is at {illegible} Landons & 26 �boar very sick 24 Atended a meeting in the church I gave Mr Thompson ten dollars for Mr Matthews that makes up my $20 David & his wife & children came from Delta after dark John Omar came with him 25 David & Ad & Wm was here for dinner fine day I tended the cattle & Split some wood 26 the Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 27 I Split wood took care of the cattle cold day 28 Ellen & me went to Ads for dinner John Beatty and his wife from Pembrook Mary Jennie and Duncan came with them from Young stoped all night 29 they all went home this morning fine day fine day Ad and his wife went home & Jennie all went to Young they intend to go to Lyn 30 I split wood and took care of the cattle {rest of page illegible} 31 {entry illegible} 1881 {most likely January} {a lot of the page is illegible, even directly from the Queen's fonds scans} {first part of page is illegible} {illegible} 2 pigs and brought one of them here the Roads is nearly blocked up a drift there was number of teams laid down our fence& came through our fall wheat I stoped they them drew out & Willie came from Delta last night he went to Gananoque this morning with Wallace about stuff for his house I split wood 27 �9 Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 10 Ad drew 2 loads of wood he brought out the horse powr and cirkilar saw & set them to saw wood 11 Bruce & Wallace {illegible} came & we sawed nearly all the wood that was here this forenoon they cracked the saw before it was finished the woodshed is nearly full of sawed wood had Bruces two teams & ours I drove the horses fine day but cold 12 Ad drew 2 loas of wood took one home 13 Ad drew 1 load got upset he went to Robinsons for his bobSlaughs he Ironed them put Spring steel on them for Shoes 2 1/2 inches wide I went the Annual meeting of our Agricultural Socitie was put in a director fine warm day the Snow is quite soft {illegible} Ad went for a load of {illegible} wood Ad worked at home at the BobSlaughs painted them Bessie & Jennet went to Gananoque with Wallaces horse RevdMr Matthews preached this morning {rest of entry illegible} I went for the {rest of entry illegible} 1880 Ad drew loads of wood {rest of entry illegible} 18 19 20 Ad was at home fixing his Bob Slaughs I atended the cattle 21 Ad went for a load of wood & to {illegible} in the road he has drew all the dry wood that he bought of Robert Johnston fine morning but about 3 o clock it began to 28 �blow & Snow snowed and blowed all night and very cold 22 23 the roads is all blocked up there is drifts 3 and 4 feet deep {illegible} Johnston and another boy came up the road on horseback Sam Johnston came through our fields I went to the church there was to be a meeting of session no one came Revd Mr {illegible} preached this morning Mr Matthews at night 24 Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon I split wood and atended the cattle cold day 25 Ad went for a load of wood he left it here the roads is very bad I went to Fairfax to a Mishinary meeting only one member & a few others the Revd Mr Greer of Gananoque spoke on {illegible} there was very here at night 26 Ad drew load of & banked out more but it rained 27 Ad Do {Ditto} 1 Do took it home 28 Ad Do 1 Do took it home Wallace went for Jennie and brought her home very cold time 29 bought a stack of hay from {illegible} paid fifty dollars 10 dollars per ton drew 2 loads home took one home very cold 30 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night 31 Ad drew 1 load of hay here & took one home Billie brought Jennie home from Young 1880 {top half of the page is largely indecipherable} {illegible} took it home cold day it was a fine day the waer is {illegible} Ad went to 29 �the road & brought 1 load home there was a little rain this afternoon the snow {illegible} rain most of the day 9 the Road is so soft that there is no loads going on the them I went to the funeral of a son of John Red he was buried at the Union church there was 24 rigs 10 it is still thawing the Snow has got a great fall the ground is in a swim warm day with rain 11 the ground is all in a swim warm day with rain 12 fine day still thawing it is the only thaw that have had this winter the roads is impassable no travel on them 13 no meeting this morning any of the churches this morning Revd Mr Garret preached the funeral sermon {illegible} 16 Little Watt came on the Express from Pembrock to see {illegible} Ad took him to Young to see his Mother Ellen Jennet & Billie went with him Billie intended to {illegible} 17 Ad came home this afternoon on Ellen Jennet cam with him they are al well there 1881 Feb 20 18 Ad went for a load of wood took it home there is a drisling snow most of the day 19 Ad went for a load of wood he left it here it snowed about 6 inches yesterday &to day still drifting Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Mathew at night 30 �21 Ad went for a load of wood he took it home 22 Ad went for a load Do {Ditto}Do 23 Ad went for wood Ab McNeil and his Man went with him they left there loads of wood here 24 Ad and Ab McNeils man brought 2 loads of wood here very cold day the pump is frozen 25 Ad and Abs man brought 2 loads of wood they left them here 26 Ad drew in one load of wood left it here he cut some wood in the afternoon I have a pain in my Side so that I cannot Saw it 26 I went to church the Revd Mr Matthews preached tomorrow is to be our communion there was very good congregation for a work day 27 Revd Mr Matthews preached John Shelds was recivd as a member in our church there 35 members partook of the sacrament there was a large attendance of people 28 Ad took Jennie to her School there is quite a thaw last night with rain in the morning & Snow in the afternoon 1881 March {the first part of the page is illegible} 4 very stormy day high wind with snow and drift the roads {rest of entry illegible 5 the snow is very soft & there is a drisling rain {illegible} for Jennie this morning Daniel {illegible} went to Delta this afternoon {rest of entry illegible} 31 �6 Ellen went home on the Express today Bessie went to Brockville with her they stopt at Mrs Scotts at night Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night very few out 7 Robert Beatty and his mother came up this afternoon they are all well 8 Ad went to Delta with Ellen and her two children Jennet went with them they went to see Watts wife 9 Ad came home from Delta this afternoon Watt got home Sabbath morning Lizie is no better Slaughing is nearly gone he bought 4 bags of he Crown peas and Som Erley Rose Potatos all for seed with 10 Ad to the shanty to bank out wood fine day 11 very hard frost last night and to day Dan Harisson finished Wallace house Last night he went home to Delta this morning Ad came from the shanty this evening he banked out a load of wood 12 Ad worked at home I sawed wood most of the day 13 Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning a stormy day it snowed about 5 inches last night is still snowing 14 Ad took Jennie to her School this morning I went to Gananoque on the Express Revd Mr Matthews went with me we went to the Revd {illegible} Mr Matthews & there Eldermen apointed to tabulate the state of religion on the Presbytery there was only 4 returns sent in so then very little to do 32 �15 Stopd at Mr Grace all night we went on the Stage to Kingston the presbytery met at 3 o clock there was a large attendance of members & Elders {rest of page illegible} 1881 {first third or so is very difficult to decipher) March Pet cow had a heffer calf 16 atended the Presbytry this {illegible} this morning and a great deal of business done we did not get through ut had {illegible} at night I was chosen a {illegible} to atend the Presbytry in {illegible} the Revd Mr {rest of line illegible} 17 I got home on the Express this morning I stoped at {line illegible} went to Young this afternoon to on the train rain in the afternoon 18 I cut some wood and took cair of the cattle 19 Do Do Do{Ditto} 20 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Mathews at night 21 Ad got new saw {illegible} fixed it and sawed some wood Wm McNiel & Bruce helped with there teams the track is very bad we put straw in it 22 finished sawing the wood by noon Ad drew two loads of sawdust & put it on the track 23 Ad went to Delta with Billie buggy for Wat frost last night with cold wind 24 Ad got home at night all is well at Delta Jennet gathered sap and they are boiling it down 25 I split some wood very hard frost last night I took 33 �the Skin of Dutchs calf it is a bull 26 27 very hard frost last night the white cow had a bull calf this morning I Split wood took care of the cattle Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret night Mr Matthews read his resignation this morning 28 I went out to the road to help to saw wood we burst the big driving wheel just after beginning Ad took it out to McDonald at the village & got him fix it cold day hard frost 29 Ad went to Abs to help him to Saw with the drag saw I tended the cattle there was a meeting of Presbytery the church for to receive Mr Matthews resignation after a great deal of talk it was accepted Revd Mr Greacie & Chambers was there 30 it began to blow & snow this evening there was near 18 inches of Snow this morning {illegible} rail road to the {rest of line illegible} 31 It began to blow and snow this evening {rest of page illegible} 1881 {first part of page is difficult to decipher} April 1 the Slaughs is this morning very lively {illegible} going Watt came from Brockville on the Express to night he went out to Mr {illegible} to run a line with {illegible} Buggy he and the horse & Buggy came this evening 2 I split wood & took care of the stock it is cold blustery time very very hard at night with the cold wind 3 Revd Mr C{illegible} preached this morning in the Methodist church and in ours at night a cold day 4 I went to {illegible} to see to the council to preat on 34 �{illegible} on the 6th con of Lansdowne Wallace took to her School Bessie went to Kingston to the college 5 very heavy frost last night & cold wind all day I split wood and keep on fiers 6 cold day I tended the cattle & split some wood 7 Do {Ditto}Do Do 8 it is a great deal warmer this afternoon I took the skin of Killies calf it is 4 days old 9 fine warm day the Snow is going fast I split wood and took care of the cattle 10 Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached our pulpit vacent owing to Mr Matthews resigning the charge & at Fairfax & I went with him to Fairfax 11 Ad took Jennie to her School I took care of the cattle Mary Hall came up from Brockville on the Express Jennet & Ad met her at the Station She went home with Ad & Abbie 12 Mary Hall came here this afternoon all week 13 Mary Hall went home on the Express this afternoon I split some wood & took care of the cattle {illegible line} a grist he took up some Butter in rolls & got 20 cent per lb ther is frost every night 15 Ad fixed up some of the fences and let water of the corner field it was all a lake the furrows was not cleaned out last fall 16 I fixed up some of the road fence & went a meeting of the council at Stuarts about a {illegible} the Websters Bush {rest of entry illegible} 35 �1881 {top 1/3 of page difficult to decipher} April 17 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning we had no Minister her to day 18 Ad took the colt out ot the 6 con to paster fine day but cold wind frost at night 19 Ad fixed up the fences round the gravel pit in the forenoon hime& his Wife went Henery Websters meeting he was married to the Widow Follice oldest Daughter fine day 20 Ad began to sow and sowed 9 bushel of oats in the North field next the road center {illegible} they over the new land he got {rest of entry illegible} 21 Ad sowed 6 bushel of the same oats they were all sowed in the North field put in the north west corner 22 Ad drew the Straw that we had down in field to East of the fall wheat he spread it on where he Sowed the oats he Sowed Thimothy seed and clover seed first on it cross furrow Wallace marked Paragon & Charley {team of horses} 23 Ad worked at the road most of the day I went with Charley to Young to the funeral of {illegible} She died at Portland in Son Gilberts and was buired in Caintown graveyard Revd Mr Richards preached the funeral sermon the church was well filled 24 there was no meeting in our church we stoped at Robs all night came home today 25 Ad worked at the road I fixed some fence round the church field fine warm day 26 fine rain this morning it is very much needed the ground is very dry very little { illegible} I left the cattle out to day for the first 27 Ad has been working at the Road yesterday and today 36 �Wallace & Ad came out & fixed the pump 28 I went out to the road and got an axe and bits & fixed the gate at the road front of the house 29 I fixed the milk harness & buggy & oiled them Bessie came home from Kingston the class is not going on Jennie came up from Young 30 I fixed up the fence along the road & cleaned out part of the hen house cold day 1881 {top third of page is difficult to decipher} May 1 the woods look a little green Revd Mr Houston preached in the morning here got no Minister yet we had Sunday School in the church 2 Ad finished on is place to day heavy frost last night {rest of entry illegible} 3 I went to Gananoque to hear a case between our township council & Hugh Willson for payment of same sheep that Willson {illegible} the Judge said he had no Jurisdiction in the case we have no dog tax therefore no fund to pay from and it is the counsils duty to try all such casess Ad draged 2 ridges in the {illegible} 4 I dug a bed for oninion where Ad cultivated yesterday the ground is hard and damp {illegible} we have had no rain I might say this spring yet 5 I dug a little more in the garden and planted some top onions the ground is very lump frost last night 6 fixed more of the garden wheeled some dung to the gooseberrys and Rubarb and cleaned them 37 �7 8 fine shower at night the best we have had this spring Sifted some of the peas that Ad got at Lydenhurst they were thrashed with the Machin and were a good deal broken there was no Church here this morning Revd Mr Garrat and Mr Huston preached at night 9 Ad came here at noon they have got done at the Road he plowed in the North field south west corner for peas Wallace is shoveling at home 10 Ad plowed in the same place the ground is very dry 11 Ad finished plowing the piece Wallace came and draged I sowed 3 bushel of peas in the afternoon 12 Ad went to the outlet to look for a man to hire Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of peas they are all the crown peas I sowed better 1/2 bushel of our own old kind in the head ridge and some flax see on the end ent of the head ridge and some flaxseed on the east end of the head ridge Ad went to Young for Buckwheat to sow in the south North field southeast part of it he intends to plow it under 13 Ad took there potatos out of the seller at home 14 Ad & Wallace came this morning they sowed 4 bushels of Buckwheat on southeast part of the North field it was to wet last fall he intends to Plow it under 1881 May 15 Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning and the Revd Mr Shane preached at night for the first time Hugh McKay took Mr Shane with Charly to Fairfax 38 �16 rain most of the day no work done and the cows in the Stable a very cold with north wind 17 very cold day with north wind a little rain 18 James Bradley began to work this morning Ad hired him to work this Summer he laid up the lain fence and other fences round the pasture 19 Bradley Split wood at the house Ad is working at home I went with Revd Mr Shane to see Some of the members 20 Bradley went out to the road to ditch so as to let the water of the potato ground I picked the Sprouts of the potatoes Ad & Wallace took them out of the Seller on the 19th & put them in the Room 21 I went with Mr Shane to See more of the members 22 Rev Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 23 Ad rolled the Buckwheat I cobled mothers shoes 24 finished Sprating the potatoes worked in the garden Ad took the White Cow & the 2 yearlings to the Shanty the Revd Mr Shane moved from here to W.A Cornetts this morning the girles is helping to get them fixed 25 Ad & James picked up Stones of the New Meadow put them in the Barn yard I cut some potatoes 26 Ad & James picked more Stones put them in the Barnyard the draged & furrowed out the garden in the forenoon Ad went home & me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos some beans pop corn & some Sugar cain seed that finished the garden 27 James drew dung to the field back of the Barn for beets & turnips 39 �28 29 Ad dissmissed James he is no good Revd Mr Shane preached this evening no meeting this morning 30 Ad Spread dung back of the Barn & plowed draged & furrowed up 20 rows for Beets & roots 31 I sowed first & 2nd the yellow Mangels 3 rows long Guernsey parsnips 1881 June 1 went to Brockville to see Watt met him at the {Rennie?} house and signed Bondes for his government work Ad drawing to the back of the barn 2 I planted the Early Bassano Beet 4 row 5 & 6 rows in the Red Surrey Carrot 7 row the red Castelby Beet more than half of the 8 row then the rest is Suttons Student parsnip 3 planted 9 & 10 rows long red mangles 11 & 12 rows is Imperial Sugar Beets 13 & 14 long Red Mangel and between 50 & 60 tomato plants fine rain this morning Ad has been working at or preparing {tomorrow?} 4 I raked the ground for to sow 6 rows of turnips Ad and all hands is moving H Webster Barn to there place Tennent is doing it fine day 5 Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrat at night 6 Ad got the Barn to its place I worked on the roads with the teams we drew gravel out of Johns Johnsons pit 5 teams drawing on the {scrap?} & road 40 �{in margin} I was bileted on Mr Robert McCannon Mr Guthrie the Reverend Mr Chambers was there first rate place 7 I was at the roads John Moore was on for us that made 5 days that I did 8 Ad is drawing dung to the little field east of the Barn I Sowed 6 drills of turnips of the Seed that I raised last year John Moore is helping I went to Kingston on the Express as one of the commissioners to the general assembly from our Presbytery 9 Ad plowed and planted Some corn 10 Ad plowed and planted the potatoes where they were last year the ground is in good order 11 Ad helped Bruce to move a Barn I got home on the Express this afternoon there was a large attendance and some fine speakers they do not expect to get through before thursday next 12 Reverend Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Shane at night 13 I took Jennie to her school and pulled thistles out of rasbery and strabery bed 14 planted corn east of the Barn John Moore helped he then went through the potatoes and corn with the cultivator {illegible} paid them 1881 June 15 I planted {illegible} of 5 rows of western corn next the Barn put the corn in drills Ad is working on the roads he is path master 41 �16 I worked at the garden Ad is working on the roads 17 I worked on the roads for Ad he has to go to John Coates in the forenoon I went to a meeting of congregation & Sesson in the church Reverend Mr Graecie was here I was appointed pastore Income 18 I got two shoes on Charly by McDonald made out lists of those that had not paid their Subscription for Mr Matthews there is over 50 dollars at Fairfax 19 {in left margin} I went to a strabery festival of the church of {illegible} {in left margin} I took two vealeskines and 5 Deacons skine to Colmans to he taned one of the veal skins And ours was the best Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Craig preached at night he is new Methedes minister 20 I am fixing the truck waggon I have to make a bolster and Stakes hounds and other things 21 working at the truck waggon 22 I helped Wallace to lay out his Stables 23 Do Do Do {Ditto} in the morning 24 I went to Delta in the afternoon Stopted at Lizies went saw Mr Rodrick about Shingles he will have them in a fortnight or 3 weeks he is to send postcard 25 I got home this morning Bessie came with me Lizie is a good deal 42 �better She can rise and walk through the house with two Stafs I helped Wallace at his Stable he Raised it this afternoon it is just East of the church Shed I atended A meeting {illegible} 26 Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night 27 I worked at the waggon after taking to her School very heavy rain this afternoon 28 got some more fixed at McDonalds he fix the waggon went to strawberry festival at church of our church in the Showgrounds very heavy rain this afternoon 29 got the chair and table that was at hall then helped Wallace at the rafters got them up Ad helped too 30 I went to gananoque got Gilberts {illegible} papers filled by P Stanley got wine for the communion took some butter to Braughs got sugar one half bushel of salt paid for a bag of fine salt 1881 July 3 1 Ad fixed the Barn that they moved made a partition and boarded the underpinning John Gemmel helped me to draw the horse through the potatoes in the garden & hoed 2 Ad began to mow and mow the orchard Gemmel hoed I went to the church Reverend Mr Shane preached there was a good meeting Reverend Mr Shane preached the church filled to this over flowing there 54 partook of the 43 �communion Mr Craig preached at night {Illegible in margin} 3 loads 12 loads I have nothing at James {rest illegible} 4 I took Jennie to her School and Wallace took in the hay in the orchard had 3 good loads I helped to fix the waggon at McDonalds Shop in the forenoon I was taken Sick at night 5 Ad mowed in the Second field fine hay day 6 Ad & Wallace worked at the hay in the forenoon John Gemmel and Wallace worked at the turnips and Beets in the afternoon 7 Wallace drawing in this afternoon Ad mowed for Wallace in the forenoon Bessie raked with Charley 8 Ad & Wallace drew in hay from the 2nd field Bessie raked fine hay weather it is very warm day 9 Ad & Wallace finished drawing in what was cut here this morning they had 10 loads in the 2nd field and 2 off the peice north of the ditch they left to draw in that that was cut on Wallaces place on Thursday very warm day with a little wind 10 Mr Hall preached in the Methodist church this morning Reverend Mr Shane in ours at night very day 11 Jennet came home from young this afternoon she went home with Mary on Saturday Bessie went with them Ad mowed at Wallaces I am a good deal better 12 Ad is mowing at home this morning and drawing in the afternoon {illegible} 13 Ad cut in the field next Calhouns and finished mowing in Wallaces hay 44 �14 finished cutting Calhouns field and drew in part I helped to {illegible} warm day 15 Ad cut the six acre field and finished drawing in the Calhouns field I raked with the horses 16 I raked Ad & Wallace drew in the {rest of line illegible} 1881 July 16 17 18 19 Ad mowed the orchard and I raked it Wallace and him drew in 3 loads of the hay 20 they mowed and drew in 4 loads of hay it is a good crop I raked there a little rain at night 21 Ad began to cut East field in the forenoon Drew 4 loads of the hay north of the Barn and 1 out of the East field fine hay day 22 we drew in 5 loads of hay 4 of was back of the East field and one from north of the house I raked 23 Ad began to cut in the north field went to the road I raked Wallace & J Gemmel cut in the afternoon till tea Ad brock a bolt of the mower He had to go to the shop fine shower at tea time 24 Mrs Thomas Gilbert was buried this morning the Revd Mr Huston preached in his church it could not hold all the people Mr Shane preached at night 25 Ad finished the cuting we then began to put up stack Bruce Mc{illegible} stacked Ad went up to Abs to cut a peice that Wallace has there Henery Webster helped us with his team then he went away 45 �26 Ad & Wallace went to Abs to cut a peice it at Abs gave Wallace I went to Gananoque for to meet Miss Smith she is coming on a visit 27 Bruce came with his Reaper to cut the fall wheat he cut it all Ad Wallace & Bruces Man brought in 3 loads there was distant lightning {illegible} 28 Ad and Wallace came this morning & finished binding the wheat they helped with stack {rest of page illegible} 29 30 31 1881 August 1 2 3 4 Ad {illegible} & fixed the Reaper but it was brock this afternoon very warm time 5 Ad finished cutting the oats here this forenoon Ad & Wallace went home & cut there Spring wheat and the oats in the {illegible} field 6 Ad and Wallace came & drew in 5 loads of oats Wm Richardson helped them I am not able to do anything rained between 3 & 4 Oclock 7 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr S{illegible} at night 8 Ad and Wallace came out & hooked pease in the 46 �forenoon then they raked up oats that was cut on the 5th Ellen & me went to the funeral of Mr Roth Revd Mr Houston preached the funeral sermon at the house there was 67 rigs a very large gathering Ad & Wallace drew in 1 load oats 9 Ad Wallace & Wm Richardson drew in 2 loads of oats and 1 of peas I raked the oat ground with Richardsons horse in the forenoon they then went to the road to draw in I mowed the flax that I had for seed 10 Ad & Wallace brought there Spring wheat here there was 2 loads of it they drew in at the road 11 Ad reaped all day with the reaper he cut all the big field & 2 thirds of Wallaces 12 they drew in all there oats at the road and one load of Wallaces fine day for work 13 {illegible} night Ad Wallace & Wm Richardson finished hooking the peas this forenoon Ad and Richardson drew them in there was 2 loads & 2 before that finishes our harvesting here they went in Wallaces then 14 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 15 they worked at Wallaces oats and finished them {illegible}brought the rake fork here and a load of Barley {rest of entry illegible} 17 Ad helped Bruce with his horses Wallace went to help Ab with his hay is all done 18 Ad {illegible} part of the hay to the east stack & asked hands to help him to thrash tomorrow 19 Dan McNeil Mr Landon came this morning with the 1881 August 47 �machin they thrashed over 100 bushel of fall wheat D Cowan & Cornett & Richardson Curie helped. Cowan Cornett & Richardson had ther horses 20 21 finished thrashing had 135 bushel of fall wheat 15 of Spring wheat 220 of oats 20 of barley 29 of peas they did not thrash all the peas I went to Gananoque with Sam Cook to see Mr Greave on church business Revd Mr Crage Preached in the morning Mr Shane at night 22 Ad went to Gananoque with 5 bags of peas oats & barley got them ground for the horse I cleaned the barn {illegible} 23 Ad & Wallace began to draw dung to the north field for fall wheat dry & very warm 24 Ad and Wallace drew dung to same field 25 they finished drawing what dung we have except what is in the Sheep house it is so dry it is of no use to plow in the first time they scraped a hole in the pit for the cattle 26 Ad & Wallace drew dung from Charles Stewarts to Wallaces place in the forenoon they then began to cross plow in the north field the ground is very dry 27 Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie & to lay out a road at South Lake Wallace helped D Cowan to thrash with the team 28 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Houston at night 29 Ad plowed in the north field I took Jennie to her School very hot day 30 Ad helped Alex Cornett to thrash with his team 48 �31 helped him this forenoon that was ll that he had in the Barn he then plowed in the afternoon in the north field I took 6 bushel of wheat the Escott mill got it ground 1881 Sept 1 Ad plowing in the north field very warm day he draged the peice where the peas was on 2 Ad Rolled the peice and draged it again 3 Ad in the corner part of the same field I atended an {illegible} at {illegible} 4 RevdMr Houston preached this morning Mr Shane at night very warm day 5 Ad laid the ridges in the south part of the north field & ridges in the south part of the north field & ridged up part of it 6 Ad started to plow with 3 horses in the north west corner of the north field it does well 7 Ad plowed with the 3 horses I got the tines Sett on the Milk waggon yesterday afternoon & one tine of lumber waggon by McDonald 8 I went to Delta fair Bessie went with me I acted as Judge on Sheep Stoped at Watts 9 I got home at 8 oclock to night Ad plowed or ridged up for the fall wheat the ground is very dry and the air is full of smoke 10 Ad is plowing with 3 horses in the corner field 11 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Huston at night 12 Ad is plowing with the 3 horses he has finished the corner peice and is rolling it is very lumpy 49 �13 Ad sowed 4 1/2 bushel of fall wheat on the south west part of the North field I sowed a peice of the head ridge with the wheat that came from Mr Rennie last year it is 7 pace in width and 21 paces in length southwest corner 14 Ad Rolled and draged the part of the northwest field that he cross plowed with the 3 horse team 15 Ad took out some big stones in the corner field 16 Ad worked at a large stone in the corner of the field it is very large one Billie came home from Parry Sound this morning he helped Ad to scrape a hole in the gravel pt for water in the {illegible} very warm day 17 Ad and Wallace is plowing & scraping ditch with {rest of page illegible} 1881 Sept 18 {illegible marginal note} Revd Mr Crage preached this Mr Forest night 19 Robert Cornett began to work {illegible} him he draged & plowed in the corner field & I went to the sixth Con to fight fire with B. McNeil & his man 20 Ad went to fight fire Robert plowed I went to Kingston to the Presbytery Mr Shane went too 21 Ad did not come home Wall & all hands out to the fire it is on the rear of there lotes 22 I got home on the Mixed this morning the Presbytery closed yesterday afternoon we have to pay Mr Matthews his arrears if we do not we will get no Home Mission grant all arrears must be paid then we will get two dollars per Sabbath untill we get a settled minister 23 Robert finished the plowing in the corner field this forenoon a fine rain last night that is the 50 �first rain for over two months Rob shoveled the furrows of the first sowed wheat {illegible marginal note} 24 25 rain this forenoon I sowed 5 bushel of wheat on the corner field Rob draged Ad has been fighting RevdMr Shane preached this morning Mr Houston at night that is last sermon he is going to {illegible} 26 Robie & me cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat and 16 of peas and oats for feed for the hogs 27 I went to Escott with the grist a little rain Robie helped Ad to cut up the corn at the road 28 Robie plowed out the furrows of the follow and shoveled out the cross furrows 29 I atended out Fair I was in the Hall we took first on Cow and on Boar 2nd on Sow 1st Ram {illegible} last 2 parts & one 2nd on fine work 30 Robie & me husked some corn that was in the barn fixed up some fences got four Sheep from Coplands Ad has been most of his time fighting fire at the Shanty 1881 October 1 2 fine rain last night & this morning Ad went to the fire Robie drew dung at the road Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 3 Robie drew dung at the road Ad out to the pine 4 Do {Ditto}Do Do 5 Robie drew dung in the forenoon he helped Bruce McNeil to thrash in the afternoon 51 �6 Robie helped his Father to thrash at N Websters Ad and Alic went to Kingston on the Boat from Gananoque he took a horse to Gananoque I have been helping at the church most of the week we are white washing the roof and other alterations they have taken down the pulpit and lowered the platform 7 Robie & Ad dug potatos brought a load here put them in the Seller fine day 8 Robie thrashed Buckwheat & thistles rain most of the day I helped at the church 9 Revd Mr Shane preached in the Methodist church this morning Mr Crage at night 10 Robie is thrashing Buckwheat Ad went to the shanty the fire is still burning A little rain 11 Ad & Robie dug potatoes he brought a load here put them in the celler 12 they dug 2 loads of potates brought them here 13 they dug 1 load it rained in the afternoon Robie finished thrashing the buckwheat 14 they dug 2 loads put them in Wallaces seller they have got them nearly all dug 15 rain most of the day Robie & me husked corn that he brought from the Road Ad went to Young with his Mother to see Rob 16 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night in the Methodist at night Mr Houston this morning in his own church 17 rain we cleaned som of the Buckwheat and killed a yearling heffer rain most of the afternoon 1881 52 �Oct {left margin} RevdMr Green held his Bible meeting to night rain most of the day 18 Pulled and drew in two loads of Beets they were Blood Sugar and yellow mangels we have only 3 loads altogether 19 I helped at the church in the forenoon I dug in the turnips in the afternoon and some carrots Robie began to plow in the North field NEast corner 20 Robie plowed I helped at the curch there was Mrs Cornett & 2 Daughters Mrs McMullen Mrs H McDonald & Jennet 21 Robie finished plowing that field this afternoon I finished pulling the carrots and parsnips 22 Robie began to plow at the Road they are plowing the center or old paster field where the well is 23 the Revd Mr Greacie preached this afternoon Revd Mr Greacie dispensed the sacrament to day 24 Robie is plowing at the road Ad & Wallace is working at there stable cold with rain 25 Robie is plowing Ad & B Kirker is working at the stable I went Wallace &Revd Mr Shane to Mrs Crawfords funeral she was buired at the Ebenazer buiring ground there was a large number at it officiated at the grave he will the Sermon on Sabbath morning at Fairfax he had to Kingston on the Express 26 Robie is plowing they working at the stable I helped to quill some hard frost these last two nights we have had the cows in at 53 �night for some time back and fead them corn stalks 27 hard frost last night Robie is plowing Ad and Alic is fixing Wallaces house this afternoon 28 Robie is plowing at the Road I worked at a cedar log to make a Beam for Jennets loom fine day Ad & Wallace is working at there stable 29 heavy rain this forenoon no work done 30 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 31 Ad & Wallace brought out a load of cornstalks I helped to clean up 8 bushel of wheat for Bruce McNeil he is borrowing it 1881 Nov 6 1 I husked some cornstalks for the cows we put them in every morning & sometimes at night 2 Husked more corn Robie is plowing at the road 3 rain most of the day Jennie went to Farmersville to the Teachers Instute she went with Wm Cornett 4 Robie is plowing I split some wood some other chores 5 rain most of the Robie helped Wallace to draw stuff for grouting his stable I husked some corn Ad ditched at the Road Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night I took Mr Shane to Fairfax roads very bad 54 �first snow fall 7 I finished husking the corn Robie is plowing Ad took Jennie to her School 8 Ad brought a cheese out this morning they are drawing gravel for grouting Robie is plowing 9 Ad took an ash log to Greers Saw mill got it sawed & squared for a beam for Jennets loom 10 I worked at the beam Ad is ditching at the road 11 I went to McCormicks Mrs Kirkers &Mr Darling on church business and brought Jennie home 12 there was about 3 inches of snow this morning little Watt from Pembroke came here last night Express it rained & snowed all day snow all gone 13 snowed 3 inches to night Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 14 I took Jennie to her School Ad is ditching Robie is picking Stones of the headridge So as to finish the field he has been three weeks it is a large one 15 Ad finished ditching the field where Robie was plowing and cleaned out ditches where Robie in the north field before he went to the road Jennet went to Delta this morning Lizies girl is going to leave here Jenet is gone to try & get one on the road 16 Ad Wallace & Robie went to the Hays land an got Slepers for his Stable got two for ours off Brun{cut off} they are 28 feet long we took out the Shiprocks {sleepers would make more sense} 17 I helped Wallace to put in some his Slepers in the stable Jennet got home she got Miss Acton at Somers to go 55 �1881 Nov 18 Ad and me put the long Sleeper in ther place in the Sheep pen in the forenoon he helped Wallace to Shingle in the afternoon Cold day (Ad went to B. Youngs for the raising let the Ram to the sheep 19 rain and snow or rather sleet I split wood 20 Snow & rain Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 21 Ad helped Wallace to shingle they got it finished then was off them at it prety cold day 22 Ad killed 3 spring pigs he brought one of them here it weighed 210 pounds I taped my shoes 23 Robie finished drawing the dung at the road Ad is beging to move the thing 24 they are moving all that they can drawing wood loose lumber very cold time 25 Robie is helping Bruce to thrash Ad is moving all he can I split some wood 26 I fixed up some of the fence this forenoon went to a Agriculture meeting at Deans snow & rain 27 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 28 Ad moved out the Family to day they are all in bush they have a good deal to do yet 29 Ad & Robie is buisy drawing things & fixing up the house 30 Robie is helping Bruce to thrash Ad is giting thing fixed in the house 56 �1881 Dec 1 Ad & Wallace buried the sleeper for a stable in the New barn Robie Ditched out at the road 2 Ad & Wallace fixed Wallace stable & took some hay from here to it Ad went for Jennie 3 Wallace & Robie cut down an Ellem tree on the line North of the ditch East line Ad drew 2 16 feet logs of it to the Mill for plank for the stable 4 {in margin} the dogs killed 14 Geese last night for Ellen they are all torn & eaten Revd Mr Shane preached this morning &Mr Ferguson at night 5 I took Jennie to her School Ad went for a load of Stuff to McCreadys mill then they thrashed Wallaces oats of there Barn floor they 200 bushel in this afternoon 6 Ad & Wallace worked at the floor in the stable snow & rain most of the day very little frost 7 we all worked at the Stable in the New barn we got the bails nearly all fixed snowed about an inch last night 8 worked at the stable cold day 9 Do Do {Ditto} got it finished so that got a place fixed for the sow pig & put her in it 10 we got 4 of Ads cows in the stable this afternoon the two yearling heffers and 4 calfs there is 3 of there cows in our Stable & Tillie cow is the new stable we 57 �are fattening her 11 Revd Mr Matthews preached in the Methodist church in the morning Mr Shane at in ours at night 12 Ad went to the 9th consession to see his lot there the fire has run all over it he sold it to Running for 13 heavy rain all day the ground is geting very wet no work out of doors 14 Still raining the frost out of the fields Ad overhalled the mainger in the horse stable 15 Ad was fixing at home they dug a ditch for to let the water of the church field I quiled some 16 Ad brought there hens & geese from the road and other chores I split wood 1881 Dec 17 18 Split wood & primed the window sashes for up stairs windows fine day Bessie came home from Kingston Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I took him to Fairfax Thomas Kingston A Cashman a report that I had wrote to send to Kingston to Dr T G Smith of our {illegible} with Mr Matthews he signed it 19 I sent Dr Smith on the train gave him the report Ad & Wallace & me we worked at the cow stable grouting it in the afternoon fine warm day 20 worked at the stable all hands fine day 21 Do Do {Ditto} got it all grouted but the part 58 �between the door and the cattle heads rained most of the day 22 we changed the door of Stable the width of it {?} to the East Wallace cut two small basswood trees in the woods for his bails top & bottom 23 I Split some wood Ad fixed some fixings in the Stable fine day 24 I Split wood and did other chores 25 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Austin at 3 oclock in English church Mr Shane at night in ours 26 Ad Lowered the floor in our cow stable behind the cows I had a chill did nothing 27 Ad took a 100 of flour to vanornam he is choping for him at the 6 consession Jennet Bessie Jessie & Phillo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning they came back on the Mixed 28 rain Most of the day very little done Ad drew some snow from there Barn to Wallaces stable 29 I split some wood & gruted a little in the henhouse 30 put some the wood that is out in the woods they are all at the church fixing a New year tree for the Sabbath School Children 31 Ad and Bessie went to young to them there is some of them sick Aunt Margret has got her ribs brock a very stormy day 1882 Jan 1 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 2 very heavy frost last night there is no Slaughing Ad 59 �came hom from Young this afternoon on the Horse the axel of the Buggy brock between Leaders & Margrets the horse got away & cut the two back sinews of his hind leg he went to Brockville veterian Doctor he would not {illegible} it till wednesday Ad had done it up with a bandage before he went to Brockville 3 we Killed the two old hogs to day it is very cold with Snow in the afternoon 4 Ad went to Young on the Mixed this morning for to see how Charley is he did not get home tonight 5 Ad came home to day Charley is well as can be expected he went to Brockville to see the Dr he thinks he is doing well I did the Chores & Split wood 6 Snowed about 4 inches last night & today Ad drew Some Sawlogs for Wallace from Bruces for Wallaces Stable there is Some Sliping with the Slaugh 7 Ad drew two loads of hay for Wallace they put if over his Stable it is quit warm 8 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 9 the Snow is all gone it is quite warm Ad went to Gananoque Bissie went to Kingston on the Mixed this morning to atend the College fine day 10 Ad and Wallace cleaned up his oats that was in there Barn in the field front last night I got what wood was out in the Shed there is no truck 11 Stormed most of the day I got wood split &atended the cattle 12 I atended the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Societie in Dickes Hall there was a large atendence of Members Ad drew a load of wood from the Hays land that Wallace has 60 �13 Ad went to the Chanty for a load of wood 14 McNiels Machin is thrashing for Ad it is oats that they are thrashing 1882 Jan 15 Revd Mr Roberson preached this morning Wm J Turner took him to Fairfax in the afternoon Mr Crage at night 16 Ad drew a load of green wood Hays land it is small blue {illegible} 17 we killed the Kittie cow we have Stall fed her since fall Ad went to the Shanty for a load of long wood brought home 18 Ad went to Hys land for wood our wood that we got last winter is nearly done very cold day 19 Ad drew wood from Hays land I bucked wood 20 Ad went to the Hays land for wood he brock his whipeltrees he only brought part of a load 21 Ad went to the Shanty brought a large load of dry wood Slaugh runs good Wallace went to Young to see Charley horse to Libie & Jessie with rained & Snow most of the day 22 very cold with high wind Revd Mr Crage preached in the morning Mr Shane at night very Stormy & cold very few out very cold 23 Ad riged up the bobslaughs & went the Shanty brought a load of Cordwood Snowed about 3 inches 24 Ad drew a load of Cordwood from the Shanty very cold day 25 Ad drew a load of Cordwood from the Shanty 61 �fine day rain at night & some Snow 26 Ad went for a load of wood it rained and Snowed last night a very heavy fog this afternoon and very warm 27 Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Wallace & me cleaned up 6 bags of wheat him and Ad cleaned up 19 bags of oats at there Barn in the forenoon he intends to go to Mill 28 Ad went to Escott with the waggon he took the 6 bags of fall wheat and 19 bags of oats 29 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Wallace took him to Fairfax with our duble Slaugh cold day 30 Wallace went to Escott with the waggon I cut wood 31 Ad worked at the {illegible} doing chores I cut wood 1882 Feb 1 Ad cut wood on the Hays land with Wallace fine day there is no Slaughing I sawed wood 2 Ad and Wallace are cuting up Ellem tops on the Hays land that Wallace bought there 3 Do Do Do Do {Ditto} 4 Ad & Wallace is cuting wood on his place 5 Revd Mr Spiner preached this morning Mr Shane at night 6 Ad drew 2 loads of wood Ellem tops from the Hays land cold day 7 Ad drew 1 load of wood James Beatty 62 �& Robert Wm Hughes came up from young with loads of Barley to the Station there is a good market here 8 Ad drew 2 loads of Ellem tops from Wallaces place on the Hays land 9 Ad drew 1 load of wood this morning he went to the Funeral of Bruce Johnston son of Robert Johnston he was throughn from a horse 12 days before his schul was brock in there between 10 & 18 rigs the Union church could not them the Revd Mr Crage preached fine day 10 Ad went to South Lake to lay out a road there fine day Slaughing almost gone I cut wood 11 Ad went to the Funeral of Mrs Landen Joseph Stacey Mother in law She was buired at the Ebenazear 18 {12?} {illegible margin note} the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 13 rain last night the Snow is all gone Ad read up the New Barn floor I cut some wood heavy rain most of the day 14 Ad got Bruces old mare to put in with Tom have to go to the funeral of Wm Armstrong he took some of the Morners I went with him to the house there was a very large funeral he was buired at the Ebenazear Rev Mr. Crage preached I walked across home 15 Iseral Boam {Israel James Bowen} is buiring to day at the Union church he died at Mr Lappins he went to a milk meeting& fell down & died with {Speaking?} 1882 63 �Feb 16 Ad & Wallace is dawing Straw on the waggon from the Barn in there field warm day for to feed the Stack fine 17 Ad and Wallace brought the Saw & horsepower here for to Saw wood here very cold day north wind 18 they set the Saw & horsepower this forenoon Bruce filed the Saw they Sawed all the wood we have it filled the woodshed they got a New Ballance wheal to the Saw put on in Brockville it cost eight dollars 19 X 26 H the Revd Mr Crage preach this morning Mr Shane at night 20 Ad & Wallace took the Saw & horsepower to there place this morning they Sawed most of their wood in the afternoon they brock the cap of the driving wheel 21 Snowed and rained a little most of the day 22 the Snow is about 8 inches deep Ad went to the Chanty for to bank out wood fine day he brought home 1 load of wood 23 Ad went to the Chanty for wood brought 1 load and went back up I there all night 24 Ad cam home with a load early this morning went back again & brought another I went to the station & met Revd Mr Richards he is to {illegible} 25 there was a large number at the tea meeting last last night the preceds was about $115 it was a great Success Ad & Alice went to Delta this afternoon Ad took Kittees hide to Colmans to get taned the Revd Mr McAuther preached Mr Shane was 64 �McKay took him to Fairfax Sick he had to go home to Kingston Mr Crage preached at night 27 Ad & Alice came home this afternoon the Slaughing is all gone warm day he brought a colt of Wats with him 28 Wallace went to Gananoque Jennet went with him She took a crock of butter with her got 23 c per pound for it they went with the Buggy the roads is bad rain to night 1 very heavy this morning the Snow is all gone except allong the fences heay rain this afternoon 2 very little frost last fine worm day I split wood 3 Ad went to Gananoque with Mrs James Shipard She down on a visit he got home in time to go on the Express to Young to See how the Charley horse is doing 4 I Split wood this morning fine day I met Mr Hiland a Student Jams C McCormick took him to Fairfax 1882 March he went with the Buggy the roads bad 5 Revd Mr preached in the C. of E. this Mr Hiland at night 6 dull hazie day Ad came home from younge last night the horse is gaining a little 7 Ad and Wallace thrashed the peas that was left for Seed the wind was blowing from the North they spared the doors & cleaned up 4 bushel that was of our old kind 8 Ad and Wallace went to Bowes and got 6 bags of wheat Ad took it to Escott mill the Roads is 65 �very ruff Ellen went to Glentay on the Express 9 Ad went to the Chanty to bank out wood he took Slaugh on the Buggy began to about 10 oclock 10 Snowed about 6 inches last night with rain so that there is thick ice on the snow Ad is geting saw logs to Blairs mill some pine & ash 11 Ad came home about 7 oclock this evening I Split wood &atended the cattle 12 Mr McClearn preached this morning Alec Cornett took him to Fairfax Mr Crage preached at night 13 Ad & Alia went to the chanty he is going to Bank out there was 2 inches of Snow last night fine day 14 {The following entry is transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive} attended congregation meeting at the station cold day, poor Slaughing some is suing wheels 15 I helped Jennet to quill and tended the cattle 16 Mary cow had a calf it is a bull I did the chores 17 Petts 2 year old had a heffer calf it is from John Cooks Duram bull it is a nice one White face cow had a bull calf this afternoon 18 I took care of the cattel and calfs fine day Ad and Abia came home from the Chanty they were there drawing Sawlogs & banking out wood 66 �1882 March 19 heavy wind with snow & drifts I stoped at Mr Steves in Kingston 19 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night Hugh McKay took Mr Shane to Fairfax last night 20 Ad killed the two bull calfs fine day Snow all gone 21 cold last night with a little Snow I intend to go on the Express to the Presbytery in Kingston 22 I got to Kingston yesterday afternoon the train was 1 1/2 late 23 there was a great deal of buisness to do at the prsbytery I got home on the Express this afternoon Bessie came with me her Clases is finished for this term 24 cold hard frost last night I Split wood & did the chores Ad went to the Chanty on yesterday morning for to Bank out wood that he has cut 25 Ad came at noon he got all the wood banked out hard frost last night and to day 26 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night Henery Webster took Mr Shane to Fairfax in the afternoon 27 rain last night and today Ad fixed some fixings at the Stable Kate got a nail in her foot She is lame 28 I have a lame Back cant do much 29 Ad went to Gananoque with Mary Jane Dutch cow has a heffer calf fine day 30 I helped Ad to clean up 15 bags of oats at 67 �there Barn he took them to the Mill here to get them ground for the cows 31 Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land with the horses to draw rail cuts for a line fence very hard frost last night cold day 1882 April 1 2 Ad brought his grist from the mill and drew oats from the Barn for to feed the horses here I split wood Revd Mr Baily preached this morning Mr Robertsen at at night he stoped here all night 3 Ad went with Wallace and drew Rail cuts on the Hays land Dan Vanerman came this afternoon he had hired him for a year for $144 dollers 4 they all went to the Hays land to work this morning 5 Do Do Do Do Do {Ditto}I split wood & took care of the cattle 6 Ad got I McDonald to come & pair Kates foot where the nail went in he let out a lot of pus She put her feet down on the foor at one I boiled some flaxseed for A poltice put it on Dan helped Wallace 7 Dan is helping Wallace on Hays land Ad is choring 8 we put another polties on Kates foot it a great deal Better 1 got wood cold day 9 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 10 Ad went to Brockville on the mixed this morning he is on the Jury Wallace took us to Mr Thomas Darlings funeral he was buired at the Ebenazer church he died on friday night last there was a large number at the house Revd Mr Shane oficiated the Funeral sermon is to be preached on the 23 in our church here 68 �16 11 went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Willson Wallace took the morners Revd Mr Crage preached in the Methodist Church here she was buiried at the Ebenazer church 12 Dan went to McCreadys Mill for a load of lumber then he drew 2 loads of straw from this Barn 13 Dan & Wallace drew 2 loads of straw here and 2 loads of hay for Wallaces to his stable 14 Dan went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Ad got home on the Express from Brockville 15 Ad & Bruce riged up the horse powr onto Saw wood they Sawed a little Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 1882 April 23 17 They finished Sawing at Ads this forenoon then they took the horse powr out to Bruces to Saw there 18 Dan helped Bruce to saw wood they finished his 19 rain most of the day Dan Split wood in the wood Shed I have a pain in my neck 20 Dan finished Spliting what wood was in the Shed 21 Dan & Ad cleaned up oats for to grind for the cows they then drew stones for a fence front of Wallce house he is going to put in iron Rods in them 22 Dan drew gravel for a road into Wallace house I can do very little with the pain in my neck Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr 69 �Shane preached Mr Darlings funeral Sermon in our church at 2:30 P.M. the church crowded full there was hardly Standing room 1/2 bushel oats 5 of wheat {illegible} 30 24 Dan rolled the midel field west Side frost every night cold backward time 25 Ad sowed fine bushel of spring wheat on the fall wheat it is mostly all killed Dan cultivated it in Ad worked Wallaces horse & Kate on the roller 26 they sowed 4 bushel of oats in the midle of the North field Ad sowed clover & timothy seed eaqueel quantities he worked parigon & Kate on the drag 27 Ad sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in the North East corner of the North field part of it was brock up last fall that finished the sowing here 28 they went out to the road and oats there Billie came from Parry Sound on the Express yesterday & all is well there 29 Dan Shoveled out the cross furrows in the North field this forenoon he drew the old leached ashes from frount of the house and Spread them on the garden from the house to the henhouse Mr Robinson came on the Express he is to preach at Fairfax tomorrow morning Revd Mr Bailie preached the funeral sermon of Wm Staces in the English Church this morning Mr Robinson in ours at night 1882 May 1 Dan is working at the road with the team in the old paster field they are sowing oats 2 Dan is cultivating Ad is harrowing after him with Kate and Paragon fine day 70 �3 Do Do {Ditto} I dug were the strawes was 4 Dan drew dung this forenoon to the garden Ad went to gananoque with Kate & Paragon 5 they are working in the old paster field at the road I dug som in the garden and planted a quarter lb of onions seed that Ad got in gananoque 6 they finished the old paster field this afternoon all but a low peice that they left for Potatoes 7 rain last night rain last night Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Bailie at night James McMullen took him to Fairfax 8 Dan plowed the garden & cultivated it it very lumpy Ad went to Gananoque with Paragon 9 Dan went to the road to plow in the old night paster the garden is too wet work at 10 Dan is plowing at the road Ad has sold the place at the road to Thomas Burns for two thousand dollars Ad is to have the crop this year 11 heavy rain this morning and most of the day Dan & Ad cleaned up some oats 12 Dan Shoveled furrows out at the road 13 Dan shoveled and let the water of the garden and drew straw from back of the Barn to the Barnyard so as to fill it up it very wet 14 Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning Mr Robinson at night 15 Dan plowed at the road I dug some in the garden Ad went to Delta for to take the horses and {illegible} rigs to Brockville that Wat is going to take to the 71 �north West for the surrey 16 Dan sowed 3 bushel of peas at the road they are the same that be at Delta last year 17 Dan worked at the road Ad went on the train for Manatoba Jennie & B. Sandness went with him behind four horses & two {illegible} waggons and other trap 1882 May 18 Dan worked at the road he Sowed more peas and Some wheat the ground is hard with {illegible} and wet dry weather 19 Dan & Wallace working on the road they finished all but the planting ground Dan rolled &draged the garden & planted a bushel of {illegible} Early Rose and tried to plow on Wallaces place he could not do it it was too wet and rolled on the plow 20 Dan drew dung on the field behind the Barn 21 Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Crage at night 22 Dan plowed for Wm McNiel he helped him before 23 heavy rain last night and this morning we cleaned up 10 bushels of wheat for to take to the mill Dan & Bruces boys took the yearlings out to the shanty this afternoon I planted a bushel of potates that we got of Ab McNiel in the garden a New Kind 24 Dan went Gananoque with 10 Bushel of fall wheat and 1 of Spring & fall for cracked wheat Jennet and Bessie went with him cold Day 25 Dan drew dung to the field back of the barn I took care of the cattle we have them in the Stable 26 Dan finished dunging the field & plowed a little 72 �27 28 Dan plowed in the forenoon he then Shoveled some furrows out at the road I got the horses Shod all round 3 new shoes & 5 old ones set I paid McDonald $1.35 one dollar & thirty cents for them & one Shoe on Kate that I got on the week before Professer Powter came on the Express Professer Powter of Kingston preached at night for us Mr Crage in the morning 29 Dan is plowing East of the Barn it is a little warmer 30 Dan finished plowing East of the Barn and then marked it out for planting and plowed the headridge southeast of the fall wheat draged it I sowed A milk pan & a half of flax Seed on it he gave it one stroke of the drag 31 John Gemmel helped me to plant a Bushel of Western corn for cow feed we planted in drills we began next to the Barn the last row & half our own corn we sowed 9 rows of the Red Surrey carrot & 2 rows carrot {illegible} it rained so that we could not finish 1882 June 1 very heavy rain last night the ground is very wet Dan is fixing up the paster fence {Illegible marginal note) 2 finished planting the corn back of the Barn we planted 34 hills of cucumbers next the parsnips we then finished planting the garden with pop corn Butter Beans Early corn and 24 hills of potatos that I got in Kingston one seed in a hill & nearby a pan full of other Beans Dan drew Straw into the Barn yard & other chores with the horses 3 Dan drew gravel for the lain road and round the gate rain ground is too wet to work 4 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 73 �we went to the laying of the {illegible] of a church at Fairfax there was a great gathering 26 dollars was realised 5 Dan drew gravel to the lain this forenoon he drew earth for Wallace to put frount of his house in the afternoon 6 Dan is drawing dunt for Wallace we washed the sheep in the afternoon 7 Do Do Do {Ditto} they have got nearly enough for all that he wants 8 Dan went to roll some Sawlogs into the creek ad take them to the Mill this morning he fund that some of the had been stolen he got what he found to the mill brought a load of lumber home 9 Dan drew 2 loads of dung from Mathews to the norheast field in the forenoon I helped him to load the shered on rather under took to do it I helped him pint the second I had turned me over & hurt my knee so that I could do no more he finished them 10 Dan had to do the chores I cannot get out of the bed with my knee he plowed in the northeast field for Buckwheat 11 the Revd Mr McQuage preached at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay in the afternoon and here at night I cannot get out of bed yet 12 Dan is plowing at the road for the potatos & corn fine day 13 Dan Do {Ditto}Do Do Do 14 Dan and Wallace began to plant the potatos at the road I cut some fine day 74 �15 they more potatoes and some corn rain in the afternoon 16 marked out more of the ground for planting and Shoveled out the ditch 17 Sowed Some Sweeds turnips the Revd Mr Greacie preached this afternoon passed a motion to see what we can rais for {illegible} to Mr Shane 1882 June 18 I put a blister on my knee Billie came from Parry Sound on the Express 25 Revd Mr Shane preached and dispenced the communion there was 38 partook very heavy rain this morning 19 Dan and Wallace finished Sowing Beets & Mangles at the road my knee is very Sore I am in the house all day 20 Dan sowed a low hole next Websters line with millet this forenoon that finished the work at the road I went to the station and rated for George Tayler 21 Dan and Wallace worked on the road with the team 22 Do Do {Ditto}they had two teams in 23 Do Do {Ditto}this forenoon they had two team on 24 Dan plowed for Buckwheat in the forenoon he went to young in the afternoon and brought Charley horse home Rob could not keep him the paster Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr 75 �Shane at night Revd Mr Green came here this forenoon stopped all night 26 Dan is plowing in the North field I am in the house with my knee the Dr orders me to keep still 27 Dan is plowing in the North field 28 Do Do Do{Ditto} 29 Do Do Do{Ditto} 30 Dan finished the field this forenoon Wallace went through the potatos & corn in the garden with the cultivator John Gemmel hoed in the garden this forenoon he had to quite on account of a sore hand there is heavy rain this afternoon I have been in the house with my knee all this week it is some better 1 heavy rain all day Dan cleaned & fixed the Barns for the haying and other choring 1882 July 2 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 3 Dan went to Delta this morning with Vic and the three children fine morning heavy rain in the afternoon John Gemmel hoed in the garden and pulled some Mustard in the forenoon 4 Dan came home from Delta this forenoon he cultivated in some Millet in the field East of the Barn where the Western corn did not grow that I got from Mr Brought it was bad Seed 5 rain this forenoon Dan drew some wood from the Bush old stuff I am still in the house 76 �John Gemmel Billie Alex at the road 6 Dan Choped some wood in the bush this forenoon he sowed Som Buckwheat at in the afternoon where he plowed 7 Dan Sowed more Buckwheat John Gemmel hoed in the garden to day 8 Dan finished the Buckwheat to day he sowed bushel John Gemmel hoed East of the Barn 9 Gemmel has worked 6 1/2 days Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning Mr. Shane at night 10 Dan drew dung from Matthews John Gemmel hoed half a day East of the Barn 11 John Gemmel hoed East of the barn Dan drew a load of lumber from Blairs Mill & cultivated in the corn 12 no work four Logers took Dinnier in the drill shed and we had a strawberry festival in the Agriculture Hall in the afternoon John Gemmel 1/2 day 13 Dan took a load of window frames from the station to Fairfax for the church there this forenoon he ground the syth & mowed round the house my knee is a great deal better 1/2 day 14 Dan look for Charley & Kate got out of the paster last night found them at Charles Armstrong he went to Fairfax for the runners to draw Wallaces stable {illegible} 15 Dan helping to draw the stable John Tennent {illegible} him did it they got it to its place in afternoon it {illegible} & rained 1882 77 �July 16 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night 17 Dan began to mow & mowed the orchard in the forenoon he then went to the North field & mowed there 18 heavy rain most of the day Dan put a corer on the granary in the old barn then we fixed the cover over the cows Stable in the New Barn and took some of the pig of the sow 19 Dan mowed in the north field I spread out the hay in the orchard and raked round the fences Wallace and Freman McNeil hoed at the road they raked & cocked the orchard 20 Dan Wallace & Freaman drew i 3 loads out of the orchard & 3 from the North field they put it in the New Barn over the cows I made frames for Wallaces seller windows & put wire cloth on them fine day 21 Dan mowed in the midel field in the forenoon Freman raked with Kate they drew in 1 load from the North field after dinner put it over the cows in the old Barn heavy showr to stop my men drwing in they then cleaned a grist 22 I took 3 bushel of fall wheat and better than 1 of Spring wheat for cracked wheat to Escott Mill Dan & Wallace worked at hay 23 I went to Fairfax & Sandbay and Read the call and in our own church at night and the people Signed it Mr Shane preached 24 Dan Mowed part of the day & I finished the cuting of center field at night Wallace Dan & Fremanan drew in with Kate & paragon they raked with Charley 25 I mowed in the North field a piece that was left the rest is raking and drawing in they drew in 7 loads 78 �26 I mowed the field East of the lain that finished cuting here & the rest is drawing from the midle field 27 I went out to the road & began to cut in the field north of the potatos it is poor & very rough heavy rain in the night 28 I finished cuting the field this afternoon the rest hoed potatos 29 I raked and the rest drew in they drew it home I atended a congregational meeting in the afternoon 30 Revd Mr Shane preached here this morning 31 I began to mow in the North field next calhounes mowed all day very warm 1882 August {illegible} and the Thermometer is 112 very hot day Billie & Vive came here last night 1 I mowed this forenoon and then went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery is meets at 11 oclock to morrow to receive a call from us to Revd Mr Shane I took it up 2 came home on the Express then to 6th con commenced & {illegible} other then men was drawing in Dan had finished mowing 3 I went to mow a peice East of the bushes that was seeded down and found that there was a lot of mustard in it the seed had ripened & would not cut it runing then Dan went up to {illegible} to cut peice for Wallace they {illegible} 4 Dan Wallace and Fremon went to Abs this morning 5 Dan Wallace & Truman went to Abs they finished Wallaces peice last night 79 �Abs party turned in with them yesterday & they went there today to help them 6 Billie went to Pembroke on the Express rain this evening Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 7 Dan Wallace & Truman mowed Barley & cocked it as they went along very warm day 8 heavy rain most of the day no work done 9 Dan & Truman worked at the Roots thining & weeding 10 Dan went Gananoque to a Picnick this morning Fremon worked at the Barley 11 Dan Wallace and Fremon worked at the Barley in the forenoon Dan & Wallace cut the Fall wheat in the afternoon Freeman worked at the Barley 12 we drew in 4 loads of Barley it is a good crop 13 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I read the In Duction Edie here for Mr Shane 14 Dan & Wallace mowed peas & oats I turned over the raking & some cocks of Barley that was left out on Saturday Freman & me drew a load of the rakeings & cocks then they drew in 3 loads of peas & oats I raked 15 Wallace hooked peas Freman & me raked up the fall wheat it is poor crop Dan got A Cornetts reaper and cut the oats in the north field fine day 80 �Alice came this afternoon very stormy little rain {illegible} 16 Dan and Wallace hooked peas this forenoon we then drew the remainder of the peas and oats 17 Dan Wallace & Billie finished hooking the peas this afternoon Bruce came with the Bruce came with the reaper and cut the spring Cornett Run what they could & stacked it up 67 stooks {rest of line illegible} 1882 August 18 Bruce cut oats in the Barn field and in the North field at the road Dan Wallace & Billie Bound what they {illegible} of them Freman & me stooked the fall wheat and Raked up part of the oats in the north field 19 drew in the oats in the North field had 6 loads Billie helped Freman & the raked up the Sheaves 20 I went with Revd Mr Shane to Fairfax and Sand Bay and read the Edict of Induction for Mr Shane 21 Dan Wallace & Freeman drew in the Spring wheat had 5 loads they then drew in 2 loads of oats from the road 22 they are drawing in the peas we put 1 load over the Stable in the new Barn put 4 loads in a stack at the New Barn and toped off sheaf oat & hay 23 Dan & Wallace cradled oats at the Road rain last night my kneew is very painfull. 24 Dan & Wallace worked at the grain Bruce cut part of side oats with the Reaper Freeman is helping 25 they are all working at the Road Billie came from Delta this forenoon he brought a man with him 81 �26 27 Wallace finished all our cuting with the Reaper this forenoon Dan Billie Freeman and the man that he brought binding & drawing in I am raking after the reaper fine day Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I read the Induction Notice that is the Second time 28 Dan & Wallace is drawing Freeman is raking up for them they are filling up all the barn 29 they are drawing to both Barns warm day 30 We are are all working our best they have put enought of the Austrilian oats that is bound in Sheaf over the cows stable at the road for seed that is pure and enought of the other oats bound in the New Barn for Seed all the crops is first rate thank a good God for all his goodness to us 31 Dan & Wallace is helping Bruce our grain is all in 1882 Sept 1 Dan and Wallace is helping Bruce to draw in there is a fine rain this afternoon 2 I went to Gananoque with Hugh McKay for to get stuff for a fence for the church we got it at McClarnens Dan went to {illegible} with a grist 10 bags wheat went to look for himself some {illegible} 3 Dan took Richards to Fairfax & Sand Bay Revd Mr Richards preached at night Mr Crage at night 4 I went to helped J McDonald in the shop to make a share for the plow there was so Many horses came in that we got very little done Dan was looking for {illegible} 82 �paid McDonald in share 3.50 5 I was a McDonalds all day got the share done Dan started to plow for the fall wheat he is cross plowing 6 Dan is plowing I got a shoe on Kate I went to a Harvest home dinner in the Grill Shed there was a large gathering Ellen and the children & Bessie came from Perth on Express 7 Dan drew in Wallaces oats I helped them fine day 8 Dan is plowing for fallwheat it is hard work we drew in the flax seed cool day 9 Dan is plowing I went with Wm McCready to try & get some stones at Armstrongs for Corners for the Sand Bay church we got four small ones put in two blasts they did not qua{illegible} 10 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Bailie at night 11 Dan is plowing I nailed some fence boards on the posts for a lain and got some wood 12 Dan finished the cross plowing today it is very hard Dan cultivated & rolled the peace Ellen {illegible} Revd MrLeashman preached the induction service Revd Mr McQuaid and Willson adressed the Miniter an people we had a good meeting after the congregation dismissed Mr Leashman called the session and Mr Shane in Moderator of Sission I was put in Rep{illegible} Elder 13 Dan cultivated & rolled the peice it is very rough Ellen & me went to Sand Bay to the Laying of a corner ston of a Presbyterian Church Revd D Jordan Laushway McQuaig & Shane adressed the people 83 �14 heavy wind and rain most of the day Dan drew dung 15 Dan drew dung from Mathews for wheat Aunt Isabela came from Duram on the Express 1882 Sept 16 17 Dan drawing dung I split some wood & threshed some of the flax seed Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night 18 I went to Young with Aunt Isabela & Ellen with Kate and Paragon they are all well came home at night 19 heavy rain and thunder this morning Besie went to Gananoque with Kate Dan drew dung in 20 Dan drew Dung there heavy rain good deal of the day cannot get any help to load dung 21 Dan helped Bruce McNeal to thrash I went the Kingston fair there was a great deal of fine stock of all kinds with rain 22 I got home on the Express I stoped at Joseph Nicols very heavy rain most of the day 23 Dan drew some rails had to make fence Dan went to Gananoque with Bessie they brought home {illegible} for the lambs the ground is very wet 24 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Baillie at night 25 Dan drew Dung George Matthews loaded 26 Do Do Do{Ditto} they finished drawing I cut the millet at the road fine day 27 Dan begun to plow for the fall wheat Matthews spread 84 �in the afternoon he was sick & could not work in the morning 28 Dan is plowing Matthews is spreading we separated lambs and took the Ram from the sheep I put up a fence at the top of the orchard for them 29 Wallace draged in 4 1/2 bushel of fall wheat at Wm Scotts sowed the ground is in good order Dan finished the plowing Wallace draged with Paragon {rest of entry illegible} 30 {entry illegible} 1882 Oct 1 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening 2 Dan drew some stones & sand to the Barnyard George Mathews began to cut the Buckwheat he is to {illegible} half of the seed 3 Dan drew some wood this forenoon he helped Bruce to saw wood in the afternoon I moved the track 4 Dan went to Bruces this morning for to help them Saw wood 5 Dan helped Bruce to saw they finished he brought part of the Rig home 6 Dan went out for the horse powr we through down part of the old Stable 7 Robert Armstrong brought Aunt Isabla here this morning he took home a Ram lamb for Roby Beatty half breed South down 8 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 9 Bruce came and sett his horsepowr& we sawed part of the old stable Aunt Isabla went away home on the 85 �Express Bille came from Delta last night he brought rene & Miss Stevens with him he went to Brockville with them this morning he is going to Parry Sound on the Express from Brockville 10 Dan & me {illegible} up the Barnyard where the old Stable was & {illegible} up the barn 11 Dan & Wallace began to dig the potatos 12 Do Do {Ditto}they brought 2 loads home 13 Do Do {Ditto}Bruces Boy picking up I am puting a new floor in the granery riging it up 14 they are working at the potatos they are a good crop there is a good many small one in them 15 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening 16 George Mathews is helping Dan to dig Wallace is helping Ab to thrash fine day {illegible} we have the horses {illegible} 17 I fixed another bin for potatos in our seller 18 Dan & Mathew is finished diging the potatos put the White & Black in the new Barn 19 the thrashers cam last night to thrash we thrased the fall wheat had 110 bushel good crop 32 peas & oats they then moved to the new Barn for the thrash what was there 20 had 413 of oats and 70 of Barley 32 of Peas 21 finished all here by noon to day I went to church Revd Mr Lownie preached he has just come from scotland he was here all night 1882 Oct 22 Revd Mr Lownie preached Mr Shane a drizzle the 86 �Co{illegible} there was eight Joined the church 23 we cleaned up oats Dan took 100 bushel to the Station they are 35 cents per bushel 24 cleaned up more oats Dan took them to the Station in all 212 bushel & 32 lbs 25 Dan helped to dig Mr Jonathan Websters grave at the union church the Sermon was preached at the church here the church was filled to over flowing Revd Mr Crage preached there was 84 teams 26 Dan drew home the Webster milk Shed we took down last night we are going put it here for a hog pen I made a Stand for the clock Janet went to Gananoque with Wallace he took the wheat 27 Dan drew the old Stable wood to the woodshed we piled it up in it took one load of it to Wallaces it makes good wood 28 Dan drew 2 loads of lumber from McCready saw Mill that is we have there now 29 rain most of the day Revd Mr Shane preached at night there was very few at Sabbath 30 Dan went to Escott to mill he took the last of the last years wheat had 13 bushles 31 we cleaned up the last of the oats in the old Barn & cleaned up 18 bags of the Barley Dan took it to the Station heavy rain part of the day 1 We cleaned the rest of the Barley this day Dan took it to the Station had 60 bushel & 24 lbs George Matthews picked corn by the Barn in the forenoon they then went to Mr {illegible} & picked 2 loads {illegible} 2 Dan and Matthews picked corn it is good and two loads 1882 Nov 87 �of turnips they are small 3 Dan & Mathews finished picking the corn and pulled some of the Beets in the forenoon Dan helped Bruce to thrash the afternoon Mathews pulled beets Vive came from Delta for {illegible} she came on the Express yesterday from Parry Sound 4 Dan helped Bruce to thrash Mathews pulled Beets in the afternoon the ground was too hard frozen to pull in the morning cold day 5 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning the Dulcimain Ornge Lodge was at the church 6 Dan and Mathews finished pulling the Beets at the road and pulled some of the carrots here 7 we finished pulling the carrots & parsnips here they are good we had to plow a furrow from them the ground was so hard a great many of them brock off 8 we fixed & laid out the foundation of a hogpen 9 Wallace helped us to rais it and put up the rafter beam up part of it fine warm day 10 worked at the hog pen got the roof and most of the siding on Wallace helped 11 Cut 2 small {illegible} for sleepers {illegible} sided them in the forenoon we went to Gananoque in the afternoon with Jennet & Jessie Latimer {illegible} 12 Revd Mr Shane preached at night 13 Dan & me worked at the {illegible} the hogpen rain most of the day till midel of the afternoon it Snowed 2 or 3 inches we put the cattel in the Stable 14 Dan began to plow this morning where the Buckwheat was that is the first plowing ground very Dry 88 �15 Dan plowed I worked at the hog pen fine day 16 Do Do Do Do{Ditto} 17 Do Do Do Do{Ditto} 18 hard frost last night so that Dan could not Plow he drew dung & spread it on where he plowed it was Mathews dung in the forenoon helped at the hogpen we got the fatining one into it 1882 Nov 19 Revd Mr Crage this morning Mr Galahor was here all night Dan took them to Fairfax Mr Galahar preached there in the afternoon 20 we mixed 14 bushel of peas & oats for to grist Dan took them to the sawmill got them ground 21 I helped Wallace at a hen house in the forenoon Dan drew straw to fall wheat & spread it on it we then took the sheep to B Youngs to the Ram 22 I helped Wallace at the henhouse Dan Spread Straw 23 Dan finished the hog pen I helped Wallace I can do very little I am bad with my Stomick I went to see Dr Hannah he give me a bottle & ordered me to Blue pills 24 very Stormy day Snow & rain Dan mended the horse blakets I did very little 25 Dan plowed on the Buckwheat ground I made a door for Wallaces henhouse 26 Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night 27 Dan drew sand for Wallaces henhouse and some to bank the house hard froze & very cold 28 Dan drew Straw to the Straberries & Sand to cover the 89 �greaps and to finish the house 29 Dan fixed the cow-Stable got the young cattel in I have done very little I am bad with my Stomack 30 I helped Dan to fixed a fence for a yeard between the hogpen & the end of the Barn very cold dry time Dan went to the 6 con for a load of wood to the church in the afternoon it was afer dark before he got back he left at the gate 1882 December 1 Dan took the wood to the church and drew some dung to the Buckwheat ground 2 Dan has done the chores these two or three days I am not able to much Wallace took Jennet & Chilia to Gananoque 3 Mr Pellock a student preached this morning Wallace took to Fairfax Mr Shane is in Kingston 4 Sleat & Snow Dan fixed round the Stables I put in my Bill for the lumber & nails that I go for the Side walk to the council 5 Dan went to Youngs for the Sheep they have been there for the last two weeks Dan got the horses Shoes all Sharpened 6 Snowed between 3 & 4 inches last night Dan and Wallace went to the Hays land drew toped and piled them up for the sirkler Saw it is on Wallaces 50 acres 7 Dan drew 1 load of wood to Wallaces 8 Do Do 3 loads Do Do {Ditto} 9 Do Do 2 Do{Ditto} here Snowed 3 inches last nigh 90 �10 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 11 Dan drew 1 load from Wallaces place & 1 load from the 6 consession he was in the night 12 Dan went to the 6 con and Bank out & brought 1 load home I fixed a platform for the {Sharpen Stone?} 13 Stormed all day Snow and wind we cleaned up the Barn floor put two Bushel of Barley in a barrel for S{illegible} we had a barrel of peas oats & Barley for hen food 14 Dan went to Wallaces and they Sawed with the circular Wallace got two of his fingers cut with the Saw 15 finished Sawing in the forenoon Dan went to Abs & brought home a load of wood cold day 16 Dan drew load of wood 1 from Abs & 1 from the Chanty the snow is very deep we have to water the cattel at Joseph Taylors well near the station 17 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 18 we killed a hog this forenoon Bruce McNiel helped Dan helped to put down New carpt in the dining room in the afternoon 1882 Dec 19 Dan went to the 6 con for a load of wood for the Widow Landon he had a cord and a half it is two dollars per cord I take the cattle to J. Taylors well near the Station 20 Dan is helping Bruce to thrash fine day Bessie and Jennie came home from School a Miss Smith came with Bessie from Kingston for to spend the hallodas here 91 �21 Dan went to Bruces this morning to thrash I tended the cattle we hope to water them at Taylors well 22 Dan went to Bruces to thrash finished this forenoon they came to the Road Barn and thrashed 150 bushel of oats Robert Lattimer son helped us 23 they finished our thrashing at night we had all together 350 bushel there they all in the granary there 24 Dan thrashed some peas in the {illegible} Revd Mr Bond preached this morning Mr Shane at night 25 Dan went away yesterday he did not come home to day I watered the cattle at the gravel pit to day the water is runing there has been fine warm days with some rain and Snow for some days back 26 Dan came home this afternoon he was at Mallortown Mrs John Buel is dead his Sister lived with her 27 Ellen and me went to Delta to Lizie & vive Dan did the chores Lizie is able to get up and walk about without help I was Suprised to See her so well we Stopted with her all night 28 came home this afternoon they are all well very fine weather the roads good 29 Dan drew some wood from the 6 consession 30 I went to Fairfax Abie went with me there was a meeting of the session there 6 persons Joined the church. Abie was one of them they have a fine church there Revd Mr Shane preached 92 �31 went to Fairfax the communion was dispenced there was a very large meeting the church was full fine day Samuel Donavan gave me 50 cent for the pine I provided 1883 Jan 1 Dan went to young with Abie Jennet Besie Jenie Miss Smith Jessee & Silvie they all went Unkle Robs 2 Dan thrashed some peas we cleaned up 19 bushels of wheat and 5 bushl of peas & oats for to grind for the cows 3 Dan went to Gananoque with the grist very very Stormy high winds with some Snow drift 4 Dan thrashed some peas and other chores very cold 5 Dan went for a load of wood to the Chantie the road is very heavy with drift very cold with North wind 6 Dan drew two loads of wood brought the last one here we have to buck Saw the wood 7 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening cold Stormy day 8 Dan and Bruce & his Boys Sawed at Wallaces got it all cut he brought half a load of it here 9 Dan drew 2 loads of wood took one of them to Wm Willsons 1 1/2 cords $2.25 per cord left the other here very cold day I tended the cattle 10 Dan drew 2 loads of wood left them here 11 Dan went for a load of wood he atended to the cattle in the forenoon went for it in the afternoon I went to the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Socitie it as in the Dickes hall it was well attended 12 Dan drew 2 loads of wood I attended to the cattle he 93 �left them here fine cold day 13 14 Dan went to the 6 Con for wood this morning came home without any it Snowed and drifted so that he had to leave it at Snider corner the road filled up Revd Mr Smith preached this morning he came down on the Express did not get down 6 oclock this morning there was very few out the roads filled up 15 Dan finished thrashing the peas we cleaned them up had 13 bushel very Stormy day 16 we cleaned up the peas & oats for to grind for cattle we put 7 1/2 bushel in two barles for Seed 17 Dan went to Gananoque with 58 bushel of peas & oats got them ground for the cattle it turned a very day Snowed & blew filled the Roads again 18 Fixed the granery for the ground Stuff & Dan emped the bags & took them home 19 Dan went out to help Bruce to get wood I finished collecting for the Bible Socitie I got $13.75 gave it to Mr Redmond he enclosed it in a letter to Revd Mr Green I Registered it in the post ofice for him 20 Dan helped Bruce to get wood & Saw it they came near night with the Saw & horse powr got it Sett at dark enough to do us a few Very fine day a little rain after dark 1883 Jan 21 Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning very cold & stormy 22 We killed the Charly cow she is good beaff Bruce helped us very cold day heavy wind N West we intend to kill the hogs it was so cold we could not do it 23 Dan cut down the Beef & cut up the four quarters cold 94 �day 24 Dan went to Chanty for Wood 25 Do Do Do{Ditto} Watt and Lizie came here this afternoon She is geting So that She can out Watt went to Brockville on the Express 26 Dan is drawing wood I atend to the cattle have to take them to Taylors well at the station Watt got back on the Express it was after 9 oclock 27 Dan went to help Thomas Bradley to draw barn timber from the 9 concession fine day with a little Snow Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 28 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 29 Dan went for wood drew tou loads here 30 Dan banked out all the wood that was in the rear to Johnstons road brought one home took it Wallaces fine day 31 very Stormy day rain and Snow with high wind very little done except geting some wood cut with with the Buck Saw 1883 Febuary 1 Dan drew wood left 3/4 of a cord at the church took the rest of the load to Wallaces 2 Dan drew 2 loads took first to Wallaces left the other here cold day with high wind 3 very stormy day cut wood with the Buck Saw we intend to cut with the Serkler Saw 4 Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night 5 Dan went for a load of wood this morning & 95 �brought his Father in with him to help to Saw wood they Sawed some in the afternoon Bruce helped I quiled for Jennet 6 Dan and his Father went to the road for to draw straw they drew 4 loads put them in the old Barn 7 Dan & his Father drew one load of Straw & 3 load of hay one in the old barn 2 over the horses Stable & one in the New Barn cold day I quiled 8 Dan & his Father drew Straw put it in the old Barn and one load was put in the yard 9 the roads filled compleatly filled up so that there is travel on them to day 10 Dan took his Father home with a small stacke of Straw that I gave him there is no wood drawing could bring none home Dan took Jennet 11 Revd Mr Richards preached here this morning at Sand Bay at 2 oclock Fairfax at night he stopted here at night 12 Dan got a new bolster for the Frount Bobby I went to a meeting to apoint Deligates for to go to Delta on Saturday it was held in the Drill Shed 13 we killed 4 pigs that we feed they are good Bruce helped us fine day Dan went to the Chanty to get out lumber George Mathew went with him he is going to chop cord wood for us 14 I took care of the stock 15 Do Do Do{Ditto} 16 Dan came home this afternoon he brought 2 logs for Wallaces wood Shed 17 We Sawed wood Bruce & his Boys helped 96 �1883 Febuary 18 Vive came from Delta on the Rail this afternoon she is going to Toronto Lila is with her Revd Mr Luague held Missionary meeting in our church today he gave a fine Leacture on Mission work 19 Dan went to the Chantie this afternoon he is drawing Sawlogs his Father is helping him storm in the forenoon I fell & hurt my head & Sholder this afternoon 20 I am taken cair of the cattle cold weather 21 Do Do Do{Ditto} 22 Do Do Do{Ditto} 23 Dan went back to the Chantie this morning Vive is going on the Express to Toronto Ettie is Stoping here till She comes back 24 I went to Revd Mr Shanes this morning to A session meeting Mr Morehead was there then was a Session meeting in the church after at half past 1 and preparatic Servic at 2 oclock it was a good meeting Dan brought a load of lumber home at night fine day 25 Revd Mr Shane preached & had the communion 26 we cleaned up 14 bushel of wheat Dan intends to go to Gananoque tomorrow 27 Dan went to Gananoque with two bags 97 �of Buckwheat and 14 bushel of wheat he got the flour & left the Buckwheat they could not grind it that day I went to the Station to the Election & voted for Dr Preston 28 Dan went to the Chanty this afternoon he intends to draw some of the cordwood that is there to Gananoque the rest of the week 1883 March 1 I took care of the Stock fine day warm with a little rain at night wind south 2 fine day the wind has got round to the north 3 hard frost last night very cold this morning Dan came home too night he drew 3 loads of wood to Gananoque 4 Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night 5 Dan went to the Chantie this afternoon he intends to draw more wood to gananoque 6 Stormy day Snow & wind I took care of the cattle 7 the roads is drifted full again it Snowed about 6 inches I began to feed the cows hay very cold day 8 cold day I take care of the cattle 9 Jennet went to Gananoque with Wm McNiels Daughter in a Cutter fine 98 �day 10 11 18 Snowed about 12 inches Billie went very dull this morning snow a little then rain Dan came home he was in Gananoque with a load of wood Revd Mr Shane preached this morning very Stormy very few out 12 we Sawed with the Circular Bruce & Abs Son &Mr Thrall helped it is very windy with a heavy drift they finished all 13 Dan went to Abs with the team & helped him to Saw fine day 14 Dan brought 6 bags of oats from the front Barn he then went for a load of lumber Blairs saw mill 15 Dan went to Black Rapids to See about Ceder posts 16 Dan went to Black Rapids for Ceder posts he got 100 he brought 80 and Bruce McNiel brought 20 of his he got 75 of his own Ab McNiel got remainder that was there 17 Storming this morning & sold Tom horse to N Gardener for one hundred dollars we cleaned up oats 18 Revd Mr Hanes preached this morning Mr Shane did not preach 19 I went to Kingston to the Presbytery very Stormy day 20 Dan took cair of things and Split wood 99 �Parry Sound Miss Rogers came here for the Holidays 21 he went to Gananoque for {illegible} I got home all night on the Express 22 Dan went to Gananoque with feed grind for the cows he had 23 Bushel of oats Jennet with him fine day 23 Dan took the Slaugh to Bruces then he went for a load of lumber to {illegible} 24 Dan went this morning for lumber he brought tow loads 25 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning fine day 26 Dan drew 2 loads of lumer Mrs Rogers went to Gananoque on the Express 27 Dan went to Chantie & look for shingle lumber could find none he drew a load of {illegible} 28 Dan to the Chantie for wood he brought 2 loads took {illegible} 29 Dan went to the funeral of a Son of Mr J Reids Gananoque 30 Dan drew Stuff from the Saw mill fine day {rest of entry illegible} 31 Dan Split wood wood most of the day Names of partys that Subscribed for the Suport of a Minister at Lansdowne & Fairfax for the amount & arrears 100 �amount subcribed John David Latimer paid nothing 5 00 James Greay paid 6 indue 2 4 00 Samuel Copland indue 1 6 00 John P McC{illegible} Paid to 1880 } indue 2 5 00 3 00 20 00 Mrs " " " " Thomas {illegible} paid one year 20 For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 101 � 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 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1880-1883 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of 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 1880-1883 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. June 5, 1880 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 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{modern computer generated page}</p> <p>Beatty,</p> <p>Walter</p> <p>Journal</p> <p>April 1880</p> <p>to</p> <p>March 1883</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible} care Tomas Tanton Esq</p> <p>St {word stroked through}</p> <p>{printed table}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Herschel's Weather Table The following Table constructed and confirmed by the experience of many years actual observation, furnished the observer with the knowledge of what kind of weather there is the greatest probability of expecting, and that so near the truth that in very few instances will be found to fail</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Moon</td> <td>Summer</td> <td>Winter</td> <td>Weather Table</td> </tr> <tr> <td>If it be New or Full Moon or the Moon entering into the First or Last Quarter at 12 noon or between 12 and 2</td> <td>Very B day</td> <td>Snow and Rain</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 and 4 afternoon</td> <td>Changeable</td> <td>Fair and Mild</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 and 6 evening</td> <td>Fair</td> <td>Fair</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 and 10 Do</td> <td>Fair, if wind at N.W. Rain, if wind at S. or S.W.</td> <td>Fair and Frosty, if wind N. or N.E. Rain and Snow if wind S. or S.W.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 and 12, night</td> <td>Fair</td> <td>Fair and Frosty</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 and 2 morning</td> <td>Fair</td> <td>Hard Frost, unless wind S or S.W.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 and 4, do</td> <td>Cold frequent showers</td> <td>Fair and Frosty</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 and 6, do</td> <td>Rain</td> <td>Do do</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 and 8 do</td> <td>Wind and Rain</td> <td>Stormy Weather</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 and 10, do</td> <td>Changeable</td> <td>Cold Rain; if wind W; Snow if E.</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 and 12, do</td> <td>Frequent showers</td> <td>Cold with high winds</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> 1880 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 5</td> <td>took Pet cow to Ab McNiels Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>D Killee Do to A Cornetts Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Do White Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>John Johnstons Bull got over our fence was with the cowns all night Killee took him again and I think the Duck 2 year old</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>the Bull is still here youngs Cow took him and Petts yearling &amp; her 2 year old</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>the Bull is still here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>took the Bradley cow to A Cornetts Bull</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> _________________________________________________ 1881 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 12 again</td> <td>Duck cow took Bruce McNeils Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 again</td> <td>Petts Cow Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Petts 2 year old to John Cooks Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Bud 3 year old Bruce McNiels Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Bradey cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 19</td> <td>Younges Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> ____________________________________________________ <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>25</td> <td>Line Back cow {illegible} Bruce McNeils Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Duch Cow took Bruce McNiels Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Bud Do again Do July 16 Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Petts 3 year old Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Killee cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>7</td> <td>Youngs cow took John Johnstons Bull he came into our field yesterday was here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Grea cow took Bruce McNeils Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>our two year old Do Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <p>January 6 took the sow to Wm McNeils Boar</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad, Wallace &amp; Ezra worked at the {illegible} they got the rest in {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ezra went to the {illegible} I split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I took the fram of the old hotbed &amp; some of the earth of it is frozen yet rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Mr {illegible} preached in the Methodist Church the morning Revd Mr Matthews {illegible} at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went to the funeral of Mr Haigs of Gananoque he was buried at the semetry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad paid John Jonston the oats that Ad borwed last fall we put out a lot of straw in the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ezra split wood &amp; put it into the shed fine day Billie came from Delta last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ezra drew stons for the bottom of the milk shed then he brock them up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ezra drew loam from the gravel pit to cover the stones in the shed it is a good job</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>he put in 6 bails for the cows in the east side of the shed I got the hotbed made and the sash on them in a driseling rain most of the day with a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnett at night there is about 4 inches of snow this morning very cold with high northwest wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Bisie went to Kingston the Express she is going to attend the Medical College there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I put Cabag &amp; Tomattoe Seed in the hotbed the snow is nearly all gone frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra is working at the road Tuesday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad and Ezra came out and began to dig a ditch from the house far to take the water out of the seller there is a foot of water in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>they finished it the water runs finely there is 15 or 19 inches of fall they put plank box in for a drain pipe to the south side of the house James &amp; Robson Beatty came on the Express</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>17</td> <td>rain most of the day Ezra helped Wallace to {illegible} I finished a pair of sliper that I was at yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad went to going on the Express with Robert &amp; Jennie</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ezra went to the south west corner of the farm I was with him for to bore post holes &amp; put in posts for a board fence after seting the stakes we put in 3 posts the ground is so wet that we could not set the posts for the lane fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me made the lane fence from the road to the house Ad got home on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me made the lane fence from the house to the Barnyard a good job</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I planted out over 100 Strawberry plants in the garden heavy rain this forenoon the ground wet again it will stop us from begining to sow Ad intended to begin this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they all worked at there fenced at the road Billie is working at the Wallaces house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Ad is working at there fence Billie went to Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnet at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they are working at there fence at the road yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad began to sow and sowed 12 bushel of oat at the road the ground is in fair order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they finished the draging &amp; cutlivating the there and out here at noon Ad sowed 3 1/2 bushel of oats in the midle field where he brock up last fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad sowed 1 1/2 bushel of peas same field Wallace worked his colt and Ads draging Ezra cultivated with the old horses he sowed about of oats that he got of Ab McNeil whom he had wheat last year it is on the East side of the center lane here rain most of the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>the ground is too wet for to do my work today Ad &amp; Ezra is helping Wallace to {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ezra read up the lain &amp; fence split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night cold day with a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra cleaned up a grist &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they all worked on Wallaces place with both teams they all done that they could do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra scraped what dirt was thone out of a grass ditch in the northeast field and down the East line to north ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Ezra is working in the northeast field they plowed draged and sowed 9 bushel of oats the ground places hard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the Woods begin to look Red</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad and Jennie went on the Express for Hosc{illegible} Ezra plowed in the same field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked in same field they sowed 6 bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Ezra finished the Northeast field sowed 4 bushel of oats Ezra plowed part of the garden on the East side a fine showr in the forenoon A Miss Snider came this afternoon to help Ellen to do the work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked at the road expect a little that Wallace did here with the cultivater in the garden where Ezra plowed to break the lumps</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I planted a bushel of potatoes in the garden &amp; 2 quarts of multiplier onions</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>planted more potatos and some Beets seed Ezra &amp; Wallace worked at road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked at the road very dry time with wind I sowed timothy &amp; clover seed on the peice where Ad put Abs oats I sowed grass seed in the Northeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Huston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ezra came and began to plow in the sod in the middle field for peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>fine sower last night Ezra worked at the road till noon he plowed sod and finished it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X left the cows out of the stable at night</td> <td>19</td> <td>sowed 4 bushel of peas on the sod Wallace helped him I sowed the flax seed that Ad sent from Toronto on the head ridge next the ditch and Browns sample of Early oats on the South East corner and a sample of Swiss Early oats on the south west corner of the flax all on the head ridge</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ezra went to the mill with a grist Jennie went to the Instue with him fine day Tom painting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra worked at the road that finished there work except the potato ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me fixed up the fences at the gravel pit and round the church field and the lain &amp; paster field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra cultivated rolled &amp; draged the garden I planted 1/4 lb Moons Eryrly Sweet Corn East side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me planted 1/4 lb Mammath sweet corn on this side Ad cent them down from Toronto the rest of the garden planted in potatoes &amp; beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ezra went to plow the potato ground at the road I sowed grass seed North of the house down to the oak tree where Ezra sowed a bushel of oats yesterday it missed seeding last</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Billie &amp; Davison came this forenoon to work Ezra worked at the potato ground at the road I tosed up the old straw that covered the turnip &amp; burned it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ezra finished the potato ground at the road I painted &amp; reglazed one of upstairs windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ezra took some hefers to the 6 Con to paster in the forenoon we washed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garnet preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace worked on the Roads for this place {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace finished there worked on the roads in the forenoon they the worked at the potato ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little frost in the morning</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Wallace &amp; me planted the potatoes where they had them last year in the swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>the ground is in fine order fine day they planted about an acre of corn there to</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ezra came here &amp; began to work at the lump ground we picked up 4 loads of stones of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>plowed draged and ridged up part of it &amp; planted Bisie &amp; Miss Smith came from Kingston in the Boat I met them at Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this moring Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garnet at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>worked on the roads with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ezra &amp; me worked on the roads this forenoon for him we put in 2 days for him worked at the turnip ground in the afternoon put in 1 rows of horn carrots &amp; 1 row of the Red sumer carrot then 4 rows of White Cilican sugar beet, 2 Mammoth Mangol 2 rows of the Globe Mangol and 15 rows of Rennie premium P.J. Swedes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>sowed the remainder of 2 3/4 lbs Rennies seed it came to 1 row west of the Maple tree Waites Hebrews then some sugar beets Ezra went to road to sow some mangols in the swamp holes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ezra finished sowing what seed he had sowed Millet on the rest of hole he came here took some {illegible} out to the road sowed Millet on our piece he took Charley to Mortons shod him that finished our spring work very wam in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Rolled part of the Northeast field there was a fine shower that stoped the Rolling Ezra went home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Heard Mr Garnett preached this morning there was no Meeting at night Mr Matthews was at the assemble in Montreal</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I rolled part of the Northeast field till Ezra came for the horses he went out the road in the forenoon &amp; went out to the shanty in swamp he has a London young man help him</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I worked at the harness &amp; then chors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>went through the potatoes in the garden with the cultivator Wallace held it &amp; I drove {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>hoed in the garen Mr Willson {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>planted a pailfull of potatos in garden where the hens scratched them up very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I did nothing my side is bad Ezra &amp; the man came home attended a congregational meeting {illegible} was elected Treasurer Mr Cornett residence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Rev Mr Matthews had communion this morning in the church in the afternoon at Mr {illegible} hei s sick there was 14 there &amp; 42 in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra &amp; the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I attended Arbition on our scool section for to divid it Mr Bigg &amp; {illegible} they took 27 rod of an assessment {illegible} union section with Escot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I went to Delta this afternoon I took excursion {illegible} with me arrived {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Saw the grand {illegible} the foundation stone of townhall and {illegible} and there was a large gathering of Peopel got home after dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>finished the east field in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>finished the east field in the forenoon and drew in Billie helped them that finished the haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Rev Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we mowed at the road Bruces man helped we finished cuting the west front field in the forenoon on Bruces team drew in I went to to the North field and mowed till tilled it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>finished cuting the north field &amp; drew in the most of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>finished cutting Wallaces and drew in that finished our haying for this year the hay it too ripe we aught to have began a week earlyer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra &amp; the man went to the shanty this morning I took Jennie to her school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Bruce and Wallace riged up the reaper and cut a good lot of the fall wheat it is about half a crop it was winter killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>finished the fall wheat Wallace &amp; Ezra bound I stacked some of it Ezra cradled some grass in the distant field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Billie came home in the night Ezra took him to gananoque this forenoon he is going to Parnaham to work for J Miller superintending the buildings for him I intend going to Young for Bissie &amp; Jenie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I heard the Revd Mr Richards in caintown Mr Matthews preaching at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>came home this forenoon all well Wallace &amp; Ezra got in two loads of the fall wheat there was a fine rain this afternoon Ezra worked at the turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ezra worked at the turnips fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ezra finished the turnips they look well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I went to Delta with Bruces old Maire left here at Mr Floods all night and took {illegible} took to Mr Stevens he is going to try and heal her sholder</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>got home this afternoon very warm day Wallace finished cuting the oats at the road they are a fair crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I raiked up the bundles that the reaper left there Ezra &amp; Wallace drew in 4 loads &amp; Bruce 2 they were very large loads &amp; got 1 large in here of the oats that we got {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{two lines illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} after breakfast he took Bruces Bull out &amp; left him there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>got in the rest of the oats that Ad got of White and the peas that was Sowed early they are very heavly loaded &amp; good Ezra cradled oats in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>he finished the south part of the field &amp; cut part of the midle field I attended the Council</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ezra finished the oats in the midle field then he went to cradle Wallaces Wallace &amp; me drew in the oats of the south part of the northeast field had 3 good load they were very thisley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Wallace &amp; me drew in 1 load of the oats of the midle this forenoon and 4 in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>we all worked at Wallaces oats to day I raked Ezra and Wallace drew they are a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 Mr Matthews preached in St Pauls</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greer preached this morning Mr Atkins preached at night Mr Matthews is in Montreal</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ezra cut the oats in our field nearly I went Lydenhurst with {illegible} Stacie &amp; I took part {illegible} &amp; get the {illegible} grant help for a road they organized to do somthing for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ezra finished cuting we then raked &amp; drew in 2 loads they are a fair crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>we raked and drew in 1 large oad &amp; 1 small load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I pulled some of the flax I am not well Ezra finished pulling the Peas {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>We drew in the peas there was 2 large loads in the spare room Ezra went to the road &amp; began to cut spring wheat {illegible} in a load of oats in his {illegible} very high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>finished our harvesting here last night</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ezra is working at the wheat I got Charley shod at Fullertons Jennie went to Gananoque this afternoon Mis Innis of Farmersville with her</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Mathews preached this morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennie took {illegible} Innes to Young</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ezra is working the wheat &amp; oats at the road Ezra finished the cuting I got 2 of the tires set on the truct waggon in the forenoon we then drew in 2 loads of oats that {illegible} &amp; 1 load of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school Henery Webster helped Ezra to load a load of wheat &amp; brought out here &amp; brought out the other load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>A little rain this morning I went out to the road about 10 oclock helped Ezra to draw in we drew in the rakings &amp; peas were there was all is in to Wallaces raked his oats &amp; drew in 2 loads Bruce boy helped that finished our harvesting I sent six dollars to Mr Rennie of Toronto for 2 bushel of Silver Chaff fall wheat a sample of the victor Fitz &amp; Hedge{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ezra went home tis morning I did chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I fixed fence to keep the sheep in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Staunton preached this morning Mr Mathews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ezra came back this morning he began to plow in the south half of the west center field ground very hard and dry he is cross plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra went through the turnips with Charly and cultivator at noon very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ezra is plowing in the midle field there was a fine showr last night very cold this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ezra is plowing very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do I mended the childrens shoes after chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ezra is plowing it is very heavy hard work I thrashed part of the flaxx seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ezra plowed very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ezra finished the field this forenoon &amp; then began to draw away the straw from behind the Barn to the edge of ditch below the old house</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ezra finished drawing the straw in the forenoon he then began to rake where he plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ezra drew 7 loads of sand for Wallaces house. and 4 for Singelton I helped Revd Mr Mathewsto move to S Johnstons house very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ezra drew 4 loads of sand for Wallace he then rolled where he plowed very hot day I got the clason &amp; silver chaff wheat at the station paid 57 cents as fraight</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ezra rolled &amp; then cultivated the wheat ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ezra cultivated and &amp; then rolled the wheat ground I am not able to anything in bed had a cold chill &amp; dirahaea</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ezra is rolled and cultivated the wheat ground he sayes he is geting the turnips conquerd I am better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Bruces thrashing machin came to day they had to get J Stace to fix it thrashed fall wheat had bushel &amp; bushel s of sping Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>thrash the grass seed had a bushel of Abs ats &amp; bushel of other oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ezra scraped a ditch acroos to side {illegible} helped Wallace to clean out there well we cleaned up 10 bushel of the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Ezra fought fire on his place where the GTR set the ground afire I went to Gananoque with 10 bushel of wheat I got a bag of salt Sugar 2 24 oatmeal 46 c tacks 15 c dinner 25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Matthews was at palmerston on mission town Mr Staunton preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ezra scraped the ditch across the south half of west center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ezra rolled the center field in the forenoon John G{illegible} came this morning to load dung he is to bring it out of the sheepbarn Ezra is drawing in the afternoon with 2 wagons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ezra &amp; {illegible} is at the dung I intend to go to young this afternoon for to get seed wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I went to young yesterday Stoped {illegible} night went to {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>17</td> <td>Stopted at John Youngs all night Ben went with me came back to the fair bought a dung fork &amp; a hay fork from George Young at Addison paid dollar got 4 bushel of wheat form Bob Beatty gave Margret 10 dollars did not see Rob</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>fine rain this morning Ezra &amp; gemmet has been drawing dung gemmel worked 1/2 da on account of the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Connor Staunton preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>heavy rain in forenoon Ezra thrashed the Beans &amp; some peas in the forenoon he drew dung in the afternoon Gemmel helped the finished drawing the dung that Ad bought from Revd Mr Cornett they had 18 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread dung I went to Kingston to the Presbytry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do Do got home on the Express the presbytry promised to give us the $200 two hundred the was promise us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread in the forenoon him &amp; me put in some of the straw stack it was hurt on the top I could do very little with my side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra plowed Gemmel Taylor &amp; me put in the rest of the straw stack in the forenoon Gemmel spread dung after</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Gemmel dung in the afternoon rain this morning Ezra draged I sowed the 2 bushel of wheat that I got from Toronto next the road on the first five ridges the rest is Robs wheat nearly 5 bushel the ground is lumpy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ezra plowed J Gemmel spread dung in the afternoon rain last night &amp; a little this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ezra &amp; J Gemmel drew some dung they had scrape it up to finish the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ezra plowed he finished the field all to a couple of rounds of the last ridge he left off work took the horses out to the road he says his time is up &amp; that will stop no longer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I got John Gemmel to come &amp; drive the horse &amp; drage I sowed 4 bushel of wheat nearly that Wallace came &amp; took the horses &amp; finished the draging &amp; cleaned out the furrows bwtween the ridges &amp; Gemmel mixed lime for him.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>I made a hod for Wallace to carry morter in he began to plaster to day John Gemmeel atended the plasterer this afternoon Wallace finished {illegible} out &amp; plowing the headridge I sowed it the first 10 ridges of it is sowed with the Toronto wheat the rest of it is sowed with Robs wheat all but the 3 east ones they are planted with</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>John Gemmel shoveled the furrows on the fall wheat this morning I went to Gananoque to Mr Hasslap Ezra entered acomplaint for wages Hasslap says he can do nothing he has not put in his time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Houston at night we had no meeting Mr Matthews is on a Mission tour</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I made a register box for Wallace heavy rain most of the day I went to the council about our School rate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I split wood &amp; other chores fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I went on the Express to Kingston this morning acted as Judge on South downs Merinos &amp; fat sheep there was a good show did not get time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>finished our Job got hom on the Express this afternoon John Gemmel John Johnston dug potatos at the road the ground is very dry it is fine diging</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I fixed up the bin for potatos in the center put 2 loads in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>they finished diging brought load here to day that is 3 home in all we have more than we had last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Matthews preached at half past two this morning he dispenced the sacrament there was 45 communents partook that was members there a large {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>John Johnston began the fall plowing in the north field south east corner we got the plow point &amp; colter laid</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>John plowed in the north east part of the north field the southeast part is too dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>John plowed in the same place I got the iron plow share &amp; colter laid</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>John plowed X</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>in the same place it is easier plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>John plowed in the forenoon rain in the afternoon he thrashed some peas &amp; cleaned them that Ezra thrashed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>17</td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached in the morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain &amp; snow this forenoon I took Jennie to her school got very cold &amp; wet John thrashed peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>John plowed in Northeast part of the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>John finished that part of the north field &amp; began the southeast part it plows very hard yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>he plows in the same field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>John finished plowing in the north filed the north head ridgeand the center head ridge and cleaned out the cross furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>John began to plow the garden this morning put the cows in the stable at night rain in the afternoon he thrashed peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Houston at night there was about 6 inches of snow on the ground this morning there was very few at church this morning first snow to lay on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>John thrashed peas this forenoon he went to Ab McNeils for aload of wood with the waggon in the afternoon our wood is done {in left margin} the factory staked this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>John went for another load of wood this morning it rained in the afternoon he thrashed the snow is nearly all gon I have been fixing the stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>John Brother came in his place he is going to Michigan we pulled the beets Mangels &amp; carrots the Surray Carrot is the largest &amp; best the sugar beets is good the yellow globe mangle is good for the table and yield</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Fred Johnston plowed &amp; scraped part of the garden he then went out to the road &amp; took the plows to work there I went to Delta with Vince &amp; the children I had Paragon &amp; Charley the roads is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>got home this afternoon from Delta fine day Fred is plowing at the Road Revd Mr Green had the Bible meeting in our church very few out he stoped here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Fred plowed at the road he is plowing where the spring wheat was sowed &amp; seeded down I took Mr Green to Escott this afternoon heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Fred plowed at the road I took Jennie to her school heavy rain this afternoon we have had the cows in the stable every night since the 23 of last month</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Fred is at the road I fixed the bin for the roots in the celler &amp; toped most of the carrots white frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Fred is plowing at the road fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do Do I toped the Beets &amp; mangols and the remainder of the carrots</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>heavy rain so that Fred could not plow the ground is so wet he came out here he went down to the north field &amp; shoveled out the furrows and cross ditches the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>McKays boys came and helped us to pull the turnips we got them all pulled they area poor crop we drew in the carrots and Beets into the celler 3 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews this morning Mr Houston at night very heavy wind it blew over the fairground fence carried part of it across the road over to our fence while we were at church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Fred began to plow in the field next to the norht cross road Northwest corner the ground is very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Fred plowed all day we drew of two stones to the road that was in his way the Annual plowing match was on A Cornells {illegible} field there was 14 plows Men and Boys the ground was rather wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; most of the day Fred thrashed some of the peas and split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Fred opened the ditch across what he had plowed it is sod he then finished thrashing the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>we drew in 2 load of turnips I have been toping and fixing the horse stable so as to get Paday in the stable all the horses has been here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>got all the turnips in had one load to day they are very small &amp; poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Galbraith preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Fred plowed there is about 3 inches of snow on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do I fixed the stables to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Fred finished plowing the garden this morning where {illegible}&amp; cleaned up the peas had three Barrels &amp; a bag full</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>18</td> <td>the Ram brock out yesterday to Coplands sheep they came home We fixed the hog pen &amp; sheep pen there is about 4 inches more snow Fred went to the road &amp; got slough riged for to draw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Fred went to Ab McNeils for wood with the slough this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{several lines illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} Houston preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>got the Shoing on the horses all around</td> <td>22</td> <td>{illegible} put up the foundation{illegible} fall wheat there is no frost in the ground they go to the {illegible} took the {illegible} to School this morning {illegible} a load of wood from &amp; {illegible} sand to Bank the house in the afternoon I helped to shovel snow out of the {illegible} in the afternoon the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Fred drew sand all day to the house I could {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Fred went to the sixth consession for a load of wood he has finished the drawing from { illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Fred went to the shanty for wood he brock the king {illegible} out of the slaugh he went out to the road for the other slaugh it had the frount pice of the Shoe brock had to get that fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Wallace went for Jenie Fred got his load of wood home after he got the slaugh fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Fred drew a load of wood from the shanty Miss Rogers &amp; Miss Parker came from gananoque with Gilles last night {illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Hogan &amp; Fisher Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning or rather at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>{illegible} went to gananoque with Miss Roger and Parker Fred went for wood to the shanty drew 2 loads that is that there is cut fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>stormy day Fred finished the wood in the {illegible} we cleaned up 7 bushel of fall wheat it is all that is here we have 27 bushel left here the rest {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Fred drew dung at the road this {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec 1</td> <td></td> <td>stormy day wind &amp; snow Fred split wood in the shed I got Charley horse shod all round 3 sharp</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Fred went {line illegible} I split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Fred helping Bruce to thrash Watt got home yesterday on his horse Ad went to {illegible} the Wife is at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning stormy day snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Fred helped Bruce to thrash I took Jennie to her school got Bruces cabbage &amp; took Watt Lizie &amp; Bessie to Delta we fixed her chair in the slaugh so that she could lie in it is it a fine day hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I got home after dark Lizzie stood the Journie well Fred helped Bruce to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Fred helped Bruce they finished very stormy day snow fell al day and very fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the snow fell twelve inches yesterday &amp; last ight Fred went to the sawmill &amp; brought the fence stuff that was there I finished the bottom in the slaugh J Lattimer put a new knee &amp; raine on it cold day I fixed a Pl{illegible} for Paddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Fred went to Gananoque with his {illegible} I went for Jennie with the double slaugh very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Fred split wood in the shed most of the day very cold with wind &amp; drift I fixed the harnefs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Sam drew dung to the garden &amp; went with Jennie to her school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with 7 bushel of fall wheat that was all that we had here 6 of mixter of spring &amp; fall it snowed &amp; rained most of the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jonnie Beatty came up from Young last night he is going to make a pair of bob slaughs for {illegible} Sam took him out to road and my bench he working in the old house there Sam went to the shanty for a load of wood there was more cut he brought some raills</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible entry in left column}</td> <td>16</td> <td>Sam went to Bee of John Hannes this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Sam drew wood and took the {illegible} along and to the road put it in the station there he is making {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>18</td> <td>Sam went out to the road {illegible} that they were going to {illegible} there they did not {illegible} Sams wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Sam took the Express to {illegible} last night they finished it our thrashing the oats turned out well Sam quit working when the thrashing was done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I atended to the cattel I am lame with my back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad brought the B. pig out here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the sow took the boar</td> <td>23</td> <td>I split some wood went with Rev Mr Matthews to see Mr Hepworth he is at {illegible} Landons &amp; very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Atended a meeting in the church I gave Mr Thompson ten dollars for Mr Matthews that makes up my $20 David &amp; his wife &amp; children came from Delta after dark John Omar came with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>David &amp; Ad &amp; Wm was here for dinner fine day I tended the cattle &amp; split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I split wood took care of the cattle cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ellen &amp; me went to Ads for dinner John Beatty and his wife from Pembrook Mary Jennie and Duncan came with them from Young stoped all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they all went home this morning fine day fine day Ad and his wife went home &amp; Jennie all went to Young they intend to got to Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I split wood and took care of the cattle {rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 {most likely January}</p> <p>{a lot of the page is illegible, even directly from the Queen's fonds scans}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{first part of page is illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} 2 pigs and brought one of them here the Roads is nearly blocked up a drift there was number of teams laid down our fence&amp; came through our fall wheat I stoped they them drew out &amp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Willie came from Delta last night he went to Gananoque this morning with Wallace about stufff for his house I split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood he brought out the horse powr and cirkilar saw &amp; set them to saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Bruce &amp; Wallace {illegible} came &amp; we sawed nearly all the wood that was here this forenoon they cracked the saw before it was finished the woodshed is nearly full of sawed wood had Bruces two teams &amp; ours I drove the horses fine day but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loas of wood took one home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load got upset he went to Robinsons for his bobslaughs he Ironed them put Spring steel on them for Shoes 2 1/2 inches wide I went the Annual meeting of our Agricultural Socitie was put in a director fine warm day the snow is quite soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} Ad went for a load of {illegible} wood Ad worked at home at the Bobslaughs painted them Bessie &amp; Jennet went to Gananoque with Wallaces horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>I went for the {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ad drew loads of wood {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad was at home fixing his Bob slaughs I atended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood &amp; to {illegible} in the road he has drew all the dry wood that he bought of Robert Johnston fine morning but about 3 o clock it began to blow &amp; Snow snowed and blowed all night and very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>the roads is all blocked up there is drifts 3 and 4 feet deep {illegible} Johnston and another boy came up the road on horseback Sam Johnston came through our fields I went to the church there was to be a meeting of session no one came</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr {illegible} preached this morning Mr Matthews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon I split wood and atended the cattle cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood he left it here the roads is very bad I went to Fairfax to a Mishinary meeting only one member &amp; a few others the Revd Mr Greer of Gananoque spoke on {illegible} there was very here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew load of &amp; banked out more but it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad Do 1 Do took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad Do 1 Do took it home Wallace went for Jennie and brought her home very cold time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>bought a stack of hay from {illegible} paid fifty dollars 10 dollars per ton drew 2 loads home took one home very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of hay here &amp; took one home Billie brought Jennie home from Young</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1880 {top half of the page is largely indecipherable}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible} took it home cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>it was a fine day the waer is {illegible} Ad went to the road &amp; brought 1 load home there was a little rain this afternoon the snow {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the Road is so soft that there is no loads going on the them I went to the funeral of a son of John Red he was buried at the Union church there was 24 rigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>it is still thawing the snow has got a great fall the ground is in a swim warm day with rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the ground is all in a swim warm day with rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>fine day still thawing it is the only thaw that have had this winter the roads is impassable no travel on them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting this morning any of the churches this morning Revd Mr Garret preached the funeral sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Little Watt came on the Express from Pembrock to see {illegible} Adtook him to Young to see his Mother Ellen Jennet &amp; Billie went with him Billie intended to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad came home this afternoon on Ellen Jennet cam with him they are al well there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood took it home there is a drisling snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood he left it here it snowed about 6 inches yesterday &amp; to day still drifting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Mathew at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood he took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went for a load Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went for wood Ab McNeil and his Man went with him they lfet there loads of wood here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Ab McNeils man brought 2 loads of wood here very cold day the pump is frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad and Abs man brought 2 loads of wood they left them here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew in one load of wood left it here he cut some wood in the afternoon I have a pain in my side so that I cannot saw it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I went to church the Revd Mr Matthews preached tomorrow is to be our communionthere was very good congregation for a work day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached John Shelds was recivd as a member in our church there 35 members partook of the sacrament there was a large attendance of people</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to her school there is quite a thaw last night with rain in the morning &amp; snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{the first part of the page is illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>very stormy day high wind with snow and drift the roads {rest of entry illegible</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the snow is very soft &amp; there is a drisling rain {illegible} for Jennie this morning Daniel {illegible} went to Delta this afternoon {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Matthews at night very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Robert Beatty and his mother came up this afternoon they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Delta with Ellen and her two children Jennet went with them they went to see Watts wif</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad came home from Delta this afternoon Watt got hme Sabbath morning Lizie is no better slaughing is nearly gone he bought 4 bags of he Crown peas and Som Erley Rose Potatos all for seed with</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad to the shanty to bank out wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellen went home on the Express today Bessie went to Brockville with her they stopt at Mrs Scotts at night</td> <td>11</td> <td>very hard frost last night and to day Dan Harisson finished Wallace house Last night he went home to Delta this morning Ad came from the shanty this evening he banked out a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad worked at home I sawed wood most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning a stormy day it snowed about 5 inches last night is still snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to her school this morning I went to Gananoque on the Express Revd Mr Matthews went with me we went to the Revd {illegible} Mr Matthews &amp; there Eldermen apointed to tabulate the state of religion on the Presbytery there was only 4 returns sent in so then very little to do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Stopd at Mr Grace all night we went on the Stage to Kingston the presbytery met at 3 o clock there was a large attendance of members &amp; Elders {rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 {first third or so is very difficult to decipher)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>16</td> <td>atended the Presbytry this {illegible} this morning and a great deal of businefs done we did not get through ut had {illegible} at night I was chosen a {illegible} to atend the Presbytry in {illegible} the Revd Mr {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I got home on the Express this morning I stoped at {line illegible} went to Young this afternoon to on the train rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pet cow had a heffer calf</td> <td>18</td> <td>I cut some wood and took cair of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning Mr Mathews at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad got new saw {illegible} fixed it and sawed some wood Wm McNiel &amp; Bruce helped with there teams the track is very bad we put straw in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>finished sawing the wood by noon Ad drew two loads of sawdust &amp; put it on the track</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Delta with Billie buggy for Wat frost last night with cold wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad got home at night all is well at Delta Jennet gathered sap and they are boiling it down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I split some wood very hard frost last night I took the skin of Dutchs calf it is a bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>very hard frost last night the white cow had a bull calf this morning I split wood took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached this morning Mr Garret night Mr Matthews read his resignation this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I went out to the road to help to saw wood we burst the big driving wheat just after beginning Ad took it out to McDonald at the village &amp; got him fix it cold day hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Abs to help him to saw with the drag saw I tended the cattle there was a meeting of Presbytery the church for to receive Mr Matthews resignation after a great deal of talk it was accepted Revd Mr Greacie &amp; Chamers was there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>it began to blow &amp; snow this eveing there was near 18 inches of snow this morning {illegible} rail road to the {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>It began to blow and snow this evening {rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 {first part of page is difficult to decipher}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>the slaughs is this morning very lively {illegible} going Watt came from Brockville on the Express to night he went out to Mr {illegible} to run a line with {illegible} Buggy he and the horse &amp; Buggy came this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I split wood &amp; took care of the stock it is cold blustery time very very hard at night with the cold wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr C{illegible} preached this morning in the Methodist church and in ours at night a cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to {illegible} to see to the council to preat on {illegible} on the 6th con of Lansdowne Wallace took to her School Bessie went to Kingston to the college</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>very heavy frost last night &amp; cold wind all day I split wood and keep on fiers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>cold day I tended the cattle &amp; split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>it is a great deal warmer this afternoon I took the skin of Killies calf it is 4 days old</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine warm day the snow is going fast I split wood and took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached our pulpit vacent owing to Mr Matthews resigning the charge &amp; at Fairfax &amp; I went with him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to her school I took care of the cattle Mary Hall came up from Brockville on the Express Jennet &amp; Ad met her at the station She went home with Ad &amp; Abbie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Mary Hall came here this afternoon all week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Mary Hall went home on the Express this afternoon I split some wood &amp; took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{illegible line}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>a grist he took up some Butter in rolls &amp; got 20 cent per lb ther is frost every night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad fixed up some of the fences and let water of the corner field it was all a lake the furrows was not cleaned out last fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I fixed up some of the road fence &amp; went a meeting of the council at Stuarts about a {illegible} the Websters Bush {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <p>{top 1/3 of page difficult to decipher} April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning we had no Minister her to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad took the colt out ot the 6 con to paster fine day but cold wind frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad fixed up the fences round the gravel pit in the forenoon hime &amp; his Wife went Henery Websters meeting he was married to the Widow Follice oldest Daughter fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad began to sow and sowed 9 bushel of oats in the North field next the road center {illegible} they over the new land he got {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 bushel of the same oats they were all sowed in the North field put in the north west corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad drew the straw that we had down in field to East of the fall wheat he spread it on where he sowed the oats he sowed Thimothy seed and clover seed first on it cross furrow Wallace marked Paragon &amp; Charlie {team of horses}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad worked at the road most of the day I went with Charley to Young to the funeral of {illegible} She died at Portland in Son Gilberts and was buried in Caintown graveyard Revd Mr Richards preached the funeral sermon the church was well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>there was no meeting in our church we stoped at Robs all night came home today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad worked at the road I fixed some fence round the church field fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>fine rain this morning it is very much needed the ground is very dry very little { illegible} I left the cattle out to day for the first</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad has been working at the Road yesterday and today Wallace &amp; Ad came out &amp; fixed the pump</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I went out to the road and got an axe and bits &amp; fixed the gate at the road front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I fixed the milk harness &amp; buggy &amp; oiled them Bessie came home from Kingston the class is not going on Jennie came up from Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I fixed up the fence along the road &amp; cleaned out part of the hen house cold day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881 {top third of page is difficult to decipher}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached in the morning here got no Minister yet we had Sunday School in the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods look a little green</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad finished on is place to day heavy frost last night {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to Gananoque to hear a case between our township council &amp; Hugh Willson for payment of same sheep that Willson {illegible} the Judge said he had no Jurisdiction in the case we have no dog tax therefore no fund to pay from and it is the counsils duty to try all such casess Ad draged 2 ridges in the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I dug a bed for oninion where Ad cultivated yesterday the ground is hard and damp {illegible} we have had no rain I might say this spring yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I dug a little more in the garden and planted some top onions the ground is very lump frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>fixed more of the garden wheeled some dung to the gooseberrys and Rubarb and cleaned them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Sifted some of the peas that Ad got at Lydenhurst they were thrashed with the Machin and were a good deal broken</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>there was no church here this morning Revd Mr Garrat and Mr Huston preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad came here at noon they have got done at the Road he plowed in the North field south west corner for peas Wallace is shoveling at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine shower at night the best we have had this spring</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed same place the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad finished plowing the piece Wallace came and draged I sowed 3 bushel of peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to the outlet to look for a man to hire Sowed 3 1/2 bushel of peas they are all the crown peas I sowed better 1/2 bushel of our own old kind in the head ridge and some flax see on the end ent of the head ridge and some flaxseed on the east end of the head ridge Ad went to Young for Buckwheat to sow in the south North field southeast part of it he intends to plow it under</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad took there potatos out of the seller at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace came this morning they sowed 4 bushels of Buckwheat on southeast part of the North field it was to wet last fall he intends to Plow it under</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Garrat preached this morning and the Revd Shane preached at night for the first time Hugh McKay took Mr Shane with Charly to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done and the cows in the stable a very cold with north wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>very cold day with north wind a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>James Bradley began to work this morning Ad hired him to work this summer he laid up the lain fence and other fences round the pasture</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Bradley split wood at the house Ad is working at home I went with Revd Mr Shaw to see some of the members</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Bradley ewnt out to the road to ditch so as to let the water of the potato ground I picked the sprouts of the potatoes Ad &amp; Wallace took them out of the seller on the 19th &amp; put them in the Room</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I went with Mr Shaw to see more of the members</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Recd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrat at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad rolled the Buckwheat I cobled mothers shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>finished sprouting the potatoes worked in the garden Ad took the White cow &amp; the 2 yearlings to the Shanty the Revd Mr Shane moved from here to W.A Cornetts this morning the girles is helping to get them fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; James picked up stones of the New Meadow put them in the Barn yard I cut some potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; James picked more stones put them in the Barnyard the draged &amp; furrowed out the garden in the forenoon Ad went home &amp; me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos some beans pop corn &amp; some sugar cain seed that finished the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>James drew dung to the field back of the Barn for beets &amp; turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad dissmissed James he is no good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening no meeting this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad spread dung back of the Barn &amp; plowed draged &amp; furrowed up 20 rows for Beets &amp; roots</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I sowed first &amp; 2nd the yellow Mangels 3 rows long Guernsey parsnips</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>went to Brockville to see Watt met him at the Ren{illegible} house and signed Bondes for his government work Ad drawing to the back of the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I planted the Early Bassano Beet 4 row 5 &amp; 6 rows in the Red Surrey Carrot 7 row the red Castelby Beet more than half of the 8 row then the rest is Suttons student parsnip</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>planted 9 &amp; 10 rows long red mangles 11 &amp; 12 rows is Imperial Sugar Beets 13 &amp; 14 long Red Mangel and between 50 &amp; 60 tomato plants fine rain this morning Ad has been working at or preparing to mo{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I raked the ground for to sow 6 rows of turnips Ad and all hands is moving H Webster Barn to there place Tennent is doing it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Garrett at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad got the Barn to its place I worked on the roads with the teams we drew gravel out of Johns Johnsons pit 5 teams drawing on the snap road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I was at the roads John Moore was on for us that made 5 days that I did</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the little field east of the Barn I sowed 6 drills of turnips of the seed that I raised last year John Moore is helping I went to Kingston on the Express as one of the commissioners to the general assembly from our Presbytery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad plowed and planted some corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed and planted the potatoes where they were last year the ground is in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{in margin} I was bileted on Mr Robert McCannon Mr Guthrie the Reverend Mr Chambers was there first rate place</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to move a Barn I got home on the Express this afternoon there was a large attendance and some fine speakers they do not expect to get through before thursday next</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Reverend Mr Garrett preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school and pulled thistles out of rasbery and strabery bed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>planted corn east of the Barn John Moore helped he then went through the potatoes and corn with the cultivator {illegible} paid them</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>I planted {illegible} of 5 rows Johnston corn next the Barn put the corn in drills Ad is working on the roads he is pathmaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I worked at the garden Ad is working on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I worked on the roads for Ad he has to go to John Coates in the forenoon I went to a meeting of congregation &amp; Sesson in the church Reverend Mr Greer was here I was appointed pastore Income</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I got two shoes on Charly by McDonald made out lists of those that had not paid their subscription for Mr Matthews there is over 50 dollars at Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Reverend Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Craig preached at night he is new Methedes minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I am fixing the truck waggon I have to make a bolster and stakes hounds and other things</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>working at the truck waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{in left margin} I went to a strabery festival of the church of {illegible}</td> <td>22</td> <td>I helped Wallace to lay out his Stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{in left margin} I took two veale skines and 5 Deacons skine to Colmans to he taned one of the veal skins And ours was the best</td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Delta in the afternoon stopped at Lizies went saw Mr Rodrick about shingles he will have them in a fortnight or 3 weeks he is to send postcard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I got home this morning Bessie came with me Lizie is a good deal better she can rise and walk through the house with two stafs I helped Wallace at his stable he raised it this afternoon it is just East of the church shed I atended A meeting {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I worked at the waggon after taking to her school very heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>got some more fixed at McDonalds he fix the waggon went to strawberry festival at church of our church in the Showgrounds very heavy rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>got the chair and table that was at hall then helped Wallace at the rafters got them up Ad helped too</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to gananoque got Gilbert {illegible} papers filled by P Stanley got wine for the communion took some butter to Brooughs got sugar one half bushel of salt paid for a bag of fine salt</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad fixed the Barn that they moved made a partition and boarded the underpinning John Gemmel helped me to draw the horse through the potatoes in the garden &amp; hoed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad began to mow and mow the orchard Gemmel hoed I went to the church Reverend Mr Shane preached there was a good meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Reverend Mr Shane preached the church filled to this over flowing there 54 partook of the communion Mr Craig preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school and Wallace took in the hay in the orchard had 3 good loads I helped to fix the waggon at McDonalds shop in the forenoon I was taken sick at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad mowed in the second field fine hay day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the hay in the forenoon John Gemmel and Wallace worked at the turnips and Beets in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Wallace drawing in this afternoon Ad mowed for Wallace in the forenoon Bessie raked with Charley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in hay from the 2nd field Bessie raked fine hay weather it is very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace finished drawing in what was cut here this morning they had 10 loads in the 2nd field and 2 off the peice north of the ditch they left to draw in that that was cut on Wallaces place on Thursday very warm day with a little wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Hall preached in the Methodist church this morning Reverend Mr Shane in hours at night very day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Jennett came home from Young this afternoon she went home with Mary on Saturday Bessie went with them Ad mowed at Wallaces I am a good deal better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is mowing at home this morning and drawing in the afternoon {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad cut in the field next Calhouns and finished mowing in Wallaces hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>finished cutting Calhouns field and drew in part I helped to {illegible} warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad cut the six acer field and finished drawing in the calhoune field I raked with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>I raked Ad &amp; Wallace drew in the {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad mowed the orchard and I raked it Wallace and him drew in 3 loads of the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>they mowed and drew in 4 loads of hay it is a good crop I raked there a little rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad began to cut East field in the forenoon Drew 4 loads of the hay north of the Barn and 1 out of the East field fine hay day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>we drew in 5 loads of hay 4 of was back of the East field and one from north of the house I raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad began to cut in the north field went to the road I raked Wallace &amp; J Gemmel cut in the afternoon till tea Ad brock a bolt of the mower He had to go to the shop fine shower at tea time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Mrs Thomas Gilbert was buried this morning the Revd Mr Huston preached in his church it could not hold all the people Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad finished the cuting we then began to put up stack Bruce Mc{illegible} stacked Ad went up to Abs to cut a peice that Wallace has there Henery Webster helped us with his team then he went away</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went to Abs to cut a peice it at Abs gave Wallace I went to Gananoque for to meet Miss Smith she is coming on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Bruce came with his Reaper to cut the fall wheat he cut it all Ad Wallace &amp; Bruces Man brought in 3 loads there was distant lightning {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad and Wallace came this morning &amp; finished binding the wheat they helped with stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad {illegible} &amp; fixed the Reaper but it was brock this afternoon very warm time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad finished cutting the oats here this forenoon Ad &amp; wallace went home &amp; cut there spring wheat and the oats in the {illegible} field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad and Wallace came &amp; drew in 5 loads of oats Wm Richardson helped them I am not able to do anything rained between 3 &amp; 4 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr S{illegible} at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad and Wallace came out &amp; hooked pease in the forenoon then they raked up oats that was cut on the 5th Ellen &amp; me went to the funeral of Mr Roth Revd Mr Houston preached the funeral sermon at the house there was 67 rigs a very large gathering Ad &amp; Wallace drew in 1 load oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Wm Richardson drew in 2 loads of oats and 1 of peas I raked the oat ground with Richardsons horse in the forenoon they then went to the roadto draw in I mowed the flax that I had for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace brought there spring wheat here there was 2 loads of it they drew in at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad reaped all day with the reaper he cut all the big field &amp; 2 thirds of Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>they drew in all there oats at the road and one load of Wallaces fine day for work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>{illegible} night Ad Wallace &amp; Wm Richardson finished hooking the peas this forenoon Ad and Richardson drew them in there was 2 loads &amp; 2 before that finishes our harvesting here they went in Wallaces then</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shaver preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>they worked at Wallaces oats and finished them {illegible}brought the rake fork here and a load of Barley {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce with his horses Wallace went to help Ab with his hay is all done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad {illegible} part of the hay to the east stack &amp; asked hands to help him to thrash tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan McNeil Mr Landon came this morning with the machin they thrashed over 100 bushel of fall wheat D Cowan &amp; Cornett &amp; Richardson Curie helped. Cowan Cornett &amp; Richardson had ther horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>finished thrashing had 135 bushel of fall wheat 15 of spring wheat 220 of oats 20 of barley 29 of peas they did not thrash all the peas I went to Gananoque with Sam Cook to see Mr Greave on church business</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage Preached in the morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with 5 bags of peas oats &amp; barley got them ground for the horse I cleaned the barn {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace began to draw dung to the north field for fall wheat dry &amp; very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew dung to same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they finished drawing what dung we have except what is in the sheep house it is so dry it is of no use to plow in the first time they scraped a hole in the pit for the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew dung from Charles Stewarts to Wallaces place in the forenoon they then began to cross plow in the north field the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie &amp; to lay out a road at South Lake Wallace helped D Cowan to thrash with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Houston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad plowed in the north field I took Jennie to her school very hot day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad helped Alex Cornett to thrash with his team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>helped him this forenoon that was ll that he had in the Barn he then plowed in the afternoon in the north field I took 6 bushel of wheat the Escott mill got it ground</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad plowing in the north field very warm day he draged the peice where the peas was on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad Rolled the peice and draged it again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad in the corner part of the same field I atended an {illegible} at {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Houston preached this morning Mr Shane at night very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad laid the ridges in the south part of the north field &amp; ridges in the south part of the norht field &amp; ridged up part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad started to plow with 3 horses in the north west corner of the north field it does well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad plowed with the 3 horses I got the tines sett on the Milk waggon yesterday afternoon &amp; one tine of lumber waggon by McDonald</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I went to Delta fair Bessie went with me I acted as Judge on sheep stoped at Watts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>I got home at 8 oclock to night Ad plowed or ridged up for the fall wheat the ground is very dry and the are is full of smoke</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is plowing with 3 horses in the corner field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Huston at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is plowing with the 3 horses he has finished the corner peice and is rolling it is very lumpy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 1/2 bushel of fall wheat on the south west part of the North field I sowed a peice of the head ridge with the wheat that came from Mr Rennie last year it is 7 pace in width and 21 paces in lenth southwest corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad Rolled and draged the part of the northwest field that he crofs plowed with the 3 horse team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad took out some big stones in the corner field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad worked at a large stone in the corner of the field it is very large one Bille came home from Parry Sound this morning he helped Ad to scrape a hole in the gravel pt for water in the {illegible} very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad and Wallace is plowing &amp; scraping ditch with {rest of page illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this Mr Forest night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Robert Cornett began to work {illegible} him he draged &amp; plowed in the corner field &amp; I went to the sixth Con to fight fire with B. McNeil &amp; his man</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to fight fire Robert plowed I went to Kingston to the Presbytery Mr Shaw went too</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad did not come home Wall &amp; all hands out to the fire it is on the rear of there lotes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I got home on the Mixed this morning the Presbytery closed yesterday afternoon we have to pay Mr Matthews his arrears if we do not we will get no Home Mission grant all arrears must be paid then we will get two dollars per Sabbath untill we get a settled minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Robert finished the plowing in the corner field this forenoon a fine rain last night that is the first rain for over two months Rob shoveled the furrows of the first sowed wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>rain this forenoon I sowed 5 bushel of wheat on the corner field Rob draged Ad has been fighting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Houston at night that is last sermon he is going to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Robie &amp; me cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat and 16 of peas and oats for feed for the hogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I went to Escott with the grist a little rain Robie helped Ad to cut up the corn at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Robie plowed out the furrows of the follow and shovled out the cross furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I atended out Fair I was in the Hall we took first on Cow and on Boar 2nd on Sow 1st Ram {illegible} last 2 parts &amp; one 2nd on fine work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Robie &amp; me husked some corn that was in the barn fixed up some fences got four Sheep from Coplands Ad has been most of his time fighting fire at the Shanty</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; this morning Ad went to the fire Robie drew dung at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Robie drew dung at the road Ad out to the pine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Robie drew dung in the forenoon he helped Bruce McNeil to thrash in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Robie helped his Father to thrash at N Websters Ad and Alic went to Kingston on the Boat from Gananoque he took a horse to Gananoque I have been helping at the church most of the week we are white washing the roof and other alterations they have taken down the pulpit and lowered the platform</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Robie &amp; Ad dug potatos brought a load here put them in the seller fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Robie thrashed Buckwheat &amp; thistles rain most of the day I helped at the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached in the Methodist church this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Robie is thrashing Buckwheat Ad went to the shanty the fire is still burning A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Robie dug potatoes he brought a load here put them in the celler</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>the dug 2 loads of potates brought them here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>they dug 1 load it rained in the afternoon Robie finished thrashing the buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>they dug 2 loads put them in Wallaces seller they have got them nearly all dug</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>rain most of the day Robie &amp; me husked corn that he brought from the Road Ad went to Young with his Mother to see Rob</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night in the Methodist at night Mr Houston this morning in his own church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>rain we cleaned som of the Buckwheat and killed a yearling heffer rain most of the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>18</td> <td>Pulled and drew in two loads of Beets they were Blood Sugar and yellow mangels we have only 3 loads altogether</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I helped at the church in the forenoon I dug in the turnips in the afternoon and some carrots Robie began to plow in the North field NEast corner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Robie plowed I helped at the curch there was Mrs Cornett &amp; 2 Daughters Mrs McMullen Mrs H McDonald &amp; Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Robie finished plowing that field this afternoon I finished pulling the carrots and parsnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{left margin} Revd Mr Green held his Bible meeting to night rain most of the day</td> <td>22</td> <td>Robie began to plow at the Road they are plowing the center or old paster field where the well is</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Grean preached this afternoon Revd Mr Grean dispensed the sacrament to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Robie is plowing at the road Ad &amp; Wallace is working at there stable cold with rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Robie is plowing Ad &amp; B Kirker is working at the stable I went Wallace &amp; Revd Mr Shane to Mrs Crawfords funeral she was buiried at the Ebanzer buiring ground there was a large number at it officiated at the grave he will the sermon on Sabbath morning at Fairfax he had to Kingston on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Robie is plowing they working at the stable I helped to quill some hard frost these last two nights we have had the cows in at night for some time back and fead them corn stalks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>hard frost last night Robie is plowing Ad and Alic is fixing Wallaces house this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Robie is plowing at the Road I worked at a cedar log to make a Beam for Jennets loom fine day Ad &amp; Wallace is working at there stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace brought out a load of cornstalks I helped to clean up 8 bushel of wheat for Bruce McNeil he is borrowing it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>I husked some cornstalks for the cows we put them in every morning &amp; sometimes at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Husked more corn Robie is plowing at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>rain most of the day Jennie went to Farmersville to the Teachers Instute she went with Wm Cornett</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Robie is plowing I split some wood some other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain most of the Robie helped Wallace to draw stuff for grouting his stable I husked some corn Ad ditched at the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night I took Mr Shane to Fairfax roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I finished husking the corn Robie is plowing Ad took Jennie to her school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad brought a cheese out this morning they are drawing gravel for grouting Robie is plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad took an ash log to Greers saw mill got it sawed &amp; squared for a beam for Jennets loom</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I worked at the beam Ad is ditching at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first snow fall</td> <td>11</td> <td>I went to McCormicks Mrs Kirkers &amp; Mr DArling on church business and brought Jennie home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>there was about 3 inches of snow this morning little Watt from Pembroke came here last night Express it rained &amp; snowed al day snow all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school Ad is ditching Robie is picking stones of the headridge so as to finish the field he has been three weeks it is a large one</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed 3 inches to night</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad finished ditching the field where Robie was plowing and cleaned out ditches where Robie in the north field before he went to the road Jennet went to Delta this morning Lizies girl is going to leave here Jenet is gone to try &amp; get one on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Robie went to the Hays land an got slepers for his Stable got two for ours off Brun{cut off} they are 28 feet long we took out the shiprocks {sleepers would make more sense}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I helped Wallace to put in some his sleper in the stable Jennet got home she got Miss Acton at Somers to go</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad and me put the long sleeper in ther place in the sheep pen in the forenoon he helped Wallace to Shingle in the afternoon cold day (Ad went to B. Youngs for the raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>let the Ram to the sheep</td> <td>19</td> <td>rain and snow or rather sleet I split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad helped Wallace to shingle they got it finished then was off them at it prety cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad killed 3 spring pigs he brought one of them here it weighed 210 pounds I taped my shoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Robie finished drawing the dung at the road Ad is beging to move the thing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>they are moving all that they can drawing wood loose lumber very cold time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Robie is helping Bruce to thrash Ad is moving all he can I split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I fixed up some of the fence this forenoon went to a Agriculture meeting at Deans snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad moved out the Family to day they are all in bush they have a good deal to do yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Robie is buisy drawing things &amp; fixing up the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Robie is helping Bruce to thrash Ad is giting thing fixed in the house</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace buried the sleeper for a stable in the New barn Robie Ditched out at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace fixed Wallace stable &amp; took some hay from here to it Ad went for Jennie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Robie cut dow an Ellem tree on the line North of the ditch East line Ad drew 2 16 feet logs of it to the Mill for plank for the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning &amp; Mr Ferguson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I took Jennie to her school Ad went for a load of stuff to McCreadys mill then they thrashed Wallaces oats of there Barn floor they 200 bushel in this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace worked at the floor in the stable snow &amp; rain most of the day very little frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{in margin} the dogs killed 14 Geese last night for Ellen they are all torn &amp; eaten</td> <td>7</td> <td>we all worked at the Stable in the New barn we got the bails nearly all fixed snowed about an inch last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>worked at the stable cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do got it finished so that got a place fixed for the sow pig &amp; put her in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>we got 4 of Ads cows in the stable this afternoon the two yearling heffers and 4 calfs there is 3 of there cows in our Stable &amp; Tillie cow is the new stable we are fattening her</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Matthews preached in the Methodist church in the morning Mr Shane at in ours at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to the 9th consession to see his lot there the fire has run all over it he sold it to Running for</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain all day the ground is geting very wet no work out of doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Still raining the frost out of the fields Ad overhalled the mainger in the hors stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad was fixing at home they dug a ditch for to let the water of the church field I quiled some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad brought there hens &amp; geese from the road and other chores I split wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>17</td> <td>split wood &amp; primed the window sashes for up stairs windows fine day Bessie came home from Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morningI took him to Fairfax Thomas Kingston A Cashman a report that I had wrote to send to Kingston to Dr T G Smith of our {illegible} with Mr Matthews he signed it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I sent Dr Smith on the train gave him the report Ad &amp; Wallace &amp; me we worked at the cow stable grouting it in the afternoon fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>worked at the stable all hands fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do got it all grouted but the part between the door and the cattle heads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rained most of the day</td> <td>22</td> <td>we changed the door of stable the width of it self to the East Wallace cut two small basswood trees in the woods for his bials top &amp; bottom</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I split some wood Ad fixed some fixings in the stable fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>I split wood and did other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Austin at 3 oclock in English church Mr Shane at night in ours</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad Lowered the floor in our cow stable behind the cows I had a chill did nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad took a 100 of flour to vanornam his is choping for him at the 6 consession Jennit Bessie Jessie &amp; Phillo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning they came back on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>rain Most of the day very little done Ad drew some snow from there Barn to Wallaces stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I split some wood &amp; gruted a little in the henhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>put some the wood that is out in the woods they are all at the church fixing a New year tree for the Sabbath School Children</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad and Bessie went to young to them there is some of them sick Aunt Margret has got her ribs brock a very stormy day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>very heavy frost last night there is no slaughing Ad came hom from Young this afternoon on the Horse the axel of the Buggy brock between Leaders &amp; Margrets the horse got away &amp; cut the two back sinews of his hind leg he went to Brockville veterian Doctor he would not {illegible} it till wednesday Ad had done it up with a bandage before he went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we Killed the two old hogs to day it is very cold with snow in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Young on the Mixed this morning for to see how Charley is he did not get home tonight</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad came home to day Charley is well as can be expected he went to Brockville to see the Dr he thinks he is doing well I did the chores &amp; split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night &amp; today Ad drew some sawlogs for Wallace from Bruces for Wallaces stable ther is some sliping with the slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of hay for Wallace they put if over his stable it is quit warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the snow is all gone it is quite warm Ad went to Gananoque Bissie went to Kingston on the Mixed this morning to atend the College fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad and Wallace cleaned up his oats that was in there Barn in the field front last night I got what wood was out in the shed there is no truck</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Stormed most of the day I got wood split &amp; atended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I atended the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Societie in Dickes Hall there was a large atendence of Members Ad drew a load of wood from the Hays land that Wallace has</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to the Chanty for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>McNiels Machin is thrashing for Ad it is oats that they are thrashing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Roberson preached this morning Wm J Turner took him to Fairfax in the afternoon Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad drew a load of green wood Hays land it is small blue {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>we killed the Killie cow we have stall fed her since fall Ad went to the Shanty for a load of long wood brought home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Hys land for wood our wood that we got last winter is nearly done very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad drew wood from Hays land I bucked wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to the Hays land for wood he brock his whipeltrees he only brought part of a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to the shanty brought a large load of dry wood slaugh runs good Wallace went to Young to see Charlie horse to Libie &amp; Jessie with rained &amp; snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached in the morning Mr Shane at night very stormy &amp; cold very few out very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very cold with high wind</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad riged up the bobslaugh &amp; went the shanty brought a load of cordwood snowed about 3 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad drew a load of cordwood from the shanty very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad drew a load of cordwood from the shanty fine day rain at night &amp; some snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood it rained and snowed last night a very heavy fog this afternoon and very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Wallace &amp; me cleaned up 6 bags of wheat him and Ad cleaned up 19 bags of oats at there Barn in the forenoon he intends to go to Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the waggon he took the 6 bags of fall wheat and 19 bags of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Wallace took him to Fairfax with our duble slaugh cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Wallace went to Escott with the waggon I cut wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad worked at the {illegible} doing chores I cut wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad cut wood on the Hays land with Wallace fine day there is no slaughing I sawed wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad and Wallace are cuting up Ellem tops on the Hays land that Wallace bought there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is cuting wood on his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Spiner preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood Ellem topps from the Hays land cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood James Beatty &amp; Robert Wm Hughes came up from young with loads of Barley to the Station there is a good market here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of Ellem tops from Wallaces place on the Hays land</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood this morning he went to the Funeral of Bruce Johnston son of Robert Johnston he was throughn from a horse 12 days before his schul was brock in there between 70 &amp; 18 rigs he Union church could not them the Revd Mr Crage preached fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to South Lake to lay out a road there fine day slaughing almost gone I cut wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to the Funeral of Mrs Landen Joseph Stacey Mother in law She was buired at the Ebenazear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain last night the snow is all gone Ad read up the New Barn floor I cut some wood heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad got Bruces old mare to put in with Tom have to go to the funeral of Wm Armstrong he took some of the morners I went with him to the house there was a very large funeral he was buired at the Ebenazear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Iseral Boam is buiring to day at the Union church he died at Mr Lappins he went to a milkmeeting &amp; fell down &amp; died with speaking</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 16</td> <td></td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is dowing Straw on the waggon from the Barn in there field warm day for to feed the stack fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad and Wallace brought the saw &amp; horsepower here for to saw wood here very cold day north wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>they set the saw &amp; horsepower this forenoon Bruce filed the saw they sawed all the wood we have it filled the woodshed they got a New Ballance wheal to the saw put on in Brockville it cost eight dollars</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Crage preach this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace took the saw &amp; horsepower to there place this morning they sawed most of their wood in the afternoon they brock the cap of the driving wheel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>snowed and rained a little most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>the snow is about 8 inches deep Ad went to the chanty for to bank out wood fine day he brought home 1 load os wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty for wood brought 1 load and went back up I there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad cam home with a load early this morning went back again &amp; brought another I went to the station &amp; met Revd Mr Richards he is to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>there was a large number at the tea meeting last last night the preceds was about $115 it was a great success Ad &amp; Alice went to Delta this afternoon Ad took Kittees hide to Colmans to get taned</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26 H McKay took him to Fairfax</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McAuther preached Mr Shane was sick he had to go home to Kingston Mr Crage preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alice came home this afternoon the slaughing is all gone warm day he brought a cold of Wats with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Wallace went to Gananoque Jennet went with him She took a crock of butter with her got 23 c per pount for it they went with the Buggy the roads is bad rain to night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>very heavy this morning the snow is all gone except allong the fences heay rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>very little frost last fine worm day I split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>he went with the Buggy the roads bad</td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Mrs James Shipard She down on a a visit he got hom in time to on on the Express to Young to see the Charley horse is doing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I split wood this morning fine day I met Mr Hiland a student Jams C McCormick took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr preached in the C. of E. this Mr Hiland at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>dull hazie day Ad came home from younge last night the horse is gaining a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad and Wallace thrashed the peas that was left for seed the wind was blowing from the North they spared the doors &amp; cleaned up 4 bushel that was of our old kind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad and Wallace went to Bowes and got 6 bags of wheat Ad took it to Escott mill the Roads is very ruff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty to bank out wood he took slaugh on the Buggy began to about 10 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellen went to Glentay on the Express</td> <td>10</td> <td>Snowed about 6 inches last night with rain so that there is thick ice on the snow Ad is geting saw logs to Blairs mill some pine &amp; ash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad came home about 7 oclock this evening I split wood &amp; atended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McClearn preached this morning Alec Cornett took him to Fairfax Mr Crage preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alia went to the chanty he is going to Bank out there was 2 inches of snow last night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>attended congregation meeting at the station cold day, poor slaughing some is suing wheels</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I helped Jennet to quill and tended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Mary cow had a calf it is a bull I did the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Pets 2 year old had a heffer calf it is from John Cooks Duram bull is is a nice one White face cow had a bull calf this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I took care of the cattel and calfs fine day Ad and Abia came home from the chanty they were there drawing sawlogs &amp; banking out wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 19</td> <td>19</td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night Hugh McKay took Mr Shane to Fairfax last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad killed the two bull calfs fine day snow all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>heavy wind with snow &amp; drifts</td> <td>21</td> <td>cold last night with a little snow I intend to go on the Express to the Presbytery in Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I got to Kingston yesterday afternoon the train was 1 1/2 late</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I stoped at Mr Steves in Kingston</td> <td>23</td> <td>there was a great deal of buisness to do at the prsbytery I got home on the Express this afternoon Bessie came with me her clases is finished for this time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>cold hard frost last night I split wood &amp; did the chores Ad went to the chanty on yesterday morning for to Bank out wood that he has cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad came at noon he got all the wood banked out hard frost last night and to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night Henery Webster took Mr Shane to Fairfax in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain last night and today Ad fixed some fixings at the stable Kate got a nail in her foot she is lame</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I have a lame Back cant do much</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Mary Jane Dutch cow has a heffer calf fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I helped Ad to clean up 15 bags of oats at there Barn he took them to the Mill here to get them ground for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land with the horses to draw rail cuts for a line fence very hard frost last night cold day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad brought his grist from the mill and drew oats from the Barn for to feed the horses here I split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baily preached this morning Mr Robertsen at at night he stoped here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went with Wallace and drew Rail cuts on the Hays land Dan Vanerman came this afternoon he had hired him for a year for $144 dollers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they all went ot the Hays land to work this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do I split wood &amp; took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad got I McDonald to come &amp; pair Kates foot where the nail went in he let out a lot of pus She put her feet down on the foor at one I boiled some flaxseed for A poltice put it on Dan helped Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan is helping Wallace on Hays land Ad id choring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>we put another polties on Kates foot it a great deal Better 1 got wood cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville on the mixed this morning he is on the Jury Wallace took us to Mr Thomas Darlings funeral he was buired at the Ebenazer church he died on friday night last there was a large number at the house Revd Mr Shane oficiated the Funeral sermon is to be preached on the 23 in our church here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Willson Wallace took the morners Revd Mr Crage preached in the Methodist Church here she was buiried at the Ebenazer church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan went to McCreadys Mill for a load of lumber then he drew 2 loads of straw from this Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace drew 2 loads of straw here and 2 loads of hay for Wallaces to his stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Ad got home on the Express from Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce riged up the horse powr onto saw wood they sawed a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>17</td> <td>They finished sawing at Ads this forenoon then they took the horse powr out to Bruces to saw there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to saw wood they finished his</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>rain most of the day Dan split wood in the wood shed I have a pain in my neck</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan finished spliting what wood was in the shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad cleaned up oats for to grind for the cows they then drew stones for a fence front of Wallce house he is going to put in iron Rods in them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan drew gravel for a road into Wallace house I can do very little with the pain in my neck</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane preached Mr Darlings funeral Sermon in our church at 2:30 P.M. the church crowded full there was hardly standing room</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan rolled the midel field west side frost every night cold backward time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed fine bushel of spring wheat on the fall wheat it is mostly all killed Dan cultivated it in Ad worked Wallaces horse &amp; Kate on the roller</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/2 bushel oats 5 of wheat</td> <td>26</td> <td>they sowed 4 bushel of oats in the midle of the North field Ad sowed clover &amp; timothy seed eaquel quantities he worked parigon &amp; kate on the drag</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 1/2 bushel of oats in the North East corner of the North field part of it was brock up last fall that finshed the sowing here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>28</td> <td>they went out to the road and oats there Billie came from Parry Sound on the Express yesterday &amp; all is well there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan shoveled out the cross furrows in the North field this forenoon he drew the old leached ashes from frount of the house and spread them on the garden from the house to the henhouse Mr Robinson came on the Express he is to preach at Fairfax tomorrow morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bailie preached the funeral sermon of Wm Staces in the English Church this morning Mr Robinson in ours at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan is working at the road with the team in the old paster field they are sowing oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan is cultivating Ad is harrowing after him with Kate and Paragon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do I dug wereh the strawes was</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan drew dung this forenoon to the garden Ad went to gananoque with Kate &amp; Paragon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>they are working in the old paster field at the road I dug som in the garden and planted a quarter lb of onions seed that Ad got in gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they finished the old paster field this afternoon all but a low peice that they left for Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Bailie at night James McMullen took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan plowed the garden &amp; cultivated it it very lumpy Ad went to Gananoque with Paragon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain last night</td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan went to the road to plow in the old night paster the garden is too wet work at</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan is plowing at the road Ad has sold the place at the road to Thomas Burns for two thousand dollars Ad is to have the crop this year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain last night</td> <td>11</td> <td>heavy rain this morning and most of the day Dan &amp; Ad cleaned up some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan shoveled furrows out at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan shoveled and let the water of the garden and drew straw from back of the Barn to the Barnyard so as to fill it up it very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning Mr Robinson at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan plowed at the road I dug some in the garden Ad went to Delta for to take the horses and {illegible} rigs to Brockville that Wat is going to take to the north West for the surrey</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan sowed 3 bushel of peas at the road they are the same that he at Delta last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan worked at the road Ad went on the train for Manatoba Jennie &amp; B. Sandness went with him behind four horses &amp; two {illegible} waggons and other trap</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan worked at the road he Sowed more peas and some wheat the ground is hard with {illegible} and wet dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace working on the road they finished all but the planting ground Dan rolled &amp; draged the garden &amp; planted a bushel of {illegible} Early Rose and tried to plow on Wallaces place he could not do it it was too wet and rolled on the plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan drew dung on the field behind the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Robinson preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan plowed for Wm McNiel he helped him before</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain last night and this morning we cleaned up 10 bushels of wheat for to take to the mill Dan &amp; Bruces boys took the yearlings out to the shanty this afternoon I planted a bushel of potates that we got of Ab McNiel in the garden a New Kind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went Gananoque with 10 Bushel of fall wheat and 1 of spring &amp; fall for cracked wheat Jennet and Bissie went with him cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan drew dung to the field back of the barn I took care of the cattle we have them in the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan finished dunging the field &amp; plowed a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan plowed in the forenoon he then shoveled ome furrows out at the road I got the horses shod all round3 new shoes &amp; 5 old ones set I paid McDonald $1.35 one dollar &amp; thirty cents for them &amp; one shoe on Kate that I got on the week before Professer Powter came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Professer Powter of Kingston preached at night for us Mr Crage in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan is plowing East of the Barn it is a little warmer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan finished plowing East of the Barn and then marked it out for planting and plowed the headridge southeast of the fall wheat draged it I sowed A milk pan &amp; a half of flax seed on it he gave it one stroke of the drag</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>John Gemmel helped me to plant a Bushel of Western corn for cow feed we planted in drills we began next to the Barn the last row &amp; hald our own corn we sowed 9 rows of the Red Surrey carrot &amp; 2 rows carrot {illegible} it rained so that we could not finish</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>very heavy rain last night the ground is very wet Dan is fixing up the paster fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>finished planting the corn back of the Barn we planted 34 hills of cucumbers next the parsnips we then finished planting the garden with pop corn Butter Beans Early corn and 24 hills of potatos that I got in Kingston one seed in a hill &amp; nearby a pan full of other Beans Dan drew straw into the Barn yard &amp; other chores with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan drew gravel for the lain raod and round the gate rain ground is too wet to work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan drew gravel to the lain this forenoon he drew earth for Wallace to put frount of his house house in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan is drawing dunt for Wallace we washed the sheep in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do they have got nearly enough for all that he wants</td> </tr> <tr> <td>we went to the laying of the {illegible] of a church at Fairfax there was a great gathering 2336 dollars was realised</td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan went to roll some sawlogs into the creek ad take them to the Mill this morning he fund that some of the had been stolen he got what he found to the mill brought a load of lumber home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of dung from Mathews to the norheast field in the forenoon I helped him to load the shered on rather under took to do it I helped him pint the second I had turned me over &amp; hurt my knee so that I could do no more he finished them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan had to do the chores I cannot get out of the bed with my knee he plowed in the northeast field for Buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr McQuage preached at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay in the afternoon and here at night I cannot get out of bed yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan is plowing at the road for the potatos &amp; corn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan and Wallace began to plant the potatos at the road I cut some fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>they more potatoes and some corn rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>marked out more of the ground for planting and shoveled out the ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>sowed some sweeds turnips</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Greacie preached this afternoon passed a motion to see what we can rais for {illegible to Mr Shane</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached and dispenced the communion there was 38 partook very heavy rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan and Wallace finished sowing Beets &amp; Mangles at the road my knee is very sore I am in the house all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I put a blister on my knee</td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan sowed a low hole next Websters line with millet this forenoon that finished the work at the road I went ot the station and rated for George Tayler</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan and Wallace worked on the road with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do they had two teams in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billie came from Parry Sound on the Express</td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do this forenoon they had two team on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan plowed for Buckwheat in the forenoon he went to young in the afternoon and brought Charley horse home Rob could not keep him the paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the North field I am in the house with my knee the Dr orders me to keep still</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Revd Mr Green came here this forenoon stopped all night</td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan finished the field this forenoon Wallace went through the potatos &amp; corn in the garden with the cultivator John Gemmel hoed in the garden this forenoon he ad to quite on account of a sore hand there is heavy rain this afternoon I have been in the house with my knee all this week it is some better</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>heavy rain all day Dan cleaned &amp; fixed the Barns for the haying and other choring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan went to Delta this morning with Vic and the three children fine morning heavy rain in the afternoon John Gemmel hoed in the garden and pulled some Mustard in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan came home from Delta this forenoon he cultivated in some millet in the field East of the Barn where the Western corn did not grow that I got from Mr Brought it was bad seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain this forenoon Dan drew some wood from the Bush old stuff I am still in the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John Gemmel Billie Alex at the road</td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan choped some wood i nthe bush this forenoon he sowed som Buckwheat at in the afternoon where he plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan sowed more Buckwheat John Gemmel hoed in the garden to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan finished the Buckwheat to day he sowed bushel John Gemmel hoed East of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bailie preached this morning the Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gemmel has worked 6 1/2 days</td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan drew dung from Matthews John Gemmel hoed half a day East of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>John Gemmel hoed East of the barn Dan drew a load of lumber from Blairs Mill &amp; cultivated in the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>no work four Logers took Dinnier in the drill shed and we had a strawberry festival in the Agriculture Hall in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John Gemmel 1/2 day</td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan took a load of window frames from the station to Fairfax for the church there this forenoon he ground the syth &amp; mowed round the house my knee is a great deal better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/2 day</td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan look for Charley &amp; Kate got out of the paster last night found them at Charles Armstrong he wnet to Fairfax for the runners to draw Wallaces stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan helping to draw the stable John Tennent {illegible} him did it they got it to its place in afternoon it {illegible} &amp; rained</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan began to mow &amp; mowed the orchard in the forenoon he then went to the North field &amp; mowed there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day Dan put a corer on the granary in the old barn then we fixed the cover over the cows stable in the New Barn and took some of the pig of the sow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan mowed in the north field I spread out the hay in the orchard and raked round the fences Wallace and Fremon McNeil hoed at the road they raked &amp; cocked the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Freaman drew i 3 loads out of the orchard &amp; 3 from the North field they put it in the New Barn over the cows I made frames for Wallaces seller windows &amp; put wire cloth on them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan mowed in the midel field in the forenoon Freman raked with Kate they drew in 1 load from the North field after dinner put it over the cows in the old Barn heavy showr to stop my men drwing in they then cleaned a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I took 3 bushel of fall wheat and better than 1 of Spring wheat for cracked wheat to Excott Mill Dan &amp; Wallace worked at hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>I went to Fairfax &amp; Sandbay and Red the call and in our own church at night ang the people signed it Mr Shane preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan Mowed part of the day &amp; I finished the cuting of center field at night Wallace Dan &amp; Fremanan drew in with Kate &amp; paragon they raked with Charley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I mowed in the North field a piece that was left the rest is raking and drawing in they drew in 7 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I mowed the field East of the lain that finished cuting here &amp; the rest is drawing from the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I went out to the road &amp; began to cut in the field north of the potatos it is poor &amp; very rough heavy rain in the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I finished cuting the field this afternoon the rest hoed potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I raked and the rest drew in they drew it home I atended a congregational meeting in the aftrnoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I began to mow in the North field next calhounes mowed all day very warm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>I mowed this forenoon and then went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery is meets at 11 oclock to morrow to recieve to call from us to Revd Mr Shane I took it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>came home on the Express then to 6th con commenced &amp; {illegible} other then men was drawing in Dan had finished mowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible} and the Thermometer is 112 very hot day</td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to mow a peice East of the bushes that was seeded down and found that there was a lot of mustard in it the seed had ripened &amp; would not cut it runing the Dan went up to {illegible} to cut peice for Wallace they {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan Wallace and Fremon went to Abs this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billie &amp; Vire came here last night</td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Truman went to Abs they finished Wallaces peice last night Abs party turned in with them yesterday &amp; they went there today to help them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billie went to Pembroke on the Express</td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Truman mowed Barley &amp; cocked it as they went along very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan &amp; Truman worked at the Roots thining &amp; weeding</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan went Gananoque to a Picnick this morning Fremon worked at the Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan Wallace and Fremon worked at the Barley in the forenoon Dan &amp; Wallace cut the Fall wheat in the afternoon Freeman worked at the Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain this evingning</td> <td>12</td> <td>we drew in 4 loads of Barley it is a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I read the In Duction Edie here for Mr Shane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace mowed peas &amp; oats I turned over the raking &amp; some cocks of Barley that was left out on Saturday Freman &amp; me drew a load of the rakeings &amp; cocks then they drew in 3 loads of peas &amp; oats I raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Wallace hooked peas Freman &amp; me raked up the fall wheat it is poor crop Dan got a Cornetts reaper and cut the oats in the north field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alice came this afternoon very stormy little rain {illegible}</td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan and Wallace hooked peas this forenoon we then drew the remainder of the peas and oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Billie finished hooking the peas this afternoon Bruce came with the Bruce came with the reaper and cut the spring Cornett Run what they could &amp; stacked it up 67 stooks {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>18</td> <td>Bruce cut oats in the Barn field and in the North field at the road Dan Wallace &amp; Billie Bound what they {illegible} of them Freman &amp; me stooked the fall wheat and Raked up part of the oats in the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>drew in the oats in the North field had 6 loads Billie helped Freman &amp; the raked up the Sheaves</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>I went with Revd Mr Shane to Fairfax and Sand Bay and red the Edict of Induction for Mr Shane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan Wallace &amp; Freeman drew in the spring wheat had 5 loads they then drew in 2 loads of oats from the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>they are drawing in the peas we put 1 load over the stable in the new Barn put 4 loads in a stack at the New Barn and toped off sheaf oat &amp; hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace cradled oats at the Road rain last night my kneew is very painfull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace worked at the grain Bruce cut part of side oats with the Reaper Freeman is helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they are all working at the Road Billie came from Delta this forenoon he brought a man with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Wallace finished all our cuting with the Reaper this forenoon Dan Billie Freeman and the man that he brought binding &amp; drawing in I am raking after the reaper fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning I read the Induction Notice that is the second time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace is drawing Freeman is raking up for them they are filling up all the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they are drawing to both Barns warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>were are all working our best they have put enought of the Austrilian oats that is bound in sheaf over the cows stable at the road for seed that is pure and enought of the other oats bound in the New Barn for seed all the crops is first rate thanks a good God for all his goodness to us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace is helping Bruce our grain is all in</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan and Wallace is helping Bruce to draw in there is a fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with Hugh McKay for to get stuff for a fence for the church we got it at McClarnens Dan went to {illegible} with a grist 10 bags wheat went to look for himself some {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3 Dan took Richards to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preached at night Mr Crage at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to helped J McDonald in the shop to make a share for the plow there was so Many horses came in that we got very little done Dan was looking for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>paid McDonald in share 3.50</td> <td>5</td> <td>I was a McDonalds all day got the share done Dan started to plow for the fall wheat he is cross plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan is plowing I got a shoe o Kate I went to a Harvest home dinner in the Grill Shed there was a large gathering Ellen an the children &amp; Bissie came from Perth on Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan drew in Wallaces oats I helped them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan is plowing for fallwheat it is hard work we drew in the flaxseed cool day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan is plowing I went with Wm McCready to try &amp; get some stones at Armstrongs for corners for the Sand Bay church we got four small ones put in two blasts they did not qua{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Bailie at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan is plowing I nailed some fence boards on the posts for a lain and got some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan finished the cross plowing today it is very hard Dan cultivated &amp; rolled the peace Ellen {illegible} Revd Mr Leashman preached the induction service Revd Mr McQuaid and Willson adressed the Miniter an people we had a good meeting after the congregation dismissed Mr Leashman called the session and Mr Shane in Moderator of Sission I was put in Rep{illegible} Elder</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan cultivated &amp; rolled the peice it is very rough Ellen &amp; me went to Sand Bay to the Laying of a corner ston of a Presbyterian Church Revd D Jordan Laushway McQuaig &amp; Shane adressed the people</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>heavy wind and rain most of the day Dan drew dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan drew dung from Mathews for wheat Aunt Isabela came from Duram on the Express</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan drawing dung I split some wood &amp; threshed some of the flax seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I went to Young with Aunt Isabela &amp; Ellen with Kate and Paragon they are all well came home at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>heavy rain and thunder this morning Bisie went to Gananoque with Kate Dan drew dung in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan drew Dung there heavy rain good deal of the day cannot get any help to load dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce McNeal to thrash I went the Kingston fair there was a great deal of fine stock of all kinds with rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I got home on the Express I stoped at Joseph Nicols very heavy rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan drew some rails had to make fence Dan went to Gananoque with Bisie they brought home {illegible} for the lambs the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning Mr Baillie at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan drew Dung George Matthews loaded</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do Do they finished drawing I cut the millet at the road fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan begun to plow for the fall wheat Matthews spread in the afternoon he was sick &amp; could not work in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan is plowing Matthews is spreading we separated lambs and took the Ram from the sheep I put up a fence at the top of the orchard for them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Wallace draged in 4 1/2 bushel of fall wheat at Wm Scotts sowed the ground is in good order Dan finished the plowing Wallace draged with Paragon {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan drew some stones &amp; sand to the Barnyard George Mathews began to cut the Buckwheat he is to {illegible} half of the seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan drew some wood this forenoon he helped Bruce to saw wood in the afternoon I moved the track</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces this morning for to help them saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to saw they finished he brought part of the Rig home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan went out for the horse powr we through down part of the old stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Robert Armstrong brought Aunt Isabla here this morning he took home a Ram lamb for Roby Beatty half breed South down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Bruce came and sett his horsepowr &amp; we sawed part of the old stable Aunt Isabla went away home on the Express Bille came from Delta last night he brought rene &amp; Miss Stevens with him he went to Brockville with them this morning he is going to Parry Sound on the Express from Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan &amp; me {illegible} up the Barnyard where the old Stable was &amp; {illegible} up the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan &amp; Wallace began to dig the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do they brought 2 loads home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Bruces Boy picking up I am puting a new floor in the granery riging it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>they are working at the potatos they are a good crop there is a good many small one in them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>George Mathews is helping Dan to dig Wallace is helping Ab to thrash fine day {illegible} we have the horses {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I fixed another bin for potatos in our seller</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan &amp; Mathew is finished diging the potatos put the White &amp; Black in the new Barn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>19</td> <td>the thrashers cam last night to thrash we thrased the fall wheat had 110 bushel good crop 32 peas &amp; oats they then moved to the new Barn for the thrash what was there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>had 413 of oats and 70 of Barley 32 of Peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>finished all here by noon to day I went to church Revd Mr Lownie preached he has just come from scotland he was here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Lownie preached Mr Shane a drizzle the Co{illegible} there was eight Joined the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>we cleaned up oats Dan took 100 bushel to the station they are 35 cents per bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>cleaned up more oats Dan took them to the station in all 212 bushel &amp; 32 lbs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan helped to dig Mr Jonathan Websters grave at the union church the Sermon was preached at the church here the church was filled to over flowing Revd Mr Crage preached there was 84 teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan drew home the Webster mild shed we took down last night we are going put it here for a hog pen I mad a stand for the clock Janet went to Gananoque with Wallace he took the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan drew the old stable wood to the woodshed we piled it up in it took one load of it to Wallaces it makes good wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of lumber from McCready saw Mill that is we have there now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>rain most of the day Revd Mr Shane preached at night there was very few at Sabbath</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan went to Escott to mill he took the last of the last years wheat had 13 bushles</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>we cleaned up the last of the oats in the old Barn &amp; cleaned up 18 bags of the Barley Dan took it to the station heavy rain part of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>We cleaned the rest of the Barley this day Dan took it to the station had 60 bushel &amp; 24 lbs George Matthews picked corn by the Barn in the forenoon they then went to Mr {illegible} &amp; picked 2 loads {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan and Matthews picked corn it is good and two loads of turnips they are small</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan &amp; Mathews finished picking the corn and pulled some of the Beets in the forenoon Dan helped Bruce to thrash the afternoon Mathews pulled beets Vire came from Delta for {illegible} she came on the Express yesterday from Parry Sound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to thrash Mathews pulled Beets in the afternoon the ground was too hard frozen to pull in the morning cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning the Dulcimain Ornge Lodge was at the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan and Mathews finished pulling the Beets at the road and pulled some of the carrots here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>we finished pulling the carrots &amp; parsnips here they are good we had to plow a furrow from them the ground was so hard a great many of them brock off</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>we fixed &amp; laid out the foundation of a hogpen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Wallace helped us to rais it and put up the rafter beam up part of it fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>worked at the hog pen got the roof and most of the siding on Wallace helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Cut 2 small {illegible} for sleepers {illegible} sided them in the forenoon we went to Gananoque in the afternoon with Jennet &amp; Jessie Latimer {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan &amp; me worked at the {illegible} the hogpen rain most of the day till midel of the afternoon it snowed 2 or 3 inches we put the cattel in the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan began to plow this morning where the Buckwheat was that is the first plowing ground very Dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan plowed I worked at the hog pen fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>18</td> <td>hard frost last night so that Dan could not Plow he drew dung &amp; spread it on where he plowed it was Mathews dung in the forenoon helped at the hogpen we got the fatining one into it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage this morning Mr Galahor was here all night Dan took them to Fairfax Mr Galahar preached there in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>we mixed 14 bushel of peas &amp; oats for to grist Dan took them to the sawmill got them ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I helped Wallace at a hen house in the forenoon Dan drew straw to fall wheat &amp; spread it on it we then took the sheep to B Youngs to the Ram</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>I helped Wallace at the henhouse Dan spread straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan finished the hog pen I helped Wallace I can do very little I am bad with my stomick I went to see Dr Hannah he give me a bottle &amp; ordered me to Blue pills</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>very stormy day snow &amp; rain Dan mended the horse blakets I did very little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan plowed on the Buckwheat ground I made a door for Wallaces henhouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan drew sand for Wallaces henhouse and some to bank the house hard froze &amp; very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan drew straw to the straberries &amp; sand to cover the greaps and to finish the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan fixed the cow-stable got the young cattel in I have done very little I am bad with my stomach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I helped Dan to fixed a fence for a yeard between the hogpen &amp; the end of the Barn very cold dry time Dan went to the 6 con for a load of wood to the church in the afternoon it was afer dark before he got back he left at the gate</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>December</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan took the wood to the church and drew some dung to the Buckwheat ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan has done the chores these two or three days I am not able to much Wallace took Jennet &amp; Chilia to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Pellock a student preached this morning Wallace took to Fairfax Mr Shane is in Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Sleat &amp; snow Dan fixed round the stables I put in my Bill for the lumber &amp; nails that I go for the side walk to the council</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan went to young for the sheep they have been there for the last two weeks Dan got the horses shoes all sharpened</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>snowed between 3 &amp; 4 inches last night Dan and Wallace went to the Hays land drew toped and piled them up for the sirkler saw it is on Wallaces 50 acres</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan drew 1 load of wood to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do 3 loads Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do 2 Do here snowed 3 inches last nigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan drew 1 load from Wallaces place &amp; 1 load from the 6 consession he was in the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan went to the 6 con and Bank out &amp; brought 1 load home I fixed a platform for the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>stormed all day snow and wind we cleaned up the Barn floor put two Bushel of Barley in a barrel for S{illegible} we had a barrel of peas oats &amp; Barley for hen food</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan went to Wallaces and they sawed with the circular Wallace got two of his fingers cut with the saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>finished sawing in the forenoon Dan went to Abs &amp; brought home a load of wood cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan drew load of wood 1 from Abs &amp; 1 from the Chanty the snow is very deep we have to water the cattel at Joseph Taylors well near the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>we killed a hog this forenoon Bruce McNiel helped Dan helped to put down New carpt in the dining room in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1882</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan went to the 6 con for a load of wood for the Widow Landon he had a cord and a half it is two dollars per cord I take the cattle to J. Taylors well near the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan is helping Bruce to thrash fine day Bessie and Jennie came from from school a Miss Smith came with Bessie from Kingston for to spend the hallodas here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces this morning to thrash I tended the cattle we hope to watter them at Taylors well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces to thrash finished tthis forenoon they came to the Road Barn and thrashed 150 bushel of oats Robert Lattimer son helped us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they finished our thrashing at night we had all together 350 bushel there they all in the granary there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bond preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan went away yesterday he did not come home to day I watered the cattle at the gravel pit to day the water is runing there has been fine warm days with some rain and snow for some days back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan came home this afternoon he was at Mallortown Mrs John Buel is dead his sister lived with her</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ellen and me went to Delta to Lizie &amp; vive Dan did the chores Lizie is able to get up and walk about without help I was suprised to see her so well we stoped with here all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>came home this afternoon they are all well very fine weather the roads good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan drew some wood from the 6 consession</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dan thrashed some peas in the {illegible}</td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to Fairfax Abie went with me there was a meeting of the session there 6 persons Joined the church. Abie was one of them they have a fine church there Revd Mr Shane preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>went to Fairfax the communion was dispenced there was a very large meeting the church was full fine day Samuel Daonavan gave me 50 cent for the pine I provided</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan 1</td> <td></td> <td>Dan went to young with Abie Jennet Besie Jenie Miss Smith Jessee &amp; Silvie they all went Unkle Robs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan thrashed some peas we cleaned up 19 bushels of wheat and 5 bushl of peas &amp; oats for to grind for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with the grist very very stormy high winds with some snow drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan thrashed some peas and other chores very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan went for a load of wood to the chantie the road is very heavy with drift very cold with North wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan drew two loads of wood brought the last one here we have to buck saw the wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening cold stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan and Bruce &amp; his Boys sawed at Wallaces got it all cut he brought half a load of it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood took one of them to Wm Willsons 1 1/2 cords $2.25 per cord left the other here very cold day I tended the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood left them here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan went for a load of wood he atended to the cattle in the forenoon went for it in the afternoon I went to the Annual Meeting of the Agriculture Socitie it as in the Dickee hall it was well attended</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood I attended to the cattle he left them here fine cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan went to the 6 Con for wood this morning came home without any it snowed and drifted so that he had to leave it at Snider corner the road filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Smith preached this morning he came down on the Express did nto get down 6 oclock this morning there was very few out the roads filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan finished thrashing the peas we cleaned them up had 13 bushel very stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>we cleaned up the peas &amp; oats for to grind for cattle we put 7 1/2 bushel in two barles for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with 58 bushel of peas &amp; oats got them ground for the cattle it turned a very day snowed &amp; blew filled the Roads again</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>18</td> <td>Fixed the granery for the ground stuff &amp; Dan emped the bags &amp; took them home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan went out to help Bruce to get wood I finished collecting for the Bible Socitie I got $13.75 gave it to Mr Redmond he enclosed it in a letter to Revd Mr Green I Registered it in the post ofice for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to get wood &amp; saw it they came near night with the saw &amp; horse powr got it sett at dark enough to do us a few Dasy fine day a little rain after dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning very cold &amp; stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>We killed the Charly cow she is good beaff Bruce helped us very cold day heavy wind N West we intend to kill the hogs it was so cold we could not do it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan cut down the Beef &amp; cut up the four quarters cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went to Chanty for Wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do Do Watt and Lizie came here this afternoon she is geting so that she can out Watt went to Brockville on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is drawing wood I atend to the cattle have to take them to Taylors well at the station Watt got back on the Express it was after 9 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>IDan went to help Thomas Bradley to draw barn timber from the 9 concession fine day with a little snow Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan went for wood drew tou loads here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan banked out all the wood that was in the rear to Johnstons raod brought one home took it Wallaces fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>very stormy day rain and snow with high wind very little done except geting some wood cut with with the Buck saw</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Febuary</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan drew wood left 3/4 of a cord at the church took the rest of the load to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads took first to Wallaces left the other here cold day with high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>very stormy day cut wood with the Buck saw we intend to cut with the serkler saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Baillie preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan went for a load of wood this morning &amp; brought his Father in with him to help to saw wood they sawed some in the afternoon Bruce helped I quiled for Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan and his Father went to the road for to draw straw they drew 4 loads put them in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan &amp; his Father drew one load of straw &amp; 3 load of hay one in the old barn 2 over the horses Stable &amp; one in the New Barn cold day I quiled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan &amp; his Father drew straw put it in the old Barn and one load was put in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the roads filled compleatly filled up so that there is travel on them to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan took his Father home with a small stacke of straw that I gave him there is no wood drawing could bring none home Dan took Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preached here this morning at Sand Bay at 2 oclock Fairfax at night he stoped here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan got a new bolster for the Frount Bobby I went to a meeting to apoint Dligates for to go to Delta on Saturday it was held in the Drill Shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>we killed 4 pigs taht we feed they are good Bruce helped us fine day Dan went to the Chanty to get out lumber George Mathew went with him he is going to chop cord wood for us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I took care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan came home this afternoon he brought 2 logs for Wallaces wood shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>We Sawed wood Bruce &amp; his Boys helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Febuary 18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Luague held Missionary meeting in our church today he gave a fine Leacture on Mission work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan went to the Chantie this afternoon he is drawing sawlogs his Father is helping him storm i the forenoon I fell &amp; hurt my head &amp; sholder this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I am taken cair of the cattle cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vive came from Delta on the Rail this afternoon she is going to Toronto Lila is with her</td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan went back to the Chantie this morning Vive is going on the Express to Toronto Ettie is stoping here till she comes back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>I went to Revd Mr Shanes this morning to A session meeting Mr Morehead was there then was a session meeting in the church after at half past 1 and preparatic servic at 2 oclock it was a good meeting Dan brought a load of lumber home at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached &amp; had the communion</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>we cleaned up 14 bushel of wheat Dan intends to go to Gananoque tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with two bags of Buckwheat and 14 bushel of wheat he got the flour &amp; left the Buckwheat they could not grind it that day I went to the Station to the Election &amp; voted for Dr Preston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan went to the Chanty this afternoon he intends to draw some of the cordwood that is there to Gananoque the rest of the week</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>I took care of the stock fine day warm with a little rain at night wind south</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>fine day the wind has got round to the north</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>hard frost last night very cold this morning Dan came home too night he drew 3 loads of wood to Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Crage preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan went to the Chantie this afternoon he intends to draw more wood to gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>stormy day snow &amp; wind I took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>the roads is drifted full again it snowed about 6 inches I began to feed the cows hay very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>cold day I take care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Jennet went to Gananoque with Wm McNiels Daughter in a cutter fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>very dull this morning snow a little then rain Dan came home he was in Gananoque with a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning very stormy very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>we sawed with the circular Bruce &amp; Abs son &amp; Mr Thral helped it is very windy with a heavy drift they finished all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan went to Abs with the team &amp; helped him to saw fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan brought 6 bags of oats from the front Barn he then went for a load of lumber Blairs saw mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan went to Black Rapids to see about ceder posts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan went to Black Rapids for ceder posts he got 100 he brought 80 and Bruce McNiel brought 20 of his he got 75 of his own Ab NcNiel got remainder that was there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>storming this morning &amp; sold Tom horse to N Gardener for one hundred dollars we cleaned up oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>18</td> <td>Revd Mr Hanes preached this morning Mr Shane did not preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>I went to Kingston to the Presbytery very stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed about 12 inches Billie went Parry Sound Miss Rogers came here for the Holidays</td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan took cair of things and split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>he went to Gananoque for {illegible} I got home all night on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with feed grind for the cows he had 23 Bushel of oats Jennet with him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan took the slaugh to Bruces then he went for a load of lumber to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went this morning for lumber he brought tow loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of lumer Mrs Rogers went to Gananoque on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan went to Chantie &amp; look for shingle lumber could find none he drew a load of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan to the Chantie for wood he brought 2 loads took {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan went to the funeral of a Son of Mr J Reids Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan drew stuff from the saw mill fine day {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Dan split wood wood most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Names of partys that subscribed for the supert of a minister at Lansdowne &amp; Fairfax for the amount &amp; arrears</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>amount</td> <td>subcribed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John David Latimer</td> <td>paid nothing</td> <td>5</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>James Greay</td> <td>paid 6 indue 2</td> <td>4</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Samuel Copland</td> <td>indue 1</td> <td>6</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John P McC{illegible}</td> <td>Paid to 1880 } indue 2</td> <td>5</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mrs " " " "</td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thomas {illegible}</td> <td>paid one year 20</td> <td>20</td> <td>00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c2dfe213a6567d8196583f92f3dac289.pdf bbcc361f624b5cd01dcf8a0931e720e3 PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ad1eb688acf8a1a74571430b42372f6a.pdf 4f4dd188f0e6e5da32f991126ee7d2f5 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1883-1886 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal April 1883 to May 1886 {breeding chart for cattle} 1883 {several lines illegible} July16 Do {Ditto}our Spoted 2 year old to a bull in the Show ground August 11 Do Ads old line back " " Wm McNiels 23 Do our Grea Cow to a Bull in the Fairground Sept 5 Do our Red 2 year old heffer Wm McNeils Dec 10 put the Sow in with the Boar this morning 1884 January 7 the Sow went again 1884 took the Farrow cow to Wm Webster D 1 �Bull again on the 10 June 3 took our 2 year old to Bruces Do Do the Mary Cow Do Do 18 Young pett Do Do 17 our Duck cow Do Do 21 3 year old Duck Do Do 28 4 Do DoDoDo 30 Lillie Cow Do Do July 7 our Line Back a Bull that was on the {illegible} Sept 8 White Cow to Bruce Bull December 29 Ad took the Berkshire to the Lawyer boar at John Cooks 1885 June 11 our linnie to Abs Holstein Bull August 6 21 Mary cow again Bruce Bull S. Johnstons 24 Jersey yearling Do Do 26 Dutch cow Do Do 29 Bud Do Do July 1 Big farrow heffer or Killie Abs Holstein 3 the 3 year old webster to Bruces Bull 14 the 2 year old heffer Do 2 �August 1 Whiete cow Abs Holstein 18 Red Cow B{illegible} or Lill {on left margin written vertically} the Heffer at the Christy took the 31 of July 1885 1884 June 4 {illegible} mair to Purchin horse {illegible} {illegible} 1885 June 15 Kate mair to the Purchin horse 1883 April 1 {illegible} 2 {illegible} 3 Dan went to Wallace's place with {illegible} Matthews & they cut what was on the railway {illegible} boys & {illegible} helped for Dan went with Bruce to {illegible} to cut {illegible} the railway they got it ready {illegible} it stormed so that stop they got nothing d1 4 5 8 6 Dan Drew down to the North field where the Buckwheat was last year 7 Stormed & Snowed most of the day Dan oiled the double harness in the Weavers room Revd Mr Shane preached this morning after the sermon the Members chose Hugh McKay as an elder for Lansdowne there was one to be changed for 3 �Fairfax and one for Sand Bay 9 Dan went to Abs they Sawed what was on the railway and brought the horsepowr to Bruces on a Slaugh 10 Dan took the cirkler saw out to Bruce {illegible} they sawed it all that he had out fine day 11 I went with JW Darling to Rockport for to here a complaint that was laid against them for Selling goods with a license it was tried by Mr Cornell he fined him $10 & cost it was the most unjust dicision I ever heard according to the Evidence given Cornell had decided the case before he heard the evidence at So apeared 12 Dan put up our road fences this morning the travel has been through the whole {illegible} of our field & across the end all winter {illegible} to the {illegible} 13 Dan is not very well he has a very bad cold 14 we painted the Bobslaughs fine warm day 15 Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night 16 we cleaned up what Seed oats was in the east bin we had 31 bushels 17 we bored Some post holes & put in some of the posts in the concession line 18 we finished setting the posts on the concession line 19 rain most of the day Split Some wood & fixing the fence to Wallace's {house?} 20 Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie & Aunt Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the Boards on the posts & finished the fence 1883 April 4 �21 22 Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we cleaned them up & he took them to Escott got them ground for hens Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 23 Dan began to plow in the midle field East line the half where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not clean he then plowed the Sod it did well 24 Dan plowed in the Same field cold raw day I worked at the Milk Buggy Shaftes I have a bad cold 25 Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this forenoon he plowed in the afternoon 26 Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new Shafts for the Milk waggon 27 Dan is plowing in the Same field cold day 28 Dan finished plowing the Sod ridges that run North & South in that field cold Day 29 Revd Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at night 30 Dan plowed in the North half of the Same field where the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been working at a Stone boat when I was able I have a bad Cold 1883 May 1 Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good deal warmer this morning I took cair of {illegible} 2 Dan is Plowing in Same field 3 rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Crage 5 �preached in the house cold damp day heavy rain in the morning 4 Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the fence where we made the new one to Johnston line I have Some headace 5 we cleaned Seed oats in the New Barn in the forenoon I went to Fairfax to Session meeting Henery Landon & Miss Shields joined the church very few out 6 Woods look a little green 13 the Communion was held at Fairfax this afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached the church was well filled 7 Dan plowed where the thistles was in the center field 8 Dan is plowing I sowed 1/2 bushel of Timothy seed on the Fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges began at the east side 9 Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that part of the field & began to Sow & Sowed 4 bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he Sowed 10 Sowed 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon 11 heavy rain most of the night we fixed the Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field ground too wet 12 Dan Sowed 5 bushel of Small oats the ground works well Revd Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Balie in the morning 6 �14 Dan Sowed 7 Bushel of the Astrilion oats on the South End of the midle field it was plowed out of the Sod this Spring drags up well I brock it in with the cultivator 15 Dan Sowed 5 bushel more of the Same oats I brock it with the cultivator fine day rather cold 16 Dan Sowed 6 bushel of peas oats & Barley mixed on the east Side of Buckwheat ground 17 Dan got the wheeled cultivator & cultivated the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed last fall & plowed the remainder of the field 18 Dan Sowed 6 bushel of the Small oats I Sowed timothy seed on the most of it 1883 May 19 20 Dan Sowed 1 1/2 bushels of Barley on the West Side of the Buckwheat ground then I Sowed 3 lb of Black Barley on the South head ridge west end then 5 lb of {illegible} Improved Barley then the full of the wash basin of {illegible} all 3 kinds on the headridge that finished the field fine warm day we had no meeting to day Mr Shane is at Morisburg 21 rain this morning we left the Cows out last night for the first time I put them in at 4 oclock this morning 22 rain all day nothing done excep Some Chores 23 Still raining this morning I worked at a gate for the lain and fixed some hinges for it we have the Cows in most of the time 24 Dan bored & we Sett Some posts & nailed on Some boards on them for a lain fence 25 Dan took the young cattle out to the Sixth Concession Wm McNeil went with them 7 �26 27 Dan is laid up with the quinsey Revd Mr Richards preached this evening Wm Cornett took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay 28 I got Fred Johnston to help me for a few days he began at noon to day Dan is Sick he drew dung into the garden that is the {illegible} 29 rain most of the day we cleaned up the Seed peas & wheat & 12 bushels of wheat for a grist 16 bushel of oats for feed 30 Fred went to Escott with the grist Robert Beatty & Unkel Rob came up yesterday Rob got 2 pigs very heavy rain shower 31 we took the potatos out of the Sellar Unkel helped us 1883 June 1 Fred & me took the {illegible} of the potatos to {illegible} out & cleaned out a lot of dust {illegible} out of the cellar this forenoon Fred went home at noon that makes 4 days that he helped me 2 I picked over some of the potatos Dan has {illegible} done no work yet he went to Gananoque with Kate 3 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 4 Dan Sowed nearly 5 bushel of peas on the 6 ridges next to the midle line I draged {illegible} he sowed the ground drags well 5 Dan is plowing on the ends of the midle field they run east & west they are wet enough 6 finished plowing the head ridges & soed nearly 1 1/2 bushel of wheat on the North End 8 �{illegible not in margin} 7 Sowed the South end this forenoon and Sowed Better than a bushel on it he then plowed rolled draged I rolled & cultivated the garden is it in bad order 8 Dan worked at the garden cultivating rolling & dragging it is better than it was we planted the ridge next the fence with the cow corn put it in drills 9 we planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos that is the first that we have planted in the garden I went to Fairfax to the meeting of the Session with William Cornett 10 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening 11 Dan plowed parts of the field back of the {illegible} drew dung for the potatos& some {illegible} of the Barn he took the {illegible} for the potatos 12 I raked & made some beds for beets & carrots & {illegible} Ellen helped me I planted some beans that for {illegible} 13 Dan {illegible} for the potatos to the midle field & at the ground back of the Barn for the corn & roots it is very rough he rolled & cultivated 14 John Coslow Sheared the Sheep in the forenoon Dan furrowed out the potato ground him & {illegible} planted 1/2 bushel of the Erely Rose that is {illegible} 15 Dan plowed back of the old Barn cultivated {illegible} rolled & cultivated {rest of line {illegible} 1883 June 16 I raked & {illegible} 2 rows of carrots on the {illegible} of parsnips on the east side we {illegible} of ErelyRoses then rolled of {illegible} we then sowed & 9 �drills peas with the winter {illegible} turned this {illegible} 17 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 18 we finished the planting of the western corn we put in drills covered it with the cultivator up Sides down finished with our {illegible} corn I planted 4 rows of beans it rained in the afternoon 19 very hard rain last night the ground is very wet I planted Some pop corn & more beans that finished the field back of the Barn then drew some wood for Reverend Mr Shane & piled some of the lumber 20 we worked on the roads some showers 21 Do Do Dan worked in the forenoon I worked all day that finished our 5 days Dan got a big plow from Bruce & began to plow in Summer follow in the North field near the {illegible} 22 Dan plowed at the Summer fallow it plows well 23 we planted 1 bushel of Black potatos& 1 1/2 of the Erely Rose on a piece we got of J. Purvis Bruce plowed him & William planted there too Dan went to {illegible} rest of line {illegible} 24 25 Dan plowed at the Summer fallow {rest of line illegible} 26 {lines illegible} 27 {lines illegible} 28 {lines illegible} 29 {lines illegible} 10 �30 {lines illegible} 1883 July 1 the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 2 {illegible} in the orchard with the machine I cut some with the scythe fine day {illegible} 3 Dan mowed Some in the North Field west side in the forenoon he went to Sand Bay with B McNiel in the afternoon I mowed in the afternoon it is all Clover & heavy 4 Dan drew 3 loads of dung to the Summer follow and cultivated Some of the fallow the hay is too wet to work 5 raked & cocked the orchard Ellen & me went to Sand Bay Church opening Reverend Dr Landon preached Reverend Messr McQuague and Greace adressed the people then there Tea in the Grove after fine day 6 we raked & cocked first peace that we cut in the north field it is in good order I raked a peace on this Side it is heavyier & greener we could not cocke it had not time 7 heavy rain most of the day we got in the hay that was in the orchard before it came or there was 2 loads of it put in over the Cow Stable in the new barn 8 Corn {?}hard in the garden Revd Dr Landon preached this morning 9 we Spread out Some of the hay this morning Fred Johnston helped in the afternoon to draw in I raked 10 Johnston helped to draw in all day John Cosslow helped in the afternoon got a good job done 11 �{?} market four days {pacing?} 11 we mowed over next the fallwheat I mowed Dan took it away with the fork it is So heavy it gathered in bunch and is lodged & lying down fine warm day 12 we finished the cuting of the North field it is very heavy So that we cannot rake it up till dry Some 13 heavy rain last night Dan drew Some dung 14 rain still very little done Dan Drew dung I attended preparatory Service & Session meeting 15 Revd Mr Shane preached we had the communion here there was over 50 par took of it {illegible marginal note} 16 we went out to the 6 con Dan brought home the cattle that was there I brought a load of Sawdust for the milkshed 17 Dan went to look for a man for to help to Stack he came back after noon brought his Father with him we made a Stack bottom 9 loads in it 1883 July 18 we turned over the heavy Clover & Shook it out then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan & his Father drew in 7 loads it is very good order 19 we put nearly 2 more loads the Stock when it began to rain we filled up the midle& had to quit they hoed in the garden 20 we finished the Stack this afternoon I turned over the windrows & top of the Stack in the forenoon they hoed 12 �21 22 {illegible marginal note} Dan went to Kingston to See the Show his Father and me raked & cocked up what was left in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman went home at noon I gave him five dollars for his work & 1 for his Son Wm he worked 4 days hoeing Revd Mr Shane preached at night 23 I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of it Dan cut round the fences and hoed 24 Dan went with the cultivator through the potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the forenoon we then raked and cocked what I mowed in the center field 25 I got Mr Watts to help we began a Srack in the midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the clover hay from the north field & 4 from the midle field that was all we had cut there is over 150 Cocks in it 26 I mowed the North East quarter of the center field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes place 27 I mowed part of the center field & Dan cultivated Some of the potatos in the East field in the forenoon we raked & cocked what I cut on Wednesday 28 Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat & 20 of Oats Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post holes for the line fence 29 rain Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan took him to Fairfax 30 we took the hay that was west of the Stack & stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner we got nearly 3 loads on the Stack when it 13 �began to rain we filled up the midle 31 at odd times Watts bored post holes in the north Side of the lain Dan & me nailed on the fence boards to day Watts picked up the old Stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay weather 1 Dan took the old rails that on the lain fence & fixed the road fence around the North Field Watts is hoeing the potatos in the midle there is a misty rain 2 we finished the Stack in the midle field there is 13 loads in it. it is poor hay we put a good deal of Salt on it 3 we drew 2 loads out of the midle field put them in the new barn Watts hoed potatos Dan cut the hay in the field in the East Side South of the first ditch 4 Dan cut the hay in the center field north west corner I raked the hay in field that Dan cut yesterday Watts cocked it then finished our cuting to night 1883 August 5 {illegible marginal note} Revd Mr Shane preached at night 6 Dan & Watts made a Stack bottom & drew 2 loads to it I raked where Dan cut on Saturday and drew 5 loads into the new barn it is good hay 7 we finished the Stack that was begun yesterday this forenoon it is the best hay we have had this Season it got no rain they helped Bruce at his Wheat in the afternoon fine day 8 Dan & Watts is helping Bruce to day with the team they drew in his Wheat & Some hay fine day 14 �9 Bruce brought out the reaper he got our fall wheat and Barley before dinner his two Boys Dan & Watts bound till noon it was so warm that the bands brock they all went out to Bruces drew in for him 10 Bruces two Boys & Daughter Mary came this morning & bound up our wheat this forenoon then they all went out to Bruces & helped him I went to Gananoque with Jennet I McLaughlin horse very warm day 11 Dan & Watts is drawing our fall wheat had three & half loads had half a load of Barley they helped Bruce after 12 a little rain in morning Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 13 Dan is cultivating the summer follow Watts hoeing 14 Dan is drawing dung Watts is loading he drew 18 loads 15 Do Do Do Incle Rob came on the mixed Mrs Dobb & Ellen Scott came on the Express Dan & Watts is at the dung 16 Mrs Dobbs & Ellen Scott went to Brockville on the Express Dan & Watt is at the dung 1883 August 19 17 Dan helped Bruce to Saw wood Watts helped half the day he went to Gananoque for him self 18 Dan & Watts is at the dung I have been fixing the hen yard the RevdMr Wright preached this morning Mr Shane at night 15 �20 Dan & Watts finished the dung this morning then drew one load from Nowlans wanted that to finish the follow he began to cross plow it Watts is spreading the dung 21 Dan is plowing Watts is cuting the Black Barley and Rennies {illegible} I got 3 lb of the Black & 5 of Rennies & spreading dung 22 Dan is plowing Watts is cradling a Swarth round the oats where the Buckwheat was last year Bruce came with the Reaper and this afternoon fine day 23 Bruce is cuting the oats on the thistle field his two boys help to Bind. Dan & Watts bound too after finishing the Summer fallow there was a little rain this morning 24 Dan & Watts went this morning helped Bruce bind wheat his wheat they got it finished 25 Dan & Watts Drew in 3 loads of oats off the buckwheat ground and bound Some of the oats 26 Watts finished his month today the Revd Mr Shane ordained Messrs Donovan & Herbison as Elders of our Session at Fairfax the church was well filled 27 Dan & Watts drew in a load & a half off the buckwheat ground loads of the thistle piece 28 they got in all that we had cut and ready this forenoon & toped off the Stack of hay in the midle field they helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon 29 heavy rain last night Dan and me Drew 3 loads of oats from Burns Barn and cleaned them up we had 15 bags the ground is very wet 30 we drew 24 bags more of oats to day cleaned 16 �them up in the forenoon Dan took 24 bags of oats to Escott Mill for to get ground for the hogs this afternoon he did not get them home with him 1883 Sept 1 2 heavy rain this afternoon I am choring a little of everyhing rain last night the communion was taken in the Sand Bay church there a large attendance 51 communion five new members 3 Bruce and Baryon is helping Dan to hook the peas they finished them this afternoon 4 Dan went to Escott Mill for the grist this morning he helped Bruce to draw in this afternoon 5 Dan cut Some wood for Abia he helped Bruce to hook peas in the afternoon 6 Dan help Bruce to Draw in all day 7 Do Do Do they drew one load of oats that we had in left in the North field it was too green to cut when the rest was cut 8 Dan thrashed some fall wheat for Seed I helped a little in the forenoon went to an Agriculture meeting at Deans 9 Martin Amber Dan cradled the peice of ats that was left that to green this morning he then helped Bruce to draw in I went to Sand Bay to a Session meeting & church Professor Moatt preached this morning 10 Dan and Bruce plowed 4 ridges on the west Side of the Summer follow and Sowed the bushel of the Martin Amber fall wheat this morning that I got from Rennies 17 �11 Dan is helping Bruce to draw in he was there in the afternoon yesterday I made a gate for the corn field 12 Dan drew in our peas Barrion helped him Bruce cut part of our oats I went to the Bay for pig for the Socitie that we got from Luther Loweys 13 Bruce finished cuting our oats this morning Dan is drawing in for them fine day 14 Dan is helping Bruce to draw his oats 15 Do DoDo fine day 16 Revd Mr Nicolson Preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay in the morning & noon here at night 17 rain last night and this morning I went to the Kingston Presbytery at noon on the Express Dan and Bruce is plowing for the remainder of the fall wheat 18 I got home on the Express Dan is drawing Some of the oats 19 Dan and Bruces Boys finished drawing the oats I raked the ground with Mr Shanes horse very warm day 1883 Sept 23 20 Dan helped Bruce to thrash with the team fine day 21 they finished the thrashing this forenoon they plowed the Summer follow and Sowed part of it 22 Dan finished Sowing the fall wheat he Sowed four 4 bushel Bruce cut the Spring wheat this afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 18 �24 Dan and Robert Armstrong bound the wheat I Stooked it is very green plump cornel 25 heavy rain last night & this morning Dan Bessie Aunt Jane and me went to Delta in the afternoon to the Delta Agriculture Fair Stoped at Lizzy's all night She is well 26 I acted as judge on class J it was poor on account of the rain got home about 8 oclock Daves two oldest children came home with us a telegram came after we left that Jennie was at James Scotts Sick with the Scarlet fever Jennet went right down to Brockville 27 got a letter from Jennet that Jennie is not dangers Dan plowed and scraped part of the cross ditch in the midle east field 28 Dan went to road & began to dig the potatos they are very poor Some of them is roten 29 {blank} 30 {blank} 1883 Oct 1 heavy frost last night we drew in the Spring wheat I helped Dan with one load I went to Mr Shane's to meet Revd Mr Greacey & Mr Gillise on our church matters heavy rain this forenoon 2 Dan went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat he could not get it ground for a fortnight the water was out of the pond on account of the railroad he bought 50 lb of flour $1.50 3 Dan plowed in the forenoon finished the digin the potatos at Burns place 4 Dan plowed this forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon hard frost last night 19 �5 we all atended our Township fair I took hogs and Sheep took 1st on aged Southdown Ram & aged yewe 2nd on yearling Ram 1st yearling ewes 1st lambs 2nd Breeding Sow 1st Boar pig and S ow pig 6 Dan finished diging the potatos in the garden there is a good many of them roting 7 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 8 Dan dug the potatos in the midle field they are very poor 9 Dan plowed in the midle field I fixed irons for my new wheel barrow 10 Dan drew a load of wood from Wallaces to Bill & got it Sawed with the Circular Saw brought it Back 11 Dan plowed part of the garden with the Iron plow McDonald is fixing the other plow the ground is very dry he went to Greens & 16 bushel of Apples 12 Dan plowed in the East midle Field I picked the sweet corn 13 heavy rain last night Dan went to Gananoque for the grist that he took last week I went with him to See Mr {Kessels?} about Abers morgage he got a deed from Gilbert that is the best thing 14 Revd Mr {Thea?} preach this morning Mr Shane at night 15 Dan is plowing I'm fixing things about the house 16 Do Do 1883 20 �Oct 17 Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets and in the Beans in the Barn hard frost 18 we picked up & drew of the stones at the East west ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine day 19 Dan plowed the East & West Ridge he finished plowing began to plow the {illegible} half of it 20 Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an Agriculture meeting at Deans 21 Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he Stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax 22 Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen & is laying almost flat 23 we drew in two Jags of the corn & put it on the barn floor this morning & 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is plowing now I cut and the cows every morning 24 Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to view a fence between Charles Shipman & Finnan Cross Wm Robinson & Wm Trickie where the other viewers 25 Dan plowed & I cut Some corn for the cows & finished digging the parsnips they are poor 26 Dan is plowing {illegible} 27 {illegible} 28 Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this morning {illegible} 29 {illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry illegible} 30 Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North 21 �east corner & {illegible} little done he plowed some in the garden 31 Dan {illegible} plowing the garden & cleaning out the {illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw 1883 Nov 1 Dan Cleaned out the furrows where the {illegible} the Stable {illegible} 2 we went to the plowing match at Wm Websters place there was only three plowed it was a very place for it & a cold raw wind 3 Dan plowed and Scraped a Short ditch in the field & back of the old barn & plowed part of it 4 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 5 Dan plowed in field below the house I worked at the hen house cleaning some of the old grout away it is bursting out the siding 6 Dan is plowing I went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Armstrong She was buried at the Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Crage preached there was a large {illegible} 7 Dan plowed {illegible} in the grenary we expect the thrasher to come on Friday 8 Dan plowed I fixed some grout for the hen house the South Side of it all came out 9 {illegible} boys came this morning to thrash they thrashed the fall & spring wheat they're 40 bushel of fall wheat 22 �{illegible} at Spring wheat 10 11 {illegible} {illegible} Let the Ram with the Sheep Dan took 3 ewes to John Cork ram 12 {illegible} 13 {illegible} a very Stormy day 14 the Snow is 5 inches deep this morning Dan drew 2 loads of dung from the Barn at the road 15 we went to Gananoque with the wool & 3 bags of peas & oats got yarn for the wool paid $3.30 for {Spearing?} it 16 Dan drew more dung Snowed 6 inches more last night cold with high wind 17 Dan drew 2 loads of wood 1 from 6 con & 1 from Abs road is good I went to Fairfax with Mr Shane to a meeting of the Session & {Preparatory Session} 1883 Nov 18 Ellen & me went to Fairfax to the Communion there was a very large meeting than seven added the church new members Revd Mr Shane preached 19 Dan went to Abs with Bruce & they sawed up a lot of drags for wood the Snow nearly all gone 20 Dan plowed in the field north of the house 21 Dan Do Do Do. 22 Dan Do I grouted the hen house 23 �23 Dan is plowing I took Ellen to see Benjamin Young he very Sick I do not think he will live long he is not able to Sit up alone 24 Dan is plowing I am making a frame for the Seller door fine day 25 Revd Mr Shane preached at night 26 Dan is plowing this forenoon very heavy rain in the afternoon I went with Mr Shane to Fairfax there was to be meeting of the Session about altering bounds there was no meeting 27 the ground is too wet to do anything abd it is freezing now Ad came home at midnight Express all well 28 David &Vive came on the midnight Express Watt went down to Brockville on the Lightning Express they are all well we put in a new frame in the outside Seller-way it was all roten and the Stair-way was caved in we are going to build it up with Stones Dan has them drawn for it it has been very Stormy rain and Snow nothing done out doors 29 Dan took all the old straw from over the Stable we put it in the yard & new straw from the Barn over the horses 30 Stormy day Dan thrashed the flax seed {illegible} noon got wood from own woods 31 {this might be Dec 31st's entry?} Dan drew wood that he has cut there is a good deal of dead wood in the bush the Thrashers came at noon and thrashed bushel of oats John Johnson man and one horse helped Bruce team & two Boys Charles Arms George Arthur helped 1883 Dec 1 Dan cut wood in our bush and drew it to the house 24 �fine day 2 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 3 Dan got more wood fine day 4 Dan and Ad fixed the Barn for the thrashers we expect them tomorrow they moved the Straw So that we can keep it all in they fixed the poles over the {doors?} 5 the thrashers came at noon they finished the thrashing we had bushel of oats 6 Dan built up a Stone wall on the Side of the Sellar 7 Do he finished the walls this afternoon & went home 8 I finished the makeing of the Steps for the Seller and got them in So that we can out or in from the out Side. I have to cover them in yet 9 he was away 3 days Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 10 very Stormy this forenoon I {maed frame?} for {the Cellar?} 11 I worked at the {frame?} for the Seller 12 Dan came home from his Father's he helped him for three days he got wood and other chores got ready for killing the hogs & brought the Sheep from {Mr J Cook's?} 13 we killed the hogs Bruce helped us fine day 14 Dan helped John Johnston to thrash with the team fine day I finished covering in the cellar way Ad went to Young on the Mixed 25 �15 16 Dan went to John Johnsons this morning they finished thrashing at noon he got wood after Mr Johnston preached this morning he is a Student 17 Wm came on the Mixed Stoped off at Kingston on Saturday from Perry Sound to Bessie's & She was home Dan & me Cleaned up 9 bushel of the old wheat that is the last of it we cleaned 12 bags of oats intending to go to the Mill tomorrow 18 very Stormy this forenoon and all day we took the top of the Snow Stack in the yard 19 Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he had 9 bushels of wheat and 12 bags of oats the roads very ruff Dan cut wood 20 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of Coal for their stove he brought 2200 Dan cut wood in the woods & put on the double windows 1883 Dec 21 Dan and Ad is drawing & chopping wood in our own woods {illegible} of dead wood {illegible} 22 Do Do Do 23 Revd Mr Shane preached this evening 24 Dan cut and drew more wood it Snowed about 5 inches last night with a misty rain most of the day it is a good deal warmer then it has been Watt & Lizie came on the Mixed from Brockville this evening 25 no work to day 26 Dan drew 2 loads of wood from Abs left one at A & one here fine day Billie came from Delta at night Mr {Jonesnos} Son brought him in a cutter 27 Ad went to Delta with Donnous to bring Kate home 26 �Watt had her in Brockville Dan drew a load of wood from Sand Bay 28 Dan cut Some in our own woods 29 Dan thrashed the Seed peas that was in the New Barn had 5 bushels cold day I attended our Preparatory service there was very few out 30 Revd Mr Shane preached & had the Communion there was 3 added the to our Church Mr and Mrs Services and Robert Shields there was a good attendance very cold day 31 {missing, possibly end of November 1883 entry} 1884 Jan 1 Dan went for a load of wood to Sand Bay and one from Ab McNeil David &Vive came from Delta & Wm Scott from GlenTay and Abia was here all took dinner it was good to have them 2 Snowing all day no work 3 Snowing and blowing all day Dan went to Bruce to help him the thrash it Stormed So that they did nothing the roads so drifted that he did not come home 4 Dan came home this morning there is no traveling on the Roads our road is nearly as high as the fences 5 Dan Split wood and Shoveled Snow at our gate at the road it is as high as the fence 6 David &Vive went home to the Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 7 Dan went to help Bruce to thrash the thrashers did not come he came home after 27 �day it has been very Stormy this week wind and Snow a while 8 Stormy day no work only taking care of the cattle 9 Dan went to Bruce to thrash did very little there chain kept breaking Ad Shoveled the roads 10 I went to the Annual Meeting of our Agriculture Society there was a good meeting for the State of the roads nearly all the old Board of Directors was put in again Dan went to Bruces the brock down again got very little done 11 Dan went to Bruces to help to thrash they broke down we killed the younge cow Bruces helped fine winter day 12 Dan went to Bruces to thrash they broke part of the horse powr So that they will have to take it to Brockville to get it fixed Dan came home after {illegible} 13 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 14 Ad & Dan drew in the remainder of the Stack that was left put 2 loads over the horses the rest in the Barn 15 Dan went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} help cold day the road is no going 16 Dan went to Sand Bay for wood he took it to Bruce's & B Landon brought the horsepowr & circular saw here this afternoon 17 {illegible} & filed the Saw & they Saw it this afternoon drove {illegible} 1883 28 �Jan 19 20 they finished Sawing this forenoon then Dan went with Bruce to finish the thrashing cold day Dan went to Gananoque for cash he went with a cutter Jennet & Jennie went with him {illegible} {illegible} cold day 21 Dan and {illegible} rigged up the {illegible} {illegible} new frame for drawing things on them 22 very Stormy all night & day no work 23 high wind Snow & drift Do Do 24 Do Do Do Do Do 25 fine day no travel on the roads Dan took the horses &Slaugh to the Station & brock the roads 26 Dan went to Mallorytown this afternoon 27 Revd Mr Shane had a Short Service this morning then he closed A child of Henery Faires was dead the funeral was at 11oclock in the English church the Revd Mr Tygh preached the church was full 28 Ad is loading up things that he brought from Toronto for the Boys he is taking 2 veal skins 4 deakin 2 Sheep Skins with the wool on & 2 that the wool is taking off Dan & me Cleaned up 12 bushel of oats and 12 of wheat for a grist 29 Dan went to Gananoque with the grist this morning there was about 3 in of Snow fell last night fine day several lines {illegible} the road is so bad that could {illegible} bring {illegible} time rest of the line {illegible}/td> 30 rain Dan Stoped to chop wood< 31 the roads is so bad that there is no travel on them {the rest of line illegible} 29 �1884 {a lot of page difficult to decipher} Feb 1 hard frost last night we went to {illegible} Revd Mr Gibson Wife {several lines eligible} 2 A dull cloudy day I have taken care of the cattle 3 Revd Mr {illegible} preached this evening 4 {entry illegible} 5 {entry illegible} 6 rained most of the day Ad {several words illegible} I took cair of the cattle 7 Ad took the team to Sand Bay he brought home a load of Cordwood they are Sending a Carload to John to Belville 8 Stormy day Ad did nothing withwith the horses 9 Little Watt came from Montreal on the morning Express he was at the Carnival Ad took him to Young to his Mothers Stormy day Haffie took the team to Sand Bay Dan & him brought home of wood 10 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 11 Ad & Dan went to Sand Bay with the team Ad brought home a load of wood with the Bobby 12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home the roads is very bad there was Snow last night and wind to day the roads filled full 13 rain this morning & last night the Snow has got fall rain most of the day I am quilling 14 the roads is very soft muddy {illegible} wind turned North in the afternoon {rest of entry illegible} Ad brock 30 �the road to the hay Stack in the {illegible} the Snow has got a great fall 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for to load at wood he brought some home with him Watt and Lizie came here from Otawa on the Mixed 16 Ad took Watt & Lizie to Delta this morning {rest of entry illegible} 1884 {most likely February} 17 Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night rain 18 rain most of the day Dan did chores I spooled for Jennet 19 rain part of the day Dan took the top of the Stack in the midle field & brought it the Barnyard & spread around for the cattle it is badly spoiled 20 very high wind with Snow Dan went out back to look at a farm of John Burns he wants to buy it 21 Dan took the team to Sand Bay for wood this morning he brought home {illegible} load Ad came home to day the road was too bad to come 22 Dan went to Sand Bay for wood 23 Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad began to draw the Stack of hay in the midle field young Hughafie helped him 24 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 25 Ad &Hughafie finished drawing the Stack Dan helped Bruce to draw ice from the River the ice is very poor 26 Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad went to Gananoque for Shingles for the house & brought 7000 ceader Shingles paid $3.50 per thousand for them very Stormy in the afternoon rain & Snow 31 �27 Dan drew 2 loads of Cordwood to day 28 Snowed about 6 inches last night & is Still Snowing this morning Dan did very little Stormy 29 Still Storming Dan Split wood in the Shed it has been very Stormy most of the {illegible} 30 Sowed {illegible} 60 {illegible} 1884 March 9 1 Dan went to {illegible} they {illegible} of wood {rest of entry illegible} 2 Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning {illegible} cold day 3 Dan is drawing he drew 2 loads for & drew 1 load of wood then went back to the shanty Stopt there all night 4 Dan drew 1 load of wood then went back to the Chanty Stopt there all night 5 Dan brought a load of wood this morning & another at night took them both to Ads 6 Dan drew 1 load of wood this to day 7 Dan brought 1 load of wood this forenoon and another in the afternoon and went back to the shanty for to one in the morning 8 it began to blow and Snow in the night and Stormed all day there is a fearful drift wind from the East Dan came home this morning brought a Small load of wood I intended to Sand Bay to the meeting of the Session there was going it Stormed So very Stormy day the roads all blocked up so that Mr Shane could not go to Sand Bay the communion did not take place there was Sabbath School here 32 �10 Dan went to Sand Bay with the horses his Father is going to work in his place he is looking about Some land we cleaned up 5 bags of oats Dan took this Week is for feed before he went away 11 Stormy day in the afternoon no work done Ad & Bruce started for GlenTay in the morning before it began 12 Dans Father came out with a load of wood this morning the Snow has got a great fall the roads is rough 13 Dans Father brought out a load of wood and went back in the afternoon I went to a Session meeting at Sand Bay 14 Dan's Father drew a load of wood & banked more 15 Do Do Do has 2 loads more banked out that his Father is going to in that place 16 I went to Sand Bay with Wm Cornet we had the communion there this afternoon the church was well full 1884 March 18 I am going to the {illegible} at Kingston this morning Dan {illegible} is going {illegible} 19 Do Do drawing load of wood 19 again Dan drew a load of wood I came home on the express from the Presbytery at Kingston there was a good attendance of both ministers and Elders and a good deal of work done 20 Dan went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Stoped all night there x 21 Dan came home this afternoon brought a load of wood he banked in the forenoon Ad got home from Perth this afternoon he brought home 2 horses with 33 �they are large one 5 & the other 3 year old a horse & mair with foal due Percheron horse 22 23 Dan and Ad went to Abes for a load of hay for Wallace the Roads is very bad I taped 24 trees Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 24 Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out he came home on the Mixed this morning he went to Haigs to the Wife on Saturday night 25 I took care of the cattle fine weather 26 Do Do Do 27 Ad went to Escott Mill with 19 bushel of wheat and bags of ats the Roads is very bad he took the waggon he had Bruce's mare & his own 28 I Split Some wood took care of the cattle Ad put away the flour and meal 29 very Stormy this afternoon rain & {illegible} the Snow is going very fast frost at night {illegible} came here from Sand Bay he left Slaugh and came on horseback 30 Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 31 very little work done Showing & getting ready to Saw wood & moving the clover hay into the little mow from cover the cows 1883 April 1 {illegible} to Snow in the forenoon {illegible} Snowed about 4 inches the forenoon Ad & Dan took the horsepower & sawing apart 2 Snowing this morning Snowed about 4 inches in the forenoon Ad and Dan took the horse power and 34 �Sawing part to Ads 3 Dan & Ad went to Abs with the waggon for a load of Wallace's hay the roads very bad 4 they Sawed at Ads wood today cold day Bruce & his boys and Matthias helped 5 {blank} 6 Mr Moore a Student from Kingston preached this morning I took him to Fairfax Mr Shane went to Newburg & Camden to preach 7 cold Blustery day 8 Ad Dan &Kairns Shingled the South Side of the house & part of the North Side fine day 9 Mr Grame came this morning they finished the North Side Dan went to Sand Bay for the chains and brought 2 18 feet Sticks from the Sawmill for Wallaces wood Shed. fine day 10 little rain Dan Split Some wood this forenoon & then him and Ad went to ABs for a load of Wallaces hay 11 Ad & Dan is covering the horse Stable with boards 12 Ad went to Gananoque with the Milkwaggon Dan drew Stuff for Wallace in the forenoon Split wood in the afternoon 13 Revd Mr Tye preached this morning Mr Shane at night 14 Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out wood fine day we had 2 pair of twins one of the full breads & one half 15 heavy rain this forenoon Jennet went to {illegible} came home on the mixed 16 {illegible} night from J W Darling 2 1/2 bushel Timothy 35 �and 1 bushel of Clover Seed $7.00 the Timothy $2.25 {illegible} 17 I let some water of the garden and other chores 18 we Sowed {illegible} I dug and planted 18 gooseberry sprouts 19 {blank} 20 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 21 Ad went to Delta with the Milkwaggon for a heifer calf from Watts Jersey cow Dan Split wood in the forenoon we drew dung & the dirt that came out of Sellerway into the garden North of the Burned grape in the afternoon heavy frost & high wind 22 Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this afternoon and brought the Calf with him 23 Ad began to Saw Dan cultivated he Sowed 4 bushel of the White Russian Spring Wheat he draged 24 Dan went to a Bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad Sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian 25 Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that we got from Rennie in Toronto on the 7 ridges west of the other 6 bushel and 3 ridges from the west fence they saved about 4 bushel of Astrilan oats north half of the center field 26 they have Sowed 16 bushel of the Astrilan in all the ground is in good trim 27 Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 28 they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall wheat was last year and the Clover {illegible} he says 1883 April 36 �that the fall wheat Stubble is very stiff the Clover is very {bracket?} 29 they are cultivating & dragging in the field below the house and have Sowed 12 bushel of Black oats that he got the m Bruce all next to the lower ditch and that the ridges runs East & West and 3 ridges that runs North & South and the mare they have is the mair of Wm McNeil's 30 {appears to be blank} 1883 May 1 Sowed our own small oats 1 1/2 bushel with center field west of the wheat and 4 bushel in the field front of the house 2 Dan plowed where he left off below the New Barn Ad went to Gananoque I went to the post office Saw the smoke coming out of Robert Cornetts house along with JA Bradley we gave the alarm got pails & poured on water all to no use it was burned he lost most of his things there was a general turnout every one did their best Darling Store caught fire & was burned down they Saved Dean's Shop and house which was between Darling Store and Cornetts house Darling got out all his Goods out but they were damaged 3 I went to Fairfax this afternoon with Mr Shane the Commission to be tomorrow Dan plowed 4 Revd Mr Shane had the commission at Fairfax good attendance 5 Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon fine growing time fine Shower last night 6 Dan breaking {illegible} Ad Sowed the Black barley & the grass peas East Side of the field then 3 bushel of peas that he bought of the 37 �Widow {Susan?} I planted 6 gray {raspberries?} I sent 2 {rest of entry illegible} 7 Ad Sowed 4 bushel of own peas Dan is breaking in an {illegible} I planted a grapevine of Wallaces it is the Polkington and the Prentiss grape & a {Vigana Raspberre team?} came from F G Association fine rain this afternoon 8 the ground is too damp to drag Dan & Shoveling out furrows he helped to plant 4 Appel trees that Ad bought at the station 1 Wealthy 1 Wallbridge 1 Fameus 1 McIntosh Red 6 of the gray raspberries I bored & Set Some posts for grapevines 9 Dan drew some dung to the garden little rain 10 we drew Stones for the foundation of Wallaces woodShed he expects the framers on Monday 11 the Revd Mr Tyghe preached this morning Mr Shane at night 12 Dan went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for Wallace this afternoon I dug some in the garden 13 Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon he then draged the head Ridge at the old well & Sowed about 3/4 of bushel of peas I Sowed nearly 2 wash basins full of {illegible} David & his family came from Delta Bessie came with them and brought {illegible} with them 1884 May 14 David & {illegible} went to Toronto on the express Bessie went with them Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible} drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces wheel cultivator & cultivated the garden & then throwed out some furrows heavy rain at 15 38 �16 Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to {illegible} & clean out the hen house light Showers 17 Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling & 2year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we planted 10 rows of potatos next to the hen house in the garden 18 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 19 Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took some of the clapboards of the house & then put a lath on the stud & nailed them on again that brought the stud out even with the grout he intends new clapboards on 20 Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning we put the cows in the midle field for the first 21 Ad went to Gananoque & brought 8 barrels of plaster of Paris for to put on the land & 2 Spades 1 for ditching & 1 for digging Dan can do nothing 22 Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the East midle field Dan is doing yet 23 Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the Stacks was to make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing {illegible} 24 Ad & me put up the fence for the lain 25 Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night 26 Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of barley {illegible} 3 Barles of plaster on the midle field he began on the east side 27 Dan drew Some Stones of the South end of the midle field & cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator 39 �28 Dan & Ad Drew dung & cultivated the field back of the barn 29 they furrowed out & planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of parsnips 2 rows beets & planted some sweet corn & popcorn in the garden 30 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan took some of the old clapboards off the South end of the house 31 Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards Dan is taking off the clapboards 1883 June 1 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning 2 Dan plowed the peice for potatos Ad & me cut 3 bushel of Erely Roses warm day 3 Dan finished plowing the potato ground he then draged it he {illegible} it with {illegible} & Kate planted Bushel of early {illegible} 4 Dan cultivated & dragged the potato ground {illegible} sowed {illegible} pond of it & planted part washed this morning Sheep 5 they planted some more Dan went to dung Bee of Samuel Johnson in the afternoon 6 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for the house to 208 lb of tar paper we planted 6 rows of corn east of the old barn and some Western corn 7 Dan planted more of the western corn I planted 22 hills of cucumbers they plowed the head ridge north of the new Barn & Sowed it with cow corn 40 �8 Professer Fowler preached at Sand Bay in the afternoon and hear at night I took him to Sand Bay 9 we all worked on the Roads had the team drew gravel they began at our N West corner & came this way 10 Do Do Do 11 Do Do Do Do 12 Dan and me worked this morning on the roads had the team I attended an Agriculture meeting at Mr Deans revised the Prize list Dan worked at the house 13 Dan worked at the house I planted some cabbage & tomato I attended a meeting at the Drill Shed on the Scott Act Judge McDonald Revd Mr Crawford Revd Shane & Craig & others spoke on it 14 15 Revd Mr Shane preached this morning David came on the Morning Express Vive & the children was with him 16 Ad went with David to Gananoque Dan cultivated the potatos in the garden 17 Ad David &Vive & the children to Delta Dan & me loaded & wheeled the sand & clay for {illegible} 2 sides of the house in the forenoon we then took up the line on the road Dan bored some holes for posts for a line fence 1883 June 18 Ad came home from Delta at noon he took up the line with the instrument next hour line was wrong Dan filled some of the holes that he had bored 41 �19 Dan bored a number of holes on the right line I worked in the garden & trimmed some trees 20 Dan Sowed plaster on the oats & peas front of the house this morning Ad took a load of posts to the road line we Set Some of them 21 Dan bored post holes Ad & me Set soSme of them very warm day 22 Revd Mr Tygh preached in forenoon Mr Shane at night 23 Dan went to the 6 con to bank out wood Ad took the Spoted heifer with her calf she has lost 1 of her teats they are going to let the calf Suck & beef her Mr Graham &Mr Ferris came to clapboard the house 24 Graham &Fairns are at the house I am helping cutting the clapboards for the front of the house 25 they are working at it Ad is taking of the clapboard front of the house we moved the cupboard of the Sellerway 26 they are working at the clapboard 27 Do Do Do 28 Ad went to Gananoque with Bruces team for more lumber & tar paper Dan has been at the 6th con Since Monday with the team we expect him home to night I attended Services in the church & a meeting of the Session I was repointed representative Elder for the ensuing year &Revd Mr Shane preached 29 Revd Mr Shane preached there was 54 communicants partook the church was well filled fine day 30 Dan is cultivating in the garden and hoeing the ground is very dry there has been no rain Since the 11th of the month Wm Hazelwood &Isabla or rather {illegible} Free came on Saturday {illegible line} James Robinson 42 �& his daughter from Russ{illegible} 1883 July Dan went & got his horse got it shod Dan went to Gananoque this morning got a train home 1 Dan is hoeing in the garden Ad has a lame back can do very little 2 Dan is cutting behind the barn 3 Dan is hoeing behind the barn Ad went to Leeds & laid out a Road Dan is riging up the mower & other chores Ad went to Young with with the buggy he took {illegible} {illegible} and his daughter & Bessie 4 Ad went to the River with a load of picknickers Robinson his Daughter Jennet Bessie & Jennie was with him they went to the Bay very warm rain in the afternoon 5 rain this morning dull hazey day the carpenters finished the house last night they have been 21 days working at the clapboarding & corners 6 Mr Gilles preached at night Mr Shane went to Kingston 7 Dan came home this forenoon I may say that he has lost 2 days 2/3 friday 1/2 monday all Saturday I went to the Presbytery to Belleville the Revd Mr Shane resined his charge here to the Presbytery he has got a call New Brunswick 8 I got home on the Express all well the crows has took up all our potatos they are planting them over again 9 finish planting the potatos & began to mow & mowed a little in the orchard 43 �10 finished cuting the orchard and cut a piece in the north field west Corner fine day 11 raked up the orchard & drew it in 3 small load they raked & cocked up the piece that was cut yesterday it is too green to draw in 12 fine rain most of the day mowing done this forenoon Dan bored some posts holes on the road 13 Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning 14 I painted Some Dan bored post holes on the Rear Side of the midle field Ad went to Brockville 15 Dan is boring Ad is mowing in the North Field 16 Ad & Abia went to Sand Bay to Mr Keys Dan mowed Some of the fence & cocked Some that I raked {illegible} 1883 July 20 17 Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon & hurt his back shoulder by the fill bolt coming ought broke fill 18 Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed again Dan raked & cocked some in the field 19 we fixed the roof of the cow Stable the part had Spread Ad got iron rods & bolted a belated the plate of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan and I Coslow drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is left on the waggon Ad & Ellen Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge of the Mission Stations we are all very Sorry that he is 44 �leaving us he has done wonders for us 21 I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse and Buggy to Gananoque we then took the Boat Ad & Dan drew in the hay that was in the North Field 22 Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator & hoed them there was a little rain 23 they went to Wallaces place & cut part of it and rake it up & drew it in fine 24 Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I raked with Maud fine day 25 Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked Ad & Dan drew drew in all that was fit 26 I raked & Ad & Dan drew in all that was left on Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the north field I raked it in the afternoon they drew in 2 loads and took it to Wallaces Stable 27 there no minister with us to day I went to the Methodist Church in forenoon 28 Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter killed a little Dan and me Set posts on the Road Side midle field 29 Ad & Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning 30 Ad & Dan finished the wheat & the haying fine day they drew in 1 load of hay they took to horse {illegible} Stable that is 3 loads that they took there 31 heavy rain last night in the day very little work done 1884 Aug 1 Dan & Ad helped Bruce with his haying fine 45 �day we had an examination of witnesses on Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible} from I sent him to Brockville for {rest of line illegible} {illegible marginal note} 2 Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece 3 Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Tygh at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon 4 Ad & Dan drew in our fall wheat they put 2 loads in the little mow it our own old Fall wheat & the load of the Martin Amber on Scaffold with {illegible} 5 Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where the crows dug them up they are very small 6 Dan is plowing through the potatos & hoeing I went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields horse we went to James McCormick's James Cornetts & the Widow Cochran's Cornetts has over 150 Bee hives 7 Dan is working at the potatos fine day 8 Dan finished holding the potatos I can do very little 9 Bruce is cutting the Spring Wheat with the reaper Dan Coslow and two of Bruces Boys is binding 10 Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James McMillan took him to Fairfax and the Union then brought here 11 Ad finished cutting the S Wheat Bruces two Boys helped they finished about the midle of the afternoon fine day 46 �Mrs Kellog com from Almount on a visit Bessie & Jennie came home young 12 Dan helped Bruce to cut Some wheat he took the cradle Ad went to Gananoque took Nan Hazelwood & brought two bags of flour home I took Nicholson to Darlings Kirkins. McCormicks and Smiths had Shields horse 13 Ad & Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut on Saturday Some of it is rather soft they cut Some of the front of the house very warm day 14 they helped Bruce at his harvesting in the forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house expect a peice where the old Barn Stood it is too green 15 they got all the wheat in and 2 loads of oats 16 they helped Bruce most of the day then they got in 2 loads of oats very hot day 17 Mrs Kellock went home on the Express we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Tygh 18 Ad & Dan got in all the oats that was cut front of the house I raked the ground with Kate 1884 August 19 Ad and Dan helped Bruce at his wheat very warm day the ground is very dry fine rain this morning Aunt Jennet came from Branford on the Express 20 Dan helped H. young this afternoon to draw in wheat Ad took the Spoted heifer to the 6th Concession 21 Dan hooked peas very dry time Ad is at Bruce's 47 �frost in some places it did no rain here 22 Dan hooking peas Ad finished cuting the oats in the field front of the house and cut Some in the thistle field 23 Dan hooked peas Ad raked up the oats in front of the house drew them in and Some of the peas Ellen came from Glentwa on the Express She had the 3 children with her they are all well 24 we had no meeting I heard the Young Matthews Min. 25 they drew in 2 loads of oats Dan hooked peas 26 little rain last night very little done this forenoon Dan worked at the peas in the afternoon 27 Ad finished cuting the oats that finished our reaping they then drew in 1 loads of peas and 3 of oats very warm dry weather Bruces boy helped them 28 they drew in 3 loads of oats and 1 of peas the tire came off the Waggon yesterday they had to get it on this morning it was near noon before they began 29 very heavy rain last night and this morning and most of the day very little work done Dan drew a load of rails from Wallaces fence the cows got into Bruces field 30 rain this morning Ellen Jennet, Bessie Jennie and Nancy Hazelwood all went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Dan went to fix Wallaces fence in the forenoon he then began to plow for Fall wheat where the old Barn Stood 48 �31 31 we have had no Minister I heard the Revd Mr Tye 1884 Sept 1 Dan plowed this forenoon Ad turned over the oats that was left in the midle field they drew them in and I raked all the field & that finished all the oat crop they then drew in a load of peas fine day 2 I was taken with a Cold Chill in the night & could not get up Dan & Ad hooked & got in more of the peas Bessie and Phillia went to Kingston on the Express Ad plowed Dan finished hooking the peas and they got them in that finished our harvesting expect the grass peas they are not fit to cut 3 Ad & Dan went out to the road & helped Bruce David came on the Express from Perry Sound Vive met him here fine day 4 Dan helped Bruce all day Ad in the afternoon David &Vive went to Delta on Express 5 Dan plowed Ad did chores David &Vive went to Delta on the Express fine day 6 Ad hooked the grass peas there is good crop of Straw Dan plowed warm day Revd Mr Hyde came on the Express & McMullen met him & took him to Stewarts 7 Revd Mr Hyde preached this morning A Cochran came for him took he preached at Fairfax & Union 8 Dan finished the plowing for the fall wheat and began to draw dung to it from the barnyard 9 Dan drew dung this forenoon then he drew in the grass peas one of Bruces boys helped him warm day Ad took Wm Scott Ellen & Bessie to Delta they took the wool to Ledenhurst to get it Spun also 10 Dan is drawing dung I took the Cows to water this 49 �morning for the first time Monday week 11 they are drawing for the Fall wheat very dry time 12 Wm Scott and Ellen went home on the Express Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie in the after noon Dan finished drawing dung for the wheat 13 Ad is thrashing wheat for to Sow Dan is Spreading dung for the wheat 14 I took Revd Mr Hyde to Fairfax & Sand Bay he preached here at night 15 Helped Ad to clean the Seed wheat Dan is cultivating the dung that he Spread on the wheat it is very ruff 16 the ground is so ruff that they had to roll it before Sowing it they then Sowed it I went to Kingston on the Merchant Express to Presbytery 17 got home on the Express all well we are to have regular Suplys on Sabbath days it was a good meeting they Sowed the wheat cleaned out the furrows then rolled two rounds at the bottom one round in the midle an are at the top of the piece to test the Smooth or ruff Surface they cut up the corn in the garden Dan drew lumber from the Station to the Show ground in the afternoon we got a cane load from Sharbut Lake Bessie Came from Toronto this morning 18 Dan is cuting corn Ad is helping to pack Bessie trunk She is going to Indonia in central India as A Medical Missionary She went on the Express to Brockville Ad went with her this afternoon 19 Dan is cuting corn I helped J Cook and Dean at the fair ground we took up the lines & marked the places for to put the post the ground is very dry & hard 20 Madis Colt got its forward leg brock last night or this 1884 Sept 50 �morning we've been fixing it most of the day Dr Hanna put plaster of Paris bandage on it and Splints I do not think it will do any good 21 Mr Hyde preached this morning fine day 22 heavy rain most of the day Dan thrashed oats 23 we tried to put the Colt in a Sling it would not do we cut out the bandage & sawed a point off the bone of & put on another plaster bandage & 2 iron Splints on 24 Dan finished ctting the corn in the forenoon & drew dung to the thistle field in the afternoon 25 very heavy rain last night and this morning they fixed the horse Stable in the forenoon & drew some large Stones that was at the first ditch Dan plowed then below {illegible} 26 Dan finished the plowing below the wheat & he drew dung to the thistle field I intend to go to Ellen's tomorrow 27 I went to Perth on Mixed to Brockville took the {illegible} Express to Perth Wm Scott met me there got to Ellens before dark they are well good crossing 28 we went to their church Mr Smith A Student preached 29 I looked over their farm it is a good one loam & Standing high 30 went to their Fairground to make their entries {last line cut off } 1884 Oct 1 John took me to the Perth show it is a very good one in some things very few cattle & sheep & only middling Hogs and horses Fair roads good {illegible} work good 51 �{illegible marginal note} 2 Wm took me to Ramses Stoped at James Robinson all night good roads they are all well Wm over to Joe Johns took tea then came back to James Staid there all night cold day and night 3 Wm took me Almont Fair we Stoped Mrs Kellocks they had a better Fair than at Perth grain roads good fronts good & a good display of everything there {illegible} in the Hall fell down & hurt a number of people there was over 10 thousand in the ground it is Said the grounds was very muddy with the rain 4 Started on the first Train for Brockville got to Brockville after the Express had gone got home on the Mixed all well glad to be home & thankful to God for all his mercies 5 the Revd Mr Giffend we had no minister 6 they are fixing for the fair fine day I got the Brady boys to fix up Some fixings on the fence around the ground fine day 7 fine day we took the Sheep & cattle got Crak price the flock of fine wools on the Jersey Calf 1 year-old & 2 year-old heifers it is the best fair we have had in every way I was in the hall as usual fine day 8 Dan went home last night he did not come back till the afternoon ra{i?}n this morning 9 Dan plowed up the cross ditches then Ad and him is clearing them out with the Scraper it is the field below the barn 10 Ad & Dan plowed & Scraped this forenoon Ad went to Delta in the afternoon with the team to bring out a load for David he is going to Parry Sound 11 Dan went to Bruces & helped him to thrash the 52 �machine is there Ad came home after dark and another and another man with him with a load 12 Mr Smith a Student preached at night & McMullen took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay 13 Dan & Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon 1884 Oct 14 Ad & Dan dug potatos they cultivated or dug up the {illegible} with a Spring Cultivator it cut a good many of the long potatos they are Small expect first planted David &Vive went away on the Express Watt came at noon 15 Dan finished the potatos Ad is loading Davids lugage in a car he took his horse & a Cow that he got from Ad it is the 2 year old that came in lately 16 Dan & Ad plowed the potato ground & picked up some of the Small Stones brought them up to the Barnyard 17 Dan began to plow in the field below the house the ground is very dry and hard Ad is cleaning up the Barns for the thrashers fine day 18 Dan is plowing Ad is fixing the barns he making a bin in the New Barn to hold the grain that in it 19 Revd Adam Spencer preached this morning 20 Dan plowed Ad & me fix the {cauby?} over the Sellerway very dry time 21 Dan is plowing. Ad cleaned out some of the ridge ditches north of the house & braced the posts along the road for wire fence I made a Slat door for root seller 53 �{illegible marginal note} 22 Alf Green came with the thrashers this morning they started at noon & thrashed the wheat we had Bushels the likewise a run of oats fine day 23 thrashed Bushels of oats they then put the machine into the new barn & the grass peas had bushel the Black Barley had bushel peas bushel 24 finish the peas this forenoon had bushel we put in some {illegible} the Straw 25 Dan plowed front of the house part of the paster 26 the Revd Mr Spencer preached at night {illegible} 27 wDan plowed Ad & me cleaned up 18 bushel of Spring wheat & 8 bushel of oats he intends to go to {illegible} 28 Dan is plowing in a field below the house 29 Do Do 30 Dan finished the field & plowed the garden 31 Ad went to Young with the grist Dan shoveled the furrows that was left in the field below the house in the garden & pulled the turnips {illegible} they are very poor they did not come 1884 1 2 Dan drew in the few turnips & beets there was only two or three baskets next the east fence Ad came home with the grist at dark it rained quite hard I hear the Revd Mr Gifford this morning swe had no minister 3 Ad and Dan went out to the Sixth con to stump and plow 54 �I am fixing a door for the front of the house 4 Ad came home last & went back this morning they are stumping & ditching the ground is very wet in the Swamp 5 rain and Snow most of the day we put the Cows in the Stable for the first time Ad went back early this morning Dan has stoped there 6 the roads very ruff Ad did not go back to day very hard frost last night everything is closed up 7 Ad went back to the chanty this morning it is raining windy & Stormy looking 8 Ad went back to the chanty this morning he is ditching then is plowing {fellow? Philow?}went {with} him they intend to bring the Pett cow home they did so Dan brought home a load of wood to Thompsons place 9 16 heard the Revd Iby preach we had none 10 Ad & Dan killed the hog this morning Ad moved to Thompsons house this afternoon Dan went to the Chanty after took a load of hay with him 11 Ad is fixing about the house getting things fixed I am fixing Stuff for to put in the room windows 12 I covered the greapes vines and other chores 13 Ad is fixing at home Dan is plowing at the Chanty 14 Ad went to the Chanty to ditch they did all that they could do & came home at night Dan brought a load of wood 15 Dan plowed in the North East corner of the corn next John Johnstons the groung is very dry Ad took 11 yews{ewes} to John Cooks South Down Ram Mr McKinnon preached this morning & at Fairfax in the 55 �afternoon 17 Dan plowed Ad got a horse from J Stacie to pull with Kate he plowed in the afternoon along with Dan 18 heavy frost last night so that no plow Dan tryed but could do nothing he brought the plows home he picked up wood in the bush here {out of order, should follow Dec 01-15} 1884 Dec 21 Stormy day Snow 16 Jessie was buried at the Stone Church at the west of Mary Braden Beatty grave the Revd Mr Richards of Lyn preached a Sermon in our own church it was as full as it could hold they they left here at 12 oclock There was a number of teams went to Young with them they got home about 7 oclock at night very Stormy day Snow & wind 17 Vest went to Brockville on the Express to go to Delta he took Philo withe him cold day no work done 18 voted for the Scott this morning there is a great aggitation about it for and against it fine day 19 very cold day I had to in{livist?} before I got the Chores done the Revd Mr Greacie came here with Mr McKay he to preach for us two Sabbaths 20 little Wat and Billie came down from Toronto last night they were at J. & McDonalds Demonstration Billie went to Delta with Kate & the cutter Wat Ellen Robson, Dunken and Wat Son & Daughter went to Brockville on the Mixed train this morning Dr McKay went to Fairfax this morning he preached at Sand Bay at 1/2 p 2 & heare at night Alexander Cornett sent him there with 56 �his team I went for the Sabbath lesson Back & Send Boys 10 35 cents 22 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it rained after left & rained most of the day 23 Ad went for the Sheep that he took to John Cooks Ram fine day 24 very Stormy day Snow and wind all day 25 fine clear morning no work done 26 I Split Some wood and took care of the cattle 27 Ad went to the Chanty for a load of wood it began to rain after he left rained most of the day after 28 Dr McKay preached this morning 29 we killed the hogs Dan Bradley and Bruces Boys helped fine warm day 30 I cut up the two hogs that was left here Ad took two home 31 Ad took Jennet to Gananque I salted the pork {illegible}Snow all gone 1884 Dec 1 Dan took the team out to the Shanty & drew in 2 Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad Stable & brought home a load wood good Slaughing 2 they began to draw the last years Stack of hay from the North field it is all Clover 3 they finished drawing the Stack of hay Dan then drew some of the rails from the road fence to the 57 �midle fence to field North of the house & barn 4 we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this morning 5 Ad worked at his Stable at home I fixed in a door Sill in the front door for the door to Shut on 6 Ad took the plough to plow in the north field he finished 2 ridges that was before the Snow came there is too much frost & Snow 7 wind & rain all day keen frost this morning Mr Smith a Student preach this evening James McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so Stormy Wind & Rain that no one came out he brought back home he Stoped here 8 Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount of the house 9 Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had 900 bushels of oats Snow & rain most of the day I fixed some in the hen house 10 Ad put puttie around the chimnies on the roof and put in a new bed piece in the cookstove this morning 11 I took care of the cattle & other chores Ad is fixing at home 12 fixing the Stable & other Chores Jessie is very poorly the Dr says that her left lung infected 13 strike through Jennet went for the Dr last night he was here most of the night and Jessie died this morning five minutes from five oclock he could not think She was dangerous till a few hours before She died Ad Telegrafed to her father as soon as the office was open we are all in a very mournfull state 58 �14 Mr McKay a Student preached this morning 15 Ad is getting things for the funeral her Father got here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8 hours on the road 19 Dan cut & drew the dead wood that he could get in the bush & drew to the house Ad & me filed some of the outside windows for the house 20 Dan drew Sand from the pit to bank the house Ad & me finished all the windows they had all to be made smaller & fitted inside the new casings fine weather 21 Dan is overhauling the old fence along the road of the midle field I fixed some of the Bales in the Stables 22 Dan drew the old rails that not fit to put up again to the house for wood & Philo & him brought the heffer Dan brought. Nan{illegible} 1884 Nov 23 Wind & Snow most of the day Mr Linton went to Fairfax this morning Ad took him he did not go to Sand Bay there was very heavy rain most of the day and night 24 Dan plowed to 3 furrows both sides of the post that was set along the road Ad shoveled the furrows Dan then plowed in the North East corner field turned very cold & freezing hard with North Wind 25 Dan is drawing the corn Stoks that is behind the Barn then he went to Bruces for the horsepowr & Saw 26 they Sett the horse powr & Saw got a coupling fixed 59 �27 Ad & Dan with Bruces Boys & team Sawed the wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque for wire for the Road fence in the afternoon fine day 28 they are fixing for beginning to put on the wire put some fine day 29 they put on the rest of the wire along the road of the midle field they had very little off the two bunches of Barbed wire they lack some of the one bunch of Buckthorn to finish the two rows on the top it was after dark before they finished 30 Revd Mr Lincon preached this morning he is a probationer he went to Fairfax in the afternoon 1885 Jan 1 cold north west wind this morning freezing a little very little work done 2 Ad went and laid out a Road in the 5th concession of Leeds fine day 3 Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning She is going to teach School at Glen Buele. Ad is choring so am I. I fell down our Seller Stairs just before I went to bed and got badly hurt 4 Mr Rattery a Student preached here at night 5 Ad got the Dr to come yesterday I am not able to get out of bed I write this a week after Ad atended the Township Meeting 6 Ad helped Bruce to kill his hogs and his own Chores 7 Stormy day Ad is taking care of the Stock 8 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood & Atended the Agriculture meeting he got $7.25 60 �of premiums & left $1.75 as membership & Farmer the Dr. has been here twice every day since Sunday it has been Snowing & freezing all most everyday I have been up & done some writing in entries to day 9 Ad went to Blairs Sawmill for the Stuff of an Elem log that Dan drew in Sometime ago the roads is very Soft 10 Ad is Sawing & Splitting wood here at home & fixing up fence between the orchard & church field fine day and thanks be to a good & kind God for all his mercies {us B?} 11 18 11 the Revd Mr Smith preached here this morning 12 rain and wind most of the day Ad taking care of cattle 13 fine frosty day Ad fixing things here & at home there is no traveling on the roads 14 very high wind no traveling on the roads they are very rough Ad Split Some wood here 15 a little Snow last night flories of Snow most of the day it is about 3 inches deep at night 16 Ad and Dan Bradley & a Man that Ad hired he is a French man his name is Francis Fountain he is to do Chores and to get four dollars a month they killed the 2 year old heffer that we were feeding windy day 17 heavy wind with hail & rain most of last night very high wind with Snow most of the day they Cut up the heffer Ad took half of it home there was no {visittings?} to day I was not able to out yet 61 �19 Ad brought 1 load of wood from the Chanty this morning he left it here he atended the Council in the afternoon fine day there was about 3 inches of Snow came last night that made fair Slaughing 1885 Jan Snowed about 3 inches last night warm so that the house eves is dropping 20 Ad drew 2 loads of wood from the Chanty he took them home Francis is cuting wood & taking care of the cattle he seems to be carefull of everything 21 Ad went to a wood bee of Mr S Copelands this morning Francis is cuting wood here & at Ads 22 Ad drew a load of wood this forenoon home he then went to Gananoque with Kate & the cutter fine cold day the Thermometer is 10 below Zero 23 Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left them both here one was Sled legs the other cordwood 24 Ad Drew 1 load of wood it is 6 feet long he made a bargan Dan & his Father cut the large timber that lenth the tops longer it is dead where the fine killed 25 I went to the Sabbath School this morning it is the first time since I got hurt we had no Minister 26 Ad went for a load of wood to Sand Bay he got upset about on the Road near the midle field there was a very high wind and drift 27 Ad brought a load of long wood and left it here fine day the roads is very 62 �heavy 28 very Stormy day wind & Snow first half day Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon 29 Ad took oats & ?Straw from here home this morning he drew a load of wood home in the afternoon 30 Ad drew a load of long wood home this forenoon and a load of cordwood home in the afternoon windy 31 Ad drew a load of long wood for the drag saw he put it on the lain below the house and of cordwood home fine day 1885 Feb 1 Revd Mr McCleand preached here at night 2 Ad went to Escott with Bags of oats to grind for the pigs and cows cold fine day 3 Ad drew a load of wood home this forenoon he went to the outlet for a load of wood {illegible} Landon 4 Ad drew a load of hay from Bruces for his horses Frank is taking care of the cattle & getting wood 5 Ad was up all night here with Phillow he has got a {illegible} of the Scarlet feaver the Dr Hannah was {here} for 4 or 5 hours last night Jennet & grandma has been up most of the night for a week Ad went for a load of wood this forenoon he left it here 63 �Ad Telegraphed they went from {illegible} to {illegible} he is very low with his Fever is affected 6 Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one of them & took the other home cold fine day 7 Ad drew a load of cord wood in the forenoon to Mallorytown {illegible} Dr Turner came to see Philow along with Dr Hannah he left is here & brought a load of longwood & left it here 8 X Revd Mr Cleand preach here this morning he got Mr Darling to him to Sand Bay & Fairfax at night Ad & Abia was here all night Philow he a little easier 9 Ad brought a load this forenoon he took it home it Stormed all the afternoon Snow & rain at night 10 rain most of the night Snow and a heavy crust Ad was here half the night with Philow he is very weak Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed got back on the Express 11 very Stormy last night rain and Snow with high winds all night most of the day Mrs Highcock came out yesterday afternoon to see Philow he is very low the Dr is here every night and morning 12 very fine forenoon Snowed and blew a very high wind Mrs Highcock went home this morning Watt and Lizie came from Delta this afternoon Jennie came on the Express to be here for dinner this is our Weding day we were fifty years ago Ellen & me got a present of a pair gold mounted Speck from little Watt from Pembrook they are very fine ones Ad and Abia Watt & Lizie 64 �& Jennie all took diner together and had a good time Philow is a good deal better 13 the roads is very bad very little travel Jennie went to her School at Glen Buel on the Mixed this morning 14 Ad drew a load of wood this morning 1885 Feb 15 22 we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath School cold day 16 very Stormy day with heavy fall of Snow all day Francis Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the English church at half past Seven oclock he has not come back got Wm Earles horse & cutter was taken from our church shed it's Suposed that he Stole it they can get no acount of it 17 the roads is completely blocked up. Ad is doing the chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon they was not out yesterday it was so Stormy 18 Ad is fixing about the Stables and Barn cold day and Sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us 19 Ad is setiling the circlur Saw there and the Jack for the belt he tended them put Snow and water about them so as to freeze them down 20 Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded and put it in its right place then put Snow and water around it so as to freeze it 21 Bruce and Freeman MrTraull and a man of Charly Stewarts came and they cut what wood that Ad had here they filled the wood Shed cut more put it outside they took the Saw to {illegible} we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath School 65 �23 Ad Sawed what wood he had at his house and they took the Saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it was cracked 24 Ad drew a load of wood to Wm Thompsons this forenoon he then put part of his own wood into his wood Shed fine day 25 I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKeays and Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate on Ad's Cutter fine day white frost 26 Ad drew oats & Straw from here to his Stable he has no hay for the horses 27 Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day 28 Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost for three or four day the trees and every thing is covered with it it is quite warm & thawing 1885 March 1 rain most of the day with a little Snow David came on the Express the Revd Mr Stevence preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax & Sand Bay and brought him back at night 2 Snow last night with a little frost and some to day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat and 18 of oats for feed 3 Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he will not get till next week 4 Snow this morning Ad put away the ground feed and other chores blustery day 5 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of round Stuff for the granary fine day 6 Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft and 2 14 ft and 66 �other Stuff for the Sills of the granery cold day the 3-yearold calved this morning Bull calf 7 8 Ad drew a load of wood 15 Ad went to Sand Bay this morning and home a load of timber for an ice house at home fine day the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning very few out 9 Ad worked at his icehouse this morning he went for a load of Sawdust at noon it began to Storm wind and Snow about one oclock there is a fearful drift the Snow is blowing all away to the north 10 very cold this morning Ad went for a load of Sawdust 11 they fixed the Saw this forenoon and Sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day 12 finished the Sawing at Wallaces this morning Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not ground & could not tell when it would be there is no water 13 Ad & Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place they {illegible} of it home there I helped {illegible} last night 14 Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James McMullan to a Session Meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there Hugh McKay was to brought him and he did not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander Cochran read a chapter and praded Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few out Mr Herbison was to have come for the minister this morning it was so Stormy 67 �Snow and wind the roads is completely blocked up there is no such thing a horse geting through 1885 March 16 Ad went to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace I went to Kingston to a meeting of the Presbytery on the Express 17 Ad went to the river for ice cold day 18 Do Do Do he got the house filled with ice I got home on the Express there was a good meeting no {Stewart?} yet 19 Ad went to Abs for a load of hay this morning Wm McNiel Abs Son helped him and brought another load 20 Ad went for a load this morning that is all the Stack he put it in his loft over his horses very cold day 21 Ad went for load of Sawdust cold day 22 Ad hired a boy named WJ Powrs for $4 per month for the first month Revd Mr Stoneman preached here this morning hear no one came to take him to Sand bay S. Donovan ought to have come Mr Stevenson walked to Fairfax & preached at night 23 Ad went for a load of Sawdust this morning and cleaned up 6 bags of wheat and 6 of oats for a grist 24 Ad went to Gananoque with the grist it was a fine morning it began to blow & Snow at noon there was a fearfull drift all the rest of the day 68 �25 fine morning Ad brought the grist here this forenoon and home Some Straw 26 Ad went to Sand Bay for to get out lumber and wood he took Matthews with him I help to fix the church for the funeral of Mrs Service She was buried at the Ebenezer 27 I went to the Funeral of Mrs Service the Revd Mr Stevenson preached in the Church a large number out 28 Ad came home with a load of logs for his driving house this forenoon he helped Bruce to Saw in the afternoon 29 the Revd Mr Stevenson at Fairfax in the morning and at Sand Bay at night here at night A Cornett took him to Fairfax in the morning Wat came back at noon 30 Ad went to the Chanty this morning he is going to bank out cord wood he intends have a bee tomorrow 31 Ad Aleck Cornett & David Johnston brought loads of grain cordwood the roads is very bad there was wind & Snow about noon it was very Soft & wet the man & horse 1885 April 1 Henery Johnston brought a load of wood from the Chanty Ad brought a load of timber for his driving house he brock the reach of his Bobbys fixed it & went back 2 Ad brought a load of timber this forenoon it began to Storm in the afternoon and Stormed all the afternoon 3 Stormed all day no work done Snow rain 69 �& wind 4 5 X Lizie came home on the Express from Mallorytown Still Storming this morning Snow & wind the road is completely blocked up it is hard job to get to the Barn the Snowed is piled up at the hen house & in the lain and Barnyard wind N West I atended the Sabbath School we have no minister 6 Ad took Jennie to Gananoque this morning got back at noon then She went to Glenbuel on the Express Ad Sold 2 cows to Mr Demster for Sixty dollars 7 Ad went to Sand Bay with the team I went to the Station to See Watt he is going to the North West as a guid to the Troops in Reails{Riel}Rebelion 8 rain this morning no frost last night fine day in the afternoon 9 Ad is working getting out lumber for the driving house and granery house 10 I went to Gananoque with A Cornet to See the Revd Mr Greacie about our Suplys we dont want any for two months unless he can procured himself with a horse 11 Ad came home last night he brock through the ice with Kate & Cut her knee on an axe that was left on it by Matthews through carelessness 12 I atended the Sabbath School heard Revd Mr Gifford preach a memorial sermon on the Late Mr Malles 13 Ad tried to breack the road from our gate got his horses down gave it up the Snow 70 �quite Soft with some rain 14 Ad went to Sand Bay to get out lumber heavy frost last night 15 hard frost last night cold day Ad is at the chanty yet 16 heavy frost last night warm day the Sap runs well Snow is going off the fields the roads is bad 17 heavy frost fine day Sap is running well 18 frost last night Ad came home at noon to day warm and clear Sun Shine 1885 April 19 26 I atended the Sunday School the atendance midling fine day 20 Ad was at Wm McNiels most of the day his Black mair is sick very warm day 21 Ad helped Bruce to Saw wood in the afternoon 22 they finished Sawing this forenoon him & the Boy drew two loads of hay from the Stack at the crossroad 23 they got the Stack all at night put it all in the New & old barn very warm day 24 Ad went to Escott mill with 15 bags of oats and brought home the grist that he took the 1st of March 25 Ad is doing chores windy day the Snow is nearly gone I atended Sabbath School & heard Revd Mr Tye preach this morning heavy rain most of night & 71 �day Snowed about 4 inches this morning 27 the linie cow steped on my foot I cannot get on my shoe Ad & Wat is dowing the chores he Sowed clover & Timothy Seed on the Fallwheat 28 Ad took the milk to the Factory this morning this morning for the first I atend a Meeting of the Session of the church Mesers Donovan and Herbisn and me was all the Elders present Revd H Greacey moderator Mr Gracey reported that he had a letter from Mr Maclean that he could get A Mr Ross a sudent it was agreed that we would take him for the time being there was a fearfull Storm of wind and Snow from N East Mr Herbison Stoped all night 29 not much work done expect doing the chores 30 Ad laid the bottom rails of a midle fence from the fall wheat as far as the rails would come 1885 May 1 Ad and the Boy is fixing up fences and other chores 2 Ad drew 3 loads of Sand from the gravel pit to the garden north of the Burnt Greapes so as to bring the ground up level with the garden 3 Mr Ross a Student came on the Express this afternoon Mr McMullen met him I took him home I atended the Sabbath School I have a sumer cold 4 light Showrs of rain and Snow most of the day my cold is no better very little out of doors 5 Ad is drawing dung to the garden from Mathews he brought it had 5 load 72 �I planted 9 2 year old curren Bushes in the garden 1 of Fays Prolific north of cedar post & 1 year old from the fruit G Acoistium 6 Ad Started to plow in the North field North East post it began to rain a little before noon rained all the afternoon 7 I have done very little yet Ad went to Escott with 6 bags of Wheat and 3 of peas cold damp day 8 Ad worked at home I did a little at the Milk waggon 9 Ad drew rails from the road where the wire fence is made to finish the midle line in the center field Joe and me fixed the banking around the house and leveled it all around the frount door 10 Oats 12 bushels fine warm time Mr Ross a Student preached a night I heard Mr Tye in the morning 11 Ad drew Straw and hay from here home to day 12 Ad helped me to put the reaches and rear head block on the milk waggon 13 Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden and then went to the North East field & cultivated there 14 Ad Sowed 4 bushel of the Astraelan oats 15 Ad Sowed 8 bushel more of the above oats 16 Ad finished the cultivating of the North East field this morning and 73 �first potatos planted cultivated 4 ridges in the garden cultivated with the wheeled cultivator in field north of the house and Sowed 1/2 bushel of Spring I planted 10 rows of potatos from the hen house got the Seed from Ab McNiel 17 the woods look green Mr Ross preached this morning 18 Ad Sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat North of the house making 12 1/4 bushel in that field 19 Ad Sowed bushel of the Black oats in the field North of the house Bruces Clock came 19 with the Seed drill and Sowed Timothy Red & Alsike clover on the wheat ground he then Sowed the oats with the drill 20 Ad Sowed 2 1/2 Bushel of the black barley on the cross ridges below the fall wheat and on the Potato ground South end of the midle field 21 Ad plowed and cultivated field east of the Barn and Sowed 1 1/4 Bushel of wheat & 2 1/2 ridges of flax Seed next to the Barn the ground is getting dry 1885 May Lizie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning she is going to Delta 22 23 24 Ad went to the North field to cultivate the Peas he sowed grass seed frount of the house this morning very cold Mr Ross a Student preached at night 74 �I heard Mr 25 Ad Sowed bushel of the Black oats in the North field this forenoon Ezra draged it they are going going to the Shanty in the afternoon fine day 26 Ad Sowed to 2 1/2 bushel of Black oats at the Shanty 27 Freeman McNiel helped Ad to plow in the North field the clover is all killed so that the Meadow is no good fine day the ground is very dry 28 Freeman is with Ad plowing Ad Sowed Bushel peas & oats & a little black Barley mixed 29 Freeman helped to plow and drag in the North field they Sowed 2 1/4 bushel of the grass peas & 2 1/4 Bushel of the common peas 30 they are plowing next to the road the clover is all killed out it was no use for meadow Sowed 6 Bushel peas oats & black Barley mixed 31 Revd Mr Green preached this morning on the Spread off the Bible and its circulation there was a good meeting the collection was two dollars 1885 June 1 Ezra and Ad they drew dung from Ads Stable to the North field in the forenoon Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy rain in the afternoon 2 Ad & Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they took a plow and drag with them they planted 6 75 �bushel of potatos& sowed 2 bushel of oats 3 Ad came home this afternoon they planted 7 1/4 Bushel of potatos two Bushel of oats there 4 Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road where the Wire fence is 5 rain most of the day 6 Ad Cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece of ground between open dich and the lain fence and then plowed it for cow corn fine day 7 washed the Sheep 14 Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tyre in the morning 8 Ad and Ezra is working his road work at the Station he has 3 days to do for his work he has the team on Ad took his Mother to See Margret She has had paraletic Stroke 9 Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen Stoped there Watt came here this morning he took Charley and went to Gananoque left his horse till he came back 10 Ezra draged the corn ground & then went to the Chanty with the horses he is going log & burn 11 Ad is fixing a place in the hogpen for the young pigs we planted the cow corn about a Bushel 12 Ad finished the place for the pigs and put in it fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express Margret is no better 13 I mended the Bugge harness Ad is working at home Mr Ross preached this morning fine day 76 �15 Ezra and me worked on the Roads Charly is lame Ad took Kate to Bradleys and put her to the Purchen {Percheron}horse 16 Ezra and Freeman he had their mares with Maude drawing gravel & me that made 6 days that finished our work 1885 June Coslow sheared the Sheep I helped to catch them 17 Ad and Ezra went the Shanty with the team to put in the New land they took oats & Turnip Seed 18 Ad came home at night & brought a load of Sawdust for the milking Shed fine day I worked a little in the garden 19 Ad went to the Shanty this morning fine day 20 Ad and Ezra came home at night he Sowed 5 Bushel of oats and about 3/4 of a pound of turnip Seed on the new follow they got in good order 21 Mr Ross preached for us at night I heard Mr Gifford at night 22 very heavy rain last night and this morning the diches is all full and running along the road Ad is fixing for moving his Stable him & Ezra 23 they are working at it Ad went to Kaeting for a pair of runners to move the Stable on this afternoon 24 Ezra went to Katings a Jack this morning there are getting the runners under Bruce & Freeman is helping find a rather cold I am not right & not doing much 77 �25 they worked at the Stable and got it to its place all right 26 they fixed the Sleepers and got the floor laid Ezra went home fine day 27 Ad cultivated the potatos and then went through them with the plow and hoed some of them and went to the funeral of Mrs Gifford the Wife of the Revd Mr Gifford Revd Mr Hall preached in the Methedist Church the corps was taken to Stratford on the Express 28 Mr Ross preached this morning 29 very heavy rain last night Ad worked at his Stable doing the floor 30 Ad drew Stones for to underpin his Stable in the forenoon went for a load of lumber to Blairs and Saw mill in the afternoon fine cool day I cleaned the hubs of buggy wheels for to paint them 1885 July 5 1 Ad is working the drain of his celler it has got filled up 2 Ezra is diging up the old drain from Ad house it is along the path from the main Road to the house 3 Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1 wheel of the Buggy 4 Ad is working at home Jennie came home on the Mixed from her School at Glen Bulel I painted the other 3 wheels Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye 78 �in the morning Ad expected the hay fork man to put it up he is not come yet 6 we got the rods made for the hay fork at McDonalds one is 57 feet long the other is near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work for Ad at noon to day he hoed is in the garden hoeing the potatos 7 Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working at home 8 Do Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night 9 Nores mowed around the house after we ground the Syth Ad went for a load of lumber he brought the Six posts for his driving house and barn heavy rain last night Noris is drawing dung to the North field the barn yard is very wett cleaning out at the Barn doors 10 Noris drew dung to the North field Ad is atending to the colt Mode had it last night 11 Noris went home at noon he drew dung in the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I Shaked that the hay & raked it up 12 Mr Ross preached this morning 13 Noris went through the cow corn in the forenoon with Charley and the cultivator Messrs Reed & Ellot cam and put up the rods in the old barn & cow Stable for a hay fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night 14 Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer in the Buggy he made A Box of Slates put her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to 79 �get Spun very heavy rain most of the day Reed & Ellot came this afternoon & put up the rods in the New Barn 15 Ad came home to day & he took the Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet rain this morning 1885 July 16 Ad and Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed the Potatos they took the cultivator with them 17 Noris Saped at the Shanty last night Ad came home Jennet Jenie & Philo went to Gananoque with Kate 18 Ad went to The Shantie this morning he intends to bring his Sawlogs down the creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he has been working at the potatos 19 Mr Ross preached this evening Mr Gifford in the morning 20 Ad took Noris to the Shanty to hoe the potatos he drew 2 loads of lumber from the Mill 21 rain this morning Ad went for a load of lumber Noris came home with him & went for another load of lumber 22 Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad is fixing at home I worked at a lader for the Barn 23 Ad & Noris drew Some Stones for the foundation of his Barn & driving house 24 Ad had his Barn raised this forenoon it 80 �went up well 25 26 Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard he has been drawing lumber and Stuff that he could not get at it Mr Ross preached this morning he had Kate to Sand Bay young Dr came this morning &stoped Fathers nose from Bleding 27 we raked and got in the hay out of the orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it is a hard job to get into the load it works well when you get it in 28 Ad mowed in the north field east of the peas it has a good many daisies in it I raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some in the middle next the East line 29 I raked that that cut yesterday they drew it in and some of the cocks that was in the north field 30 Ad mowed the part that was left in the midle field this morning there was a little rain we drew a load of the cocks that was left in the north field that 12 loads that we have got in so far this Season 31 Noris is mowing in the midle field east side then we drew in 4 loads put them in the old barn I raked fine day for the hay 1885 August 1 2 we drew in 3 loads but them in the New barn from the midle field East line Revd Mr Gifford preached this morning Mr Ross at night 3 heavy rain all day Ad & Norris worked at his Barn got the rod for the hay fork up & other 81 �fixings 4 Ad is fixing at the Barn Norris mowed in the midle field rain in the afternoon 5 rain this morning Norris is Spliting and Sawing wood Ad went to Gananoque for pine lumber for his Barn door 6 Noris finished cuting the midle this forenoon he went to the North field I raked up what was there they drew in part & cocked up the rest the hay fork is hard to get into fine hay 7 Noris mowed in the North field I raked up all that was cut they drew in and cocked all that was left of it. it was after dark they drew in 3 loads of it to Ad Barn this afternoon unloaded it with the hay fork it works well in the cours timothy that finished our haying expect some corners 8 Noris finished the North field this morning they got it all in after dark young Grea raked in the afternoon I went with Revd Mr Gracey to Sand Bay he preached Mr Ross took Mooreheads horse up & he brought it back 9 Revd Mr Greacy preached this morning & at Sand Bay he dispensed the Sacrament in the afternoon there were 35 communicants 10 they cut the Black Barley with the Syths it is good Norris cut part of Wallaces hay he brock the mower Ad finished it with the sythe 11 I raked it up Ad cocked it up Norris is not well fine day very warm 12 Ad & Norris drew in Wallaces hay and our barley I helped Jennie went to the outlet for Watt & Bruce Sanders they went to Gananoque to work 82 �they went with {illegible} Charlies {illegible} 13 Ad and Norris is cuting the fall wheat it is a good deal winter killed and thistly Ad cuting with mower 14 Norris cut part of the Barley Ad went out to Sand Bay to See the crops there they are midling heavy rain at noon with wind 15 Notris finished cuting the Barley & cocked some of it we drew it all in 2 small loads I raked it and the fall wheat ground Ad cocked it there is a heavy crop of Alsike clover on it 1885 August 16 heard the Revd Mr Tye preach this morning Mr Ross preached at night 17 Ad and Norris helped Bruce to Stack his hay fine day 18 Ad and Norris drew in the most of hay and Fall wheat they took 1 load to Ad Stable and 5 in the old Barn 19 Ad and Norris finished the drawing in of the Stuff and the rakings of their fall wheat ground & then they drew a load of rails & fixed up the road fence 20 Ad & Wallace went to Kinston in Stewarts Steamboat this morning Norris drew Stones to underpin Ad Stable 21 Ad and Norris went to help Bruce to draw in barley it began to rain about 10 oclock and Stoped them Norris & me cleaned up the Fall wheat that was in the greanery & some of the Spring 22 Norris & me cleaned the rest of the wheat and put it in bags we had 12 bags 1 was fall wheat for to crack 83 �23 Ad took the Grist to Escott at night there was 12 bags Mr Ross preached this morning 24 Norris drew some gravel to Ads Barn rain this morning Ad went to the audit for Watt at noon 25 Ad began to cut the oats near of the house after cuting to the north field & cut the white oats 26 Ad &Norrice drew 3 loads of oats rear of the house fine drying time 27 they drew in 3 loads more of them Bruce and his Boys helped them they drew 2 loads from the North field they were too green so they left them out till dry more Norrice hooked some peas 28 Mr McFadden came with his binder he cut the wheat near the house and Flax behind the Barn it is good 29 Ad and Norris drew in 3 loads of oats from the north field they were in good order 30 Mr Ross preached at night Mr Aylesworth Son was buired at the Ebenezer Church this afternoon the Revd Mr Tye preached the Sermon in the English church here it was filled up every Seat & Some Standing 31 heavy rain last night Norris cut and Split some wood in the forenoon Ad and him hooked peas in the afternoon 1885 Sept 1 heavy thunder and rain last night Norris & Ad fixed up the fence along the road to the gravel pit and drew 84 �2 Ad and Norris drew Stones for the foundation of the Grenary this forenoon I helped till I fell and hurt myself they drew all the oats that was cut in the afternoon from the North field 4 load 3 McConnel & Taylor came this morning to fraim the Grenary Ad & Norris is working at the foundation in the forenoon they drew in 7 loads of off the wheat in the afternoon Birron McNiel helped them 4 they drew in 3 loads this forenoon that is 10 loads in all it is put in floor of the old Barn rain at noon 5 Norris went home in the afternoon yesterday Ad cut some of the oats in the North field this afternoon rain at night 6 McConnel & his man are working at The Grenery Mr Ross preached this morning 7 Ad finished the reaping this forenoon Norris & Sam drew the peas in one large load they then went out to help Bruce to draw in oats Norris came home last night 8 Ad and Norris finished cuting the oats with the Syth that they could not cut with the reaper they were lodged so 9 heavy rain most of the day the ground is all in a Swim John Smith and his Sister Isabla from Durram {Durham}came from on the Express from Lyn this afternoon 10 Norris drew 10 loads of gravel for John Coslow for to grut his house with the ground is very wet 11 Ad & Norris turned over the oats this morning & drew in loads Birron McNiel helped them 85 �12 13 they drew in 3 loads of oats this forenoon I raked the ground with Maude they then went to help Bruce to draw in fine drying day Mr Ross preached at night Mr Tye in the morning 14 very heavy rain this morning and last night John Smith and his Sister Isabla went home this morning on the Express the ground is very wet Norris is Splitting wood 15 Ad and Norris & 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay and cut the oats that was there they are damaged a good deal with cattle getting in 1885 {assume September} 16 I made a Dog house I am making a long waggon box Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut some of the grass peas 17 Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash same as yesterday Ad went to Sand Bay & finished the cuting the oats 18 heavy rain in the night Ad and Norris cut some of the grass peas the ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from Henery Armstrong 19 Ad and Norris went with the team to help Bruce to draw in this morning they finished him up 20 I went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery the Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 21 Bruces two Boys and team went with Ad and Norris to The Chantty they Stack the green oats on the New 86 �piece and brought home 2 loads of oats that was at theChanty 22 they hook the peas and got them in this morning before the rain it began to rain about 11 oclock and rained all afternoon I got home on the Express is all in a Swim 23 Ad went to Delta fair this morning Philo went with him Norris is cuting up the cow corn 24 Norris is working at the corn it terable down Ad got home this afternoon he brought Jonney with him I went with RevdMr Millard to see Mr McCormick he has been very sick he is some better we called at Smiths & Mooreheads 25 they took the plow to the North field the ground is so wet they could do nothing with it Ad bought a side of harness leather & a veal Skin from Mr Collman 26 Ad & Norris is drawing dung to the midle East field from the Stable door picking up Stones & puting at the door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of Ad took Dans Skin and 3 lamb Skins with the wool on to Collmans to get tanned 27 I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr Millard preached at night 28 Norris is drawing strikethrough dung to the pea field 29 Ad and Norris went to the Shanty to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotten 30 Ad and Norris went to the Santy to 87 �dig potatos there is a great many of them rotton very fine weather very warm 1885 Oct 1 Ad and went to the Shanty and finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts 2 Ad and Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet 3 Ad and Norris finished the potatos in the garden to day a{little?} rain last night 4 Winkle Rod came on the Express Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to Moderate in a Call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside 5 Ad picked Aples Norris drew dung to the North field 6 they finished {panieng?} the Apples and any Greapes there is not many Greapes this year cold day 7 we took Sheep & cows a yearling and a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turn out 8 I am in the Hall It is well filled Honorable Mr Carlon Post master genarl came on the Express & opened our New fairground there was a fine Show of grain vegetable and Apples and of horses and cattle Ad took 3 on draft team & brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on Sheep first on Spring pig 2nd graps do on pears 88 �9 Ad and Norris drew dung to the North field 10 Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge 11 Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night 12 Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all Signed a Call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred & forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all 13 Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to Stop Ad &Birron Sawed some wood with the crosscut Saw for {illegible} 14 Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the Stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones She went down on a visit A little rain to day 15 Ad began to plow grass Seed in the North field South East part of it 1885 Oct 16 Ad plowed Sod in the South East part of the North field fine day X 17 Ad is plowing I went with Revd Mr Millard to the funeral of Henery Landon of Fairfax he was buired at the Ebenezer buiring ground there was 37 teams came to the graveyard Sermon preached in Fairfax Church 18 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning & we had the Call for Mr Millard Signed by all the members and Adherent 89 �Ad hired a man his name is Wright for a while $4 dollars a month 19 Ad is plowing sod in North field fine day 20 Do Do in forenoon he went to WA Webster Sale of Stock very heavy rain in the afternoon rained all night and most of the day 21 rained all night & most of the day 22 Ad plowed Sod in the North field I went round the Station & got Subscriber to a Call for Revd Mr Millard to be our Pastor he being since the 20 of last month 23 Ad is plowing Sod in the North field rain in the afternoon 24 Ad plowed in the midle field began west side 25 I went with Revd Mr Millard to fairfax & Sand Bay to about the Signing the Call the had A Cornetts horse 26 Ad drew Stones and Sand for the foundation of his Stable in the forenoon he plowed in the afternoon 27 Ad is atending James Calhoun he builden the wall Baryon McNiel is plowing in the midle field 28 Ad is atending the masins Baryon is plowing 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he went to Sand Bay with Kate heavy rain at night 29 Baryon plowed Ad is his Stable 90 �30 hard frost last night so that the mud is frozen 31 the ground is frozen so that you can walk on the ice 1885 Nov 1 Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A Cornett went with him 2 heavy rain all day with a little Snow 3 Ad took a hog to the Station he Sold it to Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars & fifty cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he plowed in the afternoon 4 Ad Sawed wood this morning with George Matthews some of the logs in the lain he went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon there was 14 teams 5 rain all day no work done Ad got his fingerlaned {could be lanced} 6 Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a poltice of Basswood bark on it that is finger 7 Byron McNiel is plowing in the midle field Ad can do very little his is some better 8 Ad hired Keaton to work 50 cents per day Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford in the morning 9 Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced again very little work done 10 Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in the afternoon Ad cleaned out some ditches 91 �11 Keaton plowed Ad fixed Some Stalls in his Stable for the Colt and Cow fine day 12 Ad Keaton & George Mathews worked at the ditch at the bottom of the field below the house they plowed & then through out the Sods with forks 13 Mathews finished Shoveling this for {foreday?} Keaton is plowing raining in the afternoon Ad and Keaton fixing the cow Stable & Sawed wood in the afternoon 14 Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in the midle field where they are plowing fine day 15 put the cows in the Stable last night for the first time Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay and fairfax I read the {illegible} 16 Ad plowed in the midle field fine day 17 Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston &Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr Millard into our Congregation as our Pastor this afternoon there was a good meeting fine day 1885 Nov 18 Ad plowed a little this forenoon the rain came on about 10 oclock rain most of the day X 19 Ad plowed in the midle all day I Split wood in the morning I was fixing the hook to hold the wood Shed door fast when the other half got loose and through me off the Sill into the Shed and cracked the joint of the Stiff knee and I have been in bed most of the time since Dr Hannah put a plaster-Paris bandage on my knee 8 days after I write this the 10th of December afer 92 �{rest of page blank} 1885 Dec 20 Ellen came from Perth Jennie on the Express Jennie came home on the Express from Glen Buel Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 21 Ad is drawing dung from the back of the old Stable Jonney is loading he is draining with 23 {illegible} 22 Ad is drawing dung from the new Stable Jonney is loading he is taking it to the North Field South West quarter there a little Snow & rain 23 Ad finished drawing the dung from the Stables this forenoon rain most of the day 24 Jonney went to Gananoque to bring Philo home from the School examination and to bring a load of coal for Wallace McNiel he had the Waggon he brought 2300 & 50 lb 25 no work done except the chores fine day 26 Ad and Jonney is riging up for the thrashers they came at 3 oclock this afternoon and thrashed what was on the floor they piled it outside fine day 27 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 28 The thrashers thrashed all day and got most of what was in the old Barn done 29 the thrashers got what was in the old Barn done before noon and moved the thrasher and horsepowr to the New Barn and finished what was in it all but the Peas there is only one load of them they are going thrash them with the flayel They had wheat 33 bushel 93 �Barley 25 bushel oats 342 bushel 30 Ad and Jonney put in all the oats Straw in to the old Barn that was left they left Spring wheat Straw in the Barnyard it was rusted very badly 31 they are all at Moores Hall fixing it for the Christmas tree for our Sunday School to night {out of order, needs to be put before last page} 1885 Decm 1 Ad Sawed some wood this morning he went to Sand Bay for a load of wood for himself with wagon Roads very bad 2 Ad banked the house in the forenoon with Sand from the pit helped to fix the Church Shed in the afternoon 3 Ad drew Sand and covered the grape vines in the afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church Shed in forenoon 4 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the roads is very bad then was a little the snowing {illegible} 5 Ad cut wood for us here 6 Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with Kate very Stormy day preached here at night 7 Ad drew a load of wood from Sand Bay 8 Ad Brought aload home from Sand the roads bad 9 rain most of the day the Snow nearly all gone 10 the fields look bair this morning Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some cloes for him he brough me a pair of under shirt 94 �11 Ad and John Lewis is working at the Grenary 12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here Jonney worked at the Granery Ad had the waggon 13 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine morning began to at noon and Snowed all the afternoon 14 Snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to look for a thrasher Stacie is to on Saturday Jonney worked at the Granery he got 3 hens {illegible} 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney worked at The Grenery 16 Ad drew two loads of wood one here and one to home Jonney is at the Grenery 17 Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at The Granary there is rain and Snow 18 Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out wood Jonney is cuting wood for the house and {illegible} the thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow 19 Snow and rained last night Ad & Jonney tried to clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it by putting it on the mow they rest 1886 Jan 1 no work done Wm Scott came on the Express {illegible} Ad and Abia &Revd Mr {illegible} and Mrs {illegible} was here for dinner fine day 2 Ad and Jonney is doing chores and getting wood fine day 3 Revd Mr Millard preach this evening a little this afternoon 4 heavy rain all day no work done {illegible} on it 95 �{illegible} 5 Ad took Wm Ellen Jennie & Jennet to Margrets this morning in the buggy he intended to have gone yesterday the rain kept them from going began to snow at dark 6 Ad came home to day the Snow is about 4 inches deep the road is very bad the frost is out and it is very cold hard frost the buggy wheels is loaded 7 very cold day the Revd Mr Millard held a prayer meeting here last night Jonney is Sawing some wood 8 Ad went Abs for the Sheep he Sold him of 5 them for five dollars each and paid for the use of his Holstin Bull and the Ram Jonney & Philo drove {illegible} 9 no work done Snow and wind from the East expect 8 bags of oats for peas very hard Frost 10 this is still first of new wheat Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day 11 Ad went to Escott mill with 6 bags of wheat and 8 bags of oats very cold day Jonney did chores 12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day this is still first of new poor roads 13 Ad and Jonney took down his ice house of the {illegible} he intends to it against the hen house then he went to Escott for his grist the road is bad 14 Jonney is helping JJ Latimer to thrash Ad is doing chores for a day 15 Ad and Jonney is helping Bruce McNiel to thrash 96 �16 17 Do Do Do Do {illegible} they came on the Express yesterday from Young Revd Mr Millard had the communion Fairfax this morning Ellen went with Wm Cornett he took {illegible} it was a very Stormy day Snow & wind {rest of entry illegible} 1886 January 19 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood {illegible} the holidays very stormy day snowed 20 Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out he brought home a load Stormy Snowed 21 very Stormy day wind and Snow the roads is drifted no work done except doing chores 22 went to Sand Bay for a load of wood took Jennet & Mary to Gananoque with Kate 23 Do Do Do Do 24 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 25 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood 26 Jonney took our team to dung Bee at Wallace in forenoon Ad had to attend a Zute between H Armstrong and Jay Darling about wood at the Stewart house Jennie Dunkin and Mary went home on the Express Mary has been here for a week on a visit 27 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Stormy day the roads is heavy 28 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood Stormy little {rain?} 29 Ad and Jonney went to the River for ice for himself McNiel early noon fine day 97 �30 Ad and Jonney put the ice that they got yesterday in the ice house this morning they then went for another load in the afternoon fine day 31 the Revd Mr Greacy here at night he preached it Fairfax in the morning & at Sand Bay in the afternoon very Stormy most of the day {this page difficult to decipher even with scans from Queens} 1886 February Feb 1 Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the Ice House {illegible} 2 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible} home Jonney put the Sawdust in the ice house went to Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible} 3 Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines illegible} possibly 4 5 Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a bee to draw wood for tomorrow 6 Ad Stoped at the Chanty all night there was a good Bee was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood he has cut it was all left here 7 the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this morning Ad took him to Sand Bay and Fairfax Mr Millard went to Perth and preached 8 Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything 9 Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound Mr Dunnett and Miss went from to Delta this afternoon {illegible} Young brought a load from Sand Bay he {illegible} 98 �10 Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here 11 Ad and Jonney went to Sand Bay and brought home the oats that was cut green there last Summer for feed 12 {illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was Buried at the Union Church there 35 rigs 13 the Snow is nearly all gone misty fog & rain no travel on the roads they are bear {illegible} 14 Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr McConnells funeral service 15 Stormy Day from the N.E. rain then Snow no work except taking care of the cattle 16 Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that he went no further then the corner he took a load of pressed hay to the Station from John Johnston 1886 Feb rain & Snow in the afternoon 17 Ad went to Gananoque with the cutter the road bad 18 Jonney cleaned up 4 bags of wheat for to take the mill 19 Ad went to Escott with the 4 bags of wheat he bought home of provender 20 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad with the drift 21 Revd Mr Millard preach this morning Stormy at night 22 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood a little Snow with wind the roads bad 99 �23 Ad went to Sand Bay this morning brought home a load of wood 24 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad 25 the same as yesterday 26 Ad went to the Sawmill and brough home some oke Plank and some board to cover the ice house he then got Shields to Shoe the horses their Shoes is very dull rain and some Snow road is Soft very hard frost last night so that the road Slipary 27 Ad went to Sand Bay and Cut a load of wood and brought it home Tommie went home to his Mothers on the Express Nancy Hazelwood went with him Mrs Purvis and Mrs G Taylor was here for tea yesterday 28 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 1886 March 1 Ad went to Sand Bay cut and brought a load of wood he left here cold day 2 Ad did the same as yesterday & left it here Jonney helped Bruce to Saw wood 3 Ad went to the funeral of a child of Mr Deeds it died of the Scarlet fever yesterday and another one did while they were at the Union Church burying it and it was buried at night Dr Hannah says it is worst tipe of this fever 4 they Sowed Ad wood to day Bruce and his Boys then they got it done and brought the horsepowr and Saw here 5 they Sawed all our wood to day and got 100 �done about four oclock Bruce and his two Boys helped they then cleaned up 30 bushel of oats Ad is going down to Rabys with them he is changing Seed with him Philo with him 6 7 Jonney left this forenoon he is going to Clerk at Webson Ad came home from Rabys this afternoon he brought home the Seed oats they are well fine day there was a meeting of the Session here this afternoon A Cochran and S Moorehead Mr Fullerton was admitted as a member to the church Revd Mr Millard disspensed the Sacrament in the church here this morning Jonney took me up in the Cutter it is the first time I have been out to church since I got hurt 8 Ad went to a Bee of James Coulhouns drawing wood 9 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load to the station 10 Do Do Do Do Do 11 Do Do fine weather Do Do 12 Ad went to a wood bee of John Johnstons they draw the wood from Sand Bay light flurries of Snow 13 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood to the Station the roads is good fine day 14 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 15 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load to the Station 101 �16 Ad Do Do Do Do he then went to Henery Folleys and brought 12 bushel of pattos and brought them home he paid forty cents per Bushel he left part of them here fine day 1886 March 17 March 17th Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Red had a hefer calf this morning a real Holsten 18 Do Do Do Do 19 Do Do Do Do 20 heavy rain this morning the trees is all ice Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood 21 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning rain 22 Snow is two or three inches deep and Snowed most of the day no work out of door is the roads is filled up 23 Ad is doing chores taking care of the cattle 24 Jennet went to a Social at Mr Millards the house was full Ad is thrashing peas and doing chores fine day 25 Ad took 6 Bags of wheat to ask Escott mill he could not get it the roads very bad 26 Ad thrashed peas fine day the Snow is going fast the Slaughs is Stoped going through our fields they are taking the road 102 �27 Ad went to Escott for his grist he took the waggon the wheat was not done he brought alot of cow feed 28 Revd Mr Millard preached at night rain 29 Ad went to Sand Bay for to try and get out some lumber the roads too Soft some rain 30 Ad came home this afternoon heavy rain most of the day he did very little 31 heavy rain this morning rest of the day Ad went to Escott the 6 bags of wheat that he took last Saturday & got the flour 1886 April Miss {illegible} to Kingston on the Express this afternoon 1 Ad is atending the cattle the Snow is nearly all gone except allong the fences the fields bear 2 Ad is atending to the Cattle fine day 3 Ad and Filo cleaned up the flax Seed fine day for 4 Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning 5 Ad is doing the chores got two calves one is a Bull holsten from the Killee cow fine day 6 rain hail and Snow most of the day with heavy wind and drift 7 Snow and drift the lain is piled four or five feet high snow and drift yet 103 �James Snyder came this morning to work Ad has hired him 8 cold raw wind this morning more pleasant in the afternoon Ad is takining of the cattle 9 fine day Ad is Ad Do Do 10 Ad let water of the fields 11 Revd Mr Millard preached here at night 12 Ad is helping J McDonald to fix the iron harrow and cultivator and he took me down to John Gemmels in the afternoon he very and he wanted to Join the church S Donovan Mrs Millard & Ellen was there we all partook of the Sacrament 13 Ad is helping Mr Millard to move to Turners house opposite the church he has rented it for a year 14 Ad is working at home fine day Jonney is cleaning out the horse Stable and Spliting wood 15 Ad is working at home Jonnie is doing chores 16 Ad is fixing things around the Barn Jonnie is helping him find warm day the Snow is all gone around the fences in Sight of the house 17 Ad is working in his garden fine day Jonnie is Spiting wood other chores he went home at night 18 Tommie and {?}not come Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning 19 Ad planted 9 Green Gages plumb trees and 7 Blue gage plumbs the green 1 is on 104 �home the Ridges South from the Seller door the Blues is west of that they are all where the old trees was we dug the old Stumps up Some heavy thunder Showrs 1886 April 20 Ad worked at his garden Jimmie came here last night he was helping Mr Day to {cut off} 21 Ad worked at home he Sowed some carrots then Jimmie Split some wood and other chores 22 Ad went to a raisin Mr Websters at the Ebenezer Church Jimmie cleaned the grass from the Goosberry & put ashes around them & currant Bushes 23 Jennie and Aunt Jain came on the Express last night Ad is fixing things at home Jimmie is Splitting wood 24 Ad is working at home Aunt Jane went home on the Mixed this morning cold wind 25 Ad began Spring work by breaking in the cleaned up Seed oats Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 26 Ad is working at home he planted some potatos Jimmie is Splitting wood Jennie went to Glen Buel on the Express this afternoon rather cold 27 rain most of the day Jimmie Spliting wood and taking care of the lambs & cattle 28 Ad & Jimmie put the Slaughs in the New Cow Stable and read up the lain 105 �8 bushel of Astrilan oats 29 Ad began to Sow and sowed 8 bushel of the Astrilian oats in the center west field west side fine day the Boys pick Stones below the house 8 bushel more 30 Ad sowed 8 Bushel more of the Astrlian and draged them fine day May 1 angled draged the plow where he Sowed the oats it is South half of the field & plowed the head {cut off} fine day the Mr Millard went to Sand Bay this afternoon 2 7 bushels of oats Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay church this morning there was none from here fine day 3 Ad Sowed 7 bushels of Rabies oats in North east corner of the center field that is north of the center headland 3 bushels more of the same 4 Ad Sowed 3 bushel more of Rabies oats along side & he plowed part of the garden and draged it a little rain woods begin to look green 5 Ad Sowed 6 bushel of oats peas & Black Barley mixture all in the midle field Jimmie is drawing dung with Kate & S Johnston East into the garden 6 I planted a Catalpa in the garden over where the Ridge was Ad Sowed 1 3/4 bushel of grass peas & 3 1/4 bushel of common pea on North field East corner 1886 May 6 David and Vive and the oldest Daughter came down on the Express they are all well Ad Sowed 5 bushels of peas in all 7 David &Vive went to Delta on the Express Ad cultivated with the Wheel cultivator in 106 �the North field and Sowed of oats 2 bushel of Black Barley and 1 bushel peas all mixed together in that field Kate had a Colt this morning 8 9 cows let out for the first time Ad finished that part of the field fine day Ground very hard Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 10 Ad plowed draged and furrowed out the garden cold day 11 very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2 inches on the land Ad plowed in the North field X 12 Ad plowed in the North field the Boys Spread dung in the afternoon where Ad is plowing fine day Ellen went to Mallorytown on the Express Margret is very Sick Jimmie left Ad paid him $5 dolars 13 Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys Spread dung in the forenoon he Sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat with S Johnston Seeder 14 Ad went to Escott with 3 1/2 bags of wheat the ground is too wet 15 Ad worked in the North field Jimmie and Philo planted 12 1 half bushel of potatos in the garden heavy rain in the afternoon rain last night 16 John Grea Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 17 Ad worked in the North field 107 �began to work David &Vive came on the Express 18 Do Do Do Johnston team helped 19 Do Do Do Do Do they finished he Sowed 7 bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of Black Barley and about 1/4 of flaxseed that finished all the sowing there fine weather 20 Ad is helping Johnston to plow 21 Do Do Do Do frost last night John planted beans in the garden 22 heavy rain this morning no work done 23 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 24 Ad helped John Johnston at his work plowing & draging 25 John rolled in the North field Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible} went with him 26 Jonney strike through planted corn below hen house Ad atended the red cow She is Sick 27 Jonnie rolled the midle field then drew dung from Ad to the North field 28 Ad drew all the dung that was at his place a lot of Straw from horse on to where he Sowed the wheat in the North field Jimmie Spread 29 Ad drew a load of Straw from the Barn to the wheat this morning the wind was too high they could do nothing he then plowed for the potatos where the cow corn was last year he went to the raisin of Hugh 108 �McKays 30 Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning I walked to the church that is the time I have done it since I got hurt 31 Ad drew Straw down to the North field and it on the Spring wheat then him & the Boys washed the Sheep Ad went to the chanty to plow & Sow corn back at night could do nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to Lidenhurst to Annual meeting of the Conservative meeting 1886 May 31 June 15th 17 May 31 Ad took the Spoted Cow to Ade the Holston Bull June 15 Bred to Bruces Bull 17 little Heffer cow Do For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 109 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including 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Title A name given to the resource William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1883-1886 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of 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 April 1883 - May 1886 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. April 1883 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 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Beatty, Walter Journal April 1883 to May 1886</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{breeding chart for cattle}</p> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>{several lines illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July16</td> <td>Do our spoted 2 year old to a bull in the show ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 11</td> <td>Do Ads old line back " " Wm McNiels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Do our Grea Cow to a Bull in the Fairground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 5</td> <td>Do our Red 2 year old heffer Wm McNeils</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec 10</td> <td>put the Sow in with the Boar this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1884 January 7</td> <td>the sow went again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1884</td> <td>took the Farrow cow to Wm Webster D Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 3</td> <td>took our 2 year old to Bruces Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do the Mary Cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Young Pett Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>our Duck cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>3 year old Duck Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>4 Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Lillie Cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 7</td> <td>our Line Back a Bull that was on the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept 8</td> <td>White Cow to Bruce Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>December 29</td> <td>Ad too the Berkshire to the Lawyer boar at John Cooks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1885</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 11</td> <td>our linnie to Abs Holstein Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 6 21</td> <td>Mary cow again Bruce Bull S. Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Jersey yearling Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Dutch cow Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Bud Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 1</td> <td>Big farrow heffer or Killie Abs Holstein</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>the 3 year old webster to Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>the 2 year old heffer Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td>Whiete cow Abs Holstein</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Red Cow B{illegible} or Lill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{on left margin written vertically}</td> <td>the Heffer at the Christy took the 31 of July 1885</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1884</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 4</td> <td>{illegible} mair to Purchin horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible}</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1885</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 15</td> <td>Kate mair to the Purchin horse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan went to Wallace's place with {illegible} Matthews &amp; they cut what was on the railway {illegible} boys &amp; {illegible} helped for Dan went with Bruce to {illegible} to cut {illegible} the railway they got it ready {illegible} it stormed so that stop they got nothing d1</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan Drew down to the North field where the Buckwheat was last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>stormed &amp; snowed most of the day Dan oiled the double harness in the Weavers room</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning after the sermon the members chose Hugh McKay as an elder for Lansdowne there was no one to they chose for Fairfax &amp; one for Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan went to Abs they sawed what was on the railway {illegible} brought the horsepowr to Bruces on a slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan took the cirkler saw out to Bruce {illegible} they sawed it all that he had out fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I went with JW Darling to Rockport for to here a complaint that was laid against them for selling goods with a license it was tried by Mr Cornell he fined him $10 &amp; cost it was the most unjust dicision I ever heard according to the Evidence given Cornell had decided the case before he heard the evidence at so apealed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan put up our road fences this morning the travel has been through the whole {illegible} of our field &amp; across the end all winter {illegible} to the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan is not very well he has a very bad cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>we painted the Bobslaughs fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Craig preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>we cleaned up what seed oats was in the east bin we had 31 bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>we bored some post holes &amp; put in some of the posts in the concession line</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>18</td> <td>we finished setting the posts on the concession line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>rain most of the day split some wood &amp; fix the {illegible} to Wallace's {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with Jennet Bessie &amp; Aunt Jane fine day with cold wind I put up the boards on the posts &amp; finished the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan brought 15 bags of oats from the road Barn we cleaned them up &amp; he took them to Escott got them ground for hens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan began to plow in the midle field east line the half where the thisels was is rather wet the plow would not clean he then plowed the sod it did well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan plowed in the same field cold raw day I was {illegible} at the milk Buggy shaftes I have a bad cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Sowed about 2 inches last night the ground is all white Dan drew dung to the Buckwheat ground this forenoon he plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan plowed all day cold day I fixed a pair of new shafts for the Milk waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the same field cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan finished plowing the sod ridges that run north &amp; south in that field cold Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Bailey preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan plowed in the North half of the same field where the thistles is he got the plow point laid I have been working at a stone boat when I was able I have a bad cold</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the thistle field it is a good deal warmer this morning I took cair of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan is plowing in same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>rain most of the day I went to the funeral of the child of Alex Cornett the Reverend Mr Crage preached in the house cold damp day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan is drawing the old rails that was in the fence where we made the new one to Johnston line I have some headace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>we cleaned seed oats in the New Barn in the forenoon I went to Fairfax to session meeting Henery Landon &amp; Miss Shields joined the church very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Communion was held at Fairfax this afternoon Revd Mr Shane preached the church was well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan plowed where the thistles was in the center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan is plowing I sowed 1 half bushel of Timothy seed on the fall wheat I put it on 9 ridges began at the East Side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan is plowing cold morning he finished that part of the field &amp; began to sow &amp; sowed 4 bushel of little oats I drove the horses while he sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>sowed 3 bushel more rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night we fixed the Barnyard fence could do nothing in the field ground too wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan sowed 5 bushel of small oats the ground works well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached in evening Mr Balie in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan sowed 7 bushel of the Austrilion oats on the South end of the midle field it was plowed out of the sod this spring drags up well I brock it in with the cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan sowed 5 bushel more of the same oats I brock it with the cultivator fine day rather cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan sowed 6 bushel of peas oats &amp; barley mixed on the east side of Buckwheat ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan got the wheeled cultivator &amp; cultivated the Buckwheat ground where it was plowed last fall &amp; plowed the remainder of the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan sowed 6 bushel of the small oats I sowed Timothy seed on the most of it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan sowed 1 1/2 bushels of Barley on the West side of the Buckwheat ground then I sowed 3 lb of Black Barley on the south head ridge west end then 5 lb of {illegible} improved barley then the full of the wash basin of {illegible} all 3 kinds on the headridge that finished the field fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>we had no meeting to day Mr Shane is at Morisburg</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain this morning we left the cows out last night for the first time I put them in at 4 oclock this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain all day nothing done except some chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>still raining this morning I worked at a gate for the lain &amp; fixed some hinges for it we have the cows in most of the time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan bored &amp; we set some posts &amp; nailed on some boards on them for a lain fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan took the young cattle out to the sixth Concession Wm McNeil went with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is laid up with the quiney</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preached this evening Wm Cornett took him to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I got Fred Johnston to help me for a few days he began at noon to day Dan is sick he drew dung into the garden that is the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>rain most of the day we cleaned up the seed peas &amp; wheat &amp; 12 bushels of wheat for a grist 16 bushel of oats for feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Fred went to Escott with the grist Robert Beatty &amp; Unkel Rob came up yesterday Rob got 2 pigs very heavy rain shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>we took the potatos out of the cellar Unkel helped us</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Fred &amp; me took the {illegible} of the potatos to {illegible} out &amp; cleaned out a lot of dust {illegible} out of the cellar this forenoon Fred went home at noon that makes 4 days that he helped me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I picked over some of the potatos Dan has {illegible} done no work yet he went together with Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan sowed nearly 5 bushel of peas on the 6 ridges next to the midle line I draged {illegible} he sowed the ground drags well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan is plowing on the ends of the midle field they run east &amp; west they are wet enough</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>finished plowing the head ridges &amp; soed nearly 1 1/2 bushel of wheat on the North End</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>sowed the south end this forenoon &amp; sowed better than a bushel on it he then plowed rolled draged I rolled &amp; cultivated the garden is it in bad order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible not in margin}</td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan worked at the garden cultivating rolling &amp; dragging it is better then it was we planted the ridge next the fence with the cow corn put it in drills</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>we planted 2 1/2 bushel of potatos that is the first that we have planted in the garden I went to Fairfax to the meeting of the session with William Cornett</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan plowed parts of the field back of the {illegible} drew dung for the potatos &amp; some {illegible} of the Barn he took the {illegible} for the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I raked &amp; made some beds for beets &amp; carrots &amp; {illegible} Ellen helped me I planted some beans that for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan {illegible} for the potatos to the midle field &amp; at the ground back of the Barn for the corn &amp; roots it is very rough he rolled &amp; cultivated</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>John Coslow sheared the sheep in the forenoon Dan furrowed out the potato ground him &amp; {illegible} planted 1/2 bushel of the Erely Rose that is {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan plowed back of the old Barn cultivated {illegible} rolled &amp; cultivated {rest of line {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>16</td> <td>I raked &amp; {illegible} 2 rows of carrots on the {illegible} of parsnips on the east side we {illegible} of Erely Roses then rolled of {illegible} we then sowed &amp; drills peas with the winter {illegible} turned this {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>we finished the planting of the western corn we put in drills covered it with the cultivator upsides down finished with our {illegible} corn I planted 4 rows of beans it rained in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>very hard rain last night the ground is very wet I planted some popcorn &amp; more beans that finished the field back of the Barn then drew some wood for Reverend Mr Shane &amp; piled some of the lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>we worked on the roads some showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do Dan worked in the forenoon I worked all day that finished our 5 days Dan got a big plow from Bruce &amp; began to plow in summer follow in the North field near the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan plowed at the {illegible} plow it plows well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>we planted 1 bushel of Black potatos &amp; 1 1/2 of the Erely Rose on a piece we got of J. Purvis Bruce plowed him &amp; William planted there too Dan went to {illegible} rest of line {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan plowed at the sumac rest of line {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{illegible} in the orchard with the machine I cut some with the scythe fine day {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan mowed some in the North Field west side in the forenoon he went to Sand Bay with B McNiel in the afternoon I mowed in the afternoon it is all clover &amp; heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan drew 3 loads of dung to the summer follow &amp; cultivated some of the follow the hay is too wet to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>raked &amp; cocked the orchard Ellen &amp; me went to Sand Bay church opening Reverend Dr Landon preached Reverend Messer McQuague &amp; Greace adressed the people then there Tea in the Grove after fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>we raked &amp; cocked first peace that we cut in the north field it is in good order I raked a piece on this side it is heavier &amp; greener we could not cock it had not time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day we got in the hay that was in the orchard before it came or there was 2 loads of it put in over the cow stable in the new barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Dr Landon preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>we spread out some of the hay this morning Fred Johnston helped in the afternoon to draw in I raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Johnston helped to draw in all day John Coslow helped in the afternoon got a good job done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>we mowed over next the fall wheat I mowed Dan took it away with the fork it is so heavy it gathered in bunches &amp; is lodged &amp; lying down fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>we finished the cuting of the North field it is very heavy so that we cannot rake it up till dry some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain last night Dan drew some dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>rain still very little done Dan Drew dung I attended preparatory service &amp; session meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached we had the communion here there was over 50 par took of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>we went out to the 6 con Dan brought home the cattle that was there I brought a load of sawdust for the milkshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan went to look for a man for to help to stack he came back after noon brought his Father with him we made a stack bottom 9 loads in it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>18</td> <td>we turned over the heavy clover &amp; shook it out then I raked up with Mr McLaughlin horse Dan &amp; his father drew in 7 loads it is very good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we put nearly 2 more loads the stock when it began to rain we filled up the midle &amp; had to quit they hoed in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>we finished the stack this afternoon I turned over the windrows &amp; top of the stack in the forenoon they hoed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan went to Kingston to see the show his Father &amp; me raked &amp; cocked up what was left in that field we had 50 cocks Mr Dan Norman went home at noon I gave him five dollars for his work &amp; 1 for his son Wm he worked 4 days hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>I mowed in the midle field about one quarter of it Dan cut round the fences &amp; hoed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went with the cultivator through the potatos that we planted on Burnes place in the forenoon we then raked &amp; cocked what I mowed in the center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I got Mr Watts to help we began a stock in the midle field put 2 loads in the bottom of the clover hay from the north field &amp; 4 from the midle field that was all we had cut there is over 150 cocks in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I mowed the North East quarter of the center field then finished hoeing the potatos on Burnes place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I mowed part of the center field &amp; Dan cultivated some of the potatos in the East field in the forenoon we raked &amp; cocked what I cut on Wednesday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Mr Watts began to work this morning a wet day we cleaned up 10 bushel of wheat &amp; 20 of Oats Dan took them to Escott Mill Watts bored post holes for the line fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Jordan preached this morning Dan took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we took the hay that was wet of the stack &amp; stirred up the cocks this morning after dinner we got nearly 3 loads on the stack when it began to rain we filled up the midle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>at odd times Watts bored post holes in the north side of the lain Dan &amp; me nailed on the fence boards to day Watts picked up the old stack bottom east of the old Barn no hay weather</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan took the old rails that on the lain fence &amp; fixed the road fence around the North Field Watts is hoeing the potatos in the midle there is a misty rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>we finished the stack in the midle field there is 13 loads in it is poor hay we put a good deal of salt on it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we drew 2 loads out of the midle field put them in the new Barn Watts hoed potatos Dan cut the hay in the field in the east side south of the first ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan cut in hey the center field north west corner I raked the hay in field that Dan cut yesterday Watts cocked it then finished our cuting to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts made a stack bottom &amp; drew 2 loads to it I raked where Dan cut on Saturday &amp; drew 5 loads into the new Barn it is good hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>we finished the stock that was begun yesterday this forenoon it is the best hay we have had this season it got no rain they helped Bruce at his wheat in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts is helping Bruce to day with the team they drew in his wheat &amp; some hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Bruce brought out the reaper he got our fall wheat &amp; Barley before dinner his two boys Dan &amp; Watts bound till noon it was so warm that the bands broke they all went out to Bruces drew in for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Bruces two boys &amp; daughter Mary came this morning &amp; bound up our wheat this forenoon then they all went out to Bruces &amp; helped him I went to Gananoque with Jennet I McLaughlin horse very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts is drawing our fall wheat had three &amp; half loads had half a load of Barley they helped Bruce after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan is cultivating the summer follow Watts hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan is drawing dung Watts is loading he drew 18 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do uncle Rob came on the mixed Mrs Dobb &amp; Ellen Scott came on the Express Dan &amp; Watts is at the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Mrs Dobbs &amp; Ellen Scott went to Brockville on the Express Dan &amp; Watt is at the dung</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to saw wood Watts helped half the day he went to Gananoque for him self</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts is at the dung I have been fixing the hen yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Wright preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts finished the dung this morning then drew 1 load from Nowlans wanted that to finish the follow he began to cross plow it Watts is spreading the dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan is plowing Watts is cuting the Black Barley &amp; Rennies {illegible} I got 3 lb of the Black &amp; 5 of Rennies &amp; spreading dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan is plowing watts is cradling a swath around the oats where the Buckwheat was last year Bruce came with the reaper &amp; this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Bruce is cuting the oats on the thistle field his two boys help to bind Dan &amp; Watts bound too after finishing the summer follow there was a little rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts went this morning helped Bruce bind wheat his wheat they got it finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts Drew in 3 loads of oats off the Buckwheat ground &amp; bound some of the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Shane ordained Messer Donovan &amp; Herbison as Elders of our session at Fairfax the church was well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan &amp; Watts drew in a load &amp; a half off the buckwheat ground loads of the thistle piece</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they got in all that we had cut &amp; ready this afternoon &amp; toped off the stack of hay in the midle field they helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain last night Dan &amp; me Drew 3 loads of Oats from Burns Barn &amp; I cleaned them up we had 15 bags the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we drew 24 bags more of oats to day clean them up in the forenoon Dan took 24 bags of oats to Escott mill for to get ground for the hogs this afternoon he did not get them home with him</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan cradled the peice of ats that was left that to green this morning he had then helped Bruce to draw &amp; I went to Sand Bay to a session meeting &amp; church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>the communion was taken in the Sand Bay church there was a large attendance 51 communion five new members</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Bruce &amp; Baynan is helping Dan to hook the peas they finished them this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan went to Escott Mill for the grist this morning he helped Bruce to draw in this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan cut some wood for Abia he helped Bruce to hook peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan help Bruce to draw in all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do they drew one load of oats that we had in left in the North field it was too green to cut when the rest was cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan thrashed some fall wheat for seed I helped a little in the forenoon went to an Agriculture meeting at Deans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Moatt preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan &amp; Bruce plowed 4 ridges on the west side of the summer follow &amp; sowed the bushel of the Martin Amber fall wheat this morning that I got from Rennies</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan is helping Bruce to draw &amp; he was there in the afternoon yesterday I made a gate for the corn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan drew in our peas Banian helped him Bruce cut part of our oats I went to the Bay for pig for the Socitie that we got from Luther Loweys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Bruce finished cuting our oats this morning Dan is drawing in for them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan is helping Bruce to draw his oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicolson preached at Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay in the morning &amp; noon here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning I went to the Kingston Presbytery at noon on the Express Dan &amp; Bruce is plowing for the remainder of the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>I got home on the Express Dan is drawing some of the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan and Bruces Boys finished drawing the oats I raked the ground with Mr Shanes horse very warm day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to thrash with the team fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>they finished the thrashing this forenoon they plowed the summer follow &amp; sowed part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan finished sowing the fall wheat he sowed four 4 bushel Bruce cut the spring wheat this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan &amp; Robert Armstrong bound the wheat I stooked it it is very green plump cornel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning Dan Bessie &amp; Jane &amp; me went to Delta in the afternoon to the Delta Agriculture Fair stoped at Lizzy's all night she is well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I acted as judge on class J it was poor on account of the rain got home about 8 oclock Daves two oldest children came home with us a telegram came after we left that Jennie was at James Scott sick with the scarlet fever Jennet went right down to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>got a letter from Jennet that Jennie is not dangers Dan plowed and scraped part of the cross ditch in the midle east field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan went to road &amp; began to dig the potatos they are very poor some of them is roten</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>heavy frost last night we drew in the spring wheat I helped Dan with one load I went to Mr Shane's to meet Revd Mr Greacey &amp; Mr Gillise on our church matters</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with 12 bushel of wheat he could not get it ground for a fortnight the water was out of the pond on account of the railroad he bought 50 lb of flour $1.50</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan plowed in the forenoon finished the digin the potatos at Burns place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan plowed this forenoon Doug potatos in the afternoon hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>we all atended our Township fair I took hogs &amp; sheep took 1st on aged Southdown Ram &amp; aged yewe 2nd on yearling Ram 1st yearling ewes 1st lamb 2nd Breeding Sow 1st boar pig and sow pig</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan finished diging the potatos in the garden there is a good many of them roting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan dug the potatos in the midle field they are very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan plowed in the midle field I fixed irons for my new wheel barrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan drew a load of wood from Wallaces to Bill &amp; got it sawed with the circular saw brought it Back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan plowed part of the garden with the iron plow McDonald is fixing the other plow the ground is very dry he went to Greens &amp; 16 bushel of Apples</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan plowed in the East midle Field I picked the sweet corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain last night Dan went to Gananoque for the grist that he took last week I went with him to see Mr {illegible} about Abers morgage he got a deed from Gilbert that is the best thing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr {illegible} preach this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan is plowing I'm fixing things about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan plowed in the East midle field I got in the beets &amp; in the beans in the barn hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>we picked up &amp; drew of the stones at the East west ridge on the south end of the {illegible} field there was some very large ones we had the stone boat at fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan plowed the East &amp; West Ridge he finished plowing began to plow the {illegible} half of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan is plowing in the same field cold day I atended an Agriculture meeting at Deans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr {illegible} a student preached this morning he stoped here JP McCormick took him to Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan is plowing I cut corn for the cows it was frozen &amp; is laying almost flat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>we drew in two Jags of the corn &amp; put it on the barn floor this morning &amp; 1 {illegible} to Abby's Dan is plowing now I cut &amp; the cows every morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan is plowing I went to the River as a fence viewer to view a fence between Charles Shipman &amp; Finnan Cross Wm Robinson &amp; Wm Trickie where the other viewers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan plowed &amp; I cut some corn for the cows &amp; finished digging the parsnips they are poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is plowing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Neil preached this {illegible} Mr {illegible} this morning {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>{illegible} finished plowing in the midle {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan {illegible} in field below the house at the North east corner &amp; {illegible} little done he plowed some in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Dan {illegible} plowing the garden &amp; cleaning out the {illegible} it is {illegible} good {illegible} the spring we put the cows in stable to night first time cold raw</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan cleaned out the furrows where the {illegible} the stable {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>we went to the plowing match at Wm Websters place there was only three plowed it was a very place for it &amp; a cold raw wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan plowed &amp; scraped a short ditch in the field &amp; back of the old barn &amp; plowed part of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan plowed in field below the house I worked at the hen house cleaning some of the old grout away it is bursting out the siding</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan is plowing I went to the funeral of Mrs Wm Armstrong she was buried at the Ebenezer Church Revd Mr Crage preached there was a large {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan plowed {illegible} in the grenary we expect the reaper to come on Friday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan plowed I fixed some grout for the hen house the south side of it all came out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>{illegible} boys came this morning to thrash they thrashed the fall &amp; spring wheat they're 40 bushel of fall wheat {illegible} at Spring wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>{illegible} a very stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>the snow is 5 inches deep this morning Dan drew 2 loads of dung from the Barn at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>we went to Gananoque with the wool &amp; 3 bags of peas &amp; oats got yarn for the wool paid $3.30 for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan drew more dung snowed 6 inches more last night cold with high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood 1 from 6 con &amp; 1 from Abs road is good I went to Fairfax with Mr Shane to a meeting of the session {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 18</td> <td></td> <td>Ellen &amp; me went to Fairfax to the communion there was a very large meeting than seven added the church new members Revd Mr Shane preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan went to Abs with Bruce &amp; they sawed up a lot of drags for wood the snow nearly all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan plowed in the field north of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan Do Do Do.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan Do I grouted the hen house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan is plowing I took Ellen to see Benjamin Young he very sick I do not think he will live long he is not able to sit up alone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan is plowing I am making a frame for the Seller door fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan is plowing this forenoon very heavy rain in the afternoon I went with Mr Shane to Fairfax there was to be meeting of the session about altering bounds there was no meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the ground is too wet to do anything out it is freezing now Ad came home at midnight Express all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>David &amp; Vive came on the midnight Express Watt went down to Brockville on the Lightning Express they are all well we put in a new frame in the outside seller way it was all roten and the stairway was caved in we are going to build it up with stones Dan has them drawn for it it has been very stormy rain &amp; snow nothing done out doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan took all the old straw from over the stable we put it in the yard &amp; new straw from the barn over the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>stormy day Dan thrashed the flax seed {illegible} noon got wood from own woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31 {this might be Dec 31st's entry?}</td> <td>Dan drew wood that he has cut there is a good deal of dead wood in the bush the thrashers came at noon &amp; thrashed bushel of oats John Johnson man and one horse helped Bruce team &amp; two Boys Charles Arms George Arthur helped</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan cut wood in our bush &amp; drew it to the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan got more wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad fixed the Barn for the thrashers we expect them tomorrow they moved the straw so that we can keep it all in they fixed the poles over the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the thrashers came at noon they finished the thrashing we had bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan built up a Stone wall on the side of the cellar</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do he finished the walls this afternoon &amp; went home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I finished the making of the steps for the seller &amp; got them in so that we can out or in from the outside I have to cover them in yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>very stormy this forenoon I {illegible} for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I worked at the {illegible} for the seller</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan came home from his Father's he helped him for three days he got wood &amp; other chores got ready for killing the hogs &amp; brought the sheep from {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>we killed the hogs Bruce helped us fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan helped John Johnston to thrash with the team fine day I finished covering in the cellar way Ad went to Young on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan went to John Johnsons this morning they finished thrashing at noon he got wood after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Johnston preached this morning he is a student</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Wm came on the Mixed stoped off at Kingston on Saturday from Perry Sound to Bessie's &amp; she was home Dan &amp; me cleaned up 9 bushel of the old wheat that is the last of it we cleaned 12 bags of oats intending to go to the Mill tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>very stormy this forenoon &amp; all day we took the top of the snow stack in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to Mill he had 9 bushels of wheat &amp; 12 bags of oats the roads very ruff Dan cut wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for their stove he brought 2200 Dan cut wood in the woods &amp; put on the double windows</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad is drawing &amp; chopping wood in our own woods {illegible} of dead wood {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan cut &amp; drew more wood it snowed about 5 inches last night with a misty rain most of the day it is a good deal warmer than it has been Watt &amp; Lizie came on the Mixed from Brockville this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>no work to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of wood from Abs left one at A &amp; one here fine day Billie came from Delta at night Mr {illegible} son brought him in a cutter</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Delta with Donnour to bring Kate home Watt had her in Brockville Dan drew a load of wood from Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan cut some in our own woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan thrashed the seed peas that was in the New Barn had 5 bushels cold day I attended our Preparatory service there was very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached &amp; had the communion there was 3 added the to our Church Mr &amp; Mrs Service &amp; Robert Shields there was a good attendance very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>{missing}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan went for a load of wood to Sand Bay in 1 from Ab McNeil David &amp; Vive came from Delta &amp; Wm Scott from GlenTay &amp; Abia was here all took dinner it was good to have them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>snowing all day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>snowing &amp; blowing all day Dan went to Bruce help him the thrash it stormed so that they did nothing the roads so drifted that he did not come home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dad came home this morning there is no traveling on the roads our road is nearly as high as the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan split wood &amp; shoveled snow at our gate at the road it is as high as the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>David &amp; Vive went home to day</td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan went to help Bruce to thrash the thrashers did not come he came home after a while</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>stormy day no work only taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces to thrash did very little there chain kept breaking Ad shoveled the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>it has been very stormy this week wind and snow</td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to the annual meeting of our Agriculture Society there was a good meeting for the state of the roads nearly all the old board of directors was put in again Dan went to Bruces the brock down again got very little done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces to help to thrash they broke down we killed the Younge cow Bruces helped find winter day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces to thrash they broke part of the horse powr so that they will have to take it to Brockville to get it fixed &amp; came home after {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan drew in the remainder of the {illegible} that was left put 2 loads over the horses the rest in the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} help cold day the road is no going</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for wood he to {illegible} Bruce's &amp; B Landon brought the horsepowr &amp; circular saw here this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>{illegible} &amp; filed the saw &amp; they saw it this afternoon drove {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>19</td> <td>they finished sawing this forenoon then Dan went with Bruce to finish the thrashing cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque for cash he went with a cutter Jennet &amp; Jennie went with him {illegible} {illegible} cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan {illegible} rigged up the {illegible} {illegible} new frame for drawing things on them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>very stormy all night &amp; day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>high wind snow &amp; drift Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>fine day no travel on the roads Dan took the horses &amp; slaugh to the station &amp; broke the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan went to Mallorytown this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane had a short service this morning then he closed A child of Henry Faires was dead the funeral was at 11:00 in the English church the Revd Mr Tygh preached the church was full</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is loading up things that he brought from Toronto for the boys he is taking 2 veal skins 4 deakin 2 sheepskins with the wool on &amp; 2 that the wall is taking off Dan &amp; me cleaned up 12 bushel of oats &amp; 12 of wheat for a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque with the grist this morning there was about 3 in of snow fell last night fine day several lines {illegible} the road is so bad that could {illegible} bring {illegible} time rest of the line {illegible}/td&gt;</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain Dan stoped to chop wood&lt;</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>the roads is so bad that there is no travel on them {the rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <p><br />{a lot of page difficult to decipher}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>hard frost last night we went to {illegible} Revd Mr Gibson Wife {several lines eligible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>A dull cloudy day I have taken care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Revd Mr {illegible} preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>rained most of the day Ad {several words illegible} I took cair of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad took the team to Sand Bay he brought home a load of Cordwood they are sending a careload to John to Belville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>stormy day Ad did nothing with the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Little Watt came from Montreal on the morning Express he was at the carnival Ad took him to Young to his Mothers stormy day Haffie took the team to Sand Bay Dan &amp; him brought home of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan went to Sand Bay with the team Ad brought home a load of wood with the Bobby</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home the roads is very bad there was snow last night and wind to day the roads filled full</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; last night the snow has got fall rain most of the day I am quilling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>the roads is very soft muddy {illegible} wind turned North in the afternoon {rest of entry illegible} Ad brock the road to the hay stack in the {illegible} the snow has got a great fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for to load at wood he brought some home with him Watt and Lizie came here from Otawa on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad took Watt &amp; Lizie to Delta this morning {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884 {most likely February}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain most of the day Dan did chores I spooled for Jennet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>rain part of the day Dan took the top of the stack in the midle field &amp; brought it the Barnyard &amp; spread around for the cattle it is badly spoiled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>very high wind with snow Dan went out back to look at a farm of John Burns he wants to buy it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan took the team to Sand Bay for wood this morning he brought home {illegible} load Ad came home to day the road was too bad to come</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad began to draw the stack of hay in the midle field young Hughafie helped him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Houghfie finished drawing the stack Dan helped Bruce to draw ice from the river the ice is very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay for wood Ad went to Gananoque for shingles for the house &amp; brought 7000 ceader shingles paid $3.50 per thousand for them very stormy in the afternoon rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan drew 2 loads of cord wood to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>snowed about 6 inches last night &amp; is still snowing this morning Dan did very little stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>still storming Dan split wood in the shed it has been very stormy most of the {illegible} 30 sowed {illegible} 60 {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan went to {illegible} they {illegible} of wood {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning {illegible} cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan is drawing he drew 2 loads for &amp; drew 1 load of wood then went back to the shanty stop there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan drew 1 load of wood then went back to the Chanty Stopt there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan brought a load of wood this morning &amp; another at night took them both to Ads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan drew 1 load of wood this to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan brought 1 load of wood this forenoon &amp; another in the afternoon and went back to the shanty for to one in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>it began to blow &amp; snow in the night &amp; stormed all day there is a fearful drift wind from the East Dan came home this morning brought a small load of wood I intended to Sand Bay to the meeting of the session there was going it stormed so</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>very stormy day the roads all blocked up so that Mr Shane could not go to Sand Bay the communion did not take place there was Sabbath school here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay with the horses his father is going to work in his place he is looking about some land we cleaned up 5 bags of oats then took this week is for feed before he went away</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>stormy day in the afternoon no work done Ad &amp; Bruce started for GlenTay in the morning before it began</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan father came out with a load of wood this morning the snow has got a great fall the roads is rough</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dans Father brought out a load of wood &amp; went back in the afternoon I went to a session meeting at Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan's father drew a load of wood &amp; banked more</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do has 2 loads more banked out that is father is going to in that place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>I went to Sand Bay with Wm Cornet we had the communion there this afternoon the church was well full</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>18</td> <td>I am going to the {illegible} at Kingston this morning Dan {illegible} is going {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do drawing load of wood 19 again Daniel load of wood I came home on the express from the Presbytery at Kingston there was a good attendance of both ministers &amp; elders &amp; a good deal of work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay &amp; banked out wood stoped all night there x</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan came home this afternoon brought a load of wood he banked in the forenoon Ad got home from Perth this afternoon he brought home 2 horses with they are large one 5 &amp; the other 3 year old a horse &amp; mair with foal due Percheron horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad went to Abes for a load of hay for Wallace the roads is very bad I taped 24 trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay to bank out he came home on the Mixed this morning he went to Haigs to the wife on Saturday night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I took care of the cattle fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Escott Mill with 19 bushel of wheat &amp; bags of Oats the roads is very bad he broke the waggon he had Bruce's mare &amp; his own</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>I split some wood took care of the cattle Ad put away the flour &amp; meal</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>very stormy this afternoon rain &amp; {illegible} the snow is going very fast frost at night {illegible} came here from Sand Bay he left slaugh &amp; came on horseback</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Revd Mr Tigh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>very little work done showing &amp; getting ready to saw wood &amp; moving the clover hay into the little mow from cover the cows</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>{illegible} to snow in the forenoon {illegible} snowed about 4 inches the forenoon Ad &amp; Dan took the horsepower &amp; sawing apart</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{first of entry illegible} snowed about 4 inches in the forenoon Ad &amp; Dan took the horse power and sawing part to Ads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad went to Abs with the waggon for a load of Wallace's hay the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they sawed at Ads wood to day cold day Bruce &amp; his boys &amp; Matthias helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Moore a student from Kingston preached this morning I took him to Fairfax Mr Shane went to Newburgh &amp; Camden to preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>cold blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad Dan &amp; Kairns shingled the south side of the house &amp; part of the North side fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Mr Grame came this morning they finished the north side Dan went to Sand Bay for the chains &amp; brought 2 18 feet sticks from the sawmill for Wallaces wood shed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>little rain dance split some wood this forenoon then him &amp; Ad went to ABs for a load of Wallaces hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan is covering the horse stable with boards</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the milk waggon Dan drew stuff for Wallace in the forenoon &amp; split wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tye preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Dan went to Sand Bay to Bank of wood fine day we had 2 pair of twins 1 of the full breads &amp; one half</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon Jennet went to {illegible} came home on the mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>{illegible} night from J W Darling 2 1/2 bushel Timothy &amp; 1 bushel of clover seed $7.00 the Timothy $2.25 {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I let some water of the garden &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>we sowed {illegible} I dug &amp; planted 18 gooseberry sprouts</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>19</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Delta with the milk waggon for a heifer calf from Watts Jersey cow then split wood in the forenoon we drew dung &amp; the dirt that came out of seller way into the garden north of the buried grape in the afternoon heavy frost &amp; high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan is fixing up the fences Ad came home this afternoon &amp; brought the calf with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad began to saw Dan cultivated he sowed 4 bushel of the White Russian spring wheat he draged</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan went to a bee of Humphrey Youngs to plow Ad sowed 2 bushel more of the White Russian</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed 2 bushel of the White Russian wheat that we got from Rennies in Toronto on the 7 ridges West of the other 6 bushel &amp; 3 ridges from the West fence they saved about 4 bushel of Austrilan oats North half of the center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they have sowed 16 bushel of the Austrilan in all the ground is in good trim</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they finished the midle field Ad rolled where the fall wheat was last year &amp; the Clover {illegible} he says that the fall wheat stubble is very stiff the Clover is very bracket</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they are cultivating &amp; dragging in the field below the house &amp; here sowed 12 bushel of black oats that he got from Bruce all next to the lower ditch &amp; the ridges runs east &amp; west &amp; they have a mair of Wm McNeil's</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>{appears to be blank}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>sowed our own small oats 1 1/2 bushel with center field west of the wheat &amp; 4 bushel in the field front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan plowed where he left off below the New Barn Ad went to Gananoque I went to the post office saw the smoke coming out of Robert Cornetts house along with JA Bradley we gave the alarm got pails &amp; poured on water all to no use it was burned he lost most of his things there was a general turnout every one did their best Darling store caught fire &amp; was burned down they saved Dean's shop &amp; house which was between Darling store &amp; Cornetts house Darling got out all his Goods out before they were damaged</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I went to Fairfax this afternoon with Mr Shane the commission to be tomorrow Dan plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane had the commission at Fairfax good attendance</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon plowed in the afternoon fine growing time fine shower last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan breaking {illegible} Ad sowed the black barley &amp; the grass {illegible} east side of the field then 3 bushel of peas that he bought off the Widow {illegible} I planted 6 gray {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 bushel of own peas Dan is breaking in an {illegible} I planted a grapevine of Wallace it is the Polkington &amp; the Prentice grape &amp; a Niagara raspberry came from F G Association fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>the ground is too damp to drag Dan &amp; shoveling out crossrows he helped to plant 4 apple trees that Ad bought at the station 1 Wealthy 1 Wallbridge 1 Fameus 1 MacIntosh Red 6 of the gray raspberries I bored &amp; set some posts for grapevines</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan drew some dung to the garden little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>we drew stones for the foundation of Wallaces Woodshed he expects the framers on Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the Revd Mr Tyghe preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for Wallace this afternoon I dug some in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I sent 2 {rest of entry illegible}</td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan drew dung to the Garden in the forenoon he then draged the head Ridge at the old well &amp; sowed about 3/4 of bushel of peas I sowed nearly 2 wash basins full of {illegible} David &amp; his family came from Delta Bessie came with them {illegible} with them</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>14</td> <td>David &amp; {illegible} went to Toronto on the express Bessie went with them Dan drew dung to the garden in the forenoon fixed some {illegible} after Dan {illegible} drawing dung to the garden then {illegible} got Bruces wheel cultivator &amp; cultivated the garden &amp; then throwed out some furrows heavy rain at</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan helped Humphrey Young to plow I began to {illegible} &amp; clean out the hen house light showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan helped Humphrey to plow Ad took yearling &amp; 2-year-old heifer to the 6 concession this morning we planted 10 rows of potatos next to the hen house in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan can do nothing he has a boil on his hand Ad took some of the clapboards of the house &amp; then put a lath on the stud &amp; nailed them on again that brought the stud out even with the grout he intends new clapboards on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan went to Mallorytown on the Mixed this morning we put the cows in the midle field for the first</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque &amp; brought 8 barrels of plaster of Paris for to put on the land &amp; 2 Spades 1 for ditching &amp; 1 for digging Dan can do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad took 5 barrels of the plaster to the north half of the East midle field Dan is doing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew 2 load of rails from where the stacks was to make a lain at the end of the barn Dan is doing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad &amp; me put up the fence for the lain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached this morning Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with 3 bags of wheat 4 of barley {illegible} 3 Barles of plaster on the midle field he began on the east side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan drew some stones of the south end of the midle field &amp; cultivated it with the wheeled cultivator</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad Drew dung &amp; cultivated the field back of the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they furrowed out &amp; planted 6 rows of carrots 1 row of parsnips 2 rows beets &amp; planted some sweet corn &amp; popcorn in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of clapboards Dan took some of the old clapboards off the South end of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for another load of clapboards Dan is taking off the clapboards</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Dan plowed the peice for potatos Ad &amp; me cut 3 bushel of Erely Roses warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan finished plowing the potato ground he then draged it he {illegible} it with {illegible} &amp; Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td>planted Bushel of early {illegible}</td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan cultivated &amp; dragged the potato ground {illegible} sowed {illegible} pond of it &amp; planted part</td> </tr> <tr> <td>washed this morning sheep</td> <td>5</td> <td>they planted some more Dan went to dung Bee of Samuel Johnson in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of lumber for the house to 208 lb of tar paper we planted 6 rows of corn east of the old barn &amp; some Western corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan planted more of the western corn I planted 22 Hills of cucumbers they plowed the head Ridge North of the new barn &amp; sowed it with cow corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Fowler preached at Sand Bay in the afternoon &amp; here at night I took him to Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>we all worked on the roads had the team drew gravel they began at our N West corner &amp; came this way</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan &amp; me worked this morning on the roads had the team I attended an Agriculture meeting at Mr Deans revised the prize list Dan worked at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan worked at the house I planted some cabbage &amp; tomato I attended a meeting at the Drill Shed on the Scott Act Judge McDonald Revd Mr Crawford Revd Shane &amp; Craig &amp; others spoke on it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached this morning David came on the Morning Express Vive &amp; the children was with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went with David to Gananoque Dan cultivated the potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad David &amp; Vive &amp; the children to Delta Dan &amp; me loaded &amp; wheeled the sand &amp; clay for {illegible} 2 sides of the house in the forenoon we then took up the line on the road Dan bored some holes for posts for a line fence</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad came home from Delta at noon he took up the line with the instrument next hour line was wrong Dan filled some of the holes that he had bored</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan bored a number of holes on the right line I worked in the garden &amp; trimmed some trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan sowed plaster on the oats &amp; peas front of the house this morning Ad took a load of posts to the road line we set some of them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan bored post holes Ad &amp; me set some of them very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tygh preached in forenoon Mr Shane at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan went to the 6 con to bank out wood Ad took the spoted heifer with her calf she has lost 1 of her teats they are going to let the calf suck &amp; beef her Mr Graham &amp; Mr Ferris came to clapboard the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Graham &amp; Fairns are at the house I am helping cutting the clapboards for the front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they are working at it Ad is taking of the clapboard front of the house we moved the cupboard of the seller way</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they are working at the clapboard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went again with Bruce's team for more lumber &amp; tar paper Dan has been at the 6th con since Monday with the team we expect him home to night I attended services in the church &amp; a meeting of the session I was repointed representative Elder for the ensuing year &amp; Revd Mr Shane preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached there was 54 communicants partook the church was well filled fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan is cultivating in the garden &amp; hoeing the ground is very dry there has been no rain since the 11th of the month Wm Hazelwood &amp; Isabla or rather {illegible} Free came on Saturday {illegible line} James Robinson &amp; his daughter from Russ{illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan is hoeing in the garden Ad has a lame back can do very little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is cutting behind the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Dan is hoeing behind the barn Ad went to Leeds &amp; laid out a road Dan is riging up the mower &amp; other chores Ad went to Young with with the buggy he took {illegible} {illegible} and his daughter &amp; Bessie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to the river with a load of picknickers Robinson his daughter Jennet Bessie &amp; Jennie was with him they went to the Bay very warm rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain this morning dull hazey day the Carpenters finished the house last night they have been 21 days working at the clapboarding &amp; corners</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Mr Gillies preached at night Mr Shane went to Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan came home this forenoon I may say that he has lost 2 days Friday 1/2 Monday 1/2 Saturday all I went to the Presbytery to Belleville the Revd Mr Shane resined his charge here to the Presbytery he has got a call New Brunswick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I got home on the Express all well the crows has took up all our potatos they are planting them over again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>finish planning the potatos &amp; began to mow &amp; mowed a little in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>finished cutting the Orchard &amp; cut a piece in the Northfield West Corner fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>raked up the Orchard &amp; drew it in 3 small load they raked &amp; cocked up the piece that was cut yesterday it is too green to draw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>fine rain most of the day mowing done this forenoon Dan bored some posts holes on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I painted some Dan bored post holes on the read side of the midle field Ad went to Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan is boring Ad is mowing in the North Field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Abia went to Sand Bay to Mr Keys Dan mowed some of the fence &amp; cocked some that I raked {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1883</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad got the {illegible} out of the milk waggon &amp; hurt his back shoulder by the fill bolt coming ought broke fill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan mowed in the Northfield got the waggon fixed again Dan raked &amp; cocked some in the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we fixed the roof of the cow stable the part had spread Ad got iron rods &amp; bolted a belated the plate of the beam of the old barn I raked Dan &amp; I Coslow drew 4 loads put 2 over the horses 1 over the cows 1 is left on the waggon Ad &amp; Ellen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached at night I read his resignation of his charge he is going to St Johns NB to take charge of the mission stations we are all very sorry that he is leaving us he has done wonders for us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I went to Kingston with Mr Shane he took his horse &amp; Buggy to Gananoque we then took the boat Ad &amp; Dan drew in the hay that was in the North Field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan went through the potatos with the cultivator &amp; hoed them there was a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they went to Wallaces place &amp; cut part of it &amp; raked it up &amp; drew it in fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan mowed more at Wallaces they drew in 3 loads I raked with Maud fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan finished mowing at Wallaces this forenoon I raked Ad &amp; Dan drew drew in all that was fit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I raked &amp; Ad &amp; Dan drew in all that was left on Wallaces Place Dan cut part of the Northfield I raked it in the afternoon they drew in 2 loads &amp; took it to Wallaces stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>there no minister with us to day I went to the Methodist Church in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Bruces riged up the reaper he cut the Martin Amber wheat in the afternoon it was winter killed a little Dan &amp; me set posts on the roadside midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan cut part of the other fall wheat this afternoon there a very heavy dew this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan finished the wheat &amp; the haying fine day they drew in 1 load of hay they took to horse {illegible} stable that is 3 loads that they took there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>heavy rain last night in the day very little work done</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Aug</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad helped Bruce with his haying fine day we had an examination of witnesses on Timothy {illegible} for stealing a {illegible} from I sent him to Brockville for {rest of line illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do Do {illegible} of the piece</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Professor Nicholson here at night Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon I heard Mr Tygh at Fairfax in the morning Sand Bay at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan drew in our fall wheat they put 2 loads in the little mow it our own old Fall wheat &amp; the load of the Martin Amber on scaffold with {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan pulled weeds out of the potatos where the crows dug them up they are very small</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Dan is plowing through the potatos &amp; hoeing I went with Nicholson to Sand Bay yesterday we took dinner at Herbison we had J Shields horse we went to James McCormick's James Cornetts &amp; the Widow Cochran's Cornetts has over 150 beehives</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Dan is working at the potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>then finished holding the potatos I can do very little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Bruce is cutting the spring wheat with the Reaper Dan Coslow &amp; 2 of Bruces boys is binding</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson this morning James McMillan took him to Fairfax &amp; the Union then brought here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad finished cutting the S wheat Bruces 2 boys help they finished about the midle of the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce to cut some wheat he took the cradle Ad went to Gananoque took Dan Hazelwood &amp; brought 2 bags of flour home I took Nicholson to Darlings Kirkins McCormicks &amp; Smiths had Shields horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mrs Kellog com from Almount on a visit</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan is drawing the wheat that was cut on Saturday some of it is rather soft they cut some of the front of the house very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>they helped Bruce at his harvesting in the forenoon Ad cut all the oats front of the house expect a piece where the old barn stood it is too green</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>they got all the wheat in &amp; 2 loads of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bessie &amp; Jennie came home young</td> <td>16</td> <td>they helped Bruce most of the day then they got in 2 loads of oats very hot day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>we had no preaching to day I heard Mr Tygh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bessie &amp; Jennie came home young side noteMrs Kellock went home on the express</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan got in all the oats that was cut front of the house I raked the ground with Kate</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad and Dan helped Bruce at his wheat very warm day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine rain this morning Aunt Jennet came from Branford on the Express</td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan helped H young this afternoon to draw in wheat Ad took the spoted heifer to the 6th Concession</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan hooked peas very dry time Ad is at Bruce's</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan hooking peas Ad finished cutting the oats in the field front of the house &amp; cut some in the thistle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Dan hooked peas Ad raked up the oats in front of the house drew them in &amp; some of the peas Ellen came from Glentwa on the express she had the 3 children with her they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>frost in some places it did no rain here</td> <td>24</td> <td>we had no meeting I heard the Young Matthews minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they drew in 2 loads of oats Dan hooked peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>little rain last night very little done this forenoon Dan worked at the peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad finished cutting the oats that finished our reaping they then drew in 1 loads of oats &amp; 3 of Oats very warm dry weather Bruces boy helped there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads of oats &amp; 1 of peas the time came off the waggon yesterday they had to get it on this morning it was near noon before they begin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>very heavy rain last night &amp; this morning &amp; most of the day very little work done Dan drew a load of rails from Wallaces fence the cows got into Bruces field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain this morning Ellen Jennet Bessie Jennie &amp; Nancy Hazelwood all went to Brockville on the mix this morning Dan went to fix Wallaces fence in the forenoon he then began to plow for fall wheat where the old barn stood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>we have had no Minister I heard the Revd Mr Tye</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan plowed this forenoon Ad turned over the oats that was left in the midle field they drew them in &amp; I raked all the field &amp; that finished all the oak crop they then drew in a load of peas fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I was taken with a cold chill in the night &amp; could not get up Dan &amp; Ad hooked &amp; got in more of the peas Bessie &amp; Phillia went to Kingston on the Express Ad plowed Dan finished hooking the peas &amp; they got them in that finished our harvesting expect the grass piece they are not fit to cut</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan went out to the road &amp; helped Bruce David came on the express from Perry Sound Vive met him here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Dan helped Bruce all day Ad in the afternoon David &amp; Vive went to Delta on Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Dan plowed Ad did George David &amp; Vive went to Delta on the Express fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad hooked the grass piece there is good crop of straw Dan plowed warm day Revd Mr Hyde came on the express Jay McMullen met him &amp; took him to Stewarts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Hyde preached this morning A Cochran came for him took he preached at Fairfax &amp; Union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan finished the plowing for the fall wheat &amp; began to draw down to it from the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan drew dung this forenoon then he drew in the grass peas one of Bruces boys helped him warm day Ad took Wm Scott Ellen &amp; Bessie to Delta they took the wool to Lyndhurst to get it spun also</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Dan is drawing dung I took the cows to water this morning for the first time Monday week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>they are drawing for the fall wheat very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Wm Scott &amp; Ellen went home on the Express Ad went to Gananoque with Bessie in the afternoon Dan finished drawing dung for the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is thrashing wheat for to sow Dan is spreading dung for the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>I took Revd Mr Hyde to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay he preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>help to clean the seed wheat Dan is cultivating the dung that he spread on the wheat it is very ruff</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>16</td> <td>the ground is so ruff that they had to roll it before sewing it they then sowed it I went to Kingston on the Merchant Express to Presbytery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>got home on the Express all well we are to have regular supplies on Sabbath days it was a good meeting they sowed the wheat cleaned out the furrows then rolled 2 rounds at the bottom one round in the midle &amp; are at the top of the piece to test the smooth or ruff surface they cut up the corn in the garden Dan drew lumber from the station to the showground in the afternoon we got a cane load from Sharbut Lake Bessie came from Toronto this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan is cutting corn Ad is helping to pack Bessie trunk she is going to Indonia &amp; central India as a medical missionary she went on the Express to Brockville Ad went with her this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan is cutting corn I helped J Cook and Dean at the fair ground we took up the lines &amp; mark the places for to put the post the ground is very dry &amp; sand</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Madis Colt got its forward leg brock last night or this morning we've been fixing it most of the day Dr Hanna put plaster of Paris bandage on it &amp; splints I do not think it will do any good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Hyde preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day Dan thrashed oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>we tried to put the colt in a sling it would not do we cut out the bandage &amp; sawed a point off the bone of &amp; put on another plaster bandage &amp; 2 iron splints on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan finished cutting the corn in the forenoon &amp; drew dung to the thistle field in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>very heavy rain last night &amp; this morning they fixed the horse stable in the forenoon &amp; drew some large stones that was at the first ditch Dan plowed then below {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Dan finished the plowing below the wheat &amp; he drew down to the thistle field I intend to go to Ellen's tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I went to Perth on Mixed to Brockville took the {illegible} Express to Perth Wm Scott met me there got to Ellens before dark they are well good country</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>we went to their church Mr Smith a student preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I looked over their farm it is a good one loam &amp; standing high</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>went to their Fairground to make their entries {last line cut off }</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>John took me to the Perth show it is a very good one in some things very few cattle &amp; sheep &amp; only middling Hogs &amp; horses Fair roads good {illegible} work good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Wm took me to Ramses stoped at James Robinson all night good roads they are all well Wm over to Joe Johns took tea then came back to James stayed there all night cold day &amp; night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Wm took me Almont Fair we stoped Mrs Kellocks they had a better Fair than at Perth grain roads good fronts good &amp; a good display of everything there {illegible} in the hall fell down &amp; hurt a number of people there was over 10,000 in the ground it is said the grounds was very muddy with the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>started on the first train for Brockville got to Brockville after the Express had gone got home on the Mixed all well glad to be home &amp; thankful to God for all his mercies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Giffend we had no minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they are fixing for the fair fine day I got the Brady boys to fix up some fixings on the fence around the ground fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>fine day we took the sheep &amp; cattle got cook price the flock of fine wools on the Jersey calf 1 year-old &amp; 2 year-old heifers it is the best Fair we have had in every way I was in the hall as usual fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Dan went home last night he did not come back till the afternoon ran this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Dan plowed up the cross stitches then Ad &amp; him is clearing them out with the scraper it is the field below the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan plowed &amp; scraped this forenoon Ad went to Delta in the afternoon with the team to bring out a load for David he is going to Parry Sound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Dan went to Bruces &amp; helped him to thrash the machine is there Ad came home after dark &amp; another &amp; another man with him with a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Mr Smith a student preached at night &amp; McMullen took him to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon dug potatos in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan dug potatos they cultivated or dug up the {illegible} with a spring cultivator it cut a good many of the long potatos they are small expect first planted David &amp; Vive went away on the Express Watt came at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan finished the potatos Ad is loading Davids lugage in a car he took his horse &amp; a cow that he got from Ad it is the 2 year old that came in lately</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Dan &amp; Ad plowed the potato ground &amp; picked up some of the small stones brought them up to the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan began to plow in the field below the house the ground is very dry &amp; hard Ad is cleaning up the Barns for the thrashers fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Dan is plowing Ad is fixing the Barns he making a bin in the New Barn to hold the grain that in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Adam Spencer preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan plowed Ad &amp; me fix the {illegible} over the sellerway very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan is plowing Ad cleaned out some of the ridge ditches north of the house &amp; braced the posts along the road for wire fence I made a slat door for root seller</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Alf Green came with the thrashers this morning they started at noon &amp; thrashed the wheat we had bushels the likewise a run of Oats fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>thrashed bushels of oats they then put the machine into the new barn &amp; the grass peas had bushel the black barley had bushel peas bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>finish the peas this forenoon had bushel we put in some {illegible} the straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan plowed front of the house part of the paster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Spencer preached at night {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Dan plowed Ad &amp; me cleaned up 18 bushel of spring wheat &amp; 8 bushel of oats he intends to go to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Dan is plowing in a field below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Dan finished the field &amp; plowed the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Young with the grist Dan shoveled the furrows that was left in the field below the house in the garden &amp; pulled the turnips {illegible} they are very poor they did not come</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan drew in the few turnips &amp; beets there was only two or three baskets next the east fence Ad came home with the grist at dark it rained quite hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>I hear the Revd Mr Gifford this morning we had no minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan went out to the sixth con to stump &amp; plow I am fixing a door for the front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad came home last &amp; went back this morning they are stumping &amp; ditching the ground is very wet in the swamp</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain &amp; snow most of the day we put the cows in the stable for the first time Ad went back early this morning Dan has stoped there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>the roads very ruff Ad did not go back to day very hard frost last night everything is closed up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went back to the chanty this morning it is raining windy &amp; stormy looking</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went back to the chanty this morning he is ditching then is plowing fellow went with him they intend to bring the Pett cow home they did so Dan brought home a load of wood to Thompsons place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>heard the Revd Iby preach we had none</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan killed the hog this morning Ad moved to Thompsons house this afternoon Dan went to The chanty after took a load of hay with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is fixing about the house getting things fixed I am fixing stuff for to put in the room windows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>I covered the greapes vines &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home Dan is plowing at the chanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty to ditch they did all that they could do &amp; came home at night Dan brought a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Dan plowed in the northeast corner of the corn next John Johnstons the groung is very dry Ad took 11 yews{ewes} to John Cooks Southdown Ram</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McKinnon preached this morning &amp; at Fairfax in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Dan plowed Ad got a horse from J Stacie to pull with Kate he plowed in the afternoon along with Dan</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy frost last night so that no plow Dan tryed but could do nothing he brought the plows home he picked up wood in the bush here</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{out of order, should follow Dec 01-15}</p> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>16</td> <td>Jessie was buried at the stone church at the west of Mary Braden Beatty grave the Revd Mr Richards of Lyn preached a sermon in our own church it was as full as it could hold they they left here at 12 oclock There was a number of teams went to Young with them hey got home about 7 oclock at night very stormy day snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Vest went to Brockville on the Express to go to Delta he took Philo withe him cold day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>voted for the Scott this morning there is a great aggitation about it for and against it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>very cold day I had to in{illegible} before I got the chores done the Revd Mr Greacie came here with Mr McKay he to preach for us two sabbaths</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>little Wat and Billie came down from Toronto last night they were at J. &amp; McDonalds Demonstration Billie went to Delta with Kate &amp; the cutter Wat Ellen Robson, Dunken and Watson &amp; Daughter went to Brockville on the Mixed train this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 stormy day snow</td> <td></td> <td>Dr McKay went to Fairfax this morning he preached at Sand Bay at 1/2 p 2 &amp; heare at night Alexander Cornett sent him there with his team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went for the sabbath leasson Back &amp; send Boys 10 35 cents</td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it rained after left &amp; rained most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went for the sheep that he took to John Cooks Ram fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>very stormy day Snow and wind all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>fine clear morning no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I split some wood and took care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty for a load of wood it began to rain after he left rained most of the day after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Dr McKay preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>we killed the hogs Dan Bradley and Bruces Boys helped fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I cut up the two hogs that was left here Ad took two home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad took Jennet to Gananque I salted the pork {illegible} all gone</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Dan took the team out to the chanty &amp; Drew in to Ellem logs McCreadys Sawmill for Ad stable &amp; brought home a load wood good slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>they began to draw the last years stack of hay from the North field it is all clover</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>they finished drawing the stack of hay Dan then drew some of the rails from the road fence to the midle fence to field north of the house &amp; barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>we cleaned up 12 bags of oats Ad took them to Greens Mill at the outlet Dan left of work this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad worked at his stable at home I fixed in a door sill in the front door for the door to shut on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad took the plow to plow in the north field he finished 2 ridges that was before the snow came there is too much frost &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 wind &amp; rain all day</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Smith a student preach this evening James McMullen took him to Fairfax it was so stormy Wind &amp; Rain that no one came out he brought back home he stoped here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash this afternoon rain in the morning I fixed a new post at the road frount of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>keen frost this morning</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished he had 900 bushels of oats snow &amp; rain most of the day I fixed some in the hen house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad put putty around the chimneys on the roof &amp; put in a new bed piece in the cook stove this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I took care of the cattle &amp; other chores Ad is fixing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>fixing the stable &amp; other chores Jessie is very poorly the doctor says that her left lung is failed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>strike through Jennet went for the doctor last night he was here most of the night &amp; Jessie died this morning five minutes from five oclock he could not think she was dangerous till a few hours before she died Ad Telegrafed to her father as soon as the office was open we are all in a very mournfull state</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McKay a student preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is getting things for the funeral her father got here on the Express this afternoon he was just 8 hours on the road</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1884</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>19</td> <td>Dan cut &amp; drew the dead wood that he could get in the bush &amp; drew to the house Ad &amp; me filed some of the outside windows for the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan drew sand from the pit to bank the house Ad &amp; me finished all the windows they had all to be made smaller &amp; fitted inside the new casings fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Dan is overhauling the old fence along the road of the midle field I fixed some of the Bales in the Stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Dan drew the old rails that not fit to put up again to the house for wood &amp; Philo &amp; him brought the heffer Dan brought {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Linton went to Fairfax this morning Ad took him he did not go to Sand Bay there was very heavy rain most of the day &amp; night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Dan plowed to 3 furrows both sides of the post that was set along the road Ad shoveled the furrows Dan then plowed in the northeast corner field turned very cold &amp; freezing hard with North Wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Dan is drawing the corn stocks that is behind the barn then he went to Bruces for the horsepowr &amp; saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they set the horse powr &amp; saw got a coupling fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan with Bruces Boys &amp; team sawed the wood this forenoon Ad went to Gananoque for wire for the road fence in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they are fixing for beginning to put on the wire put some fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>they put on the rest of the wire along the road of the midle field they had very little off the 2 bunches of barbed wire they lack some of the one bunch of Buckthorn to finish the two rows on the top it was after dark before they finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Lincon preached this morning he is a probationer he went to Fairfax in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>cold north west wind this morning freezing a little very little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went &amp; laid out a Road in the 5th concession of Leeds fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jennie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to teach school at Glen Buel Ad is choring so {illegible} I fell down our seller stairs just before I went to bed &amp; got badly hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Pottery a student preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad got the doctor to come yesterday I am not able to get out of bed I write this a week after Ad attended the township meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to kill his Hogs &amp; his own chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>stormy day Ad is taking care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood &amp; attended the Agriculture meeting he got $7.25 of premiums &amp; left $1.75 as membership &amp; Farmer the doctor has been here twice every day since Sunday it has been snowing &amp; freezing all most everyday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Blairs Sawmill for the stuff of an Elem log that Dan drew in some time ago the roads is very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I have been up &amp; down the writing in entries to day</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is sawing &amp; splitting wood here at home &amp; fixing up fence between the orchard &amp; church field fine day &amp; thanks be to a good &amp; kind God for all his mercies {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>11 the Revd Mr Smith preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rain &amp; wind most of the day Ad taking care of cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>fine frosty day Ad fixing things here &amp; at home there is no traveling on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>very high wind no traveling on the roads they are very rough Ad split some wood here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>a little snow last night flurries have snow most of the day it is about 3 in deep at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Dan Bradley &amp; a man that Ad hired he is a French man his name is Francis Fountain he is to do chores &amp; to get $4 a month they killed the 2 year old heffer that we were feeding windy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy wind with hail &amp; Rain most of last night very high wind with snow most of the day they cut up the heffer Ad took half of it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>there was no {illegible} to day I was not able to out yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad brought 1 load of wood from the chanty this morning he left it here he attended the council in the afternoon fine day there was about 3 inches of snow came last night that made fair slaughing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood from the chanty he took them home Francis is cuting wood &amp; taking care of the cattle he seems to be careful of everything</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to a wood bee of Mr S Copelands this morning Francis is cuting wood here &amp; at Ads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood this forenoon home he then went to Gananoque with Kate &amp; the cutter find cold day that thermometer is 10 below zero</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left them both here one was sled legs the other cord would</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed about 3 inches last night warm so that the house eves is dripping</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad Drew 1 load of wood it is 6 feet long he made a bargan Dan &amp; his father cut the large timber that lenth the tops longer it is dead where the fine killed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>I went to the Sabbath school this morning it is the first time since I got hurt we had no Minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went for a load of wood to Sand Bay he got upset about on the road near the midle field there was a very high wind &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad brought a load of long wood &amp; left it here fine day the roads is very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>very stormy day wind &amp; snow first half day Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad took oats &amp; straw from here home this morning he drew a load of wood here in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew a load of long wood here this forenoon &amp; a load of cordwood home in the afternoon windy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad drew a load of long wood for the drag saw he put it on the lain below the house &amp; of cord wood home fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr McCleand preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with Bags of oats to grind for the pigs &amp; cows cold fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood home this morning he went to the outlet for a load of wood {illegible} Landon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad drew a load of hay from Bruces for his horses Frank is taking care of the cattle &amp; getting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad was up all night here with Phillow he has got a {illegible} of the scarlet fever the doctor Hannah was here for 4 or 5 hours last night Jennet &amp; grandma has been up most of the night for a week Ad went for a load of wood this morning he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood he left one of them &amp; took the other home cold fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad Telegraph they went from {illegible} to {illegible} he is very low with his fever is affected</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew a load of cordwood in the forenoon to Mallorytown {illegible} doctor Turner came to see Philow along with Dr Hannah he left is here &amp; brought a load of longwood &amp; left them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Cleand preach here this morning he got Mr Darling to him to Sand Bay &amp; Fairfax at night Ad &amp; Abia was here all night Philo he a little easier</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad brought a load this morning he took it home it stormed all the afternoon snow &amp; rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>rain most of the night snow &amp; heavy crossed Ad was here half the night with Philow he is very weak Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed got back on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>very stormy last night rain &amp; snow with high winds all night most of the day Mrs Highcock came out yesterday afternoon to see Philo he is very low the doctor is here every night &amp; morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>12</td> <td>very fine forenoon snowed &amp; blue every high wind Mrs Highcock went home this morning Watt &amp; Lizzy came from Delta this afternoon Jennie came on the Express to be here for dinner this is our wedding day we were 50 years ago Ellen &amp; me got a present of a pair gold mounted Speck from little Watt from Pembroke they are very fine ones Ad &amp; Abia Watt &amp; Lizzy &amp; Jennie all took dinner together &amp; had a good time Philow is a good deal better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>the roads is very bad very little travel Jennie went to her school at Glen Buel on the Mixed this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 15</td> <td></td> <td>we had no Minister I atend the Sabbath school cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>very stormy day with heavy fall of snow all day Francis Fountain he left here with the intention of going to the English church at half past seven oclock he has not come back got Wm Earls horse &amp; cutter was taken from our church shed it's supposed that he stole it they can get no account of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>the roads is completely blocked up Ad is doing the chores he let out the cattle to water this afternoon they was not out yesterday it was so stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is fixing about the stables &amp; Barn cold day &amp; sawing wood he has cut wood for both of us</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad is setiling the circlur saw there &amp; the jack for the belt he tended them put snow &amp; water about them so as to freeze them down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Dan McNiel brought the horsepowr here Ad loaded &amp; put it in its right place then put snow &amp; water around it so as to freeze it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Bruce &amp; Freeman Mr Trawll &amp; a man of Charlie Stewarts came &amp; they cut what wood that Ad had here they filled the wood shed cut more put it outside they took the saw to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>we had no Minister I atended the Sabbath school</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad sawed what wood he had at his house &amp; they took the saw Wallaces went to file it and found that it was cracked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood to William Thompsons this morning he put part of his own wood into his wood shed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>I went with James McMullen to Hugh McKays &amp; Samuel Donovans on church matters we had Kate &amp; Ad's cutter fine day white Frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew oats &amp; straw from here to his stable he has no hay for the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood to the station fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad drew 1 load of wood there has been a white frost for three or four days the trees &amp; everything is covered with it it is quite warm &amp; thawing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 1 rain most of the day with a little snow</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson preached here this evening Mr Samuel Donovan came for him this morning took him to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay &amp; brought him back at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>snowed last night with a little frost &amp; some to day we cleaned up 11 bags of wheat &amp; 18 of oats for feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>David came on the Express</td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the grist he did not the wheat ground the mill was full of wheat he will not get till next week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>snow this morning Ad put away the ground feed &amp; other chores blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of round stuff for The Granary fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad brought 2 long logs 24 ft &amp; 2 14 ft &amp; other stuff for the sills of the granery cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the 3-year-old calved this morning bull calf</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning &amp; home a load of timber for an ice house at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson preached this morning very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad worked at his ice house this morning he went for a load of sawdust at noon it began to storm wind &amp; snow about one oclock there is a fearful drift the snow is blowing all away to the north</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>very cold this morning Ad went for a load of sawdust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad drew a load of wood</td> <td>11</td> <td>they fixed the saw this forenoon &amp; sawed some in the afternoon cold windy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>finished the sawing at Wallaces this morning Ad went for the grist to Escott it was not ground &amp; could not tell when it would be there is no water</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Freeman drew wood to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace it was cut on his own place they {illegible} of it home there I helped {illegible} last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad {illegible} brought off it home I went to Sand Bay with James McMullan to a session meeting Revd Mr Stevenson did not get there Hugh McKay was to brought him &amp; he did not do it so there was sermon Mr Alexander Cochran read a chapter &amp; praded</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stevenson preached at night here very few out Mr Herbison was to have come for the minister this morning it was so stormy snow &amp; wind the roads is completely blocked up there is no such thing a horse getting through</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Abs for a load of hay for Wallace I went to Kingston to a meeting of the Presbytery on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to the river for ice cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do he got the house filled with ice I got home on the Express there was a good meeting no {illegible} yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to abs for a load of hay this morning Wm McNiel Abs son helped him &amp; brought another load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went for a load this morning that is all the stack he put it in his loft over his horses very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went for load of sawdust cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stoneman preached here this morning hear no one came to take him to Sand bay S Donovan ought to have come Mr Stevenson walk to Fairfax &amp; preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad hired a boy named WJ Powrs for $4 per month for the first month</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went for a load of sawdust this morning &amp; cleaned up 6 bags of wheat &amp; 6 of oats for a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the grist it was a fine morning it began to blow &amp; snow at noon there was a fearful drift all the rest of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>fine morning Ad brought the grist here this morning &amp; home some straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for to get out lumber &amp; wood he took Matthews with him I help to fix the church for the funeral of Mrs Service she was buried at the Ebenezer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>I went to the Funeral of Mrs Service the Revd Mr Stevenson preached in the church a large number out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad came home with a load of logs for his driving house this forenoon he helped Bruce to saw in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Stevenson at Fairfax in the morning &amp; at Sand Bay at night here at night A Cornett took him to Fairfax in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wat came back at noon</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty this morning he is going to bank of cordwood he intends have a bee tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad Aleck Cornett &amp; David Johnston brought loads of grain cordwood the roads is very bad there was wind &amp; snow about noon it was very soft &amp; wet the man &amp; horse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Henery Johnston brought a load of wood from the chanty Ad brought a load of timber for his driving house he brock the reach of his Bobbys fixed it &amp; went back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad brought a load of timber this forenoon it began to storm in the afternoon &amp; stormed all the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>stormed all day no work done snow rain &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>still storming this morning snow &amp; wind the road is completely blocked up it is hard job to get to the Barn the snowed is piled up at the hen house &amp; in the lain &amp; Barnyard wind N West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>I attended the Sabbath school we have no minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad took Jennie to Gananoque this morning got back at noon then she went to Glenbuel on the Express Ad sold 2 cows to Mr Dempster for $60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay with the team I went to the station to see Watt he is going to the North West as a guid to the Troops in Riels Rebelion</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>rain this morning no frost last night fine day in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is working getting out lumber for the driving house &amp; granery house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>I went to Gananoque with A Cornet to see the Revd Mr Greacie about our supplys we dont want any for two months unless he can promised himself with a horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lizie came home on the Express from Mallorytown</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad came home last night he broke through the ice with Kate &amp; cut her knee on an axe that was left on it by Matthews through carelessness</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>I atended the Sabbath School heard Revd Mr Gifford preach a memorial sermon on the Late Mr Malles</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad tried to breack the road from our gate got his horses down gave it up the snow quite soft with some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to get out lumber heavy frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>hard frost last night cold day Ad is at the chanty yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>heavy frost last night warm day the sap runs well snow is going off the fields the roads is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy frost fine day sap is running well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>frost last night Ad came home at noon to day warm &amp; clear sun shine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 19</td> <td></td> <td>I atended the Sunday School the atendance midling fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad was at Wm McNiels most of the day his Black mair is sick very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to saw wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>they finished sawing this forenoon him &amp; the Boy drew two loads of hay from the stack at the crossroad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they got the stack all at night put it all in the New &amp; old barn very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Escott mill with 15 bags of oats &amp; brought home the grist that he took the 1st of March</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is doing chores windy day the snow is nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>I atended Sabbath school &amp; heard Revd Mr Tye preach this morning heavy rain most of night &amp; day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the linie cow stepped on my foot I cannot get on my shoe Ad &amp; Watt is dowing the chores he sowed clover &amp; Timothy seed on the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad took the milk to the Factory this morning this morning for the first I atended a meeting of the session of the church Mesers Donovan &amp; Herbisn &amp; me was all the elders present Revd H Greacey moderator Mr Gracey reported that he had a letter from Mr McClean that he could get A Mr Ross sudent it was agreed that we would take him for the time being there was a fearfull storm of wind &amp; snow from N East Mr Herbison stoped all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>not much work done expect doing the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad laid the bottom rails of a midle fence from the fall wheat as far as the rails would come</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boy is fixing up fences &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad drew 3 loads of sand from the gravel pit to the garden north of the Burnt greapes so as to bring the ground up level with the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>I atended the Sabbath School I have a sumer cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr Ross a student came on the Express this afternoon Mr McMullen met him I took him home</td> <td>4</td> <td>light showers of rain &amp; snow most of the day my cold is no better very little out of doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the garden from Matthews he brought it had 5 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad started to plow in the North field North East post it began to rain a little before noon rained all the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I planted 9 2 year old curren bushes in the garden 1 of Fays Prolific north of cedar post &amp; 1 year old from the fruit G Acoistium</td> <td>7</td> <td>I have done very little yet Ad went to Escott with 6 bags of Wheat &amp; 3 of peas cold damp day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad worked at home I did a little at the milk waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad drew rails from the road where the wire fence is made to finish the midle line in the center field Joe &amp; me fixed the banking around the house &amp; leveled it all around the front door</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross a student preached a night I heard Mr Tye in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew straw &amp; hay from here home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad helped me to put the reaches &amp; rear head block on the milk waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad cultivated 4 ridges in the garden &amp; then went to the North East field &amp; cultivated there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 bushel of the Australian oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the above oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine warm time first potatos planted</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad finished the cultivating of the North East field this morning &amp; cultivated 4 ridges in the garden cultivated with the wheeled cultivator in field north of the house &amp; sowed 1/2 bushel of spring I planted 10 rows of potatos from the hen house got the seed from Ab McNiel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17 the woods look green</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad sowed 10 3/4 bushel of wheat north of the house making 12 1/4 bushel in that field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the field north of the house Bruces clock came</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>19</td> <td>with the seed drill &amp; sowed Timothy Red &amp; Alsike clover on the wheat ground he then sowed the oats with the drill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad sowed 2 1/2 bushel of the black barley on the cross ridges below the fall wheat &amp; on the potato ground south of the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lizie went to Brockville on the mixed this morning she is going to Delta</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad plowed &amp; cultivated field east of the barn &amp; sowed 1 1/4 bushel of wheat &amp; 2 1/2 Ridges of flax seed next to the Barn the ground is getting dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to the North field to cultivate the peas he sowed grass seed front of the house this morning very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross a student preached at night I heard Mr</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed bushel of the Black oats in the North field this forenoon Ezra draged it they are going going to the chanty in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad sowed to 1/2 bushel of Black oats at the Shanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Freeman McNiel helped Ad to plow in the North field the clover is all killed so that the meadow is no good fine day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Freeman is with Ad plowing Ad sowed bushel peas &amp; oats &amp; a little black Barley mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Freeman helped to plow &amp; drag in the North field they sowed 2 1/4 bushel of the grass peas &amp; 2 1/4 bushel of the common peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they are plowing next to the road the clover is all killed out it was no use for meadow sowed 6 bushel peas oats &amp; black Barley mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Revd Mr Green preached this morning on the spread off the Bible &amp; its circulation there was a good meeting the collection was two dollars</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Ad they drew dung from Ads stable to the North field in the forenoon Ad went to Gananoque in the afternoon we had very heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra went to Sand Bay this morning they took a plow &amp; drag with them they planted 6 bushel of potatos &amp; sowed 2 bushel of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad came home this afternoon they planted 1/4 bushel of potatos 2 bushel of oats there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is fixing up fences drawing rails from the road where the wire fence is</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator the piece of ground between open dich &amp; the lain fence &amp; then plowed it for cow corn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached at night I heard Revd Mr Tye in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra is working his road work at the station he has 3 days to do for his work he has the team on Ad took his mother to see Margret she has had paraletic stroke</td> </tr> <tr> <td>washed the sheep</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad got home at noon Margret is no better Ellen stoped there Watt came here this morning he took Charlie &amp; went to Gananoque left his horse till he came back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ezra draged the corn ground &amp; then went to the chanty with the horses he is going log &amp; burn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is fixing a place in the hog pen for the young pigs we planted the cow corn about a bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad finished the place for the pigs &amp; put in it fine warm day Ellen came home on the Express Margret is no better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>I mended the Buggy harness Ad is working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ezra and me worked on the roads Charley is lame Ad took Kate to Bradleys &amp; put her to the Purchen horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ezra &amp; Freeman he had their mares with Maude drawing gravel &amp; me that made 6 days that finished our work</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June Coslows sheared the Sheep I helped to catch them</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra went the chanty with the team to put in the new land they took oats &amp; Turnip seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad came home at night &amp; brought a load of sawdust for the milking shed fine day I worked a little in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to the shanty this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Ezra came home at night he sowed 5 bushel of oats &amp; about 3/4 of a pound of turnip seed on the new follow they got in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached for us at night I heard Mr Gifford at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>very heavy rain last night &amp; this morning the diches is all full &amp; running along the road Ad is fixing for moving his stable him &amp; Ezra</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they are working at it Ad went to Kaeting for a pair of runners to move the stable on this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ezra went to Katings a Jack this morning there are getting the runners under Bruce &amp; Freeman is helping find a rather cold I am not right &amp; not doing much</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they worked at the stable &amp; got it to its place all right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they fixed the sleepers &amp; got the floor laid Ezra went home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad cultivated the potatos &amp; then went through them with the plow &amp; hoed some of them &amp; went to the funeral of Mrs Gifford the wife of the Revd Mr Gifford Revd Mr Hall preached in the Methedist Church the corps was taken to Stratford on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>very heavy rain last night Ad worked at his stable doing the floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew stones for to underpin his stable in the forenoon went for a load of lumber to Blairs saw mill in the afternoon fine cool day I cleaned the hubs of buggy wheels for to paint them</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is working the drain of his celler it has got filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ezra is digging up the old drain from Ad house it is along the path from the main road to the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ezra went to Gananoque with Ellen fine day Ad is fixing at his house drain I painted 1 wheel of the buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is working at home Jennie came home on the Mixed from her school at Glen Bulel I painted the other 3 wheels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached at night I heard Mr Tye in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>we got the rods made for the hay fork at McDonalds 1 is 57 feet long the other is near 40 feet Nores Andres began to work for Ad at noon to day he hoed in the garden hoeing the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Nores is hoeing in the garden Ad is working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad expected the hay Fork man put it off he is not come yet</td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do Ad went for a load of lumber to McCreadys Sawmill heavy rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Nores mowed around the house after we ground the syth Ad went for a load of lumber he brought the six posts for his driving house &amp; barn heavy rain last night Noris is drawing dung to the North field the barn yard is very wett cleaning out at the Barn doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Noris drew dung to the North field Ad is atending to the colt Mode had it last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Noris went home at noon he drew dung in the forenoon Ad is fixing at home fine day I shaked that the hay &amp; raked it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Noris went through the cow corn in the forenoon with Charley &amp; the cultivator Messrs Reed &amp; Ellot cam and put up the rods in the old barn &amp; cow stable for a hay fork the rod is 56 ft long rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Delta he took the Jersey heffer in the Buggy he made a Box of slats put her in it he took the wool to Lidenhurst to get spun very heavy rain most of the day Reed &amp; Ellot came this afternoon &amp; put up the rods in the new barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad came home to day she took the Stevens Jersey Bull he left her there Noris pilled up dung in the barnyard it is very wet rain this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris went to Sand Bay to hoed the potatos they took the cultivator with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Noris soped at the shanty last night Ad came home Jennet Jennie &amp; Philo went to Gananoque with Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to The shantie this morning he intends to bring his saw logs down the creek to the mill Noris came with Ad he has been working at the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Rows preached this evening Mr Gifford in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad took Noris to the shanty to hoe the potatos he drew 2 loads of lumber from the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain this morning Ad went for a load of lumber Noris came home with him &amp; went for another load of lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Noris cut the grass back of the barn Ad is fixing at home I worked at a ladder for the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris drew some stones for the foundation of his barn &amp; driving house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad had his barn raised this forenoon it went up well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad began to mow he mowed the orchard he has been drawing lumber &amp; stuff that he could not get at it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning he had Kate to Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>we raked &amp; got in the hay out of the orchard unloaded it with the horse fork it is a hard job to get into the load it works well when you get it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad mowed in the north field east of the peas it has a good many daisies in it I raked it Noris cocked it Ad mowed some in the middle next the east line</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I raked that that cut yesterday they drew it in &amp; some of the cocks that was in the north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>young doctor came this morning &amp; stoped fathers knows from bleeding</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad mowed the part that was left in the midle field this morning there was a little rain we drew a load of the cocks that was left in the north field that 12 loads that we have got in so far this season</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Noris is mowing in the midle field east side then we drew in 4 loads put them in the old barn I raked fine day for the hay</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>we drew in 3 loads but them in the New barn from the midle field east line</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Gifford preached this morning Mr Ross at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain all day Ad &amp; Noris worked at his Barn got the rod for the hay fork up &amp; other fixings</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is fixing at the barn Noris mowed in the midle field rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain this morning Noris is splitting &amp; sawing wood Ad went to Gananoque for pine lumber for his Barn door</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Noris finished cuting the midle this forenoon he went to the North field I raked up what was there they drew in part &amp; cocked up the rest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the hay fork is hard to get into fine hay</td> <td>7</td> <td>Noris mowed in the North field I raked up all that was cut they drew in &amp; cocked all that was left of it it was after dark they drew in 3 loads of it to Ad Barn this afternoon unloaded it with the hay fork it works well in the cours Timothy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>they finished our haying expect some corners</td> <td>8</td> <td>Noris finished the North field this morning they got it all in after dark young Grea raked in the afternoon I went with Revd Mr Graceyt to Sand Bay he preached Mr Ross took Mooreheads horse up &amp; he brought it back</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacy preached this morning &amp; at Sand Bay he dispensed the sacrament in the afternoon there were 35 communicants</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>they cut the Black Barley with the syths it is good Noris cut part of Wallaces hay he brock the mower Ad finished it with the scythe</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>I raked it up &amp; cocked it up Noris is not well find a very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris drew in Wallaces hay &amp; our barley I helped Jennie went to the outlet for Watt &amp; Bruce Sanders they went to Gananoque to work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris is cuting the fall wheat it is a good deal winter killed &amp; thisley Ad cuting with mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Noris cut part of the Barley Ad went out to Sand Bay to see the crops there they are middling heavy rain at noon with wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>they went with {illegible} Charlies {illegible}</td> <td>15</td> <td>Noris finished cuting the Barley &amp; cocked some of it we drew it all in 2 small loads I raked it and the fall wheat ground Ad cocked it there is a heavy crop of Alsike clover on it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 16</td> <td></td> <td>heard the Revd Mr Tye preach this morning Mr Ross preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris helped Bruce to stack his hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris drew in the most of hay &amp; fall wheat they took 1 load to Ad stable &amp; 5 in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris finished the drawing in of the stuff &amp; the rakings of their fall wheat ground &amp; then they drew a load of rails &amp; fixed up the road fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went to Kinston in Stewarts steamboat this morning Noris drew stones to underpin Ad stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris went to help Bruce to draw in barley it began to rain about 10 oclock &amp; stoped them Noris &amp; me cleaned up the fall wheat that was in the greanary &amp; some of the spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Noris &amp; me cleaned the rest of the wheat &amp; put it in bags we had 12 bags 1 was fall wheat for to crack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Norris drew some gravel to Ads Barn rain this morning Ad went to the audit for Watt at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad began to cut the oats near of the house after cuting to the north field &amp; cut the white oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norrice drew 3 loads of oats rear of the house fine drying time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad took the Grist to Escott at night there was 12 bags</td> <td>27</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads more of them Bruce &amp; his Boys helped them they drew 2 loads from the North field they were too green so they left them out till dry more Norrice hooked some peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Mr McFadden came with his binder he cut the wheat near the house &amp; flax behind the barn it is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Noris drew in 3 loads of oats from the north field they were in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached at night Mr Aylesworth son was buired at the Ebenezer Church this afternoon the Revd Mr Tye preached the sermon in the English church here it was filled up every seat &amp; some standing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>heavy rain last night Noris cut &amp; split some wood in the forenoon Ad &amp; him hooked peas in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>heavy thunder &amp; rain last night Norris &amp; Ad fixed up the fence along the road to the gravel pit and drew</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris drew stones for the foundation of the Granary this forenoon I helped till I fell &amp; hurt myself they drew all the oats that was cut in the afternoon from the North field 4 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>McConnel &amp; Taylor came this morning to fraim the granary Ad &amp; Norris is working at the foundation in the forenoon they drew in 7 loads of off the wheat in the afternoon Birron McNiel help them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads this forenoon that is 10 loads in all it is put in floor of the old Barn rain at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Norris went home in the afternoon yesterday Ad cut some of the oats in the North field this afternoon rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>McConnel &amp; his man are working at The Granery</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished the reaping this forenoon Norris &amp; Sam drew the peas in in 1 large load they then went out to help Bruce to draw in oats Norris came home last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris finished cuting the oats with the syth that they could not cut with the reaper they were lodged so</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day the ground is all in a swim John Smith &amp; his sister Isabla from Durram came from on the Express from Lyn this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Norris drew 10 loads of gravel for John Coslow for to grut his house with the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris turned over the oats this morning &amp; drew in loads Birron McNiel helped them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads of oats this forenoon I raked the ground with Maude they then went to help Bruce to draw in fine drying day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Ross preached at night Mr Tye in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>very heavy rain this morning &amp; last night John Smith &amp; his sister Isabla went home this morning on the Express the ground is very wet Norris is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris &amp; 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay &amp; cut the oats that was there they are damaged a good deal with cattle getting in</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885 {assume September}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>16 I made a dog house</td> <td></td> <td>Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash he had Charley horse Ad cut some of the grass peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I am making a long waggon box</td> <td>17</td> <td>Norris helped John D Latimer to thrash same as yesterday Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; finished the cuting the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain in the night Ad &amp; Norris cut some of the grass peas the ground is very wet Ad got 2 pigs from Henery Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris went with the team to help Bruce to draw in this morning they finished him up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to Kingston on the express to the Presbytery</td> <td>21</td> <td>Bruces two Boys &amp; team went with Ad &amp; Norris to The Chantty they stack the green oats on the new piece &amp; brought home 2 loads of oats that was at the chanty</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>they hook the peas &amp; got them in this morning before the rain it begins rain about 11 oclock &amp; rained all afternoon I got home on the Express is all in a swim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad took Dans skin &amp; 3 lambskins with the wool on to Collmans to get tanned</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Delta fair this morning Philo went with him Norris is cuting up the cow corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Norris is working at the corn it terable down Ad got home this afternoon he brought Jonney with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went with Revd Mr Millard to see Mr McCormick he has been very sick he is some better we called at Smiths &amp; Mooreheads</td> <td>25</td> <td>they took the plow to the North field the ground is so wet they could do nothing with it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad bought a side of harness leather &amp; a veal skin from Mr Collman</td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris is drawing dung to the midle East field from the stable door picking up stones &amp; putting at the door it is a bad hole Ad is at Bee of</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>I heard Mr Gifford this morning Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Norris is drawing strikethrough dung to the pea field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris went to the shanty to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotten</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris went to the santy to dig potatos there is a great many of them rotton very fine weather very warm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; went to The shanty &amp; finished digging the potatos they were a fine crop if they had not roted the late rain then warm weather roted them all over these parts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris dug the potatos in the garden here there is not many of them roten yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris finish the potatos in the garden to day I {illegible} rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he gave notice of a congregation meeting to be on the 12th at Fairfax for to moderate in a call the Revd Mr Greacey to preside</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Winkle Rod came on the Express</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad picked apples Norris drew dung to the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they finished {illegible} the Apples &amp; any greapes there is not many greapes this year cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>we took sheep &amp; cows a yearling &amp; a calf to the Fair I was in the Hall with Revd Mr Tye there is a good turnout</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>I am in the hall It is Well filled honorable Mr Carlon Postmaster genarll came on the Express &amp; opened our new fairground there was a fine show of grain vegetable &amp; Apples &amp; of horses &amp; cattle Ad took 3 on draft team &amp; brood mair first on a cow yearling bull and calf 3 firsts on sheep first on spring pig 2nd grapes do on pears</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Norris drew dung to the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Norris went home his time was up Ad plowed in the north field or rather plowed 1 round in each ridge</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Tye preached in the morning Mr Millard at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon I went to Fairfax to a congregational Revd Mr Greacy preached we all signed a call for the Revd Mr Millard they paid $241 two hundred &amp; forty one dollars in Lansdowne $217 on Fairfax 192 on Sand Bay making $600 in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash in the forenoon rain so that they had to stop Ad &amp; Birron sawed some wood with the crosscut saw for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished the stooks Ellen went to Lyn on the Express Aunt Margret is at Jones she went down on a visit a little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad began to plow grass seed in the North field South East part of it</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad plowed sod in the South East part of the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is plowing I went with Revd Mr Millard to the funeral of Henery Landon of Fairfax he was buired at the Ebenezer buirying ground there was 37 teams came to the graveyard sermon preached in Fairfax Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning &amp; we had the call for Mr Millard signed by all the members &amp; Adherent</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad is plowing sod in North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad hired a man his name is Wright for a while $4 a month</td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do in forenoon he went to WA Webster sale of stock very heavy rain in the afternoon rained all night &amp; most of the day side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rained all night &amp; most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad plowed sod in the North field I went round the Station &amp; got subscriber to a call for Revd Mr Millard to be our Pastor he being since the 20 of last month</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is plowing sod in the North field rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle field began west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>I went with Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay to about the signing the call the had A Cornetts horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew stones &amp; sand for the foundation of his stable in the forenoon he plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is atending James Calhoun he builder the wall Baryon McNiel is plowing in the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is atending the masin Baryon is plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he went to Sand Bay with Kate heavy rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Baryon plowed Ad is his stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>hard frost last night so that the mud is frozen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>the ground is frozen so that you can walk on the ice</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay Mr A Cornett went with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>heavy rain all day with a little snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad took a hog to the station he sold it to Mr Goodall for $4 1/2 four dollars &amp; fifty cents per 100 lb it weigh was 275 lbs he plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad sawed wood this morning with George Matthews some of the logs in the lain he went a plowing Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon there was 14 teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain all day no work done Ad got his finger-lamed {could be lanced}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Biron plowed Ad can do nothing he has a poultice of Basswood bark on it that is finger</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Biron McNiel is plowing in the midle field Ad can do very little his is some better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacy preached at night Gifford in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ads finger is very bad he got it lanced again very little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad hired Keaton to work 50 cents per day</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed this morning Keaton plowed in the afternoon Ad cleaned out some ditches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Keaton plowed Ad fixed some stalls in his stable for the colt and cow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad Keaton &amp; George Matthews worked at the ditch at the bottom of the field below the house they plowed &amp; then through out the sods with forks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Matthews finished shoveling this for {illegible} Keaton is plowing raining in the afternoon Ad &amp; Keaton fixing the cow stable &amp; sawed wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Keaton plowed Ad cleaned out ditches in the midle field where they are plowing fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 put the cows in the stable last night for the first time</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he took Kate to Sand Bay &amp; Fairfax I read the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad plowed the Revd Mr McKay Mr Houston &amp; Mr Greacye {illegible} but the Revd Mr Millard into our congregation as our pastor this afternoon there was a good meeting fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad plowed a little this forenoon the rain came on about 10 oclock rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle all day I split wood in the morning I was fixing the hook to hold the woodshed door fast when the other half got loose &amp; threw me off the sill into the shed &amp; cracked the joint of the stiff knee &amp; I have been in bed most of the time since Dr Hannah put a plaster Paris bandage on my knee 8 days after I write this the 10th of December afer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{rest of page blank}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec 20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the back of the old stable Jonney is {illegible}ing he is draining with {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellen came from Perth Jennie on the Express</td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the new Stable Jonney is loading he is taking it to the North Field South West quarter there a little snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad finished drawing the dung from the stables this forenoon rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennie came home on the Express from Glen Buel</td> <td>24</td> <td>Jonney went to Gananoque to bring Philo home from the school examination &amp; to bring a load of coal for Wallace McNiel he had the Waggon he brought 2300 &amp; 50 lb</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>no work done except the chores fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney is riging up for the thrashers they came at 3 oclock this afternoon &amp; thrashed what was on the floor they piled it outside fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>the thrashers thrashed all day &amp; got most of what was in the old Barn done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>the thrashers got what was in the old Barn done before noon &amp; moved the thrasher &amp; horsepowr to the New Barn &amp; finished what was in it all but the peas there is only 1 load of them they are going thrash them with the flayel they had wheat 33 bushel Barley 25 bushel oats 342 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney put in all the oats straw in to the old Barn that was left they left spring wheat straw in the Barnyard it was rusted very badly</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>they are all at Moores Hall fixing it for the Christmas tree for our Sunday School to night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{out of order, needs to be put before last page}</p> <p>1885</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Decm 1</td> <td></td> <td>Ad sawed some wood this morning he went to Sand Bay for a load of wood for himself with wagon roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad banked the house in the forenoon with sand from the pit helped to fix the church shed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew sand &amp; covered the grape vines in the afternoon he helped Hugh McKay at the church shed in forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood {illegible} the roads is very bad then was a little the snowing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad cut wood for us here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard went to Fairfax this morning with Kate very stormy day preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood from Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad brought a load home from Sand the roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>rain most of the day the snow nearly all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>the fields look bair this morning Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon with Philo to get some cloes for him he brough me a pair of under shirt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; John Lewis is working at the Granary</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here Jonney worked at the Granery Ad had the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine morning began to at noon &amp; snowed all the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>snow about 4 inches deep this morning Ad went to look for a thrasher Stacie is to on Saturday Jonney worked at the Granery he got 3 hens {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood Jonney worked at The Granary</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of wood one here and one to home Jonney is at the Granary</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood he left it here Jonney is at The Granary there is rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; banked out wood Jonney is cuting wood for the house &amp; {illegible} the thrashers at the Barn we expect them tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>snow &amp; rain last night Ad &amp; Jonney tried to clean the Barn floor of the green {illegible} was on it by putting it on the mow they rest</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>no work done Wm Scott came on the Express {illegible} Ad and Abia &amp; Revd Mr {illegible} and Mrs {illegible} was here for dinner fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney is doing chores &amp; getting wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this evening a little this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain all day no work done {illegible} on it {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad took Wm Ellen Jennie &amp; Jennet to Margrets this morning in the buggy he intended to have gone yesterday the rain kept them from going began to snow at dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad came home to day the snow is about 4 inches deep the road is very bad the frost is out &amp; it is very cold hard frost the buggy wheels is loaded</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>very cold day the Revd Mr Millard held a prayer meeting here last night Jonney is sawing some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went Abs for the sheep he sold him of 5 them for five dollars each &amp; paid for the use of his Holstein Bull &amp; the ram Jonney &amp; Philo drove {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>no work done snow &amp; wind from the East expect 8 bags of oats for peas very hard Frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Escott mill with 6 bags of wheat &amp; 8 bags of oats very cold day Jonney did chores side note this is still first of new wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day &amp; poor roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney took down his ice house of the {illegible} he intends to it against the hen house then he went to Escott for his grist the road is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jonney is helping JJ Latimer to thrash Ad is doing chores for a day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney is helping Bruce McNiel to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do {illegible} they came on the Express yesterday from Young</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion Fairfax this morning Ellen went with Wm Cornett he took {illegible} it was a very Stormy day snow &amp; wind {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood {illegible} the holidays very stormy day snowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out he brought home a load stormy snowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>very stormy day wind &amp; snow the roads is drifted no work done except doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>went to Sand Bay for a load of wood took Jennet &amp; Mary to Gananoque with Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jonney took our team to dung Bee at Wallace in forenoon Ad had to attend a suit between H Armstrong &amp; Jay Darling about wood at the Stewart house Jennie Dunkin &amp; Mary went home on the Express Mary has been here for a week on a visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood stormy day the roads is heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood stormy little {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney went to the river for ice for himself McNiel early noon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney put the ice that they got yesterday in the ice house this morning they then went for another load in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>the Revd Mr Greacy here at night he preached it Fairfax in the morning &amp; at Sand Bay in the afternoon very stormy most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{this page difficult to decipher even with scans from Queens}</p> <p>1886 February</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Blair Sawmill for a load of sawdust for the Ice House {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he {illegible} home Jonney put the sawdust in the ice house went to Gananoque for the cloth in the afternoon {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out wood very {2 lines illegible} possibly</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out {illegible} hands to a bee to draw wood for tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad stoped at the chanty all night there was a good Bee was 12 large loads came that was {illegible} the wood he has cut it was all left here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Ross from Perth preached here this morning Ad took him to Sand Bay &amp; Fairfax Mr Millard went to Perth &amp; preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Wm came from Perth on the Express this afternoon from he was Ellens he had business at Smiths Falls Ad is very weak he has a headache he is not doing anything</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Billie went on the Express this afternoon to Parry Sound Mr Dunnett &amp; Mifs went from to Delta this afternoon {illegible} Young brought a load from Sand Bay he {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad brought from Sand Bay to day he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home the oats that was cut green there last summer for feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>{illegible} Ad he is one of the pallbearers was Buried at the Union Church there 35 rigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>the snow is nearly all gone misty fog &amp; rain no travel on the roads they are bear {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this evening Mr Gifford preached Mr McConnells funeral service</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>stormy Day from the Northeast rain &amp; snow no work except taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad started to go to Sand Bay the roads is so bad that he went no further then the corner he took a load of pressed hay to the station from John Johnston</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the cutter the road bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Jonney cleaned up 4 bags of wheat for to take the mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain &amp; snow in the afternoon</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the 4 bags of wheat he bought home of provender</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad with the drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning stormy at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood a little snow with wind the roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood the roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>the same as yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to The Sawmill &amp; brought home some oke Plank &amp; some board to cover the ice house he then got Shields to shoe the horses their shoes is very dull rain &amp; some snow road is soft very hard frost last night so that the road slippery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; cut a load of wood &amp; brought it home Tommie went home to his mothers on the Express Nancy Hazelwood went with him Mrs Purvis &amp; Mrs G Taylor was here for tea yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay cut &amp; brought a load of wood he left here cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad did the same as yesterday &amp; left it here Jonney helped Bruce to saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of a child of Mr Deeds it died of the scarlet fever yesterday &amp; another one did while they were at the Union Church burying it &amp; it was buried at night Dr Hannah says it is worst type of this fever</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they sowed Ad wood to day Bruce &amp; his Boys then they got it done &amp; brought the horsepowr &amp; saw here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>they sawed all our wood to day &amp; got done about four oclock Bruce &amp; his 2 Boys helped they then cleaned up 30 bushel of oats Ad is going down to Robys with them he is changing seed with him Philo with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad came home from Robys this afternoon he brought home the seed oats they are well fine day there was a meeting of the session here this afternoon A Cochran &amp; S Moorehead Mr Fullerton was admitted as a member to the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard disspensed the Sacrament in the church here this morning Jonney took me up in the cutter it is the first time I have been out to church since I got hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonney left this forenoon he is going to Clerk at Webson</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to a Bee of James Coulhouns drawing wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do fine weather Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to a wood bee of John Johnstons they draw the wood from Sand Bay light flurries of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood to the station the roads is good fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad Do Do Do Do he then went to Henery Folleys &amp; brought 12 bushel of potatos &amp; brought them home he paid forty cents per bushel he left part of them here fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>17</td> <td>March 17th Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Red had a hefer calf this morning a real Holsten</td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>20 heavy rain this morning the trees is all ice Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>snow is two or three inches deep &amp; snowed most of the day no work out of door is the roads is filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is doing chores taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Ad is thrashing peas &amp; doing chores fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennet went to a social at Mr Millards the house was full</td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad took 6 bags of wheat to ask Escott mill he could not get it the roads very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad thrash peas fine day the snow is going fast the slaughs is stoped going through our fields they are taking the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Escott for his Grist he took the waggon the wheat was not done he brought alot of cow feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for to try and get out some lumber the roads too soft some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad came home this afternoon heavy rain most of the day he did very little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>heavy rain this morning rest of the day Ad went to Escott the 6 bags of wheat that he took last Saturday &amp; got the flour</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April Miss {illegible} to Kingston on the Express this afternoon</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is atending the cattle the snow is nearly all gone except along the fences the fields bear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is attending the cattle fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo cleaned up the flax seed fine day for</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is doing the chores gottwo calves 1 is a bull Holstein from the Killee cow fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>rain hail &amp; snow most of the day with heavy wind &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>snow &amp; drift the lain is piled four or five feet high snow &amp; drift yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>cold raw wind this morning more pleasant in the afternoon Ad is takining of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine day Ad is Ad Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad let water of the fields</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>James Snyder came this morning to work Ad has hired him</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is helping J McDonald to fix the iron harrow &amp; cultivator &amp; he took me down to John Gemmells in the afternoon he very &amp; he wanted to Join the church S Donovan Mrs Millard &amp; Ellen was there we all partook of the sacrament</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is helping Mr Millard to move to Turners house opposite the church he has rented it for a year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is working at home fine day Jonney is cleaning out the horse stable &amp; splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is working at home Jonnie is doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is fixing things around the Barn Jonnie is helping him find warm day the snow is all gone around the fences inside of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is working in his garden fine day Jonnie is splitting wood other chores he went home at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad planted 9 Green Gages plumb trees &amp; 7 Blue gage plumbs the green 1 is on The Ridges south from the seller door the Blues is west of that they are all where the old trees was we dug the old stumps up some heavy thunder showers</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad worked at his garden Jimmie came here last night he was helping Mr Day to {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad worked at home he sowed some carrots then Jimmie split some wood &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to a raisin Mr Websters at the Ebenezer Church Jimmie cleaned the grass from the gooseberries &amp; put ashes around them &amp; currant Bushes</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jennie &amp; Aunt Jain came on the Express last night Ad is fixing things at home Jimmie is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is working at home Aunt Jane went home on the Mixed this morning cold wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is working at home he planted some potatos Jimmie is splitting wood Jennie went to Glen Buel on the Express this afternoon rather cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad began spring work by breaking in the cleaned up seed oats</td> <td>27</td> <td>rain most of the day Jimmie splitting wood &amp; taking care of the lambs &amp; cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jimmie put the slaughs in the New Cow stable and read up the lain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 bushel of Astrilan oats</td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad began to sow &amp; sowed 8 bushel of the Astrilian oats in the center west field west side fine day the Boys pick Stones below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 bushel more</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad sowed 8 bushel more of the Astrlian &amp; draged them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>angled draged the where he sowed the oats it is south half of the field &amp; plowed the head {cut off} fine day the Mr Millard went to Sand Bay this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 7 bushels of Oats</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay church this morning there was none from here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad sowed 7 bushels of Robies oats in North east corner of the center field that is north of the center headland</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3 bushels more of the same</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad sowed 3 bushel more of Robies oats along side &amp; he plowed part of the garden &amp; hoed it a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Woods begin to look green</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats peas &amp; Black Barley mixture all in the midle field Jimmie is drawing dung with Kate &amp; S Johnston East into the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I planted a Catalpa in the garden over where the Ridge was Ad sowed 1 3/4 bushel of grass peas &amp; 3 1/4 bushel of common pea on North field East corner</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>6</td> <td>David &amp; Vive &amp; the oldest Daughter came down on the Express they are all well Ad sowed 5 bushels of peas in all</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>David &amp; Vive went to Delta on the Express Ad cultivated with the wheel cultivator in the North field &amp; sowed of oats 2 bushel of Black Barley &amp; 1 bushel peas all mixed together in that field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kate had a Colt this morning</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad finished that part of the field fine day ground very hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed draged &amp; furrowed out the garden cold day cows let out for the first time Jimmie &amp; Philo planted 12 1 half bushel of potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>very heavy rain all night it rained 1 1/2 inches on the land Ad plowed in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field the Boys spread dung in the afternoon where Ad is plowing fine day Ellen went to Mallorytown on the Express Margret is very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jimmie left Ad paid him 5 dolars heavy rain in the afternoon</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North Field the Boys spread dung in the forenoon he sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat with S Johnston seeder</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with 3 1/2 bags of wheat the ground is too wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain last night</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad worked in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>John Grea began to work</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad worked in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Do Do Do Johnston team helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>David &amp; Vive came on the Express</td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do they finished he sowed 7 bushel of wheat in all 1 bushel of Black Barley &amp; about 1/4 of flaxseed that finished all the sowing there fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is helping Johnston to plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do frost last night John planted beans in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>heavy rain this morning no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad helped John Johnston at his work plowing &amp; draging</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>John rolled in the North field Ad went to Gananoque this afternoon Mary {illegible} went with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jonney strike through planted corn below hen house Ad atended the red cow she is sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Jonnie rolled the midle field then drew dung from Ad to the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad drew all the dung that was at his place a lot of straw from horse on to where he sowed the wheat in the North field Jimmie spread</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad drew a load of straw from the Barn to the wheat this morning the wind was too high they could do nothing he then plowed for the potatos where the cow corn was last year he went to the raisin of Hugh McKays</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I walked to the church that is the time I have done it since I got hurt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad drew straw down to the North field and it on the spring wheat then him &amp; the Boys washed the Sheep Ad went to The chanty to plow &amp; sow corn back at night could do nothing the ground is {illegible} Ad went to Lidenhurst to annual meeting of the Conservative meeting</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886 May 31 June 15th 17</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad took the Spoted Cow to Ade the Holston Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>Bred to Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>little Heffer cow Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab097b41bbf6860e13f81447f2924274.pdf 112c0db7580d14bc178cb62b782ae80e PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f4fd9d6760344a924b67605a02f8b8e3.pdf f401e1bdb1bdf589ef0d1161be9bd81c PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1886-1889 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal May 1886 to May 1889 1886 May 31 took the spoted cow to Ads Holstein Bull June 15 Do the Bud cow to Bruces Do 17 little Hefer Do Do Do 20 Mary Cow John Johnston Kittee cow & Coplands J Cook Hefer Bull is & was was in our fields since the 20th 21 Dutch cow July August 25 J Cooks Heffr Bruces Bull 12 Ad took the Jersy cow to A Jersy Bull at Houstons Bay 14 Do Do took Kittee cow to Bruces Bull 23 Ad took Lillie to Abs Holstein Bull again October 1 Bruces again Do Kittie Bruces Do 10 1 �11 Do White Cow Do Do 7 Mullie 2 year old Johnstons Bull 25 croked horn yearling Do Do 29 John Johnstons Bull here for 2 days think that Pet cow that we have put dry took him 8 Duch cow to Bruces Bull 11 Spoted cow " Do Do 14 Jessie Cook Do Do 17 Mary Cow Do Do August 11 Bud or Lineback cow Do John Do Johnston 24 White heffier A Bull that was on the Road July 19 White Cow Bruces Bull August 5 Lill cow Do Do October 2 Crooked horn or Red heffer Bruces Bull 19 grea cow took to Bruces Bull 27 the White Holstein 2 year old Do 15 again Do Do Do Oct 1887 June July 19 1888 May June 2 �August 23 Lineback or Bird cow Do 20 Spoted cow Do 28 2 year old holstein cow Do 1 yearling spoted holstein Do 5th Spoted Cow Bruces Bull 27 Pett cow Do Do 1889 June 1888 March Sold 1 doz eggs 2 {?} per doz 13 Do 2 doz eggs Do 20 Do 2 Do 1886 June the ground is hard and dry 1 Ad went to Sand Bay to plow & sow came home he could do nothing the ground is dry and hard 2 Ad went to the Annual at Lydenhurst of the consoul he said that there was a great many there 3 Ad plowed for potatos below the house and hogpen where the cow corn was last year 4 Ad cultivated rolled and furrowed out and Jonnie draged the potatos and planted the potatos 5 Ad plowed Wm A Cornetts garden 3 �Jonnie and Philo scattered some of the hog dung over the ground 6 Revd Mr Green the Bible Society agent had at meeting house he stoped here Revd Mr Millard preached at night 7 Ad fixed a floor in the wood shed for the stove and cleaned up a grist and took it to Escott 8 Ad went to Escott for the grist dry time 9 Ad and Jonnie took the yearling Maulie hefer and the Mullie cow and colt to Sand Bay 10 Ad went to raisin of J Bradeys Barn it a very Large one 22 feet posts 11 Ad is fixing at home 12 Ad cultivated Wm A Cornetts Garden 13 Revd Mr Millard preached this I went to it on my stilts 14 Ad and Jonnie worked on the roads with the team 15 Do Do Do Do 6 day work 16 Ad worked at home Jonnie hoed in the garden 17 Ad is fixing the Waggon Box and others fixing about here 18 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of Brick for to fix his Chimnies they are out 4 �of sorts Wat came here from Gananoque last night great loss A {Stem} Boat on the Lake 19 20 Ad took Watt to the outlet with the Buggy and went to his Island and fished till night the Revd Mr Millard preached here at night 21 Ad worked at home in his garden Jonnie hoed some of our potatos in the garden James McMullen and Wm A Cornett cleaned the church Philo drew water for them with Kate and the Milk Buggy fine day 1886 June 22 Ad is working at home this forenoon he went to the funeral of Mrs James Latimer the Revd Mr Millard preached the funeral sermon in the Methodist Church there was a very large funeral 23 fine rain at noon Ad is fixing his stable at home 24 Ad is working his stable Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine growing 25 Ad is working at home fine rain 26 Do Do Jonnie spliting wood and other chores about the house 27 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I was at church 28 Ad is doing his road work at the station 29 Do Do Do Do Do Jonnie is picking Mustard out of the grain in the midle field & the North field Philo went with the Revd Mr Millard and his son to Picnick of Fairfax 5 �30 Ad was all day helping to fix Agriculture Hall for a strawberry festaful to be held this afternoon Aunt Jennet and Ninnie came from Branford on the Express this afternoon fine 1886 July 1 Ad helped clear up the things in the Hall and other fixing about the house fine day 2 Ad went through corn an potatos in the garden and below the house Jonnie hoed some 3 I went with the Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax this afternoon he preached Sacrament is to be disspensed tomorrow 4 Ad and the Boys drew in the hay in the orchard to the New Barn Revd Mr Millard preached this morning at Fairfax there and disspensed the Sacrament to 34 communicants 5 Ad riged up the mowing Machine and Mowed part of the orchard in the afternoon fine day 6 Ad went to a raisin of Noah McNiels Jonnie worked on the roads for Ad fine day very dry time 7 Ad finished mowing the orchard this morning he then mowed front of the house 8 Aunt Jennet went to Lyn on the Express Watts Wife came on the Mixed from Brockville he went to Gananoque to do some work for the cooperative there 9 heavy rain last night Jonnie hoed some of the potatos Jennet and Jonnie went to Gananoque with Philo to get him 6 �{Slaugh?} 10 11 they hoed and fixed the old barn for to draw in took a load of straw to Ads stable Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Kates Colt kicked Philo in the face Dr Hannah put 5 stitches in the cup it is on the left cheek heavy rain this afternoon 12 Ad and Jonnie is drawing the hay of off the field front of the house or rather below they drew in 4 loads put it all in the new barn East mow 13 Ad went to a rasen of David Johnstons Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos and other chores 14 Ad and Jonnie is drawing hay from below the house they drew in 4 loads and put it over the cow stable 15 heavy rain all night and most of the day very little work done 16 dull day Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos in the garden Ad mowed below the house 17 Jonnie raked below the house Ad is cocking it fine day Ad took Jonnie &Miss Huckeston to the outlet they are going Watts Iland near {torn off } 1886 July 18 Prof Nicholson Preached at night there was heavy this morning so that he could not go to Fairfax he went to Sand Bay in the afternoon Ad took Mr Nicholson to Sand Bay 19 Ad mowed in the North field on the old piece of 7 �meadow 20 Ad drew in 4 loads of hay from the North field they put it over the old stable fine day 21 Ad & Jonnie is shaking out the cocks below the house this morning they then drew in 8 loads put it in the old Barn 22 Ad mowed Wallace hay at the Railway Jonnie cut or dug some of the Blue weeds in the lower field 23 Ad and Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay Philo is raking it in winrows fine day they drew loads and put it his stable brought 1 home 24 Ad and Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay to Ads stable 25 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day 26 we cleaned up 3 bags of spring wheat Jonnie took them to Escott mill with Kate got home at noon Ad went to the North field to mow 27 Ad finished cuting the North field this morning he then cut the piece that he left below the house 28 Ad Drew in 3 loads from the North field took them home Philo raked fine day 29 Ad cut the little field behind the Barn there was a little rain to day it stoped the haying 30 they drew in all the hay that they had and 2 loads that Ad cut in the paster field that is the night paster in the midle East field they put it over the old horse stable that finished the haying here the hay is all very good and in good order 31 Ad and Jonnie went with the team to help Bruce McNiel with his haying Jennet and Jennie went to Gananoque with Maud early this morning intending to 8 �go on the boat to Kingston 1886 August 1 Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening 2 Ad and Bruces olds son went to Sand Bay to mow the new meadow there they took the horses with them fine day 3 rain this morning fine afternoon Jonnie did the chores Mrs Nicholson and her four children on the Express 4 fine morning Ad and Bruces Boy came at night they got the hay cut and stacked it is good 5 Ad fixed bars in the midle field Jonnie cleaned out the hen house fine day 6 Ad went to Gananoque brought home a sash for the woodshed Jonnie is doing chores 7 Ad is cleaning out Wallaces spring Jonnie is drawing old ties from Mr Millard stable 8 Frank Hall &Mrs Hall from Lyn came on the Express to day the Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day 9 Ad & Jonnie drew sand to his house in the forenoon he went & helped Bruce to cut oats he brought the reaper 10 Ad cut the oats in the North field 11 Ad & the Boys drew 2 loads of oats from the midle field in the afternoon they raked them into sheves in the forenoon fine day 9 �12 Ad & the Boys drew in 5 five loads of the little oats that he got from Robie they are a little rusted 13 Ad and the Boys drew in 4 loads of oats the same as the above Birion help them fine day 14 fine rain last night Ad is patching the roof of the old Barn Aunt Jennet went back to Lyn on the Express this afternoon she came up yesterday she intends to go home on wednesday on the boat to Toronto with the Halls fine day 15 Mr &Mrs {Miss?} Smiley Mrs Grescie& Emilie Turner made a Call with Mr &Mrs Millard Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 16 Ad Drew in 2 loads of oats from the North field this forenoon that was all that he had cut fine in the afternoon 17 Ad cut with the Reaper part of of the oats in the center- field in the afternoon 18 Ad finished reaping the oats in the center field fine day 1886 August 19 Ad took the Reaper out to Bruces and Reaped for him fine day Maud was taken with a colic they did nothing after tea Mrs Stevens from Delta came here on the Mixed 20 Ad cradled a swath along the road in the spring wheat Charles Roth came with the Reaper and what was fit Ad and Bruces boy drew in 9 loads of oats 21 Ad and the Boys is drawing oats 10 �they drew in 6 {?} loads fine day 22 I went to Turner to help a Bradley in a trial of of Mrs Innis for Insanity we sent her to Brockville Revd Mr Millard preached this morning church well filled 23 they began to hook peas Philo raked in the midle field with Maud then Ad drew it in & cut Black Barley 24 Ad went to the river too help to look for Arthur Darling he had strayed away he was found near Rockport in an old house Ad hook peas after 25 Ad raked and drew in 1 1/2 loads of Black Barley & 2 loads of wheat fine day 26 they drew 1 load of wheat this morning and then they went with the team out to help Bruce 27 Ad went to Wm McNiels & helped him to draw in oats from Ch Armstrongs and he sent Watts to hook peas fine day the ground is very dry 28 Ad took Wat to the outlet this morning he was at Gananoque came down on the Mixed he then drew loads of peas they are very good 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 30 rain last night and today very little done 11 �31 they drew in the grass peas put them in the New Barn fine drying day 1886 Sept 1 Ad began to plow for Fall wheat in the Northwest corner of the North field where the peas was 2 Charles Roth came this forenoon to cut the spring wheat got it done after dinner fine day 3 Ad and Jonnie helped Bruce with his harvest till near night they got home to draw in 1 load of wheat they left it on the waggon 4 Bruces boys came out this morning to help Ad they drew 2 loads of wheat and 1 of flax and that finished our harvesting they went to help Bruce then 5 little rain in forenoon Revd Mr Millard had the communion here afternoon the church was well filled there was 51 tokens taken in 6 Ad and Jonnie drew dung to the North field east corner Ad cut out a hole for a window in the wood shed for light 7 they drew dung in the forenoon helped Bruce to draw in in the afternoon fine day very dry weather 8 they went to Bruces this morning they finished his harvesting it has been a fine time for getting it in 9 Ad and Jonnie is drawing dung to the North field East line he is intending to sow fall wheat on it 10 they are working at the dung a fine for it 12 �11 12 fall wheat sowed Do Do Do Revd Mr Millard preached this evening rain most of the day 13 Ad went to plow for the wheat this morning Jonnie is spreading dung they drew dung half of the day 14 Ad finished plowing for the fall wheat to day there was a fine shower last night 15 Ad sowed 4 1/2 nearly bushel of fall wheat it was with Bruces drill Ad draged on it nearly all the forenoon then sowed & I draged Ad went Young with Bruce in the afternoon intending to go to Unionville 16 heavy rain all night and most of to day no work done outside I expected to go to Unionville the rain is so heavy that Charles Roth did not come for me 17 Jonney drew stones for Dr Hannah well Birron McNiel helped him to load they drew 2 load 1886 Sept Ad got home from Unionville fair about 9 oclock to night 18 19 I went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery Jonnie drew stones for Dr Hannah well this forenoon they drew 4 loads he shoveled the ends of the ridges of the Fall wheat in the afternoon Revd Mr Millard preached this morning heavy rain part of the day 20 Ad and Jonnie cleaned up the peas and oats that on the floor in the New Barn and took them to Escott he had 6 bags and some wheat he got the hog 21 Ad drew some stones for Dr's well fine day feed ground they could not 13 �grind the wheat no water I got home on the Express from Kingston 22 Ad went to Tennents this morning with their wheat got home before dark Jonnie is digging potatos in the garden 23 Ad is drawing stones for the Drs well Jonnie helped him fine day 24 Jonnie finished digging the potatos in the garden and then he split wood 25 a little rain this morning got the beans into the Barn Philo Jonnie thrashed them heavy rain in the afternoon 26 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning wet day 27 Ad plowed in the North field this afternoon Jonnie dug potatos 28 Ad mixed up mortar for his chimnie dull cold day Jonnie dug 10 bushel of potatos put them in the cellar 29 Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is digging Potatos fine day 30 Ad is plowing in the North field it is stubel Jonnie is at the potatos he took a box full and 5 bags over to Ads fine day a little cold 1886 October 1 Ad plowed this morning Hugh McKay came at noon to build Ads chimnie they worked all the afternoon Jonnie finished the potatos 2 Ad is at his chimnie with Hugh Jonnie 14 �& Philo is gathering Apels fine day 3 {illegible} came from Perth on the Express & {illegible} Armstrong from Lyn Jennet is very poorly is not able to come down in house Revd Mr Millard this morning fine day 4 Ad plowed this morning he was fixing things at home Jonnie split some wood 5 we are all fixing for our fair fine morning there is a good turnout Ad 2 old ewes 2 yearling 2 ewe lambs & 2 Ram lambs Cows 1.2 year old heffer 1 heffer calf and Bull calf Citterans and Beans 6 I've been in the Hall all day too day & yesterday there is a great crowd of people both in & out of the Hall it is a grand success 7 Ad was geting fixed after the Fair one of our Ewe lambs got killed I skind it to see what killed could see nothing wrong with it the blood was all around its heart 8 Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is cleaning & shoveling the head ridge of the fall wheat 9 the t{h?}rashers came last night they thrashed out what was in the old Barn we had 51 bushels of wheat and 185 of oats fine day 10 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day 11 they thrashed peas the grass peas and the others 30 bushel there was 201 bushel of oats we had 467 bushel off all kinds of grain there was 2 15 �{Naunes?} & Bruces Boys Jenet is no {better?} 12 Ad is fixing up things about about the Barn we cleaned up 8 bags of wheat and he took to Tennents mill 13 Ad got home from the mill he brock the spring of the Buggy he stoped at Robes all night got home this afternoon 14 Ad plowed in the midle South field Jonnie & me fixed fences 15 Ad is plowing in the midle field South very high wind fences is blowed down Jonnie & me has been fixing them up most of the day 1886 October 16 17 24 Ad is plowing in the West midle field Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 18 Ad is plowing in the midle field fine day 19 Do Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood 20 Do Do I dug up the carrots & parsnips Jonnie is splitting wood 21 Ad drew a load of stones for his seller floor or to rather his cistren he went to Gananoque for water lime 22 Ad is working at his cistren with Ezra Kanker 23 Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood Revd Mr Millard preached this evening I heard the Methodist minister in the morning 16 �put the cows in the stable for the first time 25 Ad is working at his cistren he plowed in the afternoon there was a drizzling cold rain at night 26 Ad plowed in the midle West field he sold the Mullie cow to Duel for $18 and 3 sheep for $12. 27 Ad is plowing in the midle West field wet cold drisling rain 28 Ad plowed this forenoon he went to a plowing Bee of Robert McCleary in the afternoon 29 Ad is finishing the head and midle ridges of the field Jonnie is shoveling the cross furrows I fixed the Barn door & Stables cow stalls 30 Ad plowed the potato ground and the garden it is in fine order for plowing 31 Revd Mr Millard this morning fine fine day J.A. Bradley had a child died last night of Diphtheria it was buired at the Union Church Ad drove the herce there was 30 rigs an teams 1886 Nov 1 Ad went with Bissel Landon to lay a road in the rear of the 6 concession 2 Ad went to the chanty to stump and plow he intends to stop all the week Jonnie took 4 bags of Peas oats & black barley to Escott mill for hog feed 3 Jonnie is doing chores James Calhoun Brought 4 head of cattle and put them in the pound 17 �4 Jonnie is doing chores and spliting wood 5 Do Do Do he finished the spliting the wood here and is spliting wood for Ad he is at the chanty yet 6 Ad finished the plowing at the chanty yesterday and got this forenoon there is a heavy snow storm this morning the with high wind all day I intend to go the Sand Bay to meeting of session 7 Jonney went to Gananoque with his Mother 14 no meeting here to day and it storms so and the roads is so bad that there is no one except the Revd Mr Millard has gone out the communion is put off for a fortnight there is I about 6 inches of snow 8 very little work done cold and blustery 9 fine day Ad drew a load of sand to bank the house I am laid up with my well knee I fell on a stone a fortnight ago it pains me so I have to use 2 staffs 10 rain this morning and forenoon snow nearly all gone except along the fences 11 Ad plowed in the Calf paster it plowes up well 12 Ad finished plowing the calf paster this forenoon then he took his plow to the shop to get it sharpened and went to the North field to plow sod fine day 13 rain and snow most of the day they are taking care of the cattle I am in the house all day with my knee Mr McNiel preached this morning Mr Millard went to Farmersville to preach and Fairfield & Lyn 18 �Jen got home from Lynn on the Express 15 Ad is choreing at home Jonnie is chore here I cannot I am doing nothing my left knee is very painful 16 they are killing the hogs Bruce and Birion is helping 1886 Nov 17 Wm A Cornett and others is shingling the church I got the Boys to help me to cover the grapvines little drizzling rain this afternoon Ad can do nothing he has a felon on his finger the doctor lanced it 18 the Boys gather up the wood and me to cut up the hogs a stormy blustery day 19 Stormy with wind rain and snow the Boys went to the North field & brought home the stoneboat and the torn place and went to Ads for salt for the meat 20 stormy day little or no work done except taking care of the cattle the communion service is to be at Sand Bay tomorrow 21 Watt came from Gananoque to night Took the yews to the Ram Revd Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay at 2 oclock to day he preached here at night 22 Ad plowed a little in the North field 23 Ad plowed in the North field in the forenoon there was showers till noon then there was heavy rain 24 Ad plowed same field he plowed all day he did not quit for dinner fine day 25 Ad plowed this forenoon Bruces son helped him it began to storm and snow 19 �so that they could not plow they took Bruces sons 3 yews to Southdowns Abs ram & took the 5-yearling yews to Alf Greens {Show?} for his Downs Ram 26 there is between 4 & 5 inches of snow on the ground this morning I am looking after the cattle 27 very little doing Ad is choring at home and fixing the cattle 28 Revd Mr Millard preach this morning very stormy snow & rain I went to church with two stafs 29 Ad went to Gananoque with feed for hogs & cattle feed to get ground he took the slaugh the slaughing was pretty good in the morning it turned warm & the snow went nearly all off he wore off the shoes of his slaugh and nearly spoilt his slaugh 30 Ad was at the Blacksmith shop all day getting new shoes on the slaugh 1 Ad is fixing up at wood rack for the slaugh 2 Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Wm White she was buried at Mallorytown 3 Ad helped Bruce to thrash they had Stacies stem one they thrashed over 500 bushel of oats in the afternoon for Ad helped Bruce to finish his thrashing 1886 Dec 4 5 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 20 �sold the pet cow to Goodall for $21 6 Ad took bags of feed to Bruces and got them ground with the steam grinder it did good work 7 Ad boarded up some places in the cow stables and some other fixings about the stables 8 Ad went to Delta to the Nomination Members of Parliament for both houses him D Copland was appointed as Delegates for our school section 9 Ad went to Sand Bay to see and get some one to chop cord wood he agreed with a Mr Cain to chop 50 cord 10 Ad brought home from Wallaces the Holsten Bull calf it has been all summer & did some fixing on the stable 11 Ad drew home two loads of straw for bedding fine warm day snow nearly gone of the Roads & fields 12 Ad sold Holstein Bull calf the calf that he got Johnston to Mr Lynch Revd Mr Millard Preached this morning fine day 13 rain last night and this morning and most of the day no work 14 snowed about 4 inches last night fine morning Ad killed the 3 pigs this afternoon Bruce & Birion helped 15 Ad cut up some dry timber in the bush for wood I am spooling some for Jennet fine day 16 Ad is drawing the falling timber out of the bush to the house fine cold day 21 �17 Ad went to Sand Bay with the jumper to see about the swamp roads he says that they are good but there is no slaughing on the roads 18 Ad is cuting up the big Ellem tree that fell last summer for wood and the other dead timber in the bush in the forenoon they drew it home in the afternoon Philo helped a little drizzling snow 19 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 20 Ad oiled his Harness and cut some old wood in the bush and other chores 1886 Dec 21 Ad drew a load out of the bush this forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon 22 Ad went to A Greens for the 5 yearling yews that was there to the Shropshire Ram this forenoon we all went to a meeting Dr Preston and George Tayton in Moores Hall it full they put me in chairman the sweat never dried on me 23 Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash he took the team with him they got done fine day 24 rain and snow all day Ad has a very bad cold there is work done Unkl Rob came up on the Express from Lyn stoped all night 25 he wen and t home on the Mixed this morning all well hard frost last night & to day 26 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hear 27 Ad got some wood in the bush in the forenoon and he drew 2 loads in the afternoon that is the dead wood that is the bush now 22 �the sow took the Boar 28 we all went to Election for our section it was held at the station in Mr Darlings Corner Tea House I voted for Dr Preston I polled the first I have done that for a long time 29 I atended our school meeting JA Bradley was reelected again Ad took the sow to the Boar this afternoon 30 Ad went to McNiels for the sow this forenoon and brought her home he brought the horse powr and the circular saw and set it cold day 31 Bruce and his two Boys came they set in the powr and sawed all the wood that we had cold blustery day with a little snow 1887 Jan 1 2 the Revd Mr Millard this forenoon in the church snowed about 10 inches last night the Revd Mr Millard preached at night Ad took Jennie to her school to day very cold day she is going to teach in the same place that she the last 2 years 3 Ad got home this afternoon from Glen Buiel all is well at Lyn the roads is heavy 4 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood & brought a load and left it here it is ash &ellem 5 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood and put it in the church shed for it 6 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood and left it here Ellen & me took dinner at Mr Millards there was number of the church managers there from Fairfax & Sand Bay to see & arrange for 23 �to get {illegible} collected Principal {illegible} here on Church {missions?} at night 7 Ad and Bruce killed the heffer that he got from Samuel Johnston this forenoon he went for a load after 8 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood and left it here fine day but very cold 9 RevdMr Millard preached here this morning 10 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood fine day left it here 11 Ad went to Sand Bay this morning it snowed and blowed all day and filled up the roads so that he had unload his wood and come home without any load the side road is compleate filled up 12 they have laid down our fences and is coming out at our gate at the Milk shed there is very little travel 13 still storming this morning there is no travel 14 there is very little traveling on the roads yet we are just atending to the cattle storming still 15 snowing a little this morning yet storming all day 16 Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day roads bad 17 stormy day so that there is nothing done 24 �heavy wind and drift so that we did not let the cattle out to water very cold day 18 Wm McNiel Ad and the others came as far as here with the snow plow they had 2 span of horses on it we cleaned up 6 bags of wheat Ad & tans to go {page torn away} 1887 Jan 18 storming this morning wind and snow 19 stormy day wind snow & drift so that the cattle would not go to the water there are great drifts 20 Ad went to Gananoque to the mill he took 10 bags of feed and 6 of wheat wind yet and some drift not so cold as it has been for some time back 21 Ad put the slaugh and grain into his drive house and not go to Gananoque till fine day rain last night he got home about 3 oclock last night 22 still storming Ad brought part of the grist here I am giving the cows about quart of the meal at noon everyday 23 Revd Mr Millard this morning have heavy rain this morning Mr Millard preached Mrs David Latimers funeral sermon 24 still raining the snow is nearly all gone of the field field so that they have to breack the roads in the right place Ad and the others breaking in the right place there is wind rain and snow at noon 25 Ad went to cross road where left his load on the 11th of the month could not get it sooner he only brought half of it very little travel on 25 �the roads yet he took the sow to the Boar Ad went to McNiels for the Saw 26 Ad went for the other half of his load of wood 27 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here the roads bad yet 28 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day it looks like a storm 29 heavy rain most of the night the snow nearly all gone of the fields fine warm day the people is drawing half loads of wood 30 Revd Mr Millard preached this Evening very stormy at 7 oclock snow and wind Ellen went out it was so slipie she came back 31 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood and left it hear 1887 Feb 6 1 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here 2 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home very stormy day and sleat most of the day 3 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood took home blustery day 4 Ad went to a wood Bee of A Cornetts he has cut his {wood?} they are taken it to Darlings warf fine 5 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood and left it hear I went to Fairfax to the preparation service and the session there was very few out cold day Revd Mr Millard had Communion at Fairfax 26 �the church was well filled while we were in it it snowed about 5 inches no work done on the roads 7 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he left it hear 8 heavy rain last night and this morning and all day no work 9 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took it home the snow all gone except off the fields where there is drifts 10 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home fine warm day for this time ice soft 11 rain last night snowing and blowing this morning and all day so that I could not let the cattle out to go to the water heavy drift the snow is 2 feet deep in the Barnyard the Roads is filled up in some places 12 Ad went to Wm A Cornetts Brick Bee he is going to build a house he is getting the brick at Gananoque 13 Revd Mr Morley preached here at night Mr Millard went to Mallorytown Caintown& Farmersville Mr Morley stoped here 14 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood 15 Ad went to wood Bee of James Calhouns they got the wood at John Stacies 6th con a little rain this morning 16 Robie Beatty came up from Young last night he went home this morning Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood fine day 27 �Philo took the yearling heffer skin to Colmans 17 Ad went to Sand Bay he brought a load of wood took it home 18 heavy rain last night and snow & rain this morning fine afternoon with heavy at night 19 Philo went to Delta with Kate and the Cutter I went with him Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood to Wallace from there 1887 Feb 20 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was a large congregation 21 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day Philo and Jennet came home this afternoon Lizie has been in bed for some time she is better now 22 snow this morning we all went to the station to vote for Taylor I was the first to vote I have been the first to vote at our polling station for the last 20 years and not lost a vote since I came here 23 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood fine warm day 24 snowed about 2 inches last night rain after daylight and all the forenoon Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon he took it home 25 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood 26 Ad went to Sand Bay this morning for a load of wood and took it home it commenced to storm about ten oclock and stormed most of the day 27 Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening it is a very stormy day wind snow and drift 28 Ad went to Abs for the horsepowr and saw they were 28 �not done with it till the last of the week 1887 March 1 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood 2 Ad went to Sand Bay find warm morning brought a load of wood he left it here 3 Ad went to Sand Bay brought of wood left it hear I began to feed the cows hay that was in the old stable 4 Ad Do Do Do left it hear Abs son brought a load of wood from Sand Bay left it here very cold day 5 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here he then went to Gananoque the Perchon horse meeting with Bruce. Jennet and Philo went with Kate and the Cutter 6 Nan came down on the Express from Gananoque Revd Mr Millard preached this morning very few out there was about 8 inches of snow fell last night on the level it is very light fine day heavy roads 7 Ad has Mr Clift filling and joining the cirklar saw Abs son brought the horsepowr at noon they set it up and got it going and filled the woodshed before night the wood is very wet fine day 8 Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood left it here 9 he did the same to day 10 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of hay of the new land that he took wood of put in the new Barn 29 �11 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought another load of hay that is all but what he will want there for the spring work put it all in the new Barn fine day 12 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood he left it here fine day 13 Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day this ought to have been the 18 instead of 18 14 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here Wat & Lizie came from Delta this afternoon 15 Ad went to the River for ice Bruce was there yesterday he got 2 loads they have to cut 3 sides 16 he went to the River and got 2 loads more of ice Wm Scott came here last night he went with Ad to see the River where they got the ice 17 Ad went Blairs Saw Mill and got a load of saw dust 18 Ad drew a load of wood for Wm McNiel from Sand Bay 19 Ad drew 2 loads of sawdust fine day they are for the icehouse 1887 March 20 Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day 21 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood for Wallace fine warm day the road getting bad 30 �22 Ad went to Sand Bay to get out saw logs cold this morning with a little driseling snow wind is from the north east and geting colder t 22 this is a very cold morning bright and clear Ad is at Sand Bay he did not come home last night 23 fine day rather warm for the roads 24 a good deal colder than it was yesterday 25 a little rain last night there is about two inches of snow on the ground this morning but it almost ice its so hard you can hardly see your track on it makes splendid slaughing 26 Ad came this afternoon {hewn?} Pine logs to the mill the road is good 27 Jennet came home from Lyn all is well Revd Mr Millard was not able to preach he got a student from Kingston it was Mr McNiel he preached here at night 28 we cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat and Ad took it to Escott mill he did not get his grist back with him 29 Ad went for the grist this morning we cleaned up another bag of wheat for cracked wheat and he brought 12 bags of feed for the cows a good of it was barley 30 Ad went to Sand Bay to get out more saw logs by day but very cold 31 fine warm afternoon pretty cold this morning 1887 April 1 There was an Emigrant whose name is John which Ad had spoken to the Revd Mr Tyh to 31 �get for him Mr Tyh brought brought him here this afternoon he is from London England 2 3 Jonnie & Philo drew dung out of old horse stable into the I atended the meeting in the church preparatory before the communion tomorrow there was five members received two Miss Darlings two Miss Smiths and Miss Carnegie she was Baptized Ad came home from Sand Bay at night the communion was dispensed this afternoon by Revd Mr Millard there 51 communicants partook fine day 4 Bruce and Ad made a new frame for the {jack?} of the horsepowr fine warm day 5 Bruce and his Boys Ad and John sawed wood here very hard frost last night and a cold South west wind they finished all our wood and took the saw & horsepowr to Wallaces 6 they sawed Wallaces wood to day and took the horsepowr to Ads and set it there fine day 7 they finished Ads wood and loaded the horsepowr and part off it Bruce took home with him Jennie came home from Glenbuiel on the Mixed Robie Beatty came up this afternoon with the sleuth the roads {illegible} 8 Rob went home this morning he got a calf from Wallace and Jonnie Cooks calf from us both are heffers Ad took the horsepowr to Bruces he going to help them to saw 9 Ad helped Bruce to saw this morning then he went to Gananoque with Jennet and Jennie with the Buggy I atended a directors meeting of the Agriculture Society 32 �garden 10 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 11 Ad helped Bruce to saw Jonnie and Philo drew dung out of the old horse stable this morning 12 Jonnie & me cleaned up some grass seed and the flaxseed hard frost this morning Ad is working at home 13 Jonnie is spliting wood at the house I am doing the chores feeding and taking care of the cattle hard frost 1 14 Jonnie spliting wood Ad is working at home hard frost last night 15 Ad and Jonnie went to Bruces and got a load of hay he is nearly out at home a little rain this afternoon 1887 April 16 17 Ad and Jonnie went to Bruces to day and got another load of hay fine day Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hard frost this morning 18 Ad went to Sand Bay for lime for Wallace Jonnie split wood at the house heavy frost this morning 19 Jonnie and Me fixed fences around the Church field and the little field East of the Barn frost this morning 20 I went to the funeral of old Mr Amos Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was filled full Revd Mr Millard prayed 33 �sowed Millet seed & tomato seed 21 Jonnie split wood I fixed the Road gate Ad is helping Wallace at his chimie fine day 22 Jonnie split wood in the forenoon took down some of the East line fence in the afternoon 23 Jonnie split wood and other chores 24 Revd Mr Millard preached this Evening 25 Jonnie cleared away the banking from the house I dug some in the garden a little rain 26 there was some heavy showers last night fine morning Jonnie & Me fixed up the East line fence 27 Jonnie fixed the fence around the East paster fence along South ditch and down the midle fence to the North ditch and so to the East line I made a big garden rake & worked in the garden 28 Jonnie helped Alik Cornett to move his kitchen Ad is fixing things at home fine day 29 heavy rain last night and all day Jonnie is splitting wood in the woodshed 30 we cleaned up the oats peas & Black Barley that was in the old greanary for seed this forenoon there was about 12 bushel we put it in the New grenery J is splitting wood now 1887 May 1 Revd Mr A Tunk Preached Revd Millard assisted 2 Ad Philo & Jonnie took 3 calves a 34 �red the crack heffer Lill cow to Sand Bay they fixed up the fence there fine day I planted some onion plants and a Russian cherry tree at milk house raspberry I got them the Fruit Growers Association the Woods begin to look green 3 Ad plowed Matthews garden in the forenoon Jonnie went with him he dug in the garden in the afternoon 4 Ad went to James Latimers this morning Philo and Mr Millard took the milk with Mr Millards horse when Ad came back from the River he went to the North field and cultivated and sowed 3 bags of the White Russian oats next the road 5 Ad sowed 3 bushel more of the Russian in all 9 bushel of the White Russian oats there 6 they are breaking in midle field west side and sowed 6 bushel of the Manatoba Scotts wheat in the midle field South west side 7 Ad and Philo went to Charleston with Watts horse they took the 2year-old Colt with them for 2 paster on Watts Iland Watt came here from Gananoque last night there was a fine shower last night 8 Plum trees in full blossom Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 9 Ad sowed 5 bushel of the White Russian oats there was sowed in the midle field alongside of the wheat 10 Johne and me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden on the 2 East ridges side of the garden and 35 �the fourth ridges 11 Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats Black barley & peas mixed in the North field dry time 12 Ad finished working in the North field this morning he went to the funeral of George Kyres wife in the afternoon Jonnie shoveled the furrows 13 Ad sowed 14 1/2 bushel of peas oats & black barley in the midle field very dry time 14 I finished the midle field this afternoon 15 Revd Mr Richardson preached this morning Philo went with him to Sand Bay Mr Millard went to Lyn Caintown & Mallorytown 16 Ad and Jonnie went to Sand Bay to work they took Mullie cow with them fine day 1887 May 17 Ad and Jonnie came home at night Ad sowed 4 1/2 bushel of the White Russian oats there the ground is wet yet there was a fine shower last night 18 David came home on the Mixed this morning he went home on the Express he came from Gananoque he was there to see Watt Jonnie cultivated the little field north of the lain 19 Ad plowed some green sword in the North field South east corner the ground is very dry 20 Ad sowed 2 ridges of green sword with peas that I picked there was more than half a 36 �bushel of them and 1 1/2 bushel of the white Egyptian oats 21 22 they planted 5 bushel of potatos next to the ditch south side of the same field very warm day and dry RevdMr Millard preached this evening warm day 23 Ad went home after he set Jonnie to cultivate the garden he cultivated it and the little field at the milk shed very warm day the ground is very dry 24 Ad went and got some seed potatos from Bruce and Joe Stacie this morning we cut them there was heavy thunder this afternoon and A fine rain everything looked green that is up 25 Ad and Jonnie drew stones and sand for Mr Dean he is fixing over his house most of the day 26 Ad cultivated the little field at the Milk shed and then marked it out with the plow we then planted 6 bushel of potatos of different kinds and the rest of it in corn 27 rain this forenoon Ad was at home Jonnie did chores here he split some wood in the afternoon 28 we cleaned what peas and wheat we have and the flax seed there is there 2 bags of it 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 30 they cultivated the garden and planted it all that left with Beans that is 2 ridges east of the grapevines and the one between the vines with Beans 37 �31 Ellen planted her cucmber and squashes next the house and 1 drill of rutabagas 1887 June 1 rain most of the Jonnie through out some of the dung out of the sheep pen 2 Ad and Jonnie drew dung from his place to the North field and put it in a pile to rot 3 Ad went to Escott to Mill he took 7 bags of wheat 2 bags of flaxseed got it ground for the calfs Ad 3 bags of peas 2 bags of Black barley fine day Jonnie split wood 4 Jonnie split wood at the house Philo took to Sand Bay the session Matt Revd Mr Millard preach there very few there a son of Mr Hendersons was received as a Member fine day 5 Revd Mr Millard preached at half past 2 there was a good attendance the Sacrament was dispensed 29 partook 6 Mr Castle sheared the sheep fine day with a mist of rain Ad took the Maud Mair to Wilsons to the Perchon 7 Jonnie cut the thisles in the potatos in the garden 8 Ad went to Fairfax to lay out a road Jonnie was at Ads most of the day I was at Agriculture meeting at Deans 9 fine shower this morning Jonnie split some wood then he hoed some of the potatos in the garden Ad went to Sand Bay to see the cattle there and fix the fences 10 Ad went to draw in the saw logs of the sawmill Sand Bay Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine day that was full so he got nothing Jonnie and him set some posts at North field 11 Ad and Jonnie drew sand for Mr Dean he is rigging up 38 �his house 12 Revd MrGreacie preached here this morning fine day 13 Ad and Jonnie is working on the roads at the station 14 Ad cultivated the potatos and beans in the garden and in the midle Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace 15 Ad went to The Sawmill to get his logs he got them in & brought a load home Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace 16 Ad and Jonnie went to The Sawmill and got all the logs in and home home with them fine day 17 Ad went to the sawmill and brought 2 loads of lumber home I hoed some of the potatos in the garden 18 Ad went to Watts Iland to see the colt Jonnie hoed beans 1887 June 19 Revd Mr Millard this evening heavy rain at noon 20 Ad went to the sawmill for lumber this morning Jonnie is hoeing beans in the garden he brought 2 loads 21 Ad went to the sawmill and brought 2 loads that is all he has it is all pine Jonnie is hoeing 22 Ad and Jonnie is working on the road with the team they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons 23 Ad and Jonnie is working on the road they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons I made a bolster for the waggon fine day 24 Ad cultivated the corn & potatos in the little field in the forenoon I helped J McDonald to put on the irons 39 �on the bolster they drew dung from Charles Stewarts in the afternoon 25 26 Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Jonnie hoed the corn and some potatos there was several showers this afternoon Revd Mr Millard had meeting read and prayed but did not preach he was not able to preach he is going to England 27 Ad is drawing dung from Charles Stewarts Jonnie is loading fine day he is drawing to the North field in a heap 28 they doing the same to day they finished there and drew some from the our own Barnyard till night I went to a strabery festival of the Church of England 29 Ad and Jonnie is plowing & hoeing the potatos in the midle field little Watts Wife and her sister Mrs Chapman left this afternoon on the Express for Kingston they have been here since Monday Aunt Margaret came up with them Rob brought them up on Monday 30 Ad and Jonnie is working at the potatos part of the time Ad helped me to fix the old hay rack we put in some cross slots 1887 July 1 Ad plowed through the potatos Jonnie went to Gananoque to see the Dominion Celebration 2 Ad and Jonnie & Philo went to Sand Bay this afternoon and took the 2 yearling there and left them there 3 Professor Ferguson preached there this evening 4 Ad went to Delta this morning he took 40 �the wool with him Bruces son went with to bring the horses he intends to bring Watts cow here Watt is going to the N.W to survey Jonnie is hoeing 5 Ad got home this afternoon he brought Watts cow with him Watt intends to go tomorrow Jonnie is hoeing fine shower this morning 6 Ad sold the Marry cow to Wm McConnell for 30 Dollars we riged up the mower this forenoon he mowed the orchard this afternoon Jonnie is hoeing in the little field side Jonnie is very awcward at cocking he has no idea of how to put it up 7 Philo raked the orchard Ad mowed the little East of the Barn and there to the North field the hay is drying very fast Jonnie is hoeing in the little field and cocked the hay in the orchard 8 Ad drew in the hay that is in the orchard and that of the little field very drying time Philo raked 9 Philo raked what Ad cut in the North field they had 3 loads put all in the New Barn 10 Professor Ferguson preached this morning 11 Ad began to cut the the Field North of the house he cut all day it is light down where the fall wheat was fine day 12 Ad fixed a table in the Fair ground for the Orngeman dinner we are to provid the members & adherants is geting it up they all provd a shaire 13 they drew in 4 loads of hay this forenoon Philo raked that yesterday Ad went to Wallaces to cut his hay in the afternoon 41 �very warm the thermometer is 120 in the Sun and 100 in the shade 14 Ad is working at Wallaces he drew in 2 loads he had to go and plow for the Railroad for the contractors there head team not come and have a lot of men they making a second track warm day 15 Ad is mowing at Wallaces and plowing for the Rail Road 16 Ad is working at Wallaces hay some rain 17 Mr Dods a student preach here this evening very rain to day and at night 1887 July I raked for a little that is the I have done this season 18 Ad finished cuting Wallaces and a piece below the little field fine day Jennie & Ellen went on the Express to Scott or rather {illegible} 19 Ad finished drawing in Wallaces and drew in a load from below the little he took home be there now below the house fine haying day 20 Ad and a man called Wright drew in 5 loads of hay from the field north of the house John Giffs left off work he went to Toronto on the midnight train 21 Ad mowed in the North field & drew he drew in loads and 1 from below the house 22 Mr Landon came with his Reaper and cut and bound the fall wheat Ad stooked it up Ad says that it is a fine crop 23 Ad mowed in the North field this forenoon 42 �he drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old stable I raked it with Kate all the ground 24 Mr Willson a student came on the Express the Revd Professor Nicholson preached 25 Ad is mowing and drawing John Johnston Henerys son is helping they drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old cow and horse stable then they drew in the fall wheat there was 3 loads 26 Ad finished the mowing this forenoon he drew in 3 loads of hay in the afternoon I raked it put it in the same place very warm day 27 Ad went to Sand Bay Birion McNiel went with him they are going mow the hay there on the new land 28 Ad and Birion came home at night they finished the cuting they this afternoon heavy rain at noon so they could not do anything the Newboys helping them Ad brought the 2 year oldheffer home 29 Ad went Ab McNiels on business it is very dull day no work done 30 Ad and two of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay and stacked the hay they had to rake it is good fine drying day 31 Mr Willson a student preached this evening 1887 August 1 Ad doing chores and him Bruce and went to see a Reaper work at John Johnstons it is a new one it did not work right 43 �a little rain last night everything is wetted 2 Ad went out to Dulcimain to look a man to work he got one that is working Mr Ferguson he will come next week 3 Ad went out to help Bruce to stook he has a Reaper and binder it came here at noon & cut our fall wheat it does good work it is Mr Landon of Fairfax 4 they worked all day at the oats in the midle & North field they are on the green side they cut the flax at night 5 Ad went to look for some cattle to take to the N.West he got some at J Starks 6 Ad and Birion drew in the spring wheat this afternoon it was a little damp in the morning 7 Joseph Prior is the name of the man Ad hired he commenced to day Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning 8 Ad and Birion McNiel drew in Nine loads of peas oats and barley and clear oats I do not know money spent of each 9 Ad and Philo drew in 1 load then his new man came & they drew 2 loads of oats and one of raking I raked the wheat and the oak ground the man went back to Fergusons after supper 10 Ad and Philo & Harrie went to Gananoque to meet J Stark with the cow & calf they went T Haigh and got two calves A Bull & A heffer all full bred Durham 11 Ad is getting things ready for the N West he went to Brockville on the Mixed came home on the Express a 44 �little rain it is very light 12 Bruce is cuting the oats with the Reaper this afternoon he finished them all but an acre they are too green 13 Ad and me got the 2 calves that he got from Mr Haigh to suck the Mullie cow and 14 Joseph begins work this morning Revd Mr Nicholson preached this evening 15 Ad Bruce & Joseph drew in 3 loads of oats & peas oats & Barley and 1 load of rakings I raked 16 Ad {illegible} last night he loaded up early this morning there 5 oclock or 6 oclock helped all that could be done they put in the 3 cows & 3 calves and then 4 horses all by 5 oclock the train came About 1 oclock & took him {torn off} 1887 August Wm McConnell Newman Do & see Stewart Bruce & Wm McNiel & others helped all they could to get things ready 17 Ad sent a letter from Brockville that he did not leave Brockville till 6 oclock this morning change of time rain this morning it did a great deal of good Jo & me fixed the old Barn floor & other chores to find {illegible 18 Jo finished hooking the peas I got a shoe on Charly horse 19 Jo cut the White Russian notes to day with the syth got Charles Armstrong horse shod all round 20 Bruce came home this afternoon Jo and him drew in the peas they put 45 �the pick ones over the Sheep pen the others over the cows there was not a good load of both kinds Jo went with Bruce home before dinner with the team to help them to draw in fine warm day 21 Mr Snodgrass a student preached this morning 22 Jo Bruce and his two sons went out to Sand Bay and cut the oats there raked them up but them in cocks 23 Jo raked up the White Russian oats with Charlie I helped him to load them and he drew them into the Barn he put them on the scafold Philo helped 24 Bruces Boys and their team and Jo took team and all went to Sand Bay and brought two loads of Oats that was them all there a shower of rain just as they got there loaded and wet them 25 Jo began to plow for the fall wheat in the forenoon ground is very dry I have been fixing the Barn doors 26 Jo went to help Bruce to draw sand from the river St Lawrence they drew I thrashed the peas 27 Jo went with Bruce again to day very dry weather 28 Mr Wilson a student preached here at night 29 Jo is drawing dung he takes a load dung with him and then he draws 46 �from the heap that is in the field and puts it in little heaps in the center of the ridges that he plowed before 30 Jo is drawing Dung the same as yesterday 31 Jo drew dung this forenoon we then went down to the gravel pit for to scrap out the water holes as they dried nearly up Philo drove the horses & Jo held the scraper it was no go I went and got Dave Coplands man he held the scraper & Jo drove we got both holes cleaned out with plenty of water 1887 Sept 1 Jo drew dung to the North field I fixed 10 in the granary where Ad left it 2 Jo drew dung in the forenoon he helped John Johnston to thrash they had the steam thrasher 3 Jo went to Johnstons they at Night I went to Sand Bay with Philo we fixed some poles to keep cattle from the stack 4 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day 5 Jo and Bruce went Charlestown for the colt that was on Adiara Armstrongs Iland they brought it home 6 Philo took the colt out to Bruces this morning when Jo went with the milk he then plowed for the wheat 7 I plowed more centers for to put the dung on 8 Jo helped Copland to thrash this afternoon 47 �9 Jo Do Do most of the day 10 Jo worked at the dung for the fall wheat 11 began to sowed fall wheat he Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 12 Jo is plowing for the wheat fine day very dry 13 John Coslow thrashed wheat for seed we cleaned it he had 6 1/2 bushels it is very fine wheat Jo spread dung for the wheat there a fine rain to day 14 Jo is spreading dung this forenoon he intends to sow in the afternoon I intend to go to Unionville Fair with Bruce he did not go till {?} Jo sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat this afternoon 15 I went to Unionville Fair and went John Young at night John is very feeble Bruce and me 16 went to MrGilroys for dinner to day there is a great many people I saw a great many old friends and old acquaintances we went Lyn with Rob stoped there all night they are all well 17 I went and saw a good many old friends there the Widow Clow John Runces Northern Gardiner & good many other we got at night all is well 18 We put the Rams away to day Revd Mr Millard preach this morning 19 Jo cleaned the old rails and stones off the South part the field East side of the farm 20 Jo began to dig the potatos in the midle field they are very poor put 5 basket in our {?} 1887 48 �Sept 21 Jo dug potatos we intended to take them to Ads a fine this afternoon we run the waggon into the new Barn out of the rain 22 Jo took the waggon to the field this morning with the potatos in it he dug the rest of them that was left there we took them to Ads Jo caired them into the sellar there was 16 baskets of them fine day 23 Jo dug potatos in the little field at the milk shed he dug baskets and caired them into the sellar here they are very poor 24 Jo cut wood for the steam thrashers we expect it here on Monday I put the beans in the barn 25 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 80 bushels of wheat 26 the Warren Boy came at noon with their thrasher and thrashed the wheat we had 80 bushels of wheat all together they then over 100 bushel oats 153 of other grain 27 they finished this forenoon before 10 oclock and went to JP Latimers we had 353 bushels peas oats and barley I paid them $10.25 cents H Young D Johnston & his boy D Copland & his man 2 of Bruces Boys JD Latimer helped there was 3 of the Warren Boys Jo went to help Latimer this afternoon 28 Jo and me cleaned up 10 bushel of spring & fall wheat it was the mixture of the floor in the thrashing and we filled 5 bags oat peas & black barley and put the chaff and straw on the floor into the mouth I cut of 3 off the sideboards & put a lot of straw in 29 Jo Philo and me got in all the straw into the Barn this forenoon and we filled 6 more bags of feed that is in bags of feed 5 of spring 1 1/2 bushel of fall wheat for to crack Jo and me went to 49 �Tennent mill this afternoon stoped at Margrets all night 30 we went to the mill this morning they had brock the belt & we did not our grist till 2 oclock we then came home Jo got his dinner at the Millers I got mine J McIntoshs 1887 Oct 1 2 Jo is choring I went to Fairfax church with Revd Mr Millard there was 3 persons admited as members to the Church Wm Webster Mrs Landon & Miss McKee Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & dispensed the Sacrament 3 we are fixing for our fair fine day Unkle Rob came up on the Mixt 4 heavy rain last night and this and most of the day we took 2 Rams 1 & 2 P 2 old yews 2 P 2 yearling 1 P 2 yew lambs 2 P Jersey cow 1 P Ayrshire cow Holsten calf 1 P fall wheat 2 P grapes 3 P there was very poor atendanc to day 5 there was a good atendance to day and a good show of grain and other things some fine horses 6 Jo dug some potatos and other chores some rain I went to the Funeral of Mrs Robert Cornett she was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Millard officiated 7 Jo is digingpotatos he carried in Baskets 8 Jo is diging potatos Philo is helping him to pick up there was rain in the 50 �afternoon 9 Jo took oats for hear from us this morning he could not get any at the station Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very dark at night 10 Jo drew some dung the ground is too wet to dig potatos and drew some of the dung in the field put it East of wheat 11 Jo drew some dung from the Barnyard and some that was in the field to the piece that was dry & hard to plow when he plowed for the fall wheat 12 Jo plowed and drew some dung that was left from the fall wheat put it on the center of the ridges 13 Jo is fixing up the stable plastering them rain most of the day 14 Jo began to plow in the midle field west side of the Farm 15 Jo Philo and Bruces youngest son finished digging the potatos they had 5 baskets they are very poor 16 Mrs Hicock& Ida with one of Davids daughters & one of Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 17 heavy rain in the night the ground is very wet Jo plowed he complains the ground rather wet 18 Jo is plowing fine day 19 Do Do I fixed up at {illegible} south west corner of the midle field 51 �{stranger?} 20 Jo is plowing in the midle field fine day 1887 Oct 21 Ida went to Toronto on the Express Mrs Hicock home to Delta on the Express Jo is plowing cold with heavy white frost 22 Jo was plowing fine day Philo and me filled up 15 bags of the Peas oats and barley we intend to go Escott mill on Monday fine day Jo finished the North of the field 23 we put the cows in the stable for the first time cold & wet very heavy Frost this morning Revd Mr Millard this Evening there was very few out there was heavy rain most of the night 24 Jo went to Escott or rather Springfield with the grist he did not it as they don't grind only on Tuesdays and Fridays he had 15 bags 25 Jo went to the Funeral of Abia McNiel she was a daughter of Abraham McNiel he took Ads wife Jenet & Mary Ann Libia & Wallace McNiel in the double buggy Revd Mr Millard preached in the Union Church at McCrons they then took the body to vault in the Gananoque Semeritner he went to Springfield afterwards for the grist fine day 26 Jo began to plow in the South half of the Center field I am fixing hen house and cleaning it out 27 Jo is plowing in the center field the frost is not heavy as it was yesterday we moved the cook stove into the kitchen this afternoon fine day 28 Jo is plowing I'm working at the dung in the 52 �hen house pilling in a heap at the side 29 30 Jo drew a load of cheese to the station for the patrons or rather as one of them heavy rain this morning it turned to snow near night the ground is covered white Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 31 Jo is plowing in the center field snow all gone 1 Jo plowed in the center field frost last night 2 Do Do Do Do 3 Do Do I plained and some stuff on North storm door fine weather 4 Jo finished the center field the frost has made the ground very dry & stiff 5 Jo began to plow in the North field next to where the fall wheat was there is grass seed come out the ground is very hard 1887 Nov we killed the 2 old Hogs this forenoon Bruce helped 6 Revd Mr Millard preached here at night 7 Jo plowed till about 10 oclock he then brock the plow point the Charley horse got lame in the nige hind leg the thigh is swalen I is doctoring him be rubing it Kindles Spaven cure 8 Jo is putting wood in the wood shed the horse is not fit to work yet he is better some 9 Jo was helping Hump Young to thrash they finished at night fine day with wind 53 �10 Jo put some wood in the house theres a fine rain most of the day 11 Jo plowed where the seeding did not catch last spring Charley horse is better 12 Jo is plowing in the same field 13 heavy Rain most of the night and light shower to day Revd Mr Millard preach this morning fine day 14 Jo finished plowing the stuble this morning Freeman McNiel came to help him to plow he had to go to the blacksmith to get his plow fixed and did I might say nothing P Moore New house took fire in the forenoon and was burned down his little Boy set fire to some shaving while his Father was away it was two storys and part of it three stories high with a tin roof the People turned with teams and waggons and drew water to save Mr Cliffs house one side of his house the shingles was nearly all burned off and the East Side Clapboards nearly all burned off 15 Jo was plowing a little this forenoon Freeman is helping they are plowing sowed in the North field South East quarter of the field 1887 Nov 16 Jo and Freeman finished the North field this morning & brought their plows up to the house after dinner they went to South East field and began to plow there in the N. East half 17 Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day frost last night 18 Jo and Freeman is plowing in the S.East field I covered up the grapvines at Ads and here fine day 54 �19 20 stormy day most of the time Revd Mr Millard preached at night snowed About 4 inches 21 Snow is about 5 inches this morning Jo and Philo went Abs for the two yearling Holstens that was there this summer & brought them home Rob brought L Wat here this forenoon he is going to look and get machinery for his Factory 22 Jo drew banking from the pit to bank the house with the slaugh fine day 23 Jo plowed in the South East field Philo and me breaked the 4 Ewe lambs and then we let Ram out to the Sheep fine day 24 Jo took cair of the horses and split wood for Abia very hard frost last night 25 rain last night and this morning Jo drew 2 loads of dung with the slaugh to the little field near the milk shed he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon 26 Jo helped Bruce to thrash to day fine day they finished Jo got the Colt home from Bruces X Let the Ram to the sheep Jo and Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow and snow at noon snowed less or more all the afternoon Freeman went home at noon Jo plowed till near night 27 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 28 Jo plowed in the Southeast field 55 �I sold the yearling Ram to James McDonald for five dollars he has {?} very bad with the snow & rain 29 there was rain and snow last night and most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most knee deep he shoveled from that to the new stable door 30 Jo drew a few loads of dung to the little field we killed the hogs or rather the pigs there was 3 Bruce & Ede helped stormy day or rather very windy 1887 Dec 1 Jo did nothing to day take care of the horses fine day 2 Jo drew some dung to the little field 3 Jo Do Do Do Do fine warmday 4 Revd Mr Millard had the communion here there was a good atendance for the weather and road 5 Jo drew some dung to the little field rained some 6 Jo plowed in the East field we want to get that part of it plowed it is the North E half 7 Jo finished that part and plowed the north head land along the side of the ditch 8 Jo drew dung to the little field 2 loads from the back of the Cow stable with the waggon the rest on the slaugh from the yard where it was piled up 9 Jo drew dung from the yard to the little field with the slaugh fine warm day 56 �10 11 Ad got home from Red Deer to day Ad got home from the jury Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon 12 Jo piled or rather shoveled up some of the dung in the Barnyard and let the water off the yard 13 Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed as a jury man 14 Jo shoveled up some of the dung in the yard and drew 2 loads with the old slaugh and 1 with the waggon to the garden 15 Jo drew 1 load of dung to the garden and 1 of the hog dung to the Rhubarb this forenoon storm in the afternoon snow and rain 16 Jo drew dung to the North field East of the Fall wheat it is slow work 17 Do Do Do Do Do Do 18 Mrs Dean died last night at half past 10 oclock last night rain most of the day Jo split some for me in the wood shed rain was very heavy in the afternoon Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 19 Ad and Jo drew dung into the garden from the yard and behind the new Barn find day 20 we killed a yearling heffer this forenoon Jo drew dung from the old stable to the North field in the afternoon Jennet & Ad is at Mr Deans 21 stormy snow and wind this morning till About 9 oclock find day after Mrs Dean was buried at the Union Church the body was carried from the house to the Church 57 �1887 Dec Ellen & her daughter came on the Mixed from Perth Jennie came home from Glen Buel on the Mixd 21 Revd Mr Tye preached RevdMr Millard led the singing on the organ the church was filled to overflowing after the sermon the body went to the graveyard there was over 150 persons in seats & A large crowd standing up Ad was one of the pallbearers he our buggy fine day 22 Jo and Ad drew dung from the old stable they finished the dunging of the North field Jo finished his time to night 23 Jo left this morning Ad went to the outlet to survey a road this morning he met Reave surveyor and the Councillor they laid out the Road 24 Ad went to Escott with 7 bags of wheat 6 of oats & peas & Black Barley to get ground 25 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 26 I took care of the cattle Ad and Abia was here for dinner Mr & Mrs Millard and Miss Hutchison for tea Miss Hutchinson came on the Express from Brockville fine day 27 Ad put the colt in the slaugh this morning it went well he done some of the chores 28 Ad is doing chores 29 snowed about 4 inches last night & this forenoon 30 Watt and Lizie and the two Neices came from Delta this afternoon fine day 31 rain and snow very stormy the snow mostly all gone 58 �1887 {Breeding dates} April 10 {entry illegible} Apr 24 got 800 Do May 8 got 500 Do May 30 took Doll to P{illegiuble} June 20 Do Do again July 21 Do Do again 1889 Foaled July 15 June 20 Spoted cow took the bull July 1 Youngs Do Do Do 14 {illegible} Do Do Do 18 Young Lillie Do Do put Doll to R Austin horse July 23 1869 Mary took Austins horse July 11 1889 June 10 Hailly cow took the Bull Do 26 Youngs Cow Do Do 28 Youngs 2 year old heffer Do agin August 2nd July 6 Sick Cow Do July 9 {illegible} Do Do De 25 Lillie Do Do Sept 15 Inness yearling heffer Do 59 �1870 Haily cow took Johnstons Bull June 24 Youngs cow Do Do Do July 1 the Bull was in the pasture again August Youngs heffer Do Do Do July 12 Hailly heffer Do Bradleys Do August 6 Haily 2 year old heffer Do August 17 Ennis 2 year old heffer Sept 19 1888 January 1 X Revd preached this evening this stormy day 2 I went the village to voted for Darling Reeve Richardson Deputy Reve Cook & Austin Councilors 3 Ad went to Gananonque to help to take Miss McNiels corpse from the vault and bury it in the McNiel at the Ebenezer buiring ground in Lansdowne fine day 4 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it began to snow at noon and snowed about 3 inches he brought 1 1/2 cords of wood from the Church 5 Ad went to Escott for his grist that he left there he did not get it there is no watter to grind wheat 6 Ad went to Sand Bay and got a load of wood home then we cleaned up 8 bags of spring wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst tomorrow with his grist 60 �7 Ad went to Lidenhurst with bags of wheat 2 was fallwheat he got it and got 38 lb for the bushel bran & shorts Wat & Lizzy went to Delta 8 I got $14 & 87 cents in premiums & gave it to Ad Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 9 Ad riged up the Bobslaughs& went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day 10 Ad went to a wood Bee of Thomas Bradley he then took Ellen and her Daughter with Jennet to Margrets Ellen is on her way home fine day 11 Ad got home this afternoon he took the Sow to John Cooks to the Boar it is the Societie hog 12 we attended the Anual meeting in Moores Hall there was A good atendance John Cook was re-elected President & C Roth vice I was put in A director 13 Ad is fixing at home. Snow and wind with drift rain and snow in the afternoon frost at night 14 fine morning Ad had a Bee drawing wood to day there was ten loads came here and loads went to his place yesterday was so stormy that he did not ask all that he intended 15 Revd Mr Millard preached at night 16 Ad drew a load of wood to the Church he had two cords he put it in the shed 1888 January 17 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood it stormed in the 61 �afternoon snowed 18 Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash in the forenoon he to S. Bay and got a load of wood in the afternoon 19 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood fine day I took cair of the cattel 20 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood I swept out the church in the afternoon 21 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load of wood here fine day 22 Mr Millard was very sick last night {illegible} Mrs Millard was here all night they had to get the Dr he is Better this morning Stormy day snowed about 6 inches through night and today Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning 23 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood he brought a load of green wood he left it here a little snow this afternoon 24 Ad is helping Revd Millard to move to James McMullens house. We have bought it for a Manse for the Minister and gave Nine hundred dollars for it in five years with six per cent intrest Ad took W Darling gave their note for 450 dollars Samuel Donovan $250 B Herbison for $200 Ad brought a load of green wood this afternoon he left it here 25 Ad drew a load of green wood here 26 Ad is fixing for sawing wood at his place side note stormy day snowed about 6 inches last night & to day 27 they sawed at Ads to day finished his wood and brought the horsepowr an 62 �saw here at night 28 29 they sawed here this morning Bruces three Boys is helping and George Matthews helped in the afternoon cold day Revd Mr Millard preached at night 30 Ad is fixing or working at his Icehouse he took a load of lumber from here 31 Ad drew in from Ivies Bay fine day Robert Dods and his cousin Barber came here yesterday from Glentay cloth Factory then are selling there cloth they stoped all night we bought cloth for Philo a suit and Me a pair of Pants 1888 February 1 fine day Ad drew Ice to his place fine clear day 2 Ad is bad with a sore lip he has McConnells men working his Icehouse Fine cleared day fine day 3 Mr Haige is putting up a Icehouse here west of the garden west of the house it is 10 x 12 Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust very stormy day snowed about 4 inches 4 Mr Haige finished the boarding up the Icehouse this afternoon I went to Sand Bay with Mr Millard the Church meeting there was no one came very stormy 5 fine morning snow & drift in the afternoon went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Millard there a good Meeting he dispensed the Sacrament Mr Norman Johnston and his Wife was admitted as Members of the Church 63 �6 Mrs JA Bradley Died this morning Ad is working at his Ice fine day 7 Ad is fixing his Ice he brought sawdust here 8 Mrs JA Bradley was buried at the Union Church the coffin was carried by the Pallbearers to the Methodist Church the M-- the Methodist Church 9 Ad drew loads of Ice here from his place very cold day with heavy drift West wind 10 Ad carried what seed peas Black barley and oats that he thought he would for seed into the granary from the old Barn cold day 11 Ad and D Bradley killed the cow that was feeding this afternooon is rather {illegible} 12 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 13 Ad went to Blair's for a load of sawdust for his Ice house fine day roads bad with drift 14 stormy day rain in the morning snow at night with drift {illegible} 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood 16 Ad went to Blairs for a load of sawdust for the Ice house he got a small load he took home 17 Ad went to Blairs for sawdust got a good load he left it here it night before he got it there was 3 teams there before got there 1888 Feb 18 Ad went to Gananoque this morning 64 �fine day 19 {?} weather fine is plenty of water for the cattle now Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 20 it began to rain before day no work 21 we cleaned up 5 bags of spring wheat and 3 bags of fall wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst to morrow and get provender for the cows 22 Ad wet to Lydenhurst with his grist he got alot of shorts but only 1 bag of bran fine day 23 Ad went to Sand Bay this afternoon he intends to bank out wood Philo is sick the Docter came to see him 24 Ad came home last night He took the wrong kee of the shanty he went back this morning fine day 25 Ad came home last night we sent word to him that Philo had the diptheria by Revd Mr Millard the docter there was two inches of snow last night and it snowed and rained most of the day 26 Ad has atended to the cattel since Saturday I have not been able to go out with a cold Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 27 Ad went to Sandy Bay for wood fine day 28 Ad went to a Bee of Norman Johnstons to draw logs for the dragsaw 65 �29 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of hay of his stack that he had there 1888 March 1 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of hay this morning he brought it all he took all home to his place 2 Ad for a load of wood cold day with flurries of snow in the forenoon a little sleet in the afternoon 3 Ad went to Gananoque to the Perchin company meeting there was a very good meeting 4 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day 5 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day he took home I atended to the cattle 6 Ad went to Sand Bay he banked out one load and brought one home I took care of the cattle Mr Thomas Reed came here at noon &stoped till near night we had a fine time 7 Ad went to Sand Bay for wood and to Bank out 8 Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust before day for the Icehouse he got it and he left all that we needed here & took the rest to B. Robinsons 9 Ad went for another load this morning before day he got a fine load fine day 10 Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out and bring a load home find warm day the snow is soft 11 Revd Mr Millard preach this evening stormy night 12 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of stuff for sleeper for the wood shed for the summer kitchen stormy most of the day and all night 66 �13 very stormy morning with wind and snow and all day no work done the lain is filled up nearly with the wind is north 14 very little work done except taken care of the cattle 15 Ad caried what oats was in the old Barn into the grainery he had baskets 16 Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Henery Pations she was buried at Dulciman school house 17 cold day but Clear Ad drew dung to the North field from home it was seeded last spring it did not catch & was plowed up 1888 March 18 got 2 calfs to day Spot & Dutch Robert Armstrong died at 1 oclock to day Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Ad got a telegram from Lyn at 4oclock that Unkle Rob was sick with inflamation of the Lungs he took his Mother down into Lyn at once 19 we got a telegram this morning he is no better 20 Ad came home last night Rob was a little better rain and the thaw last night 21 the snow is nearly all gone this morning the fields nearly all bear except where there is a drift 22 everything is dry this morning keen frost last night & this morning cold west wind Ad went to Lyn in the night he got a Telegram that Unkel Robert died at one oclock to day 23 Ad got home from Lyn this morning the Funeral be on Saturday at 11 oclock at the house he is to be Buired at the Stone Church 67 �Rob was Buired at the new Buiring ground at the Church 24 25 Ad went to Lyn with the cutter this morning Jennet went with him hard frost last night Nancy Hazelwood came from Gananoque last night Granma came home on the Mixed Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day 26 rained most of the day with sleet & snow 27 frost this morning Ad drew dung to the North field with two slaughs Jim Russell loaded while Ad was away it had to be choped with the axe 28 Ad drew 3 loads this forenoon rained in the afternoon and fog 29 heavy rain first of the night then snowed over 2 inches 30 flurrys of snow this afternoon the sun took all the snow in the forenoon Jennet Jennie & Aunt Jennie and Frank Armstrong came from Brockville on the Mixed to night drizzling rain and snow 31 fine day the roads is very bad I could not get to Fairfax to the Session the Communion is to be dispensed tomorrow 1888 April 1 RevdMr Millard the Communion was Dispensed at Fairfax to day I could not go the roads so bad 2 Jennie and Aunt left on the Express Jennie to her school and Jean & Frank Armstrong to Lyn Ad is helping Bruce to saw fine day 68 �3 Ad went to A Cornetts cattle sail this afternoon fine day I split some wood 4 Unkle Johie and Aunt Jennie came on the Express Aunt from Kingston Johnne from Lyn She was at Cateraque Jonnie came from home fine day but cold 5 they went home on the Express heavy rain this afternoon the snow is going fast 6 very light wind the snow is almost gone 7 hard frost last night with high wind 8 2 Lambs to day from 1 Ewe that is the first Revd Mr Millard Preached this evening 9 Mr Haig worked at the worked at the Icehouse to day puting on the cornice fine day 10 Ad put on some shingles on the Icehouse in the forenoon rain in the afternoon no work 11 raining still this forenoon Ad finished the shingling the west side of the Icehouse 12 shingled some on the side this afternoon cold and raw most of the day 13 Ad drew two loads of hay from Bruces to day very heavy frost most of the day 14 Snow A little this morning snow and rain all day no work out doors 15 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 16 Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for Wallace fine day 69 �17 Ad finished shingling the Icehouse this forenoon I helped to fix the weather board 18 cold Raw day Ad worked at home I went to Mr Deans and got some grafts sions 19 Ad helped Bruce to fix the foundation of his Barn cold raw time 1888 April 20 I did some tinkering and split wood a little hail and snow this afternoon the ground is white at night 21 snow all gone this morning Bud had a heffer calf this morning Ad is Boring post holes on the side road North field 22 X oats 3 in all in that half 14 1/2 8 29 Mr McFerson preached this evening hard frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg 23 cold day Ad bored post holes & set posts 24 Ad went to raisn of James Hortons he is putting up a large Barn they got it at night 25 Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats Black Barley an peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed 26 Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day 27 Ad sowed in all the south half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats & black Barley fine day 28 Philo draged this forenoon and Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruces Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 70 �30 Ad worked in the midel field and Bushel of the same oats Matthes shoveled and I spread dung in the North field and in the little field at the Milk shed heavy rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jessie strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Socitie 1888 May 13 1/2 bushel 1 rain most of the night and this forenoon Ad and me cleaned or rather put 4 bags of Thimaty {Timothy}chaff that he sowed at home cold rainy day 2 Ad sowed dragged in the North Center field I worked in the garden there is frost in it yet 3 Ad finished the north part of the center field he sowed 13 1/2 of oats peas & B Barley fine day 4 there was heavy rain last night the ground rather wet to drag we fixed hog pen and stable gate I dug in the garden for a straberry bed 5 Ad finish sowing the white oats that he brought from Red Deer he sowed them very thin he sowed 4 bushel of our own mixture they are sown North East end of the southeast field 6 Sow has 6 pigs fine rain last night Revd Mr Millard preached this evening Philo draged 7 Ad sowed 2 1/2 bushel of peas in the North field Southeast quarter alongside of the Fall wheat Philo & he took the Colts up to Ab McNiels 8 Ad is drawing dung to the North field George Mathews loaded they had the 2 waggons 9 Ad and Matthew is at the dung this forenoon Mathew is spreading the dung they drew and Ad took 3 Bushel of wheat with him at noon to sow fine warm day every thing looks fresh we Mulched the Trees we planted out on Friday last 71 �there was four of the Haas and two Golden Russet side note fine rain last night 10 Ad is dragging and sowing wheat in the North field fine day 7 Bushel of wheat 11 Ad finished sowing the wheat he has sowed 7 bushel in all this forenoon he is going at the garden in the afternoon he spread dung and plowed 2 ridges next the house and draged them the woods look green a nice shower 12 Ad took 3 calfs to John Follies the old Joseph Cook farm to paster Philo rolled the West midle field and the East South field Granmma sowed 3 beds of beets 2 of carrots and 2 of parsnips I dug and helped to fix the {illegible} 13 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 1888 May 14 Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon and took the roller home I planted1/2 bushel of the Early Ohio potatos 15 Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in 16 Ad put in the sleepers in and fixed the floor in it and did other fixing and draged and plowed the garden 17 Ad dragged & plowed the little field at the Milk shed fine day I cut potatos 18 A little rain most of the day and night 19 Ad working at home I cut pattos in the forenoon I went Dean's to Directors meeting 72 �20 frost this morning Killed tomato Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 21 Ad draged and fixed out the garden then Philo and him planted it fine day I cut potatos 22 Ad draged and furrowed out the little out the little field Philo and him planted it with potatos and 7 rows of beans on this side Mammoth pumpkins in the paster 23 Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips and sowed them with PW & cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden very dry time 24 Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy 25 Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got two stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day 26 Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indoe came on the Express Mrs Wilkie and five children allso fine day X 27 Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full 28 they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce 29 Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right 30 Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King & Hill got settled all right 31 I went to McKay & Darling & W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for 73 �preaching last summer I mailed $18.80 cents to him I borrowed 13 dollars from Dr Hannah (Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin) 1888 June 1 Ad worked on the Road with the team 2 Ad cultivated part of the corn ground & took out some stones there was a fine shower at noon I atended the preparatory service in our church Mrs C Stewart and Mrs Wm Landon was admited as Members Mrs Wm was bablize {baptized} three children and one of Mrs Stewarts 3 10 heavy rain & thunder with hail this afternoon Mr Millard preached & dispensed the communion 40 partook 4 Ad washed the Sheep cold day there was a little frost 5 Ad worked on the road with the team 6 Do Do do Do Do Philo was on with to day we had 6 day 7 Ad worked on the Road in the forenoon he cultivated for the S.M.S corn in the afternoon 8 Ad got Mr Findley's seeder & sowed 4 ridges in North half west side of East field the ground is very dry I planted 15 hills in the little field at the milk shed I put a handfull of old hen dung in each then put 4 cernels in hill he then sheared 8 of the sheep fine day 9 Ad sheared the rest of the sheep this morning Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax and Sand Bay at noon there is no preaching here they are repairing our Church 74 �Robert Beatty came up to day they are all well 11 Ad & Philo is puting a wire fence on the North field West side to midle of it 12 Ad drew rails from where he put the wire fence yesterday to a cross fence in Southeast field in the forenoon we put in 3 large posts & a number of small ones along the midle of the field front of house and 1 wire for a lane to take the cows Midle East field 13 Ad put up the rails that he drew from the road across the midle of Southeast field 14 Ad bored & dug holes along the side road 15 Ad Do Do Do the ground is very dry 16 Ad put wire on on the posts that he down along the road warm dry day 1888 June 17 commenced {our Insurance wuth the London ?} Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay there is no preaching hear they are {reaming?} the church 18 Ad drew rails and made up the cross fine in the South east midle of the field warn day 19 Ad worked at home in his garden very warm day I can do nothing whuiming in my head 20 Ad worked at home I helped to get stones for the church fence Henerie and Fair did the work in the afternoon 21 Ad worked at home I was in the quary to see J Burns team did not take our stones 75 �22 there was a fine rain this afternoon it did a grate deal of good Ad went through the potatos this forenoon 23 Ad worked at home fine day 24 Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay 25 Ad hoed in the garden fine day 26 Ad hoed in the garden in the forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon took Philo to see the Camp Review 27 Ad hoed in the garden fine rain this afternoon 28 Ad hoed in the garden I held the drill for Gordon Hislap he struct and we d{r}illed 11 stones for the church fence they are going to put a new fen{c}e round the church J Rush dug holes for the stone 29 Ad hoed in the garden I worked with at the church we drilled 12 stones 30 Wm Haslip drew stones for the church fence in the forenoon Gordon and me drilled Rush dug holes 1888 July 1 Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax & Sand Bay to day 2 Rush and me put in stones and drilled stones on the North side of the church Ad is helping to fix for the strabery festiful in the Fair grounds 3 Gordon Haslip & me put in the iron rods in the 76 �stones North side of the church X 4 Gordon and me put in the rest of the rods on west and south side & drove nails around the rods which made them solid so that when you would strick them with the hammer they would ring 5 Revd Mr Millard John Shields and me took the stones and rubish that was around the church put what was good any thing in wood shed stones back of the church and burned the rest 6 Ad began to mow this morning and mowed the orchard fine warm day he mowed the c{illegible} 7 Ad cut between the trees and I helped he raked he with Charley and took it in there was about half a load 8 Jonnie helping W.A Cornett at the Church fence Revd Dr Smith of Kingston opened there by preaching at 11 oclock A.M. and at 1/2 2 he preached on 1688 the Orngmen filled the midle seats of the church and the rest of it willed to the door and a number out side the Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached at night to a large congregation the 3 collections was one $70 9 Ad mowed in the North field where the daisies is that is all he cut there a dry time 10 Ad raked and drew 2 loads of hay from the North field he cut the little field back of the old Barn and had a good half load 11 Ad drew some old rails for Wallace of who the railroad moved on to him I am helping A.Cornett at church fence 77 �12 Ad helped draw in Bruces hay 13 Ad helped Bruce to draw in again this forenoon his New Mower came this afternoon he mowed some in the field North of the house it works well 1888 July 14 15 Revd Professor Ferguson Preached here at night 16 Ad cut or mowed in the North field and drew 1 load and put it over the cows I helped Wm A Cornet at the church fence dry time 17 Ad drew in 3 loads of hay from the North field he them home I help Church fence 18 fine rain this morning Ad drew in a load of rakings 19 Ad and Philo fixed up part of the Church field next the woods so as to keep the Sheep out of it in the forenoon he went to Wm McNiels Barn rain in the afternoon fine day 20 Ad and Philo drew in 2 loads of hay from the North field and cocked up the rest then rain 21 Ad and Philo raked and drew in 2 1/2 loads of hay from the field below the house a fine day it was cut yesterday 22 finished Ad mowed front of the house and drew in 3 loads and them over the cow stable Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 23 Ad and Philo drew in 2 loads of hay from the North field and finished the cuting field below the house that finished our cuting here 24 Ad mowed for Wallace this forenoon he then 78 �our haying raked and drew in all in1 load that was below the house & took it home 25 Ad is working at Wallace's hay Fine Day 26 Do Do Do finished his haying 27 Ad and Philo helped Bruce at his hay with the team 28 Ad got Bruces Reaper and cut our fall wheat in the forenoon bound in the afternoon 29 Revd Mr Millard preached this Evening 30 Ad finished the fall wheat he is alone fine day 31 Ad went to Leeds to lay out a road there by order of the Council 1888 August 1 Ad and Bruce repaired the Reaper this forenoon Ad then worked in the center field he went right round it it is ripe very warm day 2 Ad finished reaping the center field fine day 3 Ad and Philo drew 1 1/2 loads of the peas oats and black barley I fixed the Barn floor fine day 4 there was a rain last night Jennet and Jennie went to the outlet they are going to Wats Iland they intend to stop a week I went with Mr Millard to Sand Bay to the preparatory meeting in the afternoon 5 Revd Mr Millard dispensed the Sacrament this afternoon there a very large meeting at Sand Bay 6 Ad drew in 5 loads from the center field 2 of Bruces Boys helped find dry day 79 �7 rain last night and some showers to day little work done 8 Ad and Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads from the Center field this morning Philo raked with Bruces Maire & Ad & him raked & brought in another large load 9 Ad and Philo went to help Bruce with the team they came home at noon he cut the oats & flax after 10 Ad helped Bruce to day fine day 11 Ad and Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads out of the South East field where he cut on the 9th he raked it in the afternoon and drew it in Philo is in bed most of the day 12 there was no service to day Revd Mr Millard is away on a Missionary Tour to Madawask 13 rain this morning and all day at commenced about one this morning and rained till 7 this afternoon it is the heaviest I ever saw so long the ground is flooded 14 we cleaned up the old Barn floor Ad thrashed a load & a half to it Escott mill with 3 bushels of wheat 15 Ad hooked some of the peas they are in fine order 16 little rain this morning Ad and Bruces Boys hooked the peas this afternoon fine afternoon 17 Ad went to the funeral Henery McNiel I went to the station Matchof he is from Macedonia he lecturing in the church 1888 August 18 Revd Mr Millard got home yesterday all with Mr Matchalf stoped hear last night he lectured on Macedonia in our church got a collection of 4 Dollars & 40 cents they say that he spoke well Ad took Philo to the out 80 �post he going Wats Iland he turned over the peas fine drying day 19 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 20 Ad had to go & meet 2 Men from the Rear Township about the towntine 2 of Bruces Boys came and got in the peas and some oats they had 2 loads 21 Ad finished cuting the oats that he brought from the Red Dear last fall this forenoon he helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon 22 rain this morning Ad thrashed peas this afternoon I attended a Director Meeting 23 Alf Green came and cut the spring wheat one of Bruces Boys helped Ad to stook it it is very thin 24 Ad got Mr Greens Boy to help him they raked up the Northwest oats & drew them in and the Flax put them in the little mow in the old Barn 25 Revd Millard preached at night 25 Ad and one of Bruces Boys drew in the spring wheat this forenoon they had 4 loads at both teams went to Bruces in the afternoon & drew in there 26 that finished our Harvesting all is in good order Revd Mr Millard preached at night 27 Ad raked up the spring wheat ground and brought it up on the wagon this forenoon he went and helped Bruce to draw in then he went to Brockville with Philo he is going to the High School they came home does not commence till next Monday 28 Ad and Philo went and helped Bruce with the team fine day 81 �29 Ad and Philo helped Bruce they had the team they him he has got all done fine day 30 Ad and Philo is drawing dung to the N field 31 Ad and Philo is drawing dung to Do Do fine day 1888 Sept 1 2 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 3 Ad drew dung to the North field fine day 4 Ad finished the drawing the dung and began to plow for the fall wheat this afternoon 5 Ad is plowing for the fall wheat fine day 6 Ad finished the plowing and got Bruces seeder and began to sow 7 Ad finished the fall wheat he sowed 5 1/4 five bushels and a peck the ground is in good order 8 fine rain last night and this morning Ad thrashed peas for the hogs & shoveled the furrows and ditches in the fall wheat ground 9 put the Ram & Lambs Ad went to a bee of T Burnses to draw bricks from Gananoque fine day unkel Jonnie came from Lyn to get Ellen and me to sign Uncle Robs property to Jane we did Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 10 Ad plowed in the southeast field East Side in the forenoon he helped A Cornett to thrash in the afternoon 11 Ad helped A Cornett to thrash this morning then we took the Ram & Ram Lambs from the 82 �from the Sheep sheep 12 Ad and Abia went to the funeral of Mrs Miller to Gananoque she was buried at the Ebenezer Church 13 Ad thrashed peas for the hogs in the forenoon and began to cut the corn frost last night 14 Ad cut corn with the syth it is {illegible} there Philo came home on the mixed from Brockville 15 Ad and Philo worked at the corn they it with the mower & gathered up in there arms and put in stocks it is a good crop 16 there was no one at Sand Bay Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was very few out rain most of the day 17 raining still ground very wet Philo went to Brockville to the school on the Mixed 18 Ad went to Gananoque to get Rye to sow in the midle west field he got 8 bushel from a Mr Cowan above Gananoque paid 85 cents a bushel fine day 1888 Sept 19 we run the Rye through the faning mill this morning Ad then went & got the seeder and sowed 1/2 bushel in the North field fine day 20 Ad sowed and cultivated the rest of the Rye in the midle field West side he plowed in the afternoon in the southEast east field 21 Ad plowed in the South East field dull & foggy 83 �22 Ad had to give up work {fell?} on the Waggon wheel the first of the week and has brock some of his ribs and he has to quite work 23 Revd Mr Millard preached this evening 24 Ad got John Grea to work for a week he dug the potatos in the garden fine day 25 Jonnie dug potatos Ad got wheat for a grist from Ab McNiel & went to Lydenhurst to mill & to Delta to Watts 26 Jonnie finished diging in the garden {illegible} Scot Ellen & Mrs Wear came on the Express 27 rain most of the day Jonnie thrashed peas Ad came home from Delta this afternoon 28 Ad went to Young to Robies with the Scots Jonnie gathered apples and went to the funeral in the afternoon of Charles Grahm I went Revd Mr Tye preached there was a large funeral the church was well filled 29 Jonnie is digging potatos in the little field fine day Ad and Jonnie cut & stooked the feed corn in the afternoon 30 Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 1888 October little 1 Jonnie went to help H. Young to thrash at about ten o clock & rained all day 2 Jonnie helped H Young to thrash 3 Do dug potatos in the little field in the forenoon him and Ad took the sow and a pig to the fairground and the old Ram & lamb 4 they the rest of the sheep this morning they 4 old 84 �rain ones 2 yearlings and 2 Lambs & some cows I was at the Hall all day with Revd Mr Tye 5 I was in the hall most of the day there was a great crowd we took 1 on peas 3 on grapes 1 age Ram aged Ews 3 yearling ews 2 Ew Lambs 1 Sow 2 Leghorns 2 any breed cows 1 Holsen gread 1 yearling before 2 6 rain most of the day I went to Fairfax with Revd Mr Millard there was only Mr Donovan I was at the Hall all day with Revd Mr Tye Miss Clear there the session met I was at the Hall all day with Revd Mr Tye adjourned 7 14 Philo took me to Fairfax to the communion Revd Mr Millard preached there was a good meeting and fine day 8 Ad & Jonnie dug potatos and took a waggon load to Ads that was all that they dug 9 very hard frost this morning Ad and Jonnie dug potatos the Blue potatos is by far the best 10 Ad plowed in the South East field Jonney dug potatos in the afternoon he was sick in the forenoon I cleaned up the old Barn floor 11 the thrashers came last night it is the Warns they thrashed the Wheat and all the peas oats & Black barley there 72 of wheat and 373 of the mixter they done by noon there 15 men 12 Ad went to Escott with the 15 bags of the mixter he got home by noon and put the bean in heavy rain all afternoon & evening 13 Ad plowed sod in the North field Revd Mr Millard preached this morning 85 �15 Ad plowed in the North field fine day rain at night 16 rain this morning Ad plow in the afternoon in the North field showery 1888 October Put cows in the stable {illegible} 17 Ad went to plow this morning in the North field there is little showers 18 Ad is plowing in the North next the north fine it is sod 19 Do Do Do Showers in the afternoon 20 Ad is plowing in the North field N.West corner front or quarter of the field heavy rain last night 21 {side note illegible} Revd Mr Millard preached at night 22 Ad finished the plowing of the sod in the North field on the 20 and began to plow in the center east field Northeast side fine day Ada and one of Bruces Boys drew in the Western Cow corn it is good 23 Ad plowed in the forenoon he turned over the cow corn after dinner he drew it in and left it on the waggon in the old Barn 24 Ad plowed in the East center field little rain 25 Do Do Mr Landon Edie Langley came at noon with the stone lifter and lifted some stones in the East center and south field and took to East line there is only one big stone on the side 26 Ad plowed all day fine day for work I finished fixing and moving the sparrowgrass I put it on 86 �the east side of the Icehouse I put four wheel barrows full of hen dung under and over it 27 heavy rain last night and this forenoon 28 Wm Cornett A student preached this morning the Revd Mr Millard sick and is not able 29 Ad is plowing in the center field 30 Do Do Do Do he has got the north half of the field done & is at the south half this afternoon 31 Ad is plowing in the southeast part of the center field fine warm day the ground is drying well 1888 Nov 1 Ad went to a plowing Bee of Samuel Johnstons this morning there was 17 teams and plows 2 Ad is plowing the center east field fine day 3 Ad brought up stuff from Mcconnels for two doors one for the Icehouse & one for a storm door for the Kitchen this morning he is plowing in the afternoon heavy rain last night 4 A student preached this evening 5 Ad plowed in the little field where the cow corn flax and oats east line finished it 6 Ad plowed in the East center field I made doors 7 Ad plowed in the forenoon he then went to the funeral of Mrs Jack Landon She was 87 �buired at the Ebenezer church I went the funeral of A child Mr Moxley it buired at the Union the ground is in a swim every thing is full of wate 8 Ad plowed in the East center field 9 heavy rain last night and all day no work done 10 rain most of the night we put the cows stable last night A is fixing the cow stable this forenoon still raining 11 I went to the funeral of Mr Bells second child Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he got home last night 12 Ad plowed this forenoon he then went to the funeral of Mr Bells Childs Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was buried at the Union 13 Ad plowed in East Center field very hard frost last night Ad finished the field at night and took the plow with him 14 Ad plowed at Wallaces in the forenoon we then pulled the Turnips I toped them he got the horses & waggon and brought them in left part here & took part home 15 Jennie Beatty came from Pembroke last night Ad is plowing at Wallaces 16 Ad Do Do Jonnie went to Lyn this afternoon I fixed on a storm door front of house 17 Ad is plowing at Wallaces hard frost last night cold day I put a door on the Icehouse 1888 88 �Nov 18 Mr McRay preached this evening that is all the ewes we have X 19 Ad took six Ewes to John Cooks Ram heavy rain all day he {expects?} to Bruces to help them to thrash no work to day 20 Ad is helping to thrash fine day 21 Ad is helping Bruce to thrash they finished 22 to day stormy forenoon fine afternoon 23 Ad Bruce and Birion killed the hogs cold windy day the old one was very fat the pigs good 24 Ad cut up the pork not so cold 25 the Revd Mr Greacey preached this morning Revd Mr Millard was in Gananoque in his place 26 storming all day rain and snow we have all the cattle in the old stable 27 rain and frost last night so that you can hardly walk without falling Ad brought the Colts home this afternoon from Abs 28 Little rain this morning fine day after Ad is fixing up the stables 29 I made door for Ad stable he is fixing at home 30 we cleaned up 3 bags of spring wheat and 4 bags of oats peas & black barley 1888 Dec 1 Ad went to Escott with the grist that we cleaned up yesterday with the Buggy Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon 89 �2 Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon and dispensed the Communion there was a good meeting both yesterday and to day 3 Ad banked the house with sawdust from from the Icehouse with the wheelbarrow 4 Ad is fixing at home was about 4 inches of snow this morning fine day 5 Ad & Bruces Boys brought the yearling from Follys place in the 6th concession 6 Ad helped Bruce to kill his hogs fine day 7 Ad sawed wood here in the forenoon he went to funeral of Mr Rudd they met the Boddy at the station it was buired at the Union 8 Ad killed the lamb this forenoon he went Gananoque in the afternoon fine day 9 16 Mr Mc Ferson a student Mr Millard is unwell 10 Ad is fixing {illegible} on the big wagon the {illegible} was brock in it needed other fixings 11 {blank} 12 is thrashing the oats that he brought from the Reddear last fall when he was there hard frost 13 Do Do Do Do 14 Do Do Do Do very hard frost last night this is the coldest day we have had this fall Ad finished the {illegible} 15 we cleaned up the oats and had 21 Baskets full it held a bushel & a peck fine day but cold Revd Mr Millard preached at night 90 �17 Ad drew 2 loads of wood with the waggon from his house Jim Frere is sawing it there 18 stormy all day wind and snow & drift Ad took the cattle to the pit and put them in again 19 Ad went J Cooks and brought the 6 Ewes home from the Ram fine day 20 Ad went with the team to the funeral of old Mrs Armstrong she was buried the Ebenezer 21 very stormy all day wind snow and drift so that we did not let the cows out 22 fine day very cold Ad and Philo killed A yearling heffer to day I did not go out to look at them Jennie got home on the Mixed 1888 Dec 23 Mr Miller a student preached this morning Mr Millard is very sick so that they have to sit up with him at night he spits up blood 24 Jennet is at Mr Millards all day quite a thaw 25 Lizie and her two Nieces came from Delta Robson and two of John Armstrongs son came on the Express this afternoon they went West on the morning train 26 I attended the school meeting it was largest school meeting I ever saw here the new post of the schoolhouse was full Hugh McKay was put in Trustee there was 5 nominated there was a little sharpshowing all went of right 27 heavy rain most of the night and this morning Lizie and her two Nieces went away on the Mixed for Delta Ad brought a load of from home & he brought a ton of shorts & bran from the station half of each we are mixing them for the cows 91 �28 Ad carried a lot of the oats B Barley out of the old Granary to the New & the shorts & Bran in in the old granary hard frost last night 29 Ad cut some dead trees in the bush for wood this forenoon 30 Mr Mc Ferson preached this morning a student Revd Mr Millard is Confined to his bed he not able to sit up even in the bed some one sits up with him every night 31 we got A Telegram this morning that old Mr Highcock is dead that he will be buired tomorrow at ten oclock Ad Philo & Jennet to Delta this afternoon 1889 January heavy rain to day 1 I have to take care of everything Miss Hutchison went home to Brockville this afternoon McPherson went to visit the people in Fairfax Ad got home after dark from Delta Ad chop some old dead trees in the bush fine 2 Ad he took Jennie to her school I did the chores 3 Ad and Philo drew some wood from our bush hard frost last night Mr McPherson went to visit at Sand Bay fine day 4 Jennet was at Mr Millard all night he is no better Ad drew some wood to the house from the woods MrMacferguson was visiting at Sand Bay 5 Ad brought the horsepowr here he intends to saw Bruces Boys did not come 6 the trees is loaded with Ice & snow so that Mr Macferson preached this morning 7 heavy rain all day I went to the station and voted for the Reeve and councilors and gave Revd Mr Millard five dollars of 92 �they split & Brock down collection money for to pay supplys 8 Ad went to Gananoque to the Institute meeting a great many trees is brock down with the Ice 9 rain last night and all day no work done 10 winds snow and drift I atended the annual meeting of the Aagriculture Socitie was made an honery member for life there was a large meeting 11 Ad and Bruces Boys sawed up the wood that he had here fine day 12 went to Leeds to lay out a road there none of the parties at home fine day 13 Revd Mr Grease preached this evening 14 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he brought a small load home Roads bare 15 Ad went to Leeds to lay out the Road again he did not get home till after dark 16 Ad took the sow to Robinsons to the Socities boar he left her there 17 heavy rain last night snow all gone except the sides of the fines Ad thrashed peas this forenoon 1889 January 20 18 Ad thrashed peas this forenoon fine day 19 Ad cleaned up the peas with the wind in the Barn there was about 4 1/2 bushel cold day the coldest was here for some time 93 �Revd Dr Smith of Kingston preached this morning snowed 8 inches last night 21 Ad brought the sow home from Robinsons this forenoon with the slaugh there was about about 8 inches of snow this morning 22 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of wood fine day 23 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load home a load of wood then he riged up the Bobbys 24 Ad went to Sand Bay with the Bobbys for a load of hay put part of in the old Barn 25 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day 26 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood 27 Mr McLennan a student preached this evening very stormy day snow & wind 28 no work done snowed about 6 or 8 inches the roads full very few out on the roads 29 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought a load of wood he left it here clear cold day 30 Ad went to Sand Bay and banked out wood intends to have some help Wat came on the train this afternoon he is going to survey for Mr Williams 31 Ad took Wat to Williames on the kid Road this morning as he went to Sand Bay to bank out wood stormy snow is 8 inches deep that fell last night 94 �{for some reason the month of February was not put into RDA, I transcribed the entries from the original photocopies held at Queens University - will need to be put into the finished transcription}{The following entries from February 1, 1889 to February 28, 1889 are transcribed from photos taken of the Walter Beatty fonds at Queen’s University Archives. These photographs of the missing handwritten diary pages are not available on the Rural Diary Archive} 1889 February 1 Ad had a Bee to draw wood from Sand Bay there was 8 teams came fine with loads & I made 9 loads of wood the roads very heavy dull no sunshine thing till near night 2 snow is still falling some David Johnson came with a load to day& took a load home 3 Mr McDonald preached this morning he is a student 4 Ad fix some in the cow stable where they stand this forenoon brought a load of wood from Sand Bay this afternoon he left it here 5 snowed most of the night all day to day the snow is very deep 6 Ad brought the circular saw from Bruces snowed some part of the day & drifted 7 cold day with wind nothing {illegible} 8 some snow & drift the snow is over 2 ft the path from here to the Barn is filled so that if you step off I fall down 9 Ad sawed some wood here this afternoon very little doing on the roads 10 Mr Potter preached here this evening 11 Ad was at home he put the harness on the 95 �two-year-old colt & let it stand in the stable with them on cold fine day Mrs Wilkie came on the Express fine day 17 12 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of dry wood he left it here fine roads heavy 13 Abs & Bruces Boys came with their teams this morning to saw they brought the horsepowr with them & sawed all the wood that we had fine day but cold 14 Ad went to the funeral of John Johnston Sams son Revd Mr Tye preaching the church they took the body to the vault at Gananoque till spring 15 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood he took home 16 Ad went to Gananoque with Bruce Mrs Wilkie went home to Toronto on the Express this afternoon Mr Strachan a student preached this morning February 18 stormy day snow & drift no work the roads filled up with drift 19 Jennet went to Brockville on the Express the afternoon she is going Ellens at Glentay& will stop in Brockville all night at Mrs Hutchison 20 Ad is has the Neuralgia in his head he can do very little stormy day 21 still stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads 22 stormy wind & drift no travel on the roads teams on the road 23 there has several teams & Cutters past here 96 �& turned back to the station 24 Mr Fleming a student preached this evening he went Fairfax there was no road to Sand Bay roads running North & South is all filled up most level with the fences 25 teams is breaking a road through our field from the northwest corner to near our great at the house find cold 26 Wallace McNiel went to Rockport with the bay team & the Bobbys for a load of coal Ad is not well with neuralgia in his head 27 snowed about 3 inches last night there is a drizzling snow most of the day warmer then it has been for sometime back 28 fine day it is warmer than it has been all the month Ad is fixing the colts stable March 1 Ad was working at home fine day 2 Ad went to Gananoque to Perchon horse anual meeting 3 this is the first time he been out fine day he is very frail White cow has Bull calf Mr Moorehead a student preached this morning 4 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood the Revd Mr Millard &Mrs Millard and Mrs Smellie were here for dinner 5 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home fine day 6 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home showers of snow 7 Do Do Do Do James Duel died last night 97 �Ad is fixing the church for the funeral tomorrow 8 went to the funeral of Mr Duel the Revd Henery Gracie preached the Church was filled so there was hardly standing room the body was to the valt above Gananoque 9 Ad is sawing at home Bruces Boys and Philo helped they finished all that he had cold day 10 X I mailed B. Herbison 4 doller for the Horticulturist I stoped the Mail paper 17 Revd Mr Mackie preached at night 11 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood I went to congregational meeting in the church Mr Mackie is the choir I could not here anything 12 Ad went to Sand Bay he brought home a load of wood fine I took care of the stock 13 Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood took it home fine day 14 Do Do Do Do 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here fine day hard Frost at night 16 Ad and Birion brought each a load of wood from Sand Bay they left it here fine day Philo and me cleaned up a bag and 1 1/2 of fall wheat and the flax seed fine day frost at night Mr Potter a student preached this evening fine day 1889 98 �March X 18 Ad went to Sand Bay& brought home a load of wood he left it here he says it is last the Roads bad 19 Ad went to the River and brought 2 loads of ice here it very poor ice more than half of it is what is called white Ice the Roads bad 20 Ad is drawing ice he put 1 in here that is 3 load here fine day 21 Ad is drawing sawdust from Sand Bay sawmill in bags he left 2 loads here 22 he took sawdust home for his Ice Billie came on the Express to day he is well fine day all is well at Parie Sound 23 Ad went Escott mill 12 bags of barley & oats and 2 1/2 bags of Flaxseed nearly 2 bags of fall wheat for cracked wheat Billie went to Lyn on the Mixed 24 X Mr McFail a student preached this evening 25 Ad was geting took A witness took the River for a trial on the other side 26 Ad was working at home fine day 27 Ad sawed his wood J. Rush helped and Bruces & his Boys fine day 28 snowed about 4 inches last night and this morning till ten oclock to day fine afternoon White Holsten had heffer calf 29 Ad was at home I went for the mail fine day hard frost of the day 30 Wm McNiels grandauther died this morning about nine oclock of Diphtheria Ad went to help dig the grave fine day we got a telegram that Uncle Adam is very Ill and no hopes 99 �31 Mr Graham A student preached this morning Revd Mr Millard was at church and played the organ he did not speak 1889 April snowing & stormed all day from the Northeast snowy 7 inches 1 Ad went with Bruce to Leeds to buy a horse he got one for one hundred twenty dollars and it is a Perchon fine day 2 Ad and Henery Young is putting up a new Reaper & binder in the New Barn 3 Henery and a Mr Graham worked at the Reaper to day they got it all fixed at night 4 Ad worked at home fine day 5 Ad is drawing dung with the slaugh from Charles Stewarts the snow is soft the slaughs is running 6 Ad is drawing dung with the waggon he has drawn 12 loads all together 7 Mr McFail a student preached this evening 8 we all voted for a Bylaw to put a Bridge at the Gananoque Crossing 9 Ad is drawing dung from the old stable to the orchard fine day 10 Ad is dung to the orchard and catering it around the trees fine day 11 Ad is working at home fine day 12 Do Do Do Do 100 �13 14 Ad is helping Bruce to saw firewood there was no preaching the student had to attend the examinations at the Collage first lambs 2 oats 12 1/2 bushel of the northwest in that part of the field 15 Ad went to Escott with feed and 2 bags of wheat it was night before he got home the flume brock away yesterday it had to be fixed 16 Ad emptied the bags in the old granary and did other chores 17 Ad went to Sams Johnstons Barn raising it is about 20 ft Posts with pavlins plates 18 Ad sowed 6 bushels of the Northwest oats in the Center East field north end fine day 19 Ad sowed 6 1/2 bushel of the same oats in the same field that is 12 1/2 bushel {page torn & folded up} in that field 1889 April 20 Ad & Wallace drew 2 loads of dung on the stone boat to the garden this morning then they went to his place to plow with the iron plow a heavy fog this morning 21 Mr Cameron A student this evening 22 Ad angeleded draged the oats that he in the North half of the center east field fine day 23 Ad sowed 3 1/2 bushel of wheat in the North field west side 24 he sowed grass seed on it this morning & is 101 �draging in he then plowed the garden 25 Ad sowed and draged in the northwest in it there is a drisling rain all the forenoon fine afternoon I went to the station and voted for the Scot Act 26 Ad plowed for Wallace in the afternoon I worked in the garden planted out some gooseberry setts rain in the forenoon 27 Ad plowed for Wallace this forenoon he went to a rasin of Charles Armstrongs in the afternoon fine day 28 May wheat in all {illegible} Mr McFail A student preached this morning 29 Ad was at home the ground is very wet there was heavy rain last night and this forenoon 30 Ad commenced to drag away this afternoon 1 Ad sowed 4 Bushel of Wheat in the north field fine day 2 and 4 bush more of wheat all in North field 3 he brock in and sowed peas oats & Black barley in the East center field 3 bushel 4 {blank} 5 Mr McPhail preached this evening 6 Ad sowed 4 bushel of Peas & B barley in the East midle field fine day 7 Ad took Watt to the outlett this morning he came from Gananoque last night he draged in the center East field fine day 1889 102 �May 8 Ad sowed 4 Bushel more of oats Black barley and peas in the E center field & some flaxseed that finished his sewing here 9 Ad is shoveling & ditching in same field in the forenoon he plowed in the little in the afternoon 10 Ad rolled some in the center East field heavy rain and thunder at 2 oclock 11 the ground is very wet Ad is choring I went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Millard to the preparatory series 12 I went with Mr McPhail to send Bay Revd Dr Mowat preached Miss Blair was baptized and admitted a member 13 fine day Ad choring I can very little with a pain in my side Jennet is cleaning house 14 Ad loaded the up the harrows plow and plow and hay to go to Sand Bay heavy rain and there stoped fine 15 Ad went to Sand Bay he the colt and the team fine day Wm Clark came this afternoon to regulate the Reaper & binder 16 very heavy rain last night Ad came home last night he rented the place to Norman Johnston & is to get hay for rent 17 Ad drew dung to the little field fine day 18 Ad & Wm Clark was fixing the Reaper this morning Wm Hazelwood went to Brockville this morning he has been here since Wednesday he came from the West Nan was here with him they are all well 19 Mr McPheal preached this evening 20 Ad took the potatos out of the cellar & put them in the granary he has {illegible} bags early& 11 {illegible} there 103 �is a drisling in the forenoon 21 Ad went to Gananoque with a load of hides for James Burns 22 Ad is working at home in the forenoon he draged in the little field and plowed in the afternoon 23 Ad plowed & harrowed the {pilthic?} and prepared it for prepared it for planting planted some corn west side 24 Ad planted corn and potatos in the little field 6 bushel early they are all cut {up?} have been cuting potatos for the last 2 days Philo is helping him find time but cold 25 Ad and Philo is planting potatos in center field south west corner they planted 2 bushel Earlys & 7 of Blues 2 of them whites 26 Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day 27 Ad raked and sowed 5 rows of turnip seed in the little field at the shed he then went to the North field and planted 6 bushel of potatos 28 heavy Rain most of the night and this forenoon forenoon 29 Ad got word that the Indians was spoiling his woods at Sand Bay he went out to see not so 30 Ad got Mr Findleys drill & sowed Bushel of cow corn with it in the North field 31 Ad and Wallace planted some beans and corn in the same field rain in the afternoon and all night and all day 1889 May 2 I received Virginnis Grape vine from the Fruit growers accutine and the Princess Louise apple 104 �For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 105 � 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, 1886-1889 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of 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 May 1886 - May 1889 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. May 1886 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 Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Beatty, Walter Journal May 1886 to May 1889</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>31</td> <td>took the spoted cow to</td> <td>Ads Holstein Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>Do the Bud cow to</td> <td>Bruces Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>little Hefer</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Mary Cow</td> <td>John Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Kittee cow</td> <td>&amp; Coplands</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>J Cook Hefer</td> <td>Bull is &amp; was was in our fields since the 20th</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Dutch cow</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>J Cooks Heffr</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad took the Jersy cow to</td> <td>A Jersy Bull at Houstons Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do took Kittee cow to</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad took Lillie to</td> <td>Abs Holstein Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>again October 1</td> <td>Bruces again</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Kittie</td> <td>Bruces Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do White Cow</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>7</td> <td>Mullie 2 year old</td> <td>Johnstons Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>croked horn yearling</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>John Johnstons Bull here for 2 days think that Pet cow that we have put dry took him</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1887</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>8</td> <td>Duch cow</td> <td>to Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Spoted cow "</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jessie Cook</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Mary Cow</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July 19</td> <td>August 11</td> <td>Bud or Lineback cow</td> <td>Do John Do Johnston</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Whie heffier</td> <td>A Bull that was on the Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>19</td> <td>White Cow</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>5</td> <td>Lill cow</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>2</td> <td>Crooked horn or Red heffer</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1888</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>19</td> <td>Grea cow took to</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>the White Holstein 2 year old</td> <td>Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>15</td> <td>again Do</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>yearling spoted holstein</td> <td>Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1889</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>5th</td> <td>Spoted Cow</td> <td>Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Pett cow</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></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></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to plow &amp; sow came home he could do nothing the ground is dry and hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to the Annual at Lydenhurst of the consoul he said that there was a great many there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad plowed for potatos below the house &amp; hog pen where the cow corn was last year</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the ground is hard &amp; dry</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad cultivated rolled &amp; furrowed out &amp; Jonney draged the potatos &amp; planted the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad plowed Wm A Cornetts garden Jonney &amp; Philo scattered some of the hog dung over the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad fixed a floor in the wood shed for the stove and cleaned up a grist and took it to Escott</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Escott for the grist dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney took the yearling Maulie hefer &amp; the Mullie cow &amp; colt to Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to raisin of J Bradeys Barn it a very Large one 22 feet posts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Revd Mr Green the Bible Society agent had at meeting house he stoped here</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad cultivated Wm A Cornetts Garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this I went to it on my stilts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney worked on the roads with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do Do 6 day work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad worked at home Jonney hoed in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is fixing the waggon box &amp; others fixing about here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of brick for to fix his chimnies they are out of sorts Wat came here from Gananoque last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>great loss A {illegible} boat on the lake</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad took Watt to the outlet with the buggy &amp; went to his Island &amp; fished till night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad worked at home in his garden Jonney hoed some of our potatos in the garden James McMullen &amp; Wm A Cornett cleaned the church Philo drew water for them with Kate &amp; the Milk Buggy fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is working at home this forenoon he went to the funeral of Mrs James Latimer the Revd Mr Millard preached the funeral sermon in the Methodist Church there was a very large funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>fine rain at noon Ad is fixing his stable at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is working his stable Jonney is hoeing in the garden fine growing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is working at home fine rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do Jonney splitting wood &amp; other chores about the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning I was at church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is doing his road work at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do Jonney is picking mustard out of the grain in the midle field &amp; the North field Philo went with the Revd Mr Millard &amp; his son to Picnick of Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad was all day helping to fix Agriculture Hall for a strawberry festaful to be held this afternoon Aunt Jennet &amp; Ninnie came from Branford on the Express this afternoon fine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad helped clear up the things in the Hall &amp; other fixing about the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went through corn &amp; potatos in the garden &amp; below the house Jonney hoed some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>I went with the Revd Mr Millard to Fairfax this afternoon he preached Sacrament is to be dispensed tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning at Fairfax there &amp; dispensed the sacrament to 34 communicants</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad riged up the mowing machine &amp; mowed part of the orchard in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to I raisin of Noah McNiels Jonnie worked on the roads for Ad fine day very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished mowing the orchard this morning he then mowed front of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys drew in the hay in the orchard to the New Barn</td> <td>8</td> <td>Aunt Jennet went to Lyn on the Express Watts wife came on the Mixed from Brockville he went to Gananoque to do some work for the corportion there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain last night Jonnie hoed some of the potatos Jennet &amp; Jennie went to Gananoque with Philo to get him {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>they hoed &amp; fixed the old barn for to draw &amp; took a load of straw to Ads stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Kates Colt kicked Philo in the face Dr Hannah put 5 stitches in the cup it is on the left cheek</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing the hay of off the field front of the house or rather below they drew in 4 loads put it all in the new Barn East mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to a raisin of David Johnstons Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>heavy rain this afternoon</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing hay from below the house they drew in 4 loads &amp; put it over the cow stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>heavy rain all night at most of the day very little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>all day Jonnie is putting Parisgreen on the potatos in the garden Ad mowed below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Jonnie raked below the house Ad is cocking it fine day Ad took Jonnie &amp; Mifs Huckeston to the outlet they are going Watts Iland near {torn off }</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 18</td> <td></td> <td>Prof Nicholson preached at night there was heavy this morning so that he could not go to Fairfax he went to Sand Bay in the afternoon Ad took Mr Nicholson to Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field on the old piece of meadow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drew in 4 loads of hay from the North field they put it over the old stable fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is shaking out the cocks below the house this morning they then drew in 8 loads put it in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad mowed Wallace hay at the railroad Jonnie cut or dug some of the blue weeds in the lower field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay Philo is raking it in winrows fine day they drew loads &amp; put it his stable brought 1 home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing Wallaces hay to Ads stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>we cleaned up 3 bags of spring wheat Jonnie took them to Escott mill with Kate got home at noon Ad went to the North field to mow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad finished cuting the North field this morning he then cut the piece that he left below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad Drew in 3 loads from the North field took them home Philo raked fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad cut the little field behind the Barn there was a little rain to day it stoped the haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they drew in all the hay that they had and 2 loads that Ad cut in the paster field that is the night paster in the midle East field they put it over the old horse stable that finished the haying here the hay is all very good &amp; in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went with the team to help Bruce McNiel with his haying Jennet &amp; Jennie went to Gananoque with Maud early this morning intending to go on the boat to Kingston</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces old son went to Sand Bay to mow the new meadow there they took the horses with them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>rain this morning fine afternoon Jonnie did the chores Mrs Nicholson &amp; her 4 children on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>fine morning Ad &amp; Bruces Boy came at night they got the hay cut &amp; stacked it is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad fixed bars in the midle field Jonnie cleaned out the hen house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque brought home a sash for the woodshed Jonnie is doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is cleaning out Wallaces spring Jonnie is drawing old ties from Mr Millard stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew sand to his house in the forenoon he went &amp; helped Bruce to cut oats he brought the reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad cut the oats in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Frank Hall &amp; Mrs Hall from Lyn came on the Express to day</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys drew 2 loads of oats from the midle field in the afternoon they raked them into sheaves in the forenoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys drew in 5 loads of the little oats that he got from Robie they are a little rusted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys drew in 4 loads of oats the same as the above Birion help them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>fine rain last night Ad is patching the roof of the old Barn Aunt Jennet went back to Lyn on the Express this afternoon she came up yesterday she intends to go home on Wednesday on the boat to Toronto with the Halls fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad Drew in 2 loads of oats from the North field this forenoon that was all that he had cut fine in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr &amp; Mrs Smiley Mrs Greacie &amp; Emilie Turner made a call with Mr &amp; Mrs Millard</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad cut with the reaper part of of the oats in the center field in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad finished raking the oats in the center field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad took the reaper out to Bruces &amp; Reaped for him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maud was taken with a colic they did nothing after tea Mrs Stevens from Delta came here on the Mixed</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad cradled a swath along the road in the spring wheat Charles Roth came with the Reaper and what was fit Ad &amp; Bruces boy drew in 9 loads of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; the Boys is drawing oats they drew in 6 {illegible} loads fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning church well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they began to hook peas Philo raked in the midle field with Maud then Ad drew it in &amp; cut Black Barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to the river to help to look for Arthur Darling he had strayed away he was found near Rockport in an old house Ad hook peas after</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad raked &amp; drew in 1 1/2 loads of Black Barley &amp; 2 loads of wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to Turner to help a Bradley in a trial of Mrs Innis for Insanity we sent her to Brockville</td> <td>26</td> <td>they drew 1 load of wheat this morning &amp; then they went with the team out to help Bruce</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Wm McNiels &amp; helped him to draw in oats from CH Armstrongs &amp; he sent Watts to hook peas fine day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad took Wat to the outlet this morning he was at Gananoque came down on the Mixed he then drew loads of peas they are very good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>rain last night &amp; to day very little done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>they drew in the grass peas put them in the New Barn fine drying day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept 1</td> <td></td> <td>Ad began to plow for Fall wheat in the Northwest corner of the North field where the peas was</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Charles Roth came this forenoon to cut the spring wheat got it done after dinner fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie helped Bruce with his harvest till near night they got home to draw in 1 load of wheat they left it on the waggon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Bruces boys came out this morning to help Ad they drew 2 loads of wheat &amp; 1 of flax &amp; that finished our harvesting they went to help Bruce then</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion here afternoon the church was well filled there was 51 tokens taken in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew dung to the North field east corner Ad cut out a hole for a window in the woodshed for light</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>they drew dung in the forenoon helped Bruce to draw in in the afternoon fine day very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>they went to Bruces this morning they finished his harvesting it has been a fine time for getting it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>little rain in forenoon</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing dung to the North field East line he is intending to sow fall wheat on it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>they are working at the dung a fine for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to plow for the wheat this morning Jonnie is spreading dung they drew dung half of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad finished plowing for the fall wheat to day there was a fine shower last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fall wheat sowed</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 1/2 nearly bushel of fall wheat it was with Bruces drill Ad draged on it nearly all the forenoon then sowed &amp; I draged Ad went Young with Bruce in the afternoon intending to go to Unionville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>heavy rain all night &amp; most of to day no work done outside I expected to go to Unionville the rain is so heavy that Charles Roth did not come for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Jonnie drew stones for Dr Hannah well Birron McNiel helped him to load they drew 2 load</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept Ad got home from Unionville fair about 9 oclock to night</td> <td>18</td> <td>Jonnie drew stones for Dr Hannah well this forenoon they drew 4 loads he shoveled the ends of the ridges of the Fall wheat in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning heavy rain part of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to Kingston on the Express to the Presbytery</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie cleaned up the peas &amp; oats that on the floor in the New Barn Ad took the to Escott he had 6 bags &amp; some wheat he got the hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad drew some stones for Dr's well fine day feed ground they could not grind the wheat no water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I got home on the Express from Kingston</td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Tennents this morning with their wheat got home before dark Jonnie is digging potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is drawing stones for the Drs well Jonnie helped him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Jonnie finished digging the potatos in the garden &amp; then he split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>a little rain this morning got the beans into the Barn Philo Jonnie thrashed them heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning wet day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field this afternoon Jonnie dug potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad mixed up mortar for his chimnie dull cold day Jonnie dug 10 bushel of potatos put them in the cellar</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is digging potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field it is stubel Jonnie is at the potatos he took a box full &amp; 5 bags over to Ads fine day a little cold</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad plowed this morning Hugh McKay came at noon to build Ads chimnie they worked all the afternoon Jonnie finished the potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is at his chimnie with Hugh Jonnie &amp; Philo is gathering Apels fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{illegible} came from Perth on the Express &amp; {illegible} Armstrong from Lyn</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad plowed this morning he was fixing things at home Jonnie split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>we are all fixing for our fair fine morning there is a good turnout Ad 2 old ewes 2 yearling 2 ewe lambs &amp; 2 Ram lambs cows 1 2 year old heffer 1 heffer calf &amp; Bull calf citterans &amp; Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>I've been in the Hall all day to day &amp; yesterday there is a great crowd of people both in &amp; out of the Hall it is a grand success</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad was geting fixed after the Fair 1 of our ewe lambs got killed I skinned it to see what killed could see nothing wrong with it the blood was all around its heart</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field Jonnie is cleaning &amp; shoveling the head ridge of the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennet is very poorly is not able to come down in house</td> <td>9</td> <td>the trashers came last night they thrashed out what was in the old Barn we had 51 bushels of wheat and 185 of oats fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>they thrashed peas the grass peas &amp; the others 30 bushel there was 201 bushel of oats we had 467 bushel of all kinds of grain there was 2 {illegible} &amp; Bruces Boys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is fixing up things about about the Barn we cleaned up 8 bags of wheat &amp; he took to Tennents mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad got home from the mill he brock the spring of the Buggy he stoped at Robes all night got home this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle South field Jonnie &amp; me fixed fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle field South very high wind fences is blowed down Jonnie &amp; me has been fixing them up most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the West midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do I dug up the carrots &amp; parsnips Jonnie is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad drew a load of stones for his seller floor or to rather his cistren he went to Gananoque for water lime</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is working at his cistren with Ezra Kanker</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do Jonnie is splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening I heard the Methodist minister in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>put the cows in the stable for the first time</td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is working at his cistren he plowed in the afternoon there was a drizzling cold rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle West field he sold the Mullie cow to Duel for $18 and 3 sheep for $12.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle West field wet cold drizzling rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he went to a plowing Bee of Robert McCleary in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is finishing the head &amp; midle ridges of the field Jonnie is shoveling the cross furrows I fixed the Barn door &amp; Stables cow stalls</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad plowed the potato ground &amp; the garden it is in fine order for plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this morning fine fine day JA Bradley had a child died last night of Diphtheria it was buired at the Union Church Ad drove the herce there was 30 rigs an teams</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went with Bissel Landon to lay a road in the rear of the 6 concession</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty to stump &amp; plow he intends to stop all the week Jonnie took 4 bags of peas oats &amp; black barley to Escott mill for hog feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jonnie is doing chores James Calhoun Brought 4 head of cattle and put them in the pound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jonnie is doing chores &amp; splitting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Do Do Do he finished the splitting the wood here &amp; is splitting wood for Ad he is at the chanty yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing at the chanty yesterday &amp; got this forenoon there is a heavy snow storm this morning the with high wind all day I intend to go the Sand Bay to meeting of session</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>no meeting here to day &amp; it storms so &amp; the roads is so bad that there is no one except the Revd Mr Millard has gone out the communion is put off for a fortnight there is I about 6 inches of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>very little work done cold &amp; blustery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine day Ad drew a load of sand to bank the house I am laid up with my well me I fell on a stone a fortnight ago it pains me so I have to use 2 staffs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; forenoon snow nearly all gone except along the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad plowed in the calf paster it plows up well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonnie went to Gananoque with his mother</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad finished plowing the calf paster this forenoon then he took his plow to the shop to get it sharpened</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain &amp; snow most of the day they are taking care of the cattle I am in the house all day with my knee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McNiel preached this morning Mr Millard went to Farmersville to preach &amp; Fairfield &amp; Lyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jen got home from Lynn on the Express</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is choreing at home Jonnie is chores here I cannot I am doing nothing my left knee is very painful</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>they are killing the hogs Bruce &amp; Birion is helping</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>17</td> <td>Wm A Cornett &amp; others is shingling the church I got the Boys to help me to cover the grapvines little drizzling rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad can do nothing he has a felon on his finger the doctor lanced it</td> <td>18</td> <td>the Boys gather up the wood &amp; me to cut up the hogs a stormy blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Stormy with wind rain &amp; snow the Boys went to the North field &amp; brought home the stone boat &amp; the torn place &amp; went to Ads for salt for the meat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>stormy day little or no work done except taking care of the cattle the communion service is to be at Sand Bay tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion at Sand Bay at 2 oclock to day he preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad plowed a little in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field in the forenoon there was showers till noon then there was heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad plowed same field he plowed all day he did not quit for dinner fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon Bruces son helped him it began to storm &amp; snow so that they could not plow they took Bruces sons 3 yews to Southdowns Abs ram &amp; took the 5-yearling yews to Alf Greens {illegible} Downs Ram</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>there is between 4 &amp; 5 inches of snow on the ground this morning I am looking after the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>very little doing Ad is choring at home &amp; fixing the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning very stormy snow &amp; rain I went to church with two staffs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is going to Gananoque with feed for hogs &amp; cattle feed to get ground he took the slaugh the slaughing was pretty good in the morning it turned warm &amp; the snow went nearly all off he wore of the shoes of his slaugh &amp; nearly spoilt his slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad was at the Blacksmith shop all day getting new shoes on the slaugh</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is fixing up at wood rack for the slaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Wm White she was buried at Mallorytown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they had Stacies stem one they thrashed over 500 bushel of oats in the afternoon for Ad helped Bruce to finish his thrashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad took bags of feed to Bruces &amp; got them ground with the steam grinder it did good work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sold the pet cow to Goodall for $21</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad boarded up some places in the cow stables &amp; some other fixings about the stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Delta to the Nomination Members of Parliament for both houses him D Copland was appointed as delegates for our school section</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to see &amp; get someone to chop cordwood he agreed with a Mr King to chop 50 cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad brought home from Wallaces the Holsten Bull calf it has been all summer &amp; did some fixing on the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew home 2 loads of straw for bedding fine warm day snow nearly gone of the roads &amp; fields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning &amp; most of the day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad sold Holstein Bull calf the calf that he got Johnston to Mr Lynch</td> <td>14</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night fine morning Ad killed the 3 pigs this afternoon Bruce &amp; Birion helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad cut up some dry timber in the bush for wood I am spooling some for Jennet fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is drawing the falling timber out of the bush to the house fine cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay with the jumper to see about the swamp roads he says that they are good but there is no slaughing on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is cuting up the big Ellem tree that fell last summer for wood &amp; the other dead timber in the bush in the forenoon they drew it home in the afternoon Philo helped a little drizzling snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad oiled his harness &amp; cut some old wood in the bush &amp; other chores</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1886</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad drew a load out of the bush this forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to A Greens for the 5 yearling yews that was there to the Shropshire Ram this morning we all went to a meeting Dr Preston &amp; George Tayton in Moores Hall it full they put me in chairman the sweat never dried on me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash he took the team with him they got done fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>rain &amp; snow all day Ad has a very bad cold there is work done Unkl Rob came up on the Express from Lyn stoped all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>he went home on the Mixed this morning all well hard frost last night &amp; to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad got some wood in the bush in the forenoon &amp; he drew 2 loads in the afternoon that is the dead wood that is the bush now</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>we all went to Election for our section it was held at the station in Mr Darlings Corner Tea House I voted for Dr Preston I polled the first I have done that for a long time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I attended our school meeting JA Bradley was re-elected again Ad took the sow to the Boar this afternoon the sow took the Boar</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to McNiels for the sow this forenoon &amp; brought her home he brought the horse powr &amp; the circular saw &amp; set it cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Bruce &amp; his 2 Boys came they set in the powr &amp; sawed all the wood that we had cold blustery day with a little snow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard this forenoon in the church snowing about 10 inches last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Millard preached at night Ad took Jennie to her school to day very cold day she is going to teach in the same place that she the last 2 years</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad got home this afternoon from Glen Buiel all is well at Lyn the roads is heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood &amp; brought a load &amp; left it here it is ash &amp; ellem</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood &amp; put it in the church shed for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood &amp; left it here Ellen &amp; me took dinner at Mr Millards there was members of the church managers there from Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay to see &amp; arrange for to get {illegible} collected</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce killed the heffer that he got from Samuel Johnston this forenoon he went for a load after</td> </tr> <tr> <td>principal {illegible} here on Church {illegible} at night</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood &amp; left it here fine day but very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood fine day left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning it snowed &amp; blowed all day &amp; filled up the roads so that he had unload his wood &amp; come home without any load the side road is completely filled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>they have laid down our fences &amp; is coming out at our gate at the milk shed there is very little travel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>still storming this morning there is no travel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>there is very little traveling on the roads yet we are just atending to the cattle storming still</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>snowing a little this morning yet storming all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>stormy day so that there is nothing done heavy wind &amp; drift so that we did not let the cattle out to water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very cold day</td> <td>18</td> <td>Wm McNiel Ad &amp; the others came as far as here with the snow plow they had 2 span of horses on it we cleaned up 6 bags of wheat Ad &amp; tans to go {torn away}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Jan</td> <td>18</td> <td>storming this morning wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>stormy day wind snow &amp; drift so that the cattle would not go to the water there are great drifts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to the mill he took 10 bags of feed &amp; 6 of wheat wind yet &amp; some drift not so cold as it has been for some time back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad put the slaugh &amp; grain into his drive house &amp; not go to Gananoque till fine day rain last night he got home about 3 oclock last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>still storming Ad brought part of the grist here I am giving the cows about quart of the meal at noon everyday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this morning have heavy rain this morning Mr Millard preached Mrs David Latimers funeral sermon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>still raining the snow is nearly all gone of the field field so that they have to break the roads in the right place Ad &amp; the others breaking in the right place there is wind rain &amp; snow at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to cross road where left his load on the 11th of the month could not get it sooner he only brought half of it very little travel on the roads yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went for the other half of his load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>he took the sow to the Boar</td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here the roads bad yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day it looks like a storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad went to McNiels for the South</td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night &amp; snow nearly all gone of the fields fine warm day the people is drawing half loads of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very stormy at 7 oclock snow &amp; wind Ellen went out it was so slippery she came back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood &amp; left it here</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home very stormy day &amp; sleat most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood took home blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to a wood Bee of A Cornetts he has cut his {illegible} they are taking it to Darlings warf fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood &amp; left it hear I went to Fairfax to the preparation service &amp; the session there was very few out cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had communion at Fairfax the church was well filled while we were in it it snowed about 5 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he left it hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning &amp; all day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took it home the snow all gone except off the fields where there is drifts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood he took home fine warm day for this time ice soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>no work done on the roads</td> <td>11</td> <td>rain last night snowing &amp; blowing this morning &amp; all day so that I could not {illegible} the cattle out to go to the water heavy drift the snow is 2 feet deep in the Barnyard the Roads is filled up in some places</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Wm A Cornetts Brick Bee he is going to build a house he is getting the brick at Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Morley preached here at night Mr Millard went to Mallorytown Caintown &amp; Farmersville Mr Morley stoped here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to wood Bee of James Calhouns they got the wood at John Stacies 6th con a little rain this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Robie Beatty came up from Young last night he went home this morning Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay he brought a load of wood took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; snow &amp; rain this morning fine afternoon with heavy at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Philo took the yearling heffer skin to Colmans</td> <td>19</td> <td>Philo went to Delta with Kate &amp; the cutter I went with him Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood to Wallace from there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb 20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was a large congregation</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day Philo &amp; Jennet came home this afternoon Lizie has been in bed for some time she is better now</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>snow this morning we all went to the station to vote for Taylor I was the first to vote I have been the first to vote at our polling station for the last 20 years &amp; not lost a vote since I came here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>snowed about 2 inches last night rain after daylight all the forenoon Ad went for a load of wood in the afternoon he took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this morning for a load of wood &amp; took it home it commenced to storm about 10 oclock &amp; stormed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this evening it is a very stormy day wind snow &amp; drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Abs for the horsepowr &amp; saw they were not done with it till the last of the week</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay find warm morning brought a load of wood he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought of wood left it hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I began to feed the cows hay that was in the old stable</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad Do Do Do left it hear Abs son brought a load of wood from Sand Bay left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very cold day</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here he then went to Gananoque the Perchon horse meeting with Bruce Jennet &amp; Philo went with Kate &amp; the cutter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning very few out there was about 8 in of snow fell last night on the level it is very light fine day heavy roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>man came down on the Express from Gananoque</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad has Mr Clift filling &amp; joining the cirklar saw Abs son brought the horsepowr at noon they set it up &amp; got it going &amp; filled the woodshed before night the wood is very wet fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought a load of wood left his here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>he did the same to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of hay of the new land that he took wood of put in the new Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought another load of hay that is all but what he will want there for the spring work put it all in the new Barn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here Wat &amp; Lizie came from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to the river for ice Bruce was there yesterday he got 2 loads they have to cut 3 sides</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>he went to the river &amp; got 2 loads more of ice Wm Scott came here last night he went with Ad to see the river where they got the ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went Blairs Saw Mill &amp; got a load of saw dust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>this ought to have been the 18 instead of 18</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood for Wm McNiel from Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of sawdust fine day they are for the icehouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood for Wallace fine warm day the road getting bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to get out saw logs cold this morning with a little drizzling snow wind is from the north east &amp; getting colder t</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>this is a very cold morning bright &amp; clear Ad is at Sand Bay he did not come home last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>fine day rather warm for the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>a good deal colder than it was yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>a little rain last night there is about 2 inches of snow on the ground this morning but almost ice its so hard you can hardly see your track on it makes splendid slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad came this afternoon he in Pine logs to the mill the road is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard was not able to preach he got a student from Kingston it was Mr McNiel he preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>we cleaned up 12 bushel of wheat &amp; Ad took it to Escott mill he did not get his grist back with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennet came home from Lyn all is well</td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went for the grist this morning we cleaned up another bag of wheat for cracked wheat &amp; he brought 12 bags of feed for the cows a good of it was barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to get out more saw logs by day but very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>fine warm afternoon pretty cold this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>There was an Emigrant whose name is John which Ad had spoken to the Revd Mr Tyh to get for him Mr Tyh brought brought him here this afternoon he is from London England</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I attended the meeting in the church preparatory before the communion tomorrow there was 5 members received two Miss Darlings two Miss Smith &amp; Miss Carnegie she was Baptized Ad came home from Sand Bay at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>the communion was dispensed this afternoon by Revd Mr Millard there 51 communicants partook fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Bruce &amp; Ad made a new frame for the {illegible} of the horsepowr fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Bruce &amp; his Boys Ad &amp; John sawed wood here very hard frost last night &amp; a cold South west wind they finished all our wood &amp; took the saw &amp; horsepowr to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they sawed Wallaces wood to day &amp; took the horsepowr to Ads &amp; set it there fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>they finished Ads wood &amp; loaded the horsepowr &amp; part off it Bruce took home with him Jennie came home from Glenbuiel on the Mixed Robie Beatty came up this afternoon with the sleuth the roads {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Rob went home this morning he got a calf from Wallace &amp; Jonnie Cooks calf from us both are heffers Ad took the horsepowr to Bruces he going to help them to saw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonnie &amp; Philo drew dung out of old horse stable into the garden</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to saw this morning then he went to Gananoque with Jennet &amp; Jennie with the Buggy I atended a directors meeting of the Agriculture Society</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to saw Jonnie &amp; Philo drew dung out of the old horse stable this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Jonnie &amp; me cleaned up some grass seed &amp; the flaxseed hard frost this morning Ad is working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Jonnie is splitting wood at the house I am doing the chores feeding &amp; taking care of the cattle hard frost 1</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jonnie splitting wood Ad is working at home hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went to Bruces &amp; got a load of hay he is nearly out at home a little rain this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went to Bruces to day &amp; got another load of hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning hard frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for lime for Wallace Jonnie split wood at the house heavy frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Jonnie &amp; me fixed fences around the Church field &amp; the little field east of the Barn frost this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I went to the funeral of old Mr Amos Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was filled full Revd Mr Millard prayed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Jonnie split wood I fixed the road gate Ad is helping Wallace at his chimie fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jonnie split wood in the forenoon took down some of the East line fence in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sowed Millet seed &amp; tomato seed</td> <td>23</td> <td>Jonnie split wood &amp; other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Jonnie cleared away the banking from the house I dug some in the garden a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>there was some heavy showers last night fine morning Jonnie &amp; me fixed up the East line fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Jonnie fixed the fence around the East paster fence along South ditch &amp; down the midle fence to the North ditch &amp; so to the East line I made a big garden rake &amp; worked in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jonnie helped Alik Cornett to move his kitchen Ad is fixing things at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all day Jonnie is splitting wood in the woodshed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we cleaned up the oats peas &amp; Black Barley that was in the old greanary for seed this forenoon there was about 12 bushel we put it in the New grenery J is splitting wood now</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr A Tunk preached Revd Millard assisted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad Philo &amp; Jonnie took 3 calves a red the crack heffer Lill cow to Sand Bay they fixed up the fence there fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad plowed Matthews garden in the forenoon Jonnie went with him he dug in the garden in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I planted some onion plants &amp; a Russian cherry tree at milk house raspberry I got them Fruit Growers Association</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to James Latimers this morning Philo &amp; Mr Millard took the milk with Mr Millards horse when Ad came back from the river he went to the North field &amp; cultivated &amp; sowed 3 bags of the White Russian oats next the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad sowed 3 bushel more of the Russian in all 9 bushel of the White Russian oats there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>they are breaking in midle field west side &amp; sowed 6 bushel of the Manitoba Scotts wheat in the midle field South west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods begin to look green</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo went to Charleston with Watts horse they took the 2-year-old Colt with them for 2 paster on Watts Iland Watt came here from Gananoque last night there was a fine shower last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad sowed 5 bushel of the White Russian oats there was sowed in the midle field alongside of the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>plum trees in full blossom</td> <td>10</td> <td>Johne &amp; me planted 1 1/2 bushel of potatos in the garden on the 2 East ridges side of the garden &amp; fourth ridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 bushel of oats Black barley &amp; peas mixed in the North field dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad finished working in the North field this morning he went to the funeral of George Kyres wife in the afternoon Jonnie shoveled the furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad sowed 14 1/2 bushel of peas oats &amp; black barley in the midle field very dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>I finished the midle field this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preached this morning Philo went with him to Sand Bay Mr Millard went to Lyn Caintown &amp; Mallorytown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went to Sand Bay to work they took Mullie cow with them fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie came home at night Ad sowed 4 1/2 bushel of the White Russian oats there the ground is wet yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>there was a fine shower last night</td> <td>18</td> <td>David came home on the Mixed this morning he went home on the Express he came from Gananoque he was there to see Watt Jonnie cultivated the little field north of the lain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad plowed some green sword in the North field South east corner the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad sowed 2 ridges of green sword with peas that I picked there was more than half a bushel of them &amp; 1 1/2 bushel of the white Egyptian oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>they planted 5 bushel of potatos next to the ditch south side of the same field very warm day &amp; dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went home after he set Jonnie to cultivate the garden he cultivated it &amp; the little field at the milk shed very warm day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went &amp; got some seed potatos from Bruce &amp; Joe Stacie this morning we cut them there was heavy thunder this afternoon &amp; a fine rain everything looked green that is up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew stones &amp; sand for Mr Dean he is fixing over his house most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad cultivated the little field at the milk shed &amp; then marked it out with the plow we then planted 6 bushel of potatos of different kinds &amp; the rest of it in corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain this forenoon Ad was at home Jonnie did chores here he split some wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>we cleaned what peas and wheat we have and the flax seed there is there 2 bags of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they cultivated the garden &amp; planted it all that left with Beans that is 2 ridges east of the grapevines &amp; the one between the vines with Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ellen planted her cucmber &amp; squashes next the house &amp; 1 drill of rutabagas</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>rain most of the Jonnie through out some of the dung out of the sheep pen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew dung from his place to the North field &amp; put it in a pile to rot</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Escott to mill he took 7 bags of wheat 2 bags of flaxseed got it ground for the calfs Ad 3 bags of peas 2 bags of Black barley fine day Jonnie split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jonnie split wood at the house Philo took to Sand Bay the session Matt Revd Mr Millard preach there very few there a son of Mr Hendersons was received as a member fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at half past 2 there was a good attendance the sacrament was dispensed 29 partook</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Mr Castle sheared the sheep fine day with a mist of rain Ad took the Maud mair to Wilsons to the Perchon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jonnie cut the thistles in the potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Fairfax to lay out a road Jonnie was at Ads most of the day I was at Agriculture meeting at Deans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>fine shower this morning Jonnie split some wood then he hoed some of the potatos in the garden Ad went to Sand Bay to see the cattle there &amp; fix the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to draw in the saw logs of the sawmill Sand Bay Jonnie is hoeing in the garden fine day that was full so he got nothing Jonnie &amp; him set some posts at North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie drew sand for Mr Dean he is rigging up his house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Greacie preached here this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is working on the roads at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad cultivated the potatos &amp; beans in the garden &amp; in the midle Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to The Sawmill to get his logs he got them in &amp; brought a load home Jonnie worked on the road for Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie went to The Sawmill &amp; got all the logs in &amp; home home with them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to the sawmill &amp; brought 2 loads of lumber home I hoed some of the potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Watts Island to see the colt Jonnie hod beans</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this evening heavy rain at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to the sawmill for lumber this morning Jonnie is hoeing beans in the garden he brought 2 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to the sawmill &amp; brought 2 loads that is all he has it is all pine Jonnie is hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is working on the road with the team they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is working on the road they are drawing gravel from Henery Johnstons I made a bolster for the waggon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad cultivated the corn &amp; potatos in the little field in the forenoon I helped J McDonald to put on the irons &amp; the bolster they drew dung from Charles Stewarts in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning Jonnie hoed the corn &amp; some potatos there was several showers this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had meeting read &amp; prayed but did not preach he was not able to preach he is going to England</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from Charles Stewarts Jonnie is loading fine day he is drawing to the North field in a heap</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they doing the same to day they finished there &amp; drew some from the our own Barnyard till night I went to a strabery festival of the Church of England</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is plowing &amp; hoeing the potatos in the midle field little Watts Wife &amp; her sister Mrs Chapman left this afternoon on the Express for Kingston they have been here since Monday Aunt Margaret came up with them Rob brought them up on Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is working at the potatos part of the time Ad helped me to fix the old hay rack we put in some cross slots</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad plowed through the potatos Jonnie went to Gananoque to see the Dominion Celebration</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie &amp; Philo went to Sand Bay this afternoon &amp; took the 2 yearling there &amp; left them there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Ferguson preached there this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Delta this morning he took the wool with him Bruces son went with to bring the horses he intends to bring Watts cow here Watt is going to the N.W to survey Jonnie is hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad got home this afternoon he brought Watts cow with him Watt intends to go tomorrow Jonnie is hoeing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine shower this morning</td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad sold the Marry cow to Wm McConnell for 30 Dollars we riged up the mower this forenoon he mowed the orchard this afternoon Jonnie is hoeing in the little field side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonnie is very awcward at cocking he has no idea of how to put it up</td> <td>7</td> <td>Philo raked the orchard Ad mowed the little East of the Barn &amp; there to the North field the hay is drying very fast Jonnie is hoeing in the little field &amp; cocked the hay in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad drew in the hay that is in the orchard &amp; that of the little field very drying time Philo raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Philo raked what Ad cut in the North field they had 3 loads put all in the New Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Ferguson preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad began to cut the the field north of the house he cut all day it is light down where the fall wheat was fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad fixed the table in the fair ground for the Orngeman dinner we are to provid the members &amp; adherants is geting it up they all provd a shaire</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>they drew in 4 loads of hay this forenoon Philo raked that yesterday Ad went to Wallaces to cut his hay in the afternoon very warm the thermometer is 120 in the Sun and 100 in the shade</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is working at Wallaces he drew in 2 loads he had to go &amp; plow for the Railroad for the contractors there head team not come &amp; have a lot of men they making a second track warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is mowing at Wallaces &amp; plowing for the Rail Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is working at Wallaces hay some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Dods a student preached here this evening very rain to day &amp; at night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad finished cuting Wallaces &amp; a piece below the little field fine day Jennie &amp; Ellen went on the Express to Scott or rather {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad finished drawing in Wallaces &amp; drew in a load from below the little he took home be there now below the house fine haying day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; a man called Wright drew in 5 loads of hay from the field north of the house John Giffs left off work he went to Toronto on the midnight train</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I raked for a little that is the I have done this season</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field &amp; drew he drew in loads &amp; 1 from below the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Mr Landon came with his Reaper &amp; cut &amp; bound the fall wheat Ad stooked it up Ad says that it is a fine crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field this forenoon he drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old stable I raked it with Kate all the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Professor Nicholson preached</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is mowing &amp; drawing John Johnston Henerys son is helping they drew in 3 loads of hay put it over the old cow &amp; horse stable then they drew in the fall wheat there was 3 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad finished the mowing this forenoon he drew in 3 loads of hay in the afternoon I raked it put it in the same place very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay Birion McNiel went with him they are going mow the hay there on the new land</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Byron came home at night they finished the cuting they this afternoon heavy rain at noon so they could not do anything the Newboys helping them Ad brought the 2 year old heffer home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went Ab McNiels on business it is very dull day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr Willson a student came on the Express</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; 2 of Bruces Boys went to Sand Bay &amp; stacked the hay they had to rake it is good fine drying day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Willson a student preached this evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad doing chores &amp; him Bruce &amp; went to see a Reaper work at John Johnstons it is a new one it did not work right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went out to Dulcimain to look a man to work he got one that is working Mr Ferguson he will come next week</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went out to help Bruce to stook he has a Reaper &amp; binder it came here at noon &amp; cut our fall wheat it does good work it is Mr Landon of Fairfax</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they worked all day at the oats in the midle &amp; North field they are on the green side they cut the flax at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>a little rain last night everything is wetted</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to look for some cattle to take to the N.West he got some at J Starks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Birion drew in the spring wheat this afternoon it was a little damp in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Birion McNiel drew in Nine loads of peas oats &amp; barley &amp; clear oats I do not know money spent of each</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Joseph Prior is the name of the man Ad hired he commenced to day</td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew in 1 load then his new man came &amp; they drew 2 loads of oats &amp; 1 of raking I raked the wheat &amp; the oak ground the man went back to Fergusons after supper</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo &amp; Harrie went to Gananoque to meet J Stark with the cow &amp; calf they went T Haigh &amp; got 2 calves A Bull &amp; heffer all full bred Durham</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is getting things ready for the N West he went to Brockville on the Mixed came home on the Express a little rain it is very light</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Bruce is cuting the oats with the Reaper this afternoon he finished them all but an acre they are too green</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; me got the 2 calves that he got from Mr Haigh to suck the Mullie cow and</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Nicholson preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Joseph begins work this morning</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad Bruce &amp; Joseph drew in 3 loads of oats &amp; peas oats &amp; barley &amp; 1 load of rakings I raked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad {illegible} last night he loaded up early this morning there 5 oclock or 6 oclock helped all that could be done they put in the 3 cows &amp; 3 calves &amp; then 4 horses all by 5 oclock the train came About 1 oclock &amp; took him {torn off}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August Wm McConnell Newman do &amp; see Stewart Bruce &amp; Wm McNiel &amp; others helped all they could to get things ready</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad sent a letter from Brockville that he did not leave Brockville till 6 oclock this morning change of time rain this morning it did a great deal of good Jo &amp; me fixed the old Barn floor &amp; other chores to find {illegible</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Jo finished hooking the peas I got a shoe on Charly horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Jo cut the White Russian notes to day with the syth got Charles Armstrong horse shod all round</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad came home this afternoon Jo &amp; him drew in the peas they put the pick ones over the Sheep pen the others over the cows there was not a good load of both kinds Jo went with Bruce home before dinner with the team to help them to draw in fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Snodgrass a student preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo Bruce &amp; his 2 sons went out to Sand Bay &amp; cut the oats there raked them up but them in cocks</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jo raked up the White Russian oats with Charlie I helped him to load them &amp; he drew them into the Barn he put them on the scafold Philo helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Bruces Boys &amp; their team &amp; Jo took team &amp; all went to Sand Bay &amp; brought 2 loads of Oats that was them all there a shower of rain just as they got there loaded &amp; wet them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Jo began to plow for the fall wheat in the forenoon ground is very dry I have been fixing the Barn doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jo went to help Bruce to draw sand from the river St Lawrence they drew I thrashed the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Jo went with Bruce again to day very dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Wilson a student preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Jo is drawing dung he takes a load dung with him &amp; then he draws from the heap that is in the field &amp; puts it in little heaps in the center of the ridges that he plowed before</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jo is drawing dung the same as yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Jo drew dung this forenoon we then went down to the gravel pit for to scrap out the water holes as they dried nearly up Philo drove the horses &amp; Jo held the scraper it was no go I went &amp; got Dave Coplands man he held the scraper &amp; Jo drove we got both holes cleaned out with plenty of water</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jo drew dung to the North field I fixed 10 in the granary where Ad left it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Jo drew dung in the forenoon he helped John Johnston to thrash they had the steam thrasher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jo went to Johnstons they at Night I went to Sand Bay with Philo we fixed some poles to keep cattle from the stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Jo &amp; Bruce went Charlestown for the colt that was on Adiara Armstrongs Island they brought it home 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Philo took the colt out to Bruces this morning when Jo went with the milk he then plowed for the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>I plowed more centers for to put the dung on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Jo helped Copland to thrash this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Jo Do Do most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Jo worked at the dung for the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Jo is plowing for the wheat fine day very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>John Coslow thrashed wheat for seed we cleaned it he had 6 1/2 bushels it is very fine wheat Jo spread dung for the wheat there a fine rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>began to sowed fall wheat he</td> <td>14</td> <td>Jo is spreading dung this forenoon he intends to sow in the afternoon I intend to go to Unionville fair with Bruce he did not go to Jo sowed better than 2 bushel of wheat this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>I went to Unionville Fair &amp; went John Young at night John is very feeble Bruce &amp; me</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>went to Mr Gilroys for dinner to day there is a great many people I saw a great many old friends &amp; all the acquaintances we went Lyn with Rob stoped there all night they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>I went &amp; saw a good many old friends there the Widow Clow John Runces Northern Gardiner &amp; good many other we got at night all is well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Jo cleaned the old rails &amp; stones off the South part the field East side of the farm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rams away to day</td> <td>20</td> <td>Jo began to dig the potatos in the midle field last line cut off</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>21</td> <td>Jo dug potatos we intended to take them to Ads a fine this afternoon we run the waggon into the new Barn out of the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo took the waggon to the field this morning with the potatos in it he dug the rest of them that was left there we took them to Ads Jo caired them into the cellar there was 16 baskets of them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jo dug potatos in the little field at the milk shed he dug baskets &amp; caired them into the cellar here they are very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Jo cut wood for the steam thrashers we expect it here on Monday I put the beans in the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>80 bushels of wheat</td> <td>26</td> <td>the Warren Boy came at noon with their thrasher &amp; thrashed the wheat we had 80 bushels of wheat all together they then over 100 bushel oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>153 of other grain</td> <td>27</td> <td>they finished this forenoon before 10 oclock &amp; went to JP Latimers we had 353 bushels peas oats &amp; barley I paid them $10.25 cents H Young D Johnston &amp; his boy D Copland &amp; his man 2 of Bruces Boys JD Latimer helped there was 3 of the Warren Boys Jo went to help Latimer this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jo &amp; me cleaned up 10 bushel of spring &amp; fall wheat it was the mixture of the floor in the thrashing &amp; we filled 5 bags oat peas &amp; black barley &amp; put the chaff &amp; straw on the floor into the mouth I cut of 3 off the sideboards &amp; put a lot of straw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Jo Philo &amp; me got in all the straw into the Barn this forenoon &amp; we filled 6 more bags of feed that is in bags of feed 5 of spring 1 1/2 bushel of fall wheat for to crack Jo &amp; me went to tenent mill this afternoon stoped at Margrets all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we went to the mill this morning they had brock the belt &amp; we did not our grist till 2 oclock we then came home Jo got his dinner at the Millers I got mine J McIntoshs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jo is choring I went to Fairfax church with Revd Mr Millard there was 3 persons admited as members to the church Wm Webster Mrs Landon &amp; Miss McKee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax &amp; dispensed the sacrament</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we are fixing for our fair fine day Unkle Rob came up on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this &amp; most of the day we took 2 Rams 1 &amp; 2 P 2 old yews 2 P 2 yearling 1 P 2 yew lambs 2 P Jersey cow 1 P Ayrshire cow Holsten calf 1 P fall wheat 2 P grapes 3 P there was very poor atendanc to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>there was a good atendance to day &amp; a good show of grain &amp; other things some fine horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Jo dug some potatos &amp; other chores some rain I went to the funeral of Mrs Robert Cornett she was buried at the Union Church Revd Mr Millard officiated</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jo is diging potatos he caired in baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Jo is digging potatos Philo is helping him to pick up there was rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening very dark at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Jo drew some dung the ground is too wet to dig potatos &amp; drew some of the dung in the field put it East of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Jo drew some dung from the Barnyard &amp; some that was in the field to the piece that was dry &amp; hard to plow when he plowed for the fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jo took oats for hear from us this morning he could not get any at the station</td> <td>12</td> <td>Jo plowed &amp; drew some dung that was left from the fall wheat put it on the center of the ridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Jo is fixing up the stable plastering them rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jo began to plow in the midle field west side of the {illegible</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jo Philo &amp; Bruces youngest son finished digging the potatos they had 5 baskets they are very poor</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy rain in the night the ground is very wet Jo plowed he complained that the ground rather wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Jo is plowing fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mrs Hicock &amp; Ida with 1 of Davids daughters &amp; 1 of {illegible}</td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do I fixed up a {illegible} south west corner of the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Jo is plowing in the midle field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ida went to Toronto on the Express Mrs Hicock home to Delta on the Express Jo is plowing cold with heavy white frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo was plowing fine day Philo &amp; me filled up 15 bags of the peas oats &amp; barley we intend to go Escott mill on Monday fine day Jo finished the North of the field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard this evening there was very few out there was heavy rain most of the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>we put the cows in the stable for the first time cold &amp; wet</td> <td>24</td> <td>Jo went to Escott or rather Springfield with the grist he did not it as they don't grind only on Tuesdays &amp; Fridays he had 15 bags</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Jo went to the funeral of Abia McNiel she was a daughter of Abraham McNiel he took Ads wife Jennet &amp; Mary Ann Libia &amp; Wallace McNiel in the double buggy Revd Mr Millard preached in the Union Church at Macrons they then took the body to vault in the Gananoque cemetery he went to Springfield afterwards for the grist fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very heavy Frost this morning</td> <td>26</td> <td>Jo began to plow in the South half of the center field I am fixing hen house &amp; cleaning it out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Jo is plowing in the center field the frost is not heavy as it was yesterday we moved the cook stove into the kitchen this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jo is plowing I'm working at the dung in the hen house pilling in a heap at the side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Jo drew a load of cheese to the station from the patrons or rather as one of them heavy rain this morning it turned to snow near night the ground is covered white</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Jo is plowing in the center field snow all gone</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jo plowed in the center field frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do Do I plained &amp; some stuff on North storm door fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>we killed the 2 old Hogs this morning Bruce helped</td> <td>4</td> <td>Jo finished the center field the frost has made the ground very dry &amp; stiff</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Jo began to plow in the North field next to where the fall wheat was there is grass seed come out the ground is very hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jo plowed till about 10 oclock he then brock the plow point the Charley horse got lame in the hind leg the thigh is swollen I is doctoring him be rubbing it Kindles Spavin cure</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Jo is putting wood in the wood shed the horse is not fit to work yet he is better some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Jo was helping Hump Young to thrash they finished at night fine day with wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Jo put some wood in the house theres a fine rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Jo plowed where the seeding did not catch last spring Charley horse is better</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Jo is plowing in the same field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jo finished plowing the stubble this morning Freeman McNiel came to help him to plow he had to go to the blacksmith to get his plow fixed &amp; did I might say nothing P Moore New house took fire in the forenoon &amp; was burned down his little boy set fire to some shaving while his father was away it was 2 stories &amp; part of it 3 stories high with a tin roof the People turned with teams &amp; waggons &amp; drew water to save Mr Cliffs house one side of his house the shingles was nearly all burned off &amp; the East Side clapboards nearly all burned off side note Heavy Rain most of the night &amp; light shower to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jo was plowing a little this forenoon Freeman is helping they are plowing sowed in the North field South East quarter of the field</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>16</td> <td>Jo &amp; Freeman finished the North field this morning &amp; brought their plows up to the house after dinner they went to South East field &amp; began to plow there in the N. East half</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Jo plowed in that field Freeman is drawing from the station home fine day frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Jo &amp; Freeman is plowing in the S.East field I covered up the grapvines at Ads &amp; here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Jo &amp; Freeman plowed in the same field in the forenoon it began to blow &amp; snow at noon snowed less or more all the afternoon Freeman went home at noon Jo plowed till near night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night snowed About 4 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td>stormy day most of the time Jo got the Colt home from Bruces</td> <td>21</td> <td>snow is about 5 inches this morning Jo &amp; Philo went Abs for the 2 yearling Holstens that was there this summer &amp; brought them home Rob brought L Wat here this morning he is going to look &amp; get machinery for his Factory</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo drew banking from the pit to bank the house with the slaugh fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X Let the ram to the sheep</td> <td>23</td> <td>Jo plowed in the South East field Philo &amp; me breaked the 4 Ewe lambs &amp; then we let Ram out to the Sheep fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Jo took cair of the horses &amp; split wood for Abia very hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning Jo drew 2 loads of dung with the slaugh to the little field near the milk shed he helped Bruce to thrash in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jo helped Bruce to thrash to day fine day they finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>plowed in the Southeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I sold the yearling Ram to James McDonald for $5 he looked very bad with the snow &amp; rain</td> <td>29</td> <td>there was rain &amp; snow last night &amp; most of the day I shoveled up part of the Barnyard I shoveled up a place to get to the Barn door it is most knee deep he shoveled from that to the new stable door</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jo drew a few loads of dung to the little field we killed the hogs or rather the pigs there was 3 Bruce &amp; Eddie helped stormy day or rather very windy</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jo did nothing to day take care of the horses fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Jo drew some dung to the little field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jo Do Do Do Do fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard had the communion here there was a good atendance for the weather &amp; road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Jo drew some dung to the little field rained some</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Jo plowed in the East field we want to get that part of it plowed it is the North E half</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jo finished that part &amp; plowed the north head land along the side of the ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Jo drew dung to the little field 2 loads from the back of the cow stable with the waggon the rest on the slaugh from the yard where it was piled up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Jo drew dung from the yard to the little field with the slaugh fine warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>rain most of the day Jo split some for me in the wood shed rain was very heavy in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad got home from Red Deer to day</td> <td>12</td> <td>Jo piled or rather shoveled up some of the dung in the Barnyard &amp; let the water off the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville on the Mixed as a jury man</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad got home from the jury</td> <td>14</td> <td>Jo shoveled up some of the dung in the yard &amp; drew 2 loads with the old slaugh &amp; 1 with the waggon to the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jo drew 1 load of dung to the garden &amp; 1 of the hog dung to the rhubarb this forenoon storm in the afternoon snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Jo drew dung to the North field east of the Fall wheat it is slow work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jo drew dung into the garden from the yard &amp; behind the new Barn find day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mrs Dean died last night at half past 10 oclock last night</td> <td>20</td> <td>we killed a yearling heffer this forenoon Jo drew dung from the old stable to the North field in the afternoon Jennet &amp; Ad is at Mr Deans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>stormy snow &amp; wind this morning till About 9 oclock find day after Mrs Dean was buried at the Union Church the body was caried from the house to the church</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec Ellen &amp; her daughter came on the Mixed from Perth</td> <td>21</td> <td>Revd Mr Tye preached Revd Mr Millard led the singing on the organ the church was filled to overflowing after the sermon the body went to the graveyard there was over 150 persons in seats &amp; a large crowd standing up Ad was one of the pallbearers he our buggy fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Jo &amp; Ad drew dung from the old stable they finished the dunging of the North field Jo finished his time to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jo left this morning Ad went to the outlet to survey a road this morning he met Reave surveyor &amp; the counsellor they laid out the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennie came home from Glen Buel on the mix</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with 7 bags of wheat 6 of oats &amp; peas &amp; Black Barley to get ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I took care of the cattle Ad &amp; Abia was here for dinner Mr &amp; Mrs Millard &amp; Miss Hutchison for tea Miss Hutchinson came on the Express from Brockville fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad put the colt in the slaugh this morning it went well he done some of the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night &amp; this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Watt &amp; Lizie &amp; the two nieces came from Delta this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>rain &amp; snow very stormy the snow mostly all gone</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1887</p> <p>{Breeding dates}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>10</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Apr</td> <td>24</td> <td>got 800 Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>8</td> <td>got 500 Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>30</td> <td>took Doll to P{illegiuble}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do again 1889 Foaled July 15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>20</td> <td>Spoted cow took the bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Youngs Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>{illegible} Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Young Lillie Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>put Doll to R Austin horse July 23 1869</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Mary took Austins horse July 11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1889</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>10</td> <td>Hailly cow took the Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do</td> <td>26</td> <td>Youngs Cow Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do</td> <td>28</td> <td>Youngs 2 year old heffer Do agin August 2nd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>6</td> <td>Sick Cow Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>9</td> <td>{illegible} Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Do</td> <td>25</td> <td>Lillie Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1870</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Haily cow took Johnstons Bull June 24</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Youngs cow Do Do Do July 1 the Bull was in the pasture again August</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Youngs heffer Do Do Do July 12</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Hailly heffer Do Bradleys Do August 6</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Haily 2 year old heffer Do August 17</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Ennis 2 year old heffer Sept 19</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd preached this evening this stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>I went the village voted for Darling Reeve Richardson Deputy Reid Cook &amp; Austin councilors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went again to help to take Miss McNiels corpse from the vault &amp; bury it in the McNiel at the Ebenezer buiring ground in Lansdowne fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood it began to snow at noon &amp; snowed about 3 inches he brought 1 1/2 cords of wood from the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Escott for his grist that he left there he did not get it there is no water to grind wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; got a load of wood home then we cleaned up 8 bags of spring wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst tomorrow with his grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Lidenhurst with bags of wheat 2 was fall wheat he got it &amp; got 38 lb for the bushel bran &amp; shorts Wat &amp; Lizzy went to Delta</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad riged up the Bobslaughs &amp; went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to a wood Bee of Thomas Bradley he then took Ellen &amp; her daughter with Jennet to Margrets Ellen is on her way home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad got home this afternoon he took the Sow to John Cooks to the Boar it is the Society hog</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I got $14.87 in premiums I gave it to Ad</td> <td>12</td> <td>we attended the annual meeting in Moores Hall there was a good atendance John Cook was re-elected president &amp; C Roth Vice I was put in a director</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home snow and wind with drift rain &amp; snow in the afternoon frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>fine morning Ad had a Bee drawing wood to day there was 10 loads came here &amp; loads went to his place yesterday was so stormy that he did not ask all that he intended</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood to the church he had 2 cords he put it in the shed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood it stormed in the afternoon snowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad helped Ab McNiel to thrash in the forenoon he to S. Bay &amp; got a load of wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood fine day I took cair of the cattel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood I swept out the church in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood he brought a load of green wood he left it here a little snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr Millard was very sick last night {illegible} Mrs Millard was here all night they had to get the doctor he’s better this morning</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is helping Revd Millard to move to James McMullens house we have bought it for a manse for the minister and gave $900 for it in 5 years with 6% interest Ad took W Darling gave their note for $450 Samuel Donovan $250 B Herbison for $200 Ad brought a load of green wood this afternoon he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad drew a load of green wood here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is fixing for sawing wood at his place side note stormy day snowed about 6 inches last night &amp; to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>they sawed at Ads to day finished his wood &amp; brought the horsepowr &amp; saw here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they sawed here this morning Bruces three Boys is helping &amp; George Matthews helped in the afternoon cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is fixing or working at his ice house he took a load of lumber from here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad drew in from Ivies Bay fine day Robert Dods &amp; his cousin Barber came here yesterday from Glentay cloth Factory then are selling there cloth they stoped all night we bought cloth for Philo a suit &amp; me a pair of pants</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>1</td> <td>fine day Ad drew Ice to his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine clear day</td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is bad with a sore lip he has McConnells men working his Ice House Fine cleared day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine day</td> <td>3</td> <td>Mr Haige is putting up a ice house here &amp; west of the garden west of the house it is 10 x 12 Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very stormy day snowed about 4 inches</td> <td>4</td> <td>Mr Haige finished the boarding up the ice house this afternoon I went to Sand Bay with Mr Millard the church meeting there was no one came very stormy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5 fine morning snow &amp; drift in the afternoon</td> <td></td> <td>went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Millard there a good meeting he dispensed the sacrament Mr Norman Johnston &amp; his wife was admitted as members of the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Mrs JA Bradley died this morning Ad is working at his ice fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is fixing his ice he brought sawdust here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Mrs JA Bradley was buried at the Union Church the coffin was carried by the pallbearers to the Methodist Church the Mr the Methodist Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad drew loads of ice here from his place very cold day with heavy drift West wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad carried what seed peas Black barley &amp; oats that he thought he would for seed Into The granary from the old Barn cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; D Bradley killed the cow that was feeding this afternoon is rather {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to Blair's for a load of sawdust for his Ice House fine day roads bad with drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>stormy day rain in the morning snow at night with drift {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Blairs for a load of sawdust for the ice house he got a small load he took home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Blairs for sawdust got a good load he left it here it night before he got it there was 3 teams there before got there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>it began to rain before day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>we cleaned up 5 bags of spring wheat and 3 bags of fall wheat he intends to go to Lidenhurst to morrow and get provender for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad wet to Lydenhurst with his grist he got alot of shorts but only 1 bag of bran fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay this afternoon he intends to bank out wood Philo is sick the Docter came to see him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the weather is Blustry {illegible} for the cattle now</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad came home last night He took the wrong kee of the shanty he went back this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad came home last night we sent word to him that Philo had the diptheria by Revd Mr Millard the docter there was two inches of snow last night and it snowed and rained most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sandy Bay for wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad has atended to the cattel since Saturday {illegible} that have been able to go out with a cold</td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to a Bee of Norman Johnstons to draw logs for the dragsaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay and brought home a load of hay of his stack that he had there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of hay this morning he brought it all he took all home to his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad for a load of wood cold day with flurries of snow in the forenoon a little sleet in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to the Perchin company meeting there was a very good meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood very cold day he took home I atended to the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay he banked out 1 load &amp; brought 1 home I took care of the cattle Mr Thomas Reed came here at noon &amp; stoped till near night we had a fine time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for wood &amp; to bank out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Blair sawmill for a load of sawdust before day for the ice house he got it &amp; he left all that we needed here &amp; took the rest to B. Robinsons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went for another load this morning before day he got a fine load fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to bank out &amp; bring a load home find warm day the snow is soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preach this evening stormy night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of stuff for sleeper for the wood shed for the summer kitchen stormy most of the day and all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>very stormy morning with wind &amp; snow &amp; all day no work done the lain is filled up nearly with the wind is north</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>very little work done except taken care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad caried what oats was in the old Barn into the grainery he had baskets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of Mrs Henery Pations she was buried at Dulcamin school house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>cold day but clear Ad drew dung to the North field from home it was seeded last spring it did not catch &amp; was plowed up</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March 18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning fine day Ad got a telegram from Lynn at 4oclock that Uncle Rob was sick with inflammation of the lungs he took his mother down into Lyn at once</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>we got a telegram this morning he is no better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>got 2 calfs to day Spot &amp; Dutch</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad came home last night Rob was a little better rain &amp; the thaw last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>the snow is nearly all gone this morning the fields nearly all bear except where there is a drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Robert Armstrong died at 1 oclock to day</td> <td>22</td> <td>everything is dry this morning keen frost last night &amp; this morning cold west wind Ad went to Lyn in the night he got a telegram that Uncle Robert died at one oclock to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad got home from Lyn this morning the funeral be on Saturday at 11 oclock at the house he is to be Buired at the Stone Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rob was Buired at the new burying ground at the church</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Lyn with the cutter this morning Jennet went with him hard frost last night Nancy Hazelwood came from Gananoque last night Granma came home on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>rained most of the day with sleet &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Frost this morning Ad drew dung to the North field with twi slaughs Jim Russell loaded while Ad was away it had to be choped with the axe</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad drew 3 loads this forenoon rained in the afternoon and fog</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Heavy Rain first of the night then snowed over 2 inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>flurrys of snow this afternoon the sun took all the snow in the forenoon Jennet Jennie &amp; Aunt Jennie &amp; Frank Armstrong came from Brockville on the Mixed to night drizzling rain &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>fine day the roads is very bad I could not get to Fairfax to the Session the communion is to be dispensed tomorrow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard the communion was Dispensed at Fairfax to day I could not go the roads so bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Jennie and Aunt left on the Express Jennie to her school and Jean &amp; Frank Armstrong to Lyn Ad is helping Bruce to saw fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to A Cornetts cattle sail this afternoon fine day I split some wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Unkle Johie and Aunt Jennie came on the Express Aunt from Kingston Johnne from Lyn She was at Cataroque Jonnie came from home fine day but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>they went home on the Express heavy rain this afternoon the snow is going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>very light wind the snow is almost gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>hard frost last night with high wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard Preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Mr Haig worked at the worked at the Icehouse to day puting on the cornice fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad put on some shingles on the Icehouse in the forenoon rain in the afternoon no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>raining still this forenoon Ad finished the shingling the west side of the ice house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>shingled some on the side this afternoon cold and raw most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 Lambs to day from 1 Ewe that is the first</td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad drew two loads of hay from Bruces to day very heavy frost most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Snow A little this morning snow and rain all day no work out doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for a load of coal for Wallace fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad finished shingling the Icehouse this forenoon I helped to fix the weather board</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>cold Raw day Ad worked at home I went to Mr Deans and got some grafts sions</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to fix the foundation of his Barn cold raw time</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>20</td> <td>I did some tinkering &amp; split wood a little hail &amp; snow this afternoon the ground is white at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>snow all gone this morning Bud had a heffer calf this morning Ad is boring post holes on the side road North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPherson preached this evening hard frost morning Mr Millard had to go to Morsburg</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>cold day Ad bored post holes &amp; set posts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to raisn of James Hortons he is putting up a large Barn they got it at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X oats 3</td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed 3 bushel bushel of oats Black Barley &amp; peas in the midle field South end that is the first that he has sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad took 5 bushels to the field this morning he took 2 more at noon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>in all in that half 14 1/2 8 Philo dragged this forenoon &amp; Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruce's</td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad sowed in all the south half of the midle field 14 1/2 bushel of the mixture of peas oats &amp; Black Barley fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Philo draged this forenoon and Ad shoveled the furrows fine day they got a small load of hay at Bruces</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad worked in the midel field &amp; bushel of the same oats Matthes shoveled &amp; I spread dung in the North field &amp; in the little field at the milk shed heavy rain most of the night I planted 2 of the Jesse strawberry that I got from Fruit Growers Socitie</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>rain most of the night &amp; this forenoon Ad &amp; me cleaned or rather put 4 bags of Thimaty chaff that he sowed at home cold rainy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad sowed dragged in the North Center field I worked in the garden there is frost in it yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 1/2 bushel</td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad finished the north part of the center field he sowed 13 1/2 of oats peas &amp; B Barley fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>there was heavy rain last night the ground rather wet to drag we fixed hog pen &amp; stable gate I dug in the garden for a straberry bed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad finish sowing the white oats that he brought from Red Deer he sowed them very thin he sowed 4 bushel of our own mixture they are sown North East end of the southeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening Philo draged</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sal has 6 pigs</td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad sowed 2 1/2 bushel of peas in the North field Southeast quarter alongside of the Fall wheat Philo &amp; he took the colts up to Ab McNiels</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the North field George Mathews loaded they had the 2 waggons</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Matthew is at the dung this forenoon Mathew is spreading the dung they drew &amp; Ad took 3 bushel of wheat with him at noon to sow fine warm day everything looks fresh we mulched the trees we planted out on Friday last there was four of the Haas &amp; two Golden Russet side note fine rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is dragging &amp; sowing wheat in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 bushel of wheat</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad finished sowing the wheat he has sowed 7 bushel in all this forenoon he is going at the garden in the afternoon he spread dung &amp; plowed 2 ridges next the house &amp; dragged them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the woods look green a nice shower</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad took 3 calfs to John Follies the old Joseph Cook farm to paster Philo rolled the West midle field &amp; the East South field Granmma sowed 3 beds of beets 2 of carrots &amp; 2 of parsnips I dug &amp; helped to fix the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to take down one of his Barns He is building a large one Philo finished rolling this forenoon &amp; took the roller home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I planted1/2 bushel of the early Ohio potatos</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is hughing sleepers for the floor of the woodshed before we move the cook stove in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad put in the sleepers in &amp; fixed the floor in it &amp; did other fixing &amp; dragged &amp; plowed the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad dragged &amp; plowed the little field at the milk shed fine day I cut potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>a little rain most of the day &amp; night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad working at home I cut potatos in the forenoon I went Dean's to directors meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>frost this morning killed tomato</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad dragged &amp; fixed out the garden there Philo &amp; him planted it fine day I cut potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad dragged &amp; furrowed out the little out the little field Philo &amp; him planted it with potatos &amp; 7 rows of beans on this side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mammoth pumpkins in the paster</td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad furrowed up 3 rows for turnips &amp; sowed them with PW &amp; cars Imperial Prize Swedes with the old drill warm day I put in some of the King of the Mammoth pumpkins1 hill in garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td>very dry time</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad was at home most of the day he has a severe headache I did very little my head is very dizzy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to help Bruce at his Barn they got 2 stacks of Noah McNiel's warm Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque the Revd Mr Witkey from Indian came on the Express Mrs Wilkie &amp; 5 children allso fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Wilkie lectured on India the church was full</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>they all left here for Almont on the Express Ad is helping Bruce</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce at his Barn they intend to raise it to day they got it raised all right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jennet with John Cook to look at old survey of a road in Leeds between {illegible} King &amp; Hill got settled all right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>I went to McKay &amp; Darling &amp; W A Cornett about getting Mr Nickersons pay for preaching last summer I milled $18.80 cents to him I borrowed $13 from Dr Hannah Ad went see Roth Barn Raisin</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad worked on the road with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad cultivated part of the corn ground &amp; took out some stones there was a fine shower at noon I attended the Preparatory service in our church Mrs C Stewart &amp; Mrs Wm Landon was admitted as members Mrs Wm was baptized three children &amp; one of Mrs Stewarts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Millard preached &amp; dispensed the communion 40 partook</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad washed the Sheep cold day there was a little frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad worked on the road with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do Philo was on with to day we had 6 days</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad worked on the road in the forenoon he cultivated for the SMS corn in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad got Mr Findley's seeder &amp; sowed 4 ridges in North half west side of East field the ground is very dry I planted 15 Hills in the little field at the milk shed I put a handful of old hen dung in each then put 4 kernels in hill he then sheared 8 of the sheep fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad sheared the rest of the sheep this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 heavy rain &amp; thunder with hail this afternoon</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax and Sand Bay at noon there is no preaching here they are repairing our church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is putting a wire fence on the North field West side to midle of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Robert Beatty came up to day they are all well</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad drew rails from where he put the wire fence yesterday to a cross fence in Southeast field in the forenoon we put in 3 large posts &amp; a number of small ones along the midle of the field front of house &amp; 1 wire for a lane to take the cows Midle East field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad put up the rails that he drew from the road across the midle of Southeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad bored &amp; dug holes along the side road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad Do Do Do the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad put wire on on the posts that he down along the road warm dry day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 17 commenced {rest of entry illegible}</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay there is no preaching hear they are {illegible}ing the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad drew rails and made up the cross fine in the South east midle of the field warn day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad worked at home in his garden very warm day I can do nothing whiming in my head</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad worked at home I helped to get stones for the church fence Henerie and Fair did the work in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad worked at home I was in the quary to see J Burns team did not take our stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>there was a fine rain this afternoon it did a grate deal of good Ad went through the potatos this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad worked at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad hoede in the garden fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad hoed in the garden in the forenoon he went to Gananoque in the afternoon took Philo to see the camp Review</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad hoed in the garden fine rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad hoed in the garden I held the drill for Gordon Hislap he struct and we drilled 11 stones for the church fence they are going to put a new fine round the church J Rush dild holes for the stone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad hoed in the garden I worked with at the church we drilled 12 stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Wm Haslip drew stones for the church fence in the forenoon Gordon and me drilled Rush dug holes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard Preached at Fairfax &amp; Sand Bay to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Rush and me put in stones and drilled stones on the North side of the church Ad is helping to fix for the strabery festiful in the Fairgrounds</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Gordon Haslip &amp; me put in the iron rods in the stones North side of the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Gordon and me put in the rest of the rods on west and south side &amp; drove nails around the rods which made them solid so that when you would strick them with the hammer they would ring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard John Shields and me took the stones and rubish that was around the church put what was good any thing in wood shed stones back of the church and burned the rest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad began to mow this morning and mowed the orchard fine warm day he mowed the c{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad cut between the trees and I helped he raked he with Charley and took it in there was about half a load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Dr Smith of Kingston opened there by preaching at 11 oclock A.M. and at 1/2 2 he preached on 1688 the Orngmen filled the midle seats of the church and the rest of it willed to the door and a number out side the Revd Mr Greacie of Gananoque preached at night to a large congregation the 3 collections was one $70</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field where the daisies is that is all he ct there a dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonnie helpgin W.A Cornett at the Church fence</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad raked and drew 2 loads of hay from the North field he cut the little field back of the old Bar and had a good half load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew some old rails for Wallace of hwo the railroad moved on to him I am helping A.C. at church fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad helped draw in Bruces hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad helped Bruch to draw in again this forenoon his New Mower came this afternoon he mowed some in the field North of the house it works well</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad mowed front of the house &amp; drew in 3 loads and them over the cow stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Professor Ferguson preached here at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad cut or mowed in the North field &amp; drew 1 load &amp; put it over the cows I helped Wm A Cornet at the church fence dry time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad drew &amp; 3 loads of hay from the North field he them home I help Church fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>fine rain this morning Ad drew in a load of rakings</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo fixed up part of the church field next the woods so as to keep the Sheep out of it in the forenoon he went to Wm McNiels Barn rain in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew &amp; 2 loads of hay from the North field &amp; cocked up the rest then rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo raked &amp; drew in 2 1/2 loads of hay from the field below the house a fine day it was cut yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew in 2 loads of hay from the North field &amp; finished the cuting field below the house that finished our cuting here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>finished our haying</td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad mowed for Wallace this forenoon he then raked &amp; drew in all in1 load that was below the house &amp; took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is working at Wallace's hay Fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do finished his haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo helped Bruce at his hay with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad got Bruces Reaper &amp; cut our fall wheat in the forenoon bound in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad finished the fall wheat he is alone fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Leeds to lay out a road there by order of the council</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce repaired the Reaper this morning Ad then worked in the center field he went right round it it is ripe very warm day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad finished reaping the center field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew 1 1/2 loads of the peas oats &amp; black barley I fixed the Barn floor fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>there was a rain last night Jennet &amp; Jennie went to the outlet they are going to Wats Island they intend to stop a week I went with Mr Millard to Sand Bay to the Preparatory meeting in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard dispensed the sacrament this afternoon there was a very large meeting at Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad drew in 5 loads from the center field 2 of Bruces Boys helped find dry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>rain last night &amp; some showers to day little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads from the center field this morning Philo raked with Bruces maire &amp; Ad &amp; him raked &amp; brought in another large load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo went to help Bruce with the team they came home at noon he cut the oats &amp; flax after</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to day fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces Boys drew in 2 loads out of the South East field where he cut on the 9th he raked it in the afternoon &amp; drew it in Philo is in bed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>there was no service to day Revd Mr Millard is away on a missionary tour to Madawask</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; all day at commenced about one this morning &amp; rained till 7 this afternoon it is the heaviest I ever saw so long the ground is flooding</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>we cleaned up the old Barn floor Ad thrashed a load &amp; a half to it Escott mill with 3 bushels of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad hooked some of the peas they are in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>little rain this morning Ad &amp; Bruces Boys hooked the peas this afternoon fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral Henery McNiel I went to the station Matchof he from Macedonia he lectured in the church</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>18</td> <td>Revd Mr Millard got home yesterday all with Mr Matchalf stoped hear last night he lectured on Macedonia in our church got a collection of 4 Dollars &amp; 40 cents they say that he spoke well Ad took Philo to the out post he going Wats Island he turned over the peas fine drying day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad had to go &amp; meet 2 men from the rear Township about the Town Line 2 of Bruces Boys came &amp; got in the peas &amp; some oats they had 2 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad finished cuting the oats that he brought from the Red Dear last fall this forenoon he helped Bruce to draw in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain this morning Ad thrashed peas this afternoon I attended a director meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Alf Green came &amp; cut the spring wheat one of Bruces Boys helped Ad to stook it it is very thin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad got Mr Greens Boy to help him they raked up the Northwest oats &amp; drew them in &amp; the flax put them in the little mow in the old Barn 25 Revd Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad and one of Bruces Boys drew in the spring wheat this forenoon they had 4 loads at both teams went to Bruces in the afternoon &amp; drew in there</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>that finished our Harvesting all is in good order</td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad raked up the spring wheat ground &amp; brought it up on the waggon this forenoon he went and helped Bruce to draw in them he went to Brockville with Philo he is going to the high school they came home does not commence till next Monday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo went &amp; helped Bruce with the team fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo helped Bruce they had the team they him he has got all done fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is drawing dung to the N field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is drawing dung to Do Do fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to a bee of T Burnss to draw bricks from Gananoque fine day uncle Jonnie came from Lyn to get Ellen &amp; me to sign Uncle Robs property to Jane we did</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew dung to the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad finished the drawing the dung &amp; began to plow for the fall wheat this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is plowing for the fall wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing &amp; got Bruces seeder &amp; began to sow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished the fall wheat he sowed 5 1/4 five bushels and a peck the ground is in good order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; this morning Ad thrashed peas for the hogs &amp; shoveled the furrows &amp; ditches in the fall wheat ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed in the southeast field East Side in the forenoon he helped A Cornett to thrash in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>put the Ram &amp; Lambs from the Sheep</td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad helped A Cornett to thrash this morning then we took the Ram &amp; Ram Lambs from the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Abia went to the funeral of Mrs Miller to Gananoque she was buried at the Ebenezer Church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad thrashed peas for the hogs in the forenoon &amp; began to cut the corn frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad cut corn with the syth it is {illegible} there Philo came home on the Mixed from Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo worked at the corn they it with the mower &amp; gathered up in there arms &amp; put in stocks it is a good crop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning there was very few out rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>raining still ground very wet Philo went to Brockville to the school on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to get Rye to sow in the midle west field he got 8 bushel from a Mr Cowan above Gananoque paid 85 cents a bushel fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>19</td> <td>we run the Rye through the faning mill this morning Ad then went &amp; got the seeder &amp; sowed 1/2 bushel in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad sowed &amp; cultivated the rest of the Rye in the midle field West side he plowed in the afternoon in the south east East field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad plowed in the South East field dull &amp; foggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad had to give up work {illegible} on the waggon wheel the first of the week &amp; has brock some of his ribs &amp; he has to quite work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad got John Grea to work for a week he dug the potatos in the garden fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Jonnie potatos Ad got wheat for a grist from Ab McNiel &amp; went to Lydenhurst to mill &amp; to Delta to Watts</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jonnie finished diging in the garden {illegible} Scot Ellen &amp; Mrs Wear came on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain most of the day Jonnie thrashed peas Ad came home from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to Young to Robies with the Scots Jonnie gathered apples &amp; went to the funeral in the afternoon of Charles Grahm I went Revd Mr Tye preached there was a large funeral the church was well filled</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Jonnie is digging potatos in the little field fine day Ad &amp; Jonnie cut &amp; stooked the feed corn in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jonnie went to help H. Young to thrash at about ten o clock &amp; rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Jonney helped each young to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Do dug potatos in the little field in the forenoon him &amp; Ad took the sow &amp; a pig to the fairground &amp; the old Ram &amp; lamb</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>they the rest of the sheep this morning they 4 old ones 2 yearlings &amp; 2 Lambs &amp; some cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>I was at the hall all day with Revd Mr Tye I was in the hall most of the day there was a great crowd we took 1 on peas 3 on grapes 1 age Ram aged Ews 3 yearling ews 2 Ew Lambs 1 Sow 2 Leghorns 2 any breed cows 1 Holsen gread 1 yearling before 2</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>rain most of the day I went to Fairfax with Revd Mr Millard there was only Mr Donovan &amp; Miss Clear there the session met &amp; adjourned</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Philo took me to Fairfax to the communion Revd Mr Millard preached there was a good meeting and fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie dug potatos &amp; took a waggon load to Ads that was all that they dug</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>very hard frost this morning Ad &amp; Jonnie dug potatos the Blue potatos is by far the best</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed in the Southeast field Jonnie dug potatos in the afternoon he was sick in the forenoon I cleaned up the old Barn floor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the thrashers came last night it is the Warns they thrashed the wheat &amp; all the peas oats &amp; Black barley there 72 of wheat &amp; 373 of the mixter they done by noon there 15 men</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the 15 bags of the mixter he got home by noon&amp; put the bean in heavy rain all afternoon&amp; evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad plowed sod in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field fine day rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>rain this morning Ad plow in the afternoon in the North field showery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to plow this morning in the North field there is little showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North next the noull fine it is sod</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Do Showers in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field N.West corner front or quarter of the field heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing of the sod in the North field on the 20 and began to plow in the center east field Northeast side fine day Ada and one of Bruces Boys drew in the Western Cow corn it is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad plowed in the forenoon he turned over the cow corn after dinner he drew it in and left it on the waggon in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad plowed in the East center field little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>{side note illegible}</td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do Mr Landon Edie Langley came at noon with the stone lifter and lifted some stones in the East center and south field and took to East line there is only one big stone on the side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed all day fine day for work I finished fixing and moving the sparrowgrass I put it on the east side of the Icehouse I put four wheel barrows full of hen dung under and over</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>heavy rain last night and this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Wm Cornett A student preached this morning the Revd Mr Millard sick and is not able</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the southeast part of the center field fine warm day the ground is drying well</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to a plowing Bee of Samuel Johnstons this morning there was 17 teams and plows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is plowing the center east field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad brought up stuff from Mcconnels for two doors one for the Icehouse &amp; one for a storm door for the kitchen this morning he is plowing in the afternoon heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>A student preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad plowed in the little field where he cow corn flax and oats east line finished it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad plowed in the East center field I made doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad plowed in the forenoon he then went to the funeral of Mrs Jack Landon She was buired at the Ebenezer church I went the funeral of A child Mr Moxley it buired at the Union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad plowed in the East center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>heavy rain last night and all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the ground is in a swim every thing is full of wate</td> <td>10</td> <td>rain most of the night we put the cows stable last night A is fixing the cow stable this forenoon still raining</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning he got home last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he then went to the funeral of Mr Bells childs Revd Mr Tye preached in his church it was buried at the Union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad plowed in East center field very hard frost last night Ad finished the field at night and took the plow with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad plowed at Wallaces in the forenoon we then pulled the Turnips I toped them he got the horses &amp; waggon out brought them in left part here &amp; took part home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jennie Beatty came from Pembroke last night Ad is plowing at Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to the funeral of Mr Bells second child</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad Do Do Jonnie went to Lyn this afternoon I fixed on a storm door front of house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is plowing at Wallaces hard frost last night cold day I put a door on the Icehouse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Nov 18</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McRay preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>that is all the ewes we have</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad took six ewes to John Cooks Ram heavy rain all day he {illegible} to Bruces to help them to thrash no work to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is helping to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce to thrash they finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>to day stormy forenoon fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad Bruce&amp; Birion killed the Hogs cold windy day the old one was very fat the pigs good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad cut up the pork not so cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Greacey preached this morning Revd Mr Millard was in Gananoque in his place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>storming all day rain and snow we have all the cattle in the old stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>rain and frost last night so that you can hardly walk without falling Ad brought the colts home this afternoon from Abs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>little rain this morning fine day after Ad is fixing up the stables</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>I made door for Ad stable he is fixing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>we cleaned up 3 bags of spring wheat &amp; 4 bags of oats peas &amp; black barley</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with the grist that we cleaned up yesterday with the buggy Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this afternoon &amp; dispensed the communion there was a good meeting both yesterday&amp; to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad banked the house with sawdust from from the ice house with the wheelbarrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home was about 4 inches of snow this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces Boys brought the yearling from Follies place in the 6th concession</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to kill his hogs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad sawed wood here in the forenoon he went to funeral of Mr Rudd they met the body at the station it was buired at the Union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad killed the lamb this forenoon he went Gananoque in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Mr MacPherson a student Mr Millard is unwell</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is fixing {illegible} on the big waggon the {illegible} was brock in it needed other fixings</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>is thrashing the oats that he brought from the Reddear last fall when he was there hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do Do Do very hard frost last night this is the coldest day we have had this fall Ad finished the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>we cleaned up the oats&amp; had 21 Baskets full it held a bushel &amp; a peck fine day but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood with the waggon from his house Jim Frere is sawing it there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>stormy all day wind&amp; snow&amp; drift Ad took the cattle to the pit &amp; put them in again</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1888</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Dec</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went J Cooks &amp; brought the 6 Ewes home from the Ram fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went with the team to the funeral of old Mrs Armstrong she was buried the Ebenezer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>very stormy all day wind snow &amp; drift so that we did not let the cows out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>fine day very cold Ad &amp; Philo killed a yearling half heffer to day I did not go out to look at them Jennie got home on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Miller a student preached this morning Mr Millard is very sick so that they have to sit up with him at night he spits up blood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Jennet is at Mr Millards all day quite a thaw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Lizie and her 2 nieces came from Delta Robson and two of John Armstrongs son came on the Express this afternoon they went West on the morning train</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>I attended the school meeting it was largest school meeting I ever saw here the new post of the schoolhouse was full Hugh McKay was put in Trustee there was 5 nominated there was a little sharpshowing all went of right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>heavy rain most of the night &amp; this morning Lizie and her two nieces went away on the Mixed for Delta Ad brought a load of from home &amp; he brought a ton of shorts &amp; bran from the station half of each we are mixing them for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad carried a lot of the oats B Barley out of the old Granary to the new &amp; the shorts &amp; bran in in the old granary hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad got some dead trees in the bush for wood this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPherson preached this morning a student Revd Mr Millard is confined to his bed he not able to sit up even in the bed someone sits up with him every night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>we got a Telegram this morning that old Mr Highcock is dead that he will be buired tomorrow at ten oclock Ad Philo and Jennet to Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>1</td> <td>I have to take care of everything Miss Hutchison went home to Brockville this afternoon McPherson went to visit the people in Fairfax Ad got home after dark from Delta Ad chop some old dead trees in the bush fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad he took Jennie to her school I did the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew some wood from our bush hard frost last night Mr McPherson went to visit at Sand Bay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jennet was at Mr Millard all night he is no better Ad drew some wood to the house from the woods Mr Macferguson was visiting at Sand Bay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>heavy rain to day</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad brought the horsepowr here he intends to saw Bruces Boys did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPherson preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the trees is loaded with ice&amp; snow so that they split &amp; brock down</td> <td>7</td> <td>heavy rain all day I went to the station &amp; voted for the Reeve &amp; counselors &amp; gave Revd Mr Millard five dollars of collection money for to pay supplies</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to the {illegible} meeting a great many trees is brock down with the ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>rain last night &amp; all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>winds snow &amp; drift I attended the annual meeting of the agriculture Socitie was made an honorary member for life there was a large meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruces Boys sawed up the wood that he had here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>went to Leeds to lay out a road there none of the parties at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Grease preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he brought a small load home roads bare</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Leeds to lay out the road again he did not get home till after dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad took the sow to Robinsons to the Socities boar he left her there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>heavy rain last night snow all gone except the sides of the fines Ad thrashed peas this forenoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>January</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad thrashed peas this forenoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad cleaned up the peas with the wind in the Barn there was about 4 1/2 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>cold day the coldest was here for some time Revd Dr Smith of Kingston preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowed 8 inches last night</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad brought the sow home from Robinsons this forenoon with the slaugh there was about about 8 inches of snow this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load home a load of wood then he riged up the Bobbys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay with the Bobbys for a load of hay put part of in the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McLennan a student preached this evening very stormy day snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>no work done snowed about 6 or 8 inches the roads full very few out on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load of wood he left it here clear cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; banked out wood intends to have some help Wat came on the train this afternoon he is going to survey for Mr Williams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad took Wat to Williamss on the kid Road this morning as he went to Sand Bay to bank out wood stormy snow is 8 inches deep that fell last night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{for some reason the month of February was not put into RDA, I transcribed the entries from the original photocopies held at Queens University - will need to be put into the finished transcription}</p> <p></p> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad had a Bee to draw wood from Sand Bay there was 8 teams came fine with loads &amp; I made 9 loads of wood the roads very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>dull no sunshine thing till near night</td> <td>2</td> <td>snow is still falling some David Johnson came with a load to day &amp; took a load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McDonald preached this morning he is a student</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad fix some in the cow stable where they stand this forenoon brought a load of wood from Sand Bay this afternoon he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>snowed most of the night all day to day the snow is very deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad brought the circular saw from Bruces snowed some part of the day &amp; drifted</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>cold day with wind nothing {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>some snow &amp; drift the snow is over 2 ft the path from here to the Barn is filled so that if you step off I fall down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad sawed some wood here this afternoon very little doing on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Potter preached here this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad was at home he put the harness on the two-year-old colt &amp; let it stand in the stable with them on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of dry wood he left it here fine roads heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Abs &amp; Bruces Boys came with their teams this morning to saw they brought the horsepowr with them &amp; sawed all the wood that we had fine day but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cold fine day Mrs Wilkie came on the Express</td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to the funeral of John Johnston Sams son Revd Mr Tye preaching the church they took the body to the vault at Gananoque till spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood he took home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine day</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Bruce Mrs Wilkie went home to Toronto on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Strachan a student preached this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>February</td> <td>18</td> <td>stormy day snow &amp; drift no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the roads filled up with drift</td> <td>19</td> <td>Jennet went to Brockville on the Express the afternoon she is going Ellens at Glentay &amp; will stop in Brockville all night at Mrs Hutchison</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is has the Neuralgia in his head he can do very little stormy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>still stormy wind &amp; drift no travel on the roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>stormy wind &amp; drift no travel on the roads teams on the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>there has several teams &amp; Cutters past here &amp; turned back to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Mr Fleming a student preached this evening he went Fairfax there was no road to Sand Bay roads running North &amp; South is all filled up most level with the fences</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>teams is breaking a road through our field from the northwest corner to near our great at the house find cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Wallace McNiel went to Rockport with the bay team &amp; the Bobbys for a load of coal Ad is not well with neuralgia in his head</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>snowed about 3 inches last night there is a drizzling snow most of the day warmer then it has been for sometime back</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>fine day it is warmer than it has been all the month Ad is fixing the colts stable</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad was working at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to Perchon horse anual meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Moorehead a student preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>this is the first time he being out fine day he is very frail</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood the Revd Mr Millard &amp; Mrs Millard &amp; Mrs Smellie were here for dinner</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>white cow has ball calf</td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he took it home showers of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do Do James dual died last night Ad is fixing the church for the funeral tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>went to the funeral of Mr Duel the Revd Henery Gracie preached the church was filled so there was hardly standing room the body was to the vault above Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is sawing at home Bruces Boys &amp; Philo helped they finished all that he had cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Mackey preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood I went to congregational meeting in the church Mr Mackey is the chair I could not here anything</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X I mailed B. Herbison 4 doller for the hHorticulturist</td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay he brought home a load of wood fine I took care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay brought home a load of wood took it home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood he left it here fine day hard Ffrost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I stoped the mail paper</td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Birion brought each a load of wood from Sand Bay they left it here fine day Philo and me cleaned up a bag and 1 1/2 of fall wheat &amp; the flax seed fine day frost at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Potter a student preached this evening fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay&amp; brought home a load of wood he left it here he says it is last the roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went to the river &amp; brought 2 loads of ice here it very poor ice more than half of it is what is called white Ice the roads bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is drawing ice he put 1 in here that is 3 load here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is drawing sawdust from Sand Bay sawmill in bags he left 2 loads here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>22</td> <td>he took sawdust home for his ice Billie came on the Express to day he is well fine day all is well at Parie Sound</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went Escott mill 12 bags of barley &amp; oats&amp; 2 1/2 bags of Flaxseed nearly 2 bags of fall wheat for cracked wheat Billie went to Lyn on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McFail a student preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad was geting took A witness took the river for a trial on the other side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad was working at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad sawed his wood J. Rush helped &amp; Bruces &amp; his Boys fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>28</td> <td>snowed about 4 inches last night &amp; this morning till ten oclock to day fine afternoon White Holsten had heffer calf</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad was at home I went for the mail fine day hard frost of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Wm McNiels grand dauther died this morning about nine oclock of diphtheria Ad went to help dig the grave fine day we got a telegram that Uncle Adam is very ill no hopes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Graham a student preached this morning Revd Mr Millard was at church and played the organ he did not speak</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went with Bruce to Leeds to buy a horse he got one he one hundred twenty dollars &amp; it is a Perchon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad &amp; Henery Young is putting up a new Reaper &amp; binder in the New Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>snowing &amp; stormed all day from the Northeast snowy 7 inches</td> <td>3</td> <td>Henery &amp; a Mr Graham worked at the Reaper to day they got it all fixed at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad worked at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung with the slaugh from Charles Stewarts the snow is soft the slaughs is running</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung with the waggon he has drawn 12 loads all together</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail a student preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>we all voted for a bylaw to put a Bridge at the Gananoque Crossing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the old stable to the orchard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is dung to the orchard &amp; catering it around the trees fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is working at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce to saw firewood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>there was no preaching the student had to attend the examinations at the college</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first lambs 2</td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Escott with feed &amp; 2 bags of wheat it was night before he got home the flume brock away yesterday it had to be fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad emptied the bags in the old granary &amp; did other chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to Sams Johnstons Barn raising it is about 20 ft Posts with parlins plates</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 bushels of the Northwest oats in the center East field north end fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>oats 12 1/2 bushel of the northwest {illegible} of the field</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad sowed 6 1/2 bushel of the same oats in the same field that is 12 1/2 bushel {torn away} in that field</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew 2 loads of dung on the stone boat to the garden this morning then they went to his place to plow with the iron plow a heavy fog this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Mr Cameron a student this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad angled draged the oats that he in the north half of the center east field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad sowed 3 1/2 bushel of wheat in the North field west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>he sowed grass seed on it this morning &amp; is draging in he then plowed the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed &amp; draged in the northwest in it there is a drizzling rain all the forenoon fine afternoon I went to the station &amp; voted for the Scot Act</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed for Wallace in the afternoon I worked in the garden planted out some gooseberry setts rain in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad plowed for Wallace this forenoon he went to a raising of Charles Armstrongs in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McFail a student preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad was at home the ground is very wet there was heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad commenced to drag away this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May {illegible side note}</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 Bushel of Wheat in the north field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>and 4 bush more of wheat all in North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>he brock in and sowed peas oats &amp; Black barley in the East center field 3 bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 bushel of Peas &amp; B barley in the East midle field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad took Watt to the outlet this morning he came from Gananoque last night he draged in the center East field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad sowed 4 Bushel more of oats Black barley &amp; peas in the E center field &amp; some flaxseed that finished his sewing here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is shoveling &amp; ditching in same field in the forenoon he plowed in the little in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad rolled some in the center East field heavy rain &amp; thunder at 2 oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the ground is very wet Ad is choring I went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Millard to the Preparatory series</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>I went with Mr McPhail to send Bay Revd Dr Mowat preached Miss Blair was baptized &amp; admitted a member</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>fine day Ad choring I can very little with a pain in my side Jennet is cleaning house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad loaded the up the harrows plow &amp; plow and hay to go to Sand Bay heavy rain &amp; there stoped fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay he the colt &amp; the team find day Wm Clark came this afternoon to regulate the Reaper&amp; binder</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>very heavy rain last night Ad came home last night he rented the place to Norman Johnston &amp; is to get hay for rent</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad drew dung to the little field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wm Clark was fixing the Reaper this morning Wm Hazelwood went to Brockville this morning he has been here since Wednesday he came from the West Nan was here with him they are all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad took the potatos out of the cellar &amp; put them in the granary he has {illegible} bags early&amp; 11 {illegible} there is a drizzling in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with a load of hides for James Burns</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is working at home in the forenoon he draged in the little field &amp; plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad plowed &amp; Harold the {illegible}&amp; prepared it for prepared it for planting planted some corn west side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad planted corn &amp; potatos in the little field 6 bushel early they are all cut {illegible} have been cuting potatos for the last 2 days Philo is helping him find time but cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad&amp; Philo is planting potatos &amp; center field south west corner they planted 2 bushel early &amp; 7 of Blues 2 of them whites</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad raked and sowed 5 rows of turnip seed in the little field at the shed he then went to the North field &amp; planted 6 bushel of potatos</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Heavy Rain most of the night &amp; this forenoon forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad got word that the Indians was spoiling his Woods at Sand Bay he went out to see not so</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad got Mr Findleys drill &amp; sowed Bushel of cow corn with it in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad&amp; Wallace planted some beans &amp; corn in the same field rain in the afternoon &amp; all night &amp; all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889 May 2 I received Virginnis Grape vine from the Fruit growers accutine and the Princess Louise apple</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/88b869957d59563a823bb384dfa65ff2.pdf 12029dbba2414311801377693a451793 PDF Text Text �������������������������������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2ab6907ef563ebdc6eae5d40e2626a83.pdf e232ebfad740be7c0ea66328634fb817 PDF Text Text William Beatty (1806-1897) 1889-1892 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {This title page is not actually from the original diary. It is a modern marker page from reproduced photocopies of William Beatty's diary. Walter was his son, who kept the diaries for safekeeping. Thus, the diaries have become known as Walter Beatty diaries, when in fact they are the work of his father, William Beatty.} Beatty, Walter Journal June 1889 to May 1892 1889 June 5 Spoted cow Bruces Bull 27 Pet cow Do again Do Findleys Ayreshire August yr 16 Black Spoted holsten3 year old Abs Bull Do Black holsten3 year old Bruces Do 23 White cow S., Findlys Ayreshire Bull 24 yearling hefer Bruces Bull (again Sept 11 29 th John Johnstons Bull has been with the cows for 2 or 3 days 7 White spoted Holsten cow May 23 Red Spoted Ayreshire cow Abs holsten Bull June 23 Jersey cow D Wolfs Jersey Bull July 4 line Back Ayreshire greens Bull July August 1890 1 �26 & 27 D Wolfs Bull is with the Cows May 7 White Heffer 2 yeare old Bruces Bull June 8 White Cow Johnston Bull 18 had a horse Colt this forenoon all right 1891 1892 July 1889 July 1 Ad went through the little field with the cultevater the ground has been som wet the {cut off} could not do it last week fine day 2 Ad went to Johnstons and brought home a load of hay there heavy rain most of the day he did not weigh it 3 Ad was helping to things fixed for the strabery festival that is tomorow som showers 4 5 Ad fixing at for the Festifal fine it was it Success they cleared over fifty dollars Ad began to mow and mowed the midle field were the Rye was sowed 5 Ad to went to N. Johnstons and Brought A load of hay that all he is to get for the rent fine day he then went through the Beans & others things in the little field 6 Ad Wallace and Phillo drew in the hay that was cut in the midle field three loads Wallace and Phillo helped they put in the old Barn over the cows fine day I atended the Session 2 �7 Revd Mr Richards preached this afternoon and assisted Mr Millard to dispence the Communion good meeting Henery {Nickelson?} came from Gananoque 8 Ad worked at the potatos in the midle field Phillo went to Brockville to the Examination 9 Ad is mowing in the midle field 10 Ad and Wallace is working in the little with the hoes at potatos corn & other roots a little rain 11 Ad and Wallace is hoeing in the forenoon and then at the hay got a load in for Wallace 12 They are working at the hay got in 2 loads from the North field fine day 13 Ad and Wallace-drew in 3 loads from the midle field put it over the cows 14 Mr McPhail preached this evening here 15 Ad mowed in the North field west corner first day 16 Ad mowed the orchard this forenoon he then Wallace mowed round the trees they then drew in two loads of hay from the midle field 1889 July 17 Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay from the North East corner of the north field put part of it in the New Barn and took a load home 18 they drew in 3 loads of he took one home they raked 3 �and drew 2 loads from the orchard 19 They drew in 1 load of hay from the North field he take it home they put up that in cocks heavy rain in the afternoon so that they could do nothing 20 heavy rain last night nothing done to day 21 Mr McPhail preached this morning 22 Ad & Wallace raked and drew in 2 loads {cut off} them home and cocked up a lot fine day Henery Young has been fixing the Reaper all day fine day 23 heavy rain last night he got is so that Ad put the horses to it and got into the lain and brock {cut off} 24 Ad and Henry got the Reaper started this forenoon and cut and bound the fall wheat it did well Wallace {cut off} they drew in 3 loads of the hay that was in cock took in 25 Ad and Wallace drew hay that was in cock 4 loads Took 2 to Wallows 1 hear and home 26 Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay one here and two home fine day Philo helped 27 heavy rain this forenoon and nearly all day no work done 28 Mr McPhail preached this morning 29 heavy rain this foreroon Ad hoed in the little field in the afternoon among th{cut off} they are not much the flyers hunt the {cut off} 30 Ad plowed in the North East corner of the North field the ground is rather wet 31 Ad and Wallace drew in the Fall wheat and the Rye that he sowed where the grass seed m{cut off} last fall 4 �1889 August 1 Ad mowed the calf paster or little field back of the Barn and plowed in the North field 2 Ad went with B McNiel Sand Bay to fish got A lot of Pike the are good 3 Ad and Philo spread out the hay in the little field and drew it in the forenoon and then went and helped Bruce to draw in fine day 4 11 Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning and in acord{cut off ance}e with A notice given that an ordination of two Elders one {for? cut off} Lansdowne & one for Sand Bay would take place John Sheilds & Norman Johnston. Shields withdrew Johnston was sick So there was no ordination 5 Ad finishd the mowing today fine day 6 Ad. Wallace & Philo Spread & shook out the hay in the midle field where Ad mowed & they drew it in load 7 Ad & Philo helped Bruce with his hay fine day 8 Ad took Mrs Scot & Jennet to the outlet they are going to Watts Iland he is to meet them there with a boat & was I was taken with A Diraeu {Diarrhoea} and can do nothing 9 Ad helped Bruce yesterday afternoon and all day today I am in Bed and bad with the Diarrhoea T. Johnston died yesterday 10 Ad cut the oats in the garden they are the Sidy oats than that he brought for over the N West they are very heavy Reaper worked well in them fine I am no better yet Ad took the Revd Mr Young to John Johnston house and atended to him at the Funeral by was Buired at the Union this forenoon it was the largest Funeral 5 �that was in this part the Revd Mr Stewart preached Miss Moorheads funeral sermon in our Church this afternoon it was filled to overflowing they could not all get in She was Buired at the Union 12 Ad was at Bruces in the forenoon he came home in the afternoon and Ellen and me Signed Samuel McKees deed for a lot next the Church & Wallace McNiels there lot I have got my {Chlampen?} on 13 Ad helped Bruce at his harrowing fine day I was able to get my Chales on today for the first time 14 Ad is hooking peas Philo draging on the Summer fallow rain in the morning fine day 15 Ad went to Gananoque with Philo to get his Chluns fixed they they did not fite fine day 15 when he came home, he went up to the Abs to see his Reaper. it is it Brantford he went back to st{illegible} and brought one to Bruces that night. 16 they got it put together & is working with it fine day 17 Ad is working at Bruce's most of this week he is there today. Aunt Jane came from Lyn on the Express. 1889 August 18 Mr McPhial Preached this morning fine day 19 little rain this morning Ad worked with the reaper here and cut the wheat fine fair afternoon 20 Ad worked with the horses with the Reaper here he finished our Reaping at night. Wallace and one of Bruce's Boys with Philo stooked. 21 they all went to Bruces and worke there and at Wallaces brock something of the reaper fine day 6 �22 Ad is reaping at Wallaces they finished his 23 At is Reaping at Bruces Bruces boy drew in the Peas that that we cut in one load fine day 24 Ad Wallace Bruce and his two Boys with there team they drew in the spring and A last of the oats that was in the East field. they worked hard 25 Mr McPhail preached this evening fine day. 26 Ad Wallace Bruce and his Boys with there team finished drawing in our grain and then drew in Wallaces grain and put it in our Barnfloor that is the old Barnfloor fine day. 27 Ad took Mrs James Purvis home Jennie Mrs Scott that is Ellen and Jennet they all went to the old place to Margret & Robs fine day 28 Ad got home today from Robs. 29 We all went to the Funeral of Mrs Kinker. Revd Mr Ellat {Elliot} preached in the Methodist church. There was a large funeral. 30 Ad worked at Bruces fine day 31 Jennie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning to her school. She is going to teach there. Ellen went with Mrs Wm Scott to Lyn they are going there for some time or until Mrs Scott leaves for home Ad is helping Bruces fine day Philo came home from Watts Iland fine day 1889 September 1 Mr. McPhail preached this morning. 2 Ad plowed for the Fall wheat in the forenoon he helped Bruce in the afternoon to draw in 7 �3 Ad drew dung this forenoon to the North field 4 Ad is working with Bruce helping to draw in 5 rain most of the day Wallace is fixing a stand to hang A gringstone on Ad is helping. 6 Ad is drawing dung to the North field where he intends to sow fall wheat 7 Philo and me cleaned up the Fall wheat that was in greanery we got it through once when I had to go with Revd Mr Millard to Sand Bay to atend the meeting of Session Norman Johnston was was received as an Elder and signed to declartion. 8 X Ad took me Sand Bay, to the Communion there was a good meeting. Revd Mr McKenzies preached. 9 Ad worked at the Summerfallow and got it ready for the seed the ground is in good order. 10 Ad got A drill and drilled in 3 1/2 bushels of the old fall Wheat in the NorthEast corner of the North field. The ground is in good trim he then went to Sand Bay and brought home the Colts fine day. 11 Ad and Wallace Cut the Cow corn with the Reaper and Binder and stooked it up in the forenoon they went to Bruce's got circuler saw and sawed Wallaces wood in the afternoon 12 Ad went to Gananoque to show the Charley horse action on the cars he sold him to William and sent on the cars to Penatangen then he willed shiped to Parry Sound Ad stoped at Gananoque to see the Fair he says it is a {Poor afair?} 13 Ad & Wallace is fixing the Granery for the 8 �thrashing and they took Smith Falls Reaper to the station H Young the Warren Boys come this in the afternoon to it apart and thrashed out Wallaces off the Barnfloor & part of ours) . 14 they then thrashed ours (they finished about dark Bruces Boys and Abs son 1889 September 15 rain all day Mr McPhail preached this Morning fine day. 16 Ad and Wallace cleaned up bags of Wallaces oats in the Grenary I turned the Faning mill they then took the mill into the old Barn and cleaned 1 Bags of hog feed 17 Ad took it all to the Escot Mill for hog feed this morning. He got back before dark some rain 18 Ad and Abie went to Miss Stewarts Weding fine day. 19 Ad reaped at Bruces oats fine day. 20 rain all day no work outside of the house. 21 Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land where he has his land to fix the fences. They took the stoneboat with them fine day rather 22 Mr McPherson A student preached here this Evening 23 To Nowlann helped Ad to dig potatoes in the little field by the Milkshed they are very poor. 24 Ad and Nowlan finished this morning. There was only Bushel. they dug some in the East field fine day. 25 Ad and Te Nowlan dug potatoes in the North East field in the forenoon. Nowlan worked in the forenoon he had to attend thrashing in the afternoon. Ad dug. 9 �26 We cleaned 6 bags of spring wheat and in the afternoon rained at night. 27 Ad went to Lydenhurst with the Grist fine day after the rain, he got home about 8 oclock very dark 28 Ad finished diging the Potatoes they are A poor crop a good many rotton the Blues are the worst with the rot. 29 Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day. 30 Ad picked there Pears there and some Apples 1994 October 1 Ad went to Gananoque little rain 2 Ad put the three-year old Colt in and plowed in the North field A little rain 3 took things to the Fair I was in the Hall all day Ad was fixing thing on the ground 4 there was A fine turnout today and the day was very favourable we took first on Pears on fullclouth on flannel all wool Blankets on cotton & wool Blankets 5 Ad drew cheas from the Factery to the station 6 Mr McPhail Preached this evening fine day 7 Ad plowed in the midle field East Side fine day 8 Do Do Do Do littlerain 9 Ad is Plowing in the midle field fine day 10 Do Do Do Do little rain 11 Do Do Do Do fine day 10 �12 13 Ad went to Mallortown and bought A Mare from the station master there it had got its leg brock last spring it is a little lame he paid 40 dollers for it Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day 14 Ad is plowing in the midle field East side 15 Do Do Do " 16 Do Do 17 Do Do I am doing chores my head is a good better of the dizness the Pills that I got from Dr Hannah did me good 18 Ad is plowing he plows with the Colt in the morning and with white with him in the afternoon it Belongs to Mr Consaul the Blacksmith 19 Ad is Plowing in the center field fine day 20 Mr McCleanan a Student preachd at night 21 Ad and Bruce and Wallace killed the old sow she is very fat fine day 22 Ad is plowing in the center field he got all done but the headridges 23 Ad went out to John Cooks and got his Ram and let him out with the Ewes I went to Wm Burns funeral Revd Mr Young preached in the Church of England here the Church was well filled fine day 1881. October 24 Ad Plowed in the North field fine day for Plowing 25 Do Do Do Do Philo came on Mixed 11 �26 27 Put the cows in the stable Ad and Philo worked in the little field they pulled the Turnips and dug up the parsnips and pulled up the carrots in the garden gathered up apples at home Mr___Student preached this morning very few out there was rain most of the day . 28 Some rain Ad and put the cook store in the Kitchen to day 29 Ad is plowing in the North field 30 Do Do Do Do cows in every night 31 Do Do Do Do rain in the afternoon November 1 Ad is plowing in the North field fine day I timed the grapevines is to covered up 2 {blank} 3 Mr McDonald A student Preached at night 4 Ad plowed in the North field fine day Gilbert Austin was there all night 5 Ad is plowing in North field fine time for plowing and doing fall work 6 Do Do Do Do 7 Ad finished the North field and began to plow in the little field at the Milk shed and worked there all day 8 Ad finished the little field and shoveled the furrows and across the headridges and began in Northeast field where we pastered this Summer there was A Boy came this forenoon 12 �his Name is Niel Ad set him to Saw word 9 10 Ad is plowing in the Northeast field fine day Revd Mr Millard preached this morning The church filled every seat full it was his last and only sermon that he was able to preach November the Revd Mr Millard left on the Express to day at 11 Ad is Plowing in the North East field fine day 12 Do Do Do Do 13 Do Do Do 14 Do Do Do frost last night 15 Do Do Do hard frost this morning and all day 16 hard frost last night no plowing this morning Ad is choring this forenoon I went to Station & met Rev Mr Paterson 17 Revd Mr Paterson preached this Evening he stoped here 18 Ad drew loam from the gravelpit to bank the house fine day 19 rain last night and this forenoon Ad started to plow in the North East field in the afternoon 20 rain last night Ad is plowing in the Northeast field he has Consalls white horse 21 rain all day no work done out of doors 13 �22 Ad finished the Northeast field this afternoon 23 Ad ditched in the Northeast field in the afternoon there was rain in the forenoon 24 Revd Mr Paterson this forenoon little rain to day 25 Ad was at Wallace he had a plowing Bee fine day 26 stormy day rain and snow most of the day 27 Do snow 28 Do Do 29 fine day 30 I went to the station and met Revd Mr Chambers Wm A Cornett was there to and tok us and him home with him fine day but cold December 1 Revd Mr Chambers preached this Evening 2 Ad is choring about the place 3 we cleaned up ten Bags of wheat for the mill fine day 4 Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist he bought __bags of feed for the cows 5 Ad went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood here it stormed about ten oclock and all the rest of the day snow 6 Ad went to Bruces to help him to thrash 14 �7 8 Do Do they Finished to day Revd Mr Chambers preached this morning I have not done any writing this week 15 Revd Mr Chambers Preached this evening 16 Ad killed the pigs today Bruce and Wallace helped him fine day 17 Ad cut up the pig he took the other home some rain most of the day 18 Ad is cuting up old wood in the woods here rain so that the snow nearly gone 19 snow all gone warm Ad is cuting old wood 20 Ad is drawing drawing old ashes from the Station and the fire place and spreading them in the orchard 21 Ad & Philo drawing old wood from the woods to the house fine day 22 29 Mr McPhail a Student preached this morning there was hail & ice the ground was covered in the Ice 23 Ad drew more old wood from the woods 24 Ad bought a coal stove from Moxley for his house 25 Ad went on the Xpress to Perth he is going to Ellen 26 Philo is cuting wood I am taking care of the cattle 27 Do Do Do Do with Philo 28 fine day warm doing chores we had no service to day 15 �30 Ad got home from Ellens at night John is very poor he is not expected to last long 31 Ad is geting the horses shod there is no snow Wat and Lizie with the two Misses came on the Express from Delta fine day 1890 January 1 Fine day rather on the soft order all well 2 rain in the night and all day till near n{oon?} it then cleared up and was A fine night 3 Wat and Lizey& the two Nieces went to Brockville the Mixed this morning Ad cut wood in the bush 4 Ad and Philo drew wood this afternoon & cut at the house 5 I voted for Darling Cook & Cowan Revd Mr Macpholia A Probationer preachd this morning 6 heavy rain most of the day Jennie went to Brockville on the Express her begins tomorrow 7 Philo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning his school did not begin to day 20 I have not been to the station since the Township Meeting I have been in Bed most of the with a Cold Ad has to do all the chores there is many down with it some call it the Influenza 23 Revd Mr Gracie had a Congregational meeting for to Call A Minister when a voat taken there 1 for Mr Patterson 2 for Mr Chambers all the rest was for Mr MacPhail it was then maide unanimous for him the Call was brought to me 16 �and I signed it I was not able to go to the church Feb 28 Ad went John Cooks and brought home the sow that he took them 4 days ago to his Boar 30 Ad is drawing dung to the lower Field no slaughing find day I have done nothing my head is dizie 31 Ad is drawing from C. Stewarts in the wagon fine day 1 Ad is still drawing dung fine day 2 Mr McGload preached this morning there was A call signed for Revd Mr McPhail at all the services 3 heavy rain most of the day and last night 4 heavy rain most of the day and last night 5 Ad drew some wood from our own woods & cut part of it up at the house fine day 6 Ad is taking care of the cattle 7 Ad cut wood here this forenoon and other chores 1890 Febuary 8 9 began to snow last night the snow is A foot deap this this morning with a little rain snowed all this fournoon the slaughs is runing wood and logs we have no minster to day 10 Ad drew a load of wood from the chanty to day 11 Do Do Do Do 12 Ad went at six oclock this morning to the chanty 17 �for a load of wood get home & then him Wallace & Bruce went to the River & brought a load of Ice it is good 13 Ad went for A load of wood and then for A load of Ice he took the wood to Wallaces 14 Ad went for A load of wood stormed most of the day 15 Ad went to the River for Ice this morning and him ad Birion brought a load home by noon and went again and brought 3 loads more 16 we had no minister yet 17 Ad brought a load of Ice this forenoon that makes six loads we have here 18 ad brought a load of wood here to day 19 Ad went to the Chantie this morning he took A lot of hay & straw he intends to bank out the end wood and stope out there all the week fine day 20 very stormy this morning snow & wind & drift till noon 21 Ad came home at night and brought a lot of wood 22 Ad went to the woods & brought a load of wood 23 we had no meeting to day 24 Ad went to the woods this morning Gorge Mathews came at a quarter after 1 oclock to saw wood 25 Ad went the woods rain afterwards most of the day Jennet went to Gananoque on the Express to visit Mrs Purviss 18 �26 Jennet to Gananoque on came home on the Express it was 2 hours late all well 27 fine day I have been to the Barn twice this week Wallace splits the wood & sees to the cattle Wat and his Wife came on the Mixed this evening from Pembrock they are on A visit X rain most of the day 28 they went on the Express to Malnatown they are going to his Mothers from there 1890 March 1 2 9 Ad came home last night from the chanty he had all the wood out that he could get out he went to the meeting of the Purchun horse company in Gananoque there was a student from Kingston preached this morning 3 Ad went to the Funeral of George Steves he was at the Ebenazer church he one of the Pall Bearers fine day 4 Ad is helping Bruce to saw wood they finished Ad brought the horsepower home fine day for work 5 Ad is fixing things about the place he expected to saw here Bruce's Boy went Gananoque so they could not 6 A little snow last night the sawed a little wood here after for using the powr down vey cold day 7 Ad went to Esatt {Escott}Mill with the grist gain for the cattle one bag of wheat to crack he left & went to Rockport for {illegible} 8 Bruce Boy came at noon & they sawed what wood we had Philo teamed they put they coud in the woodshed they finished before night Revd Mr MacIlroy is here Revd Mr Macelroy preached this Eving fine day 19 �10 Ad went for his grist this morning Abram McNiells boy came for the horsepowr & saw this forenoon 11 Ad went to the Chanty with the Waggon he took a slaugh with him he is going to bank out fine day 12 Ad came home last night to brock his slaugh tong rain all day 13 Ad was geting the slaughtong fixed some rain 14 the first Lambs came last night it was a young Ewe she had two one of them died the other is doing well Ad got a load of sawdust for his {illegible} 15 Ad is looking after the stables fine day 16 Rev James Macelroy preachd this morning I went out to the Church for the first time since township meeting 17 Ad went to the Funeral of Jael Landon he was at the Ebenazer church fine day 18 Ad and one of Bruces Boys went to the chanty for to Bank out wood with there Teams fine day 19 Wallas is atending the stock night & morning 20 Alick Millard is here he's sick Jennet Telephoned Mrs Millard that Alick is not fit to go to day She got off the Train hear 21 Mrs Millard went away on the Express this afternoon for Collorado Springs where Mr Millard is settled fine day 1890 March 22 23 Ad came home last night they got al the wood out Revd Mr Florane Preached this Evening 20 �24 Ad is taken care of the stock fine day 25 Ad drew a load of straw out of the old Barn 26 Ad is doing the chores fine day rain this afternoon 27 {blank} 28 stormy all day snow & wind from N. East with drift 29 Ad & Philo drew 3 loads of sawdust to the Ice house from the sawmill at the station 30 April I went to the Mill first time since town meeting Revd Mr Florane preached this morning 31 Ad and Jennet went Young to the Funeral of George Torane he was Buired of the old stone Church 1 Ad was drawing hay for Wallac 2 Do Do 3 they drew 1 load this forenoon then some for Ad fine day 4 Ad drew some hay & straw for beding home Jennie came home on the Express to day 5 they put fences round the orchard 6 Revd Mr Johnston preached this Evening 7 Ad & Philo fixed up the fence round the 21 �orchard 8 Ad was working at home rain in the afternoon 9 Ad is laying up fence the wind made terable work last winter with them 10 Ad is fixing up fence 11 the same work 12 Ad & Philo fixing up the Road fence fine day 13 he got a wheel cultivator Revd Mr Johnston preached this morning 14 Ad is laying up fence 15 We cleaned up the flax seed filled 7 bags of oats 2 bags of flax seed he them to Escot mill he did not them ground 16 Ad helped Dr Hannah to move he going Perth to tine he then went for his grist fine day 17 Ad is helping Bruce to saw they finished at night 18 Ad went to Brockville to day 19 Ad drew A load of sawdust and put on the Ice and put the Wheeled cultivator together 20 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 21 I helped Ad to cleanup up 4 Bushel more wheat northeast field 22 �sowed 7 Bushel there 22 he took the Wheel cultivator 3 Bushel more wheat down 23 and sowed it some place the cultivator did well fine day 24 Ad went to Delta to the Nomination J. Bradley went with him 1890 April 25 Ad sowed the little field with Wheat 26 Ad took 4 bags of oats to the center field and he sowed 3 of them fine day 27 May Rev Mr Fairley preached this morning 28 Ad went up to Leeds to lay out a Road 29 Revd Mr Gracie preached & had A Congregational for to chose A Minister All was in favour of Revd Mr Fairley and all that was there signed the call it was unamouse 30 Ad is choring at home the ground is very wet from yesterdays rain 1 Ad went to Charles Armstrong Barn raising 2 Ad sowed grass seed with the seeder in the little field & the N East field fine day 4 Mr Johnston A student preached at night he stayed here 5 heavy rain last night Ad is coming at home 6 Ad is working in the northeast field fine day 7 he working in the North field 23 �8 Ad sowed 5 bushel of peas in the North field Wallace is helping him sowing grass seed 9 Ad worked in the N field in the fornoon & at in the afternoon at home little rain 10 Ad worked at home in forenoon went to Gananoque in afternoon 11 there was meeting to day no Minister 12 Ad & Wallas worked in the S.East field sowed 3 bags of oats fine day they draged with two teams 13 rain last night Ad sowed grass Seed there this forenoon 14 Ad worked at home he is fixing up A Buttery &Kittchen 15 Ad and Wallace is draging with 2 teams fine day 16 Ad shoveled furrows in the S. East field in forenoon he fixed at home 17 Ad helped Wallace to drag on his place to day 18 Revd Proffere Fergeson preached this Evening he is Stoping here 19 Ad draged at Wallaces uper farm all day 20 heavy rain last night and all day there is more Water on the ground now then was when the Snow went 21 Ad is fixing in the Hogpen and overhead of it 22 Ad is fixing at home 23 Ad took the spoted Red Ayrshire to Abs Holsten Bull fine day 24 Ad and Wallace & Phillo took our tow &Wallaces 24 �yearling to the Chanty for to Paster fine day 1890 May 25 June 1 Professor Ferguson preached this morning fine day 26 Jennie and Miss Findle went away in the Express today to Brockville to there school they came for the Holidays Ad washed the sheep 27 Revd Mr Firlie was Inducted in the church the Revd M-McGilvery preached & adressed the Peaple & the Revd Mr Greacie adressed the minister there was A goad Congregation all want off well 28 heavy rain last night & this morning Ad working at home 29 fine morning Ad went to J Wolfs Barn raising 30 Ad is helping Wallace with the (?) there they are sowing 31 {blank} 2 Revd Mr Firlie preached this Evening the church full Ad went to Darlings for Mr Firlies famly they came on the steem Boat from Orinell 2 Ad went for a load of mister Farley furniture to Darlings 3 Ad worked with the team on the potato field ground drie 4 heavy rain in the night Ad is leting of water of potato land 5 Ad & Jennet went to Young to Wm Hazelwood funeral he Died at Fairfield on the 3rd heavy rain 6 Ad went to Ivies for Shingles they did not come 25 �7 Ad drawing hay from the New Barn home fine day 8 Revd Mr Firley preached this morning 9 Ad is drawing Shingles from Ivies at the River for to put on his house fine day 10 Ad is drawing from Ivies fine day 11 Ad is plowing & cultivating for Buckwheat in 12 the N East field there is Scotchgrass 13 heavy rain last night & this morning the ground is very wet 14 Ad is mixing lime for to plaster his Kitchen 15 fine day Revd Mr preached this Evening Rvd M Fairley 16 Ad worked on the Roads fine day 17 Ad worked on the potato land in forenoon the ground is too wet yet to plant he workd the Roads 18 Ad is working on the Road with the team in afternoon 19 Ad is working on the Road he has young Manforth helping him they will finish to day 20 Ad plowed & prepared the potato ground & planted some of them 21 they are working at them now Ellen & Jennet helping they finished planting June 22 Revd Mr Fairlay Preached this morning fine day 23 Ad is plowing and cultivating for the cow corn this forenoon he sowed the corn with the Drill 26 �24 Ad is Plowing for the Buckwheat in N East field 25 Do Do Do 26 Do Do fine day 27 Do Do 28 Philo got S. Johnstons Roller & rolled A little it was not in order too do mutch 29 July Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 30 Ad rolled in the forenoon went to the Instute in afternoon 1 Ad went to the River & got 3 pigs in the forenoon him & Philo cleaned up what wheat we had 2 Ad went to Line Mill this morning heavy rain last night 3 Ad got home this afternoon with his grist he same {illegible} 4 Jennie & Miss Hutcheson came from Brockville on the Mixed and Philo Ad is fixing the mower Wallace is helping 5 Wallace is mowing at home with our mower 6 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning 7 Ad is fixing the strabery festival for tomorrow 8 heavy rain last night & this fornoon there was a good turnoout this afternoon night for the weather 9 Ad went through the potatos with the horse fine day 10 the Mair foaled this forenoon all night it is horse colt 11 Ad is helping Wallace to draw in his hay fine day 27 �12 13 Ad began to mow he mowed in the orchard fine day Revd Mr Fairley preached this Eving 14 Ad raked in the Orchard Wallace raked round the fences they drew in put it over the cow stable and took a load home 15 Ad & Wallace drew the straw out out of the old barn & made a stak in the little field & moad some heavy clover in the midle East field fine day 16 Ad & Wallace is shaking the clover this forenoon they drew it in this aftenoon it fine day 17 rain this morning Ad worked among the potato with the horses and unloaded a hay 18 Ad mowed this afternoon fine day 19 Ad raked and drew in what he cut yesterday 20 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 21 Ad mowed in the North field day 1890 July 22 Philo raked in the North field Ad and him drew in and put it in old Barn 23 Ad Wallace and Philo is raking & drawing in they are puting in the New barn fine day 24 Ad went to Bruces to help him to stack is rain no work done 25 very dull and cloudy Ad is choring at home 26 Ad is working at the Potatoes and Beans 28 �27 August Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 28 Ad is mowing in the North field fine day 29 Ad is drawing hay home Biron McNiel is helping them 30 they are drawing in here puting in the New barn 31 Ad and Philo is working at the Potatoes 1 Ad mowed the midle field field fine day 2 they raked it up & put it in cock Wallace helped 3 Ellen went home to Lyn this morning Jennt went with her 10 Revd Mr Fairley preached this forenoon 4 Ad Wallace and Bruce & Philo made a stack of the hay in the corner of the little field N. of the lane 5 Ad and Wallae is drawing hay from Bruces for Wallace in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon 6 Ad cut the midle field fine dry day 7 Ad drew in the fall wheat Philo helped 8 Ad & Philo fixed the fence round the midle field and laide down the fence so the cows can go in 9 Ad is working home Revd Mr Fairley preachd this Evening 29 �11 Ad drew in the wheat in the little field then he cut what Wheat was fit in the East field fine day 12 is cutingWallaces Wheat fine dry day 13 Ad Wallace Philo hooked the peas 14 Ad Wallace & Philo drew drew in wheat that we had in the East field for a {illegible} 15 Ad & Wallace {line illegible} they put it in our Barns A drew for {illegible} 16 Ad cut the oats in the center field dine day 17 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 18 Bruces Boy Wallace & Philo cut & stack in the oats in center filed Ad went to the River to {illegible} 19 Ad fixing the stable this afternoon rain 20 Ad is work at the {illegible} 21 rain most of the day August 23 24 Ad went to Gananoque for A load of Brick for the Manse of the church of England there was A Bee H Young had Revd Mr Farlie preached this Evening 25 Ad & Philo drew in 1 load of oats from the West field 26 they drew 6 loads East field that finished the drawing 27 Rain last night Ad went help Ab at noon drawing dung to the fairground 30 �28 Ad went to help Abs at noon to day 29 Wallace took the Horses & Ad & Philo with him to draw in it rained so that they got nothing done 30 Ad drew dung to the lower field fine day 31 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 1 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought home a load of wood this forenoon Wallace took one horse & the Waggon & went to draw {cut off} at home 2 they helped Bruce to draw in got his all in 3 Ad got a load of wood from Sand Bay for himself 4 Ad went to Kingston with Philo to see A Doctor about his Ears he is very deaf he took something out & he heard all right 5 Ad & Philo drew dung to the North field Ad loaded 6 Ad & Philo drew dund to the North field Ad loaded I atend the preparatery service before the Communion service 7 Revd Mr Fairley preached this afternoon there was A large Congregation 8 Ad went to draw in Wallaces peas & brought A load of old pine roots and limbs for Steem thrasher 9 Ad is loading dung from the fram the cowstable Philo is drawing and unloding it in the North field 10 Ad & Philo is drawing dung to north field 11 heavy rain last night &all day Ad & Philo thrashing fall wheat for seed he intends to 12 rain most of the day 31 �13 14 Lizie and the two Neases went home on the mixt this morning Ad went to Abs to thresh this morning Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 15 Ad plowed in the North field fine day 16 rain last night & this morning Ad plowed this afternoon 17 Ad cultivated the wheat ground & sowed 4 1/4 Bushel of wheat the ground is good order in the afternoon 18 finished the draging water furring the fallows this forenoon {illegible} cow corn {rest of entry illegible} 1890 Sept 19 Ad & Philo is fixing up the granery for the thrashing this morning then they stook up the cow corn 20 the Warren Boys came with the steam thrasher last night began to thrashing {rest illegible} 21 {entry illegible} 22 {entry illegible} 23 Ad began shingling his house the roof is bad 24 Bruce and his Boys is helping him Philo is helping 25 Ad cut the Buckwheat this afternoon fine day 26 rain this forenoon Ad is working at his kitchen him & B {illegible} they shingle in the afternoon 27 they are shingling to day {illegible} with them 28 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 29 Ad cut Wallaces Buckwheat fine day 32 �October 30 Ad and Philo is drawing straw to the Fairground 1 Ad & Philo taking thing to the Fairgournd fine day 2 {entry illegible} 3 Ad and Philo is geting thing from the Fairground there no way of geting anything home last night there such a {illegible} 4 {entry illegible} 5 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening {rest illegible} 6 Ad & Nowlan & Philo dug potatoes there is a good many roten 7 rain most of the day no work done 8 Ad began to plow in the southeast field D Landin and Philo dug potatos in the afternoon 9 Ad & Nowlan & Philo dug potatos & finished a load many roten 10 Ad & Philo drew dung Ad loaded & Philo drew with team 11 Ad is helping Haffie to plow {illegible} 12 Revd Mr Fairley preached {rest of entry illegible} 13 Philo went to Kingston to the Doctor {illegible} Ezra & I was working at home 14 Ad was helping Bruce to thrash 15 {entry illegible} 1890 16 The Warren Boys {rest of entry illegible} 33 �17 Ad is plowing after the {illegible} 18 Ad Do he had to {rest of entry illegible} 19 Revd Mr Fairly preached this morning 20 Ad is plowing Philo or {illegible} gathered up the potatos this was in the pits & Ad drew them in took part home & part here 21 Ad is plowing Philo is helping A Cornett to thrash 22 Philo is plowing Ad is working at home 23 Do Do Do 24 heavy rain last night & this forenoon Ad is plowing in plowing in the afternoon 25 Ad finished the plowing in the N.W Field in the forenoon and him & Philo drew stones of Center West field to the Barnyard 26 Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning 27 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought a load wood this morning Philo went Kingston about his Ears Philo & Ad drew in the cornstalks in the afternoon 28 Ad began to plow in the West center field Philo is picking up stones in the same field Vive and her Mother and Sister and Dughter came from Delta this Evening 29 Ad is plowing Abia & her Mother & sister home {illegible} most of the day 30 heavy rain last & most of to day 34 �Oct 1 2 Ad is plowing the ground is not so stiff there was the Communion at Fairfax {illegible} I could not go {rest of entry illegible} first snow as to make the ground white all gone before noon 9 3 Ad plowed {rest of entry illegible} 4 Ad finished the North part of the W. center field this forenoon he then plowed the 2 riges that was left of the corn ground first this morning 5 Ad is plowing in the West center field 6 Do Do 7 Do Do Do 8 Do Do Philo is picking stones RevdMr Fairley preached MrsMcK{illegible} funeral sermon in the church this morning the church was full 1890 November 10 Vest came from Nebraska on Saturday he looks well Philo went to Kingston this morning to see the Doctor about his Ears Vest met on the cars in the afternoon and they went to Brockvill on there way to Delta Ad is plowing 11 Do in same field fine day 12 Ad is sawing wood & doing other chores this forenoon 13 Ad is plowing in the South west field 14 Do Do 15 Do 35 �16 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 17 rained all day no work done 18 Ad is fixing the place to building for {Pen? illegible} mixing up the lime and some for me Hugh McKay worked all day at it Philo & his came from Delta this afternoon 19 they went on the Express this Afternoon for Nebraska there a number at the Station him away and Shake hand in the {illegible} 20 Ad drew a load of wood from Bruces {illegible} 21 he is geting wood for himself to day 22 Ad was helping Bruce to day 23 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 24 We cleaned up some Buckwheat & mixed it with oats for to get ground the Fatenning Cow - 3 bags then Ad fixed the outside doors 25 Ad & Wallace drew the old straw stack home 26 Ad working at {rest of entry illegible} 27 {entry illegible } 28 {entry illegible } 29 {entry illegible } 30 {entry illegible } 1 {entry illegible } 2 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood 3 Snowed & stormed all day no work done 36 �4 Snowed most of the night the snow is about 7 inches deep on the clear Ad cuting wood & drawing it home 5 Ad went to Young and then Mc's mill and got A Son of Archer McCormicks & brought him with he is eight years old he is is stop here the as A Child off the Home is on the same {illegible} 1890 December 6 7 Ad is doing the chores here and { illegible} he went to Rockport for to {?} of Coal Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 8 Ad put up his coal stove & went for another load of coal 9 Ad fixed his Bobslaughs cold blustery day 10 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood 11 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood {rest of entry illegible} 12 Do Do Do {rest of entry illegible} 13 {entry illegible } 14 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 15 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood he took it home Bruce & Wallace & him {illegible} &Wallaces {illegible} 16 Ad went for A load of wood he took it home 17 Ad went for went A load of wood John Lewis came to do chores & feed the cattle fine day 18 Ad went for wood 19 Ad went for wood and he left it here fine day Jimmy is doing chores 37 �20 21 Ad went for A load of wood he left is here fine day Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning rain 22 Ad Jonnie & me we cleaned up 10 bags of oats and Bukwheat mixter and he took them Escot mill but he had leave them there they were scarce of water 23 Ad went for the 3 yearling Southdowns he took to their Srochshires Ram he then went for his paint 24 William came from Parie Sound on the Express all well he had A child of Mrs Sterns with him fine day all well there 25 Wat & Lizie and her two Nesses with her and all took dinner there and had A fine pleasant time 26 Watt Lizie and Wm & the Children went to Delta on the Express this afternoon stormy snow & wind 27 Ad took A load of straw home it is storming wind & snow 28 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 29 Snow and drift in the forenoon there A large meeting there a large meeting in the New Hall I could not go I was not well 30 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A load wood left it here Jennet and Jennie went to Brockville they Expect to Wm there and go tomorrow to {Ellen's?} 31 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood too took he left it here fine day 1891 January 1 Ad went to Sand Bay got a load of took it home Jonnie went to Gananoque to take his lessons with James McMullen warm day snow is going fast 38 �2 Fields bair snow nearly all gone Ad worked at home 3 Ad worked at home very little done on the Roads 4 X 11 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 5 Ad went to Sand Bay & took A load of wood home William came from Delta on the Express 6 Ad drew A load of wood from Sand Bay he left it here Jennie went back to Brockvill to her school to day 7 William went to Brockville this morning on the Mixed on his way to Halafax he intend to go to Briton and to be away to or three month Ad went for a load of wood took it home 8 Ad went for a load of early this morning and then went to the Annual meeting of Township Agriculture Socity John Cook wished to Resign to be President any longer & Charles Rath was apointed I left then 9 Ad and the McNiels went to the River for Ice they brought three loads here it is fine Ice 10 Ad and Birion McNiels brought 2 loads of Ice here to night that makes five loads here that is all that we want & they all have got what they want rain rain last night & most of the day and night there was only Jonnie went Revd {illegible} preached only 15 out 12 rain & snow most of the day no outdoor work done 13 fine day Ad went for a load of wood took home 14 Ad and Wallace Braugh went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood they left it here the snow is 6 inches deep it snowed most of the day little work done 15 Ad and Wallace brought 2 loads of wood here to day Jonnie & Ad cleaned up 6 bags of wheat and 6 bags of 39 �Buckwheat he intends Lyn Mill 16 Ad went to Lyn this morning with the grist his Mother went with him fine cold day Ellen intends to make A visit there and to go to Margrets before they came back 1891 January 17 18 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning 19 Ad went for A load of wood he left it here 20 Do Do Do 21 Do Do Do 22 rain most of the day no work done out of doors 23 frost last night Ad went for A load of wood he left it here Ellen came home on the Express from Margrets they are All well fine day 24 Ad went to Sand Bay & banked out in the forenoon and then went to the Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon fine day 25 Willies Malkin came on the Express to see him Ad worked at home fixing things fine day Revd Mr Fairley preached at Night here 26 Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood and took pain in his Back in lifing the Bobys and the man there to bring home there fell about 3 inches of snow yesterday 27 Ad is no better this morning Jonney G did his chores 28 Ad is no better yet 40 �29 rain rain most of the day 30 Do Do 31 Ad is some better he got to the stable this morning so Jonney said fine day the ground is A swim the seller is flooded so that they had to raise the potato bin to keep the potatoes out of the watter fine day February 1 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning the ground is all {hard?} 2 there was a little rain and snow so that it is nice walking to day Ad is A good deal Beter 3 Ad was able to come hear to day Jonney is choring heavy rain and some snow the ground is covered 4 hard frost last and cold this morning Ad is a good deal {better?} 5 Ad is doing his chores at home fine day 6 Ad went to the chanty this morning to bunk out 7 Ad came home at night he brought a load here 8 the Revd Mr Fairley was Preaching this Evening when the School Bell was rung and a great noise was made of Fair fair the People ran out Taylors store and Innises house was all in A Blase they all burnt down Taylors saved nothing there little wind from the S. East 9 When the safe was opened to day the 41 �contents was all safe the money and all the Books were all right A went to Wat at the outlet he is {cut off} survey for Alf Green 1891 February 10 Ad was at home all day Jonnie is tending to the cattle & sawing wood rain and snow 11 Ad and Aby went to Mrs Pastiones funeral Jonnie went with the Revd Mr Fairley to the funeral She Buired at Dulcimain fine day but poor slaughing 12 Ad went to Chanty to get out sawlogs fine day 13 he did not some home 14 till to night he got a good lot of lumber out the Mill fine wether Jonnie is doing the chores & atending the stack fine wether 15 the Sacrament was dispensed at Sand Bay to day there was no meeting here to day in our Church 16 heavy rain in the night & some today no work 17 Ad helped Bruce to saw there wood fine day 18 Ad. Wallace & Bruces Boys brought the saw and the horsepower home this morning and set it they got set by noon & sawed al the wood to the East of the house 19 they finished cuting ours & loaded up & went Wallaces before noon and finished his before night A fine day 20 snowed all the forenoon Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood got in the afternoon took it home 21 the snow is nearly all gon Wat came here last night from home he went to Gananoque this forenoon some rain & thaw no work done fine day 42 �22 Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening 23 they cut Ad wood to Day fine weather the snow nearly gone 24 fine day still thawing Jonnie doing the chores 25 Ad went to Gananoque in the A Cutter fine day 26 Ad is pilling up his wood in the wood shed Johnny & Ad thrashed the peas fine day in the afternoon 27 they cleaned them up and 19 bushel Jonney put them in the greanary fine day 28 there is A little snow last night all day to Day March 1 X X X Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning 2 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A load of sawdust for the ice house here this forenoon he for one another in the afternoon for home fine day 3 stormed most of the Day no work done 4 Ad went for A load of lumber for the sugar house there is about 5 inches of snow this morning & is still snowing 5 Ad went for A load of wood for Wm McNiel he is not able to do any work the snow is about six inches deep I went to the Hall this morning & voted J Taylor 6 Ad went for a load of lumber to the Dulcimain Sawmill to day 7 Dito Do Do fine Day roads gone Watt came here from Delta this afternoon I send a Note for him 8 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain 9 Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of lumber rain most of 43 �the day snow nearly gone so that the Roads is bair 10 not any work done only choreing snowed night 11 Ad took 4 load of hay from here this morning & 1 of straw 12 Jonney & Ad fixed the foundation of the barn {illegible} and fore the boiling of the sap for sugar fine day 13 rain most of the day no work done 14 rain still did a little at the sugar house 15 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 16 Ad & Jonney worked at the sugar house this they got some of the siding & rafters up & roof on 17 they are working at it got roof on & siding is done 18 snow last night & there is about three is inches 19 there is 7 inches of snow on the land this morning it is a fine day clear and very cold it is the heavyist storm we have had Jonney is helping A Cornett to S{illegible} 20 rain & sleet this morning Jonney went to do some work for Mrs Spidel this morning rain most of the day 21 rain most all day rain & f{illegible}ing 22 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 23 the snow is nearley all gone the ground is covered with water Ad taped 60 maple trees to day 24 Hugh McKay is building the chimney for the boiling pan in the sugar house fine day Ad taped 60 more trees to day March 1891 44 �25 they boiled sap to day in the New pan & furnace it is well they had better than 2 1/2 gallons of molasses to day 26 Walter Wm got home from Britton last night on the Mixed he is well & look well & Brought me A stotch cap from Glasgow a good one Mrs Killock came here with Jenne from Brockville 27 they are gathering sap this afternoon and Boiling 28 Jonnie is gathering sap Ad is boiling there a good run Wm left for Parrisound on the Express this afternoon 29 April first Lambs Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 30 Jonney gathered & Ad boiled the sap to day 31 Do Do Do Do Do fine day 1 there was a little snow last night the ground is just white this morning all gone by 8 oclock rain this afternoon 2 fine day I think that sugar making done m{illegible} 3 raining A little most of the Day 4 Ad & Jonnie cleaned up the Flackseed and oats & went to Escot Mill he had 7 bags of oats & better than 8 bags of {illegible} 5 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening fine day 6 Ad is gathering sap I heped to boile sap is running well 7 Ad gathered sap I am helping to boil it rather rather too cold to run well verry hard frost last night 45 �8 sap is running some Ad is gathering I am helping to boil 9 sap is runing good I am boiling Ad gathering 10 very little frost last night is not rung mutch to rain this afternoon Ad gathered sap I am boiling 11 raining most of the night & all day no work done out of doors the ground is in aswim 12 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 13 Ad was fixing fences & other Chores fine day 14 Jennet went to Kingston on the mixted this morning to Frening Mission Ladies meeting fine morning Ad gathered 11 Pails of X we boiled it down 15 rain most of the Ad is choring at home & taking the cattle 16 Do Do Do 17 Jennet came home from Kingston there was A large meeting 18 rain most of the day no work done 19 revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 20 Ad duge or rather opened up the old ditch one it all evening & let the water out laid new plank in it New Plank 21 Ad gathered the Beetes and Granma scald them Aunt Jennie Armstrong came Kingston on her way home to Lyn she was at Catterauckway {Cataraqui} 1891 April 46 �22 Ad went to the North Field this morning & began the spring work he cultivated all day with the cultivator Aunt left for Lyn on the Express Ad & Willie cleand Six Bags of oats for seed 23 Ad got the seed drill & sowed some oats 24 Ad is cultivating with the cultivator this afternoon he went to Mat Conors to lay out a side line for him 25 Ad is cultivating & sowing he has sowed about nine Bushel of oats in all fine day Herbit Beatty came from Toront yesterday on the Lightning he was at school he has passed his Examination as an Articteck he left on for Young on the Express 26 May ground very dry the Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 27 Ad is cultivating & sowing in the North field fine day he finished it he sowed nearly 15 bushel in all of oats 28 Ad is cultivating in the field North & East of 29 the Barns & has sowed 5 1/2 Bushels of wheat fine day 30 Ad is rooling in the North field the ground is dry he finished & rolled the Northeast field of the Barn 1 Ad plowed the garden & then went to center field cultivated part of it and Began to sow peas & oats 2 Ad is working in center field 3 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain most of the day 4 Ad is working in the center field fine day 47 �5 the ground is with snow this morning it rained afterwards kind of snow Ad in the afternoon 6 Ad is working in Center field North part he sowed 7 1/2 of peas and 12 of Peas & oats fine weather 7 Ad is working in the center field North half 8 The ground is white with snow this morning rain afterwards no work done in the afternoon 9 Ad went to Escot mill with 6 Bags of oats & 1 of Peas for feed he got them ground & got at noon 10 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 11 Ad plowed up the Fallwheat this afternoon 12 Ad sowed where the Fall wheat was with at Spring wheat 13 Ad is drawing dung to the midle field for corn he intends to plant there fine day the ground is dry 1891 May 14 Ad is drawing dung to the center field for corn 15 Do Do Do the ground is very dry Do Do 16 there was A drisling rain all this forenoon cold Day no work done Mrs Fairley is heping Jennet to papper the siting room 17 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening there was Ice this morning as thick as window glass cold morning 18 Ad is cultivating for the corn & potates East of the Barn 19 Ad & Willie is planting potatos I am cutting 48 �seed 20 they planted bushel the ground is very dry 21 Ad got the horses shod there was A little rain 22 Ad took the wheat for A grist out to Bruces and cleaned it on his fanning mill & went to Gananoque with the Roller Mill then & got home before before sundown 23 Ad was working in the midle field this forenoon he drew a load of hay & and A load of straw in the afternoon that is small jagss fine day frost last night 24 The Mr Fairley had meetings this afternoon very few out Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 25 Ad worked in the center field cultivating & sowed 2 Bushel of cow corn he disked with the seeder the ground is dry 26 fine rain last night & this forenoon no work done 27 Ad & Willie & Bruces Boys took young cattle to the fifth concession to paster we had 4 Bruce had 28 Ad is plowing in the field East of the Barns fine day 29 Ad & Willie planted some corn Beans & other garden stuff East of the Barn fine day the ground is very dry 30 Ad &Cowslow washed this afternoon fine day 49 �31 June Revd Mr Fairley had communion this afternoon there was A good meeting fine day 1 Wm McNiel died this morning Ad went to Farmersville for Libie she is going to school there fine day everything in 2 Ad helped to dig the grave on Wms own farm 3 they all went to the Funeral of Mr McNeal Revd Mr Fairley preached the Sermon in the Methodist Church our church would not hould them it full to over flow he was buired on own farm till Winter Mr Webster came after the Funeral and sheared 7 sheep till it rained we had A fine shower in the afternoon 4 fine day Ad is drawing Dung from the to the midle field he is geting it at the station 1891 June 5 Ad is drawing dung from the station to the midle field fine day the ground is very dry 6 Ad is still drawing from the station manure 7 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 8 Ad sowed better than A Bushel of Buckwheat East of the Barns 9 Besie got home on the Express this morning it not stope there up to Gananoque & she came back on A Freight to here She looks well Ad is in Brockville as A Jurieman Birion McNiel 50 �is working the team on the Roads {illegible} 10 Miss Heacock left on the Express to day for Parry Sound she came with Watt & Lizie Watt went to Brockville on the Express Ad is at Brockville as A Jurie man 11 verry little work dowing doing ground dry 12 Ad got home to day Wat is doing work 13 Lizie went to Brockville with her two Nesses on her way home little Wat came on the Express from Kingston he was to the Assemble in Kingston 14 Revd Mr Shane came here on the Express with Bessie from Kingston he was at the Asembley Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 15 L Wat went on the Express to go to his Mothers fine day Ad worked on the Roads with the team for hire 16 Do Do Do Do 17 Do Do Do in the forenoon chored in the afternoon 18 Ad drew 2 loads of cole ashes & put them round 2 aple trees 19 Frank Hall & his wife came on the Express from Tronto yesterday and went to Brockville on the Express to day Aunt Jennie Revd Mr Shane went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Fairley to visit Mr Herbison he was minister here 51 �6 years ago 20 21 Ad has been drawing dung from the Villag for 2 or 3 days back he sowed nearly a Bushel of Buckwheat in the midle field this afternoon ground very dry Revd Mr Shane preached here this morning fine day 22 Ad to Gananoque at noon Willie took with him heavy rain last night & this morning fine afternoon 23 Ad sowed better than 3 peckes of Buckwheat in centerfield 24 Ad is at A stumping of the Wallaces fine day 25 Ad sowed some corn & Millet seed for feed in centerfield 26 Ad cultivated in the corn Watt came here this Evening 27 Watt went to Darlings this morning to some work for him Ad took to the outlet this afternoon {illegible} was the ground very dry 1891 June 28 July Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine Day 29 Ad went to the outlet for Wat he then went to Gananoque with him fine day 30 Ad cultivated brought his cultivator here 1 Ad cultivated the garden potatos in the 52 �garden 2 and in the East of the Barns with Kate 3 Jennie is home from the school in Brockville 4 fine rain last night & most off today 5 Ellen Scot came from Glentay Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 6 Ad is drawing stones this afternoon from the East field for A ganway into the old Barn Bessie went to Lyn the Mixed 7 Ad is fixing the North end of sheep pen to them tho{illegible} 8 Ad went to Sand Bay & got A load of Slabs to cover it so the sheep will have the whole of the mow part 9 Willie went to his Fathers with McCleary this morning Ad is puting Paris Green on the Potatos fine day 10 Ad put more paris green on this forenoon Began to Mow & mowed the orchard fine day 11 he raked it up & took A load of it home and cocked the rest 12 Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening 13 the Orngeman celabrated the 12th in the Fairground there was A great & noise with Fife & Drume I could not go but could heare fine day 14 Ad is helping Wallace & he is helping him 53 �15 Ad Do Do fine shower last night 16 Ad is helping Wallace fine day 17 Ad mowed in the East field in the forenoon he helped Wallace in the afternoon fine day Jennet and Ninnie MacIntosh came from Branfort to day 18 Wallace & Ad finished his Mowing & haying 19 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day the Minister of the church of England & Methodist was here 20 Ad mowed in the forenoon & drew 2 loads of hay from the East field fine day 21 Ad mowed in the East field in the forenoon and then drew in loads of the hay 22 there was A suppreizie Partey came here last night after night filled the above & below the like I never saw all the Presbterian in & about the nabourhood so that the house was filled above & below 1891 July 22 Ad mowed in the forenoon & went to the funeral of Miss Copland She was buired at the Union church there was 59 rigs went by here fine day he drew in hay after he came home 23 heavy rain last night & this morning Ad mowed in the East and drew in the cocks this afternoon 24 rain in the night no work this forenoon cept {illegible} up Ad is raking up in the Eastfield Wallace is cocking up they could nothing midel of the afternoon fine afternoon 25 heavy rain the night & this afternoon it then cleared up Ellen & Bessie went to Margrets after it ceared 54 �up it is A fine Evening now 26 Revd Mr Farley preached this Evening August 27 Ad & Wallace drew in the hay in the East field 28 Ad mowed in the North field this forenoon & then drew some for Wallace & drew in 3 loads to their New Barn for the calfs and sheep fine day 29 Ad mowed in the North field & drew the hay home in the afternoon fine day all but 1 load 30 Ad drew that load home this morning before the rain it rained mostly all day no work done 31 the ground is very wet heay rain this morning no work 1 rain this morning Ad is drawing dung to the north field he put in A pile and others chores 2 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 3 Ad raked & drew in 3 loads from the north field he took them home he then mowed in the East field East of the Buckwheat fine day 4 Ad took Ellen Scot Bessie & Jennie to the outlet they are going to Watts on A vizet Ad &Wallace and the Boys is raking & drawing they drew in loads & took all to Ad place fine day 5 they all went to Abs Wallaces this morning to cut his grain the is good 1891 August 8 9 Ad fixed the Reaper to day Revd Fairley preached here this Evening 55 �10 Ad up to Wallaces with the Reaper fine day 11 Ad went back to Wallaces this morning finished it & came to Bruces and worked there 12 Ad is working there Harrie is at McKays heavy rain this afternoon there no rain at S Findleys 13 Ad is at Bruces al day 14 Ad finished this forenoon came heare at noon & began to Reap Wheat with in the southeast field East of the Buckwheat fine day it was the wheat it A good croap Freeman & Biran 15 rain in the night fine morning and all day Ad went to the North field this afternoon to cut the oats there Freman and Biran McNiel bound and stooked them after the Binder fine day 16 23 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 17 Ad and Bruce teams drew Wallaces Barley to our New Barn they brought 4 loads each 18 rain this morning dull day no work 19 Ad cut with the Reaper in the North field this forenoon and then they drew in 4 loads of the wheat Bruces team & Boys helped fine day 20 Ad & Wallace drew 2 load and the rakings and 1 load of the oats from the Northfield this forenoon they went to Bruces & helped to draw in 21 rain this morning & most of day no work done 22 Ad went to the North field this afternoon finished the cuting there then came to the old house field Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening Evening 56 �24 rain this morning and most of the day & night Aunt Jennet & Ninnie came from Young on the Express 25 Ad Reaped oats in the center field this afternoon & finished them before night Wallace & Willie helped 26 Ad & Wallace began to hook the peas in the N field find day they hooked all day 27 thay hooked this forenoon & went to draw wheat in the North field they got that field in & some of the midle field fine day 1891 August 28 Ad & Wallace did a good days drawing to day 29 Ad & Wallace is drawing from the midle field they in {illegible} loads of Barley they had 2 loads they then drew in oats they got the last load in after dark and that is all but the Buckwheat fine day 30 Sept Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 31 Ad went up with Wallace to cut his wheat it rained it began to rained 4 oclock they got the Wheat done 1 the Warn Boys came & got the thrasher in order after dinner and they thrased 260 bushel of Barley and was done before sundone& left for Bruces before sundown 2 heavy fog this morning they thrashed at in the forenoon Ad helped & then went & cut Wallaces oats 3 Ad tried A peaharvest it did not work right so he took back is was David Johnstons he drew in a loads of peas to the New Barn heavy rain at night 4 Ad & Wallace hooked peas as soon as they were fitt 5 Ad & Wallace went up to work it soon began rain & drisled rain most of the day 57 �6 X this was Communion at Fairfax Besie & Mistress went to it there rain most of the day very few out 7 Ad & Wallace went to his place & brought 2 loads home fine day and drining Bessie went West to Miss Olivers peapel She intends to stop at Toronto on the way 8 Ad & Wallace is drawing in there to day fine day William left the for home without saying a word we hunted the farm everywhere & could not find him 9 Ad went to his Father is his Father wont send Ad would not have him back to George Mathias helpd to Wallace to draw in the peas fine day 10 Ad & Wallace drew in the pease they had to a load in the old barn over the oats & in the New Barn floor all is in here except the Buckwheat it is not ready yet they Wallace took to some at home 11 Ad went to help Wallace this morning fine day 12 Do Do Do Do Do 13 A student Preached this morning Revd Mr Fairley had the communion Chas Lake 14 Ad is helping Wallace fine day 15 Do Do Do with A little shower Revd Mr Shane came on the Express this afternoon 1891 Sept 16 Ad is cuting cornstalks in the North field fine day 17 Ad is corn &hungarn grass in the North field Do Do 18 Ad helped Bruce at with to thrash this forenoon he then drew Wallace grain to our granery 58 �X 19 20 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 21 {blank} 22 Ad cut the cow corn in the North field with the Mower 23 Ad cut the cow corn Est of the Barns & stooked it 24 Do and stooked it 25 he worked in the North field spreading manure 26 Ad drew old straw from East of the Barn to the North of the field N of the house & spread it ther fine day 27 Oct Ad seperated the Ram & Ram lambs from the sheep one ewe one Ewe had taken the Ram he is dowing other one the Revd Mr Chane this morning good congregation 28 Ad is picking up Aples dry day & warm 29 {blank] 30 Ad is fixing for the Fair tomorrow 1 I went to the Fair grounds this afternoon there was A good atendance & show of evrything 2 Fine day there is A greate crowd of peaple it is the Best Fair we ever had & went off well 3 Ad is geting the things home 4 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 5 Ad Began to dig potatos they are good 59 �vines is all Black 6 Ad dug a few today 7 & this forenoon rain in the afternoon & cold & disagreable 8 Ad is diging potatos he as A Boy helping him 9 Do Do Do Do Do fine day 10 Do Do Do 11 the Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 12 Ad is digening potatos Kirkis Boy is helping 13 Ad finished the diging this forenoon and brought A barfull of the long whites here 14 Ad cleaned up the Beans I turned the fanning mill Bessie went to Gananoque with Mrs Fairley Fine day 1891 October Mr Moorehead was Buired today Revd Mr Fairley preached in the church this morning 15 Ad is fixing for the Tharshers he expects them to day 16 the Tharshers last night night after dark and got the Thrasher into barn they trashed the Wheat in the forenoon & had 96 Bushel they are at the Oats now they Brock the Faning Mill of the trashing & do no more 17 they got it this morning finished the oats had 508 bushel and Pas 148 Buckwheat 33 Bushel all together there is 755 Bushel of Grain thrashed by them it is Alexander Cornths thrasher it did good work 60 �18 RevdMr Fairley preached at night fine day 19 Ad and Watts drew in cornstalk from lower field fine dry time & some of them East of the team Barn in the forenoon Watts went away then Ad drew in the rest then & set them on end on the Barnfloor the others is in the mow on ther end 20 Ad went to Young this morning he took the Ram with him he is looking for A house for the Boys in the Northwest he did not one that he liked 21 there was heavy rain last night Ad got home to night he exchang Rams with or sold and bought A Lamb A Southdown from Mr McNish he lives at the Cheasfacktore then 22 Ad began to Fall plow in the Midle stublefield 23 Ad is plowing in stublefield fine day 24 Ad is helping Wallace at thrashing machin fine day 25 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day 26 Ad is plowing in the stuble field Do Do 27 Do Do Do 28 Do Do I helped Wallace to clean up some of his Barley he selling it at the station 29 Wallace finished cleaning up he had 61 �30 Ad is plowing and has been plowing & has has Been all week it is A fine fall for work 31 Ad plowed this forenoon he then went to the sail of Mrs William McNiel she sold all the stock they sold well he says fine day 1891 November 1 {Revd erased} Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening 2 Ad is plowing in the midle stuble field fine day 3 Ad &Mrs McNiels Boy brought A load of potatos here and took another home with him fine day 4 Ad brought in another load here this forenoon that is all he is plowing in the center stuble field now 5 Ad is plowing in the center stuble field 6 Do Do Do Do 7 Ad finished the field & cleaned out the furrows this forenoon and commenced to plow in the North field with the plow & then shoveled them it took him the rest of the day till dark to get them done 8 X Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 9 Ad is plowing in the 2nd East field is very dry 10 Do Do he had to come to this side it was so dry Jennie & Aunt Jen came from Lyn in from Brockville on the Mixed 11 fine rain in the night it plows beter today 12 Ad is plowing in the Northeast field 62 �13 Do Do Jennie & Aunt Jen Do fine day Jennie and Aunt Jen went to Lyn on the Mixed 14 Ad went to Mr Herbisons for the Colt it pastered there all sumer Alford Turner Ad Boy spit wood & put in the wood shed fine day 15 Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening 16 Ad plowed in the N East center field in the forenoon rain in the afternoon 17 Ad & Alford cleened up Barley rained most of the day he took it to the station 18 Alford is spliting wood at the house fine day 19 Do Do Ad let the Ram to the Sheep 20 Alford is spliting wood & puting it in the shed Ad is plowing in the Northeast center field 21 Ad is plowing in the North field Alford is spliting wood this forenoon he went to Junetuck in the afternoon at noon he intends to be there tomorrow 22 Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning 23 Ad plowing fine day Alford came home last night he is puting the wood in the wood house fine day November 24 Alford was taking seizure the night with cramps he was in bed most of the day he was better at night heavy rain & wind most off the day 25 Ad finish the plowing in the Northwest field 26 Ad plowed for James Cholchran in the afternoon Alph & me up 5 bags of wheat for the Mill 27 Ad went to Gananoque with the wheat fine day 63 �28 29 December Ad & Alph put on the out side windows and doors to day snowed last and most of the forenoon Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening 30 Ad and Brues Boys went to Sand Bay & brought the young cattle home we had 3 two year old 1 three old Alph is doing the chores storming this afternoon 1 Ad and Alph is drawing dung from the East door of the cowstable to the field east of the Barns fine day 2 drawing dung to the gardens east of the house and to the West Walter came here he is going to work at the River 3 Ad and the McNiels moved Wm McNiels from the valt to the Ebinezer Buringing ground fine day 4 Ad & Alph 5 Ad is dowing chores & sawing some old stuff 6 rain in the afternoon there was Communion at Sand Bay to day none of us there 7 Ad took the sow to Alf is puting old dust out of the {illegible} 8 Ad & Bruce killed the two hogs this forenoon fine day he went to A meeting at J Bradleys on the Chease Business 9 Ad took A Sow to the Bore it was the Socities 10 Ad cut up the hogs and salted them fine day 11 Ad & Alford is cleaning up peas he took them to 64 �the station they are sixty cents per Bushel 12 13 {blank} Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening 14 Alford left this morning to work with the hay prefses Ad is plowing in the center field fine day 15 snowed some in the night & snowed & rained all day there no work done out of doores Ad fixed up the sheep pen and put the sheep in for the first time 16 Ad is fixing up the stables cold raw day 1891 December 17 Ad fixed {illegible} the pigs for the calfs 18 Ad and Wallace drew a load of dead wood out of the sugarbush to the house & another c{hores?} 19 Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day 20 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning 21 Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished 22 Ad is fixing up the Cow stable & other fixings Jennie came home from her school at Brockville for the hollidays fine whear snow all gone {large blank space} January 92 31 Watt and Lizie & there two Nices came from Delta on the Express this afternoon fine day no snow 1 Watt Lizie and Ad & Abigail was here for dinner I have been poorly for some time but am better 65 �now So that I can sit up most of the day 2 3 Wat went to Gananoque this morning to do some work Lizie went to Brockville the Mixt Ad is taking care of the catle& doing other work Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 4 I went to the Hall to Town Meeting Ad went to Rockport for A load of coal after voting fine day I did not stop long there fine day no snow the ground is bear no snow the old council Election 5 Ad brock the reaches of the Waggon and barr on A waggon & unload the waggon & had to back with it 6 stormy to day not much work done snowed 7 at night snow is 3 or 4 inches this morning Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood 8 this morning the snow is nearly A foot deep Ad drew two loads of wood to day fine day Jonnie Lewis here yesterday he is going to stop all winter 1892 January 9 10 Its snowing the snow is nearly two feet deep Ad went to Sand Bay & brought two loads of wood here there is A grate drive on the road so that it is well packed Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 11 Ad drew 2 loads of wood here snowed A little 12 Ad helped Wallace to thrash fine day. Jonnie is doing the chores spliting & atending to the stock 13 Ad Brought A load of wood here and took 12 bags of oats to the station steem mill at the station and got them ground for the cattle little snow & rain 66 �14 Ad atended the Annual meeting of our Agriculture Socitie there was A good meeting Jonnie is taking care of the stock 15 Ad brought 2 loads of wood here fine day 16 Do Do Do Do Bessie went to Toronto on the Express 17 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 18 Drissling snow most of the day Ad fixed the Bobsleigh 19 Ad and Wallace went to Sand Bay to get out timber for A New barn the old one wants a new rood and is rotton below they 2 long ash logs 20 Ad went to S. Bay & brought a long white oak 21 Ad atended the Annual Meeting of the Farmers Institute there was A good meeting I did know of it till it was all over 22 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A long log for the N Barn 23 Do Do Do Do 24 31 The Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 25 Ad went to Sand Bay & brought A long log 26 Do Do Do 27 Ad went to{illegible}land & brought a long log each time 28 Ad went out once & brought A heavy {illegible}ing log 29 Ad went t{illegible} & brought 2 long logs for the pastur aline Plates they are Basswood fine day 30 Ad brought his log home & A log to Wallaces the Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning 67 �1992 February 1 Granny went to Lyn we got a letter on Saturday that Aunt Jane was very sick and she down on the Express to day Ad brought A long log home at night fine day 2 it began to storm this about 2 oclock from East snow & snowed Ad brought A long log he had the Bobslaugh 3 Ad went in the afternoon brought A long log 4 Ad went for timber & brought A long log 5 Ad went & brought A long log Bissie came home on the Express this afternoon all went at Brantford fine roads in places there is a drift 6 Ad went and brought in A long log & went for his grist that he took yesterday he had 12 bags for the cows 7 Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening 8 Ad brought the last of the long logs this morning & load of shorts at night fine day 9 Ad brought A load of short logs fine day 10 do Do Do Do 11 Do Do 12 Do Do Do Jonny is taking care of the Stock Do Do 13 Ad brought a great load he has got enough now 14 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 15 heavy snow last with wind the pasts is all full fine morning Ad took is load to Wallaces 16 Ad and Jennet went to Gananoque he took a grist with him & got some cract wheat fine day 68 �17 Ad went to David Johnstons funeral there was over 60 slaughs and cuters fine day Jonney is doing the chores 18 Ad went to Sand bay & brought A load off rafters 19 Ad do Do Do Do Do Do 20 it snowed about 9 inches in the night Jonnie & {illegible} cleand up 4 bags of Buckwheat & 1 of wheat Ad took home 21 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 22 Ad went to Young this morning with the Buckwheat and the corn to mill & then to Fairfield with some grain he is sending to the Northwest to the Bo{illegible} there A man going from there to whom the Bo{illegible} 23 Ad got home last night and Brought his grist with him they are all well there 1892 February 24 Ad and the McNiels Boys went to River & for Ice Brought 2 loads of Ice here & it in the Icehouse 25 they brought five loads of Ice here tht makes 7 loads here that fills it up Walter Beatty from Pembrock came here on the Express & our Walter came allso there quite a gathering friends 26 Will and Jonnie came on the Express this afternoon 27 Will & Jennett & Jennie went to Lyn on the Express they intend to go Delta before they came back that is Will & Jennet & Bessie is there at Watt fine day cold I fell and hurt my hip A week ago & can hardly move 69 �28 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning March 29 Ad went to the Back place to bank out wood he took hay for his horses & grain he intends to stop at night 1 Jonnie is taking care of the stock fine day 2 Ad came home last he got telagram that was David was on his way here he has not come he went to {blank} {blank} 4 Revd Mr Grasie of Gananoque preached this afternoon there was A good meeting I was not able to go they up fifty dollars off the home Mission fund so 5 Ad went to the woods to get out sawlogs fine 6 {took corn rest illegible} Revd Mr Fairley had the communion this afternoon there was A good atendance fine day could go the diziness is very little better fine day 7 Ad went to the Woods to out sawlogs fine day 8 David came here yesterday his is well fine day Bessie went to Bellville to Missionary Meeting I have been in bead most of the time with A diahrea am better 1892 March 14 Ad went to Brockville as a Grand Jurer 15 Wallace McNiel brough took 18 bags of feed the steam mill yesterday he brought here this morning fine day I am not able to get about much Bessie went to Brockville 70 �on her way to the Springs for her health in the States and will cross the River at Prescot they are near Rochtester in the Unitied States 16 Ad got home on the Express Bessie crossed at Brockvill to the States insted going to Prescot they cross there now 17 Ad went to Sand bay this morning to get out his sawlogs fine day the Roads is so drifted they drive through our fields below where the old house was 18 Wm Clark from Smith Falls came here this morning he is an Agent Frost & woods Jonnie is taking care of the cattle Clark is Elens' couson 19 Wm Clark went to Malloretown this morning Ad brought A large hollow log for to cut up for flowrpots fine day 20 27 Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 21 Ad is geting the horses shod fine day 22 Ad went to the woods to get timber 22 Ad & Jonnie shoveled away the snow & took and the big gate at the Milkshed to let the Road come out there instead of coming at hog pen 22 Ad went to Sand Bay to get out sawlogs 23 Jonney is takening care of the stock 24 Do Do Do fine weather 25 Do Do Do Do weather 26 Jonney put all the Bars in the gait her so as to the Teams from going through our fields and the teams have to take the road Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning I was not able to 71 �go the Road is so ruff & Slippery 1892 March April 28 Ad & Jennie is in the sugarbush they Taped and 29 Boiled down 38 Pails fulls & had fine lot of sap 30 Jonnie is drawing and gathering with the horses Ad went to Sandbay this morning for some timber had out the roads is bad 31 Ad went to Sandbay this morning he bring it all the way yesterday he had heavy part of it on the way the roads is very bad 1 Ad and Jennet went the Funeral of Henery Jonston he was Buiried at the Union there was good many 2 Ad went Gananoque to A meeting of the Perchin horse companny rain in the forenoon snow nearly all gone Jonnie gathered all the sap in the Bush & boiled it down fine afternoon 3 Revnd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 4 Jonnie sawed wood and the other work 5 Jonnie sawed wood pilled it up & cleaned up they expect Mr Webster to come to hugh the timber for the New Barn fine day 6 Mr Webster began to hugh one of Bruces Sons Jonnie and Ad is scoring for him fine day 7 they are at it today likewise fine day 8 they are at it to day Ad & Jonnie is {scoring?} and Bruces Son & and another man 9 the same as yesterday Ad gathered pails of sap Jenet boiled while Ad gathered there is A drizling snow & 72 �rain most of the Day 10 Revd Mr Fairley this morning I made out to get there 11 Mr Webster is hughing timber for the New Barn 12 Mr Webster finished hughing the timber for the New Barn this afternoon about 3 1/2 oclock fine day 13 Mr Webster came this morning & hughed the Rafters Bruces son Ad & Jonnie is scoring 14 Ad went to Gananoque With A grist he had 4 bags of Wheat Grammam went with him 15 Jonnie is ovreing halling &spliting the big stack that came of the timbr for the New Barn 1892 April 16 17 24 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this evening 18 Ad began the spring work this morning by cultivating in the old House field the ground is in fine trim he sowed some wheat 19 he cultivated and sowed some more wheat 20 Do Do Do 21 Ad finished sowing the Wheat he sowed 7 {loads?} Seven Bushel in all the ground in fine order 22 Ad is cultivating in the same field fine time 23 he sowed 11 bushel of Peas and Oats the same field the ground is in fine order Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning 73 �25 Ad is drawing dung from the village Jonnie is gathering stones for the New foundation of the New Barn where the old one is 26 Ad sowed 11 Bushel more of peas and oats in the same field that is 22 in all the ground is in fine order for work Jonnie quaring stone we sent our Milk to the Factory {Stor?} Findlay took it for the first time this year 27 Ad took his Mother to the old place we got a letter that Margret is very ill he got home in the night he says that she knows every one yet Ellen stoped there to help Mary fine day 28 Jonney dug in the Garden this forenoon we cleaned up 11 Bags of peas & oats he intends {illegible}ends them for feed 29 Ad took the 11 Bags to Escot Mill and got them ground for feed fine day 30 Ad is cutlivating in the North field fine day 1892 May 1 Ad sowed 7 Bushel of oats that he got from Ab McNiel & he sowed 8 1/2 Bushel {rest Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening 2 Ad and Jonnie took the young cattle to Sand Bay to paster 4 too year heffers and 2 one year olds 3 Jonnie is {strike through} over haling the Road fence he began at the North end where where the wire fence stoped fine day Ad is Rolling old house field the ground is in fine order for the Roller 4 Ad is working in the North field with the team 74 �scratched out} 5 Robbie Brought Ellen home Margret is better Do 6 Jonnie is quaring stones in the Field below the house opiset the stack where the 3 trees is he has got A fine lot of stones fine day 7 Jennet is buisy clening house fine day cold at fine time for {illegible} Work Ad is done sowing 8 Revd Mr Fairley preached this Morning fine day 9 Ad is working at home in the garden 10 Ad plowed our garden this afternoon fine day Jonney planted some potatoes and Beans 11 rain this morning Bessie came home on the Express yesterday no work done out side the house 12 Ad & Jonnie is drawing dung to the field North East of the Barn for the corn & potatoes fine day 13 Do Do Do Do Do 14 15 Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine day 16 Ad is drawing to the calf paster at the milk shed he intends to plow it up 75 �17 he is drawing to A pile in the field below the Lain 18 Bessie & her Mother went to Gananoque this Morning with Wallaces horse fine day Ad is drawing dung to pile in the field below or North of the house fine day 19 Ad & Jonnie took the roof of the horse stable & piled up the logs up against the fence fine day 20 rain this morning no work done out of dorrs Jonnie took down the old grainery the cows and sheep with the Lambs in all day & night 1892 May 22 21 Ad began to Plow in the Calf paster at the milk shead fine morning till about 8 oclock it began to rain Jonnie was spreding the dung heaps so that they had to stop Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning For more information on William Beatty, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca 76 � 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 William Beatty Diary & Transcription, 1889-1892 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Beatty Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of 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 June 1889 - May 1892 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. June 1889 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 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Beatty,</p> <p>Walter</p> <p>Journal</p> <p>June 1889</p> <p>to</p> <p>May 1892</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>5</td> <td>Spoted cow Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Pet cow Do again Do Findleys Ayreshire August yr</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>16</td> <td>Black Spoted holsten 3 year old Abs Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Do</td> <td>Black holsten 3 year old Bruces Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>White cow S., Findlys Ayreshire Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>yearling hefer Bruces Bull (again Sept 11</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29 th</td> <td>John Johnstons Bull has been with the cows for 2 or 3 days</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>7</td> <td>White spoted Holsten cow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1890</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>23</td> <td>Red Spoted Ayreshire cow Abs holsten Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>23</td> <td>Jersey cow D Wolfs Jersey Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>4</td> <td>line Back Ayreshire Greens Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26 &amp; 27</td> <td>D Wolfs Bull is with the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1891</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>7</td> <td>White Heffer 2 yeare old Bruces Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>3</td> <td>White Cow Johnston Bull</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1892</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>18</td> <td>had a horse Colt this forenoon all right</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went through the little field with the cultevater the ground has been som wet the {cut off} could not do it last week fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Johnstons and brought home a load of hay there heavy rain most of the day he did not weigh it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad was helping to things fixed for the strabery festival that is tomorow som showers</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad fixing at for the Festifal fine it was it Success they cleared over fifty dollars Ad began to mow and mowed the midle field were the Rye was sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad to went to N. Johnston and Brought A load of hay that all he is to get for the rent fine day he then went through the Beans &amp; others things in the little field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad Wallace and Philo drew in the hay that was cut in the midle field three loads Wallace and Phillo helped they put in the old Barn over the cows fine day I atended the Session Meeting &amp; At work id at the patatas in the middle field Philla went to Bracke ville to the Examination</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Richards preachee this afternoon and assisted Mr Millard to dispence the communion good meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad worked at the potatos in the midle field Phillo went to Brockville to the Examination</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is mowing in the midle field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad and Wallace is working in the little with the hoes at potates corn &amp; other roots a little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad and Wallace is hoeing in the forenoon and then at the hay got a load in for Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Henery {illegible} came from Gananoque</td> <td>12</td> <td>They are working at the hay got in 2 loads from the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad and Wallace-drew in 3 loads from the midle field put it over the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this evening here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field west corner first day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad mowed the orchard this forenoon he then Wallace mowed round the trees they then drew in two loads of hay from the midle field</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay from the North East corner of the north field put part of it in the New Barn and took a load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>they drew in 3 loads of he took one home they raked and drew 2 loads from the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>They drew in 1 load of hay from the North field he take it home they put up that in cocks heavy rain in the afternoon so that they could do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>heavy rain last night nothing done to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace raked and drew in 2 loads {cut off} them home and cocked up a lot fine day Henery Young has been fixing the Reaper all day fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain last night he got is so that Ad put the horses to it and got into the lain and brock {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Henry got the Reaper started this foreman and cut and bound the fall wheat it did well Wallace {cut off} they drew in 3 loads of the hay that was in cock took in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew hay that was in cock 4 loads Took 2 to Wallows I hear and home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Av and Wallace drew in 3 loads of hay one here and two home fine day Philo helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>heavy rain this forenoon and nearly all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>heavy rain this foreroon Ad hoed in the little field in the afternoon among th{cut off} they are not much the flyers hunt the {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North East corner of the North field the ground is rather wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew in the Fall wheat and the Rye that he sowed where the grass seed m{cut off} last fall</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad mowed the caff paster little field back of the Barn and plowed in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went with B McNiel Sand Bay to fish got a lot of Pike they are good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad and Philo spread out the hay in the little field and drew it in the forenoon and then wentand help Bruce to draw in fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Stewart preached this morning and in acorde with A notice given that an ordination of two Elders one {cut off} Lansdowne &amp; one for Sand Bay would take place John SheiIds &amp; Norman Johnston. Shields withdrew Johnston was sick So there was no ordination</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad finishd the mowing today fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad. Wallace &amp; Philo Spread &amp; shook out the hay in the midle field where Ad mowed &amp; they drew it in load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo helped Bruce with his hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad took Mrs Scot &amp; Jennet to the outlet they are going to Watts Iland he is to meet them them with a boat was I was taken with A Diraeu and can do nothing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce yesterday afternoon and all day today I am inBed and bad with the Diarrhoea T. Johnston died yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad cut the oats in the garden they are the sidy oats than that he brought forma the N West theyare very heavy Reaper worked well in them fine I am no better yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>Ad took the Revd Mr Young to John Johnston house and atended to him at the Funeral by was Buired at the the Union this forenoon it was the largest Funeral that was in this part the Revd Mr Stewart preached Miss Moorheads funeral sermon in our Church this afternoon it was filled to over flowing they could not all get in She was Buired at the union</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad was at Bruces in the foreroon the came home in the afternoon and Ellen and me Signed Samuel McKees deed for a lot next the Church &amp; Wallace McNiels there lot I have got my {illegible} on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce at his harrowing fine day I was able to get my Chales are today for the first time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is hooking peas Philo draging on The Summer follow rain in the morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with Philo to get his chlunes fixed they they did not fite fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>15</td> <td>when he came home, he went up to the Abs to see his Reaper. it is it Brantford he went back to st{illegible} and brought one to Bruces that night.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>they got it put together &amp; is working with it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is working at Bruce's most of this week he is there today. Aunt Jane came from Lyn on the Express.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>little rain this morning Ad worked with the reaper here we cut the wheat fine fair afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad worked with the horses with the Reaper here he finished our reaping at night. Wallace and one of Bruce's boys with Philo stooked.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>they all went to Bruces and worked there and at Wallaces brock something of the reaper fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is reaping at Wallaces they finished his</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>At is Reaping at Bruces Bruces boy drew in the Peas that that we cut in one load fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad Wallace Bruce and his two Boys with them came they drew in the spring and the last of the oats that was in the east field. They worked hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this evening fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad Wallace Bruce and his Boys with them came they finished drawing in our grain and then drew in Wallaces grain and put it in our Barnfloor that is the old Barnfloor fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad took Mrs James Purvis home Jennie also Mrs Scott that is Ellen and Jennet they all went to the old place to Margret &amp; Robs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad got home today from Robs.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>We all went to the funeral of Mrs Kinker. Revd Mr Elliot preached in the Methodist church. There was a large funeral.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad worked at Bruces fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Jennie went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning to her school. She is going to teach there Ellen went with Mrs Wm Scott to Lyn they are going there for some time or until Mrs Scott leaves for home Ad is helping Bruces fine day Phil came home from Watts Iland fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>September 1</td> <td></td> <td>Mr. McPhail preached this morning.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad plowed for the Fall wheat in the forenoon he helped Bruce in the afternoon to draw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad drew dung this forenoon to the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is working with Bruce helping to draw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>rain most of the day Wallace is fixing a stand to hang A gringstone on Ad is helping.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the North field where he intends to sow fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Philo and me cleaned up the Fall wheat that was in greanery we got it through once when I had to go with Revd Mr Millard to Sand Bay to atend the meeting of Session Norman Johnston was was received as an Elder and signed to declartion in as an elder and signed the declaration</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Ad took me to Sand Bay, to the Communion there was a good meeting. Revd Mr McKenzies preached.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad worked at the Summerfallow and got it ready for the seed the ground is in good order.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad got a drill and drilled in 3 1/2 bushels of the old fall wheat in the northeast corner of the north field. The ground is in good time trim he then went to Sand Bay and brought home the colts fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad and Wallace cut the cow corn with the Reaper and Binder and stooked it up in the forenoon they went to Bruce's got circuler saw and sawed Wallaces wood in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque to show the Charlie house action on the cars he sold him to Williams and sent on the cars to Penatangen then he will be shiped to Parry Sound Ad stoped at Gananoque to see the Fair he says it is a {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is fixing the granery for the thrashing and they took Smith Falls Reaper to the station H Young the Warren Boys come this in the afternoon and thrashed out Wallaces oof the Barnfloor &amp; part of ours) .</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>they then thrashed ours (they finished about dark Bruces Boys and Abs son</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1889</p> <p>September</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad and Wallace cleaned up bags of Walaces oats in the granary I turned the Faning mill they then took the mill into the old Barn and cleaned 1 Bags of hog feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad took it all to the Escott Mill for hog feed this morning. He got back before dark some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad and Abia went to Miss Stewarts Weding fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad reaped at Bruces oats fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rain all day no work outside of the house.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad went with Wallace to the Hays land where he has his land to fix the fences. They took the stoneboat with them fine day rather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPherson A student preached here this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>To Nowlann helped Ad to dig potatoes in the little field by the milkshed they are very poor.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Nowlan finished this morning. There was only Bushet. They dug some in the East field fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad and Is Nowlan dug potatoes in the north East field in the forenoon. Nowlan worked in the forenoon he had to attend thrashing in the afternoon. Ad dug.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>We cleaned 6 bags of spring wheat and in the afternoon rained at night.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist fine day after the rain, he got home about 8 oclock very dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad finished digging the potatoes they are A poor crop a good many rotton the Blues are the worst with the rot.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhial preached this morning fine day.</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad picked the pears there and some Apples</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1994</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad put the three year old colt in and plowd in the North field A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>took things to the Fair I was in the Hall all day Ad was fixing thing on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>there was A fine turnout today and the day was very favourable we took first on Pears on fullclouth on flannel all wool Blankets on cotton &amp; wool Blankets</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad drew cheas from the Factery to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail Preached this evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad plowed in the midle field East Side fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Do Do little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is Plowing in the midle field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do Do little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Mallortown and bought A Mare from the station master there it had got its leg brock last spring it is a little lame he paid 40 dollers for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle field East side</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do I am doing chores my head is a good better of the dizness the pills that I got from Dr Hannah did me good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is plowing he plows with the colt in the morning and with white with him in the afternoon it Belongs to Mr Consaul the Blacksmith</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad is Plowing in the center field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McCleanan a student preachd at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad and Bruce and Wallace killed the old sow she is very fat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the center field he got all done but the headridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went out to John Cooks and got his Ram and let him out with the Ewes I went to Wm Burns funeral Revd Mr Young preache in the church of England here the church was well filled fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1881.</p> <p>October</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad Plowed in the North field fine day for Plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Philo came on Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad and Philo worked in the little field they pulled the Turnips ared dug up the parsnips and pulled up the carrots in the garden gathered up apples at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Student preached this morning very few out there was rain most of the day .</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Put the cows in the stable</td> <td>28</td> <td>Some rain Ad and put the cook store in the Kitchen to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cows in every night</td> <td>31</td> <td>Do Do Do Do rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>November</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field fine day I trimed the grapevines is to covered up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McDonald A student Preached at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field fine day Gilbert Austin was there all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is plowing in North field fine time for plowing and doing fall work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished the North field and began to plow in the little field at the milk shed and worked there all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad finished the little field and shoveled the furrows and worked and across the headridges and began in Northeast field where we pastered this Summer there was A Boy came this forenoon his Name is Niel Ad set him to Saw word</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the Northeast field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Millard preached this morning The church filled every seat full it was hsi last and only sermon that he was able to preach</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is Plowing in the North East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the Revd Mr Millard left on the Express to day at</td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do Do frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do hard frost this morning and all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>hard frost last night no plowing this morning Ad is choring this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Paterson preached this Evening he stoped here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad drew loam from the gravelpit to bank the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>rain last night and this forenoon Ad started to plow in the North East field in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rain last night Ad is plowing in the Northeast field he has Consalls white horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain all day no work done out of doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad finished the Northeast field this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad ditched in the Northeast field in the afternoon there was rain in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Paterson this forenoon little rain to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad was at Wallace he had a plowing Bee fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>stormy day rain and snow most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>I went to the station and met Revd Mr Chambers Wm A Cornett was there taken us and him home with him fine day but cold</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>December</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Chambers preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is choring about the place</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>we cleaned up ten Bags of wheat for the mill fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Lydenhurst with the grist he bought bags of feed for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood here it stormed about ten oclock and all the rest of the day snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Bruces to help him to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do they Finished to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Chambers preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>I have not done any writing this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Chambers Preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad killed the pigs today Bruce and Wallace helped him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad cut up the pig he took the other home some rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is cuting up old wood in the woods here rain so that the snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>snow all gone warm Ad is cuting old wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is drawing drawing old ashes from the station and the fire place and spreading them in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drawing old wood from the woods to the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McPhail a student preached this morning there was hail &amp; ice the ground was covered in the Ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad drew more old wood from the woods</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad bought a coal stove from Moxley for his house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went on the Xpress to Perth he is going to Ellen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Philo is cuting wood I am taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do Do Do with Philo</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>fine day warm doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>we had no service to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad got home from Ellens at night John is very poor he is not expected to last long</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad is geting the horses shod there is no snow Wat and Lizie with the two Misses came on the Express from Delta fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Fine day rather on the soft order all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>rain in the night and all day till near n{cut off} it then cleared up and was A fine night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Wat and Lizey &amp; the two Nieces went to Brockville the Mixed this morning Ad cut wood in the bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad and Philo drew wood this afternoon &amp; cut at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Macpholia A Probation preachd this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I voted for Darling Cook &amp; Cowan</td> <td>6</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day Jennie went to Brockville on the Express her begins tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Philo went to Brockville on the Mixed this morning his school did not begin to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>I have not been to the station since the Township Meeting I have been in Bed most of the with a Cold Ad has to do all the chores there is many down with it some call it the Influenza</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Revd Mr Gracie had a congregational meeting for to call A Minister when a voat taken there 1 for Mr Patterson 2 for Mr Chambers all the rest was for Mr MacPhail it was then maide unanimous for him the call was brought to me and I signed it I was not able to go to the church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went John Cooks and brought home the sow that he took them 4 days ago to his Boar</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the lower Field no slaughing find day I have done nothing my head is dizie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad is drawing from C. Stewarts in the wagon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is still drawing dung fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Mr McGload preached this morning there was A call signed for Revd Mr McPhail at all the services</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day and last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain most of the day and last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad drew some wood from our own woods &amp; cut part of it up at the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is taking care of the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad cut wood here this forenoon and other chores</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890 Febuary</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>began to snow last night the snow is A foot deap this this morning with a litle rain snowed all this fournoon the slaughs is runing wood and logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>we have no minster to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood from the chanty to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went at six oclock this morning to the chanty for a load of wood get home &amp; then him Wallace &amp; Bruce went to the River &amp; brought a load of Ice it is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood and then for A load of Ice he took the wood to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood stormed most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to the River for Ice this morning and him ad Birion brought a load home by noon and went again and brought 3 loads more</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>we had no minister yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad brought a load of Ice this forenoon that makes six loads we have here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>ad brought a load of wood here to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went tothe Chantie this morning he took A lot of hay &amp; straw he intends to bank out the end wood and stope out there all the week fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>very stormy this morning snow &amp; wind &amp; drift till noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad came home at night and brought a lot of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to the woods &amp; brought a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>we had no meeting to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to the woods this morning Gorge Mathews came at a quarter after 1 oclock to saw wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went the woods rain afterwards most of the day Jennet went to Gananoque on the Express to visit Mrs Purviss</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jennet to Gananoque on came home on the Express it was 2 housr late all well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>fine day I have been to the Barn twice this week Wallace splits the wood &amp; sees to the cattle X Wat and his Wife came on the Mixed this evening from Pembrock they are on A visit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>rain most of the day</td> <td>28</td> <td>they went on the Express to Malnatown they are going to his Mothers from there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre>1890 </pre> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad came home last night from the chanty he had all the wood out that he could get out he went to the meeting of the Purchun horse company in Gananoque</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>there was a student from Kingston preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went to the Funeral of George Steves he was at the Ebenazer church he one of the Pall Bearers fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce to saw wood they finished Ad brought the horsepower home fine day for work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is fixing things about the place he expected to saw here Bruce's Boy went Gananoque so they could not</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>A little snow last night the sawed a little wood here after for using the powr down vey cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to Escott Mill with the grist gain for the cattle one bag of wheat to crack he lft &amp; went to Rockport for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Bruce Boy came at noon &amp; they sawed what wood we had Philo teamed they put they coud in the woodshed they finished before night Revd Mr McIlroy is here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Macelroy preached this Eving fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went for his grist this morning Abram McNiells boy came for the horsepowr &amp; saw this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty with the Waggon he took a slaugh with him he is going to bank out fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad came home last night to brock his slaugh tong rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad was geting the slaughtong fixed some rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>the first Lambscame last night it was a young Ewe she had two one of them died the other is doing well Ad got a load of sawdust for his {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is looking after the stables fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Rev James Macelroy preachd this morning I went out to the church for the first time since township meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to the Funeral of Jael Landon he was at the Ebenazer church fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad and one of Bruces Boys went to the chanty for to Bank out wood with there Teams fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Wallas is atending the stock night &amp; morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Alick Millard is here he's sick Jennet Telephoned Mrs Millard that Alick is not fit to go to day She got off the Train hear</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Mrs Millard went away on the Express this afternoon for Collorado Springs where Mr Millard is settled fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad came home last night they got al the wood out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Florane Preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is taken care of the stock fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad drew a load of straw out of the old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is doing the chores fine day rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>{blank}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>stormy all day snow &amp; wind from N. East with drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew 3 loads of sawdust to the Ice house from the sawmill at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Florane preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad and Jennet went Young to the Funeral of George Torane he was Buired of the old stone church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad was drawing hay for Wallac</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>they drew 1 load this forenoon then some for Ad fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad drew some hay &amp; straw for beding home Jennie came home on the Express to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to the Mill first time since town meeting</td> <td>5</td> <td>they put fences round the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Johnston preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo fixed up the fence round the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad was working at home rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is laying up fence the wind made terable work last winter with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is fixing up fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>the same work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo fixing up the Road fence fine dayff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Johnston preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is laying up fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>he got a wheel cultivator</td> <td>15</td> <td>fwe cleaned up the flax seed filled 7 bags of oats 2 bags of flax seed he them to Eacot mill he did not them ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad helped Dr Hannah to move he going Perth to tine he then went for his grist fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is helping Bruce to saw they finished at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad drew A load of sawdust and put on the Ice and put the wheeled cultivator to gether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>I helped Ad to cleanup up 4 Bushel more wheat northeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>he took the Wheel cultivator 3 Bushel more wheat down</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sowed 4 Bushel there</td> <td>23</td> <td>and sowed it some place the cultivator did well fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Delta to the Nomination of J. Bradley went with him</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed the little field with Wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad took 4 bags of oats to the center field and he sowed 3 of them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Rev Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went up to Leeds to lay out a Road</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Revd Mr Gracie preached &amp; had A Congregational for to chose A Minister All was in favour of Revd Mr Fairley and all that was there signed the call it was unamouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is choring at home the ground is very wet from yesterdays rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Charles Armstrong Barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad sowed grass seed with the seeder in the little field &amp; the N East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Mr Johnston A student preached at night he stayed here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>heavy rain last night Ad is coming at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is working in the northeast field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>he working in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad sowed 5 bushel of peas in the North field Wallace is helping him sowing grass seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad worked in the N field in the fornoon &amp; at in the afternoon at home little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad worked at home in forenoon went to Gananoque in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>there was meeting to day no Minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallas worked in the S.East field sowed 3 bags of oats fine day they draged with two teams</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain last night Ad sowed grass Seed there this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad worked at home he is fixing up A Buttery &amp; Kittchen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad and Wallace is draging with 3 teams fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad shoveled furrows in the S. East field in forenoon he fixed at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad helped Wallace to drag on his place to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad draged at Wallaces uper farm all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>heavy rain last night and all day there is more Water on the ground now then was when the Snow went</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is fixing in the Hogpen and overhead of it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is fixing at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad took the spoted Red Ayrshire to Abs Holsten Bull fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and Wallace &amp; Phillo took our tow &amp; Wallaces yearling to the chanty for to Paster fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May 25</td> <td></td> <td>Professor Ferguson preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jennie and Miss Findle went away in the Express today to Brockville to there school they came for the Holidays Ad washed the sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Rvd Mr Firlie was inducted in the church the Read M-McGilvery preached a adressed the Peaple &amp; the Revd M Greaie adressed the minister there was &amp; goad congregation all want off well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning Ad working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>fine morning Ad went to J Walfs Barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace with the tham there they are sowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>June 1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Firdice preached this evening the church full Ad went to Darlings for Mr Firlies famly they came on the steem Boat from Orinell</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went for a load of mister Farley furniture to Darlings</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad worked with the team on the potato field ground drie</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>heavy rain in the night Ad is leting of water of potato land</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jennet went to Young to Wm Hazelwood funeral he Died at Fairfield on the 3rd heavy rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to Ivies for Shingles they did not come</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drawing hay from the New Barn home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Rvd M Firley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is drawing Shingles from Ivies at the River for to put on his house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad is drawing from Ivies fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is plowing &amp; cultivating for Buckwheat in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>the N East field there is Scotchgrass</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning the ground is very wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is mixing lime for to plaster his kitchen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr preached this Evening Rvd M Fairley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad worked on the Roads fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad worked on the potato land in forenoon the ground is too wet yet to plant he workd the Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is working on the Road with the team in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad is working on the Road he has young Manforth helping him they will finish to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad plowed &amp; prepared the potato ground &amp; planted some of them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>fine day</td> <td>21</td> <td>they are working at them now Ellen &amp; Jennet helping they finished planting</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Firlay Preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is plowing and cultivating for the cow corn this forenoon he sowed the corn with the Drill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is plowing for the Buckwheat in N East field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Philo got S. Johnstons Roller &amp; rolled A little it was not in order too do mutch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad rolled in the forenoon went to the Instude in afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to the River &amp; got 3 pigs in the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Line Mill this morning heavy rain last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad got home this afternoon with his grist he same {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jennie &amp; Miss Hutchinson came from Brockville on the Mixed and Philo Ad is fixing the mower Wallace is helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Wallace is mowing at home with our mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>REvd Mr Fairley Preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is fixing the strabery festival for tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this fornoon there was a good turnoout this afternoon night for the weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went through the potatos with the horse fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>the Mair foaled this forenoon all right it is horse colt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace to draw in his hay fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad began to mow he mowed in the orchard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Eving</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad raked in the orchard Wallace raked round the fences they drew in put it over the cow stable and took a load home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew the straw out out of the old barn &amp; made a stak in the little field &amp; moad some heavy clover in the midle East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is shaking the clover this forenoon they drew it in this aftenoon it fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>rain this morning Ad worked among the potato</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad mowed this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad raked and drew in what he cut yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890 July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Philo raked in the North field Ad and him drew in and put it in old Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad Wallace and Philo is raking &amp; drawing in they are puting in the New barn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Bruces to help him to stack is rain no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>very dull and cloudy Ad is choring at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is working at the Potatoes and Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is mowing in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is drawing hay home Biron McNiel is helping them</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>they are drawing in here puting in the New barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad and Philo is working at the Potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad mowed the midle field field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>they raked it up &amp; put it in cock Wallace helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairleyy preached this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad Wallace and Bruce &amp; Philo made a stack of the hay in the corner of the little field N. of the lane</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad and Wallae is drawing hay from Bruces for Wallace in the forenoon heavy rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad cut the midle field fine dry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad drew in the fall wheat Philo helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo fixed the fence round the midle field and laide down the fence so the cows can go in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is working home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preachd this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew in the wheat in the little field then he cut what Wheat was fit in the East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>is cuting Wallaces Wheat fine dry day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad Wallace Philo hooked the peas</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Philo drew drew in wheat that we had in the East field for a {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace {line illegible} they put it in our Barns A drew for {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad cut the oats in the center field dine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Bruces Boy Wallace &amp; Philo cut &amp; stack in the oats in center filed Ad went to the River to {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad fixing the stable this afternoon rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is work at the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain most of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output">August <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque for A load of Brick for the Manse of the church of England there was A Bee H Young had</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Farlie preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew in 1 load of oats from the West field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>they drew 6 loads East field that finished the drawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Rain last night Ad went help Ab at noon drawing dung to the fairground</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went to help Abs at noon to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Wallace took the Horses &amp; Ad &amp; Philo with him to draw in it rained so that they got nothing done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew dung to the lower field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought home a load of wood this forenoon Wallace took one horse &amp; the Waggon &amp; went to draw {cut off} at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>they helped Bruce to draw in got his all in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad got a load of wood from Sand Bay for himself</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went to Kingston with Philo to see A Doctor about his Ears he is very deaf he took something out &amp; he heard all right</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew dung to the North field Ad loaded</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew dund to the North field Ad loaded I atend the preparatery service before the Communion service</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this afternoon there was A large congregation</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to draw in Wallaces peas &amp; brought A load of old pine roots and limbs for Steem thrasher</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is loading dung from the fram the cowstable Philo is drawing and unloding it in the North field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is drawing dung to north field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; all day Ad &amp; Philo thrashing fall wheat for seed he intends to</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Lizie and the two Neases went home on the mixt this morning Ad went to Abs to thresh this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad plowed in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>rain last night &amp; this morning Ad plowed this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad cultivated the wheat ground &amp; sowed 4 1/4 Bushel of wheat the ground is good order in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>finished the draging water furring the fallows this forenoon {illegible} cow corn {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo is fixing up the granery for the thrashing this morning then they stook up the cow corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>the Warren Boys came with the steam thrasher last night began to thrashing {rest illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad began shingling his house the roof is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Bruce and his Boys is helping him Philo is helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad cut the Buckwheat this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>rain this forenoon Ad is working at his kitchen him &amp; B {illegible} they shingle in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>they are shingling to day {illegible} with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad cut Wallaces Buckwheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad and Philo is drawing straw to the Fairground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo taking thing to the Fairgournd fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad and Philo is geting thing from the Fairground there no way of geting anything home last night there such a {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening {rest illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad &amp; Nowlan &amp; Philo dug potatoes there is a good many roten</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad began to plow in the southeast field D Landin and Philo dug potatos in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad &amp; Nowlan &amp; Philo dig potatos &amp; finished a load many roten</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Philo drew dung Ad loaded &amp; Philo drew with team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad is helping Haffie to plow {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Philo went to Kingston to the Doctor {illegible} Ezra &amp; I was working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad was helping Bruce to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>{entry illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>The Warren Boys {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is plowing after the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad Do he had to {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairly preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad is plowing Philo or {illegible} gathered up the potatos this was in the pits &amp; Ad drew them in took part home &amp; part here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is plowing Philo is helping A Cornett to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Philo is plowing Ad is working at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this forenoon Ad is plowing in plowing in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad finished the plowing in the N.W Field in the forenoon and him &amp; Philo drew stones of center West field to the Barnyard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought a load wood this morning Philo went Kingston about his Ears Philo &amp; Ad drew in the cornstalks in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad began to plow in the West center field Philo is picking up stones in the same field Vive and her Mother and Sister and Dughter came from Delta this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad is plowing Abia &amp; her Mother &amp; sister home {illegible} most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>heavy rain last &amp; most of to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad is plowing the ground is not so stiff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>there was the Communion at Fairfax {illegible} I could not go {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad plowed {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>first snow as to make the ground white all gone before noon</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad finished the North part of the W. center field this forenoon he then plowed the 2 riges that was left of the corn ground first this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the West center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Do Do Philo is picking stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached Mrs McK{illegible} funeral sermon in the church this morning the church was full</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890 November</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Vest came from Nebraska on Saturday he looks well Philo went to Kingston this morning to see the Doctor about his Ears Vest met on the cars in the afternoon and they went to Brockvill on there way to Delta Ad is plowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do in same field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is sawing wood &amp; doing other chores this forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the South west field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>rained all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is fixing the place to building for {illegible} mixing up the lime and some for me Hugh McKay worked all day at it Philo &amp; his came from Delta this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>they went on the Express this Afternoon for Nebraska there a number at the Station him away and Shake hand in the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad drew a load of wood from Bruces {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>he is geting wood for himself to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad was helping Bruce to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>We cleaned up some Buckwheat &amp; mixed it with oats for to get ground the Fatenning Cow - 3 bags then Ad fixed the outside doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew the old straw stack home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad working at {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>{next few entries illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Snowed &amp; stormed all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Snowed most of the night the snow is about 7 inches deep on the clear Ad cuting wood &amp; drawing it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Young and then Mc's mill and got A Son of Archer McCormicks &amp; brought him with he is eight years old he is is stop here the as A Child off the Home is on the same {illegible}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1890 December</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is doing the chores here and {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad put up his coal stove &amp; went for another load of coal</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad fixed his Bobslaughs cold blustery day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do {rest of entry illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood he took it home Bruce &amp; Wallace &amp; him {illegible} &amp; Wallaces {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood he took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went for went A load of wood John Lewis came to do chores &amp; feed the cattle fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went for wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went for wood and he left it here fine day Jimmy is doing chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood he left is here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad Jonnie &amp; me we cleaned up 10 bags of oats and Bukwheat mixter and he took them Escot mill but he had leave them there they were scarce of water</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad went for the 3 yearling Southdowns he took to their Srochshires Ram he then went for his paint</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>William came from Parie Sound on the Express all well he had A child of Mrs Sterns with him fine day all well there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Wat &amp; Lizie and her two Nesses with her and all took dinner there and had A fine pleasant time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Watt Lizie and Wm &amp; the children went to Delta on the Express this afternoon stormy snow &amp; wind</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad took A load of straw home it is storming wind &amp; snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Snow and drift in the forenoon there A large meeting thre a large meeting in the New Hall I could not go I was not well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought A load wood left it here Jennet and Jennie went to Brockville they Expect to Wm there and go tomorrow to El{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood too took he left it here fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay got a load of took it home Jonnie went to Gananoque to take his lessons with James McMullen warm day snow is going fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Fields bair snow nearly all gon Ad worked at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad worked at home very little done on the Roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; took A load of wood home William came from Delta on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad drew A load of wood from Sand Bay he left it here Jennie went back to Brockvill to her school to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>7</td> <td>William went to Brockville this morning on the Mixed on his way to Halafax he intend to go to Briton and to be away to or three month Ad went for a load of wood took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went for a load of early this morning and then went to the Annual meeting of Township Agriculture Socity John Cook wished to Resign to be President long and Charles Rath was apointed I left then</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad and the McNiels went to the River for Ice they brought three loads here it is fine Ice</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad and Birion McNiels brought 2 loads of Ice here to night that makes five loads here that is all that we want &amp; they all have got what they want</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>rain last night &amp; most of the day and night there was only Jonnie went Revd {illegible} preached only 15 out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>rain &amp; snow most of the day no outdoor work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>fine day Ad went for a load of wood took home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad and Wallace Brough went to Sand Bay and brought A load of wood they left it here the snow is 6 inches deep it snowed most of the day little work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad and Wallace brought 2 loads of wood here to day Jonnie &amp; Ad cleaned up 6 bags of wheat and 6 bags of Buckwheat he intends Lyn Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad went to Lyn this morning with the grist his Mother went with him fine cold day Ellen intends to make A visit there and to go to Margrets before they came back</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad worked at home fixing things fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood he left it here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done out of doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>frost last night Ad went for A load of wood he left it here Ellen came home on the Express from Margrets they are All well fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; banked out in the forenoon and then went to the Bee of A Cornetts in the afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached at Night here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Willies Malkm came on the Express to see him</td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood and took pain in his Back in lifing Bobys and the man ther to bring home there fell about 3 inches of snow yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is no better this morning Jonney G did his chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is no better yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>rain rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad is some better he got to the stable this morning so Jonney said fine day the ground is a swim the seller is flooded so that they had to raise the potato bin to keep the potatoes out of the watter fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>February</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning the ground is all {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>there was a little rain and snow so that it is nice walking to day Ad is A good deal Beter</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad was able to come hear to day Jonney is choring heavy rain and some snow the ground is covered</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>hard frost last and cold this morning Ad is a good deal {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is doing his chores at home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went to the chanty this morning to bunk out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad came home at night he brought a Load here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Fairley was Preaching this Evening when the School Bell was run and a great raise was made of Fair fair the People ran out Taylors store and Innises house was all in A Blase they all burnt down Taylors saved nothing there little wind from the S. East</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>When the safe was opened to day the contents was all safe the money and all the Books were all right A wnet to Wat at the outlet he is {cut off} survey for Alf Green</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>February</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad was at home all day Jonnie is tending to the cattle &amp; sawing wood rain and snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad and Aby went to Mrs Pastiones funeral Jonnie went with the Revd Mr Fairley to the funeral She Buired at Dulcimain fine day but poor slaughing</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad went to Chanty to get out sawlogs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>he did not some home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>till to night he got a good lot of lumber out the Mill fine wether Jonnie is doing the chores &amp; atending the stack fine wether</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>the sacrament was dispensed at Sand Bay to day there was no meeting here to day in our church</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>heavy rain in the night &amp; some today no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to saw there wood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad Wallace &amp; Bruces Boys brought the saw and the horsepower home this morning and set it they got set by noon &amp; sawed al the wood to the East of the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>they finished cuting ours &amp; loaded up &amp; went Wallaces before noon and finished his before night A fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>snowed all the forenoon Ad went to Sand Bay for A load of wood got in the afternoon took it home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>the snow is nearly all gon Wat came here last night from home he went to Gananoque this forenoon some rain &amp; thaw no work done fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>they cut Ad wood to Day fine weather the snow nearly gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>fine day still thawing Jonnie doing the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque in the A Cutter fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is pilling up his wood in the wood shed Johney &amp; Ad thrashed the peas fine day in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>they cleaned them up and 19 bushel Jonney put them in the greanary fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>there is A little snow last night all day to Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought A load of sawdust for the ice house here this forenoon he for one another in the afternoon for home fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>stormed most of the Day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went for A load of lumber for the sugar house there is about 5 inches of snow this morning &amp; is still snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went for A load of wood for Wm McNiel he is not able to do any work the snow is about six inches deep I went to the Hall this morning &amp; voted J Taylor</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went for a load of lumber to the Dulcimain Sawmill to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X X</td> <td>7</td> <td>Dito Do Do fine Day roads gone Watt came here from Delta this afternoon I send a Note for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of lumber rain most of the day snow nearly gone so that the Roads is bair</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>not any work done only choreing snowed night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad took 4 load of hay from here this morning &amp; 1 of straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Jonney &amp; Ad fixed the foundation of the house {illegible} and fore the boiling of the sap for sugar fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>rain still did a little at the sugar house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonney worked at the sugar house this they got some of the siding &amp; rafters up &amp; roof on</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>they are working at it got roof on &amp; siding is done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>snow last night &amp; there is about three is inches</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>there is 7 inches of snow on the land this morning it is a fine day clear and very cold it is the heavyist storm we have had Jonney is helping A Cornett to S{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rain &amp; sleet this morning Jonney went to do same work for Mrs Spidel this morning rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain most all day rain &amp; f{illegible}ing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>the snow is nearley all gone the ground is covered with water Ad taped 60 maple trees to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Hugh McKay is building the chimney for the boiling pan in the sugar house fine day Ad taped 60 more trees to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 1891</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>they boiled sap to day in the New pan &amp; furnace it is well they had better than 2 1/2 gallons of molasses to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Walter Wm got home from Britton last night on the Mixed he is well &amp; look well &amp; Brought me A stotch cap from Glasgow a good one Mrs Killock came here with Jenne from Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>they are gathering sap this afternoon and Boiling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jonnie is gathering sap Ad is boiling there a good run Wm left for Parrisound on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jonney gathered &amp; Ad boiled the sap to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April first Lambs</td> <td>1</td> <td>there was a little snow last night the ground is just white this morning all gone by 8 oclock rain this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>fine day I think that sugar making done m{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>raining A little most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie cleaned up the Flackseed and oats &amp; went to Escott Mill he had 7 bags of oats &amp; better than 8 bags of {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is gathering sap I heped to boil sap is running well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad gathered sap I am helping to boil it rather rather too cold to run well verry hard frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>sap is running some Ad is gathering I am helping to boil</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>sap is runing good I am boiling Ad gathering</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>very little frost last night is not rung mutch to rain this afternoon Ad gathered sap I am boiling</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>raining most of the night &amp; all day no work done out of doors the ground is in aswim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>ad was fixing fences &amp; other chores fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Jennet went to Kingston on the Mixted this morning to Frening Mission Ladies meeting fine morning Ad gathered 11 Pails of X we boiled it down</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>rain most of the Ad is choring at home &amp; taking the cattle</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Jennet came home from Kingston there was A large meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain most of the day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad duge or rather opened up the old ditch one it all evening &amp; let the water out laid new plank in it New Plank</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad gathered the Beetes ad Granma scald them Aunt Jennie Armstrong came Kingston on her way home to Lyn she was at Catterauckway</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to the North Field this morning &amp; began the spring work he cultivated all day with the cultivator Aunt left for Lyn on the Express Ad &amp; Willie cleand Six Bags of oats for seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad go the seed drill &amp; sowed some oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is cultivating with the cultivator this afternoon he went to Mat Conors to lay out a side line for him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is cultivating &amp; sowing he has sowed about nine Bushel of oats in all fine day Herbit Beatty came from Toront yesterday on the Lightning he was at school he has passed his Examination as an Articteck he left on for Young on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad is cultivating &amp; sowing in the North field fine day he finished it he sowed nearly 15 bushel in all of oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is cultivating in the field North &amp; East of</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>the Barns &amp; has sowed 5 1/2 Bushels of wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is rooling in the North field the ground is dry he finished &amp; rolled the Northeast field of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May ground very dry</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad plowed the garden &amp; then went to center field cultivated part of it and Began to sow peas &amp; oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is working in center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is working in the center field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>the ground is with snow this morning it rained afterwards kind of snow Ad in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is working in center field North part he sowed 7 1/2 of peas and 12 of Peas &amp; oats fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is working in the center field North half</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>the ground is white with snow this morning rain afterwards no work done in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to Escot mill with 6 Bags of oats &amp; 1 of Peas for feed he got them ground &amp; got at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad plowed up the Fallwheat this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad sowed where the Fall wheat was with at Spring wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the midle field for corn he intends to plant there fine day the ground is dry</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891 May</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung to the center field for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do the ground is very dry Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>there was A drisling rain all this forenoon cold Day no work done Mrs Fairley is heping Jennet to papper the siting room</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening there was Ice this morning as thick as window glass cold morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad is cultivating for the corn &amp; potates East of the Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Willie is planting potatos I am cutting seed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>they planted bushel the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad og the horses shod there was A little rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad took the wheat for A grist out to Bruces and cleaned it on his fanning mill &amp; went to Gananoque with the Roller Mill then &amp; got home before sundown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad was working in the midle field this forenoon he drew a load of hay &amp; and A load of straw in the afternoon that is small jags fine day frost last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad worked in the center field cultivating &amp; sowed 2 Bushel of cow corn he disked with the seeder the ground is dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; this forenoon no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Willie &amp; Bruces Boys took young cattle to the fifth concession to paster we had 4 Bruce had</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the field East of the Barns fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad &amp; Willie planted some corn Beans &amp; other garden stuff East of the Barn fine day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>The Mr Fairley has meetings this afternoon very few out</td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad &amp; Cowslow washed this afternoon fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley had communion this afternoon there was A good meeting fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1</td> <td>Wm McNiel died this morning Ad went to Farmersville for Libia she is going to school there fine day everything in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad helped to dig the grave on Wms own farm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>they all went to the Funeral of Mr McNeal Revd Mr Fairley preached the Sermon in the Methodist Church our church would not hould them it full to over flow he was buired on own farm till Winter Mr Webster came after the Funeral and sheared 7 sheep till it rained we had A fine shower in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>fine day Ad is drawing Dung from the to the midle field he is geting it at the station</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>June</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the station to the midle field fine day the ground is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is still drawing from the station manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad sowed better than A Bushel of Buckwheat East of the Barns</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Besie got home on the Express this morning it not stope there up to Gananoque &amp; she came back on A Freight to here She looks well Ad is in Brockville as A Jurieman Birion McNiel is working the team on the Roads {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Miss Heacock left on the Express to day for Parry Sound she came with Watt &amp; Lizie Watt went to Brockvilleon the Express Ad is at Brockville as A Jurie man</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>verry little work dowing doing ground dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad got home to day Wat is doing work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Lizie went to Brockville with here two Nesses on her way home little Wat came on the Express from Kingston he was to the Assemble in Kingston</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>L Wat went on the Express to go to his Mothers fine day Ad worked on the Roads with the team for hire</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Revd Mr Shane came here on the Express with Bessie from Kingston he was at the Asembley</td> <td>17</td> <td>Do Do Do in the forenoon chored in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of cole ashes &amp; put them round 2 aple trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Frank Hall &amp; his wife came on the Express from Tronto yesterday and went to Brockville on the Express to day Aunt Jennie Revd Mr Shane went to Sand Bay with Revd Mr Fairley to visit Mr Herbison he was minister here 6 years ago</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad has been drawing dung from the Villag for 2 or 3 days back he sowed nearly a Bushel of Buckwheat in the midle field this afternoon ground very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Shane preached here this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad to Gananoque at noon Willie took with him heavy rain last night &amp; this morning fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad sowed better than 3 peckes of Buckwheat in centerfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is at A stumping of the Wallaces fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad sowed some corn &amp; Millet seed for feed in centerfield</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad cultivated in the corn Watt came here this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Watt went to Darlings this morning to some wark for him Ad took to the outlet this afternoon {illegible} was the ground very dry</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>June 28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to the outlet for Wat he then went to Gananoque with him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad cultivated brought his cultivator here</td> </tr> <tr> <td>July</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad cultivated the garden potatos in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>and in the East of the Barns with Kate</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jennie is home from the school in Brockville</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>fine rain last night &amp; most off today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad is drawing stones this afternoon from the East field for A ganway into the old Barn Bessie went to Lyn the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad is fixing the North end of sheep pen to them tho{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; got A load of Slabs to cover it so the sheep will have the whole of the mow part</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Willie went to his Fathers with McCleary this morning Ad is puting Paris Green on the Potatos fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ellen seat came from Glentay</td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad put more paris green on this forenoon Began to Mow &amp; mowed the orchard fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>he raked it up &amp; took A load of it home and cocked the rest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>the Orngeman celabrated th12th in the Fairground there was A great &amp; noise with Fife &amp; Drume I could not go but could heare fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace &amp; he is helping him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad Do Do fine shower last night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad mowed in the East field in the forenoon he helped Wallace in the afternoon fine day Jennet and Ninnie MacIntosh came from Branfort to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Wallace &amp; Ad finished his Mowing &amp; haying</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad mowed in the forenoon &amp; drew 2 loads of hay fom the East field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad mowed in the East field in the forenoon and then drew in loads of the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>the Minister of the church of England &amp; Methodist was here</td> <td>22</td> <td>there was A suppreizie partey came here last night after night fille the above &amp; below the like I never saw all the Presbterian in &amp; about the nabourhood so that the house was filled above &amp; below</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891 July</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad mowed in the forenoon &amp; went to the funeral of Mirs Copland she was buired at the Union church three was 59 rigs went by here fine day he drew in hay after he came home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>heavy rain last night &amp; this morning Ad mowed in the East and drew in the cocks this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>rain in the night no work this forenoon cept {illegible} up Ad is raking up in the Eastfield Wallace is cocking up they could nothing midel of the afternoon fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>heavy rain the night &amp; this afternoon it then cleared up Ellen &amp; Bessie went to Margrets after it ceared up it is A fine Evening now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Farley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in the hay in the East field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field this forenoon &amp; then drew some for Wallace &amp; drew in 3 loads to their New Barn for the calfs and sheep fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad mowed in the North field &amp; drew the hay home in the afternoon fine day all but 1 load</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad drew that load home this morning before the rain it rained mostly all day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>the ground is very wet heay rain this morning no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>August</td> <td>1</td> <td>rain this morning Ad is drawing dung to the north field he put in A pile and others chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad raked &amp; drew in 3 loads from the north field he took them home he then mowed in the East field East of the Buckwheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad took Ellen Scot Bessie &amp; Jennie to the outlet they are going to Watts on A vizet Ad &amp; Wallace and the Boys is raking &amp; drawing they drew in loads &amp; took all to Ad place fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>they all went to Abs Wallaces this morning to cut his grain the is good</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad fixed the Reaper to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Fairley preached here this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad up to Wallaces with the Reaper fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went back to Wallaces this morning finished it &amp; came to Bruces and worked there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is working there Harrie is at McKays heavy rain this afternoon there no rain at S Findleys</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad is at Bruces al day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad finished this forenoon came heare at noon &amp; began to Reap Wheat with in the southeast field East of the Buckwheat fine day it was the wheat it A good croap Freeman &amp; Biran</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>rain in the night fine morning and all day Ad went to the North field this afternoon to cut the oats there Freman and Biran McNiel bound and stooked them after the Binder fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad and Bruce teams drew Wallaces Barley to our New Barn they brought 4 loads each</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>rain this morning dull day no work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad cut with the Reaper in the North field this forenoon and then they drew in 4 loads of the wheat Bruces team &amp; Boys helped fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew 2 load and the rakings and 1 load of the oats from the Northfield this forenoonthey went to Bruces &amp; helped to draw in</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>rain this morning &amp; most of day no work done</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to the North field this afternoon finished the cuting there then came to the old house field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>rain this morning and most of the day &amp; night Aunt Jennet &amp; Ninnie came from Young on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad Reaped oats in the center field this afternoon &amp; finished them before night Wallace &amp; Willie helped</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace began to hook the peas in the N field find day they hooked all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>thay hooked this forenoon &amp; went to draw wheat in the North field they got that field in &amp; some of the midle field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891 August</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace did a good days drawing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>ad &amp; Wallace is drawing from the midle field they in {illegible} loads of Barley they had 2 loads they then drew in oats they got the last load in after dark and that is all but the Buckwheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went up with Wallace to cut his wheat it rained it began to rained 4 oclock they got the Wheat done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sept</td> <td>1</td> <td>the Warn Boys came &amp; got the thrasher in order after dinner and they thrased 260 bushel of Barley and was done before sundone &amp; left for Bruces before sundown</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>heavy fog this morning they thrashed at in the forenoon Ad helped &amp; then went &amp; cut Wallaces oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad tried A peaharvest it did not work right so he took back is was David Johnstons he drew in a loads of peas to the New Barn heavy rain at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace hooked peas as soon as they were fitt</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went up to work it soon began rain &amp; drisled rain most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>this was communion at Fairfax Besie &amp; Mistress went to it there rain most of the day very few out</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace went to his place &amp; brought 2 loads home fine day and drining Bessie went West to Miss Olivers peapel she intends to stop at Trontoon the way</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace is drawing in there to day fine day William left the for home without saying a word we hunted the farm everywhere &amp; could not find him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad went to his Father is his Father wont send Ad would not have him back to George Mathias helpd to Wallace to draw in the peas fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad &amp; Wallace drew in the pease they had to a load in the old barn over the oats &amp; in the New Barn floor all is in here except the Buckwheat it is not ready yet they Wallace took to some at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad went to help Wallace this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>A student Preached this morning Revd Mr Fairley had the communion Chas Lake</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Do Do Do with A little shower Revd Mr Shane came on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>Sept</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is cuting cornstalks in the North field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad is corn &amp; hungarn grass in the North field Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce at with to thrash this forenoon he then drew Wallace grain to our granery</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad seperated the Ram &amp; Ram lambs from the sheep one ewe one Ewe had taken the Ram he is dowing other ones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad cut the cow corn in the North field with the Mower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad cut the cow corn Est of the Barns &amp; stooked it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do and stooked it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>he worked in the North field spreading manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad drew old straw from East of the Barn to the North of the field N of the house &amp; spread it ther fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Chane this morning good congregation</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad is picking up Aples dry day &amp; warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is fixing for the Fair tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct</td> <td>1</td> <td>I went to the Fair grounds this afternoon there was A good atendance &amp; show of evrything</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Fine day there is A greate crowd of peaple it is the Best Fair we ever had &amp; went off well</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad is geting the things home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad Began to dig potatos they are good</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad dug a few today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>&amp; this forenoon rain in the afternoon &amp; cold &amp; disagreable</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad is diging potatos he as A Boy helping him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>vines is all Black</td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>the Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is digening potatos Kirkin Boy is helping</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad finished the diging this forenoon and brought A barfull of the long whites here</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad cleaned up the Beans I turned the fanning mill Bessie went to Gananoque with Mrs Fairley Fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>October</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad is fixing for the Tharshers he expects tehm to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mr Moorehead was Buired today Revd Mr Fairley preached in the church this morning</td> <td>16</td> <td>the Tharshers last night night after dark and got the Thrasher into barn they trashed the Wheat in the forenoon &amp; had 96 Bushel they are at the Oats now they Brock the Faning Mill of the trashing &amp; do no more</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>they got it this morning finished the oats had 508 bushel and Pas 148 Buckwheat 33 Bushel all together there is 755 Bushel of Grain thrashed by them it is Alexander Cornths thrasher it did good work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad and Watts drew in cornstalk from lower field fine dry time &amp; some of them East of the team Barn in the forenoon Watts went away then Ad drew in the rest then &amp; set them on end on the Barnfloor the others is in the mow on ther end</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to Young this morning he took the Ram with him he is looking for A house for the Boys in the Northwest he did not one that he liked</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>there was heavy rain last night Ad got home to night he exchang Rams with or sold and bought A Lamb A Southdown from Mr McNish he lives at the cheasfacktore then</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad began to Fall plow in the Midle stublefield</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad is plowing in stublefield fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad is helping Wallace at thrashing machin fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the stuble field Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Do Do I helped Wallace to clean up some of his Barley he selling it at the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Wallace finished cleaning up he had</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is plowing and has been plowing &amp; has has Been all week it is A fine fall for work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad plowed this forenoon he then went to the sail of Mrs William McNiel she sold all the stock they sold well he says fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>November</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd {erased} Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the midle stuble field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad &amp; Mrs McNiels Boy brought A load of potatos here and took another home with him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad brought in another load here this forenoon that is all he is plowing in the center stuble field now</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the center stuble field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad finished the field &amp; cleaned out the furrows this forenoon and commenced to plow in the North field with the plow &amp; then shoveled them it took him the rest of the day till dark to get them done</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the 2nd East field is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>X</td> <td>10</td> <td>Do Do he had to come to this side it was so dry Jennie &amp; Aunt Jen came from Lyn in from Brockville on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>fine rain in the night it plows beter today</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the Northeast field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Jennie &amp; Aunt Jen Do fine day Jennie and Aunt Jen went to Lyn on the Mixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Mr Herbisons for the colt it pastered there all sumer Alford Turner Ad Boy spit wood &amp; put in the woodshed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad plowed in the N East center field in the forenoon rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alford cleened up Barley rained most of the day he took it to the station</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Alford is spliting wood at the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Do Do Ad let the Ram to the Sheep</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Alford is spliting wood &amp; puting it in the shed Ad is plowing in the Northeast center field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is plowing in the North field Alford is spliting wood this forenoon he went to Junetuck in the afternoon at noon he intends to be there tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad plowing fine day Alford came home last night he is puting the wood in the wood house fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>November</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Alford was taking seizure the night with cramps he was in bed most of the day he was better at night heavy rain &amp; wind most off the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad finish the plowing in the Northwest field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad plowed for James Cholchran in the afternoon Alph &amp; me up 5 bags of wheat for the Mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque with the wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alph put on the outside windows and doors to day snowed last and most of the forenoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td></td> <td>Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad and Brues oys went to Sand Bay &amp; brought the young cattle home we had 3 two year old 1 three old Alph is doing the chores storming this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>December</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad and Alph is drawing dung from the East door of the cowstable to the field east of the Barns fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>drawing dung to the gardens east of the house and to the West Walter came herehe is going to work at the River</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad and the McNiels moved Wm McNiels from the valt to the Ebinezer Buringing ground fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alph rain in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad is dowing chores &amp; sawing some old stuff</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td></td> <td>there was communion at Sand Bay to day none of us there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad took the sow to Alf is puting old dust out of the {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad &amp; Bruce killed the two hogs this forenoon fine day he went to A meeting at J Bradleys on the Chease Business</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad took A Sow to the Bore it was the socities</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad cut up the hogs and salted them fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad &amp; Alford is cleaning up peas he took them to the station they are sixty ents per Bushel</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td>Revend Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Alford left this morning to work with the hay prefses Ad is plowing in the center field fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>snowed some in the night &amp; snowed &amp; rained all day there no work done out of doores Ad fixed up the sheep pen and put the sheep in for the first time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is fixing up the stables cold raw day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1891</p> <p>December</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad fixed {illegible} the pigs for the calfs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad and Wallace drew a load of dead wood out of the sugarbush to the house &amp; another c{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce McNiel to thrash fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad helped Bruce to thrash they finished</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is fixing up the cow stable &amp; other fixings Jennie came home from her school at Brockville for the hollidays fine whear snow all gone</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td>{large blank space} <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Watt and Lizie &amp; there two Nices came from Delta on the Express this afternoon fine day no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>January 92</td> <td>1</td> <td>Watt Lizie and Ad &amp; Abigail was here for dinner I have been poorly for some time but am better now So that I can sit up most of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Wat went to Gananoque this morning to do some work Lizie went to Brockville the Mixt Ad is taking care of the catle &amp; doing other work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>I went to the Hall to Town Meeting Ad went to Rockport for A load of coal after voting fine day I did not stop long there fine day no snow the ground is bear no snow the old council Election</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad brock the reaches of the Waggon and barr on A waggon &amp; unload the waggon &amp; had to back with it</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>stormy to day not much work done snowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>at night snow is 3 or 4 inches this morning Ad went to Sand Bay for a load of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>this morning the snow is nearly A foot deep Ad drew two loads of wood to day fine day Jonnie Lewis here yesterday he is going to stop all winter</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892 January</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Its snowing the snow is nearly two feet deep Ad went to sand Bay &amp; brought two loads of wood hee there is A grate drive on the road so that it is well packed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Ad drew 2 loads of wood here snowed A little</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad helped Wallace to thrash fine day. Jonnie is doing the chores spliting &amp; atending to the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad Brought A load of wood here and took 12 bags of oats to the station steem mill at the station and got them ground for the cattle little snow &amp; rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad atended the Annual meeting of our Agriculture Socitie there was A good meeting Jonnie is taking care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Ad brought 2 loads of wood here fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Bessie went to Toronto on the Express</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>drissling wnod most of the day Ad fixed the Bobsleigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad and Wallace went to Sand Bay to get out timber for A New barn the old one wants a new rood and is rotton below they 2 long ash logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Ad went to S. Bay &amp; brought a long white oak</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad atended the Annual Meeting of the Farmers Institute there was A good meeting I did know of it till it was all over</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought A long log for the N Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>The Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay &amp; brought A long log</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad went {illegible}land &amp; brought a long log each time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad went out once &amp; brough A heavy {illegible}ing log</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went t{illegible} &amp; brought 2 long logs for the pas{illegible} aline Plates they are Basswood fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad brought his log home &amp; A log to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td></td> <td>the Revd Mr Fairley preached here this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1992</p> <p>February</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td>Granny went to Ly we got a letter on Saturday that Aunt Jane was very sick and she down on the Express to day Ad brought A long log home at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>it began to strom this about 2 oclock from East snow &amp; snowed Ad brought A long log eh had the Bobslaugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Ad went in the afternoon brought A long log</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad went for timber &amp; brought A long log</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went &amp; brought A long log Bissie came home on the Express this afternoon all went at Brantford fine roads in places there is a drift</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Ad went and brought in A long log &amp; went for his grist that he took yesterday he ad 12 bags for the cows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>Ad brought the last of the long logs this morning &amp; load of shorts at night fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad brought A load of short logs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Ad brought a great load he has got enough now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>heavy snow last with wind the pasts is all full fine morning Ad took is load to Wallaces</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad and Jennet went to Gananoque he took a grist with him &amp; got some cract wheat fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad went to David Johnstons funeral there was over 60 slaughs and cuters fine day Jonney is doing the chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad went to Sand bay &amp; brought A load off rafters</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad do Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>it snowed about 9 inches in the night Jonnie &amp; {illegible} cleand up 4 bags of Buckwheat &amp; 1 of wheat Ad took home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Young this morning with the Buckwheat and the corn to mill &amp; then to Fairfield with some grain he is sending to the Northwest to the Bo{illegible} there A man going from there to whom the Bo{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Ad got home last night and Brought his grist with him they are all well there</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>February</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Ad and the McNiels Boys went to River &amp; for Ice Brought 2 loads of Ice here &amp; it in the Icehouse</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>they brought five loads of Ice here tht makes 7 loads here that fills it up Walter Beatty from Pembrock came here on the Express &amp; our Walter came allso there quite a gathering friends</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Will and Jonnie came on the Express this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Will &amp; Jennett &amp; Jennie went to Lyn on the Express they intend to go Delta before they came back that is Will &amp; Jennet &amp; Bessie is there at Watt fine day cold I fell and hurt my hip A week ago &amp; can hardly move</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad went to the Back place to bank out wood he took hay for his horses &amp; grain he intends to stop at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>March</td> <td>1</td> <td>Jonnie is taking care of the stock fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad came home last he got telagram that was David was on his way here he has not come he went to</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Revd Mr Grasie of Gananoque preached this afternoon there was A good meeting I was not able to go they up fifty dollars off the home Mission fund so</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Ad went to the woods to get out sawlogs fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 {illegible margin entry}</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley had the communion this afternoon there was A good atendance fine day could go the diziness is very little better fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Ad went to the Woods to out sawlogs fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>David came here yesterday his is well fine day Bessie went to Bellville to {illegible} Meeting I have been in bead most of the time with A diahrea am better</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Brockville as a Grand Jurer</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Wallace McNiel brough took 18 bags of feed the steam mill yesterday he brought here this morning fine day I am not able to get about much Bessie went to Brockville on her way to the Springs for her health in the States and will cross the River at Prescot they are near Rochtester in the Unitied States</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad got home on the Express Bessie crossed at Brockvill to the States insted going to Prescot they cross there now</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>Ad wnt to Sand bay this morning to get out his sawlogs fine day the Roads is so drifted they drive through our fields below where the old house was</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Wm Clark from Smith Falls came here this morning he is an Agent Frost &amp; woods Jonnie is taking care of the cattle Clark is Elens couson</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Wm Clark went to Malloretown this morning Ad brought A large hollow log for to cut up for flowrpots fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad is geting the horses shod fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to the woods to get timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie shoveled away the snow &amp; took and the big gate at the Milkshed to let the Road come out there instead of coming at hog pen</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad went to Sand Bay to get out sawlogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>Jonney is takening care of the stock</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>24</td> <td>Do Do Do fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Do Do Do Do weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Jonney put all the Bars in the gait her so as to the Teams from going through our fields and the teams have to take the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning I was not able to go the Road is so ruff &amp; Slippery</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>March</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jennie is in the sugarbush they Taped and</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Boiled down 38 Pails fulls &amp; had fine lot of s{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Jonnie is drawing and gathering with the horses Ad went to Sandbay this morning for some timber had out the roads is bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>Ad went to Sandbay this morning he bring it all the way yesterday he had heavy part of it on the way the roads is very bad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April</td> <td>1</td> <td>Ad and Jennet went the Funeral of Henery Johnston he was Buiried at the Union there was good many</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad went Gananoque to A meeting of the Perchin horse companny rain in the forenoon snow nearly all gone Jonnie gathered all the sap in the Bush &amp; boiled it down fine afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>Jonnie sawed wood and the other work</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Jonnie sawed wood pilled it up &amp; cleaned up they expect Mr Webster to come to hugh the timber for the New Barn fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Mr Webster began to hugh one of Bruces sones Jonnie and Ad is scoring for him fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>they are at it today likewise fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>they are at it to day Ad &amp; Jonnie is sa{illegible} and Bruces Son &amp; and another man</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>the same as yesterday Ad gathered pails of sap Jenet boiled while Ad gathered there is A drizling snow &amp; rain most of the Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley this morning I made out to get there</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>Mr Webster is hughing timber for the New Barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Mr Webster finished hughing the timber for the New Barn this afternoon about 3 1/2 oclock fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Mr Webster came this morning &amp; hughed the Rafters Bruces son Ad &amp; Jonnie is scoring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>Ad went to Gananoque With A grist he had 4 bags of Wheat Grammam went with him</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>Jonnie is ovreing halling &amp; spliting the big stack that came of the timbr for the New Barn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>April</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Ad began the spring work this morning by cultivating in the old House field the ground is in fine trim he sowed some wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>he cultivated and sowed some more wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad finished sowing the Wheat he sowed 7 {illegible} Bushel in all the ground in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>Ad is cultivating in the same field fine time</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>he sowed 11 bushel of Peas and Oats the same field the ground is in fine order</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>Ad is drawing dung from the village Jonnie is gathering stones for the New foundation of the New Barn wherethe old one is</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>26</td> <td>Ad sowed 11 Bushel more of peas and oals in the same field that is 22 in all the ground is in fine order for work Jonnie quaring stone we sent our Milk to the Factory St{illegible} Findlay took it for the first time this year</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>27</td> <td>Ad took his Mother to the old place we got a letter that Margret is very ill he got home in the night he says that she knows every one yet Ellen stoped there to help Mary fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>28</td> <td>Jonney dug in the Garden this forenoon we cleaned up 11 Bags of peas &amp; oats he intends {illegible}ends them for feed</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>Ad took the 11 Bags to Escot Mill and got them ground for feed fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>Ad is cutlivating in the North field fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <p>May</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>Ad and Jonnie took the young cattle to Sand Bay to paster 4 to year heffers and 2 one year old</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>Jonnie is {strike through} over haling the Road fence he began at the North end where where the wire fence stoped fine day Ad is Rolling old house field the ground is in fine order for the Roller</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ad sowed 7 Bushel of oats that he got from Ab McNiel &amp; he sowed 8 1/2 Bushel {rest scratched out}</td> <td>4</td> <td>Ad is working in the North field with the team</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>Robbie Brought Ellen home Margret is better Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>Jonnie is quaring stones in the Field below the house opiset the stack where the 3 trees is he has got A fine lot of stones fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>Jennet is buisy clening house fine day cold at fine time for {illegible} Work Ad is done sowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this Morning fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>Ad is working at home in the garden</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>Ad plowed our garden this afternoon fine day Jonney planted some potatoes and Beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>rain this morning Bessie came home on the Express yesterday no work done out side the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie is drawing dung to the field North East of the Barn for the corn &amp; potatoes fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>Do Do Do Do Do</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley Preached this Evening fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>Ad is drawing to the calf paster at the milk shed he intends to plow it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>he is drawing to A pile in the field below the Lain</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>Bessie &amp; here Mother went to Gananoque this morning with Wallaces horse fine day Ad is drawing dung to pile in the field below or North of the house fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>Ad &amp; Jonnie took the roof of the horse stable &amp; piled up the logs up against the fence fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>rain this morning no work done out of dorrs Jonnie took down the old grainery the cows and sheep with the Lambs in all day &amp; night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1892</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>May</td> <td>21</td> <td>Ad began to Plow in the calf paster at the milk shead fine morning till about 8 oclock it began to rain Jonnie was spreding the dung heaps so that they had to stop</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td></td> <td>Revd Mr Fairley preached this morning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> transcribed